Cottage Garden Colour Throwdown

Today's card was inspired by this weeks Colour Throwdown challenge to use So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Tangerine Tango and Chocolate Chip. I chose to use Cottage Garden as I've been having a good play with it this week. I created the background by stamping the flower head in So Saffron. The outline was done in Tangerine Tango, I didn't use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line the outline up as I wasn't to bothered if they didn't line up.....so of course most of then did as I was using a clear mount set. The background was finished off by using the flower trio in Pretty in Pink. The vine at the side was created using Certainly Celery and flowers made from Pretty in Pink and Tangerine Tango. The greeting on the tag comes from the Cheer and Wishes set and it was embellished with a brass jumbo eyelet and some Pretty in Pink taffeta and Certainly Celery grosgrain.

Bird on a branch

This card was made using some of my new goodies which have just arrived. The bird is made from the new Two Step Bird punch available in the mini. The bird is made from the most lovely new colour Rich Razzleberry, can see this been my new favourite colur. The brach was punched from Old Olive. The scalloped edge round the die cut circle was made using the Scallop Oval punch. Simply punch six ovals, cut them in half, cut the last scallop off eacg edge and the arrange round the circle. The paper come from the new Cottage Wall dsp and the ribbon was made using Old Olive Satin ribbon from the mini.

Sweet Always Birthday Card

This simple card was made to show off the beatiful Sweet Always dsp from Stampin' Up! The paper is matted onto regal rose card and the greeting is from the Cheer & Wishes set. I really don't think it needs anything else to finish it off.

Supplies:
Stamps: Cheer & Wishes
Cardstock/ Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose and Sweet Always DSP
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: Curved Rectangle Nestabilities and Bigshot

Nap Time

Today's card uses a Penny Black stamp called Nap Time. The image was stamped with black stazon and coloured using Stampin pastels. The brads are from the soft subtles collection and the background paper is from the Petals and Paisley collection.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cheer & Wishes, Nap time from Penny Black

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery and Petals and Paisley Designer paper

Accessories: Stampin Pastels, Soft Subtle brads in Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery.

Daisy daisy..

...at least I think it looks like a daisy. This card was made using the Organic Grace set, which you can earn as a level 1 hostess set. The fern leaves were stamped first, positioned using the stamp-a-ma-jig. I then stamped three flowers on a piece of separate whisper white white. The middles are coloured with a so saffron marker and the edges water coloured with barley banana, this is hard to see on the photo though. I then cut the flowers out and placed them on the card using stampin dimensionals. I love the way that they just fit together so well.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Organic Grace, Cheer & Wishes
• Cardstock: Whisper White, So Saffron & Always Artichoke
• Ink: Black Stazon, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Barley Banana marker
• Accessories: stampin dimensionals