Flowerbug's Inkspot

Woodland & Six Sayings Hostess set

Here's another fabulous card one of my Flowerbug's Team members made for our August Holiday Catalog swap.  They are all so talented and Candy is no exception! 

It will be part of my display at my Holiday Open house tomorrow here at my home. It's from 3-7 pm on Tuesday, Sept 1st.  I hope you local gals can come!!!! 

She ran the Night of Navy card stock through the new Woodland embossing folder and then used our Whisper White craft ink to sponge on the raised areas.  She added a few White snowflakes, the White satin ribbon and that pretty greeting from the new Hostess set Six Sayings.  Did you even notice is?  It's on the back page of the Holiday Catalog.  Check it out on page 51. 

Thank you for creating this lovely, eye catching card Candy. 

The Wilderness Awaits

Here's a lovely card that would be perfect for a gentleman's birthday.  It's sometimes difficult to design a masculine card when we're all about flowers and pretty things! 

Some of my gals made this card at my Card Buffet class last week.

I used Lost Lagoon with a touch of Pear Pizzazz on the grass.  I used our Oval Collection die-cuts for the main oval piece.  It's 3 1/2 X 2 1/2" in size.  

I used a few newer products from the main catalog here, the Washi Label punch and the new 5/8" Lost Lagoon striped ribbon with our Vanilla thick baker's twine wrapped to gather it.  They're perfect for this manly card don't you think?  

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New Woodland Embossing Folder

This new Woodland embossing folder in the Holiday Catalog is going to be a clear favorite for many of us. All I can say is I wonder if we'll have a back-order situation so get it ASAP in September! 

Look what Annette made for our August Team swap:

She used Cherry Cobbler with Marina Mist and Whisper White.  She brayered the Marina Mist ink onto one side of the embossing folder and then ran the White card stock through the Big Shot.  So pretty!  

The Christmas Greetings thinlit die-cut and Enamel dot are more new products from the fabulous Holiday Catalog. 

Beautiful card Annette!!

You will see more of this folder from both more team swaps and myself coming very soon! 

Lighthearted Leaves Swap

We had another Flowerbug's Team Meet and Swap last Saturday where we made some fun projects and swapped Holiday Catalog cards.  Here's mine: 

I used the new Lighthearted Leaves stamp set.  I love this set!  And it coordinates with our Leaflet framelits too!!  I've made a few projects with it and because the images are so unique they just stand out.

Here is a better photo of it.

The colors here are Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Delightful Dijon. I used the Brick Wall embossing folder on the Cherry Cobbler layer and the beautiful new Gold cording trim with the leaves. To tie in the gold cording I added a bit of Gold Dazzling Details on the largest leaf.

Do you have one of these?  Most of my customers received theirs last week.  If you want one let me know!  It's so full of incredible goodies for the fall and Christmas.

I've been stamping like a fool getting ready for my Holiday Catalog Open House on Tuesday, September 1st.  It's at my home studio from 3-7 pm.  I hope all of you local gals can come!  I'm so excited about this catalog and all I have to share.  I'll have lots of display boards, make & takes, demo's, rubber rummage, free product with purchase and of course lots of food!  

Holiday Catalog Shares start today!

There are so many wonderful products coming out in the Holiday Catalog that I decided to do a few Holiday Catalog shares this year.  

If you want some of all of the awesome new papers, ribbons and embellishments in the new catalog but cannot afford it all join my Holiday Shares!  I will order on September 1st & 14th so get in on my shares to get your bundle of Holiday goodies in plenty of time for your Holiday crafting.

This share option is now over.  Thank you to all who have ordered!  

I have three options for you; a Designer Paper Share, a Ribbon & Embellishment Share and a 'Get it All' Share.  

1. **Designer Series Paper Share $14 plus $5.00 for Priority Shipping.

You will receive one 6 X 6" sheet of each design from the following DSP packs (the number behind the name indicates how many sheets of that paper you will receive) for a total or 55 pieces!

• Home for Christmas - 6
• Winter Wonderland Specialty - 6
• Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack - 12
• Red Foil Sheets - 1
• Real Red Envelope Paper - 2
• Merry Moments Designer Series Paper Stack - 6 (3 of each design)
• Season of Cheer - 6
• Holiday Fancy Foil Designer Vellum - 3
• Into the Woods - 6
• Happy Haunting - 6
• Black Glimmer - 1 

2. **New Ribbon and Embellishment Share $16 plus $3.50 for 1st class shipping (It's 9 yards of new ribbon and 44 embellishments!)

