Need to make lots of birthday cards this month – two female and three males! Today’s card is for my nephew who is an avid Cowboys’ fan! The cowboy print and greeting was computer generated but I did use the Stitched Rectangle Dies to die cut the greeting. The stars are from the retired Star Framelits. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the stars and greetings to give the card a… Read More »
Today’s post features a shabby chic card for my daughter. I am using 90% non-SU products for her card. I won’t name the online companies I purchased from because as a Stampin’ Up! I cannot promote other card making businesses. The only SU products I used are the Gray Granite Card Stock for the card base, sprigs, and the ribbon from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack. I also used… Read More »
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be!” Truer words were never spoken. A couple of years ago, David gave me a garden sun clock with these words on then and it sits in the front garden. Made this card for David for his birthday which is on Friday. It’s not a SU stamp, but I love it and it is so appropriate for us. Everything else… Read More »
Did I say I was in a cutesy mode? Today’s card features the retired Party Pandas Stamp Set. I usually don’t hang onto my stamp sets after they retired but in some cases I do and this is one of them. This card was made for our team color challenge on facebook. Below are the colors to be used in the challenge. The background was created using the retired Brushstrokes… Read More »
The Peaceful Place Stamp Set is full of tranquility and peace, which all of us need sometimes. I am using it for my brother’s birthday. I love the way this came out. The first time I stamped it, I colored it with the Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils and didn’t like it. So I stamped it again and used the Stampin’ Blend Markers. What a huge difference! One of the best… Read More »
Today’s post features the retired Number of Years Stamp Set Bundle. I made this card for my wonderful son-in-law, Gary, who will be turning 60 next month. WOW, I can’t believe I have a 60 year old son-in-law! Can you believe I sold it when it first retired and then about a year later I wanted it? Thank goodness I was able to find a used set in good condition.… Read More »
Today’s post features the Special Someone Stamp Set. You can make tags, greeting cards, and more with the adorable animals in this stamp set. Use them to create fun messages for birthdays, thank you, and get well. This is a Two-Step Stampin’ set that allows you to layer two or more images to create one final image with extra texture and dimension in the colors you want. Colored used for… Read More »
Today’s post features the beautiful Happy Birthday Stamp Set from the Sale-a-bration Catalog. You can get this set FREE when you make a $50 purchase. The greeting is from the Label Me Bold Stamp Set from the 2020 Mini Catalog. I saw the video and card by Alisa Tilsner and loved her card. I decided to case it but changed the colors. I used the watercolor paper – stamped with… Read More »
Designer Series Paper – 3 for 1 It’s my beautiful granddaughter, Sydney’s, birthday and I decided to use one of the non-SU stamps I cannot get rid of. This collection is perfect for young adults. I used Whisper White, Blushing Bride and Old Olive Card Stock for the card and Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper for the background. For coloring I used, the Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write… Read More »
Bonus Days Ultimate Bundle Special Today’s card features the Pressed Petals Washi Tape. It is simply gorgeous and so easy to turn it into a flower and a gorgeous flower at that! The background is the paper from the Woven Thread Designer Series Paper. The leaves are from the To a Wild Rose Stamp Set. The leaves were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink onto Mossy Meadow Card Stock. They were… Read More »
