Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! For Mother’s Day, I wanted something cheerful to brighten my mom’s hospital room and I figured everyone who came to visit would bring her lovely flowers but . . . they last for about a week. So I decided to make her flowers that last for a long time along with this card. My original container plan …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 – …
Hello Friends! Here’s a card I forgot to post last month that we did at my technique club. I taught them how to do the Retiform Technique using You Are Loved and Cherish Friendship stamp sets – 2 stamps that are retiring at the end of May. It’s a fun technique and you can make the panels in a different way. What you want to remember is that you need …
The list is out and now is time to get those items you’ve been wanting but didn’t get to buy yet. One of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is that I get to see the retiring list as soon as it comes out, get to see a preview of the amazing NEW Annual Catalog and order some new products. Want to see the retired stamp list? Click here. The retired accessories list has …
When I think of sympathy cards, I think of something soothing so I decided to go with one of my favorite stamp sets Just Believe and give the main flower a watercolor effect using the watercolor paper. All you need to do is color the image with your markers and spray mist your cardstock with water and stamp–instant watercolor effect. Sympathy cards is one of those types of cards …
Wow! I thought I had posted this already but instead of scheduling it for April 19 I mistakenly scheduled it for May 19! I just noticed it so I’m posting it now but you need to act quickly! Stampin’ Up! has reached 20,000 fans on Facebook. To celebrate they are giving away a FREE My Digital Studio download. It’s good for a limited time only so …
I want to share with you one of the cards we’re making at my technique club this month using the Reinker Spread technique – it’s cool and works like magic! My first club loved it and I know my second club will love it as well when we meet next week! I used the Secret Garden stamp set – loved this set! The best thing about it is that you …
Today’s card uses the Field Flowers stamp. Don’t these colors go well together? I used Lucky Limeade for the stem of the flower and was going to use it for the embossed cardstock but preferred something a little more subtle so I went to one of my favorite colors – Certainly Celery – which will soon be discontinued. I wanted a bit of shine so I applied …
Do you love your wood-mount stamps and don’t want to convert to clear-mount? I have good news for you about your wood-mount cases! They have gotten better! What do you do when you get your wood-mount stamps? The first thing I do when I get them is make a copy of the label sheet and put it in the case so I know which stamps …
Mother’s Day is around the corner and so is graduation time. This week’s My Digital Studio downloads cover these two special events. Just imagine the special greeting card or swatchbook you can make for your mom using the Greeting Card template or swatchbook template. For a description of each of the downloads, click on the link next to it. For Mom Greeting Card Templates 133476 …
Stamps and punches aren’t just for cards and scapbooking. You can also use them to make special projects to decorate your home like this FAMILY frame we made at my class last week. The ladies enjoyed making this and were very pleased with the results. I would love to know what you think of this framed art. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR FREE SHIPPING ON …