New Catalog Case

Wait until you see the new samples in the Stampin' Up catalog, I think they are the best so far! I couldn't resist casing the Fifth Avenue Floral sample using the new Calypso Coral color (it is a little darker in this photo than it is in real life.)

Live, Laugh, and Love

For today's CAS sketch I used all Stampin' Up supplies. The base is White, then Apricot with the French Filigree in matching ink. White Swiss Dots embossed over that. Fifth Avenue Floral with On Your Birthday sentiment stamp sets.

Fifth Avenue Floral card set

All supplies are Stampin' Up (except for red half pearls). Fifth Avenue Floral in black, white, and red with Well Scripted sentiment and retired designer paper. I don't know the name of this one either. I always use that cardboard insert to stamp on as a scratch pad and that is where the name of the paper pack is.
This was a case of a group of cards by Laura Fredrickson as today's Featured Stamper challenge on SCS.

While I Wait

Another project that I did while waiting for my son at his piano lessons.
I had stamped a bunch of these flowers from Fifth Avenue Floral and cut them all out while I waited. The thank you card is a case from a Stampin' Success magazine but I changed the colors and sentiment. The flowers were colored using markers and some sponging. Sentiments are from Occasional Quotes.

Fifth Avenue Floral rose

SU Fifth Avenue Floral rose was silver embossed on the luxurious pink shimmer cardstock by Mark's Finest Papers ( I love this stuff!). I used the re-inkers to add some more color. Fleur de Lis die also cut from this same cs with Lovely Flowers dp from Hostess level 3 SU. Leaves are silk, added pearls and wide pink satin ribbon.

Fifth Avenue Floral

All supplies are current Stampin' Up.
For this week's color combination of Razzleberry, Orchid, and Olive. I used the Lovely Flower (level 3) hostess paper with the Razzle Dazzle paper. For the rose, Fifth Avenue Floral embossed in black on Shimmery White cardstock and then used the re-inker technique with Orchid Opulence.
For re-inker technique, I used Shimmery White cardstock, embossed rose using black powder. Spritz cardstock with water and add some color by dipping Aquapainter into re-inker and then onto wet cardstock, it will pool and run the color. While the cardstock was still damp, I crumbled up the flower and then straightened it back out to give it a rose's true texture. It looks very cool up close.
Well Scripted sentiment in Rich Razzleberry ink on the Sizzlits Lots Of Tags diecuts.

Fifth Avenue Floral

Fifth Avenue Floral set colored in markers with Level 3 hostess set paper and Basic Black card base. All supplies are Stampin' Up.

Fifth Avenue Manhattan Floral

Today's card is for multiple challenges, the first is the Teapot Tuesday inspiration of a lovely rose teapot. I used today's colors of Pretty in pink, Old Olive and Bermuda Bay with Whisper White.On Shimmer White cardstock I embossed the rose and then used spritzed water and re-inkers to add the color.
For the clean and simple challenge guidelines I kept the card plain and added sponging.

VSN Color Challenge with Fifth Avenue Floral

The required challenge colors are pink, green, black, and white.
I used the Fifth Avenue Floral set embossed with black powder on Shimmery White cardstock. Used re-inkers and aquapainter for colors, the new Sizzix scallop square, and black gingham ribbon.

Manhattan and Lovely Flowers

The Saffron colored designer paper is a part of the new Stampin' Up designer paper found in the hostess Level 3 bundle. I really love every sheet of paper in this pack. I paired this with a Very Vanilla card base and layered another card base of vellum over top that had been run through the Big Shot using the Manhattan Flower textured embossing folder. For the left, I cut around the vellum to espose the paper and added a sentiment using Oval All and the new oval scallop punch. The one on the right uses a Fifth Avenue Floral rose and the small rose from Lovely Flowers crumpled and layered and then highlighted with Dazzling Diamonds. These two different stamp sets work beautifully together.

Roses

Another inspiration from Dazzle Designs website. Me & Carrie Lou background stamped in Sage Shadow. Fifth Avenue Floral rose in Shimmer White and re-inkers of Pirouette and pretty In Pink.

Fifth Avenue Floral

Color combination of So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, and Bashful Blue. Paper is Bella Birds, Flower from Fifth Avenue Floral on Shimmer White with pumpkin, banana, and apricot re-inkers. Sizzlits Little Leaves in Bashful Blue. I used the sentiment Here For You from Friends 24-7 with the Sizzlits Lots Of Tags die (love it!!).

Texture Plate

I scored big time at Joann's today. I got a set of Sizzix Texture plates (a double sided 3 pack) and it came with the extra crease pad and silicone mat all for $7.97.
Woo!!!! I inked the plate with Real Red and then ran it through the Big Shot. It slipped while it was going through and I like the way the mistake came out. Kind of 60's looking. Fifth Avenue Floral rose was embossed with black powder on Whisper White and colored with aquapainter and real red ink. Oval All sentiment with new scallop oval punch for sentiment and Sizzlits Little Leaves in Basic Black behind popped up rose.

CBC #65 Belli Color Challenge- Join in!

This week our Creative Belli Challenge is to use the Stampin' Up colors of Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, and Certainly Celery. I hope you can join us, you can always use the closest thing that you have to this combination.
For my card I started with a Cameo Coral base. The next layer is Certainly Celery run through the Big Shot with the new SU Texturz plate "Damask", I sponged some additional celery ink on the edges.
For the flowers I embossed them using Versamark and white embossing powder. Stamp set is Fifth Avenue Floral. I used my re-inkers and an aquapainter to color and added additional color by sponging around edges. The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations on Whisper White. Arranged the flowers around this white oval, some were raised up a bit on dimensionals.

Fifth Avenue Floral

Card base is black with some Baja Breeze accents. Designer paper by Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter embossed with SU Damask texture plate. Sentiment is from Friends 24-7 set, Fifth Avenue Floral rose is on Glossy White cardstock inked with Baja and Night Of Navy, leaves in Olive.

Re-inker Spread Technique

This was a new technique I just saw demonstrated at the Seattle Regionals. You emboss an outline image (I used Versamark and white embossing powder.) You spritz this image with water and then immediately pick up some of the re-inker color with your Aquapainter and touch it into the water. The ink will spread out and should stay in the embossed area.
I used Fifth Avenue Floral for this flower with Apricot Appeal, Summer Sun, and Old Olive re-inkers. Cut out the images when dry. The Sizzlits Little Leaves die in Old Olive, flower and Oval All sentiment used for "fabulous friend" in bottom corner. Texture folder Damask (SU) used for Apricot cardstock, Eyelet folder used on the Whisper White panel. Edged with eyelet border punch. Card base is Tangerine Tango.
Hope you like it and hope you have a wonderful weekend!!