Bohemian Peace Within

Today I have a card to share that combines the old with the new. The old is one of my favorite retired sets...Peace Within and the new is basically everything else...

I used a bit of Bohemian DSP to paper piece the pillow on the chair. The Boho Chic Embossing Folder for the Blackberry Bliss background and Tip Top Taupe card stock was used for the base and the ink was used to watercolor the chair. I also used Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim to finish the card. I really like the lace trim much more than I thought I would! It makes such a lovely finishing touch.

Have a peaceful day!

Framed Peace Within

Here is my other 3D project that I submitted for the Artisan Award Contest.

Here's a closer look...

{Stamps} Peace Within

{Card stock} Very Vanilla, Pool Party & Everyday Enchantment DSP

{Ink} Black Stazon, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade & various other Classic Inks for water coloring

{Tools & Accessories} Aqua Painter, Blossoms Punch, Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Pool Party & Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon, Lucky Limeade 1/8” Organdy Ribbon, Everyday Enchantment Brads, Sponge Daubers, Sanding Block & Sticky Strip {Non SU! Supplies} 6x6 Frame, Mod Podge, Foam Paint Brush, Cereal Box Board (to punch out flower & leaf shapes)

Thanks for visiting.

Birthday Peace Within

Here's a Birthday card I made for my SIL. She loves cats and it is supposed to be Spring here so I thought this was perfect. Ahh...I long for the days when I can lounge outside and soak up the warmth from the sun like this little kitty cat.

Doesn't the Springtime Vintage pillow look cute? I don't think I've ever passed up the opportunity to paper piece this image when I've used it...that pillow just asks for it!

My Four Frames set showed up here while I was making this, so of course I was excited to ink that up! The Four Frames set is four stamps that coordinate with the Decorative Label Punch. The best part about these images is that, like the name states, they are frames with no greetings...so they can be used for any occasion. I think I'll be using this set quite a bit! Four Frames, along with some gorgeous new papers called Paisley Petals are part of Stampin' Up!'s April promo.

Stamps: Peace Within, Four Frames, Watercolor Trio (greeting)
Card stock: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla & Springtime Vintage papers
Ink: Not Quite Navy and various other Classis Inks to watercolor
Accessories: Framed Tulips EF, Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Decorative Label Punch

Have a peaceful day!

Razzleberry Kitty

I've been doing a lot of stamping, I just have not been too good about blogging lately. I've been busy working on Christmas cards, decking the halls and of course Christmas shopping...this is such a busy time of year! I took a break from Christmas cards to make this card for my Aunt who unfortunately lost her kitty cat last week. She was 16 years old, so that is a long life for a kitty. She was well taken care of and very spoiled so she had a good life. My Aunt took it pretty hard, but this card cheered her up a bit.
Stamps: Peace Within, Patterned Pines & Teenie Tiny Wishes
Card stock: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White and Razzleberry Lemonade designer papers
Ink: Black Stazon, Rich Razzleberry and various inks for watercoloring
Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Polka dot grosgrain, Modern Label & Word Window Punches, Aqua painter

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your day!

Basket of Birthday Flowers

It's Friday...and time for another Stamp Something Challenge! This week to play along, you just need to stamp something using your favorite stamp set or image. I chose my fav new stamp set from the new catalog...Peace Within.
I water colored the image using my aqua painter and various colors of classic ink. The little birdie was stamped twice, cut out and popped up. I used my Big Shot and Perfect Details Texturz Plate to add texture to the background. I also cut the scallop using my Nestabilities set, the tag using Lots of Tags Sizzlet and the flower using the Daisies 2 die. I also used a few punches: Small Oval, Word Window and the Boho Blossoms to cut the center of my flower.

Card stock: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla & Razzleberry Lemonade DP.

I know you must have a favorite stamp set or a favorite image...so I hope to see you play along with us this week at Stamp Something! Have a great weekend!

