A welcome baby card! Always love having these on hand for when a new arrival is being announced! Something about being a mum and a grandma - we always love to pick up baby gifts. In fact my daughter made me some fabulous crinkle tag blankets to have on hand to which I add a book for new parents and grandparents. Such exciting news! This card can be done in any colour that suits your gift.
Stunning Team Make 'n Take card from our social this month. Lots of texture and dimension achieved by adhering the 4 strips (yes I did an interlocking pattern!) to Basic White and then embossing the whole piece. Just needed a little greeting and some sweet embellishments at the bottom in these pretty shades of blue: Secret Sea, Misty Moonlight, and Cloud Cover.
Here's another way to use the Sunshine & Tulips die. Using a blending brush, I added colour onto a Basic White layer that fit right behind the Old Olive (green) die cut. When running the Old Olive cardstock with the large die through your die cutting machine, the tulips will be popped out. This layers perfectly over the blending brush layer to reveal some pretty Strawberry Slush flowers. You might wonder, why didn't she just use a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock? I wanted a lighter tone that went well with the colour palette and had depth and dimension from the blending brush step.
This card definitely needs a video to show off it's amazing features! Made by my talented Silver Sister Lisa Henderson, it's a really fun card with the added feature of holding a gift card. Who wouldn't want this? The measurements and supplies list for the same layout - different colours/papers - can be found here on Lisa's page.
Oh what a sweet card with the fab-ewe-lous sheep from Woolly Friends. I love a punch bundle any day of the week, and this adorable critter ticks off all the boxes for cuteness! I wanted to use up some scraps from the Perennial Lavender DSP pack so grabbed my Three Banner Punch to make a great layer for the front of the card. Sweet, cute, darling...you've gotta grab one!
Did you miss signing up for my Avid Stamper Class this month? Fear not, the Class is still available as a Kit to Go if you act before February 28. A little Adhesive Sheet goes a long way when die cutting out the smaller pieces (inserts for the tulips in Timid Tiger and the leaves in Granny Apple Green). This one row gives a great pop of colour against the main layer. The greeting was stamped right on there in Blackberry Bliss to tie it all together. Enjoy!
From spreading snow and ice to spreading joy! Here's a pop of spring for you to savour as we wait for the warmer temps to come our way. For this card you really only need the patterned paper which is in plentiful supply as I'm writing this post. The stone and vine embossing folder adds so much textured to the inside layer of this Z-fold card that you'll need to add that one to your next order!
This may look familiar....I used this same layout earlier this month with another colour palette and pretty patterned papers! This works on so many levels! I've used the Nested Essentials dies on the front with a greeting from the Layered Thoughts stamp set and if you don't have these, use what you've got. The patterned paper was 2" x 5.5" with a layer. Super duplicatable!
Fun times with a Slim Line card! This one from Sue Philip in BC featuring the darling Woolly Friends sheep and some pretty spring/Easter patterned paper. Extend your embossing folder by sneaking a wider piece in and running it through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine twice matching up the seam. You won't even notice it!
Stunning sympathy card from my Silver Sister Shauna Mikuliak who hails from Moose Jaw, SK. The paper is gorgeous of course and the Old Olive is the perfect compliment for the greeting and leaf. Did you spy some new layering dies? Yes! These are the Beautifully Celebrated ones with just the right shape for elegant cards like this one. Enjoy!
One of my first carods using the new Woolly Friends stamp set and punch bundle. I think the Dotted Circles embossing folder adds just the right texture t show off the sheep. A sleeping sheep, mind you! My colour palette in cludes Summer Splash, Smoky Slate and Bubble Bath for just that light hint of colour. I used a blending brush with a slight touch of the Summer Splash ink over the dots on the embossed layer.
Bringing you some darling tulips in today's card with my colour palette of: Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath. Oh how these colours work so nicely together! The patterned paper is the Beautiful Bokeh 6" x 6" stack found in our Annual Catalogue. That one's like to retire this time around so get it while you can. Used two of my go-to dies: Textured Notes and Stylish Shapes. You may not recognize the stamp set right off...It's Sunshine & Tulips. So pretty!
Going for a monochromatic look with this beauty of a stamp from Unbridled Beauty. I skipped right over this set in the January to April Mini as I'm not much of a country girl. So realistic looking, isn't it? This card was designed by Annie Noel for our recent group swap and I'm so grateful to have a card using a products not yet in my stash. Enjoy it!
