Monthly Card Class Project - Join me on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month!

One of my April Monthly Card Class projects! Gorgeous gold accents on a Pretty Peacock card base with a Basic Black layer to help it pop. In this monthly class you always get to choose alternate greetings to supplement your supply of cards. They're great for the beginner crafter to learn from as well as appreciated by the avid crafter. Never been to a class before? You don't know what you're missing! Bring a new crafter to the in person version and you both take home 3 cards from my stash. This is also available as a Kit to Go but you'll need your own stamps, inks and blocks to complete the cards. Join me on the 2nd Tuesday of the month! REGISTER HERE.

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Friends of the Ocean inspiration for this friendship and Team Make 'n Take card

Bold bright colours from the Friends of the Ocean patterned paper. I didn't invest in the coordinating bundle as one of my fave seashell ones is the Seaside Wishes bundle. Normally I work in blues and crumb cake with that set so it was a nice diversion to use these colours from the patterned paper: Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie. If you're stumped on how to get started with a card, grab a pack of patterned paper and pull it all together using the colour palette on the packaging. A great way to get launched!

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Fresh Freesia meets Basic Beige for this Quick & Simple Birthday card

Soft flowing colours for a quick and simple birthday card. Recognize this stamp set? It's the Reversible Stamp called Natural Botanicals. It truly is reversible! I'll show that in a future card. For today. I stamped the cone flower in Fresh Freesia on a small white layer then stamped my greeting over top in Blueberry Bushel ink. Layered that up onto coordinating Fresh Freesia cardstock to sit on top of another collage stamped 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" layer. Basic Beige as a card base and the ink used for the leaf is a perfect match to the Fresh Freesia. Finished off with a pop of Blueberry Bushel embellishments. Like this simple card!

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Use up your 3/4" scraps to create your own layer

I designed this card for the TLC tutorial group for March. A great way to use up 3/4" strips of the scrapbook kit Everyday You and Me. I laid 7 coordinating strips measuring 3/4" x 5" on a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" cardstock in a diagonal pattern. Then - the piece de resistance - I embossed the whole thing with the Cute Crochet folder. Gives it some awesome texture. Any folder will do! Before adding a greeting and laying it down on the card front, I grabbed my Lost Lagoon Stampin' Blend (alcohol based marker) and coloured some iridescent pearls and white ribbon. Always buy white ribbon and colour this way to match your project. Shh....don't tell anyone how easy it was!

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Take to the Sky with Flying By

A new catalogue is around the corner dropping May 6 which means some of our beloved stamp sets and patterned papers are retiring. If you've got little ones in your life, scoop up the Flying By Stamp Set #163685 before it's gone for good! It has a helicopter, paper airplanes, spaceship, airplane and clouds together with 4 separate greetings! Lots of value for just $26. I did an easy fun fold with a 1" flap on the left and a layer on the front tied with some vanilla and black gingham ribbon. Pairs great with the also retiring Take to the Sky patterned paper #163436. Happy April Fool's Day!

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