Be Brave

This is another card that uses the Many Messages bundle and a different sentiment than the card I shared with you yesterday.  

I chose to tie in colors from the designer series paper collection called Fine Art Floral for this one, picking Merry Merlot, Night of Navy and Petal Pink for the card stock colors.  The Merry Merlot piece is embossed with the Brick Wall folder and I popped the sentiment up using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Supplies:

Many Messages

Memento Black ink

Whisper White, Petal Pink, Merry Merlot, Night of Navy card stock

Fine Art Floral dsp

Brick wall folder

Messages die

MANY MESSAGES BUNDLE
The Many Messages Bundle includes the Many Messages Stamp Set and the Messages Die. This bundle is also available in French.

MANY MESSAGES CLING STAMP
Make card-making easy and quick for your future self by creating several stamped messages with just one stamp. This stamp makes it easy to craft quick cards with no fuss. Prepare your stamped sentiments for a variety of occasions ahead of time with the Many Messages Stamp.
* 1 cling stamp
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): f

MESSAGES DIE
Make card-making easy and quick for your future self by creating several die cut messages with just one die. This die makes it easy to craft quick cards with no fuss. Prepare your die-cut sentiments for a variety of occasions ahead of time with the Messages Die.
* 1 die
* Largest die: 5-1/2" x 4" (14 x 10.2 cm)
* Use with a Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine

Our craft bundles make coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease.

Layered Leaves

Awhile ago, I had die cut a bunch of leaves from the Seasonal layers thinlits collection and hadn't used all of them on the project I was working with.  A few days ago I pulled them out and decided to put the rest to use...

There are two versions of the same card concept - one uses Crumb Cake as a base and a layer of Mossy Meadow that is embossed with the Brick wall folder, the other uses a Whisper White card base and piece of Wood Textures designer series paper.  

I added some 3/16" braided linen trim behind the Stitched Shapes framelits oval with my sentiment and also added a few Frosted and clear and epoxy droplets for accents. 

Supplies:

Kindness and Compassion

Mossy Meadow ink

Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie card stock

Brick wall folder

Wood Textures dsp

Stitched Shapes framelits

Seasonal layers thinlits

3/16" braided linen trim

Frosted and clear epoxy droplets

Kindness & Compassion Clear-Mount Stamp Set	146729
Price: $20.00
Taking care of each other means being there for one another, especially in difficult situations. This is what this set is all about. Our clear-mount stamps * Are made of the same premium rubber as our wood-mount stamps. * Have deeply etched images so you get a superior stamped impression each time. * Are precut so you don't have to trim. * Are repositionable; temporarily mount them on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for storage. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your clear-mount stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 8 rubber stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): d, g, h

Helping Me Grow

Today I have not one, but two cards to share with you!  They both use the same stamp set - Helping Me Grow but have different looks.  One of them was used as a birthday card for my mom recently because she likes daisies.

I stamped the flower image on a piece of Whisper White that was embossed with the Brick Wall folder and then added a little color with markers.  I tore the edge of the card stock and added some Blooms and Bliss designer series paper behind it before matting that piece on some Dapper Denim card stock.

For the second card, I did the stamping and coloring the same, but I stamped it on a piece of Serene Scenery designer series paper and added some little accents to the corner of the card base along with some lace trim.

Supplies:

Helping Me Grow

Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive ink

Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Soft Sky card stock

lace trim

Serene Scenery dsp

Brick wall folder

Blooms and Bliss dsp

delicate doilies

Miss You

I was messing around one day trying to figure out if it would work to stamp on already embossed card stock and still have good images because I guess I always stamp first and emboss second.  Well, it worked great I am happy to say!

I had an embossed piece of Whisper White that had been run through the Big Shot with the Brick Wall folder and I used the Timeless Textures stamp set to add images to it in various colors.

Must sentiment comes from the Oh Happy Day card kit.

Supplies:

Oh Happy Day card kit, Timeless Textures

Old Olive, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Pool Party ink

Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky card stock

Corrugated paper

Brick Wall folder

1 3/4" and 2" circle punches

Birthday Window

Today is my sister's birthday and I wanted to do something a little different for her card.  I admit, sometimes I pull a birthday card out of the stash for family birthdays, but it usually depends on how busy life is at the moment.  This time I was able to take the time and make the card I wanted for her.

I decided to make a window using the ovals framelits and added some Fabulous Foil designer series paper behind it.  Then, I used some Stampin' dimensionals all the way around the oval and added some sequins from the June Paper Pumpkin kit inside.

