Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Today’s card features the Window Sheets (Acetate) Smooch technique using the Inspiring Iris stamp and used the Sweet Ice Cream stamp for the greeting. I love the watercolor and alcohol look on cards so I try to use different methods to make them. Today I’ll share with you on how to create watercolor backgrounds. You need to know that each card you make will look …
I’m back with another card using the Flower & Field DSP and Approaching Perfection stamp. There are so many fun and pretty cards you can make with these two products. If you missed yesterday’s post, click here to see two cards using both these products. I think this is a happy card – daisies always seem to brighten the spot. Among other things, daisies symbolize …
Today is my husband’s birthday so in celebration of his special day, I’m focusing on birthday cards. Today’s card features the Flower & Field DSP and the Approaching Perfection stamp – they’re both free items from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. The Flower & Field DSP is so pretty and make great cards. These two products go so well together that the cards were quick and easy …
Flowers, flowers, flowers – I absolutely love this card! I love everything about it – the colors, the stamp set, the stitched shapes dies and the polka dot tulle ribbon. I embossed the greeting with gold embossing powder and then sponged it. Not only do I love this card but it was a quick card. There was no coloring, just ink and stamp and a …
How many triangles can you count on this card? Did you guess 10? Then you’re right! Each side has 5 triangles of various sizes – the 2 diagonal ones were stamped and the others were die cut. Today’s card features The Right Triangle and the Stitched Triangles dies – a new bundle in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. When I started creating this card, I was …
Yes, another Painted Poppies card. I told you I’ve used this set quite a bit. Unlike yesterday’s card, which I colored the poppies with my Stampin’ Blends, on this card I stamped the grunge image over the poppies to give it color. We made this card back in March at one of my classes. It’s actually a one layer card. It looks like 2 layers, …
When I first saw the Painted Poppies stamp set in November 2019 at a Stampin’ Up! event where the 2020 January – June catalog was revealed, I immediately fell in love with it. Not only did I love this stamp but I also got it free at the event! During these events, we stamp and play with new products and this was one of them. …
Happy Monday! Do you like subtle, brights, regals or neutral colors? Which would you say is your favorite? I would say I tend to lean towards subtles and bright colors – they make me happy. Today’s card is using subtle colors using the Inspiring Iris stamp. It’s a simple sweet card. Here are the details: The background was done with Stampin’ Blends (my favorite coloring …
Timeless Tropical is a cheery summer theme stamp with images of hibiscus and plumeria flowers, pineapple, palm trees and 5 various sentiments. I think the plumeria flower is so pretty. If you live in Hawaii or some other tropical paradise, lucky you! I love the Hawaiian leis made out of these beautiful flowers that symbolize charm, grace and beauty. I still have some work to …
Hi There! For today’s post, we’re going to focus on Game On, one of the new stamp sets from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. When you go through a new catalog, how do you go about deciding on what stamps to purchase? I usually try to get sets with images or sentiments that I don’t have in my collection. I definitely didn’t have anything with cards, …
Welcome Back! Wouldn’t it be great if you could do something creative everyday and craft forever? Sounds great, doesn’t it? I absolutely love creating and learning new techniques. Today I have 2 cards with the Craft Forever stamp set. I thought I should post them now before it’s too late since this set is retiring. For the first card I stamped the spools of thread …
Hey There! Today’s card features the Happy Birthday to You Sale-A-Bration stamp. This was a quick and easy card to make using only stamps, ink and stampin’ blends – no die cutting. I love the birthday font in this set. After I stamped and colored, I decided I wanted the flowers to pop a little more so I cut the three flowers and popped them …
Do you have a guitarist or music lover in your circle of friends and family? Then Country Livin’ is a great set to have in your collection. For this card, I used the Wood Texture paper – LOVE. THIS. PAPER. Due to its popularity, I believe it sold out. You can still create a card with wood by using the Pinewood Plank Embossing Folder or …
Welcome back! Today’s featured stamp set is Bike Ride and the Build a Bike Framelits Dies. I must admit I didn’t play around with this set as much as I would’ve liked to. Not because I didn’t want to, but because I needed to use other sets for specific projects and didn’t get a chance. But every time I pick this set to create with, …
Floral Phrases is a sweet set with a watercolor flower look. It’s perfect for wedding cards. When you combine it with the Detailed Floral Thinlits, it gives it a more elegant look. I used the Merry Merlot and Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Markers to color the flower and then stamped it onto the cardstock. June is around the corner and wedding bells ring a lot …
Hello Stampers! This week I’ll be sharing with you a few projects made with some retiring stamps, and along the way a few sneak peaks into the new catalog. For today’s project let’s take a look at the Best Birds stamp. This stamp set not only has birds and flowers but a variety of sentiments you’ll be sure to use – birthday, anniversary, wedding, thoughts …
Hi Crafty Friends . . . Did you know that Lovely as a Tree has been around since 2001? It is the oldest stamp set in our current catalog. Every year when a new catalog comes around we wonder if it’s retiring, yet it has been so popular that it made it through 18 years. Now that’s a long time! But, the time has come …
Hello Crafty Friends! I’m back wtih a few creations using the Jar of Love stamp set and Everyday Jars Framelits Dies. This set is on the retiring list so before it’s gone, I thought it would be best to share with you some of the samples I’ve made in one blog post. If you enjoy stamping mason jars and flowers as much as I do, …
Spring is here and one of the first flowers you see are tulips. They’re so pretty. Although I don’t see anymore tulips around here, I thought I would stamp some and have them around a little longer. I love the look of flowers in a rustic crate so I created my own with the Wood Textures paper. I stamped the floral image from the Wood …
I was a latecomer to the texting scene. Before I got my smart phone, I had a phone that I could text if I really had to, but it was agonizing because it wasn’t made specifically for that. It took me so long to type it. I remember being at a Stampin’ Up! convention and someone texted me to find out where I was sitting …