Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE making cards for others–and being able to create with paper and stamps! O what joy! Today is World Card Making Day and what better day to get your stamps out and create something lovely for someone special. I’m a little bit behind in the cards I need to send out so I plan to try to catch up today. Here’s the first one . . . I made this …
For two weeks only, from October 7 – 21 you can join my Stampin’ Up! team for ONLY $25!! Now that’s something to jump up and down about!! Here’s what you get in your kit: $26.95 worth of Stampin’ Up! product – it must be more than $25, but not more than $26.95 before tax Business pack so you have all you need to start. …
I’ve been wanting to make a View Master Card for a while but found them to be too much work until I found some simplified instructions that’s quick and easy. This is an interactive card using the Flower Shop stamp set – anyone would love to receive it. All the recipient needs to do is move the dial on the side of the card and see a message …
I know it’s officially the fall season, but I’m still in summer mode so let me share with you a summer theme card. First of all, I love the bold print of the Cherish the Moments stamp – (one of the stamps from the Baby Prints stamp set) – it makes such a great focal point. I stamped two of the images from By the Tide stamp set as a background …
One of my all-time favorite things to do is watch the sunset whenever I can. I just love them! So when my family and I vacationed in Hawaii last month, I made sure I didn’t miss it. Hawaiian sunsets are absolutely BEAUTIFUL! The picture above is one that my daughter took right from the balcony of our hotel room. The one below is one that I took …
In today’s card I used the Emerging Colors technique which is a variation of the embossing resist technique. See another variation in this post. Do you see the colors coming through the Besty’s Blossoms image? Can you guess which stamp I used for the colors that show through the blossom? Gorgeous Grunge – one of my favorites! It is so versatile!! So did you guess right? I also …
When I first got the Daydream Medallions Stamp Set at the Stampin’ Up! convention last year, I wasn’t sure how I would use it and if I liked it. I started playing around with it and with a little inspiration from the display boards at convention I started to like the many possibilities it has. One of my favorite things I like about it is the combinations you can make with the …
I love the way this card turned out using Gorgeous Grunge which has become one of my ‘turn to’ for great effects, Perfect Blend – a fun stamp set and my Stampin’ Daubers for the polka dot effect. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this year’s In Colors. Here I used Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana and Pistacio Pudding. I loved working with The Ruffled Stretch Trim – I used Glue …
I’ve heard many say that they have a hard time coming up with masculine cards. Images such as trees, cars, tools, etc. can be used, but did you know that giving your cards texture and using ‘manly’ colors also makes a great masculine card? Here’s a masculine card I made for my nephew who shares the same birth date as me. I was going to stamp a car from the Rev the Fun stamp …
We made this card at my technique club using the Truly Grateful Stamp set with the masking/painter’s tape technique. I like the background look you get with this technique. You probably have some painter’s tape lying around from one of your painting projects at home. Ink up the tape, place it on the paper and remove and you get an instant background effect. You’ll get a …
Here’s another card I made some time ago at my mom’s request for her friend. Just like yesterday’s card, I didn’t have a Spanish sentiment like this one so I printed one from my computer. I got the idea for this card from another Stampin’ Up! demonstrator but, unfortunately, can’t remember the name. This set is one of my favorite flower sets because you can use …
Here’s another one of those cards I didn’t get to post earlier . . . While my mom was in the hospital she asked me to make a card for her sister since she couldn’t get one for her. I didn’t have any Spanish sentiments, so I printed one on the computer and punch it with my scallop oval punch. I stamped the flowers in Stazon, …
For the next couple of days I will be sharing some cards I made a couple of months ago but didn’t get to post them. Here’s the first card for the seashell lover. I used the masking technique on the shells and added just a touch of the Dazzling Diamonds glitter to give a few of the shells some shine. I stamped the script stamp with VersaMark onto the Pool …
Rev Up the Fun is a fun stamp set that also works well with Gorgeous Grunge (one of my top 10 in the catalog). This set is perfect for masculine cards. Noticed the background? I inked it up before I embossed it with the Chevron Embossing Folder. My newsletter is coming out this week so don’t miss it by signing up for my exclusive newsletter (see right side …
This card makes a quick and easy one with the Birthday Candles wheel – just wheel it, apply some glitter and you have a nice girly card or change the color, omit the glitter and you have yourself a masculine card! Using Stampin’ Wheels is a quick way to decorate a party bag or paper for gift wrapping – tissue paper or the outside wrap. …
I participated in a 3 x 3 card swap at convention and here’s the card I made. I absolutely LOVE the Wetlands Stamp set. Well I made it home, unpacked and put away all my goodies – now it’s time to rest a little and tomorrow it’s time to work a little and then play with my new sets a lot! IT’S ALMOST OVER . . . …
Here’s another swap I made for Stampin’ Up! Convention using the Timeless Talk Stamp Set and Betsy’s Blossoms. I stamped the blossoms on the top first and then I embossed with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder. Come back tomorrow and see my 3 x 3 card swap and hear what’s going on at convention. I’m exhausted – time to rest for another big day tomorrow! Till …
It’s been several weeks of busyness as I got ready for this big event here in Utah and now it’s finally here! Can you imagine how much excitement there will be with 6,000 people in attendance?! It all starts tonight! Today we start by getting our bags (I’ll post it later!) and going on a tour at the Stampin’ Up! headquarters. Later tonight the general …
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted – I’ve been busy, busy, busy getting ready for the Stampin’ Up! convention next week making 170 swaps and getting ready for my upcoming classes & clubs when I get back. I’m done with 2 sets of swaps and have my cardstock cut for my 3rd one. Can’t wait for convention – so much fun!! Meanwhile, here’s a quick & easy card …
I love all the images & sentiments in the Simply Sketched hostess stamp set. For this card I used the flower and one of the sentiments in the set. I used two techniques on this card – the bubble wrap technique which consists of just any bubble wrap you have laying around the house or that you just got in the mail. Simply ink it …