Two Cards

I was feeling a lack of inspiration this morning, so I decided to browse some of my favorite blogs. This card by Valerie inspired me. I've certainly used this layout before, but sometimes you need that little spark to create something. I got out Eat Cake and some matching paper and whipped together this card. There are little bits of glitter on the candle flames.

Next up, I decided to use my new Kitchen Sink Stamps. This is my first experience with them. I kept looking at the site's selection, but when I saw the 3-step roses, I decided I had to give them a try. I hadn't seen such a realistic 3-step rose stamp before. (They are actually more like 4 steps, but I suppose the 4th step is optional)I've been making a lot of cards for my grandma's senior friends, so I thought this set would work really nicely for those. I wanted peachy roses. Here are the inks and steps I used:

Roses:

1) Blush Blossom

2) Groovy Guava (stamped off once)

3) Groovy Guava

4) Really Rust

Leaves:

1) Certainly Celery

2) Wild Wasabi

3) Garden Green

Card #1 Supplies:

Stamps: Eat Cake

Ink: Turquoise, Pumpkin, Olive, Black

Paper: Party Pieces Scrappin' Kit (retired), olive, pumpkin, turquoise, vanilla

Accessories, etc.: glitter, ribbon

Card #2 Supplies:

Stamps: 3-step Roses & Hearts (by Kitchen Sink Stamps), Paper Tray (by PaperTrey Ink)

Ink: Blush Blossom, Groovy Guava, Really Rust, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Black

Paper: White, Guava, Wasabi

Accessories, etc.: pop dots, stitched grosgrain

*this card measures 7-1/4 x3-3/4 and fits into a 7-3/8x3-7/8 envelope from Carlton Cards.