11/7 Regarding Dahlias ~ Hello, you!, clean and simple

Good Evening Friends!

I have a few minutes while I'm waiting for my class to arrive. I wanted to share this sweet card with you. 

This sweet stamp set, Regarding Dahlias makes a quick card in a snap!  Plus, the stamp set is very inexpensive, just $14.95 in clear mount.  I stamped the large flower with a tangerine tango ink pad and the hello you in Island Indigo, both on whisper white paper.  This surprising color combination is just GORGEOUS in real life! 

The white layer was embossed with the woodgrain embossing folder. 

Short and sweet, that's my little bit of inspiration for you today.  Thanks for stopping by to see me. 

Love,

Selene Kempton

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1/9 Just Thinking and Parkers' Pattern Designer Series Paper

Well, I'm off!  Today, I'm meeting my brother and we will be spending the day in Disney!  So I won't be on to make a blog post.  This one is scheduled. 

The colors on this card are marina mist, not quite navy and cherry cobbler.  Such a gorgeous masculine mix, wouldn't you say? 

Stamps: Just thinking single stamp 129940 $11.95
Ink: marina mist, not quite navy and cherry cobbler
Paper: Parkers Patterns Designer Paper, Very Vanilla, not quite navy, and marina mist!  :)

So excited to be heading to Florida!  By the time you're reading this, I'll already be there.  :)  Yea!

Rubbah hugs,
Selene Kempton
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Thinking about you!

Good Morning Friends!

Right about now, I'm ((hopefully)) sleepy in salt lake city! :D I flew in around midnight so chances are it was 2 am before I got to bed!

I hope you're having a BRIGHT and sunshiny day! This is a card I made last month for a workshop. Each of the guests made three of these, and two other designs as well! So very fun!

Stamps: 123203 (clear mount) Touch of Kindness Stamp Set (from the mini catalog)
Ink: Pumpkin pie
Paper: Oh the DSP is retired, but it's so pretty, right? :D
Punches! Lots of punches!!!

Well I hope you have a wonderful day and that this card inspires you to stamp 4 fun today!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Rubbah hugs,
Selene Kempton

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge ~ quick inspiration

Good Evening Friends!

I had some girlfriends over today, to help with a wedding album and we did a little stamping and used a LOT of glitter. At the end, it was down to me and my good friend Jo. (hi Jo). Anyway, Jo was telling me how difficult it is sometimes to create from scratch.. When I have days like that I just LOVE a good sketch challenge to get my creative juices flowing..

It takes one of the decisions out of the card making process. Making it easy to just follow a sketch and put elements where they "go" as opposed to trying to reinvent the wheel. :D I recently came across the sweetest thing blog, and just love the sketches that artist Karen Giron is coming up with!

So Joanne and I sat down and created TWO of these beauties in under a half hour!

Measurements:
Base: Crumb cake 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded in half at 4 1/4"
Layer 2: Springtime vintage paper floral pattern 5 1/4" x 2"
Layer 3: Springtime vintage paper floral pattern (on the reverse side) 2 x 3 3/4"
Layer 4: artichoke circle 3" (cut with the big shot)
Layer 5: vanilla circle 2 1/2" punch

Stamps: Sweet Summer stamp set is available with any $50 stampin up purchase! (so cool)
Sentiment is from the Curly Cute stamp set.
Ink: Artichoke and baja ink, with blender pens.. Soft suede ink pad (for the stamping)

Additional accessories: glue dots, dimensionals (on layer 4 and the butterfly), JEWELS (self adhesive pearls), ribbon roses from the occasions mini catalog. My paper banner was also cut from the big shot petal cone die. We had some extra banners just sitting on the table after we made some cute baskets with the petal cone die. At the end, we used a 2 way glue pen, to add some dazzling diamonds glitter.

Finally, when the card was done, I stamped on our crumb cake colored medium envelope. I colored it also with blender pens and artichoke/baja ink. Then added glitter to the envelope.. Do you remember to stamp your envelopes? ahhhh Wouldn't you just love to get this one in the mail?

What a great way to start the week off!

Rubbah hugs to you,
Selene Kempton