simple texture

I've been dying to try this technique for quite some time. I just couldn't figure out which stamp set would work well with it. Betsy's Blossom turned out to be the one! 

First I stamped some flowers and leaves in the corners of a Whisper White rectangle. Then I ran that through the Big Shot in the Honeycomb Embossing Folder. 

I love the amazing texture and the fact that the card took me ten minutes to create!

Happy stamping!

Busy as a bee

Have I mentioned that I started a new job about three weeks ago? Well, if not, I did! And while I'm thankful to have a job, it has cut into my stamping time significantly! And so I've not blogged in a bit. I've been busy, busy, busy learning a new job, juggling my family's crazy schedules, and making crock pot meals. But I have been working on a few custom order cards, and here is my favorite! A birthday card featuring bees and the Honeycomb Embossing Folder!

This card is all about fall colors and rich texture. I love dry embossing the wings of the bee from Backyard Basics. Super cute!

Text

Unexpected color combo

This summer has been super busy! Because my kids are so talented, I've been running them to music camp and play rehearsals. Not to mention taxiing them to friend's houses, and to work. So I find myself with these little pockets of time to work on designing cards between dropping them off, and picking them up. Often times, I have to leave in the middle of making a masterpiece. 

While I'm gone, you'll find my desk with a half-made card on it. But before I go, I try to lay out all the elements so that I don't forget where I was intending to go with a project. I'm so scatterbrained that if I don't do this, by the time I return to my desk, I'll have forgotten all my design elements. Getting older stinks!

I've never used Pink Pirouette with Tangerine Tango before. But when I was pulling paper out of my cabinet, I dropped some and these two colors landed next to each other. I loved them together! So I had to put them into a card. 

The bee was cut from vellum and I dry embossed the back of the wings to make them white, and bump them out a bit. I also colored the back of it's body with Crushed Curry (my new favorite yellow). Again, Backyard Basics Framelits made cutting him out a breeze!

Happy stamping!