Puffed Flowers

I was going through my saved cards  a while back and found a card with some cute flowers.  The only way I can describe them is "puffed"...and so I took out to find a way to make my flowers look puffed like them.  Simple card with simple layout...just fun!...

There is a subtle but fun "puff" to the flower petals...here's how I did it...

 Used  embossing tool (I think they are made for stencils...a friend used to stencil and when she gave me all her craft "stuff" there were a bunch of these in all different sized tips) with a large rounded tip and my Spellbinders embossing pad used with my Big Shot (my rubber pad is underneath the flower in these pics)...

 Gently but firmly rub the tool around the petal...it will begin to sink into the embossing pad...

 Turn it over and it will look like this...

Just thought it looked kind of cute compared to the flat version...

The punch is EK Success and the sentiment Hero Arts.  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Hello Sunshine

The sun is shining a bit brighter today in our country.

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Paper Smooches Hot Spot Die

I "get" the trends, and sometimes even join in on a trend or two...sometimes with creative difficulty, but thought one of the latest trends of arrows kind of cool.  I purchased a set of Paper Smooches dies, one of them having arrows, only didn't realize the die really would have worked best with it's coordinating die...well, it really didn't work for me at all...until I MADE it work:)!!...

This die doesn't just make arrows, which I thought it did...it cuts the whole rounded rectangle WITH the arrows...

 The first one, I used the die and die cut 2 layers of white paper (LOVE the slightly raised look of the 2 layers!!), then colored each arrow with  a sharpie marker.  How to do it????
I used Scor It tape behind each piece of white paper before die cutting, die cut both, then removed the film over the adhesive on one of the cuts and adhered to the other.  Then... removed the film on the bottom cut, placed it where I wanted, below the sentiment on the card panel, and using my exacto knife, gently pressed each arrow onto the card panel with my knife, NOT pressing on the outside die cut(you don't want THAT to stick).  Hope that makes sense.  The sentiment is Papertrey Ink.  The second one, I die cut the arrows on a piece of adhesive backed cork(Michael's)....adhering the same way as the first...getting the arrows to stick to the panel, not the whole die.  The sentiment is Hero Arts.

I have some more arrows to share...but that's for another day:)!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Flower Friend Flower Three Ways

I know...this is my third post in a row using this Flower Friend set from Simon Says Stamp...I LOVE these flowers!!  I think I have been flower starved!!  Trends being what they are, flowers seem to have eluded the stamp scene a bit...and when I bought these...well....I have just gone crazy...crazy in love!!  And hey...I just LOVE flowers!!  I have used just one flower from the set, and made three cards with that one flower.  

The first one, the flowers were stamped, clear embossed, cut out, and colored with sharpie and mark it markers that matched the chunky brads that I had...and my "rainbow love"...

The second one, done on kraft was stamped with versa mark, white embossed and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  I decided to use threaded buttons on this one for the centers

The third one, I stamped the flower with black, clear embossed, cut out and sponged with Summer Sun ink and dotted with Enamel Accents (yes...I still love this stuff).  Used the Simon Says Stamp Tri Square die and some Papertrey Ink polka dotted paper behind the flowers.  The twine is from Michael's.

Thought it so interesting how different one flower can look:)  Ok...I think I can put this set back in it's envelope for a bit...but, there's no telling how long a bit is:):)!!
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Flower Friend Thanks

Can't seem to put these pretty flowers away:):)!!  Used the monogram Alphabet stamps from My Favorite Things together with Simon Says Stamp Flower Friend for a simple one layer thank you card...

Made this one with Hero Arts Pale Tomato and Stampin up Real Red centers, then added cut off Doodlebug red chunky brads for the centers....wanted to add more flowers and "stuff", but decided to keep it simple:).  Going to order another set of these monograms, so I have 2 "n's"...2 "a's"...2's of every letter.  LOVE how they stamp, just need extra letters to make names for personalized notes like my daughters Hannah and Emma...just a thought.  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Flower Friend in one Layer

I ordered the Flower Friend set from Simon Says Stamp a couple months ago...FINALLY getting to play a bit with it!   Made a couple cards, the same except for color and sentiment...these flowers are so much fun and so versatile...I'm still experimenting, but wanted to show you these two...

 The first one I used a sentiment from Paper Smooches and inks from Hero Arts(Bubblegum, Butter Bar) and Stampin Up (Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo, More Mustard).

The second one I used a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp For the Record with Hero Arts (Orange Soda, Butter Bar) and Stampin Up inks (Lucky Limeade, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango), again.
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