Not too Hard to Resist . . .

Happy Wednesday!  Today's been pretty productive so far for me . . . although my to-do list still feels way too long!  I've been in serious digital scrapbooking mode right now . . . I'm working on pages for the boys' elementary school's yearbook.  I also had fun yesterday creating and ordering some cards from My Digital Studio . . . will show you at least one of those very soon.  While on the topic of My Digital Studio, I should mention that there's a free digital download available . . . over the weekend, Stampin' Up! gave away four downloads as part of a Digital Scrapbooking Celebration, and enough people participated that Stampin' Up! decided to give everyone a fifth free download.  Isn't that wonderful?!  You can read more about that over at mydigitalstudio.net by clicking here.

Now, on to the cards I have to show you today!  The first of these I created as part of a card class for a wonderful new group of stamping friends I have been getting to know.  They wanted to see some fun uses for the Hello Doily! background stamp and the Delicate Doilies stamp set, and while looking for ideas on Stampin' Connection (a special site Stampin' Up! has created for demonstrators, where we can share samples, ideas, and more with each other), I came across a gorgeous emboss-resist card with these two stamp sets by Brenda Keenan (who in turn was inspired by a card by Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek).  I totally copied Brenda's color scheme . . . I love the Pool Party and Crumb Cake combination with this technique . . . so soft and pretty!  Here's my version:

To create this, I first stamped Hello Doily in Versamark Ink onto white card stock.  I used clear embossing powder, and heat embossed.  Then, I sponged on Crumb Cake and Pool Party classic ink, and stamped images from the Delicate Doilies set in those two colors as well.  To finish off the card, we added the greeting (this one is from the Petite Pairs stamp set), and embellished with Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon and an Antique Brad.

After creating this card, I decided to use the same technique with a different stamp set to create another card, and inspired by one of the friends in my class, to use a bit more Pool Party sponged on first (in the card above, I used a bit more Crumb Cake).  Here's how my second card turned out:

The embossed daisies in this one are from the Upsy Daisy Stamp Set.  The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases.  Instead of an antique brad, I added some punched out flowers, and added Pearl Jewels in their centers. 

This technique is great fun . . . lots of possibilities with it!  Hope you'll try it.  If you do, please add a comment and let me know -- would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

- Michelle