Congratulations

For this card, I used some Masterfully Made designer series paper for my background along with a couple of different embossing folders for texture. 

The Lost Lagoon piece of card stock is embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D folder and the Pretty Peacock card stock is embossed with one of the Geometric Patterns folders.

The cake image is from the Curved Occasions stamp set and is colored in with Memento Black ink and punched out with the Starburst punch.

Supplies:

Curved Occasions

Memento Black, Basic Gray ink

Stampin' Write Markers

Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock card stock

Starburst Punch

Masterfully Made dsp

Geometric Patterns folder

Distressed Tile 3D folder

Let's Celebrate

 I put together a few graduation cards in the last couple weeks and for some of them, I used the Sentimental Park stamp set along with some designer series paper from Sale-a-bration.

I added three different patterns of the designer series paper from the Dandy Designs collection and then punched out a Starburst shape using some Fresh Freesia card stock. The sentiment layer is made with the Stitched Rectangles dies and there are some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels for accents.

Supplies:

Sentimental Park

Basic Gray, Petal Pink ink

Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Basic White card stock

Dancy Designs dsp (SAB 2023)

Starburst Punch

Stitched Rectangles dies

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

If you are looking for value and versatility in your paper crafting, look no further than the Sentimental Park Stamp Set! Mix and match 16 separate sentiments for maximum card making options. Year-round sentiments include new baby, graduation, anniversary, birthday, love, and so much more! Pair the sentiments with the included floral images or with images from other stamp sets in your collection—the flexibility is unparalleled! There’s even a stamp with a weave pattern you can use with our Stamparatus and the hinge-step technique to create a lovely, stamped ribbon effect or border. Also available in French.

This is a Two-Step Stampin’ set; it allows you to layer two or more images to create one final image with extra texture and dimension in the colors you want.

* 23 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, g

Photopolymer stamps from Stampin’ Up!
* Are clear stamps that make image placement easy.
* Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.
* Cling to clear blocks without slipping.
* Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.
* Save space—one set of blocks (sold separately) works for all your cling and photopolymer stamps.
* Have images on the spine of the case for easy storage and quick reference.

Little Miracle

I pulled some colors from the Twinkle Twinkle designer series paper collection for these baby shower cards and also used a few of the patterns in the background.  

The image of the expecting mother is colored in with Stampin' Blends and I have a piece of Basic Gray that is embossed with the Tin Tile dynamic impression folder to the side.  The sentiment is punched out using the Starburst punch.

Supplies:

Wonderful Moments

Memento Black ink, Stampin' Blends

Basic Gray, Soft Sea Foam, Gray Granite, Whisper White card stock

Twinkle Twinkle dsp

Starburst punch

Tin tile folder

Wonderful Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set	147529
Price: $26.00
There are many wonderful moments in life. With this stamp set you can make them even more unforgettable. Photopolymer stamps * Are totally transparent for perfect image placement. * Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. * Cling like crazy to our clear blocks so you don't have to worry about slipping. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 20 photopolymer stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, e

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper	146284
Price: $11.00
Stars for babies and other VIPs in your life, plus all-occasion designs. * 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs * 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) * Acid free * Lignin free Coordinating colors: Gray Granite, Night of Navy, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Whisper White

Dear Friend

Today I have another friend card using the Very Vintage hostess stamp set.  For this one, I used a Crumb Cake base and added a piece of Country Lane designer series paper along with a die cut leaf from the Seasonal Layers thinlits collection.

My sentiment is stamped on a piece from the Share what you love embellishments collection and the pearls are from a Paper Pumpkin kit.  Over the middle of the doily, I added a starburst punched out of Early Espresso card stock.

Supplies:

Very Vintage

Crumb Cake, Soft Suede ink

Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso card stock

Share What You Love embellishments

Country Lane dsp

Seasonal layers thinlits

Starburst punch

lace doily

Very Vintage Clear-Mount Stamp Set	146801
Price: $13.50
*This host stamp set is only available with Stampin’ Rewards. Beauty, opulence, baroque, gothic, vintage, whichever label you want to give to the style of this set, it is absolutely stunning and beautiful. 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: 10 rubber stamps Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies 143751 Price: $33.00 Create die-cut accents easily with Thinlits dies and the Big Shot. Thinlits Dies help you create detailed die-cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle. Coordinates with the Seasonal Layers Stamp Set. * 17 dies * Largest image: 6-1/8" x 1/2" (15.6 x 1.3 cm) Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, d, e, h

Hello

The stamp set I used on this card has so many fun examples floating out there on blogs and pinterest.  I just love the little can and pitcher in the sent!  On this card, I colored the can with Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends and cut it out with my paper snips. 

