Good Morning Crafters! Yesterday was a terrific day and it reminds me of why I love California and all it has to offer. We spent the morning (until about 2 pm) at Emma Wood Beach. Deena made us breakfast at the beach and then we had our coffee watching the waves and my granddaughter, Rachel, learn how to use the boogie board. For today’s card, I used the retired Sweet… Read More »
Happy Birthday to my beautiful granddaughter, Sydney. She lives in Sacramento but was here for a couple of days – so happy I was able to see her! She went to college in Sacramento and decide to stay there after she graduated. Picture below is Sydney at the airport! So lucky her puppy is small enough that she can carry her on board. Though this is not a Stampin’ Up!… Read More »
I’m in California to celebrate my great grandson’s 3rd birthday. Isn’t the cutest?❤️❤️❤️ I used the retired Number of Years Bundle for his birthday card, the Elephant Parade Stamp set for the image and a package of retired designer series paper (can’t remember the name). Thanks again for stopping by and spending a bit of your time with me. I hope you enjoyed learning about how this card came together.… Read More »
Good Morning Crafters! For today’s project, I am using the Heron Habitat Bundle with the Oceanfront Stamp Set. The bundle includes five all-occasion messages to express joy, celebrate together, and show appreciation. You can create a tranquil scene with a blue heron in flight or calmly wading in water or you can expand your habitat with cattails, marshland patches, and a royal tern seabird or two. I stamped the Heron… Read More »
Good morning crafters! In our excitement in getting new toys (stamps), we often forget about some equally gorgeous stamp sets that have not been used in a while. So, for today’s project, I decided to bring out one of my favorite stamp sets and pair the, older but still gorgeous, Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set with the new Sun Prints Designer Series Paper. Because I wanted to keep it gray and… Read More »
Good Morning! My project for today features the Hello Harvest Bundle, the retired Gorgeous Leaves Bundle and the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper. This gorgeous set includes a pumpkin, leaves, sunflowers and flourishes. It not only includes fall greetings but also includes all-occasion words and phrases you can use any time of the year. The pumpkin was stamped with Tuxedo Black onto Thick Basic White Cardstock. I then colored it… Read More »
Today’s share is the sweet Elephant Parade Stamp Set for a slim line card. You know the saying, “Elephants never forget”? Using this set, you can make adorable cards to remind those you love how much they mean to you. The slim card measures 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. The envelope measures 9″ x 4″. I had such much fun coloring these little guys. They were all colored with the… Read More »
You can create a beautiful sunset scene using the retired Horizons Designer Series Paper and the large die from Grove Dies. And, if you want to make masculine cards simply, yet striking, then the Grassy Grove Bundle is for you! Since I used this die for a winter scene on Monday, I decided to go with a summer almost sunset card. I used Basic Black Cardstock for the top panel… Read More »
You can make a simple silhouette winter scene card in minutes using the Grove Dies and New Horizon Designer Series Paper as the background. To start, die cut the Basic White cardstock with the silhouette die from the Grove Dies. Also die cut one of the small deer with the same cardstock. Adhere the silhouette and deer dies to the background (from New Horizons DSP) using Multipurpose Glue. I then… Read More »
Today’s card focuses on the gorgeous Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper. This canvas-looking paper features illustrated and painted flowers on one side with all-purpose patterns on the other side. Designed to represent the Stampin’ Up! color spectrum, the repeating patterns can be used as focal images or as accent pieces on your card bases and scrapbook layouts. Or create elegant backgrounds with the color gradient patterned paper. The flowers… Read More »
