Today is the anniversary of when Happy Birthday was first sung in 1859 so here’s my card to celebrate that occasion. When I saw the Timeless Talk stamp set in the new catalog, I knew right away I wanted this set. Love all the images to the set. I used the Music Wheel notes for the background and sponged the new Beautifully Baroque embossing folder. Till next time . …
You Are My Sunshine
The Sunshine Stamp is a single stamp that will be available until July 31, 2013. I used the Sunrays Ink Technique for this card – a perfect fit. I also used one of my Finishing Touches Edgelits using my Magnetic Platform on my Big Shot. I just LOVE that Magnetic Platform!!! If you have a Big Shot (and if you don’t, why not?!) you NEED to get this new …
Lovely As A Tree With A Touch of Color
This is the last black & white with a touch of color card I’ll be posting. I like the soft color it adds to this simple card using Soft Sky ink, one of the new colors in the Subtles collection. I masked the bottom and top to sponge the color in the middle. See more black & white cards here and here. So what do YOU think of the …
Black & White Piano Card
Hello friends! When I was preparing for my Black & White with a Touch of Color Card Class, I immediately thought of making a piano using the Word Window Punch and using the Music Note Wheel. Music has always been an integral part of my home being that both my daughter and I were music majors so this was definitely a must and a fun …
Wetlands Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all you men out there! When I saw the new Wetlands stamp set in the catalog I fell in love with it. Immediately it brought back memories of my Cape Cod vacations and all the masculine cards I can make. This is the card I’m giving my dad for Father’s Day. I stamped it and die cut it with my new Circle …
Wildflower Meadow
We made this card at my Black & White with a Touch of Color Card Class. Quick and easy with this NEW large background stamp – Wildflower Meadow. The other cool thing about this stamp is that it has a matching embossing folder. See the raised sections around the flowers? Matches perfectly! It gets even better . . .you can get both of these items …
Let’s Play Ball!
I made this card for my son who is a big Yankee and baseball fan. I stamped the Happy Birthday from the You’re Amazing Stamp Set and embossed it with White Embossing Powder. I used Night of Navy and Whisper White for the colors, but you can change it to the colors of your favorite baseball team. Making the baseballs are so much fun and easy! Want to make them? Here’s …
Clockworks Graduation Card
I made this card 3 weeks ago and forgot to post it. I needed a masculine card for a Mechanical Engineering graduate so I looked through my stamp collection and thought the cogs from the Clockworks stamp set would be great! I cut out 3 banners and stamped the cogs randomly and used one of the Apothecary Accent Framelits to frame my sentiment. Two of these stamps are retired but …
Button Button Thanks A Million
Hello Friends . . . I’m continuing with my posts on the stamp sets that we’ll be saying good bye to by the end of the week. Here’s a card we made at one of my classes last year using the fun Button Button Stamp Set and Word Play Stamp Set. This card doesn’t open the usual way . . . the Sahara Sand cardstock opens while the …
Congratulations Artistic Etchings
The Artistic Etchings Stamp Set is another set that is retiring next week. I can’t believe the time is almost here to say goodbye to my trusty ole stamps. Wondering how I made this? Stamp your sentiment in the middle and then place a strip of copy paper or cardstock where you don’t want your other images to go (that’s called the Masking Technique). Sponge above …
Two By Two Baby Card and Sneak Peak
When I saw the Two by Two stamp in the 2012-13 Annual Catalog I knew I had to get it… it’s so cute – I love it!! It’s a wonderful set to use for a baby card and that’s exactly what I used it for this past weekend. Click here to see another baby card I made using the Little Additions Stamp set which …
Patterned Party Birthday
Here’s a fun stamp set for a festive occasion with balloons and gifts called Patterned Party and if it’s a birthday, use the banner like I did on this card for my niece’s 1st birthday. I die cut 3 of the number 1 from the Typeset Alphabet Die, embossed the top number and glued it with the other two. I put 2 Way glue on the …
Up, Up & Away
This week I’ll be posting cards on some of the stamp sets that will be retiring at the end of May. So make sure you come back and see some of the creations you can do with these stamps. I made this card for my dad’s birthday using the very versatile Lovely As A Tree Stamp set and Up, Up & Away Stamp set. I liked the …
Chalkboard Birthday Card
May is a month full of birthdays in my family so in addition to Mother’s Day cards, I also made some birthday cards. Here’s a masculine fun shaped card using the chalkboard technique I gave to my nephew. May is a month I was inspired by Becky Roberts’ easel card. I stamped images from the Clockworks Stamp and punched them with the Petite Curly Label punch. I …
Another Mother’s Day Card
Here’s my last Mother’s Day card. I made this one for my sisters. You’re probably wondering why I didn’t post these last week . . . that’s because one of my sisters visits my blog and she would see it ahead of time! Don’t need a Mother’s Day sentiment? Change it to make it any occasion. Did you notice it’s the Field Flowers Stamp set again …
Field Flowers For A Special Friend
I love the Field Flowers Stamp set because of its beauty and because it’s so versatile. Here’s a card I made for a special friend. I could have just stamped the flowers but I wanted to step up a simple design to create a wow factor. So how can you do that? By adding dimension to your card. I added a 3-D flower using the 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle …
One In A Million Mother’s Day Card
As promised, here’s the card I’ll be giving my mom on Mother’s Day. Because she’s still in the hospital, I wanted something cheery with bright colors. I colored my flower trim with daubers, sponged the edges of my doily and the Floral Designer Series Paper. I also sponged my Whisper White Baker’s Twine with Tempting Turquoise ink. Are you making your own card for Mother’s Day? What do you think …
Wonderful Mother Card
Here’s a Mother’s Day card we made at my Celebrating Special Times Card Class last week that was inspired by Connie Collins’ birthday card. I brayered the Pink Pirouette Lacy Brocade embossed card with Whisper White Craft Ink and sponged the flowers and sentiment with Chocolate Chip ink. I used a lot of my favorites on this card – the 5/8″ Flower Trim, the Crochet Trim, the Very Vintage …
Sayings For Your Mother’s Day Cards
Mother’s Day is around the corner! Have you started creating your card? Need a jump start with something special to write inside? To help you, I’ve come up with a list of Stampin’ Up! stamp sayings you could use. So here they are: Wonderful Mother 126505 wood-mount 126507 clear-mount I love you not only for who you are but for helping me become the person I am. To …
Trust God In The Secret Garden
Hello Friends . . . I love the elegance and softness that vellum brings to a card. I used vellum on the Secret Garden flowers to which I had embossed with black embossing powder and then colored with blender pens. I cut them out with the Secret Garden Framelits – 1,2,3 and done! I added the Elegant Lines embossing folder (which is retiring soon – …