Come Sail Away on the Catty Cruise - Peace Within

Thanks for dropping anchor to visit my blog today! I hope you are enjoying your tour on the Catty Cruise! In case you washed ashore here unexpectedly, the Catty Cruise is a blog tour featuring 12 talented bloggers sharing projects highlighting their favorite Stampin' Up! products from the newly released Idea Book & Catalog... or Catty for short. If you are taking the full tour, then you sailed in from Linda McClain's blog LMac's Catered Crop. Don't you love the beautiful projects she created with the Cottage Wall papers and the new Butterfly punch?

If you popped in here without knowing about the cruise, I hope you'll join us. Just sail along to the next port with the link provided at the bottom of my post and continue on until you wind up back here...that way you will have visited everyone. If you get lost at sea, then just go on back to our Home Port . Just don't go anywhere until you've see my creations...

I am sharing a few projects I created using one of my favorite new stamp sets called Peace Within. I love to watercolor and I love cats and nature, so I was delighted to see this set in the new catalog. My first project shows how to transform a plain little frame from the Target Dollar Spot into a cute little piece of art, just by using some pretty paper and a few accessories. Kinda like MacGyver...only with stamps and embellishments. hehehe
I love all the patterns in the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer paper pack, but I managed to narrow it down to my favorite two and that's what I used here. I stamped my image onto watercolor paper using Black Stazon and used my aqua painter and classic inks to watercolor. See the pillow that the kitty is napping on? That was stamped onto patterned paper, cut out and then adhered into place. I think the paper piecing technique adds such nice detail to any project.

The finishing touch is the silk daisy from the Pretties Kit. I used my Rich Razzleberry re-inker and my aqua painter to add color to the petals. The center is a White Jumbo Grommet with Razzleberry Lemonade center. Rich Razzleberry Polka-dot grosgrain ribbon was attached to the hangers and it is ready to hang. Here's a closer look...
Here's another way to use this same image and papers but achieve an entirely different look with the spotlighting technique.
I stamped my image onto Whisper White card stock and using the 1-3/4 inch circle punch, I punched out the part of the image I wanted to spotlight. Then I stamped the image a second time onto a piece of Razzleberry Lemonade DP. After water coloring the image on the punched out circle, I carefully adhered it over the top of my full image.

Ink: Black Stazon & various Classic Inks for water coloring
Card stock: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Razzleberry Lemonade DP
Accessories: Mat Pack, White Gel pen, Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon & Dew Drops

My last project uses the other beautiful image from the Peace Within set along with paper from the Thoroughly Modern Designer paper pack.
I stamped my image and water colored the same as described for my first project. I added a sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set inked in Soft Suede. I matted the image onto Soft Suede card stock and then layered it onto a Top Note cut from the DP. My card base is Kraft card stock which I ran though the Big Shot using the new Perfect Details Texturz Plate. I used the Eyelet Border Punch along the bottom and added some Soft Suede Polka-dot Grosgrain ribbon to finish my card.

I hope you enjoyed your visit...now it's time to sail on to our next port...iSTAMP to see the super talented Nancy Riley's amazing creations using the Level 3 Hostess Set The More the Merrier along with Sunny Days Simply Scrappin' Kit.

Peace Within Teaser

I love to watercolor and I love cats, so I was super excited to see a beautiful line art set with a cute kitty in the new catalog! With that being said, I'm sure you guessed that Peace Within was on the very top of my list of new must have stamp sets for me. This is the first card I have created using this set...a teaser of sorts, because I will be sharing several more creations using this set on the Catty Cruise...a blog tour featuring creations by myself and 11 other bloggers...all using new products from SU!'s new Idea Book & Catalog, also affectionately known as "the catty". The Catty Cruise will set sail on July 25th...I hope you'll join us!
I stamped my image using Black Stazon onto watercolor paper. Using classic inks and my aqua painter I water colored the image. I paper pieced the pillow using one of the prints from the Thoroughly Modern designer series papers...I also used 2 other prints here as well. The flowers and butterfly were cut out and popped up.

Colors used: Dusty Durango, Soft Suede & Bermuda Bay


Don't forget to join me here for the Catty Cruise on July 25th to see more of my creations using this set and lots more creative projects by the other members of the crew. Have a peaceful day!