The background textures include the Tin Tile dynamic impressions folder, Chicken wire elements and some Frosted Floral specialty paper.  I added a piece of Mint Macaron that was stamped with the little matching tile stamp and Blackberry Bliss ink as well.

Supplies:

Country Home

Memento Black, Blackberry Bliss ink

Stampin' Blends

Very Vanilla, Mint Macaron, Basic Gray card stock

Chicken wire elements

Starburst punch

Frosted Floral specialty paper

Tin Tile folder

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set	147678
Price: $21.00
A beautiful fall in the countryside. Dried flowers, rustic jugs—just the setting to sit still for a moment and be grateful. Photopolymer stamps * Are totally transparent for perfect image placement. * Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. * Cling like crazy to our clear blocks so you don't have to worry about slipping. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 14 photopolymer stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, d, h

Birthday Expressions

When we went across the state a couple weeks ago for a baseball tournament, I knew I would be in the hotel room with a lot of downtime and brought a bunch of card pieces to put together.  This is one of the cards I made multiples of using the Eclectic Expressions (SAB 2018) and Guy Greetings stamp sets and the Share What You Love specialty paper.

The label is from the Stitched Label framelits collection and the second pattern of designer series paper is punched out with the Starburst folder.  The cards were quick and easy to put together because I had already stamped, cut and punched everything.

Supplies:

Guy Greetings, Eclectic Expressions (SAB 2018)

Basic Black, Gray Granite, Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron ink

Whisper White card stock

Share what you love dsp

Stitched label framelits

Starburst punch

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies	146828
Price: $33.00
Create delicate die-cut labels in record time with Framelits dies and the Big Shot. All the stitches a girl could want! Several versatile label pieces and a stitched texture piece that can be used to layer under a focal element make this set a must have. Edgelit pieces add a cross stitch or straight line stitching as a finishing touch to a project. Framelits Dies help you create detailed die cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle. * 10 dies * Largest die: 3-1/4" x 2-3/4" (8.3 x 7 cm) * Use with Big Shot

With Gratitude

One of the new colors in the brights collection is called Gorgeous Grape and while I am a big fan of purples, this one will take me some time to get used to I think.  It is the color I used for the card base and also the petals on the flower I stamped (although it was stamped off twice on scratch paper first to lighten it up).  

My background leaves are from the hostess stamp set called Pressed Flowers and the flower near the sentiment is from the same set.  The sentiment comes from Itty Bitty Greetings and I know that everyone will find some great sayings in that one! 

I added some Nature's Twine and basic rhinestones along with a punched Starburst and die cut from the Stitched labels collection.

Supplies:

Itty Bitty Greetings, Pressed Flowers (hostess)

Tranquil Tide, Gorgeous Grape ink

Whisper White, Gorgeous Grape, Night of Navy card stock

Starburst punch

basic rhinestones

Stitched label framelits

Nature's Twine

May Stamp Club Projects

I probably should be sharing these projects individually this month instead of all together if I want to keep my blog posts going...we are busy planting wheat and soybeans right now as we also ship seed potatoes and haul in the seed potatoes that we will start planting on Monday.  Crazy time of year for us and then we add in the boys playing spring baseball....! So if the blog goes silent for a few days or a day here and there, you will know why.

This month, I chose to use some sneak peek items and some that are retiring.  For the first card, I chose a Hostess stamp set that is in the Occasions catalog called Yay you and paired it with returning color Mint Macaron and new In Color Grapefruit Grove.

The second card pairs the Share What You Love designer series paper with some Wood Textures designer series paper and the Love What You Do stamp set.

Finally, the layout uses some Pick a Pattern designer series paper and one of my favorite embellishments, glitter enamel dots.  We will have more fun embellishments coming out soon and I can't wait to play with all of them!  

Some of the retiring products have been discounted - YEAH.  You can still get items while they last...

Supplies:

Yay You, Love What You Do

Old Olive, Sweet Sugarplum, Mint Macaron, Grapefruit Grove, Basic Black ink

Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Grapefruit Grove, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Mint Macaron, Basic Black card, Crushed Curry stock

Share What You Love dsp

Pick a Pattern dsp

Wood Textures dsp

Linen thread

Starburst punch

2" circle punch

Banner triple pumch

glitter enamel dots

basic pearls

Sweet Thank Yous

These are some more of the thank you cards I made for our engaged niece.  I wanted to use the Sweet Soirée specialty paper in some way and chose to add a sentiment and images from the Eclectic Expressions (SAB 2018) stamp set.

