Pink and brown combo

Good morning! I was playing with pink and brown the other day. It is always a fun combo to go to.

On this first one, I stamped the Bella Toile background in Melon Mambo on Pretty in Pink cardstock. I love how it stands out with the darker shade of ink:) Then I added the Butterfly die cut (it had been sitting on my desk as I cut a few at a time in Kraft card stock). I stamped a little bit of swirls from the Note to Self stamp set. And added the button, ribbon and scallop edge.

This is a birthday card for a girl's first birthday party. The cupcake image is from Out of the Box stamp set, colored in with Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip markers. Looks yummy without the calories :)

Hope you all have a good week so far. Thank you for stopping by :)

Recipes (all by SU!)

1. Hello Butterfly card

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Pretty in Pink

Stamp set: Bella Toila, Note to Self, Pendant Park (sentiment)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo

Everything else: Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, button, Scallop Edge punch, Big Shot machine, Beautiful Butterflies die

2. Cupcake card

Cardstock and paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Regal Rose DSP (retired hostess level 1).

Stamp set: Out of the Box, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip markers, Chocolate Chip ink

Everything else: Chocolate Chip ribbon, bling, circle punch, Scallop Edge punch, Scallop square punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

{grateful}

Hello! End of the week here :) We returned from our short vacation to Manado, a 3-hour flight from Jakarta. How did your week go?

I made this wall hanging yesterday. Just wanting something fun to go along with my pumpkin decoration :) I stamped the row of leaves on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, scalloped one edge of it. Added the thin strip of Chocolate Chip cardstock, stapled it. Mounted the whole panel on a piece of  scalloped 12x12" patterned paper (that I have been hoarding! A gift from Keisha Campbell long ago.) Added a length of Chocolate Chip ribbon. Done. I am hanging it on our front door. 

I hope you might be inspired to create something for your home, too? Thank you for stopping by.

Recipe (all by SU! unless mentioned)

Cardstock and paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Creative Imagination dp.

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, Dusty Durango, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp set: Falling Leaves

Everything else: 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge punch

Falling Leaves

Hello! One quick post before I leave for the trip :) 

This is a card I made as part of our home decor right now. Found some pumpkins at a grocery store/British department store one day so I snatched them. Unlikely place to find them, I thought...

Yesterday our friend Don, whose parents are from Padang, came over for dinner and showed us his photos of Padang. He just returned from Padang the night before to help his relatives there with recovery work post earthquake. His cousins, uncles, family friends lost their homes. (And speaking of earthquake, Jakarta was hit with a 6.3 Richter scale one yesterday. I didn't feel it much but others did). I can imagine how hard it is on him right now to see first hand all the ruin.

Thank you for stopping by and thank you for praying along with our family, have a great weekend to you all!

Recipe: (all by SU! unless mentioned)

Cardstock and paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, MM dp

Stamp set: Falling Leaves

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Everything else: circle punches, Scallop Edge punch, button

Happy Friday :)

Hello! Happy Friday! It is school's vacation here and we are off on a short vacation tomorrow to Manado, a diving resort up north in Sulawesi. The Bunaken National Park alone has over 100 dive spots there. Only my husband is the diver but I am sure we will all have a good time. We will be at a cottage by the beach.

Yesterday, my friend Mirari came over for a little bit so we got to hang out in my craft room. Here is what happened :)

This is a birthday card for uncle Isaiah, a family friend. The tree is an image from the Pendant Park set. I love the clean looking image, perfect for a man card.

My next card is using a new stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog called "Note to Self". 

I love that swirl image and the layout for this card comes from a CNN commercial news break. It has some kind of swirl as well on the TV screen. The image kinda stuck in my head :)

This little stamp set comes with some cool elements to build a memo, note pad or those kinds of organizational items. This card will be in the mail for a certain someone who loves the "office look" :)

Thank you all for stopping by! I will be back with posting after we return. Happy weekend :)

Recipes (all by SU! unless mentioned)

1. Birthday card

Cardstock and paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, MM dp

Ink: Bravo Burgundy

Stamp set: Pendant Park

Everything else: buttons, Scallop Edge punch

2. Notes card

Cardstock and paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, hostess pack DSP (Barely Banana)

Stamp set: Note to Self

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Everything else: Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, 1" circle, Scallop Edge, Wide Oval punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, button

Baby elephant

Hello! A quick little card for my neighbor who is welcoming a little one soon :) The elephant image is from "Out of the Box" level 1 hostess stamp set in the current Stampin' Up! catalog. Stamped in Bravo Burgundy with matching ribbon and button. Love the color combo.

Happy Thursday to you all!

Recipe: (all by SU! unless mentioned)

Cardstock: Kraft, Very Vanilla, MM dp

Stamp sets: Out of the Box, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Bravo Burgundy

Everything else: 1 3/4" circle punch, Scallop Edge punch, buttons from my stash

A set of animal cards

The recipient of this set of cards (I call it my animal collection :) ) is my cousin Susan. She has 3 girls, so I am sure they get invited to birthday parties all the time.

Hope you like it. Enjoy your Monday :)

Recipe: (all by SU! unless mentioned)

Cardstock: Kraft, K&Co dp

Stamp set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Basic Black

Everything else: Marvy punch, buttons, Scallop Edge punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

A set of baby cards

I made these as a gift for my neighbor who is going to have a baby boy. I thought it would be useful as thank you notes for those baby gifts. Can you tell that I love polka dots :)

Happy long weekend to all of you who will have Columbus day off :)

Recipe (all by SU! unless mentioned)

Cardstock and paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, K&Co dp

Stamp set: Noteworthy

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Everything else: 1 3/4" circle punch, Large Star punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, button, Scallop Edge punch