Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Wow, I haven’t posted since May 1 – things were mega CRAZY last week! May is full of family birthdays all throughout the month, add Mother’s Day – which means making gifts and cards. Then add unexpected trips to hospitals for both moms and you have craziness! Hope you had a great Mother’s Day. I had a wonderful day celebrating with family – thanks to …
Today’s card is for a friend who recently had surgery. I’ve been carrying around this card all week and haven’t mailed it yet. Is it just me or does this happen to you? You make a card with enough time to reach the person for the occasion and then it’s late because you forgot to mail it – ugh! I created this card using sketch …
Flowers again? Yep! Here’s a card set I made for one of my hostesses using the Corner Garden stamp set. If you like to color, then this a great stamp for you to add to your collection. It’s a large background stamp with lots of flowers so making a card comes easily – all you need to do is add a sentiment and you’re done! I …
Today’s Christmas card uses the Bordering Bloom stamp set making it a quick & easy one. Stamp ‘Merry Christmas’ in the middle using the Sassy Salutations stamp, then stamp a border on top and one on the bottom. Punch 10 stars from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and adhere to the border. Depending on the time you have, you can choose to place …
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 …
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Need a quick wreath for your Christmas card? All you need is two circle punches to make one. On this card, I used the 1″ circle punch and 2-3/8″ scallop circle punch. All you need to do is punch a 1″ circle, then center your 2-3/8″ scallop circle punch over the 1″ circle and you have an instant wreath! To dress it up a little, …
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The Artistic Etchings Stamp Set is another set that is retiring next week. I can’t believe the time is almost here to say goodbye to my trusty ole stamps. Wondering how I made this? Stamp your sentiment in the middle and then place a strip of copy paper or cardstock where you don’t want your other images to go (that’s called the Masking Technique). Sponge above …
Do you need a quick and easy thank you card? Here’s one you can whip up in less than 10 minutes. Stamp the image and then cut the cardstock in 3 even pieces. Adhere the 3 pieces with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Clockworks stamp set is great for masculine cards. Shop at my online store for all your stamping needs. Till next time . . . Stamping …
Yesterday I posted a sneak peak of this card and promised to post it today so here it is! This is a card we made at my Christmas card class yesterday. We used the stockings image from the Open Sleigh stamp. This is a whimsical fun stamp set. Here’s another card I posted a couple of months ago using the same set. Stamping Supplies Stamps: Open …
Need a thank you card right away? You can whip up this 3″ x 3″ card in no time at all. These are quick and easy thank you cards I made for my customers using the Daydream Medallions stamp set I got at the Stampin’ Up! Convention this year. I also used the Sassy Salutations stamp. Cardmaking does not have to be complicated with lots of layers or embellishments. Sometimes simple …
I cased this card from a kid theme swap I received at convention, unfortunately, either there was no name attached or the label fell off so I can’t give credit to that person. I made a couple of changes but kept the color scheme and design which I thought was great. I gave this card to my nephew who shares the same birthday I do. Although he’s …