An Apple A Day.....

No, wait, a Subway sandwich a day...keeps the hungry away.   It became a tradition of sorts to give the Principal and Vice Principal at our high school gift cards to Subway (located across the street from campus) at various times throughout the year.  A full school year has passed and now Brett is entering as a freshman.  Time to start it up again.

I figured I was always cutting strips and notching the ends to make banners that maybe it was time to get a banner die set.  WPlus9 has one that fit the bill, Banner Trio, it arrived yesterday along with this new little mini set, Pretty Patches Apple, and its companion die.

Apple is inked in Rhubarb Stalk and the stem in Rich Cocoa.

Edges of image panel, apple, and grid paper are lightly daubered with Desert Sand.

A simple inside pocket similar to this one will hold the gift card.

As these little gift card holder cards are for men and I did not want the heart portion of the apple to show, I simply die cut a banner strip and stamped it with "Hey There" from Heartfelt Mix.  Popped up with dimensionals and one would never know that there is a cute little heart underneath!

Finished card is 3-3/8" x 4-7/8"

V.~

Stamps: Pretty Patches Apple, Heartfelt Mix by WPlus9

Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: GKD Lipstick Red (retired), Kraft, Green Apple, Neenah Classic White

Patterned Paper: October Afternoon

Other: Pretty Patches Apple Die by WPlus9, Spiral punch (retired SU!), Baker's Twine by The Twinery, Dauber, Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz, Corner rounder, Dimensional foam

Stippled Birthdays~

Hello there, I am back again to share 2 more cards from Stippled Nature, the new stamp set from a new line of stamps at Gina K Designs; Freckled and Fun Stamps by Beth Silaika.

The 2 cards from yesterday were birthday cards for my dear nieces.  Today's samples were to my father-in-law for his birthday and to a friend who was also celebrating a birthday.

Image panel was corner rounded before adhering to base with dimensional foam.

A red accent strip was adhered at the upper third of the card base for balance.

Banner strips were made using a square punch for the tails.  The red strip is on dimensional foam.

Finished card is A2 sized: 4.25" x 5.5"

Stamps: GKD Stippled Nature by Beth Silaika

Ink: Memento Pistachio, Versafine Vintage Sepia

Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Chocolate, Green Apple, Ivory, Lipstick Red

Other: Corner Rounder, Button, Linen thread, Dimensionals

 

Flower image was stamped in white pigment ink on the card base.

Flower was stamped in the rock and roll technique, trimmed and mounted to the image panel with dimensionals. 

Bottom right corner was corner rounded to coordinate with the Labels 8 die cut panel. 

 

Finished card is A2 sized: 4.25" x 5.5"

Stamps: GKD Stippled Nature by Beth Silaika

Ink: SU! So Saffron, Craft White, Memento Peanut Butter, Versafine Vintage Sepia

Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Kraft, Chocolate, Ivory, Fresh Asparagus

Other: Nestabilities Labels 8 and Foliage, Brown button, Linen Thread, Fresh Asparagus Stitched Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Dimensional foam

 

Both recipients loved them!

 

V.~

GKD Stippled Nature Inspiration Blog Hop~

 The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop.  Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops.

Today's samples use Stippled Nature Clear, from the new Freckled and Fun line of stamps designed by Beth Silaika for Gina K Designs.

Leaves, bird wing and banner are popped up with dimensional foam.
A few marker spatters fill up all the white space.
Scalloped red border is added to the image panel prior to adhering to base.

Finished card, including the tab, is 3.25" x 6.5"

Stamps: Stippled Nature, Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Pear Tart, Peanut Brittle, Lady Bug Red, and Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, Cherry Red, Little Boy Blue, Green Apple

Other: Square punch (banner end), Circle punch (tab), Maraschino Baker's Twine, Dimensional foam

Butterfly images were kissed with the dot stamp from Timeless Textures prior to stamping image on to the scalloped squares.

Sentiment is framed by a popped up, button accented, die cut circle.

Black mat is slightly distressed before adhering image panel to card base.

Finished card is 4.5" x 4.5"

 

 Stamps: Stippled Nature, Birthday Greetings, Timeless Texture

Ink: Memento Teal Zeal, Nautical Blue, Rose Bud, Grape Jelly, Cantaloupe, Morocco, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, Black Onyx, Jelly Bean Green

Other: Nestabilities Scalloped Square and Circle Dies, Orange Button, Black Baker's Twine, Distressing tool, Dimensional foam, Clear EP (for sentiment)

For additional chances to win and for more inspiration:

Gina

Beth 

Debbie

Cindy

Cindy

Valerie

Happy Hopping and Good Luck!

V.~

p.s.  I am SO glad to be back with Gina and her fantastic group of team members!  Thank you to Beth for asking me to join her Freckled and Fun team.  I look forward to sharing samples with you each month!

Congratulations~

Congratulations to the newly married couple!

Finished card is  5" x 7"

Colors and papers from the invite, rsvp and thank you cards I previously made for the happy couple.

V.~

Stamps: Heartfelt Mix by WPlus9

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Bazzill Limeade, GKD Black Onyx, SU! Melon Mambo
Patterned Paper: Bella! Wedding

Other: Love Notes Die by WPlus9, Square punch (for banner ends), Green grosgrain (Michaels), Dimensional foam.