As accents, I added a white doily, starburst punched Sweet Sugarplum card stock and some glitter enamel dots.

Supplies:

Eclectic Expressions (SAB 2018)

Basic Gray, Powder Pink, Smoky Slate ink

Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum card stock

Sweet Soiree specialty paper

white doily

Starburst punch

The Two of You

This card was made working off some scraps (and I really need to do more of this again to use a bunch of those scraps up!).  I started with the designer series paper piece and went from there...

The stamp set I chose is in the Occasions catalog and is called Petal Palette.  I decided to highlight the sentiment using punches and layers - Pool Party card stock punched out with the Starburst punch and the sentiment layer punched out with the 2" circle punch.

Supplies:

Petal Palette

Dapper Denim ink

Pool Party, Dapper Denim, Whisper White card stock

Naturally Eclectic dsp

Starburst punch

2" circle punch

Simple Things

I really like the options in the Yay You hostess set in the Occasions catalog

and decided to make a card for my Stamp A Stacks using it.  I chose to use Sweet Sugarplum, Basic Gray and Whisper White as my card stock colors.  

For the inks, I chose old Olive and Smoky Slate and added some Glitter and Clear Epoxy shapes, retired washi tape and metallic thread for accents.

Supplies:

Yay You

Old Olive, Smoky Slate ink

Whisper White, Basic Gray, Sweet Sugarplum card stock

Metallic thread

washi tape

1 1/2" circle punch

Starburst punch

Glitter and Clear Epoxy shapes

December Stamp Club Projects

In the spirit of the clearance rack and year end sale - this time around I chose to use some retired items for our stamp club projects.  I used several patterns of retired designer series paper in both the layout and the stockings and also a few retired embellishments on the stockings.

Even though the layout uses some Christmas themed paper, it could be used for lots of different occasions.

I wanted to do something more than just cards this time so I put together a gift tag and a pillow box stocking using the Trim your stockings dies.

The card uses the Seasonal layers thinlits and Colorful Seasons stamp set along with some Wood textures designer series paper and the everyday label punch.

Contact me if you would like more information about my stamp clubs!  We always welcome new members.

Painted Autumn

For these cards, I played around with a couple different things using the same layout and colors.  The Pumpkin Pie background is embossed with the Polka Dot Basics folder and then I added some Painted Autumn designer series paper on one side.

Next, I stamped the leaves and cut them out with the paper snips before attaching them.  For the card on the left, I used the Oh So Eclectic stamp set and used my Stampin' Blends to color in the flower.  On the right, I used the Painted Harvest stamp set and Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach and Soft Suede ink.  

Supplies:

Painted Harvest, Oh So Eclectic, Big on Birthdays

Basic Black, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach, Lemon Lime Twist ink

Stampin' Blends

Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie card stock

Starburst punch

Painted Autumn dsp

2 1/2" circle punch

Polka dot basics folder

Joyful Star

I found some cute wooden stars recently and decided I wanted to play around with decorating them in a holiday theme.  This is the first creation using the Cheers to the Years stamp set.

I tried to tie in the colors that the star was already painted in with the inks and card stock colors so I chose Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake.  

We have some super fun embellishments in the Holiday catalog that I also added - Green Sprigs and Mini ornaments and then I added some burlap ribbon and rhinestones for more accents.  The layers are added with a glue gun with the exception of the card stock.

Supplies:

Cheers to the Years

Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede ink

Soft Suede, Whisper White card stock

Burlap ribbon

Starburst punch

Mini ornaments

Linen thread

Green sprigs

Rhinestones

God Bless You

This card is one with few layers, but it has lots of stamping using the Oh So Eclectic stamp set.  I chose to use the colors Tranquil Tide, Pool Party, So Saffron and Basic Black.

The sentiment is from the retired set called Trust God and I punched it out with the 2" circle punch and then added a layer with the Starburst punch and popped it up with Stampin' dimensionals.

Supplies:

Oh So Eclectic, Trust God

Tranquil Tide, So Saffron, Pool Party, Basic Black ink

Whisper White, Pool Party card stock

Starburst punch

2" circle punch