Another Mini Album

 

Earthern Textures

 Earthern Elegance is such a beautiful product suite! I bought the entire suite: the Earthern Textures bundle, Earthern Elegance DSP and the Natural Wavy Trim. 

Here again, I've made two cards with the same layout using different colors: Pebbled Path, Gray Granite, Misty Moonlight, and Moody Mauve.

Feverishly Creating

 I took a break from the book I am writing and binding for my Great Niece, to do some stamping. After all, I must play with new things and I need some thank you cards.

The first two cards were made with the Crafting With You bundle and Masterfully Made DSP. I used the colors listed on the package and in the catalog for the DSP. There are tons of colors in that paper!! What a fun set! The dies and stamps allow you to create art on an easel, a paper trimmer, scissors, ruler, cut and emboss machine, spools of thread, yarn and an embroidery hoop. 

With these two cards, I used the same basic layout, but with different colors. I popped the paper trimmer with Dimensionals and glued the rest.

This card is the same layout as one done in a previous post, but with different DSP. This time I used Masterfully Made DSP and the same Inked and Tiled stamp set.

Gorgeously Made

 When I first looked at the Masterully Made DSP, I adored the colors, but the pattern is not my usual style. I loved the samples in the catalog and the more I looked at the DSP, the more I liked it. It's just fun!!

Here are two cards made exactly the same way except for the ribbon. I used my Stampin' Blends to add Crushed Curry to some white Crinkled Seam Binding and the other is some retired Pretty Peacock/Old Olive ribbon I had in my stash.

All the colors came from the list on the package of DSP: Pretty Peacock card base, Masterfully Made DSP, Basic White and Berry Burst die cut. The text on the white piece was stamped with Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock, then the top was cut from a die in the set. The greeting was stamped in Sweet Sorbet and diecut. 

Inked and Tiled Stamp Set

 Oh how I love the way these images stamp! It's like I made nature prints. The Inked and Tiled stamp set was one of my favorites when I first saw it in the new catalog. Here I used Berry Burst, Fresh Freshia, Old Olive and Granny Apple Green and Soft Seafoam ink pads. I've found the Naturally Gilded specialty paper to be stunning and quite versatile. You can use your blending brushes to apply color, and the flowers still show. Since they are metallic (gold, silver, copper) the ink doesn't stick to those areas. The angle cut was done with the Basic Borders Dies, the accent piece is Berry Burst cardstock. 

Making Something Totally Different

 Hello everyone Happy Friday! I'm making something totally different right now. I saw the new Vintage Library Collection from Stamperia and got totally wrapped up in the story that I thought all the pictures in the paper were telling. Boy dragons and castles and owls and magicians you got me This Harry Potter loving girl was sucked in right away. So I'm making a storybook for my great-niece, Isabella. My big brother, her grandpa, used to tell me the most amazing fractured fairy tales when I was little. When he told the three little pigs the Big Bad Wolf was teaching the three little pigs how to do the twist like Elvis and wearing blue suede shoes. When all of the other versions of fairy tail started coming on the children's literature market in the 1990s, I was so excited I bought them all and I do mean ALL! I want to share this with Isabella, So I'm making a mini album but not for pictures It will tell a story from the dragon's viewpoint, But instead of just turning pages like a regular book, it will have interactive elements like a mini album. You know the flip-ups and fold outs and belly bands with waterfall pages etc. I've got the character's named, some of the story written, and located some great illustrations of additional characters in the book. The book loving dragon who lives in a castle with the most enormous library you have ever seen, will tell about the other versions of the three little pigs and Cinderella and share his favorite books.

I made a super quick video just showing you the papers and other things I got and telling briefly some of the plans.

Beachy Scene

 I saw this card somewhere..... for the life of me I can not remember where. I loved the colors. Fresh Freesia card base, basic white, and Pale Papaya cardstocks. The stamp set is Oceanfront. Ink colors: Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Gray Granite, Crumb Cake, and Basic Gray.