Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Today’s project combines the Botanicals For You, Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack (Sale-A-Bration items), Botanical Blooms Stamp, Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper and the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies. Love the way it all coordinates. So what’s unique about this vellum? It’s not only a printed vellum but the print matches the images in the Botanical Gardens DSP so you can line it up with the …
Today’s simple card was made with the Hello and Gorgeous Grunge stamps. It was an easy card to make with these 2 sets. The white tea lace doily was colored with the Aqua Painter. If you want a stamp that makes a quick card – this is one of them with its cute images and big font Hello. Want this stamp? Make a $50 purchase and receive …
Have you tried the Sunburst Thinlits Die yet? It gives your projects a quick wow punch. When you run the die through the big shot, you will have a longer piece than you need for your card so you will have to trim it. I like it because you have the flexibility to change this die cut to any size or shape you want. It …
Isn’t this card sweet? I love the colors and the new honeycomb embellishment on the ice cream cone. The stamp used for the background was the Timeless Texture (one of my Occasions catalog favs). The ice cream cone and sentiment is from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp – a Sale-A-Bration FREE item. Want these stamps? Now’s a great time to stock up on your favorites and …
Here’s a simple card with not too much stamping but a great card using the Sky is the Limit stamp set. This set is a FREE Sale-a-Bration stamp available for a limited time only and will be gone after February 15. It’s a nice set that has both images and greetings. It’s a perfect set for birthdays, graduation, for the men in your life, Valentine’s Day …
Happy Home is a nice stamp set with some cute sayings. Several of my customers have said the art work reminds them of Winnie the Pooh. What do you think – do you agree? Wouldn’t this card bring a smile to your face if you received it in the mail after you moved away or haven’t seen someone in a long time? I know it …
Have you ever seen a 58th anniversary card in the store? Probably not, but with the Numbers of Years and Large Numbers Framelits Die you can make your own numbered card. That’s exactly what I did and and made this card for my parents who just celebrated their 58th anniversary last weekend. This set has the numbers, the occasions and also a nice floral image …
Here are 4 more swaps that I received this past weekend at OnStage. These cards feature some of the stamps and paper that will be retiring. Cozy Christmas – made by Rebecca Santos Sparkly Seasons & Snow Place Winter Wishes Wonderland (money holder) – Made by April Baily Waltrip Check out the retiring list here. Stamps will continue to be produced through December 28 but accessories (paper, …
The Holiday Catalog is retiring soon and the list of what’s retiring has been released! Check out the list here. Accessories (paper, embellishments, etc.) are available while supplies last. I spent this weekend in Baltimore where I attended Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage event. This is an event where demonstrators got together and among other things, got to play with some of the new products coming out …
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 …
Need a quick and easy Christmas card? Create one with the Jingle All the Way stamp and Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies. This black and white card is beautiful as is but if you want to jazz it up a bit, add glitter to the bottom of the card for snow or on the starry sky and you’ll have yourself a nice simple and sparkly card. …
I recently had my tag class using the Oh, What Fun Project Tag Kit. We had lots of fun making them. They look even better in person than in the catalog. I took one of the tags and made it into this quick and easy card. The kit comes with enough supplies to make 30 tags so I was okay using one of them for …
Who wouldn’t like to receive this Kind Koala card? I think the Koala is so cute, I’ve been eyeing it for a while and got it during the stamp sale – so glad I did. Love it! This card is not my typical sympathy card, but I thought it was appropriate for the two people I sent it to – those who were rooting for …
Today’s card is one that you can whip up pretty quickly with the Festival of Trees stamp set and coordinating tree punch. Just cut two Always Artichoke cardstock panels and one Cherry Cobbler. Stamp on all 3 the garland inked with VersaMark. Stamp your trees with Always Artichoke and the ornaments on the middle tree with Cherry Cobbler. The tree stand is stamped with Always …
Isn’t this dove beautiful embossed in gold? This is one of the cards we did for my Christmas Card class earlier this month. The Dove of Peace stamp comes with the sentiment right below it but I decided that I wanted to separate it from the dove and give the sentiment its own wood block that way I can always use it separate from the …
Remember yesterday’s post on Sheltering Tree? In today’s card, I used it to create a background for the Hexagon Hive Thinlit. Today’s featured stamp is Gift from the Garden. I love gardening so when I saw this stamp in the Annual Catalog I knew I had to get it. The stamp set makes great note cards. It has several fun images which allows you to …
Here’s another favorite stamp of mine from the Annual Catalog – Sheltering Tree. I love this stamp and how you can create all the seasons of the year. This card would make a great Christmas card by changing the sentiment – don’t you think? Here’s another card with a fall scene. You can also use some of the images to create something completely different. Click here …
In case you haven’t heard . . . All Stampin’ Up! stamps are on sale for 15% off regular price THIS WEEK ONLY!! The next couple of days, I’ll share with you some of my favorite stamps. Today’s stamp set is World of Dreams & Gorgeous Grunge from the Annual Catalog. I stamped my card and then to create a faux tile look, I scored lines …
Let’s celebrate retirement with the Sheltering Tree, the Guy Greetings car, and the Gorgeous Grunge stamps to make this scene. I retired last month from my part time position as office administrator at my church after 18 years working in that capacity. It was good working there, but retirement is so much better!! Every night, I keep thinking I need to get ready for work …
Today’s cards were made with the Cottage Greetings Stamp and the Brick Wall Embossing Folder. I like the font and the small flowers in this set. If you look closely, I stamped another flower in the set on two of the cards, embossed all 3 with the Brick Wall Embossing folder and sponged the lines around the bricks for added dimension. I used the Deco …