Belli Challenge #54 - Sweet Stems Mother's Day

Card base is Perfect Plum, Pirouette Pink stamped with Sweet Stems and dry embossed with Texturz polka dot folder. Tea Party paper at top. I added a lot of edge piercing because I just can't help myself.
This is also for a Belli challenge by Chris Dickinson to use a doily on your card.
Flower stamped in Old Olive and colored with markers. Tag corner punch used with a clip and pink taffeta ribbon.
Chris's Belli Challenge #54
Danita's card
Anne Harada
Shelly
Holly
Joan Ervin
Courtney
Ceal
Lee
Karen
Jessica

Branch Out & New SU

I tried to see how many new goodies (shown with *)I could use on today's card.
The *Branch Out set* was stamped with Caramel and Chocolate, leaves in Apricot, Celery, and Pumpkin. After stamping I ran it through the Big Shot using one of the new *textures embossing plates*. It looks really cool close up and kind of hard to distinguish it in the photo. Embrace Life sentiment in pumpkin with *eyelet border punch* SAB *Delicate Dots designer paper* was used with Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White cardstocks. *SAB ribbon bundle in celery*. Embellishment was made with a decorative silver brad and a Real Red brad adhered to it (I cut off the prongs.)The cut out branch is from *God's Beauty level 1 hostess set*. Oh, how I love new stuff!!
This is for today's technique lover's challenge on SCS to cut it out! and Julee's Mojo Monday 73 challenge.

Friends 24-7

I love this new set, it is very Martha-kicked up a notch. I love the versatility of these stamps, you can either go elegant or all natural. Can't wait to experiment!
This card was for today's SCS Inspiration challenge. I used Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White cardstocks. I almost always use the Whisper White when I will be coloring. I have yet to find anything that works as well as this and I've tried quite a lot of them. I stamped the branches in Chocolate and colored them with markers. Bird was stamped in Baja and then cut out and placed on the flower branch.
The yummy ribbon is the new Valet that comes with 3 in the pack; a chocolate satin pin dot a ruched black velvety one and this Baja satin. ooo, purty. Pretties Kit pearls added to the side.

Three Amigas Weekly Challenge- "Go To Layout"

Today's challenge was hosted by Sharon Graham and it was to choose a quick layout that will work for you in a pinch. With the new Big Shot dies this is really easy, run that paper through and there's your background! I used the Urban Garden paper with the Top Note Big Shot die for this with some Kiwi Kiss ribbon, silver hardware and Soft Subtles brads. The sentiment is from A Little Birdie Told Me stamped in Kiwi Kiss ink. Flowers are colored with Stampin' Up markers Pretty In Pink, Old Olive, Celery, and Gable Green.

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Vellum Cameo

I came across some coasters that looked like the old fashioned cameos and thought I would try to translate it into a card. The base is Bordering Blue which was embossed in white with the Bella Toile. The vellum was folded in half over this and secured in the center under the main circle. (You can add a tiny dab of vellum tape in corners if you like). Botanical Blooms stamped first in the Bordeing Blue ink and then in Versamark and embossed in white. Add dots with white gel pen and alternating piercing. Scallop circle die is from our Big Shot die selection. Added white taffeta ribbon that was run through a ribbon slide. Center of slide ring was filled with liquid glue and Dazzling Diamonds added for some sparkle.

Sweet Stems

Flower pot made from really Rust cardstock and round tab punch, cut in half. Image stamped in Old Olive and colored with banana, apricot, and blush markers. Background is Sprinkles set stamped in craft white, embossed with white powder. Celery cardstock, linen thread, and vanilla wide grosgrain also used.

Just Buzzin' By

New from the upcoming Spring/Summer SU catalog.
I used the Prints Pack paper in More Mustard because this pattern reminded me of a honeycomb. The scallop is in the polka dot paper, white taffeta ribbon. Image colored in markers.