Mini Card-in-a-Box

This week I needed to make 4 thank you's for some special folks who planned a meeting for me. I chose to make a Card-in-a-Box. These are the mini ones, from a tutorial by Liz Orr. These are fun and you can't stop making them.

Cardstock
Soft Sky
Pink Pirourette
Pear Pizzazz
Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)

Ink
Calypso Coral
Pink Pirourette
Daffodil Delight
Soft Sky
Summer Starfruit (retiring)

Stamp Sets
Petite Petals
Teeny Tiny Wishes

PunchesPetite Petals
Bird Punch (for the leaves)
1-1/4" and 1" square punches

Accessories
Papersnips
Scoring and cutting board
Zig glue pen
Sticky Strip
Mini Pearls

June My Paper Pumpkin - My Man

My Paper Pumpkin saved me today. I needed a very quick card for my uncle's birthday. Really quick. I called them to tell them a friend had died and they were on their way out to dinner to celebrate his birthday. (ouch) Well it's the thought that counts, right? There should be a little tag on the Baker's twine - no Uncle stamps in the kit. It's fine without - it is going in the mail RIGHT NOW!

Oh - there's no lace in the packet - but doesn't it look nice on the lace?For the photo at least..

Sneak Peak - Blended Bloom

I love to color! I'm having lots of fun with my new Blendabilities, which will be available in August. The card below is a Sneak Peak of the new Blended Bloom stamp, just made to color in!  I used all three shades of Rich Razzleberry for the petals and Daffodil Delight/Pumpkin Pie for the center. I like to start light and blend the darker colors in. The alcohol markers shade together perfectly. In order to keep the colors from running, you need to use a Memento pad for the stamp (it's a dye ink pad). The sentiment is from Regarding Dahlias. Not bad for the first time I played with them.

Graduation Card

This was a really quick graduation card. 

Stamp:
Word Play (MDS)

Accessories
Cherry Cobbler twine

The star punch and patterned paper were from my stash.

Paper
Basic Black
Whisper White
Glimmer Silver