Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Today I’m featuring a Painter’s Palette Birthday card with fall colors. Perfect for someone you know whose birthday is this time of year. Sponging embossing folders is one of my favorite things to do because it enhances the texture. You can create your own color scheme. Card Details I embossed the bottom of the white cardstock with Petal Burst embossing folder then sponged it with …
For today’s card I used the Awesomely Artistic and Endless Birthday Wishes stamp sets to create this birthday card. I used the emboss resist technique to make the flower cluster and dragon fly stand out. In case you’re not sure how to create an emboss resist card, let me explain how I created this card. Card Details Stamped image with VersaMark ink Poured white embossing …
Today’s card is a simple masculine card using the Celebrate Today, Wetlands and Timeless Textures Stamps. I used the hot air balloon image for the focal point and used one of the grunge images from Timeless Textures for the grass. The ‘happy birthday’ was embossed with white embossing powder. This card makes a great masculine birthday card and was quick to make. Card Supplies Celebrate Today …
My mother-in-law turned 80 earlier this month and I wanted to make her a special card to commemorate that special day. This is the one I made for her. I didn’t take a picture of the inside, but I put a big 8-0 that I die cut with the Large Numbers Framelits. I was pleased how this card came out and like the femininity of …
August has been a busy month for birthdays. Here’s one of several birthday cards I will be posting. This card features the Botanical Builder Framelits and the background was done with the Touches of Texture Stamp. As you know by know Touches of Texture has quickly become a favorite of mine – I absolutely LOVE IT! To add depth to the flowers, I sponged them. …
For today’s card, I used three of my favorite sets from the Annual Catalog – Bella & Friends, Touches of Texture and Better Together to create this cute birthday card for my 6 year old niece. I think this puppy is adorable – don’t you think? I colored the dog, bird, cupcake and balloon with a blender pen. Of course, every little (and big) girl needs glitter so I …
Today’s card is a quick and easy card. I combined 3 stamp sets to create the card – Endless Birthday Wishes (the cake and sentiment), Gorgeous Grunge (stripes & splatterings) and Touches of Texture (the small speckles). This makes a perfect masculine or teen card, doesn’t it? I colored the cake with a blender pen and to add dimension, I added 2 of the star metallic gold …
Today’s card is one that I made back in May but hadn’t posted yet, which is why you see the Burlap Stampin’ Up! used to carry, which is now retired. This card features the Grateful Bunch set – a cute set and one that has its own coordinating punch. Card Details The background of the card was stamped with VersaMark to create the tone on …
Here’s another card using the Number of Years stamp and Large Numbers Framelits. For this card, I did not stamp the numbers, but instead die cut them from Rose Red cardstock and outlined it with Gold Wink of Stella to give it some sparkle. I used the Oval Framelits to create an opening so when the recipient opens the card the number can still be …
Today’s card features Balloon Celebration. There are many images in this stamp set and you probably missed this cute dandelion image which I stamped with Pumpkin Pie. I sponged the Soft Sky cardstock to create the clouds. The balloons were stamped off with Melon Mambo and then I stamped the confetti image with Pumpkin Pie ink. What I especially like about this card is the …
Here’s another one layer card using the Marquee Messages, Gorgeous Grunge and Better Together stamp sets. Because it was a one layer card, I used the Thick Whisper White cardstock. I embossed the marquee image with the copper embossing powder – love this powder!! I used 3 of the new In Color inks – Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach and Emerald Envy. I stamped the birthday …
Hope you had a great 4th of July weekend celebrating the freedom we have in this country and remembering those who fought for it. For today’s card, I used one of my top favorite stamps, Touches of Texture. This set has so many images that it comes in 2 separate cases. This is quickly becoming a go to stamp for creating collages and layering to …
For today’s card I used images from three stamp sets – Watercolor Wings, Butterfly Basics and the sentiment from Birthday Blooms. All 3 of these stamps were carried over onto the new catalog, and I’m glad because they’re great stamps to own. Card Details Here are the details: I stamped the sentiment with Soft Suede ink and then embossed it onto the vellum with clear …
Today’s card using the Weather Together stamp and Festive Embossing folder was created by using the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. My Stampin’ Up! order was delivered on Friday so that meant time to play! The new Festive Embossing folder is a great one to have in your collection – it lives up to its name with its fun design. The Weather Together stamp …
Today’s card features the Swirly Bird stamp. It’s actually one of my new favorites from the catalog. Creating with this 24 photopolymer image is endless because it’s so versatile and so much fun. You can make flowers, kites, boats, swirls, lollipops, and more. I decided to make flowers out of my swirls and I sponged around the 2 bigger swirls to add depth. I used …
Father’s Day is around the corner, so I thought I would feature some masculine cards starting with yesterday’s blog post. Although this is a birthday card, you can easily switch out the sentiment and make it a Father’s Day card. From Land to Sea is a great masculine stamp set. Did you know that the Stampin’ Up! catalog is a great place for inspiration? I …
Today’s birthday card is a tall card which fits perfectly in a business size envelope. It’s a little different from my usual card size and style–it’s always good to try out a different way to create a card. I used four different stamps – Bordering Blooms (flowers at the bottom of card), Gorgeous Grunge (background), Cottage Greetings (sentiment), Awesomely Artistic (Friend sentiment). The Honeycomb Embossing …
I mentioned today’s card in a post a couple of weeks ago but couldn’t reveal it until the recipient had received it since I didn’t want to spoil the surprise. Card Details I used the pots from Gift From the Garden and fuzzy cut them to place them on the window ledge (aka Hearth & Home thinlits) sponged embossed Bricks with Sahara Sand ink sentiment …
I’m playing along with Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 442. This week I decided to play with several challenges to try to stretch myself more with sketches and different color combos. I’m having fun doing it and will continue as time allows. For today’s card I used the Going Places Designer Series Paper as my focus. The Happy Birthday is from the You’re So Lovely set. Thanks for …
Here’s a card I made back in November but hadn’t posted yet. Today’s card features Summer Silhouettes. I like the frilly flowers which allows you to make some pretty cards. The good thing about stamping is that you can create your own color flowers even if they don’t exist in real life. That’s ok – that’s called being creative. Click here and here to see …