Another kiss

I decided to try the colored kissing technique again with my original color combination: Bashful Blue and Marina Mist. I stamped Upsy Daisy with Fresh Snow ink (PTI) and then kissed it in Marina Mist with Background Basics: Gingham (PTI). Although the color didn't stay true on the white ink, I think I like it anyway.

I also prefer the gingham pattern to the canvas I used in my first attempt. The sentiment is from the PTI's Tag-Its #2 set. The corners were punched using the Scallop Trim corner punch.

Not my best work, but I'm still finding it fun to play along with Papertrey's challenges. Perhaps next time I should get started before Sunday night!

Kissing challenge

This challenge sounded so easy to me and I looked forward all week to finding time to create a card. I had all kinds of ideas floating around in my mind. The technique is to "kiss" a solid stamp with a patterned stamp inked in another color and stamp over the first stamped image.

Once again, I found the challenge easier said than done. I had decided to use a white base image, using PTI's Fresh Snow ink. When it came to finding suitable stamps, I had a hard time finding a pair of stamps that would work well together. The first image I used was a small flower stamped on Bashful Blue but the pattern didn't show up very well. It's too bad, because I had the card all designed in my head, with more white clouds kissed with a pattern...

I then used a butterfly stamp and kissed it with a delicate design, but once again, the pattern was too faint. I think the white ink just overwhelmed the delicate pattern. (I did try it again using a darker ink, but it still didn't satisfy me.)

I finally ended up using Stampin' Up!'s Upsy Daisy, stamped in Fresh Snow, this time on a dark card stock (Concord Crush). Then I kissed the stamp with the (retired) Canvas background stamp in Concord Crush ink. The darker colors resulted in a more noticeable pattern, even though the flowers themselves were rather delicate.

I also stamped the base card of Almost Amethyst with the Canvas stamp in Concord Crush. The birthday sentiment is from Create a Cupcake. The bit of twill ribbon is from PTI but I don't recall the color; I bought it a few years ago because it matched Almost Amethyst.

I've used this technique in the past and I'm sure I will use it again, but I think I'll wait until I'm inspired by the stamps at hand, rather than try to force it on a Sunday night!

Happy Birthday, Toni!

Better late than never...

Here's a birthday card for my dear friend and neighbor Toni, who loves red (and flowers!) I think this Poppy Parade posie is just right.

Her birthday was a couple weeks ago, and she got the card that day, but I've been too busy to post since then.

So Glad we're friends is from (retired) Best Yet; birthday wishes from (retired) Wow Flowers. The flowers are PTI Flower Fusion mini #4; the white one is embossed. The little flower brads are some that Toni put in my Christmas stocking last year (or the year before!) And I don't think I could have gotten any more scallops on there if I tried!

And since I had so many red and white circles and scallops, I made a card for my sister Joyce, too, since red is also her favorite color (and because it made me think of her!)

Once again, I've used Fusion Flowers mini #4 (love that stamp!), as well as Upsy Daisy and (retired) Polka Dots and Paisley for the sentiment stamps.

I think the surprise of opening up a cute little card like this will bring her joy!