Two Punched Birthday Posies

Here are two really fun cards made with the Punched Posies level 2 hostess set. With almost all the flowers fitting a punch it's also quick to make and the rhinestone brads & glitter - well they are just for sparkle!

The sentiment from the free Sale-a-bration set So Happy For You also worked well with these cards. The below was a CASE directly from the Summer mini catalogue - copying ideas from the catalogues is always good for when you have a mental block or time anemia!

Stamps: Punched Posies, So Happy For You
Ink: Old Olive, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Pacific Point
Card Stock: Old Olive, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pacific Point, So Saffron.
Accessories: Fancy flower punch, scallop circle punch, 5 petal flower punch, butterfly punch, paper snips, Dimensionals, scallop trim punch, rhinestone brads, gold brad, paper piercer & mat pack, 2 way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

Punched Red Daisies

Want a super fast card? I was having a play with Punched Posies this week and the below card was super fast to make. Punched Posies is a level 2 hostess set that is only available until the end of March in the Summer mini catalogue. It's as quick as stamp, punch and layer, the centre daisy is popped up on Dimensionals........

Stamps: Punched Posies & So Happy For You

Ink: Real Red

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone brads, Dimensionals, paper piercer, Real Red 3/4" polka dot ribbon (retired), scallop trim border punch, SNAIL.

Shimmer Paint Reinkers

Last month I spent a bit of time playing with shimmer paints. I made some cards using the re-inker technique where you simply mix a couple of drops of re-inker with shimmer paint and use a sponge dauber to apply it to the stamped image. One thing I did learn was that even when the paint palette well looks empty or re-inker and shimmer paint, there is still a LOT of ink left on the dauber - one image I managed to get over 20 more images after I thought I had run out of ink! So a little shimmer paint really does go a long way.

I love the textured embossing on the base card stock of this card, gave it a very subtle dimension. This is an awesome stamp set though as you can punch out so many of the images from it. I used a lot of layering, embossing, sponging and Dimensionals to really give this card some depth. I used a lot of layering, embossing, sponging and Dimensionals to really give this card some depth.

Stamps: Punched Posies, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink: Mix of Frost White shimmer paint and either Real Red re-inker or Not Quite Navy

Card Stock: Real Red, Very Vanilla & Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Dimensionals, Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Textured Embossing Folder, Fancy Flower Punch XL, 3/4" circle punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Rhinestones.