Before I attached that piece to the card, I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and embossed it with the Brick Wall folder.  Then I stamped the flower image from the Butterfly Basics stamp set, colored it in and used a sponge to highlight the bricks.  Then I added it to the Peekaboo Peach window layer.

I did a little more distressing and added some basic pearls before the card was completed.

Supplies:

Butterfly Basics, Rose Wonder

Crumb Cake ink

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Peekaboo Peach card stock

Brick wall folder

sponge

basic pearls

ovals framelits

Fabulous Foil designer series acetate

Brick Thanks

 

I realized it has been awhile since I pulled out the Brick Wall folder so I thought I would put some cards together using that and a white on white combination.

 

After I ran the Whisper White through the Big Shot, I colored it with the Wink of Stella glitter brush for a little something different.

 

Then I just added some linen thread a little banner and my sentiment which is an Expressions Natural Element.  No stamping on this one!

 

Supplies:

Whisper White, Bermuda Bay card stock

Wink of Stella glitter brush

Banner triple punch

linen thread

Brick Wall folder

Expressions Natural Elements

 

Warm Wishes

 

This is the second card I used in a swap recently and it uses the Winter Wonderland designer vellum.  I first embossed my Soft Suede card stock with the Brick Wall folder and then cut a circle out of it with the Circles framelits.  

 

Then, I added the vellum behind it and my stamping and embellishments.

 

As I was putting these cards together, the photographer for the local newspaper was walking around taking pictures of the retreat and had me tie some ribbon in a posed shot (I think it looks a little silly, LOL!)...

 

Supplies:

Warm Wishes

Crumb Cake, Basic Black ink

Soft Suede, Very Vanilla card stock

Winter Wonderland designer vellum

Brick wall folder

Circles framelits

1" Delightful Dijon dotted lace trim

gold baker's twine

Venetian crochet trim

basic pearls

 

Watercolored Bermuda

 

While I really love flower images, I don't normally take time to color them in and instead stamp them on colored card stock.  This time I decided to take the time and stamped the Best Thoughts flower on watercolor paper and colored it in with Bermuda Bay.  

 

I added some flecks of color with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and then layered it on some Neutrals color collection designer series paper and embossed Brick Wall Soft Suede card stock.

 

Then, a little linen thread and an Expressions natural element completed the card.

 

Supplies:

Best Thoughts

Watercolor paper, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay card stock

Memento black, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede ink

linen thread

Brick wall folder

Expressions natural elements

 

Window Scenes

 

In the Holiday catalog, there is a thinlit set called Hearth and Home and it cuts out this adorable window (there is also another thinlit in the set that cuts out a little window box but I didn't use it on this card).  The first thing I wanted to use it for was a winter scene  and I chose the Project Life Hello December 2015 stamp set to accomplish that.

 

I added some snowflake and pine tree images to a piece of Pool Party card stock and placed that behind the window cut out and onto a piece of Crumb Cake that was embossed with the Brick Wall folder.

 

The sentiment is from Peaceful Pines and I added a cute little Winter wonderland embellishment beside it.

 

Supplies:

Peaceful Pines

Project Life Hello December 2015

Early Espresso, White Craft ink

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pool Party card stock

Corrugated Paper

Hearth and Home thinlits

Winter wonderland embellishments

Brick Wall folder

 

Celebrate!

 

Back to that Brick Wall folder again!  I think it is my favorite new embossing folder in the catalog.  This time I punched out a 2 3/8" scallop circle from the corner of the embossed card stock and added an image behind it from Butterfly Basics. 

 



 

To add a little extra, I chose to add an Expressions natural element to the top of the card and a designer button to the bottom. 

 

Supplies:

Butterfly Basics

Memento Black ink

Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo markers

Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White card stock

2 3/8" scallop circle punch

Banner triple punch

designer buttons

Expressions natural elements

 

Father's Day part 2

 

Well, here is part two of the Father's Day cards - the one I made for my husband also using the Guy Greetings card set. 

 

I chose the Brick Wall folder for the background embossing on this one and still used the torn corrugated paper and linen thread.  To tear the corrugated paper as I did on these cards, just carefully peel up a corner of the paper and slowly pull down.  It won't be perfect but that is kind of the point...

 

I added another shoe image to the inside layered on some So Saffron card stock with embossing from the Decorative dots folder.

 

The shoes behind the greeting on the front were stamped off on scratch paper but were stamped with Tip Top Taupe ink.

 

Supplies:

Guy Greetings

Tip Top Taupe ink

Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Hello Honey, So Saffron card stock

Brick Wall, Decorative dots folders

Corrugated paper

linen thread