Hope Grows Quartet

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a set of four birthday cards using Gina K's Hope Grows stamp set.

Owl Card:  The card base is Craft Smith.  The image is Gina K Hope Grows coloured with Tombow 228, 873, 969, N35 and N57, and stamped on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Inkadinkado Expressions stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  The image and sentiment are layered on Close To My Heart Whisper, Stampin' Up Sahara Sand and Recollections Black.

Bird Card:  The card base is The Paper Studio.  The image is Gina K Hope Grows coloured with Tombow 062, 373, 443 and 491, stamped on Recollections White, and layered on Close To My Heart Lagoon and a brushed silver of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Inkadinkado Caligraphy Celebration stamped in Close To My Heart Lagoon on Recollections White and layered on more Lagoon.  The card is highlighted with Mermaid Stickles.

Flower Card:  The card base is The Paper Studio.  The image is Gina K Hope Grows coloured with Tombow 055, 228 and 969, stamped on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Gina K Labeled With Love stamped in Stampin' Up Early Espresso.  The image and sentiment are layered on Stampin' Up Early Espresso.  The ribbon is of unknown origin.

Butterfly Card:  The card base is The Paper Studio.  The image is Gina K Hope Grows coloured with Tombow 062, 761, 800, 873 and N89 and stamped on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Creative Vision Simply Said stamped in Altenew Autumn Blaze on Recollections White.  The image and sentiment are layered on Close To My Heart Tangerine and Recollections Mercury Glass.  The embellishments are TPC Studio Rustic Garden mini jewels.

These are four great cards.  The set is red rubber and the simple line images take marker easily and the impressions are wonderful.  I had a lot of fun with different colours and layers.  Though the four images are from the same set and have the same feel, the cards are all so very different.  The results are really wonderful.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Horizontal Wishes

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The next two of birthday cards use the same elements but one is horizontal, the other vertical.

The printed paper is Heidi Grace Mini Flower Buds layered on a purple and a green Bazzill.  The sentiment is Creative Vision Simply Said stamped in Altenew Lavender Fields on Stampin' Up Very Vanilla.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

I only had one small strip of this pretty printed paper but it was long enough to craft two cards.  I really like all the different colours in this paper as it makes it much easier to find coordinating colours.  This small strip also spurred me to figure out a bit of a different layout.  I've used this (or a very similar) layout in the past.  When it works, run with it.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Quick Botanical Wishes

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Today’s post was another quick and easy birthday card.

The printed paper is of unknown origin (likely Graphic 45) layered on a dark brown Bazzill.  The sentiment is Creative Vision Simply Said stamped in Stampin’ Up Early Espresso on an ivory of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Pebbles Brown Pearl Candy Dots. 

This is a really wonderful piece of botanical paper.  The colours and details are just beautiful.  This is a super quick and easy card with four straight forward elements and a simple layout.  I was inspired to place the sentiment off the paper because I didn't want to cover up too much of the berries or the moth.  I didn't really need to add the brown pearls but I thought it worked with the vintage aspect of the paper.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Swallowtail Spectacular

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Another quick and easy card today.

The image is Stampin' Up Swallowtail stamped in Rich Razzleberry and highlighted with Wink of Stella Clear 999.  The sentiment is Creative Vision Simply Said stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

This is my 'go to' stamp whenever I need to craft a super quick card.  It is such a magnificent stamp and no matter colour I use, the results are always incredible.  I've found that applying the Wink of Stella blends the stamped ink and while you don't always want ink to run, I did in this case.  It adds a hint of glitter and highlights the intricacy of the image.  This card base is a lovely pale grey and I love combining the grey with Rich Razzleberry.  In minutes, a truly beautiful card!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Plum Perfect

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As I was playing with butterfly stamps for yesterday's card, I made this wonderful layer that I couldn't wait to use.

The image is Stampendous Butterfly Trio stamped in Close To My Heart Smokey Plum on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Smokey Plum.  The darkest butterfly image is highlighted with Wink of Stella Clear 999.  The sentiment is Creative Vision Simply Said also stamped in Smokey Plum on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more Smokey Plum and Recollections Vanilla.

I've seen this super easy technique many, many times but frankly, have never thought to actually try it.  I stamped multiple impressions of the butterfly image after inking only a single time.  I thought this would be a great technique with this particular image and it would be really interesting to see how it would work with all the overlapping impressions.  It turned out even better than I could have hoped!  I decided at last minute to do the Wink of Stella highlight and that only added to the great results.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Quilted Maple Leaf

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Today I'm posting a card that I crafted for my grandmother who isn't feeling well at the moment.

The printed paper is Kaisercraft Peachy Keen.  The solid papers are Stampin' Up More Mustard, Really Rust, Early Espresso and Not Quite Navy.  The focal image is layered on Ranger Alcohol inked glossy paper.  The sentiment is Creative Vision Simply Said stamped in Early Espresso on Recollections Vanilla and highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The embellishment is Dress It Up State Fair Threads.

I first saw this quilted leaf on Pinterest and thought it would be just perfect for my Grandma.  It was a bit of a challenge to find the right background for this beautiful leaf but one I realized I could make my own with alcohol ink, that problem was solved.  I played with a number of fall embellishments, in a number of colours, but finally settled on a button because it seemed to suit the quilt best.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle