Retiring set- Eastern Blooms

Here is the third card we made at Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack last week.

This card uses the stamp set Eastern. I love the floral images in this set- they work great for making elegant cards! This card also uses the Designer Label punch, which will only be available while supplies last. If you like this punch, you should order it right away. on this card I used it to make the vase! I also did a fun new technique on this card where I embossed the brad to match the card! I simply squished the brad into the versamark ink pad, then dipped it into the tangerine tango embossing powder and heated it with the heat gun! How cool is that?

Here's a close-up so you can see:


Here are some other cards using the Eastern Blooms stamps set from older posts:

For details on this cool project click here.

Another cool vase card. For details click here.

Another simple card using this set. For details click here.

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Ornament punch vase

When I was at Stampin' Up! Regionals I saw cards using the ornament punch to create a vase so I had to try it myself. I love being able to use a punch for lots of different things - a great way to get your money out of stuff is to find versatile ways to use it.

This was one of my cards for my stamp-a-stack last week too. It's really simple to make. I punched the "vase" using the ornament punch and then snipping off the pointy bottom part to make a flat bottom. Then I stamped the flowers from the Eastern Blooms stamp set on a piece of paper that was cut into that cute shape using the top note big shot die. To get the flowers all those fun colors I just inked it with markers instead of using an ink pad. It takes a little longer that way but it is such a cool result, don't you think? Then to add some more dimension I added on a couple flowers punched out with the trio flower punch with glue dots. The sentiment "for you" is from the set Great Friend.

stamps: Great Friend, Eastern Blooms
ink: markers -- rich razzleberry, regal rose, pretty in pink, soft suede
paper: rich razzleberry, whisper white, pretty in pink
other: ornament punch, rose grosgrain ribbon, trio flower punch, big shot top note, brads, glue dots

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Mother's Day Garden Gift

Here is what I made for mothers day. I wanted to make something Garden themed and so I went and purchased some garden bulbs, garden gloves and a citronella candle and used them as color inspiration for this project.

I found this box pattern online and loved it. It's meant for cards but I used mine to hold the bulbs and a set of magnets that I also made.
I also stuck in some instant lemonade drink packets that you put in your water bottle. The box is held closed with velcro.

For stamps, I used the Eastern Blooms stamp set. I like the large bloom stamp for the front of the box. It is stamped on pink passion paper (that's what the box is made of) and then for the lid, I stamped it in pink passion and pink pirouette and added some dimensionals and a button to accent the center flower. The green card stock is gable green.

Here is a close up of the magnet set. These magnets are actually pebbles that you find in the floral section of the craft store and they're clear. Then I stamped the images and adhered them to the pebbles and hot-glued a thick magnet on the back (the thin ones don't hold them since they're so heavy). Then I stamped a header using the eastern blooms flowers. I love how this turned out!

stamps:eastern blooms
ink:green galore, pumpkin pie, pink passion, pink pirouette
paper:pink passion, whisper white, gable green
other: glass pebbles, magnets, hot glue, cello bag, dimensionals, button, velcro, ribbon from dollar spot, scallop border punch, green binder clip

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Simple Thank you card

I'm using a different set today, Eastern Blooms. This is a really beautiful stamp set. I love the Asian floral feel of it and the simplicity of the images. For this one I just inked the three flowers with different markers (I chose bright colors:pumpkin pie, taken with teal and rose red) and stamped them for the main image. I then framed them with pumpkin pie cardstock. The back of the card is using old olive and the top part is taken with teal, which I stamped a background of branches on. I've never tried this color combo before but I really like it. For interest, I used a glue dot to attach a button to the last flower. The sentiment on the bottom is from the Heard from the Heart set.

stamps: Eastern Blooms, Heard from the Heart
ink:taken with teal, pumpkin pie, rose red
paper:taken with teal, old olive, whisper white, pumpkin pie, black
other:button, glue dot

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Color Challenge

So I decided this year I'm going to try to participate in more challenges from other bloggers. Here is the first one I'm posting the challenge is from Kristina Werner. She has a really cool blog and posts color inspiration challenges. Here's this weeks color challenge:

I had fun making a card with these colors. I'm going to try to continue to do her color inspiration challenges whenever I have time.

Here's what I did. All papers inks and stamps are from Stampin' Up. I used the set Eastern Blooms. This is a really cool set that I haven't used a lot yet. I really like the big flower image in it. I used the Baja Breeze as the card base and a piece of embossed pumpkin pie for the textured piece. I used my Cuttlebug to make the texture. Then the border punch (I can't seem to make a card without that lately!!) to add a scallop up the side. For the main image I stamped the flower in pumpkin pie, stamped the smaller flower in chocolate chip and then layered it on top with a dimensional. The yellow in the middle is a yellow brad I found. The saying "grateful" is from a retired set called small script. I love how this card turned out. It looks very tropical and summery to me, which is nice since it's the middle of winter and snowing here today!!

stamps: Small Script, Eastern Blooms
ink: pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, white
paper: baja breeze, pumpkin pie, old olive, chocolate chip, whisper white
other: striped grosgrain ribbon, dimensional, scallop border punch, cuttlebug

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