April Stamp Club Projects

Here are the April Stamp Club projects for my monthly club...we were unable to meet due to physical distancing guidelines so I put together all the projects for them.

Our first card focuses on the Parisian Blossoms specialty paper and uses the So Sentimental Stamp set...

The second card uses the Pretty Petals designer series paper and the Stitched So Sweetly Dies along with the Beautiful Friendship stamp set...

And finally, our layout focuses on the Woven Threads designer series paper and uses some Stitched Shapes framelits die cuts for accents.

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Best Wishes

Recently I put together a half a dozen or so of these Best Wishes cards using some scraps I had leftover from Stamp A stack cards I had taken out of my rotation.  For the stamp set, I chose Petal Palette and added some coordinating Pretty Petals designer series paper as well.

The Bermuda Bay background is embossed with the Oh My Stars embossing folder and I added some of my favorite glitter enamel dots for accents.

Supplies:

Petal Palette

Crumb Cake, Basic Black ink

Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay card stock

Oh My Stars folder

Pretty Petals dsp

White doily

Glitter enamel dots

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Welcome Home

This is another card I made using some layers, it makes them difficult to take pictures of but I love the way they turn out.

I chose the Welcome Words stamp set and some Pretty Petals dsp and used Very Vanilla and Pool Party card stock along with it.

The designer series paper I used as the outer layer measures 5 1/2" x 6" and is scored at 4 1/4".  The inside layer of Very Vanilla is 8" x 5" and scored at 4".  The top layer of Pool Party is 4 1/2" x 2 1/2".

Supplies:

Welcome Words

Basic Black ink

Pool Party, Very Vanilla card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

Happy Mother's Day

 

This is an April 2016 Paper Pumpkin alternative card idea using the stamp set from that kit as well as the chalkboard paper cutout.

 

I added some flowers to my background with Watermelon Wonder ink and then stamped the sentiment with Very Vanilla craft ink (in the Paper Pumpkin kit) and added some gold baker's twine to both sides in the precut holes.

 

Supplies:

April 2016 Paper Pumpkin

Very Vanilla, Watermelon Wonder ink

Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder card stock

Metallic foil doilies

Pretty Petals dsp

gold baker's twine

 

Celebrate

 

This is a card I recently gave a friend, it combines the Pretty Petals and Sweet Li'l Things designer series paper and the Balloon celebration stamp set.

 

I first stamped the balloons and strings on my Very Vanilla card stock and then on scraps of the same color stamped the balloons again using the three step images.  After that, I punched them out with the Balloon bouquet punch and added them to the card with dimensionals.

 

I added the Expressions natural element ("celebrate") with the glue pen.

 

Supplies:

Balloon celebration

Pool Party, Soft Sky, Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black ink

Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

Balloon bouquet punch

Expressions Naturals elements

Sweet Li'l Things dsp

 

Quick and Fun Birthday

 

This card is one that I had thought I might put into a Stamp A Stack one day, but I actually decided to do something different with the pieces instead and will show you that one another day...

 

I chose to use the Butterfly Basics stamp set and added some Everyday Chic washi tape and Pretty Petals designer series paper.

 

Supplies:

Butterfly Basics

Perfect Plum, Mint Macaroon, Old Olive ink

Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

Everyday Chic washi tape

 

Pretty Petals Sympathy Card

 

I am again using the Pretty Petals designer series paper today, I really like the smaller sized paper stacks for making cards so I pick them up quite often.

 

The stamp set I used is from the August Paper Pumpkin kit and since they are photopolymer, it was very easy to line up the design on the bottom (the pattern was stamped three times).

 

Supplies:

Paper Pumpkin August 2015 stamp set

Pacific Point ink

Very Vanilla, Old Olive card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

 

 

#HappyBirthday

 

 

Well, we finished digging the potatoes on Tuesday - yeah!  Then, Wednesday we started harvesting soybeans so there was no break between them this year, although it rained Wednesday night so I have a few days to play catch up.  I might just be able to keep the posts going all the way through harvest after all - we will see!

 

Another fairly quick card to share with you again today using the Balloon Bash and Layered Letters Alphabet stamp sets.  The hash tag in the background is from the Layered Letters Alphabet set and I stamped that with Tip Top Taupe ink.

 

I added a little piece of Pretty Petals designer series paper and a metal rimmed pearl to finish off the card.

 

Supplies:

Layered Letters Alphabet, Balloon Bash

Tip Top Taupe, Bermuda Bay ink

Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay and Calypso Coral card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

Metal Rimmed Pearls

 

Happily Ever After

 

A little while ago I was playing around with wedding cards and this one happened to come out of the bunch.  It uses the Big News stamp set for the sentiments and the Tin of Cards stamp set for the accents.  

 

I added a strip of Pretty Petals designer series paper, some linen thread, basic pearls and a Very Vintage button to complete the card.

 

Supplies:

Big News, Tin of Cards

Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

linen thread

Very Vintage buttons

basic pearls

 

Birthday Pillow Box

In the Holiday catalog there are several new thinlits that are all lots of fun, but I chose to share the Square Pillow Box thinlit with you today.  I picked the Pretty Petals designer series paper to make the pillow box and added some Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla card stock layers for decorating. 

 

The thinlit cuts the pieces out (you have to cut two of them to make the box) and also scores for you. 

 

To decorate I used the Something to Say stamp set and some Calypso Coral  thick baker's twine, Venetian crochet trim ribbon and metal rimmed pearls. 

 

Supplies:

Something to Say

Old Olive ink

Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

metal rimmed pearls

Venetian crochet trim ribbon

thick bakers twine

Tear and Tape adhesive

linen thread

Pretty Petals Birthday

 

The stamp set I used on the card I have to share with you today is one that my daughter picked out from the catalog.  Some days I think her wish list is longer than mine!  

 

I used some Pretty Petals designer series paper along with the Birthday Blossoms stamp set and Pansy Punch.  The designs on the Pretty Petals designer series paper are so pretty, I really need to find more uses for it! 

 

I added some venetian crochet trim and a metal rimmed pearls to complete the card.

 

Supplies:

Birthday Blossoms

Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Old Olive ink

Very Vanilla, Old Olive card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

pansy punch

Venetian crochet trim ribbon

Metal rimmed pearls