Going Green and Making the Most of My Scraps...

I made 4 cards tonight all designed around scrap pieces that I had laying on my craft table left over from other cards. I was fixin to throw the scraps away and clean up but then decided I should see what I could make out of them. 4 cards after a full day at work, that might actually be a record for me on a work night. Woo Hoo!

Here's a Sugar Coated Bday Card:

Recipe: Stamps- Cupcakes wheel, Crazy for Cupcakes; Paper- Lovely Lilac, Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink- Lovely Lilac, Basic Black; Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch; Markers: Pretty in Pink, Only Orange, So Saffron, Yoyo Yellow, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace, Rose Red, Dimensionals, covered the entire background in Dazzling Diamonds and Tombow Multi Adhesive

Finally used my Flight of the Butterfly Stamp Set that I was dying to have but never even mounted. (I collect any set with butterflies!)

Recipe: Stamps- Flight of the Butterfly; Paper- Baja Breeze Cardstock, Bella Rose DSP, Whisper White Cardstock; Ink- Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Versamark; Baja Breeze Doublestitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, 2- Way Glue Pen, (misc. Rhinestone Stickers), stampin sponges.

Here are two cards using scraps and the Sale-A-Bration set Polkadot Punches-

Recipe: Stamps- Polkadot Punches, Flight of the Butterfly, Love You Much; Paper- Pretty In Pink scrap negative from using the Swirly die in my Big Shot, Close to Cocoa, Bella Rose DSP, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette; Ink- Whisper White Craft Ink, Versamark, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 Way Glue Pen, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder

I am very partial to the pink pirouette, rose red, close to cocoa color combination, so I used those scraps and came up with this-

Recipe: Stamps- Polkadot Punches, Bella Toile Background Stamp, Best Yet Hostess Level 1 retired; Paper- Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Bella Rose DSP, Rose Red; Ink- Rose Red Ink , Whisper White Craft Ink, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder

What are you waiting for...get cracking and use those scraps...it is sorta like recycling and that is good for the environment, right?...do your part. ;0)

And I, Will Always Love You

My card reminded me of that Whitney Houston song from the Bodyguard... here is my new card.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets- Always, Love You Much, and Double Line Doodles (retired -sentiment)

Paper- Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Bella Rose DSP

Ink- Pink Pirouette, Whisper White Craft, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink Marker

Accessories- Dazzling Diamonds, 2 way Glue Pen, Dimensionals, White Gel Pen, Stipple Brush, White Embossing Powder, Top Note Die for Big Shot, Ribbon (non SU- A Touch of Velvet from Walmart), Scallop Envelope die for Big Shot, Scallop Circle Punch, Corner Rounder

Also had to redo the bday card for my coworker. He didn't like the gray background. :0( So I used Lovely Lilac instead. That's ok because the lady that sits next to him loved it and asked to buy it. :0)

Wanted...Bithday Cards

My Coworker needed birthday cards for his teenage son and god-daughter. Now, feminine birthday cards are no problem, but masculine cards I always find challenging. Here is what I came up with:
For Him
For Her
Recipe For Him: Loads of Love Stamp Set
Tango Tangerine Cardstock, Tango Tangerine Classic Stampin Pad, Kiwi Kiss Classic Stampin Pad, Brilliant Blue Marker, Going Gray Marker, Basic Black Marker, Bashful Blue Marker, Patterns Pack Paper, Whisper White Cardstock, Top Note Die for Big Shot, Dauber, Blender Pens, Windsor Knot DSP, Circle punches 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1-3/4", White Gel Pen, Chocolate Chip Twill Ribbon


Recipe For Her: Cupcakes wheel, Sincere Salutations
Basic Gray Cardstock, Pink Pirouette Textured Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Markers: Pretty in Pink, Only Orange, So Saffron, Yoyo Yellow, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace, Rose Red, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds, Quickie Glue Pen, Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive, ...it is hard to see in the picture but every other cupcake has mono multi glue and quickie glue so that the mono multi cupcakes are puffy and the quickie glue cupcakes are flat.