Independence Day Thank You Flowers, CCCC 36

Happy 4th to you! To me my flowers kind of look like fireworks. I’ve been dying to play along at Stacey Shaffer’s Curtain Call Color Challenge: (Act 36) and very happy to be back.

What a way to end another SU year with celebration colors of Red, White & Blue from Stampin' Up! Great choice of colors this week Stacey.

Inspired and CASing my card from: raduse on SplitcoastStampers

Stamp Recipe: Greenhouse Garden, Much Appreciated
Paper: Real Red, WW, Kraft
Ink: Real Red, WW Craft, Night of Navy, Versamark
Accessories: SU real red polka dot ribbon, dimensional, white embossing powder, button and twine, crimper, CM heart punch
Technique: Heat embossing

Enjoy! Marian

Golden Anniversary Elegance

An oldie but goodie! Using SU brushed gold card stock instead of my older version I was using brushed copper.

From my SCS posting in 2008:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/984758?&cat=500&ppuser=124094

Shown here on my blog in 2009 & currently:

http://studiombymarian.blogspot.com/2009/04/love-how-this-one-came-out.html

The little heart image showing inside the card is embossed and is from Short and Sweet stamp set.

Stamp Recipe: SU Baroque Motifs, SU Fancy Flexible Phrases, SU Short & Sweet Paper: Brushed Gold, Shimmery White, White Vellum-card stock Ink: Creamy Caramel, VersaMark
Accessories: Small oval punch, ivory organdy ribbon, gold ep, Stampin' dimensional's, MS adhesive pearls, mini glue dots, sponge Technique: Heat embossing

Enjoy!

Snow in the Spring time from California

Happy Birthday Matt! I'd made this card for my sons 26th B-day. He LOVES the snow and we're still having snow in California.

Michelle Zindorf has inspired me so MUCH I'm CASing her card just a bit, by adding the snow twill ribbon, paper etc:

Stamp Recipe: SU Extreme Snowboard, Lovely As A Tree Paper: SU WW, Brocade Blue
Ink: Stazon Black, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Brayer, Sponge, Snow twill ribbon and Post it notes Technique: Brayer sky

Enjoy!

Everyday should be Mothers Day

Catching up with my posting. Here's my moms Mother's Day card. I'd always enjoyed baking cookies with my mom. Everyday should be Mothers Day.

Stamp Recipe: Cornish Heritage Farms (gingham background), Hero Arts (Moms are the Best & What's Cooking clear stamps), Clear Art Stamps (Little Chef small-clear)
Paper: SU Brocade Blue, WW
Ink: SU Real Red, BB and Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Crafty Secrets Kitchen Time Heartwarming Vintage Cuts (so cute), pinking shears, vintage lace, dimensionals, sponge

Enjoy!

Hollywood Here She Comes

Congratulations to my niece Brooke. She recently graduated from UC San Fransisco with a BA in Cinema. We're so proud of her. Hollywood here she comes. CASing my card from the talented artist Nancy Riley.

Stamp Recipe: SU Great Grads, Well Scripted (Occasions Mini 2010
Paper: SU Elegant eggplant, brushed gold, retired DSP
Ink: Stazon black
Accessories: Circle ice rhinestone brads, gold cording, grad hat punch