Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Happy New Year! The 2018 Occasions catalog went live today and is full of fun and interactive products for any occasion. Today I want to share with you a card created with Friendship’s Sweetest Thoughts – a sweet new set that can be used in different ways. I kept my card clean and simple with only one layer. I wanted to use the delicate swirl …
Today’s card features the Love You Lots host stamp set again. This time we’re using the ladybugs. I think this set is so cute. I’m looking forward to using the rest of the images. See another card using this set. Since this image is small, I wanted to create an opening for it that when it’s opened it can be seen in the inside. Isn’t …
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 …
If you came back looking for my 2nd post earlier, I apologize for not posting. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I was unable to do so, but here it is now. Painter’s Palette is one of the stamp sets we were allowed to pre-order. I like the canvas and the font – so cool. You can even insert a picture of someone dear to you on …
Today’s card features the stamp set Helping Me Grow from the Occasions Catalog. It has 2 big flower images, a couple of cute corner images and several sentiments along with the frame. Since I did not have the coordinating Rose Wonder Thinlits, I fuzzy cut around the frame and popped it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. I wanted to add an element of fun so I …
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 …
Here’s a card made with the Envelope Punch Board to create a file folder card. The larger banners were die cut with the banner framelits and and the smaller banners were punched with the banner punch (now on sale this week!) I used 5 different stamp sets to create this card and used the banner image from the Choose Happiness stamp set (now on sale until …
Today is World Card Making Day where crafters around the world create handmade cards. What are you doing today to celebrate this fun day? Here’s a card I would like to share with you using the Choose Happiness stamp set – one of my favorite stamp sets in the new catalog! The first thing that caught my attention was the sweet sentiment and the wood banner …
Here’s a card we made recently at my Friendship Card Class. I combined the Kinda Eclectic, Choose Happiness and Hardwood stamp sets to create this card – 3 favorite sets of mine. This card has a Blushing Bride card stock for the base and then the Whisper White card stock is folded in half – a little different than the usual card base fold. I …
I thought I would take a break from Christmas and make a birthday card for a special friend whose friendship I cherish. I started out with the Friendly Words Wheel and then used the Fabulous Florets which I recently purchased during Stampin’ Up!’s stamp sale (love sales!). I cut out the flowers and used Crystal Effects (love the shine!) and popped them with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I …
Here’s a card we made at one of my technique clubs using the masking and reverse masking technique. When I showed them the card we were going to make, at first they thought it was different layers of cardstock but it’s not! Doesn’t it look cool? I thought it combined well with the Tea Shoppe stamp set. Stamping Supplies: Stamps: From My Heart 126555 wood-mount, 126557 clear-mount; …