Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Spring is here and one of the first flowers you see are tulips. They’re so pretty. Although I don’t see anymore tulips around here, I thought I would stamp some and have them around a little longer. I love the look of flowers in a rustic crate so I created my own with the Wood Textures paper. I stamped the floral image from the Wood …
Today’s festive card was created by using the guitar from Epic Celebrations and the die from Celebrate You Thinlits. Are you wondering how I made this card with the streaks running down? It was a pleasant accident. Here’s my story…I wanted to use the Brusho on a stencil so I decided to try it out with one of the Sweet Soiree masks. I started out by …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This card was obviously not designed for that occasion but it does have some green it it, so that works, too, don’t you think? Today is not only St. Patrick’s Day but is also a special day for me as my grandson turns ONE and he is amazing and so much fun as all 3 of my grandsons are. I’m so …
As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, we get to pre-order select items a month before a catalog debuts. Fortunately for me the Swirly Bird Stamp, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits bundle, and Thoughtful Banners bundle were on the pre-order list and on my wish list. Some of the images from the Swirly Bird can be die cut with the Swirly Scribbles like the small flower on the card. The other die cuts do …
Today’s card features An Open Heart stamp which also finds itself on the retiring list. For the background, first I stamped and colored the leaves and then I embossed it with the Brick Wall embossing folder. Using the sponge dauber, I sponged the bricks to add depth. The bird was grounded with the image from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp. Retiring List Details Have you checked …
Today’s project is a note pad I made as a gift for one of my hostesses. The shaped notepad was made using the Floral Frames framelits and the Sale-A-Bration Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper and Flowering Fields Stamp. The word ‘notes’ was from an older Paper Pumpkin box. I simply ran several sheets of copy paper through the big shot using the Floral Frames Framelits …
Have you noticed the Playful Pals stamp set & Pyramid Pals Thinlits Bundle in the Occasions catalog? It’s a bundle with many creative possibilities. You can make the cutest animals or simply make a treat holder by not adhering the panel on the back. For the bunny, I used Thick White cardstock for the body, Pink Pirouette cardstock for the feet and nose and used …
Today’s card features the Watercolor Wings Stamp set and the 6″x6″ Fluttering Embossing Folder. I like the way this card turned out–the colors (Bermuda Bay – one of my favorite colors), the embossed and die cut butterflies and the dots on the top which gives it a festive feel. After I embossed the butterflies, I sponged White Craft ink over it. The silver cord trim was …
Here’s a simple card with not too much stamping but a great card using the Sky is the Limit stamp set. This set is a FREE Sale-a-Bration stamp available for a limited time only and will be gone after February 15. It’s a nice set that has both images and greetings. It’s a perfect set for birthdays, graduation, for the men in your life, Valentine’s Day …
Need a quick and easy Christmas card? Create one with the Jingle All the Way stamp and Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies. This black and white card is beautiful as is but if you want to jazz it up a bit, add glitter to the bottom of the card for snow or on the starry sky and you’ll have yourself a nice simple and sparkly card. …
Don’t these look great? I gave these out to all those who came to my Christmas card class last month filled with candy. I love everything about this box–the Square Pillow Box thinlit, the Wondrous Wreath stamp and framelit, the brick wall embossing folder and the gold cord trim. I’m planning to make some more and try some other designs to give out this Christmas. They’re …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
What’s so special about today? Last day to order retiring products from the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog Last day to order from the 2015 Occasions Catalog Last day to order MDS digital downloads & software First day of the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog Today only you can order from all the catalogs! Today only you can order hostess sets from any of the catalogs if you place …
Moon Lake stamp set and On Film Framelits are two favorites of mine. Unfortunately, they will soon be gone. This is a great card that can be used for any occasion – including Father’s Day. Click here, here and here to see more cards using the Moon Lake set and here and here to see cards with On Film Framelits. Here’s some news you’ll want to know …
Time does fly, doesn’t it? My son and nephew were born 2 weeks apart and turned 30 this month – it’s hard to believe! Here’s the card I made for my nephew using the stamp sets From the Herd, Just Sayin’ and Back to Basics Alphabet including the Word Bubble Framelits. I think the look on the animals’ faces are great–too good to pass up. These stamps …
Today’s card is a birthday card that can easily be made into a Mother’s Card or any other occasion. I used the Painted Petals set in the Occasions Catalog to create it. This set has many different images that gives you many ways to create. Along with the Painted Petals, I used the Circles Collection Framelits to create my opening. I placed the circle …
Blended Bloom is a beautiful flower stamp – combine that with the Bordering Blooms set and it adds another dimension of beauty. Don’t you think? I love how this card turned out. This is the card I gave my daughter for her birthday back in November which I had promised to post. The card opens up with an attached book mark she can tear and …