Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
I made several of the same type of gift card holders as the one in this post, and here. I just changed the image. For these two cards I used the Get Your Santa On stamp set. I embossed the Basic Black cardstock with the stars embossing folder and then sponged it with White craft ink for the chalk-like look. I colored this one with the …
Hope your Thanksgiving was great! I love having this long weekend, don’t you? This is the weekend I decorate my house for Christmas and it’s also the weekend I have two very special birthdays to celebrate – my daughter and my son-in-law – just 2 days apart. So in honor of them I’m taking a break from Fall and Christmas cards to wish them a …
Today’s card is an interactive one using the Circle Card Thinlits and Timeless Talk stamp that I made back in May but hadn’t posted it yet. I wanted to make a card with a LP record for my dad who loves to play music. Some of you may be saying, what is that?! Okay let me explain . . . some time ago, way back in the …
May and June is graduation time. I made this card with the Flower Shop Stamp set for my male cousin who graduated from the New York Botanical Gardens study program where he studied flower arranging among many other things. He has become quite the florist and we have been enjoying the benefits from it! We’re very proud of him. I needed a card that wasn’t …
Need a quick and easy kid’s card? Here’s one using the Cool Kid Stamp Set from the Occasions Catalog. What little boy wouldn’t like to get this sweet card? The little banner is something you can get for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. See details here. Since there’s a dog in this card, I thought I would share with you a picture of my sister’s dog out …
Isn’t this adorable? I’m using the new Just Sayin’ Stamp from the Occasions Catalog and See Ya Later Sale-A-Bration stamp which you can get for FREE starting on January 28! Love the word bubbles! I also used the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp set . . .you may have noticed that I use this set quite a bit – love it! Noticed how I used it …
Have a healthy and blessed New Year! Stamping Supplies: Stamps: Monstermaniacs 134972, Gorgeous Grunge 130514 wood-mount 130517 clear-mount, Perfect Pennants (2014 Occasions Catalog), See Ya Later (2014 Sale-A-Bration) Card Stock: Whisper White 100730, Night of Navy 100867, Silver Glitter Paper 124005 Ink: Summer Starfruit 126991, Raspberry Ripple 126859, Old Olive 126953, Baked Brown Sugar 131174, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die 127553, Stampin’ Dazzle Silver Marker, Stampin’ …
Here’s a luminary that would look nice with your Christmas décor. Looks great lit with a flameless tealight but it also looks great if it’s not lit. I embossed the vellum with the Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder and used the Labels Framelit Dies for the opening on all 4 sides. I stamped the Smoky Slate card stock with the branch from the Lovely As A Tree …
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 …
I finally got a chance to play with my Monstermaniacs Stamp. It’s a cool set. It has cute images to create a fun card for kids or any age! I used my favorite stamp Gorgeous Grunge to add some drama and Basic Rhinestones to add a bit of bling. Like it? Leave me a comment. Want to hear some exciting news? Come back tomorrow to find …
Don’t you love the colors and texture on this card? I love the richness of it. The background was made using a coffee filter! All you need is reinkers, a coffee filter, water and this is the result. Notice the dots on the card? That was made with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (love this set!!) This is one of the stamps on the 25% discount …
I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE making cards for others–and being able to create with paper and stamps! O what joy! Today is World Card Making Day and what better day to get your stamps out and create something lovely for someone special. I’m a little bit behind in the cards I need to send out so I plan to try to catch up today. Here’s the first one . . . I made this …
In today’s card I used the Emerging Colors technique which is a variation of the embossing resist technique. See another variation in this post. Do you see the colors coming through the Besty’s Blossoms image? Can you guess which stamp I used for the colors that show through the blossom? Gorgeous Grunge – one of my favorites! It is so versatile!! So did you guess right? I also …
I love the way this card turned out using Gorgeous Grunge which has become one of my ‘turn to’ for great effects, Perfect Blend – a fun stamp set and my Stampin’ Daubers for the polka dot effect. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this year’s In Colors. Here I used Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana and Pistacio Pudding. I loved working with The Ruffled Stretch Trim – I used Glue …
I’ve heard many say that they have a hard time coming up with masculine cards. Images such as trees, cars, tools, etc. can be used, but did you know that giving your cards texture and using ‘manly’ colors also makes a great masculine card? Here’s a masculine card I made for my nephew who shares the same birth date as me. I was going to stamp a car from the Rev the Fun stamp …
Rev Up the Fun is a fun stamp set that also works well with Gorgeous Grunge (one of my top 10 in the catalog). This set is perfect for masculine cards. Noticed the background? I inked it up before I embossed it with the Chevron Embossing Folder. My newsletter is coming out this week so don’t miss it by signing up for my exclusive newsletter (see right side …