All Occasion Galaxy with Shooting Star

Using Stampin' Up's Shooting Star stamp and die set worked perfectly with the watercolored galaxy.  Simple card that uses lots of dimensionals.

Colors:

Black

Pistachio Pudding

Night of Navy

Water color powders

Stamps:

Shooting Star

Gorgeous Grunge

Other:

Shooting Star matching dies

Water color pencils

Punches

Embossing powder (to make the stars)

All Occasion: Floral Stem Collage Watercolor

Another Poppy Stamp die.  The die also cuts the embossed flower layered on the flower in the frame.  I like the extra texture on the card.  

Colors:
Tangelo Twist
Black
Watercolor powders

Stamps:
None

Other:
Floral Stem Collage
Pearls
Ribbon

All Occasion: Butterfly Border Silhouette

For this all occasion card, I watercolored the background behind the silhouette with watercolor powders. The powders have such a vivid color.  I did not use a stamp on this card.

Colors:
Basic Black
Strawberry Slush

Other:
Floral Border with Frame (Hero Arts)
Punches
Pearls
Wink of Stella

All Occasion: Hello with Cogs

Colors:
Soft Suede
Crumb Cake 

Stamps:
My Friend

Other:
Cog Punch
Ticket Punch Dies
Cog Embossing Folder

All Occasion: Tarnished Foil Bee Happy!

For Father's Day, I made this card for all three of my children.  The foil was a silver foil sheet.  Layers of black StazOn, and gold, silver, and copper embossing powders were applied to the dry embossed foil sheet.  Love, love, love the tarnished foil look.

Colors:
Silver foil sheet
Basic Gray
Basic Black

Stamps:
Bee Happy from Our Daily Bread Designs

Other:
Hexagon embossing folder
punch

All Occasion: Floral Watercolor with Gold Embossing

I used watercolor paper with sponges for a smooth transition of color.  The picture does not do justice; the center is quite yellow out to dark orange on the edges.  I embossed Flowering Flourishes with gold embossing powder before I started.  Then I sponged the color on.  After the paper was dry, I used the background stamp and added the strips and sponged flowers.  The strips were also stamped with a background stamp and lightly sponged.

Colors:
Early Espresso
Hello Honey
Cajun Craze
Dusty Durango
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
Irish Blessing background stamp
Sandpaper background stamp

Other:
Versa Mark
Floral punches
Gems

All Occasion: Live Laugh Love with Beautiful You

Aaron made this card as a thank you card for a coworker.  Her coworker is always there to help!  The image was stamped with black ink on the Very Vanilla.  Then, she stamped the same image on Peach Parfait and fussy cut the dress out.  Then the dress was glued onto the original image.  Quite a striking look!

Colors:
Rich Razzleberry
Peach Parfait
Very Vanilla
Black

Stamps:
Beautiful You

Other:
So Detailed thinlits
Stitched Shaped framelits

Vintage All Occasion

I went with the vintage look for this card.  The designer paper was "scuffed" when I embossed it; that was the look I was going for.

Colors:
Crumb Cake
Wisteria Wonder
Bashful Blue
Mellow Moss

Stamps:
Vintage Vogue
Fresh Vintage
Timeless Textures
Gorgeous Grunge
Irish Blessing Background

Other:
Punches
Lace ribbon
Button
Baker's twine
Pearls

Mosaic Moments: Bison

I just bought the 4"x6" die from Mosaic Moments; it cuts a picture into 1" squares.  I love, love, love the mosaic pictures!

Colors:
Crumb Cake
Night of Navy

Other:
Mosaic Moments 4"x6" die
Bison/geyser picture

All Occasion Bookmark with Corner Die

Another bookmark card.  I have had the corner die for a couple of years, but had not used it.  I guess in my mind, I hadn't figured out how to use it.  But with the new tools for intricate dies, I knew this would work.

Colors:
Mossy Meadow
Pear Pizzaz
Old Olive
White

Stamps:
Bookmark from ODBD
Timeless Textures (I love this set!)
Gorgeous Grunge

Other:
Embossing folder
Corner die from ODBD
Ribbon

All Occasion Bookmark Botanicals

 This card is for my mother because she still reads books that are not digital.  I used red sticky tape for the bookmark because of the wear and tear the bookmark will receive.

Colors:
Hello Honey
Mellow Moss
White
Night of Navy

Stamps:
Botanical Blooms
Love Bookmark from Our Daily Bread Designs

Other:
Embossing folder
Ribbon

All Occasion Cards for Boxing Day

Inside the box, I have four cards and four envelopes for gifts for boxing day.  I used the same design as Aaron used for her sympathy card, but added four different sentiments. 

The box was made on the envelope punch board.  I used a 9.5" by 9.5" paper, with my first scores made at 4" and 5".  I used ribbon to tie the box shut.  It is too bad the box punch board does not go larger that a 4" cube. 

Colors:
Bravo Burgundy
White

Stamps:
Winged Things
Sincere Salutations

Other:
Sizzix Edgelits
Ribbon
Envelope Punch Board

Bridal Shower: Mosaic Flower

Designed for a bridal shower, this card could be used for any occasion. 

Colors:
Crisp Cantaloupe
Pistachio Pudding
White

Stamps:
Mosaic Madness

Other:
Oval dies
Mosaic punch
Border punch
Mosaic embossing folder
Glue
Bling