Polka Dot Birthday

Todays card I could make a million times over! Just love how it looks and how quick it all came together (well sort of!) Now the sort of comes in because it took me a bit to figure out the size to cut the DSP and I will admit I made quite a few mistakes before I got it all figured out but luckily for you that means you won't because I have done it all for you already!!

• Cut four pieces of DSP (two of each) at 2 1/2 X 2
• Crumb Cake sentiment base is 3 X 2 1/2
• Whisper White is 2 3/4 X 2 1/4
• I used the stamp set Delightful Dozen which is now retired but the Remembering Your Birthday set is very close (page 59 of Annual Catalogue)
• I then made a little ribbon tag using the crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon - what a soft flowing ribbon to use!

There you have it. Quick and easy and done. I am going to do up a batch of these in Christmas colours I will be sure to show you those as well

Dee-Litefully Yours,
Diana

Happy Birthday Cutie

With todays card I just started playing with paper and this card took shape, I loved it so much that I had to make it in two versions so I thought why not a "boy" card and a "girl" card. I love, love, love how they turned out so lets get to it!

• Background colour cut at 5 3/8 X 4 1/8 and I scalloped the bottom edge
• Lullaby DSP was cut 5 X 4, I stamped a few balloons on the DSP with the same colour as my background

• I used an other piece of Lullaby DSP 4 1/4 X 2
• A 2 1/2" circle was punched out in then the image was stamped using the Little Buddy Birthday and then punched out with the 1 3/4" circle punch
• Ta da you are done! A great card for a little friend!

Dee-Litefully Yours,
Diana

Fun Fold Friday - and I'm BACK!

Sorry to all of you who came and looked earlier and there was no write up - I had a lovely week off but then when we got back from holidays our beloved dog, Ripley passed away. He was with us for 9 years so I am really feeling the loss and just having a hard time getting things done this week. So I apologize again.

On with the card. This card was actually pretty easy to make. The center square is 4" big and you fold all the corners in to the centre then fold them back out again. You could put any shape in the centre you wished - the card I CASEd for this one had a butterfly which I really liked but I don't have that punch so I had to improvise.

I do have a hard time using the Color Collection DSP because I find them very busy. I thought this card used it very well and helped to "control" the business. A Dozen Thoughts stamp set is quickly becoming a go-to for me - love the small printed phrases!

So again sorry for the delay and I will do my best to stay on the ball now. Rip was an active dog right to the end so that is what I am going to be too.

Dee-Lited to be back
Diana

Soft and Subtle

Yes you have seen this card before but I made some minor changes and wanted to share them with you? Can you spot them???

Biggest change - colour: So Saffron and Pool Party
Small Change - ribbon I made a tail with the new cotton ribbon (man this is great stuff!)

I wanted to show you how a card can look so different just by changing a few small things. I have someone special to share this with today and I just know they are going to love it!

Dee-Litefully Yours
Diana

Zig Zag Hello

Quick post today we are getting ready to go camping this weekend and I am so looking forward to it!Something different for you today! I wanted to use up some scarps that I had and this is what I came up with. The colours I used today are Pool Party and Wild Wasabi - they go well together don't they?
I encourage you to use up scarps that you have lying around and to try different colour combos.

The zig-zags are also out of my comfort zone - I find the zig zag DSP hard on the eyes when it is in a big piece; however, cut small like this it has a nice effect! I broke up the space by punching out some starts with my Itty Bitty Punch - love these little guys! And the Deco Labels are quickly becoming a go-to with my Big Shot!

Have a Dee-Liteful Day
Diana

Butterfly Card

 This card is for a very special friend. Her and her husband waited 10 years to have a baby and they recently adopted a beautiful baby girl. So to go along with the quilt I made for them I needed to make a cute little baby girl card. Now I have a confession to make, I don't own ANY baby stamps? How did this happen? I am going to have to remedy this as I know quite a few people who have little babies on the way!

Anyway back to the card, I thought up this beauty while I was folding laundry (something I do a lot of here) Pinks and purples are perfect for a little girl and the butterflies are very pretty. I used two-tones on each of the wings, some with two colours, others with 2-step stamping

• put the ink on your stamp and then do one stamp on a scrap of paper, then
• place your stamp where you want it,
• put fresh ink on the second part of the stamp and stamp right away over top of the first. Same colour two different tones!
• the Stampa-ma-jig makes lining up the placement super easy!

To add some more fun to this card I used dimensionals to make the butterflies "fly" off the page. For added depth I stacked two dimensionals on top of each other to life one up higher off the page.

This card took me a bit longer than usually to make, only because I had to fussy cut the butterflies out after I stamped them. If you were to use a stamp and punch set this card would whip up in a jiffy!

I beautiful card for a beautiful family!

Dee-Lited that you joined me today
Diana

Not just the card

Any other quick post for today. I made a set of four of these each in a different colour. The scallop edge just added a little extra to this simple, I've gotta say, elegant card. The Regarding Dahlias is my favourite stamp set and I am starting to use it A LOT! The little extra that I did with these cards was to add the background DSP to the flap of the envelope making it a matched set? I think this will make the mailroom smile and compliments the card nicely.

Sorry for the quick post today! Its been busy and I am getting myself all ready for my Welcome Workshop and once the workshop is over I will be posting my class lists for you to peruse. I hope you will consider joining some of the classes and/or clubs!

Dee-litefully Yours,
Diana

Subtle Hi

 

This is one of the cards we will be making at my Welcome Workshop. I want to try and showcase all the different colour families Stampin Up has to offer and this is my card for the Subtles. In this card I use the Background DSP (Designer Series Paper) for the Subtles group as well. Each colour group; In-Color, Subtle, Brights, Regals and Neutrals, there is solid color paper and theBackground DSP. In each pack of DSP there are four designs in each of the colours for that family. You get a lot of paper at a great value! ($26.95)

This card was made in about five minutes and is just pleasing to the eye. My big sister (whom I send a pic of almost all my cards to first, before I post them) said she liked this one best!

One more week until my Welcome Workshop so please let me know if you are going to be there!

Dee-litefully yours,
Diana

Soft and Sweet

I have saved my favourite for last! I think this is a gorgeous card and design! And so simple! Done in 5 minutes! I think these would make beautiful invitations to a wedding shower, or baby shower. These colours again are from the Subtles collection and I am starting to get the feel that this is my go-to colour group. I love the soft hues and softness of the cards the create. Notice the scalloped edge on the bottom which adds a bit of dimension but doesn't distract you.

I want to thank my Upliner, Sherry for the WONDERFUL card ideas! I am so excited for next months meeting when I am sure I will learn even more!

Dee-lightfully yours,
Diana

Splash of Colour

 

 

I just love this card to bits! It has been a very long time since I have done a single layer card! I am so used to adding embellishments and layer paper that it is easy to forget that you can create beautiful single layer cards. The colours used in this card are from the Subtles collections and again uses the Work of Art stamp set.

 

The double splash of blue at the bottom, is actually the same colour - Marina Mist. To create the look of two colours you stamp once, then stamp again - giving the illusion that you used two different colours! Cool, eh?

 

I am going to be trying this card design using the different colour groups that Stampin Up offers and i will be sure to show it to you all when they are done!

 

Until tomorrow have a Dee-vinely creative day

 

Diana