Lotus Flower meets SSSC123

Found a neat video this week for the lotus flower. The Sweet Sunday Sketch was a great fit for featuring my find. Hope you enjoy. Did you know you can purchase my blog cards? Check out this link on Etsy!

Creative Tips:

1. The flower petals are made using the Blossom Petals Builder Punch, and can be found in the 2011-2012 catalog!

2. The Just Add Cake Designer Paper features one of the new in colors, Peach Parfait.

3. The Summer Mini catalog offers embossing powder in three delicious colors. Each will carry over to the new catalog along with Cherry Cobbler and Tempting Turquoise. The sentiment is embossed using the Melon Mambo Embossing Powder.

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Card Recipe:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)

Paper: Lucky Limeade (122926), Calypso Coral (122925), Daffodil Delight (119683), Just Add Cake DP (124339)

Ink: Melon Mambo (115656), Whisper White (101731), Versamark (102283) Regal Rose Stampin’ Write Marker (105108)

Accessories: Perfect Details Texturz Plate (115962), Basic Pearls (119247), Modern Label (119849) and Word Window (119857) Punches, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder (123223), Heat Tool (100005), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 

Blessings,

 

Dacia Smith

Sneak Peek of Pennant Parade

This one features the new in colors debuting July 1 in the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog. Place a $75 order through my website and I will mail you a free catalog!

Creative Tips:

1. The Pennant Parade Stamp Set will be available for order July 1. There is also a coordinating Petite Pennants Builder Punch for easy cut out. Isn’t Stampin’ Up the bomb!

2. The flowers are Stampin’ Up’s Paper Daisies, a great buy at 40 for $6.95. The circle center is from the Cupcake Builder Punch. It is the exact size of a Glue Dot for easy attachment to the daisy center.

3. The embossed polka dot background and paper lace give this one a girlie touch. Wow, it didn’t need a snip of ribbon.

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Card Recipe:

Stamps: Pennant Parade (122742), Create a Cupcake (121982)

Paper: Wisteria Wonder (122922), Pool Party (122924), Calypso Coral (122925), Whisper White (100730)

Ink: Pool Party (122938), Wisteria Wonder (122936), Calypso Coral (122939), Versamark (102283)

Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335), Basic Pearls (119247), Petite Pennants Builder (122361), Cupcake Builder 121807), and Eyelet Border (119853) Punches, Paper Daisies (119243), White Baker’s Twine (124262), Glue Dots (103683), Dimensionals (104430)

 

Blessings,

 

Dacia Smith

 

 

Flower Fancy

Playing the Sweet Sunday Sketch (SSSC122) with Karen over at the sweetest thing as I get back into the swing of things.

Creative Tips:

1. The flowers were stamped using the misting technique. Color your stamps with Stampin Write Markers and mist a little water before stamping. Produces a great watercolor effect.

2. The Perfect Details Texturz Plate added a great texture for the background. Looks a little like a trellis.

3. The Spritzer Tool creates a subtle aged vintage look to any card. Just slipped in a Soft Suede Stampin Write Marker and squeezed the barrel. It passed air across your marker spraying a fine mist of spattered color.

 

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Card Recipe:

Stamps: Flower Fancy (111578), Baroque Motifs (113490), Occasional Quotes (120142)

Paper: Soft Suede (115318), Pear Pizzazz (119795), Very Vanilla (101650), Naturals Ivory (101849) 

Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Pear Pizzazz (119784), Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Write Marker (100045), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (120973)

Accessories: Perfect Details Texturz Plate (115962), Basic Pearls (119247), Tasteful Trim Bigz Die (120893), Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Paper Snips (103579), Spritzer Tool (107066), Glue Dots (103683), Dimensionals (104430)

 

Blessings,

Dacia Smith

 

 

Happy Father’s Day

Created my first easel card for my son to give his father today. The picture was taken last summer on a mission trip to Lumberton, Georgia.

Creative Tips:

1. Add extra punch to your stamped greeting by layering with a different color card stock.

2. The Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon is soft and ties effortless bows.

3. Create a subtle background on your solid color card stock by stamping a tone on tone image.

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Card Recipe:

 

 Stamps: Clearly for You (121976), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370), Three Little Words (113254)

 Paper: Soft Suede (115318), Marina Mist (119682), Very Vanilla (101650), Elegant Soiree DP (117163) 

 Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Marina Mist (119668)

 Accessories: Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon (122331), Modern Label (119849) and Word Window (119857) Punches, Paper Snips (103579), Glue Dots (103683), Dimensionals (104430)

Blessings,

Dacia Smith

Clearly For You

Creative Tips:

1. You can change the Clearly for You stamped image with a little layering. The butterfly was stamped, trimmed using the Paper Snips, and mounted with a Glue Dot.

2. The folded ribbon technique is easy and great when mailing your card. Cut several pieces, fold each in half, and seal open ends. Stagger and attach to base using Glue Dots.

3. The stamped image fit nicely in the Extra Large Oval Punch.

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Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clearly for You (121976)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Early Expresso (119686), Greenhouse Gala DP (117167) 

Ink: Pear Pizzazz (119784), Baja Breeze (111833), Early Expresso (119670)

Accessories: Early Expresso Satin Ribbon (119753), Scallop Edge Border (119882) and Extra Large Oval (119859) Punches, Paper Snips (103579), Glue Dots (103683), Dimensionals (104430)

Blessings,

Dacia Smith