A Blueberry Birthday!

Hi everyone!

It's the Blog Hogger, aka Kathy's sister, coming to you with another card. This one also features the Simply Sketched stamp set. I love, love, love getting new product from Stampin' Up and just have to play with it right away! :)

This is a very simple card that, in my opinion, personifies sunny, summer days. Take a look and see what you think:

As you can tell from the background, it is a miserable, rainy day! lol  Actually, that's what the forecast was calling for, so it was a delightful surprise to wake up to such a beautiful day!

And now on to the card information;

• Cardstock: Whisper White & Pacific Point
• Ink: Stazon Black for the image and the sentiment, the leaves were colored using Pear Pizzazz & Old Olive, the berries were colored using Pacific Point 
• Accessories: Blender pen was used to color the image, Pacific Point marker & ruler (used the fine tip to make the line around the outside)
• Details: The Pacific Point card backing was cut at 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4". The Whisper White panel was cut at 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". (Pacific Point is such a rich color, I didn't want it to overwhelm the main panel so made sure only a very small amount was showing.)

Beautiful sunny hugs,
Colleen

Thanks So Much!

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night everyone!

It's the Blog Hogger here, wishing you all a great day . . . whatever time of the day it is where you are, when you read this! (I'm trying to think outside the box on this one. lol)

Since Kathy is camping, but her cardstock is not, (due to an unforeseen "I locked it in the trunk of the car that is in the garage getting tires replaced" emergency) I thought I'd post a card I made yesterday.

Because I've been on vacation for the last month (daughter's wedding, husband's dental surgery, family reunion, intense car shopping with other daughter, fun & games) I haven't been using my Stampin' Up supplies much . . . and I had the Simply Sketched stamp set waiting for me when I got home! Naturally I couldn't keep my itchy little fingers from playing with it! lol

So, here it is:

Stamp sets: En Francais and Simply Sketched

Ink: Soft Suede

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla and Early Espresso

For those of you who follow this blog, I used the En Francais background piece that I showcased in yesterday's blog posting. (I wanted to show people how well the Stampin' Piercing mat works with large stamp.)

Because the background is rather vibrant, I made sure I kept the rest of the card simple. I colored the bird and grass from the Simply Sketched stamp set with Soft Suede, Real Red and Old Olive ink using a Blender Pen.

So there you have it, folks. A simple card from a simple person using the Simply Sketched stamp set! lol

Simple hugs
Colleen, aka the Blog Hogger