For today’s card, I decided to create a card using the Pretty Pumpkins Bundle. The stamp set features pumpkins, vines, and leaves images that are designed to be stamped and layered. The vines are mirror images so you can stamp a long or short line of pumpkins and bookend them with the vines. The die set includes open dies for solid pumpkins and textured and intricate pumpkins. What I did:… Read More »
CASE – This stands for “Copy and Share Card/Copy and Share Everything”. If you see a card and there’s something you just love about it, go ahead and copy and share what you create! It’s one of the best things to do to get your mojo working again. In this instance I saw a video by the very talented Mary Deatherage making this card and I absolutely loved it. So I… Read More »
Today’s card features the Forever Fern Stamp Set Bundle (no longer available as bundle but you can purchase individually). It’s for a special friend who is going through a difficult time. Card Measurements: Base card: Merry Merlot Cardstock 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Next Layer: Very Vanilla Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Top Layer: Vellum Cardstock 5 1/8″ x 4″ Leaf 1: Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper… Read More »
The star of today’s show is the Counting Sheep stamp set with the matching Sheep Dies. Each of these is a free Level 1 ($50) selection in the Aug – Sep 2021 Sale-A-Bration catalog. Spend $100 (before shipping & tax) and you can get them both! But you must hurry because Sale-a-Bration ends on 30 September 2021! Only available for six more days. This was such a fun and easy card to make… Read More »
When you first see the beautiful Floral Heart Die, you may think it’s it for only Valentines, but it really can be used for so much more such as birthday, sympathy and thinking of you cards. For today’s project, I created a Happy Anniversary card with the die. I cased this idea from page 74 of the annual catalog and changed the colors. If you are new to card making,… Read More »
For many of us, the crisp air and changing colors of the leaves in fall represent a new beginning. To me, it means sweater weather (love to wear sweaters, jeans and boots), fireplace nights, comfort food (soups, stews, hot cocoa), and especially pumpkin pie! And for my husband, it means – FOOTBALL!!! 🏈 The flowers is from the Positive Thinking Stamp Set. The leaves are from the Forever Fern, Daisy… Read More »
Today’s card is a digital image that I am using for my beautiful granddaughter’s birthday. She is big fan of Starbucks so I added their logo to the cup and enclosed a Starbucks’ gift certificate. For the background, I used one of the sheets from the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper. I love the muted color of the Soft Succulent sheet of DSP. Colors used: Soft Succulent for the dress… Read More »
One of the best things about Stampin’Up! is their coordination. The Prized Peony Stamp Set and Peony Dies combo is no exception and it makes it so easy and so fun to create beautiful things. With the coordinating retired Peony Gardens Designer Series Paper you can create such beautiful subtle colors that can be left muted or can be combined with other things for a dramatic pop of color. You… Read More »
Falls coming! Though it’s still in the high 80’s during the day in our area, it’s in the 50-60’s at night. Yay! In celebration, I decided to make a fall card using the Pretty Pumpkin Stamp Set Bundle. When making a card, I usually select my stamp set first and then the designer series paper (if I’m going use some). The DSP will determine what colors I will be using… Read More »
Today’s card was created in answer to a team challenge to make a sympathy card. Because I wanted simple yet elegant card I made one using Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder as the focal point. The stamp set used was the Forever Blossoms Stamp Set. I stamped the image with Versamark and then embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and the Heat Tool. The sentiment is from the Positive Thinking Stamp… Read More »
