Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
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 …
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Here’s a treat bag you can make for your Halloween trick or treaters, for your child’s class or simply make a few for those special kids in your life. Quick and easy when you use the Gift Bag Punch Board. There are 3 sizes you can choose from – small, medium and large. Mine is a medium size bag. I stamped the cardstock with Pumpkin Pie …
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 …
The Jingle All the Way bundle is one of the hottest items in the Holiday Catalog this year. Check out this video and see what it’s all about. Thanks for stopping by . . .till next time . . . Brunie Shop at my online store for all your Stampin’ Up! supplies. Please enter Host code: SE2UPX3M when placing an order of less than $150. Don’t forget to check out …
Have you taken a look at the Holiday Catalog yet? Here’s something you’ll want to know. The catalog has 22 bundles – stamps & coordinating punches or framelits! When you buy the bundle you save 15%! (Who doesn’t like to save?!) But perhaps when you look through the catalog, you may miss or not realize that it’s a bundle so below I’ve listed all the bundles …
The brand new 2015-2016 Holiday Catalog is here packed with some great stamps and accessories. Look through the catalog and see the many different project ideas and choose your favorite products to make them. Here’s a video on one of the new punches in the catalog found on page 31. The Festive Flower Builder Punch creates beautiful poinsettias perfect for your gift wrapping . . .or …
Don’t you just love this big Happy Birthday greeting? It’s from the Happy Birthday Everyone hostess set. And how about the lighthouse . . . it’s from the set From Land to Sea. Two great sets combined with 2 other great sets–By the Tide (sea shell) and Gorgeous Grunge (my favorite!). Creating a faux layer card is easy and would wow the recipient of the …
Here’s a bit of Subway Art using the One Big Meaning stamp. There are different types of Subway Art and when I first saw this stamp, I immediately thought of creating a card like this one. This stamp set is perfect for this type of card. To bring it all together, I used the Watercolor Wash background stamp. How do you stamp with your large …
I thought you might need a break from flowers, so let’s go with something that may eat them up! I know, I know . . .. not all dinosaurs eat plants . . .or that they eat flowers, but let’s just pretend. The No Bones About It stamp set is a great set. It comes with 4 dinosaur images and their skeletal bodies, along with …
Have you tried Paper Pumpkin? If you haven’t tried it, here’s your chance to get the first two months at half price! So what is it exactly? It’s a subscription to a stamping experience. Each month you get a box filled with a project and everything you need to complete it. If you are a busy person, a student, don’t have space for stamping supplies, …
Flowers again? Yep! Here’s a card set I made for one of my hostesses using the Corner Garden stamp set. If you like to color, then this a great stamp for you to add to your collection. It’s a large background stamp with lots of flowers so making a card comes easily – all you need to do is add a sentiment and you’re done! I …
Today’s card was made with the Floral Wings hostess stamp. It’s a cute photopolymer stamp set with many design options. Because it’s a photopolymer stamp you can easily create your own bouquet. The other set I used was One Big Meaning. This set is a great set with lots of ways of saying Thank You! Here’s the same card in another color combo. Which color do you …
Today’s card is one I made back in May to celebrate my sister’s birthday. My sister LOVES glitter so this card was a hit – she loved it!! I made one of these screen divider cards last year for my son & daughter-in-law’s 5 year wedding anniversary but never posted it so I decided to make another one – this time with a birthday theme. …
The Wild About Flowers stamp set is one I wanted to have in my collection because of the retirement sentiments. However it’s not only for retirement . . .you can use it for a new job, graduation, someone moving away and you can even use one of them as a wedding sentiment! Stamp sets that have a combination of images and sentiments are great to …
Have you tried the new Whisper White Thick cardstock yet? Here’s what I think of it in comparison to the regular Whisper White cardstock. The thick cardstock is perfect for when you have a lot of embellishments on your card – it holds up very well. The regular Whisper White cardstock is good but does not stand up as well when you have lots of …
Today’s card was created with the Best Thoughts Stamp set and the sentiment from the Choose Happiness set. Notice the background behind the flower? It’s the new Brick Wall Embossing Folder. I absolutely love the look of the Brick Wall! The folder measures 6″ x 6″ which is larger than the other embossing folders. For this card I stamped the flower in Memento Ink and colored …