Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
I have a quick post for you. For today’s card I used the beautiful blooms from the Birthday Blooms stamp (retiring soon). Although I usually use all Stampin’ Up! products, I came across this sentiment from Sweet & Sassy that I loved. It’s a set with snippets from a few timeless hymns and the music and choir director in me just couldn’t resist! Isn’t it a …
Starting May 1 – 31, 2018 Stampin’ Up! is releasing products from the Share What You Love Suite from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog before the catalog goes live. Four bundles are being offered – 3 from the suite and the 2018-2020 In Color bundle. There’s a bundle for each type of crafter of every skill. Want to see what’s being offered? Check out the video …
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 …
Here’s another Cozy Cottage card – this time using more of the images from the set. Doesn’t the cottage call you to come in? My three favorite features of this card is the walkway, the stone fireplace chimney and stone gate. It makes me think of Thomas Kinkade cottages. The sentiment came from the Wetlands retired set. You can use the Cozy Cottage stamp set to …
I decided to play with a sketch challenge today using the Cozy Cottage host stamp. Every now and then I need to try something different. This is a simple sketch but makes a big impact. As we wait for another huge winter storm coming through here, I’ll just enjoy my spring flowers on paper. I’m so tired of snow! Here’s the sketch I cased: The …
Today’s card is simple and quick using the Lots of Lavender Sale-A-Bration stamp for the focal point. I have a couple of lavender plants in my garden and love the fragrance as I pass by or touch them. And don’t get me started with the lavender soap – love it. It all started when I visited a lavender farm several years ago in the San …
Today’s festive card was created by using the guitar from Epic Celebrations and the die from Celebrate You Thinlits. Are you wondering how I made this card with the streaks running down? It was a pleasant accident. Here’s my story…I wanted to use the Brusho on a stencil so I decided to try it out with one of the Sweet Soiree masks. I started out by …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This card was obviously not designed for that occasion but it does have some green it it, so that works, too, don’t you think? Today is not only St. Patrick’s Day but is also a special day for me as my grandson turns ONE and he is amazing and so much fun as all 3 of my grandsons are. I’m so …
Hello Friends! Sale-A-Bration is almost over but you still have a chance to take advantage of it. Let me show you a couple of of Sale-A-Bration products you may have missed that I used to create this card. To begin with, I used the Happy Wishes as my focal point and embossed it in gold. I wanted to make a quick card so instead of coloring …
For many people creating masculine cards is a struggle. I admit that making cards for women and kids is much easier, but masculine cards don’t have to be too much of a challenge, either. All you need is masculine colors and you can create a simple card just layering different ‘masculine’ colors and a sentiment. You can also choose a stamp set that just screams …
The Occasions catalog has some great products, but let’s not forget the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog does, too. So for today’s card let’s look at a card using Jar of Love and Touches of Texture – both sets from the Annual Catalog. I made this card back in November 2016 but hadn’t posted it yet. All the products that I used are still current with the exception …
One of my favorite products from the Occasions Catalog is the Brusho Crystal Colours on page 26. It comes in a box with 5 containers of Brilliant Red, Gamboge (orange), Moss Green, Prussian Blue and Yellow. They’re not Stampin’ Up! colors but match well with the colors. If you’re wondering what is Brusho? Wonder no more… It’s watercolor ink crystals that when you mix it …
I received this Sale-A-Bration Blossoming Basket Bundle yesterday and quickly created a card. I wanted to play around with the embossing folder – I love the basket weave look. The basket with flowers is also a nice set. Since I didn’t want to cover the embossing folder, I kept the card simple and fuzzy cut the basket. The basket image was colored with the Stampin’ …