Love the circles

I love this Circle Circus Stamp set and when I saw the Vintage Labels set in the Sale-a-bration mini, I knew they would go perfect together. For this card I chose to use kraft cardstock for the base. Since the kraft paper isn't part of Stampin' Ups 48 regular colors I didn't think to get it for the longest time...now that I have it I love it. It's a great neutral and goes really well with bright colors! I paired it with bermuda bay and soft suede for this card. I stamped the middle piece using bermuda bay and soft suede circles. Then I framed that with a piece of bermuda bay cardstock punched along the edge with the new scallop trim border punch. The Happy Birthday sentiment and the cool circle it's stamped inside are from the Vintage Labels set. I punched it out with the scallop punch and sponged the edges before adding it onto my card with a dimensional. Hope you like it!

stamps:Vintage Labels, Circle Circus
ink: bermuda bay, soft suede
paper: whisper white, kraft, bermuda bay, soft suede
other: polka-dot soft suede grosgrain, scallop trim border punch, scallop circle punch, dimensionals, sponging

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Sunflower wishes...

Happy Friday! Here are some sunflowers to brighten your day today. I went to the farmers market last weekend and they had gorgeous sunflowers there. Mine aren't quite as pretty as the real thing but I still love how they turned out. To make the sunflowers I punched three scallop circles out of Summer Sun cardstock. I then took a small scissor and snipped in a little between each scallop. For the centers, I stamped the bubble image fromt the Circle Circus set on Soft Suede cardstock and punched it out with the 1 3/8 circle punch. To make the card I used Mellow moss for the base. I then took a piece of soft suede and used a texturz plate in my big shot to create the embossed wood look. I roughed up the edges a little and mounted it on a piece of black cardstock. Then I put the flowers on top, attaching the middle one with a dimensional dot. Then for the sentiment, I used a stamp from the Heard from the Heart Stamp set.

stamps:Heard from the Heart, Circle Circus
ink:Basic Black, Soft Suede
paper:Summer Sun, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Mellow Moss
other: dimensional dots, Big Shot Texturz

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Grease Lightning!

I made this card for my little 'sis since she was in a production of "Grease" last weekend! I thought I'd try to make it look like poodle skirt.

The skirt is made from a half circle shape cut from patterned paper (retired SU paper). I folded pleats into the paper, to make it look like a pleated skirt. Then I cut a shape to make the dress top and punched out a circle to create the neckline. Then I added the plaid gingham ribbon around the waist.

For the Record, I just punched a circle (1 3/8") out of black and then another (1") out of grey. I then added some lines with a white gel pen!

The background is dots stamped from the Circle Circus stamp set.

stamps: Circle circus
ink:going gray, basic black
paper: pretty in pink, basic black, going gray, whisper white
other: 1 3/8" inch punch, 1" circle punch, oval punch, pink grosgrain

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Burmuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry

Here's another card using new InColors and the new set Circle Circus. For this card I stamped a few different circles from the Circle Circus set using Rich Razzleberry and Burmuda Bay inks on whisper white. I then stamped the big circle image and punched it out using the scallop circle punch...it fits perfectly inside! Then I added on the Scalloped image with a pop-up dimensional and added on another of my crocheted flowers. The middle piece is framed with Rich Razzleberry cardstock and the base of the card is Burmuda Bay Cardstock.

stamps:Circle Circus
ink:Rich Razzleberry, Burmuda Bay
paper:Rich Razzleberry, Burmuda Bay, Whisper White
other:Crochet flower, dimensionals

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Quick and Eazy Circle Card

Happy Thursday!

Here is a quick and easy card using new stamps and InColors! I picked a couple of stamps from the new set Circle Circus and stamped them randomly with Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede and Melon Mambo inks to create the center image. Then I used some of the New Melon Mambo ribbon (LOVE this polk-dot ribbon!) and framed the whole thing with a piece of Rich Razzleberry Cardstock punched with the scallop border punch! The card base is Melon Mamo and I stamped the sentiment from the Heard from the heart stamp set! Enjoy!

stamps: Circle Circus, Heard from the heart
ink:Melon Mambo, rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede
paper:Melon Mambo, rich Razzleberry, Whisper white
other: scallop border punch, melon mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon

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Another Sneek Peak!

Here is another card I made using stuff that I pre-ordered from the new catalog!! This stamp set is called Circle Circus and it is a great,versatile set. It's really just a bunch of different sized circles with different patterns. Of course, they would all fit into different sized circle punches but here I wanted to just make a fun pattern. I used new InColors on this card too. The card base is Crushed Curry and the teal color is Burmuda Bay. Aren't these great summery colors? I also used dusty durango ink and polka-dotted grosgrain ribbon! I love this new ribbon!

....and the flower? Well, I crochet that myself! Can you believe it? I found a pattern on Nichole Headys blog here and tried it. well, it didn't go so well, but after a bunch of practice trys and some help from my mom....I think I finally got it! I used crochet thread instead of embroidery floss but it works just the same. I love how cute it looks!

stamps: Circle circus, Sincere Salutations
ink:Crushed curry, dusty durango, burmuda bay
paper: curshed curry, burmuda bay, whisper white
other: crocheted flower, polka-dot grosgrain ribbon in crushed curry, scallop border punch

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