Colorful Blooms

I have made a few different cards with the Heartfelt Blooms (SAB 2018) stamp set, but I have always left the image one color.  On this card, I decided to color the image in with some Stampin' Blends.  For the colors, I chose Cherry Cobbler, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.

In the background I have a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock that was embossed with the Scattered Sequins dynamic impressions folder and there is also some Bermuda Bay shimmer ribbon wrapped around it.  I added a few leftover accents from a Paper Pumpkin kit as well before punching out the sentiment with the Classic Label punch.

Supplies:

Heartfelt Blooms (SAB 2018), Sunshine Sayings

Memento Black ink, Stampin' Blends, Cherry Cobbler ink

Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White card stock

Shimmer ribbon pack (SAB 2018)

Scattered Sequins impressions folder

Classic label punch

Sending Hugs

I put together today's card a few weeks ago when one of my son's classmates was hurt in a football game.  I didn't want anything too girly so I decided to go with simple and use the Swirly Bird stamp set images.

I chose to use Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Old Olive and Island Indigo ink and added popped up the sentiment from Sunshine Sayings after I cut out the words.

Supplies:

Swirly Bird, Sunshine Sayings

Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Island Indigo, Basic Black

Whisper White, Basic Black card stock

Happy Birthday Bag

I like to give gift cards as gifts quite often and try to have fun ways to wrap or enclose them on hand.  This little glassine gift bag would be a great way to share a gift card with someone by just adding it to a piece of card stock and sliding it inside the bag. 

I added some This Christmas specialty designer series paper to the bag and then on top added a layered flower made by stamping the flower twice and then cutting out the full flower once and the inside of the second flower and layering them with Stampin' dimensionals. 

Next came some gold and red sequin trim, the sentiment and a bow made from kraft rope trim that was taken apart.

Supplies:

Sunshine Sayings, Crazy about you

Dapper Denim ink

Very Vanilla, Soft Suede card stock

This Christmas specialty designer series paper

gold and red sequin trim

kraft rope trim

glassine gift bag

Love & Hugs

I just can't seem to party with my Top Note die even though it isn't a current catalog item anymore.  There are actually quite a few items in my stash that I use a lot that are not longer current because I just can't see not using them anymore :) 

I cut out a piece of Very Vanilla card stock with this die and then used the Happy Heart folder to emboss it.  Next, I took a sponge and the Crumb Cake ink pad and added some color.

A few more die cuts using the Sunshine Wishes collection, some baker's twine, a doily and sentiment and the card is completed.

Supplies:

Sunshine Sayings

Soft Suede, Crumb Cake ink

Daffodil Delight, Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla card stock

In Color doilies

gold baker's twine

Sunshine Wishes

Top Note die

Happy Heart folder

sponges

linen thread

Jar of Sunshine

I always like to have fun little 3d items on hand for door prizes or gifts and have quite a stash of little bottles and other items to alter when the mood sets in!  I added some taffy to this jar and then used the Sunshine Sayings stamp set to decorate!

First, I wrapped some Fruit Stand designer series paper around the jar and then I added my layers.  On the top, I stamped the flower image again with White Craft ink.

The decorating on the jar was pretty easy to do but it just makes a cute little gift for any reason.

Supplies:

Sunshine Sayings

Soft Suede, Craft White ink

Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede card stock

Fruit Stand dsp

designer button

2 3/8" scallop circle punch

2" circle punch

One More Year

Back to that Serene Scenery designer series paper I love so much! 

This pattern is layered on some corrugated paper and added to a Watermelon Wonder card stock base. I die cut the heart using the Sunshine Wishes framelit set and then used the coordinating Sunshine Sayings stamp set for the sentiment words.  Those are cut out using a scissors.

Since I had some sequin trim left over (I believe it is from a Paper Pumpkin kit) I added that to the card as well using glue dots.

Supplies:

Sunshine Sayings

Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White card stock

Corrugated paper

Serene Scenery dsp

Sunshine Wishes framelits

sequin trim

So Much!

I always like using watercolor images behind sentiments or images that would otherwise look great by coloring them in.  I just love that we have a few stamp sets with different sized and shaped watercolor images!  For this card I chose the Sunshine sayings stamp set for that image and my sentiment comes from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set.

I added some of the Affectionately yours specialty paper and gold baker's twine behind the sentiment layer to complete the card.

Supplies:

Sunshine Wishes, Thankful Thoughts

Dapper Denim, Mint Macaron ink

Very Vanilla, Mint Macaron card stock

gold baker's twine

Affectionately yours specialty paper

Flower in the Window

One day last week I was trying to decide how to use the Sunshine Wishes framelits on a card and I looked down and saw the Fabulous Foil Designer acetate package that I had not opened yet.  So, I picked out a pattern and die cut my scalloped square on a piece of Smoky Slate card stock using the Layering Squares framelits.

Then, I used the flower die cut from the Sunshine Wishes set and some Black card stock and decided I wanted to add some color in the petals.  I glued some Wisteria Wonder card stock onto the back of the flower with my fine tip glue pen and after it dried I cut around the petals.  I noticed that I had a little glue residue on the front side of the Basic Black card stock so decided to mask it with the Wink of Stella glitter brush all over the die cut.

I placed some Whisper White card stock that had been embossed with the Brick wall folder behind the acetate and flower and completed my card with some washi tape.

Supplies:

Sunshine Sayings

Basic Black ink

Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder card stock

Fabulous foil designer acetate

Layering Squares framelits

Sunshine Wishes framelits

Wink of Stella glitter brush

washi tape

Brick wall folder

July Stamp Club Projects

It is time for stamp club projects again, it seems like the months go faster and faster! 

The first card uses the Guy Greetings stamp set and the Festive embossing folder and Layering squares framelits. 

The second one has quite a few stamps sets incorporated into it including Thankful Thoughts, Butterfly Basics, Over the Rainbow and Sunshine Sayings.  A few of them are only used for the watercolor images. 

Finally, the layout uses some sequins from the June 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit, the From land to sea stamp set and By the Shore designer series paper.

If these projects look like fun, be sure to contact me to find out how you can join us!