Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers out there! For my cards today I used the Guy Greetings Stamp set and combined it with the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack from the retired Occasions Catalog for a very quick and easy card. For the card above, I stamped the hats with Tip Top Taupe (try saying that a few times!). This is one of …
Here’s another Mother’s Day card using the Pleasant Poppies stamp set, which you can easily substitute the sentiment. Although this background stamp has been around and was on my wishlist, I purchased it only a couple of months ago. The sad thing is that it’s about to retire at the end of this month. You can use the Pleasant Poppies set as a background, part of …
Happy Mother’s Day! I know I’m a little late in the day with this but I didn’t want the day to go by without sending you wishes. I’ve been busy celebrating Mother’s Day with family, not just one day but 3 days – one with my mother in law, the other with my mom and today with my children and my adorable almost 3 month …
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I’m one of those people who prefers not to eat out for Valentine’s Day because many times all you encounter is crowded restaurants. I rather get something for take out and eat it at home or make something special that we both like and create our own quiet and romantic setting, then watch a movie or just do something fun. That’s my idea of Valentine’s Day …
The Sheltering Tree is one of my favorite stamp sets in the occasion catalog. I love making cards with a scene and this set lends itself to that. What I love about this set is the watercolor effect and that you can easily change the seasons with a change of color and a couple of images from the set. A definite must-have. This card is …
Here are 3 more gift card holders . . . I used the image from the Ornamental Pine stamp set for the first one and the faux diamond dust technique. How to Get a Beautiful Glittery Effect: Stamp your image Cover your entire cardstock with the stamped image with VersaMark ink Pour Heat & Stick Powder to cover entire cardstock; shake off excess Using heat tool …
I made several of the same type of gift card holders as the one in this post, and here. I just changed the image. For these two cards I used the Get Your Santa On stamp set. I embossed the Basic Black cardstock with the stars embossing folder and then sponged it with White craft ink for the chalk-like look. I colored this one with the …
HAPPY HANUKKAH! MERRY CHRISTMAS! to all my friends out there! Hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends! (a little late . . .I know) As much as I tried to stay ahead in my preparations, something else always popped up. Did you feel this way, too? Anyway, all got done, except being able to edit my pictures and post. So I will …
Here’s another gift card holder using the Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer stamp. I kept the colors the same as the one in yesterday’s post. I used the framelits that coordinate with the stamp to die cut “Joy” onto a Gold Foil Sheet. This is the inside – when you open it up, it slides up and reveals the gift card. It measures 6-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ and …
Do you give out gift cards? If so, then here’s a great gift card holder made with the Envelope Punch Board. I give out quite a few gift cards to family and friends so I’ve been busy making a few, but still have more to make. To make this matchbook gift card holder I cut the card stock at 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at …
Here’s another Gift Card Holder, this time using the adorable White Christmas Stamp which I also made a matching tag (see here). I love snowmen, unfortunately, they go hand in hand with the cold weather which I don’t like so I’m just going to stick with my stuffed, glass and stamped snowmen. I can display them in the summer and they won’t melt and I …
Gift cards come in all sizes – so why not combine a card to place your gift card and at the same time have room to write a message inside. In this card, I used the Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp and used the Vellum Card Stock to hold the gift card. I liked the idea of a vellum gift card holder and cased the …
I am so thankful first to God for everything – good and bad times. He’s always good!! As I reflect I realize how blessed I am to have a wonderful family, friends and be able to do the things I love to do – direct a choir at my church and have a stamping business where I can create. I want to say a big …
The White Christmas Photopolymer Stamp is an adorable set with the polar bear, snowman and Merry Christmas banner – love it! Make cards with this set or a quick and easy tag to adorn your gifts. Scroll down for some sweet deals . . . Shop here for Stampin’ Up! Products 24/7. Stamping Supplies White Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set$15.95 Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card …
Today’s Christmas card uses the Bordering Bloom stamp set making it a quick & easy one. Stamp ‘Merry Christmas’ in the middle using the Sassy Salutations stamp, then stamp a border on top and one on the bottom. Punch 10 stars from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and adhere to the border. Depending on the time you have, you can choose to place …
For this card, I used the On Film Framelits and the Fall All Things stamp, I stamped the leaves, cut them and popped with Stampin’ Dimensionals. As Thanksgiving approaches here in the United States, it’s time to reflect and give thanks for all God has given us. Send out a card to those special people in your life or give it to your host or hostess on Thanksgiving …
Although the Holiday Home stamp set is a stamp to be used for other occasions beside Christmas (check out the stamp set image below), today we will look at a Christmas card made at my October class. There’s glitter, embossing, and frosted sequins. At my classes, the motto is “We don’t make mistakes, we do variations!” I display a card sample and provide each attendee …
How are you doing with your Christmas cards? Need ideas? Today’s card is a quick and easy, yet elegant card using the Ornamental Pine Stamp Set and for some bling, I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Come back tomorrow for another Christmas project. Are you on my newsletter mailing list? Fill out the form on the right and every week for the next 6 weeks you’ll …
It’s not too early to start making Christmas cards. Just think . . . if you start now in a couple of weeks you can have all your cards ready to mail out. To get you started on ideas, here’s a card we made at my recent Christmas card class using the Wondrous Wreath stamp and Wonderful Wreath framelits. We used the square framelits to frame the wreath …