Spreading Joy Through Handmade 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 …
Hey there! Have you noticed the Little Ladybug stamp set on page 17 of the Sale-A-Bration Catalog? I think it’s adorable – the big flower, 4 ladybugs and the 7 sentiments. It’s a great set to color with any of your favorite mediums – stampin’ blends, watercolor pencils, blender pens, stampin’ write markers, or aqua painter. I chose my favorite coloring tool – the alcohol stampin’ …
It’s been a while since I’ve posted – to be exact my last post was on May 31, 2019. Time goes by so quickly! So why the absence? Life just happened. Busyness with trying to balance many different aspects of family, church, classes and life in general. Can you relate? I thought this was the perfect time to get back to blogging now that I …
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 …
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, …
I retired from my everyday job a couple of years ago, and imagined myself having lots of time to stamp and travel and do whatever I want to and when I want to but it seems I’m busier now than ever! I used to hear other retirees say the same thing but couldn’t believe it. How can that be? Doesn’t seem possible, but it is. …
Doesn’t this card with the flamingo and pineapple make you think summer? I don’t know about you, but I’m so ready for nice summer weather, although not the humidity! The images for this card are from the Pop of Paradise stamp. I stamped the leaves with Flirty Flamingo and pineapples with Wild Wasabi inks. The flamingo was colored with Flirty Flamingo & Black Stampin’ markers …
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 …
Here’s a trio of note cards using the Garden In Bloom stamp set. I actually created this set a couple of years ago for a school fundraiser complete with box and a class offer. As I was looking through my folder for projects that needed to get posted, I discovered these quick and simple beauties. I like the simplicity of these note cards and the …
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 …
I’m a little backed up in posting some of the cards I’ve made this past year and since some of the products I used are retiring, I thought I would feature the two cards I made with the You Move Me stamp set. Have you seen this set in the 2017-2018 catalog? Maybe you missed it – check it out on page 170. Here’s what’s different about …
I love today’s card! It’s so colorful and happy. There are three products that brought it together. The first one is Feathery Friends host stamp set, Brusho Crystal Colors for the background and the Lovely Words Thinlits Dies. A few months ago I purchased the Lovely Words Thinlits after being on my wish list for so long. Wow! I don’t know why I waited so …
The Flower Shop stamp set was first introduced in the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog and the time has come to say goodbye as it is retiring. Although the set comes with 6 pansy flowers but no greeting, it is such a nice stamp to own. I’ve used it many, many times and enjoyed playing with it. For today’s card I stamped several flowers with Archival Black …
Today’s card uses 2 retiring stamp sets – Guy Greetings and Number of Years. I made this card back in February for an uncle who was turning 85 years old. He loves tinkering with cars and if they’re old cars, even better. So as I was figuring out how to incorporate the number on his card I thought of Guy Greetings with the eclipse technique …
Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over gathered this past Saturday at an Onstage Event where the new catalog was revealed. Unfortunately I was not able to attend. So sad! So I am anxiously waiting for this afternoon when Stampin’ Up! will post it online for all demonstrators to see. Can’t wait to see all the new and exciting stuff. As a demonstrator we get to …
I can’t believe we’re almost done with March – how time flies by! For today’s vibrant card, I used several elements – Amazing You Sale-A-Bration stamp, Painted Harvest for the sentiment and Brusho Crystal Colors for the colorful background. If you haven’t noticed yet, I love playing with the Brusho Crystals to create my colorful backgrounds. Just like my daisy brusho card, I embossed the …