Category Archives: Floral

Petite Petals

I love the six gorgeous designs  for this flower in the Petite Petals Stamp Set!  And it coordinates with the Petite Petal Punch so there’s no cutting around the edges so carefully with our paper snips.  It goes like this:  (1) Stamp, (2) Punch – it’s that easy!  The hard part is arranging them in a pleasing design.  Also, you save 15% if you buy both the stamp set and… Read More »

Gorgeous Grunge meets Trendy Gold

The retirement list is coming out on April 20, 2014 and I am having my annual “guess which stamp sets retire” contest.  So pull out the catalog and guess which ones will retire.  Stay tune for more information in the next couple of days! You don’t have to live in Seattle to appreciate some gorgeous grunge–use any of the five grunge-inspired elements in the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set  to “dirty”… Read More »

Petite Petals

Easter is almost here and you’ve run out of Easter cards and you need just one more and you want to get it in the mail tomorrow!  Here’s a quick and easy card to make in under 10 minutes! Take a 11 x 4 1/4″ Naturals Card Stock, fold in half using your bone folder to make a sharp crease.  Run it through the Big Shot using one of the… Read More »

Geometric Hexagon meets Vintage

One beautiful flower, six gorgeous designs–it’s the stamp set that keeps on giving!   The Petite Petals Stamp Set includes 6 stamps and coordinates with the Petite Petals Punch!For today’s card, I decided to combine our new Hexagon Hives Thinlits Die with the vintage Paper Lace.   How’s that for an eclectic look? The paper lace peeking out between the Hexagon Hive die cuts makes for such an interesting look… Read More »

Did you ever think of combining a masculine background with a frilly flower?

The description for the Hardwood Background Stamp reads:  “The Hardwood Background Stamp creates a realistic wood background for cards, scrapbook pages, and more!”  And the description for the Everything Eleanor reads:  “Delicate floral embellishments, frames, and flourishes–the perfect mix for your projects with vintage flair”.   You think you could not mix the two together, but you can! I paired the masculine background stamp with the frilly flowers in Everything… Read More »

Blessed Easter

The Blessed Easter Stamp is simple but beautiful and lends itself to watercoloring!  The flower was colored in using an Aqua Painter and Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink.  The leaves and stem were colored in using Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink.I dusted off the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and used it for the background the Blessed Easter Stamp.   The base card is Wisteria Wonder Card Stock.  The girls will love making this… Read More »

Trendy – Gold and Fabulous 50!

Gleaming, glittering, and totally glamorous, the color gold adds sparkle to any card.  I am using  this color as a focal point for one of the cards the ladies will be making at the big shot class on Friday, 21 February 2014. I used the Gold Foil Designer Vellum Sheet as a background.  The flower was mad using our new Spiral Flower Die and coffee filters.  The Brad is from… Read More »

Peaceful Petals in Elegant Eggplant

 So is everyone ready for football?  I’m cheering for the Broncos –  what team will you be cheering for?  Don’t forget to check out my Super Bowl Special on my previous post. This card is for a dear friend of mine (Rita) whom I’ve know since high school and we’ve kept in touch throughout the years.  When I was in CA for my 70th birthday, it was so nice to… Read More »

The Cards You Hate To Make

When you want to express sympathy or make an apology, a handmade card can be just the thing for conveying your most heartfelt feelings.  I used the sentiment “so sorry” from the So Sorry Stamp Set and because I wanted to keep it very simple, I kept the card to one layer and used the Flower Garden Embossing Folder to give it some dimension and textured.  I keep saying I need… Read More »

This is not your quick and easy card!

You can’t beat the number and variety of birthday feel-good greetings waiting to surprise and inspire your creativity packed in the Bring on the Cake Stamp Set.  There is something for everyone from whimsical to elegant! And because I wanted to make a spring-like shabby chic card, I decided to use the elegant “Birthday Wishes” from this set.  This is definitely the “go to” set for your birthday greetings.  I… Read More »