Happy St. Patrick's Day very late...

I got behind on my blogging because I was sick for almost 2 weeks.  I had only enough energy to go to work and get ready for my Annual Sale-A-Bration event which I will tell you about tomorrow.  I had time to make two cards this year, so only my Mom & Dad and one other person got a card this year.

 

I didn't have much time to get this together and I don't have a current St. Patrick's Day stamp, so I dug into my stash and found this very coveted set called Lucky Me!  I was so lucky (:-) to get it for a decent price a few years ago.

Rainbows are a popular theme for this holiday so I represented the rainbow with ROY G BIV colors (Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Marina Mist, Island Indigo, and Elegant Eggplant) of card stock cut with the Sizzix Tasteful Trim die.  I stamped the little shamrock background stamp all over Whisper White Card Stock to make the background paper.  I glued my "rainbow" strips on it and then mounted it on a Garden Green Cardbase.  I stamped the greeting and punched it with the Designer Label Die.  I punched two more Designer Labels from Garden Green.  I cut one in half lengthwise and the other crosswise, and layered them behind the stamped punch to form a frame.  The pearls were colored with a permanent marker.

So... Happy St. Patrick's Day to you, a little bit late!

Phyllis Strickland

Holiday Greeting Cards - St. Patrick's Day and Easter

This is the last group of swap cards I received at our Monthly Team Meeting.

He is Risen by Julie

Stamp Set:  He Is Risen
Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink:  Elegant Eggplant, Stampin' Write Marker - Wisteria Wonder
Accessories: Pearls (colored with permanent marker), Ruffled Ribbon - Wisteria Wonder, In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack - Wisteria Wonder, Framelits - Labels Collection

Heaven Blessed by Julie

Stamp Set:  Heaven Blessed
Card Stock:Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Craft Whisper White
Accessories:Embossing Powder - White, Paper Punch - Ticket Corner, Twine - Island Indigo,  Designer Series Paper - Twitterpated, Embosslit - Beautiful Wings

St Patrick's Day by Daisy M Breighner

This card shows that you don't need a St. Patrick's Day stamp set to make a St. Patrick's Day card. If you own a versatile stamp set like Occasions Alphabet, you are covered for 25 Holidays and Occasions!

If you have a heart punch or Stampin' Up!'s fabulous Fashionable Hearts Embosslit, this shows you that hearts are useful for a lot more than Valentines.  Julie used 3 hearts to make a shamrock!

Stamp Set:  Occasions Alphabet
Card Stock:  So Saffron, Lucky Limeade
Ink:  Basic Black
Accessories: Rhinestone, Embosslit - Fashionable Hearts, Paper Punch - Round Tab, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Houndstooth


I love the Houndstooth Embossing Folder because it works well in so many different card styles.  It is a classic.

Hope you had a wonderful day,

Phyllis Strickland

Gnomes, Shamrocks and Weddings - from the Stampin' Up! 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog

I have another group of cards I received in swaps to show you.  When I saw the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set during the catalog preview, I wondered what was Stampin' up! thinking?  Well I guess they knew what they were thinking because it is a popular set.  Apparently gnomes are "in" again, maybe because of the Travelocity ads. Here are two cards to prove that they can be really cute.

Gnome Sweet Gnome

STAMP SET: Gnome Sweet Gnome

CARDSTOCK: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla

INK: StazOn Jet Black, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder

ACCESSORIES: Designer Series Paper - Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration); Clips Assortment; Punches - Word Window, Modern Label; Edgelit and Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Adorning Accents; Organdy Ribbon - Calypso Coral (2012 Sale-A-Bration), Blender Pen (to apply color with inks)

Gnome Sweet Gnome

STAMP SETS: Gnome Sweet Gnome, Short and Sweet

 CARDSTOCK: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White

INK: Stazon Jet Black, Island Indigo

ACCESSORIES: Designer
Series Paper - Sweet Shop, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots; Punches - Scallop Border, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" circle; Sizzix Die - Circles #2; Stampin' Write Markers - Blush Blossom, Indigo Island, Soft Suede, Pool Party; Stampin' Dimensionals.

St. Patrick's Day is less than a month away, so it is time to think about making cards for that holiday.  Here are two cards to inspire you.

Happy St. Patrick's

STAMP SET: Happy St Patrick's Day

CARDSTOCK: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Basic Black

INK: Wild Wasabi

ACCESSORIES: Designer Series Paper - Just Add Cake; Bitty Buttons; Rhinestones Basic Jewels; Sizzix Die - Two Tags; Punches - Small Heart, Circle.

Happy St. Patrick's

 
STAMP SET: Happy St Patrick's Day

CARDSTOCK: Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Glossy White, Basic Black

INK: Garden Green, Certainly Celery - Baby Wipe Technique

ACCESSORIES: Rhinestone Basic Jewels; 1/4" grosgrain ribbon - Garden Green; Sizzix Dies - Top Note, Oval 
 
WEDDINGS won't be too far behind, so here's a a lovely wedding card to get your creative juices flowing. This card is elegant and looks so complicated, but really it is easy to do with Stampin' Up's Framelits and the Boho Blossoms paper punch.

Love and Laughter

STAMP SET: Love and Laughter

CARDSTOCK: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

INK: Elegant Eggplant

ACCESSORIES: Rhinestones, Pearls, Punch - Boho Blossoms, Framelit - Labels Collection, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots 

 
 Make this really special by using the bride's color instead of Elegant Eggplant.  You can't get that at the Hallmark store!


 
Well I'm off to do some stamping!   I am working on a project for the Tea Shoppe stamp set.

Stop by again tomorrow to see the last 5 cards I received in swaps.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Phyllis Strickland