Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
The Timeless Talk stamp had the perfect sentiment image for the card I made for my pastor’s 50th birthday. I didn’t have a guitar image so I decided to try to make my own guitar that resembled his flaming red one. I used my Simply Scored Tool to score the fret and then went over the scored lines and decorative swirls with my Uniball White …
Today’s card is a birthday card that can easily be made into a Mother’s Card or any other occasion. I used the Painted Petals set in the Occasions Catalog to create it. This set has many different images that gives you many ways to create. Along with the Painted Petals, I used the Circles Collection Framelits to create my opening. I placed the circle …
The Quinceanera stamp set is from the Stampin’ Up! Spanish catalog, Celebrando Creatividad. In the Hispanic culture, Quinceanera (15 years old) is the equivalent of a Sweet 16 in the American culture. This set has been around a bit, but at the end of May the entire line of Celebrando Creatividad will be discontinued. Stampin’ Up! will no longer publish Celebrando Creatividad and Spanish stamp sets. …
For weeks, the Butterfly Basics Stamp set and Butterfly Thinlits were not available due to the West Coast Dock strike and then there was a delay getting the container off the ship. As of today, they are now back in stock and can be ordered. It’s a great set to add to your collection. Stampin’ Up! appreciates your patience while these supplies were not available …
Today’s card is a clean and simple one that you can whip up in no time. I used The Open Sea stamp set for the images and the Blooming With Kindness for the sentiment. I love black and white cards – I think they look elegant. What do you think? If you would like to make this card, here are the measurements: Card base is …
FREE SHIPPING ENDS TODAY!!! NO MINIMUM! DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY! For today’s card, I used 3 different stamp sets – Serene Silhouettes (image), Painted Petals (sentiment) and Sheltering Tree (bottom). As I was looking at the image from the Sheltering Tree – the one that you use for the leaves, I thought it would make a great stone wall for my flowers. I used the …
Happy Monday! Hope you had a great day yesterday. I had a wonderful Easter Sunday going to church and then celebrating with family. Isn’t it great to gather with family and create special memories? Love them! For this card, I combined a couple of stamps together – Time to Celebrate (an Occasions Catalog hostess set), Perfect Pennants (for the sentiment) and Gorgeous Grunge (for the …
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Blended Bloom is a beautiful flower stamp – combine that with the Bordering Blooms set and it adds another dimension of beauty. Don’t you think? I love how this card turned out. This is the card I gave my daughter for her birthday back in November which I had promised to post. The card opens up with an attached book mark she can tear and …
This image from the Moon Lake stamp set with the tree and canoe has such a calming affect, doesn’t it? I wish I was there right now instead of surrounded by snow and ice. I’m tired of this weather!! I want spring, flowers and warmth! Of course, with that comes gardening work outside which means less crafting . . . hmm. . . I’m torn. …
Love is Kindness is one of the stamps I fell in love when I saw the Occasions Catalog. The original stamp has a sentiment about love to the left of the image but I decided to remove it before I mounted it to the wood in order to use it for any occasion. For this card, I colored the tulips with Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and …
This clean and simple card using the Lotus Blossom stamp was a card we made at my last card class. The Lotus Blossom is a three step stamp. Each of the 3 stamps that creates the beautiful flower has a tab with the numbers 1, 2, 3 indicating which image you stamp first. For proper placement, stamp each image with the tab pointing in …
For this card, I used the Butterfly Basics stamp set and cut the cardstock with the image at an angle. I colored the flowers with the Calypso and Old Olive Blendabilities. I added Crystal Effects to the flowers for the waxed look and adhered some pearls. For the card below, I made some minor changes. I added glitter instead of the Crystal Effects and a …
Today’s card is a clean and simple card made at my recent class where we used the Painted Petals stamp set and butterfly thinlits. So easy to make – you can whip these up in no time, and yet makes an elegant card – don’t you think? Interested in getting the supplies to make this card, click here to shop at my online store 24/7. Thanks for …
The chalkboard paper and chalk ink is perfect for an easel type card. Instead of a stand alone easel, I chose to attach it to a standard size card base. I used the Square Framelits to cut the middle. Here’s the inside of the easel. I stamped flowers from the Painted Petals stamp set on the Pink Pirouette cardstock. Did you know you can get …
Moon Lake is a great stamp for masculine cards. For this birthday card, I cut the Island Indigo card base at 5-1/2″ x 8″, scored it at 2-3/4″ and embossed the front of it. I placed the 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ Whisper White cardstock inside right on top of card base and embossed half of it to leave room for the inside sentiment. I used …
The Celebrate Today stamp set is a very festive stamp with balloons, streamers, banners – all you need to make a great birthday card. To save time on cutting – I would definitely recommend getting the matching Balloon framelits – it die cuts the balloons, banner, streamer and ribbon–after all, who wants to cut with scissors when you can save time with the framelits?! Check …
Here’s a clean and simple birthday card using the Gifts of Kindness and Chevron background stamp. I sponged only part of the background stamp with a sponge dauber for a softer look. Love the way it came out. OCCASIONS CATALOG AND SALE-A-BRATION BEGINS TODAY! CLICK HERE to see new catalog – just click on the catalog cover. For every $50 you purchase, get an exclusive …
Hope your Thanksgiving was great! I love having this long weekend, don’t you? This is the weekend I decorate my house for Christmas and it’s also the weekend I have two very special birthdays to celebrate – my daughter and my son-in-law – just 2 days apart. So in honor of them I’m taking a break from Fall and Christmas cards to wish them a …
What first attracted me to the You’re Wonderful Photopolymer Stamp set are the wavy banners surrounding the word, wonderful, and how you can personalize it different ways. Another way to use the set is to create a one layer card using the flowers as your background. If you have someone celebrating a birthday in the fall, aren’t these perfect colors? Want to try a different …