Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Today’s cards are 2 Christmas swaps I received at Onstage Secaucus. The first card was made with the Wonder of Christmas. The second card made with Peaceful Pines was made by Judy Hyde. At last month’s class, we made this card using the Wonder of Christmas. Whether you decide to color the angel or not, it makes a nice Christmas card. Since I was going to use my …
Today’s birthday card was made using the Flower Shop stamp and the new Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I hadn’t used this set for a while and I thought it was time to ink it up. After stamping the flowers, I wanted to make them a bit whimsical so I added the dots image from the Birthday Blooms set. The choice of my colors came from …
Today’s card is the last of my 3 swaps I made for Stampin’ Up!’s Onstage Local in New Jersey. It features the Pretty Kitty stamp set. I like the vibrant colors on this card and the two embossing folders – Fluttering and Petal Burst. Isn’t this kitty cute? I’ve been on a diagonal card kick lately. I just think they’re fun. I’m not sure if …
Today’s swap card is a thank you card using Touches of Texture as the primary stamp set and One Big Meaning for the greeting. This is one of my favorite cards . . . I love the colors and having all the color focus in the middle with everything else white. Are you wondering how I got the scallops on each of the sides of …
On Saturday, I attended Onstage Local – a Stampin’ Up! event for demonstrators. Demonstrators all over the world gathered in different cities and countries and we had a good time. Among other things, we saw and played with new products, saw the new Occasions 2017 catalog and swapped cards with each other. A lot of the swapping happens while we’re waiting on line to go …
Today I’m featuring a Painter’s Palette Birthday card with fall colors. Perfect for someone you know whose birthday is this time of year. Sponging embossing folders is one of my favorite things to do because it enhances the texture. You can create your own color scheme. Card Details I embossed the bottom of the white cardstock with Petal Burst embossing folder then sponged it with …
For today’s card I used the Awesomely Artistic and Endless Birthday Wishes stamp sets to create this birthday card. I used the emboss resist technique to make the flower cluster and dragon fly stand out. In case you’re not sure how to create an emboss resist card, let me explain how I created this card. Card Details Stamped image with VersaMark ink Poured white embossing …
Today’s Christmas card features Painter’s Palette and 4 other stamp sets. We made this card at my Christmas in July card class before the holiday catalog was live. Many times a little thinking out of the box allows you to take a stamp that wasn’t intended for Christmas and create a Christmas card like this one. Here are the details for this card: the swirls …
Merry Mice is such a cute set and I had fun creating this card with this trio of mice. As I’ve mentioned before I love making square cards. The only drawback to a square card is that you pay a little extra postage for it, unless you make a smaller square card than a 5″ x 5″. My card today is a 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ …
The Merriest Wishes Shaker Card is a simple yet elegant card, don’t you think? Just in case you overlooked this stamp set along with the Merry Tags Framelits, you can find it on page 21 of the Holiday Catalog. The Merriest Wishes sentiment is stamped in Soft Sky and Cherry Cobbler ink, but that was totally unintentional although I like the the way it turned …
Happy World Card Making Day! Hope you’re finding time to stamp today. Today’s card features the Time of Year Host stamp. You can make quick and easy cards because the Thinking of You sentiment is the main focus. After stamping Thinking of You, stamp the occasion and die cut with the Bunch of Banners Framelits popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For my 1st card, I used …
NEW ITEMS IN CLEARANCE RACK TODAY! Make sure to check it out early since items are available while supplies last. Check out the Holiday Catalog too! Today’s card is all about love, made especially for a wedding anniversary. I know you probably want to see some Fall and Christmas cards with products from the Holiday Catalog, and I promise I will do so very soon. …
Today’s card is a simple masculine card using the Celebrate Today, Wetlands and Timeless Textures Stamps. I used the hot air balloon image for the focal point and used one of the grunge images from Timeless Textures for the grass. The ‘happy birthday’ was embossed with white embossing powder. This card makes a great masculine birthday card and was quick to make. Card Supplies Celebrate Today …
Today’s Double Z Fold card is one I made for my niece’s baby shower, using several stamp sets to create it. I first came across this fold from Jan B. and knew I wanted to make a baby card using this fun fold. I wanted my main focus on Baby Bear so I stamped him on the far right so he would be seen when the …
Today is my birthday! Isn’t it nice when your birthday falls on a holiday? That means no work or school and allows you to celebrate in a more relaxing way! Last night, I decided to make a card in honor of my birthday (aka another excuse for squeezing in some more stamping) using the Fresh Fruit set. I’ve been wanting to ink up this set and hadn’t had …
My mother-in-law turned 80 earlier this month and I wanted to make her a special card to commemorate that special day. This is the one I made for her. I didn’t take a picture of the inside, but I put a big 8-0 that I die cut with the Large Numbers Framelits. I was pleased how this card came out and like the femininity of …
August has been a busy month for birthdays. Here’s one of several birthday cards I will be posting. This card features the Botanical Builder Framelits and the background was done with the Touches of Texture Stamp. As you know by know Touches of Texture has quickly become a favorite of mine – I absolutely LOVE IT! To add depth to the flowers, I sponged them. …
I recently got the Pop of Paradise stamp set and finally got around to inking it this week. It’s a fun summery set with flamingos, pineapples and some other fun images. Have you noticed that flamingos and pineapples have been popping up everywhere this summer . . . in home decor, outdoors, clothing, bed sheets, even wall paper? To be honest, I wasn’t aware that they were …
For today’s card, I used three of my favorite sets from the Annual Catalog – Bella & Friends, Touches of Texture and Better Together to create this cute birthday card for my 6 year old niece. I think this puppy is adorable – don’t you think? I colored the dog, bird, cupcake and balloon with a blender pen. Of course, every little (and big) girl needs glitter so I …
Today’s card is a quick and easy card. I combined 3 stamp sets to create the card – Endless Birthday Wishes (the cake and sentiment), Gorgeous Grunge (stripes & splatterings) and Touches of Texture (the small speckles). This makes a perfect masculine or teen card, doesn’t it? I colored the cake with a blender pen and to add dimension, I added 2 of the star metallic gold …