Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
The Quinceanera stamp set is from the Stampin’ Up! Spanish catalog, Celebrando Creatividad. In the Hispanic culture, Quinceanera (15 years old) is the equivalent of a Sweet 16 in the American culture. This set has been around a bit, but at the end of May the entire line of Celebrando Creatividad will be discontinued. Stampin’ Up! will no longer publish Celebrando Creatividad and Spanish stamp sets. …
So many great stamps retiring, but today I want to share with you my top 3 favorite stamps. 1. I Love Lace Background Stamp (134036 clear 134033 wood) – Here’s a card using the retiring I Love Lace stamp. I love the softness of the lace and how real it looks. It makes such a great background. The dictionary is from the Sweet Laughter stamp set from …
The Stampin’ Up! retired list is out! Did you get everything you wanted from the Annual Catalog? If not, here’s your chance to get it for the LAST time and not only that . . . but get some items up to a 50% discount! Can’t get better than that! Remember supplies available while they last. Check out the list here. Here’s a card I …
For weeks, the Butterfly Basics Stamp set and Butterfly Thinlits were not available due to the West Coast Dock strike and then there was a delay getting the container off the ship. As of today, they are now back in stock and can be ordered. It’s a great set to add to your collection. Stampin’ Up! appreciates your patience while these supplies were not available …
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 …
FREE SHIPPING ENDS TODAY!!! NO MINIMUM! DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY! For today’s card, I used 3 different stamp sets – Serene Silhouettes (image), Painted Petals (sentiment) and Sheltering Tree (bottom). As I was looking at the image from the Sheltering Tree – the one that you use for the leaves, I thought it would make a great stone wall for my flowers. I used the …
Happy Monday! Hope you had a great day yesterday. I had a wonderful Easter Sunday going to church and then celebrating with family. Isn’t it great to gather with family and create special memories? Love them! For this card, I combined a couple of stamps together – Time to Celebrate (an Occasions Catalog hostess set), Perfect Pennants (for the sentiment) and Gorgeous Grunge (for the …
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 …
The minute I saw the Just Kidding stamp set released last week, I knew I had to get it. It’s such a great set for humorous cards. I combined this set with the Work of Art stamp set for the dots in the background. Let’s look at our day and see if “to stamp or not to stamp” is really a question. . . Watch …
There are 9 more days left of Sale-A-Bration! Best Day Ever is one of the stamps that you can get FREE during Sale-A-Bration. Notice the buttons on the flowers – another FREE item you can get. The buttons come with coordinating thick Baker’s Twine in all 5 In Colors. Go to my online store and shop for your favorites, then check out the Sale-A-Bration brochure …
Blended Bloom is a beautiful flower stamp – combine that with the Bordering Blooms set and it adds another dimension of beauty. Don’t you think? I love how this card turned out. This is the card I gave my daughter for her birthday back in November which I had promised to post. The card opens up with an attached book mark she can tear and …
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. …
Love is Kindness is one of the stamps I fell in love when I saw the Occasions Catalog. The original stamp has a sentiment about love to the left of the image but I decided to remove it before I mounted it to the wood in order to use it for any occasion. For this card, I colored the tulips with Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and …
When I made this baby shower card for my cousin who was going to have a boy, little did I know that I would be welcoming a grandson into our family as well. A week ago yesterday, I celebrated the birth of my first grandchild! So exciting and a beautiful blessing!! I love the little shoes in the Baby We’ve Grown stamp set – I …
This clean and simple card using the Lotus Blossom stamp was a card we made at my last card class. The Lotus Blossom is a three step stamp. Each of the 3 stamps that creates the beautiful flower has a tab with the numbers 1, 2, 3 indicating which image you stamp first. For proper placement, stamp each image with the tab pointing in …
For this card, I used the Butterfly Basics stamp set and cut the cardstock with the image at an angle. I colored the flowers with the Calypso and Old Olive Blendabilities. I added Crystal Effects to the flowers for the waxed look and adhered some pearls. For the card below, I made some minor changes. I added glitter instead of the Crystal Effects and a …
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 …
Today’s card is a clean and simple card made at my recent class where we used the Painted Petals stamp set and butterfly thinlits. So easy to make – you can whip these up in no time, and yet makes an elegant card – don’t you think? Interested in getting the supplies to make this card, click here to shop at my online store 24/7. Thanks for …