Beautiful Moments, Ombre Style

Today’s card features the Beautiful Moments Stamp Set; it is such a soft set with the most beautiful images. I used two different techniques with this card; (1) ombre style and (2) paper piecing. Also, instead of a regular card, I created a fancy fold card. Card Measurements and Instructions: Base Card: Misty Moonlight Cardstock (8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Score and cut according to template (see below). Front Panel:… Read More »

Winter Wonderland with Christmas Season

I used the Christmas Season Bundle to create a card for you today. I absolutely love all the Christmas products in the July to December Catalog but I especially love especially this bundle. There are so many ideas running through my head regarding on how to use this set and I will share them with you in the coming weeks. Note: You can save 10% by ordering the stamp set… Read More »

Is it Halloween or is it Thanksgiving?

This started out as a Halloween card and a spooky one at that. Half way through this card I had to run some errands and didn’t get back to it until the next day. I started to think how cute the pumpkins from Pretty Pumpkins Stamp Set would look in front of the trees from the Welcoming Woods Stamp Set. Has that happened to you? Where you change your mind… Read More »

Gifts Galore – Paper Pumpkin for November

We all love to see piles of presents on Christmas morning. Make that your reality with the Gifts Galore Paper Pumpkin Kit! classic Christmas sentiments, bright and festive colors, a sweet snowman, a tree with all the trimmings, or a playful pile of presents, You’ll have everything you need to make eye-catching treat packages that are sure to spread Christmas cheer. Each Gifts Galore box contains enough supplies to create… Read More »

Number of Years equals Two!

That’s how old my great-grandson Ollie is and OMG – I completely forgot his birthday!😟 🎂 🎁 🎉 🎊 Since I didn’t have any stamp sets for small children, I decided to use the retired Number of Years Stamp Set and Large Numbers Dies. I need to stock up on stamp sets for young children – that seems to be the only category that I don’t have. Do any of… Read More »

Prized Peony in Fresh Freesia

Give your projects a graceful touch using the gorgeous Prized Peony Stamp Set and Peony Dies. This set makes amazingly beautiful floral cards and several warm greetings. I paired it with one of the sheets of paper from the retired Sale-a-bration Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper. Update: After I hit publish, I noticed that the card has a stampin’ dimensional that should not be there!😁 Card Measurements: Base card: Basic… Read More »

Nature’s Harvest – a Fun Card to Make

Fun with the Nature’s Harvest Bundle by Stampin’ Up! I used to think cone flowers came in only pink but I’ve learned since that they come in yellow, pink and purple. For today’s card, I’m making it yellow cone flowers because it reminds me of fall. I paired it with Cajun Craze and So Succulent, two of my favorite colors for Autumn. Card Measurements: Base card: Soft Succulent Cardstock 8… Read More »

Pretty Pumpkins in Blue

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 »

A Case of Bamboo Beauty

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 »

Thinking of You with Forever Flourishing Dies

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 »