Happy Birthday Angel Isabel!!

I was making this card for CPS anniversary Day 6 when Isabel saw it and liked it so much she asked if that can be her birthday card. Her birthday is tomorrow, Feb 5th! And she asked for a BIG flower - so that's an addition to the sketch ;D
http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/2012/02/cps-5th-anniversary-day-6-with-latisha.html

(Materials used to be updated on Monday 6 FEB)

Ice Cream Love

A quick update for CPS anniversary Day 5: http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/2012/02/cps-5th-anniversary-day-5-with-laura.html

(Materials used will be updated on Monday, 6 Feb 2012)

"Timely" Birthday (masculine)

This masculine birthday card took me some time to figure out, based on the Day 3 sketch of CPS (http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/2012/01/cps-5th-anniversary-day-3-with-angie.html). I'm always uncomfortable putting anything at an angle!!!  I didn't have the scalloped die that would have copied the sketch so I stuck to the standard card shape.

Stamps used:
Boat: Enjoy the Sunshine (GinaK Designs)
Sentiment: Whimsical Wishes (GKD)

Materials used:
Background DP: Webster's Pages Trendsetter "Ladies/Gents"
Sails: Scrap paper
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Broken China
Memento Tuxedo Black
Fabscraps bronze pearls
Tim Holtz distress paper

Tools used:
Small circle punch (only used it on the corner to create the inverted corner effect on the sentiment)
Corner rounder (on main image panel)
Tonic paper trimmer
Scor-Pal
Foam blender

Wedding card (non-traditional)

I like to sometimes make an unusual card for an event. Such as this wedding card in unexpected colors. The sentiment is perfect though and therefor the trees (one of my favorite images):

This card is also for the CPS anniversary Day 4 (http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/2012/02/cps-5th-anniversary-day-4-with-jeanne.html). I turned the sketch on its side and omitted and bling. Instead of the additional "circle" element, I replaced it with the knotted bronze thread.

This card is also for: http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-124-ph-48.html

Stamps used:
Tree Silhouettes (GinaK Designs)

Materials used:
Tim Holtz Distress inks: Antique Linen, Aged Mahogany
Memento Tuxedo Black
Bronze DMC metallic embroidery thread
Background DP: Fabscraps "Heritage Small Floral"
Mounted on Tim Holtz Distress paper

Tools used:
Tonic paper trimmer
Scor-Pal
Corner rounder
Foam blender

Masculine Love Card

I actually LOVE how this came out and with practice, cutting multiple layers is becoming quicker.

Stamp used:
All Occasion Tags

Materials used:
Designer papers:

• Webster's Pages "Trendsetter" / Ladies & Gents (Flower)
• Bo Bunny Et Cetera Stamped (Back layer and smaller rectangle uses the back of it)
• 7 gypsies Greenwich (back of the paper is brown larger rectangle)

Front rectangles mounted on Tim Holtz Distress paper "Vintage Photo"

GinaK pure luxury 80lb card stock (white)

Memento Rich Cocoa ink

Tools used:

Tonic paper trimmer

Scor-Pal

Spellbinders Rose Creations

(Note: The tag was cut out by hand)

This is my entry for Day 1 of the CPS anniversary challenge and the StampTV January release challenge (patterned / designer paper). It's also for Lily Pad Card (patterned paper).
Also entered into: http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-20-anything-goes.html
and http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-24-make-your-own-flowers.html

Faith Garden

This is the second card for the Stamptv March 2012 card swap. I'm also entering it into the Lily Pad Cards "Patterned Paper" challenge.

The flowers were stamped by first inking just the flower bit with Colorbox cat's eyes ink and then inking up the stalks with Crushed Olive. I stamped once for the darker shade and then "stamped off" for a lighter image. (I used this technique on the yellow "showered with blessings" card not long ago.)
This panel was mounted on some Fired Brick card stock (TI).
The Faith sentiment was stamped on some scrap paper, the corner rounded and holes punch into the edges.
The flower panel was glued to the DP before the sentiment was glued down with the ribbon.

I love stamping focal images so I'm also entering this into: http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-124-ph-48.html

Stamps used:
Faithful Florals (GinaK Designs)

Materials used:
GinaK Designs pure luxury 80lb card stock
DP: Me & My Big Ideas (very old paper I had in my stash)
Ribbon from The Ribbon Company (South African)
Colorbox ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Crused Olive)
Tim Holtz Distress paper (Fired Brick)

Tools used:
Tonic paper trimmer
Hole punch (Darice)
Scor-Pal

Faith Bouquet

This card was made for the March 2012 Card Swap over at www.stamptv.com.

I stamped the flowers three times. Once straight up, and then on both sides with the middle (stalks) overlapping. I used my paper piercer to make two little holes on either side of the stalk bundle and then threaded twine through and made a bow.
The flowers were also stamped by first putting Crushed Olive ink on the stalks, I would then rub away any green on the flowers part with my fingers. I then colored the flowers in with a Memento Marker straight onto the stamp before stamping. What I like is that there is some residual green left over that blends with the pink creating a lovely shaded effect.
The sentiment was stamped vertically and the edges of the panel was shaded with Antique Linen.
I don't have a corner punch that punches an inverted half-moon shape but I do have a large hole punch. I just punch half a hole out of the corners :D
The little pearls were glued by hand.

Stamps used:
Faithful Flowers (GinaK Designs)

Materials used:
GinaK pure luxury 80lb cardstock
The Twinery twine (Lemon drop)
Memento Marker (pink)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Crushed Olive)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Antique Linen)
Fabscraps pearls
Tim Holtz Distress paper (green back panel)

Tools used:
Tonic paper trimmer
Hole punch (Darice)
Paper piercer
Scor-Pal