Friday, May 25, 2012

OLW89...Three Cards

So I didn't get to stamp yesterday because I was too busy being obsessive about my new house. Seems that the only thing holding me back from going all AR/OC about getting settled in the new place was the fact that we'd not sold the old one.

Now that we only own one house, the dam has broken and I'm surging forward with a vengeance that has left me crippled and limping. Because, you know, I can't do something sensibly slow and easy. I've got to either laze about thinking "oh there's just too much to do so I'm not going to do any of it" or "I am the Energizer Bunny on SPEEEEEEEEED look at me GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

You think I'm kidding? Then you don't know me. It's sort of scary, actually, how stupid I can be.

Today is "stay off my feet as much as possible day." So of course I stamped. Three cards for OLW89: Something Sweet.

PTI's Fruitful came immediately to mind. Fruit is sweet. And yummy. So let's start with grapes for a thank you note:




Suitably simple and just my style, right? So now let's mix things up with a technique. I colored the peach stamp with SU pretty in pink and pumpkin pie markers (pink first, pumpkin over that) and spritzed with Shimmer Mist. The photo editing made the color more intensely orange than it is in real life, but you get the picture.




Finally, well, let's just say I can only give this card to my husband. If you don't know why, read this.



The watercolor effect comes from Memento pear tart marker under rhubarb.

And that's all I have to say about that.

If you haven't played the OLW this week, click on over to Cheryl's blog and do so! It's a sweet challenge!

16 comments:

  1. Quit with the pears--you've ruined them for me! Bwhahaha!

    Love all of these. Fruit is such a fun, easy idea for simple summer cards. Time to get out my stamps!

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  2. Lovely cards. I just used this set for my PTI Blog Hop card. Thought of you as I made it.

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  3. Oh boy do I like these notecards! Perfect for the summer months. Great coloring on the peach, too! Love all 3 of the cards.

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  4. I can't ever look at pears the same ever since you posted about them--GOSH SUSAN! You've ruined them!!! ;D

    LOVE all of these--they're fabulous. I especially LOVE that peach! It's absolutely amazing!!! :) Hope to play along this week!!!

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  5. Can't believe you made a pear card! lol! These are all very sweet!

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  6. LOVE these cards Susan! They would make a fantastic gift set!!! All except for the pear card that is! LOL! Ardyth clued me in on the story about the infamous PEAR! ;)

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  7. I didn't think you'd make another pear card :). These are all lovely, including the pear!

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  9. A nice trio of cards! I couldn't resist your link. Too funny. But then ... the T-Rex song "Bang a Gong, Get it On" came to mind and wouldn't leave. Particularly the words "you're dirty, sweet and you're my girl" (guy in this case!) Heehee! :)

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  10. Simplicity has it's own grace and beauty which your card posses...thumbs up... Scratch Card
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  11. Great fruity selection!! Love the peach!

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  12. I love your cards..I love them all..What lovely gifts they would make. I honeymooned on a vineyard here on Long Island, so I love grape stamps..I must get these. Thanks again for making me laugh. Have a happy holiday weekend.

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  13. I love what you're doing! Stay pumped and keep going! Your blog makes my day! - Hugs, Audrie

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  14. Susan, These are adorable (I resisted the urge to say sweet)! The Peach card has beautiful shading. I’ll have to give your Shimmer Mist technique a try. I’ve always spritzed with water.

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  15. These are so fresh and original. Love them.

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