Sailing with Moving Forward and Itty Bitty Banners

I saw a card on Pinterest using this color combo and Moving Forward stamp set. I was just going to CASE it but when I looked in my Island Indigo scraps I found a couple of these Starburst circles already cut out. So, designed my layout around them. I like the way the Itty Bitty Banner stamp and framelit let me continue with the feeling of sailing.

Scraps On My Work Table

These two cards were made using Designer Series Scraps and some scrap card stock that was laying on my work table. I made the first card and punched the DSP scraps using the Banner Triple punch. Then just layered them and added a little twine and button. The expressions comes from the retired Sincere Salutations stamp sets (still one of my favorites).
For the second card the third scrap was just too small to make into a banner. So I had to come up with a different layout. The stamped expression comes from Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and is die cut using the Bitty Banners framelits.

Little Monsters

Another card using the Owl Builder punch to make the little monsters. Their mouths were drawn on freehand. The arms are cut from a separate owl body using the feet to make hands. The banner is made using the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and the coordinating Bitty Banners framelit. CASE: Pinterest find Craft-Your-Home.com

Baby Shower

One of my nieces is expecting her first baby so I needed a shower card. Here's what I came up with using the Banner Blast stamp set from last year's Sale-A-Bration.

The expression over the heart is from the Zoo Babies stamp set. I used the Decorative Dots embossing folder and then pulled out a piece of the Old Olive dotted paper from the Brights color pack I have. You can still get the color packs of DSP but the patterns are different. They are handy products to have on hand. I also used the Sweetheart and Banner Punches and Bitty Banners framelits to make this card. 

Brew Up Some Fun!

Another card using Confetti Celebration Designer Series Paper (133692) and the Tee-Hee-Hee stamp set (photopolymer 133125). Other supplies:  Tangelo Twist 3/8" Stitched Ribbon (133669), Bitty Banners framelits (129267), Small Oval punch (120908), Fringe Scissors (133325), Momento black ink pad (132708), Mossy Meadow and Whisper White card stock and Dimensionals (104430).

This card is a case from Debbie Henderson. When I saw how she used the Homemade Holiday framelits  (135857) and Holiday Home stamp set (135095 photopolymer) I just had to give it a try. (The Holiday Home + Homemade Holiday bundle saves you 15%, 137631.) And once I finished it I was so pleased I had to add it to this week's blog cards. The background is sponged (Sponges 101610) using Garden Green, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango ink pads. I used a circle cut out of a sticky note to use as a mask for the moon when sponging the Tangerine Tango ink. I used Blendabilities in Smoky Slate (131005), Cherry Cobbler (130995) and Calypso Coral (130996) Assortments to color the inked house. Don't forget you need the Momento ink pad (132708) to use with the Blendabilities. The sentiment on this card is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (127802 c, 128748 w). I used the Word Window punch (119857) for the sentiment. A little linen thread (104199) wrapped around the card and Basic Black, Whisper White and Tangerine Tango finish out the supply list. This card makes me want to do some more sponged background cards.  Maybe next week!  

This week the theme is Birthdays!

I make and mail about 25 birthday cards a month. So many people tell me it is the only birthday card they receive in the mail. I think that is kind of sad! So, there's no way I am stopping this "ministry" - that's what a friend in Chicago calls it.
Here's a quick and easy masculine card using the Stylish Stripes textured embossing folder (132174). Embossing folders can be used with the Big Shot (113439) or the Texture Boutique Machine (132657) and are a quick way to take your cards to another level. I've also used the Bitty Banners (129267) framelit (have to have the Big Shot for the dies and framelits) and the coordinating Itty Bitty Banners stamp set (126257 c, 132022 w).
Other than those little touches and punched stars it's all about layers. Multiple layers give your cards more dimension.