Happy to share this lovely card from Melva Peters in our new catalogue swap. The vase of flowers is not a stamp at all but from the Artisan Sketched Garden patterned paper. There are oodles on two sheets to make loads of easy cards by using your favourite colouring medium: pencil crayons, Stampin' Blends, ink pads using eith er a Blender Pen or Water Painter. Super easy and very effective as it is framed by the Phrases and Frames dies. Love it!
Along with butterflies, one of my other favourite focal points on a card is birds. All kinds - all species - all colours. At my bird feeders in the backyard oasis, I am frequently visited by the Grackles so I've switched to Songbird seed to attract more colourful and less "pushy" types. This card was born out of seeing some cardinals, finches and sparrows visiting the perch. This paper is retired but I still have loads of the birds to continue making more cards like this.
Sharing a sweet card combining some of our retired and last chance products with the All Aflutter stamp set and punch bundle. It's a butterfly punch and that makes my heart sing! What I love about this card layout is how versatile it is - just change up the patterned paper and embossing folder then swap out your butterflies and you've got a design for any occasion or holiday!
I recently attended a De-Stash Garage sale in my community which was a smash hit, I must say! Lots of vendors and amazing finds. Watch for it at the Salvation Army Church May 2027....anyhow, at the event I did a few draws from among those who signed up for my newsletter with the prize being a card class with 3 of their friends. This is one of the 3 cards we're doing at these classes. Easy to duplicate with any shapes besides circles and your fave critter. For me, that's the feathered kind. Enjoy!
The Eclipse card is taking the cardmaking world by storm - you see them everywhere you look for inspiration. The trick is using two of the exact same pieces of patterned paper, trimming one into half inch strips and adhering every other one using adhesive strips over the original pattern. Then add your embellishments, a focal point and greeting. On this one in particular, it's a gorgeous sunset scene using the Scenic Coast paper. How gorgeous! Give it a try.
