Triple Layer Punch

We are going to have so much fun with the new Triple Layer Punch that is available in the Summer mini!!  Look at these neat flowers!!

This card is made from Pear Pizzazz cardstock layered with white.  I stamps the stem from the Bold Blossom stamp set using Pear Pizzazz ink.  I punched flowers from So Saffron, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade using the Triple Layer Punch. 

 Here is another shot of the sentiment label.  I sued the Curly Label and Decorative Label punches for this.  The sentiment was stamped using the Perfect Punches stamp set.

 Those flowers are so cherry!! 

I tied Poppy Parade ribbon around the card.  I'll share more samples using this punch in the coming days!
Smiles, Laura

Dancing Dress....

Tammy Howell first designed this dancing dress (or tutu,if you will) and I thought it would be a fun card to make for Jessica.  I decided to use purples for my card.  I sponged Elegant Eggplant on vellum paper for the skirt and then punched it out with the largest flower in the Blossom Petals punch.   I used a smaller petal on that punch to make some Pink Pirouette cardstock petals for the top layers of the skirt. 

I punched the top of the dress from Eggplant cadstock using the Round Tab punch.  I punched the curved neckline using the 1" circle punch.  Then I put pearl Jewels around that curve.  I added a 3/8" ribbon around the waist.

 Here is a closeup of the sentiment.  It was punched from Eggplant, Pirouette and white cardstock using the Wide Oval, 1-3/8" Circle and Scallop Oval punches.  The sentiment is from the Bring On The Cake stamp set.

 I think this is a neat idea for a dress.  I know Jessica will love this one!!

Thanks for visiting today!! Smiles, Laura

Designer Label Birdhouse

Here is another card we made at our April classes.  I have my friend Regina Andari to thank for the use of the Designer Label punch for making this birdhouse, punched from Peach Parfait cardstock.  I used Soft Suede for the actual card and layered it with Sunny Garden striped designer paper.  I cut a lattice using the Lattice Die and my Big Shot machine.  I smudged just a bit of Soft Suede on it to make it show up.

 The bird is punched from So Saffron cardstock using the Two-Step Bird punch.  The leaves are from that same punch.  I used the Photo Corners punch for the birdhouse top.  It's Soft Suede cardstock.

 I used stamp set FYI for the sentiment, stamped in Suede.  I colored the letters using the Peach Parfait and the Pear Pizzazz markers.

This card is cut 4.25" x 8.5" and folded to a 4.25" square. It fits a normal envelope so it's easy to mail.

This would be a good card for any occasion.  I hope you like this one!!

Smiles, Laura

White Dogwoods...

Right now, the dogwoods are still in bloom here in the mountains of North Carolina.  They are gorgeous!  I decided to do this card with dogwoods at my classes in April.  The card itself is Certainly Celery with leaves and label in Wild Wasabi.  I cut a layer from Pink Pirouette cardstock with the Top Note die.  I sponged a bit of Pretty in Pink around its edges.

 Here is close-up shot of the petals.  I used the Blossom Petals Punch to punch out the petals and just nipped a half circle out to the end of each one.  I sponged Crumb Cake on that to mimic the real dogwood petals.  For the centers, I ran So Saffron through the Square Lattice embossing folder and sponged it with Wild Wasabi.  I put these on using a dimensional so they are raised a bit, like the real dogwood center stands up a bit.  I don't think it shows well in this shot, but I used the stylus to draw several lines from the center of each petal to the edge--just like the real petal has lines in it.

 Here is a close-up shot of the sentiment.  This is from the Delight in Gladness builder wheel.  I added some pearl jewels to it also.  The three punches used for the sentiment are the Decorative Label, the 1-3/8" Circle and the Designer Label.

I hope you like this one!!  Thanks for visiting my blog today!!  Smiles, Laura

Happy Greetings Sneak Peek

Here is another card with a sneak peek from the Summer Mini.  This one uses a sentiment from the Happy Greetings stamp set.  I like this one and will use it ALOT, I know.  I also used the Friends Never Fade stamp set from the big Idea Book and Catalog.

Since the flower stamp is one you'd want in multiple colors, I used markers in Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, and Chocolate Chip to color in the flower. These colors go with the Greenhouse Gala designer series paper (dsp) I used for both the background and the opening.  The card itself is Real Red, layered with Pear Pizzazz.  I layers one side of DSP over the Pear.  For the cut-out part, I punched out a half circle on each side with the big 2-1/2" Circle Punch.

I think this one would be suitable for any occasion!

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Smiles, Laura

Beautiful flowers....

No, this isn't a stamping entry today, but I just had to share pictures of the lovely flowers I bought this week.  These were just tightly closed buds when I bought the flowers, but now they are opening and I am enjoying them SO MUCH.  These lilies are Oriental Lilies.  (I have seen them called Asianic Lilies, too.) 

 Now mind you, I'm no gardener and do not claim to "know it all" about flowers.  But I know what's pretty and what I like to plant in the yard.  I have some other colors of lilies and think I shared those with you last year when they bloomed.  These will go in the yard, too.

This one is a Calla Lily in light pink.  I don't any any of these and I hope this one will multiple and spread.

 Here is the white Oriental Lily. 

The neat thing about having these in the house or on the deck before I plant them is that they smell wonderfully sweet!! I just love them. 

Thanks for indulging me today and letting me share some of my photography!  More stamping tomorrow!
Smiles, Laura

Gold fish....

Recently Brenda Ruse shared a card similar to this one with one of the yahoo groups I'm a member of.  I decided I wanted to make one myself, with a few changes.  Originally this was going to be a birthday card for Dillon, but he's turning 13 so it's a bit young for him.  I'll design him another one.  But he DOES love to fish.

Anyway, this one is fun to make.  Since I didn't have a pattern for the "bowl", I just free-hand cut one to use, The card folds open at the top. 

The fish are made with Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight cardstock.  I stamped the parts first using the Build A Blossom stamp set and punched them out with the Blossom Petals Punch.    Here are close-ups of those two fish.

 This bigger fish was stamped in Real Red using a different stamp from the set.

Brenda didn't have sand in her bowl, but I decided that I needed some "sand" at the bottom of the bowl (or gravel, if you will) so I cut it from Sahara Sand CS (what else for sand??  Ha!)  The bits of grass are cut from Certainly Celery CS. 

Isn't it clever what folks keep finding you can make from our punches!! I think this one is very cheery!
Smiles, Laura