You will receive:

• Real Red Pompom Trim - approximately 1 yard
• Home for Christmas Enamel Dots - 12 dots (2 of each color and size)
• Very Vanilla 1 1/4" Subtle Stripes Satin Ribbon - approx 2 yards
• Home for Christmas Designer Buttons - 6 (2 of each design)
• Snowflake Elements - 6 (2 of each design)
• Winter Wonderland Embellishments - 4
• Iced Rhinestone Embellishments - 8 (4 of each size)
• Reineer Paper clips - 2
• Gold & White 3/8" Glitter Ribbon - approx 1 yard of each color
• 1/8" Striped Ribbon - approx 1 yard of each color
• Into the Woods 3/8" Cotton Razzleberry Ribbon - approx 2 yards
• Into the Woods Elements - 6 (2 of each design)

3. **Want it all?! Choose the 'Get it All' Share!  

You'll get both the Designer Paper Share and the Ribbon & Embellishment share for just $35; and that includes shipping!  

*If you want double shares that is fine too.  I'll double the cost but not the shipping to save you money. 

(Email me at lagreff@gmail.com for your choice of share and I'll send you a PayPal invoice.)

I use Paypal for all my billing.  However, a Paypal account is not required to make your payment.  Just an email address and credit/debit card is all you need. You can choose to pay using your paypal account funds or by credit/debit card.  Just follow their SUPER EASY instructions to make your payment via the method that is most convenient for you. 

Tips:

• Send me an email with which share you want, your first and last name and the email account you use for Paypal and I'll send you an invoice.
• Be sure your shipping address is correct in your Paypal account for me to send the share to you.
• Anyone is welcome to order any of my shares as long as you live in the US. 

I will order on two dates; September 1st and Sept 14th and will close my share's on the 15th.  

There is quite a process for product shares so please be patient. I will collect reservations and Paypal payments, place the order, receive shipped order, cut and sort product, package up your product share and mail it to you.  The entire process could take two weeks after I place my order with Stampin' Up!  I estimate the first share will be shipped before September 14th barring any back-orders from Stampin' Up! 

Awesomely Artistic meets the Brick Wall

We made this pretty card at my friend Shirley's workshop last week.  She loves the fall colors best so I made sure to use them in the card. 

I added the Tip Top Taupe lace trim to the bottom or the greeting on the right card. Our new Tear & Tape is perfect for this.  Do you like it? I know some people are not 'lace' type people so I wanted to give them options. 

We ran the Whisper White card stock through the Brick Wall embossing folder and then stamped the dragon fly and dots background stamps using Tip Top Taupe ink.  I did stamp off first for a lighter hue.  

Next we sponged a bit of Sahara Sand and Cajun Craze ink over the raised embossing.

Tip: Remember when you're sponging a background like this to start out with just a bit of ink on your sponge.  Then rub in a washing motion instead of dabbing it on. And I've learned something recently about sponging.  A newly inked sponge does not work as well as one that has the ink rubbed in a bit.  So work that ink into the sponge before you try to get a smooth result. 

The flowers and leaves image is colored in with Tangelo Twist and Old Olive markers. 

Here's one I made without the Cajun Craze ink.  I like it much better with that hint of rust/orange don't you?  

Have you received your Holiday Catalog yet?  It's full of incredible new products with beautiful papers, ribbons and embellishments. Tomorrow I'm announcing my Holiday Shares options; so come back to see what you can get from this amazing catalog! 

 

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Beautiful Birthday & Happy Patterns Decorative Masks

We made this pretty card at my Card Clubs in July; I have no idea why I hadn't shared it yet!  

I used a soft combination of Lost Lagoon & Mint Macaron.  It's just lovely with this beautiful stamp set and the fun Happy Patterns Decorative Masks.  

Watch my video below to learn a few tips on using these products.

 

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So Excited!

I received this month's Paper Pumpkin surprise box in the mail yesterday!  I saw a sneak peak of it at Convention and it's just gorgeous!  I love the pretty chalkboard tags and we received a White Craft ink spot in the kit!

Those of you that joined PP by August 10th received it too!

The current special is still good!  Get your first two months at half off when you subscribe by September 10th.  Don't miss out on these amazing 'ready to make' kits. You'll pay just $9.98 a month for two months; then decide if you want to continue.  Try it out and see why I love it.  

Be sure to enter the promo code; HALFOFF

https://mypaperpumpkin.com?demoid=93707

Here's the video on how to finish these projects:

 

VW Bug Punch Art Card

I took a few photos of some punch art cards on the Convention display boards to share with you.  Unfortunately I do not know who made the card to give credit.

I do not know what punches the creator of this cute card used but here's a link to one I did in the past:  

http://flowerbug.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/punch-art-vw-bug.html

Did you know I have a special punch art category? You can find it by first clicking on the title of this post to get to my full blog.  Then go to the right to find 'categories. Scroll down until you see punch art.  

My son drives a unique baja bug right now Here are a few pics of the changes they've made from the beginning to current and many years of working and refurbishing it; inside and out!  It went from this when we bought it years ago.....

To this!  It has a pretty coppery paint job he and his friends did in our garage and countless engine and transmission over-halls!