Old-Fashion Charm

Wanted to use my favorite cardstock color, SU's Sage Shadow, and create a card with little old-fashioned appeal. I took some GinaK Tan Leather Pure Luxury cardstock and did a little heat embossing to create the flourished background. I had some Cosmo Cricket Wanted chipboard pieces that incorporated these colors, so I added the chipboard photo corners to the corners and put my sentiment on top of an oval chipboard piece from the set. The sentiment is from the Verve set Fairy Tales. I stamped it with brown craft ink and then heat embossed it. I wrapped SU's wide striped ribbon in chocolate chip around the base and tied a bow. I love that this looks like an old photo.
I had a very productive weekend. I got my craft room semi organized. I so need to add on to this room! I did complete several cards and a few other projects which I'll show you later in the week. The weather was also great this weekend which helps my mojo...I do love some sunshine! Have a great week!
Project Recipe

Paper: SU Sage Shadow cs, GinaK Tan Leather Pure Luxury cs

Stamps: SU Baroque Motif, Verve Fairy Tales

Tools: heat embossing powder, heat gun, SU Large Oval punch, SU Scalloped Oval Punch

Embellishments: SU Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain ribbon, Cosmo Cricket Wanted chipboard

Verve Does Winter

Here's a couple more for the Verve Release Week Challenge. I don't have many Verve stamp sets, but this set Ornamental Christmas was a must-have. I like how I can custom color the ornaments with copics or paper piecing. I stamped this one with craft ink, added embossing powder and then, heat embossed it. After that, I added my color with an R59 copic marker.
Here's another winter card using the Verve Winter Mittens Digital Image set:

I broke out the Polar White Flower Soft for the mitten cuffs. I printed the mitten image out on some shimmery white cardstock and then printed it out again on black and white paper. I punched out a couple of snowflakes from some glittery DCWV paper which I also used for some matting to provide a pretty contrast to the black and white. The sentiment was printed out several times on shimmery white cardstock to create a strip of patterned paper.
Now, cross your fingers that I win some Verve stamps this week!
Project Recipe
(Top Picture)
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream CS, SU Bravo Burgundy CS, Me & My Big Ideas Our Holiday Traditions PP
Stamps: Verve Ornamental Christmas
Accessories: button (unknown), cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Squares dies, PTI Scarlet Jewel ribbon, PTI Vintage Cream satin ribbon, craft ink, Zing embossing powder, heat tool, R59 copic marker
(2nd Picture)

Paper: PTI Shimmery White CS, SU Basic Black CS, DCWV Spring Glitter Mat Stack, PTI Black & White Basics PP
Stamps: Verve Winter Mittens Digital Image Set
Accessories: Sheer white ribbon (unknown), Polar White Flower Soft, Paper Studio brads, Marvy Uchida snowflake punch, Martha Stewart Arched Lattice border punch

Happy Birthday, Honey

My husband's birthday was Thursday. We went to a football game (HIS favorite activity) and then dinner with family. Since it was his 50th, I had wanted to have a big party, but he was vehemently opposed to the idea. So, this small family gathering was the compromise plan.
When he's not watching football, my husband loves to fish. I bought this stamp a couple of years ago with him in mind. This is the first time it's seen ink. I used SU Chocolate Chip Craft Ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I wanted to be sure the card had strong masculine appeal. So I used sponging and great fall colors to "guy it up". I also added twine instead of ribbon and some great brass brads.
Project Recipe
Paper: SU Mellow Moss, SU Really Rust, SU Chocolate Chip, My Mind's Eye DSP
Stamps: Fisherman Stamp Oasis, Verve Wishing You
Accessories: Paper Studio brads, twine, Zing embossing powder, heat embossing tool, cuttlebug, Spellbinders Oval dies