Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Here’s a cool technique you may not have heard of before – the Velveteen Technique. Stamp your base image with White Craft ink, then using medium and neutral color inks, stamp your image and as you do, you will see the white ink come through for a nice effect. In this card, I used the Flowering Flourishes stamp as my base, so if you look …
May and June is graduation time. I made this card with the Flower Shop Stamp set for my male cousin who graduated from the New York Botanical Gardens study program where he studied flower arranging among many other things. He has become quite the florist and we have been enjoying the benefits from it! We’re very proud of him. I needed a card that wasn’t …
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there! For my husband’s card, I used several stamps that are retired such as the Seaside Sketches (for the image), Best Dad Ever (for the sentiment) and the Textured Wheel for the background. I’m sorry I know these stamps are a bit of a tease since they are retired and not available but I still wanted to share …
Since Father’s Day is approaching, I thought I would share a quick and easy card. I used the shells from the By the Tide stamp set as my focal point popped with Dimensionals on the Lost Lagoon card stock. This color is becoming one of my favorites from the new In Colors. I’ll be posting the card I’m giving my husband on Sunday so make sure …
The new Work of Art stamp set is one set you can let your creative side go wild. You can use it in so many different ways to bring out the Picasso in you! This is a quick and easy 3 x 3 card that I made using the 2014-2016 In Colors again. I added some sequins and a strand from the burlap ribbon. Did you …
The Traveler stamp set is a great masculine set and is a perfect set to use for scrapbooking vacation pages. When I saw this set I immediately thought of making a Father’s Day card for my dad who used to operate a train. I stamped the trees from Lovely as a Tree stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink onto Very Vanilla card stock and then …
The 2014 – 2015 annual catalog is officially here! So exciting! Today’s card showcases the 5 new In Colors – Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist–rich colors. I used Bloom With Hope, one of the hostess sets in the new catalog. I love the sentiments in this set so I know I’ll be using this set quite a bit. The …
TODAY is the last day to order from the Occasions Catalog. If you haven’t yet ordered your favorites, you have until 11:50 tonight (Mountain Time). Some of my favorite stamps are going to be leaving us tomorrow like Peaceful Petals and Happy Watercolor that was used to create this card. Click here, here, and here to see more cards with these sets. For this card …
Captain America, XMen, Spiderman, Thor and all those kind of hero movies are some of my son’s favorites to watch (me, too!) so I decided to make him a Captain America card for his birthday. It’s a very simple card to make especially when using the Circle Collection Framelits. I used the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th circle (from largest to smallest). The star is …
The Peaceful Petals Stamp Set is a great set in the Occasions catalog that is going away on June 1st. I used this set last night at my technique club meeting to make this beautiful detached bookmark card using the Stampin’ Trimmer with the Rotary Addition and the Perforating Cutting Blade. I also used the Scallop Tag Topper Punch on the bookmark (another great tool!). Not …
Here’s another card using the Hardwood Background stamp that I made for my sister who celebrated her birthday last week. I believe she really liked it! May is a popular month in my family with birthdays, anniversaries, and Mother’s Day – many cards to make! I stamped the card stock with Crumb Cake ink on a 5-1/2″ x 12″ Very Vanilla card stock and scored at …
I love the On Film Framelits – they’re so much fun. You can use them to focus on an image or simply put a favorite picture of yours. I colored the flowers from the Peaceful Petals Stamp Set with my blender pens. The top flower is one of my favorites from this set found in the Occasions catalog (good through June 1). And what can I say …
I always like to make an extra special card for Mother’s Day so I chose to make this accordion card for my mom and mother-in-law. My dear mom has been through a lot physically – she’s been in the hospital / rehab more than at home the past couple of years. She is the strongest person I know and I admire her. Despite all her ailments …
The Hardwood Stamp is a must have in your stamp supplies. It makes a great background and even a fence. I stamped the inside edge using the vine from the Simply Sketched stamp set. I wanted the vine to be seen so I cut off about 1/2″ from the right side. For the leaves, I used the Little Leaves sizzlit die – retiring at the …
Here’s a cute image from the stamp set For the Birds that fits perfectly in this Shadow Box Frame. I used the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper that was available during Sale-A-Bration. I sponged the Pool Party card stock to give it some depth. Want to see more with this set? Click here and here. Don’t forget to check out the retiring items and …
The Happy Watercolor stamp is one of my favorite sets in the Occasions Catalog, which runs through June 1. The Decorative Dots embossing folder is one that we got during Sale-A-Bration for free, but will be in the new catalog starting in June! Want to see another card with this set? Click here. Don’t forget retiring items are only good through June 4, 2014 …
I’m ready for warm weather and these flowers from the Summer Silhouettes stamp remind me that it’s just around the corner – they make me happy. I stamped the butterfly on vellum, colored it on the back with markers and sponged the bottom of the card with Daffodil Delight ink. Here’s another card using the Papillon Potpourri and the Field Flowers stamp set that will …
Some people love the Stampin’ Around Wheels and some people don’t like them. I happen to be one that loves them! They make quick projects and great backgrounds… unfortunately, they’re being retired. My very favorite wheels are the Music Notes Wheel and Very Vintage Wheel. Did you know that you could unmount your wheel and make it a clear-mount stamp? Just find the seam …
This is a quick and easy masculine card using the Clockworks Stamp (retiring soon!) and the Hexagon Hive Thinlits. Just stamp randomly and then adhere the hexagon thinlit on top, sponge, and add a sentiment and you’re done! I needed to make this quick card while I was in my world of craziness a few weeks ago. Here are 2 cards that I made a …
As I mentioned in this post, my daughter Melissa was married last Saturday. Today I want to share with you the seating chart and place cards I made. The picture below is how they were displayed at the reception venue. Place cards stamped with the flowers from the Just Believe stamp. Seating Chart Because the tables were named after flowers, I needed to make a chart for people to …