Paper Garden Just Because

I've been coloring too much lately and thought I'd take a break and make a card out of Close to My Heart's stamp of the month set. I love this Paper Garden set. I think it has this vintage look to it, and you can stamp it with so much color or just go monotone or give it a bit of a muted tone. Either way it's such a pretty stamp.

I've recently bought more Faber Castell Gelatos and have been using it partly as watercolor in my coloring craze. I love how versatile these Gelatos are, and they are perfect for backgrounds. You get to mix and match as many color combos as you like, make it as vibrant or as subtle as you like. So the background is a mix of Lemon and Butterscotch gelatos.

I stamped the flower with Versamark ink, heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. And then I used Jacquard Pearl Ex Pigment Powder to paint over the stems, leaves and flower. I love the way it turned out! You can't see the shimmer in the photo, but I swear it's there. I just love how it turned out! Lastly I embellished with a few gold sequins.

Hope you guys like it too! If you're interested in this stamp set, here's what it looks like. Remember it's only available for this month of September! Grab it while you still can! 

S1509 Paper Garden

Don't you just love it? I'm really a sucker for floral stamps...

Enjoy!

Weekend in Cloud Nine

Seriously, this obsession with the Cloud 9 card making kit has got to stop. This is like an addiction that keeps pulling me in. I think until I finish the last scrap of paper I probably won't be able to give it a rest. Anyways, to continue I've done 4 more different cards using the papers and stamps from the Cloud 9 kit. Too bad I wasn't a consultant then when it came out, I probably would've bought more of these.

These are fairly easy to do, which is probably why it was quick to make 5 of these cards (the other one was the Cupcake Happy Birthday card). All the materials used are still available except for the the orange Background and Texture paper. I have embossed a couple of the designs to give it more texture and punched out more hearts using a regular puncher and embellished with ribbon to add a splash of color.

Papers used are a mix of Lagoon, Sunset and Honey cardstock,  Cloud Nine paper. Embellishments are Gold Polka Dot washi tape, Teal Shimmer Trim, and Durables Triangle Studs. Sentiments were stamped using Sunset and Lagoon Ink.