Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
I made this card for my son who is a big Yankee and baseball fan. I stamped the Happy Birthday from the You’re Amazing Stamp Set and embossed it with White Embossing Powder. I used Night of Navy and Whisper White for the colors, but you can change it to the colors of your favorite baseball team. Making the baseballs are so much fun and easy! Want to make them? Here’s …
Hello Friends . . . I’m continuing with my posts on the stamp sets that we’ll be saying good bye to by the end of the week. Here’s a card we made at one of my classes last year using the fun Button Button Stamp Set and Word Play Stamp Set. This card doesn’t open the usual way . . . the Sahara Sand cardstock opens while the …
The Artistic Etchings Stamp Set is another set that is retiring next week. I can’t believe the time is almost here to say goodbye to my trusty ole stamps. Wondering how I made this? Stamp your sentiment in the middle and then place a strip of copy paper or cardstock where you don’t want your other images to go (that’s called the Masking Technique). Sponge above …
This week I’ll be posting cards on some of the stamp sets that will be retiring at the end of May. So make sure you come back and see some of the creations you can do with these stamps. I made this card for my dad’s birthday using the very versatile Lovely As A Tree Stamp set and Up, Up & Away Stamp set. I liked the …
May is a month full of birthdays in my family so in addition to Mother’s Day cards, I also made some birthday cards. Here’s a masculine fun shaped card using the chalkboard technique I gave to my nephew. May is a month I was inspired by Becky Roberts’ easel card. I stamped images from the Clockworks Stamp and punched them with the Petite Curly Label punch. I …
Today’s card uses the Field Flowers stamp. Don’t these colors go well together? I used Lucky Limeade for the stem of the flower and was going to use it for the embossed cardstock but preferred something a little more subtle so I went to one of my favorite colors – Certainly Celery – which will soon be discontinued. I wanted a bit of shine so I applied …
Last week was a busy week of making birthday cards – here’s one I made that works great as a masculine card using By the Seashore Stamp and French Foliage Stamp and the VersaMark Resist Technique. I love the colors and the illusion of depth. I got the idea for this card from Ilina Crouse. What do you think of it? Leave me a comment. Stamping Supplies …
The Patterned Occasions Sale-A-Bration stamp is a great stamp set to own because of the fun images it has. I love the jeans in this set along with the cute elephant in this post. When I first saw the jeans, I immediately thought of a friend card. Makes a great teen card – don’t you think? Did you notice the background? It’s not a stamp – it was done with rubberbands …
How do you like the colorful flower and butterfly? It was done using the Thumping Technique. All you need is a light colored ink pad and 2-3 markers. Ink up your solid stamp and tap each colored marker on the stamp and viola! instant beauty with multiple colors. Try your own color combination! Let me know which color combinations you tried by leaving me a comment. The Oh Happy …
I just love the Water Stamping Background Technique. This was one of the techniques I did with my stamping club last month. Everyone loved it! I like the softness of this card using some of the ink colors from the Subtles Collection. I must admit the Subtles Ink Collection is my favorite. The technique is easy and fun to do. All you need to do …
I can’t believe it’s been a week since my last blog post…it’s been an extremely busy week! Here’s a fun card we made at my stamping club using the Patterned Occasions and Bloomin’ Marvelous stamps from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I love this cute elephant, don’t you? This is a tent topper card where the focal point is on the top and extends above the cardstock base. And …
Do you have a close friend you haven’t seen in a while? Do you have a friend who needs encouragement? Do you have a friend you just want to tell her how special she is to you? Here’s your day – today is Send a Card to a Friend Day! So get your stamping supplies out and make a card for that special friend. Imagine her surprise when she …
Here’s a card I made for my brother-in-law who was celebrating his birthday. My goal this year is to keep ahead and give cards to those who I need to on time, even the ones who celebrate birthdays in January – so close to Christmas! I think this is a great masculine card – don’t you think? Want to duplicate this card? Here are the stampin …
Here’s a birthday card I made for my wonderful sweet daughter-in-law. I always try to make a different kind of card for my family to make them feel extra special. I wanted to make a card where I could see the flower in the inside as well as the outside. I used the 1-3/4″ circle punch to make the opening. The outside edge of the …
Do you need a quick and easy thank you card? Here’s one you can whip up in less than 10 minutes. Stamp the image and then cut the cardstock in 3 even pieces. Adhere the 3 pieces with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Clockworks stamp set is great for masculine cards. Shop at my online store for all your stamping needs. Till next time . . . Stamping …
Here’s another thank you card. I used the Needlepoint Border embossing folder because I love the border look on cards and I also wanted to use my new stuff (he, he). I used the spotlight technique on this card using the Elements of Style stamp set. This is a great technique for this stamp especially if you’re not a person who likes to color. Want to see another …
I’m continuing my thank you theme and in this card I’m using the stamp set Beyond Plaid and a sneak peak at one of the Sale-A-Bration stamps, Vintage Verses. Don’t you love it? This makes a great masculine card. I stamped the houndstooth image several times on the base and on Always Artichoke cardstock, distessed the edges and colored my sentiment with markers. Shop online 24/7 for …
This time of year there are many thank you notes to write so I decided to get started and use some of my new stuff that’s been waiting for me to play with. In this card, I used the new stamp set Oh, Hello from the Spring catalog. I really liked the card in the catalog so I wanted to case it but since I didn’t …
Happy New Year to all! I wish you a healthy and blessed new year filled with peace, joy, love and God’s blessings! It’s January 1st and it’s time to focus on new projects. January is filled with lots of exciting things and new beginnings. There are two more days before Stampin’ Up!’s Spring catalog makes its appearance with fresh, new and exciting products and 21 …
I am always amazed how you can take a plain cardstock and transform it into a ‘wow’ project. Here’s a card that starts out with Whisper White cardstock and after embossing it with the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, sponging with 3 different inks, then using gold embossing powder the plain Whisper White cardstock is transformed into this lovely faux patina look. I also sponged the Marina …