Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Here’s a card using the For Your County stamp set to thank all the men and women who have fought and are fighting to keep our country safe! I used the star from the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and the Itty Bitty Banners stamp and coordinating framelits for the thank you. I cut strips of Real Red card stock and laid it over the white …
The minute I saw the Bloom With Hope hostess stamp, I fell in love with it and knew I had to get it! This was the stamp that I preordered before the catalog went live – a perk that as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I get (and you can, too – find out here!) I love the 5 sentiments that go with it and the …
Here’s a cool technique you may not have heard of before – the Velveteen Technique. Stamp your base image with White Craft ink, then using medium and neutral color inks, stamp your image and as you do, you will see the white ink come through for a nice effect. In this card, I used the Flowering Flourishes stamp as my base, so if you look …
Since Father’s Day is approaching, I thought I would share a quick and easy card. I used the shells from the By the Tide stamp set as my focal point popped with Dimensionals on the Lost Lagoon card stock. This color is becoming one of my favorites from the new In Colors. I’ll be posting the card I’m giving my husband on Sunday so make sure …
The Traveler stamp set is a great masculine set and is a perfect set to use for scrapbooking vacation pages. When I saw this set I immediately thought of making a Father’s Day card for my dad who used to operate a train. I stamped the trees from Lovely as a Tree stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink onto Very Vanilla card stock and then …
The 2014 – 2015 annual catalog is officially here! So exciting! Today’s card showcases the 5 new In Colors – Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist–rich colors. I used Bloom With Hope, one of the hostess sets in the new catalog. I love the sentiments in this set so I know I’ll be using this set quite a bit. The …
Captain America, XMen, Spiderman, Thor and all those kind of hero movies are some of my son’s favorites to watch (me, too!) so I decided to make him a Captain America card for his birthday. It’s a very simple card to make especially when using the Circle Collection Framelits. I used the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th circle (from largest to smallest). The star is …
The Peaceful Petals Stamp Set is a great set in the Occasions catalog that is going away on June 1st. I used this set last night at my technique club meeting to make this beautiful detached bookmark card using the Stampin’ Trimmer with the Rotary Addition and the Perforating Cutting Blade. I also used the Scallop Tag Topper Punch on the bookmark (another great tool!). Not …
Here’s another card using the Hardwood Background stamp that I made for my sister who celebrated her birthday last week. I believe she really liked it! May is a popular month in my family with birthdays, anniversaries, and Mother’s Day – many cards to make! I stamped the card stock with Crumb Cake ink on a 5-1/2″ x 12″ Very Vanilla card stock and scored at …
I love the On Film Framelits – they’re so much fun. You can use them to focus on an image or simply put a favorite picture of yours. I colored the flowers from the Peaceful Petals Stamp Set with my blender pens. The top flower is one of my favorites from this set found in the Occasions catalog (good through June 1). And what can I say …
I always like to make an extra special card for Mother’s Day so I chose to make this accordion card for my mom and mother-in-law. My dear mom has been through a lot physically – she’s been in the hospital / rehab more than at home the past couple of years. She is the strongest person I know and I admire her. Despite all her ailments …
The Hardwood Stamp is a must have in your stamp supplies. It makes a great background and even a fence. I stamped the inside edge using the vine from the Simply Sketched stamp set. I wanted the vine to be seen so I cut off about 1/2″ from the right side. For the leaves, I used the Little Leaves sizzlit die – retiring at the …
Here’s a cute image from the stamp set For the Birds that fits perfectly in this Shadow Box Frame. I used the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper that was available during Sale-A-Bration. I sponged the Pool Party card stock to give it some depth. Want to see more with this set? Click here and here. Don’t forget to check out the retiring items and …
The Happy Watercolor stamp is one of my favorite sets in the Occasions Catalog, which runs through June 1. The Decorative Dots embossing folder is one that we got during Sale-A-Bration for free, but will be in the new catalog starting in June! Want to see another card with this set? Click here. Don’t forget retiring items are only good through June 4, 2014 …
Some people love the Stampin’ Around Wheels and some people don’t like them. I happen to be one that loves them! They make quick projects and great backgrounds… unfortunately, they’re being retired. My very favorite wheels are the Music Notes Wheel and Very Vintage Wheel. Did you know that you could unmount your wheel and make it a clear-mount stamp? Just find the seam …
This is a quick and easy masculine card using the Clockworks Stamp (retiring soon!) and the Hexagon Hive Thinlits. Just stamp randomly and then adhere the hexagon thinlit on top, sponge, and add a sentiment and you’re done! I needed to make this quick card while I was in my world of craziness a few weeks ago. Here are 2 cards that I made a …
I mentioned in this post what I made for my daughter who got married 11 days ago. One of them was a cookbook for her bridal shower composed of her favorite recipes from our home and her husband’s (I’m still trying to get used to saying that!) favorite recipes from his home. I wanted to make a cookbook in shape of a pot so I …
I’ve heard that wedding favors is done more in the United States East Coast than in the West Coast. Is that true? Living in the East Coast, I’ve never been to a wedding that didn’t have favors of some kind. Wedding favors have gotten more practical. I remember getting figurines and hard almonds or things that I would never display or use, so we decided not …
As I mentioned in this post, my daughter Melissa was married last Saturday. Today I want to share with you the seating chart and place cards I made. The picture below is how they were displayed at the reception venue. Place cards stamped with the flowers from the Just Believe stamp. Seating Chart Because the tables were named after flowers, I needed to make a chart for people to …
I wanted to make a special card for my daughter’s bridal shower and I knew I wanted a dress so I used the Dress Form Pop N Cuts and Dress Up Framelits for the inside. I also cut a window sheet with the Ovals Framelits for the mirror. Originally I wanted to add a picture of her and her fiance on the ‘table’ but ran out of time! The …