Awash with Flowers make & take

Barb brought the Awash with Flowers card above. I love that she used the crimper to add texture to the card front. The sentiment is from the Bold Blossom stamp set in the Occasions Mini.

American Ink swaps...

Here are a handful of swaps from our American Ink group's get-together last weekend.

In addition to monthly swaps, we make several make & takes (thanks to everyone who brings one!), enjoy great food (thanks to everyone who contributes!), and sometimes fun games and drawings (see the Minute to Win It post below).

Sweet Scoops by Cheryl

If you'd like to join a fun group and achieve your dreams, please contact Terry at ericandterry@comcast.net. New members are joining all the time. We'd love for you to be one of them!

Greenhouse Gala dsp by Frankie

Awash with Flowers by Pearl

Awash with Flowers mom card...

If you're up for a new stamp set, Awash with Flowers may be up your alley! It's a 2-step, 18-stamp set that will be in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog July 1.

Awash with Flowers is free to hostesses with $350 workshops (congrats to all my hostesses this month!), or you may purchase it for $27.95 (clear mount) or $39.95 (wood mount).

My clubs made this Bermuda Bay card with a strip of Bermuda Bay patterns paper that's been punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch (also in the upcoming catalog).

They stamped the outside of the flower in Rich Razzleberry, then stamped off once on their grid placemat for the inside stamp for a lighter shade of the same color. The stem was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink.

We added a half pearl with a Mini Glue Dot, then tied a knot of Bermuda Bay polka-dot grosgrain ribbon around that layer and the Rich Razzleberry one behind it.

The "wonderful mother" sentiment is from Well Scripted, which will no longer be available after April 30. It was punched with the Wide Oval Punch and adhered with dimensionals.

Awash with Flowers Top Note card...

I love the fresh look of these Awash with Flowers stamps.

From now through April 30, you can earn this stamp set FREE with a $350 order/workshop, or purchase the wood-mount set for $39.95 or the clear-mount set for $27.95.

This is a Ballet Blue card with a layer of Tall Tales designer paper and a Whisper White Top Note (cut with that die from the Big Shot) that's been sponged with Real Red ink.

I absolutely love the Real Red satin ribbon. It's so soft.

The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. It was punched with the Modern Label punch, sponged, a couple of red brads added and adhered with dimensionals.

I CASE'd this idea from Lisa Marsh.

Awash with Flowers sponged happiness...

Awash with Flowers has 18 stamps in the set! It's huge. It's a set that will be in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog and it's one you can purchase now! The wood-mounted set is $39.95, while the clear-mounted set is $27.95.

There is another way to earn this set FREE - how? With a $350 order/purchase. This is in addition to the regular hostess benefits!

I CASE'd this idea from Jan Tink's blog here. I do prefer hers more just because she used the bigger stamps, but since I was doing two cards with the same stamp set for a class, I used the smaller stamps here.

I stamped the flowers in Basic Gray, then burnished (basically rubbing an inked sponge dauber in a circular motion) the images, as well as the space inbetween them. The sentiment is from Heart from the Heart.

I used Mellow Moss, More Mustard and Perfect Plum card stocks, as well as the horizonal slot punch for the white taffeta ribbon knot.