Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
As we celebrate Veteran’s Day here in the United States, I would like to take this time to say thank you to all who have served and are serving and have sacrificed so much! I Salute You! I love the look of this Army color card with all the grunge. To make this card, I used the For Your Country and the Gorgeous Grunge stamp. I …
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 …
Time does fly, doesn’t it? My son and nephew were born 2 weeks apart and turned 30 this month – it’s hard to believe! Here’s the card I made for my nephew using the stamp sets From the Herd, Just Sayin’ and Back to Basics Alphabet including the Word Bubble Framelits. I think the look on the animals’ faces are great–too good to pass up. These stamps …
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 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 …
Here’s a quick card we made at a recent workshop. I combined the Best Day Ever stamp set (FREE Sale-A-Bration set) and the Traveler stamp set to create this great masculine card. Did you know that if you ordered the Traveler Clear stamp set, the three different cardstocks, 2 different ink pads and the Stampin’ Dimensionals (optional) to make this card you can get the …
I like cards that have an opening in the front to reveal an image stamped on the inside. For this card, I used the Moon Lake stamp (again!) and By the Seashore for the side panel. To make the opening on the front of the card, I used the Ovals Collection Framelits. I die cut a larger oval than the opening for the border around …
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. …
What can you do with this stamp set? Just about anything you like – it’s all Geometrical. It’s quick and easy and you can’t go wrong with it. Stamping Supplies: Stamps: Geometrical 133158 Wood, 133161 clear Card Stock: Pacific Point 111350, Whisper White 100730 Ink: Pacific Point 126951, Tempting Turquoise 126952 Accessories: Brights Candy Dots 130931, Stampin’ Dimensionals 104430 Here are this week’s deals: Click …
Here’s a card using the For Your County stamp set to thank all the men and women who have fought and are fighting to keep our country safe! I used the star from the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and the Itty Bitty Banners stamp and coordinating framelits for the thank you. I cut strips of Real Red card stock and laid it over the white …
This file folder card was created with the new Tap, Tap, Tap stamp set and I used the Envelope Punch Board to make the tabs. This is a great card to give any office administrative person, teacher, or even someone who remembers what a typewriter is! Here are the Stamping Supplies for this project . . . click here to shop at my online store. …
Here’s a card I made for my husband using The Open Sea stamp, and a couple of other retired stamps in my stash. I know he likes the sea and boats so I decided to make one with a nautical theme. I used the faux layer and masking technique. I also embossed the Off the Grid stamp on the Crumb Cake card stock layer with …
I know it’s officially the fall season, but I’m still in summer mode so let me share with you a summer theme card. First of all, I love the bold print of the Cherish the Moments stamp – (one of the stamps from the Baby Prints stamp set) – it makes such a great focal point. I stamped two of the images from By the Tide stamp set as a background …
I’ve heard many say that they have a hard time coming up with masculine cards. Images such as trees, cars, tools, etc. can be used, but did you know that giving your cards texture and using ‘manly’ colors also makes a great masculine card? Here’s a masculine card I made for my nephew who shares the same birth date as me. I was going to stamp a car from the Rev the Fun stamp …
This is the last black & white with a touch of color card I’ll be posting. I like the soft color it adds to this simple card using Soft Sky ink, one of the new colors in the Subtles collection. I masked the bottom and top to sponge the color in the middle. See more black & white cards here and here. So what do YOU think of the …
Happy Father’s Day to all you men out there! When I saw the new Wetlands stamp set in the catalog I fell in love with it. Immediately it brought back memories of my Cape Cod vacations and all the masculine cards I can make. This is the card I’m giving my dad for Father’s Day. I stamped it and die cut it with my new Circle …
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 …
I made this card 3 weeks ago and forgot to post it. I needed a masculine card for a Mechanical Engineering graduate so I looked through my stamp collection and thought the cogs from the Clockworks stamp set would be great! I cut out 3 banners and stamped the cogs randomly and used one of the Apothecary Accent Framelits to frame my sentiment. Two of these stamps are retired but …
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 …
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 …