Look at this fun fold! A Diamond Stair Step card. This differs from the typical stair step in that the shapes layer up in ascending size diamond shapes (squares on an angle...doesn't that make it easier?). This is all from the Cute as a Bug Suite with some embossed layers in the 2nd and 3rd layers. Great fun to make - it was a hit at Avid Stampers Class in January. Enjoy!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Such a beautiful and fun card from my Silver Sister, Desirée Simpson with so much texture going on: a lovely embossed and sponged layer with small strips of coordinating patterned paper as a background. It has such a nice spring feel and I would use it as a welcome baby card for sure!
You'll take a "double-take" on this card when you realize it's not a die cut but an embossed layer using a die cut - what?!?! Yes, it can be done. Just adjust your die cutting machine sandwich as follows:
Sharing a card from my friend and Silver Sister Lisa Henderson from our group swap. This one feature's the Nature's Symphony Bundle which is in our January to April Mini catalogue. A gorgeous large leaf stamp with coordinating dies and this lovely greeting with a fun fold opening to boot! Thanks, Lisa!
Ever seen a purple caterpillar? I suppose they come in all sorts of colours and no exception with this stinkin' cute patterned paper: Cute as a Bug! I think my grandson will love this one as purple is his favourite colour these days. Today's card allowed me to use both a large print pattern with lots of white space around and a smaller print one with the flowers all o the same card. To coordinate with the caterpillar, I stamped the words in Gorgeous Grape. Turned out spectacularly!
One of my cards in an attempt to really stretch the "Valentine" theme of the Made with Love Suite to Anniversary and wedding cards. I think I'll try this with other colours as well. The dotted hearts folder adds so much to the feel of this card.
Be still my heart....this woolly creature is a treasure! Thinking great for Easter, spring, kids cards - what about you? The stamp set has 18 stamps from greetings to flowers and various accoutrements for the two sheep images. And a coordinating punch. Now that's something I can get behind! I'm really drawn to these swirly butterflies as well. Enjoy!
Such an elegant yet simple card to make. It's so duplicatable, you can make a batch in no time. Often we emboss a layer and adhere it to the front of a card, but for a departure from the norm I embossed the front layer of the card as these cross stitch details will do double duty on the inside of the card front. A matted piece of pattern paper from Painterly Pears (on last chance for $10.20 while supplies last!) adds some gorgeous colour then the large greeting from Layered Thoughts. Those large dies are from Nested Essentials. Looks fab, right?
This was a new card layout to me when I stumbled upon it searching Pinterest....the Double Collar card. Looks way more complicated than it is! We'll be making this card with my team at our monthly Stampin' Social on February 12. Everyone on the team is welcome AND if you sign up this week you can join us, too! Get the Starter Kit for $135 (tax and shipping included) plus the new Stampin' Positioner tool and $165 of what you'd like. What a steal! You'll become a member of my team with all the perks that go with. Why not join now?
Everyone loves a Shaker Card! It's so fun to give it a shake and see all the sparkly embellishments swirl around. We're like little kids on this. We're making this card at my Avid Stampers Class February 24 using the Sunshine & Tulips stamp set and die bundle. The die cuts out a full layer but we'll also be using it as a stencil and as an embossing folder. Let's make that investment go a long way! Want to join me?
I made these adorable snowmen treat holders for my customers coming to January classes. Aren't they stinkin' cute? Design by Jo did the video I CASE by using the supplies I have on hand: two Circle punches, paper and the So Swirly embossing folder to make it look more like snow. Aren't they darling? They were loved!
Some pretty flowers here from the Floral Arrangements stamp set and die bundle. In fact the whole Suite is beautiful with this coordinating patterned paper, Lovely Blossoms. This is a side opening fun fold card we'll be making at my February monthly card class on February 14. Yes! Monthly card class has moved to Saturday afternoons for the winter at least providing easier access for all. Consider joining me or taking it as a kit to go!
Sign Up for the February Monthly in person class or February Kit to Go here.
Oh I just can't get enough of the adorable Sweet Bugs stamp set and dies with coordinating Cute as a Bug patterned paper. So popular that these are out of stock and due back in within the week! Just in time for spring cards. I liked the nature feel rounded out by using the Gathering Leaves embossing folder as a great backdrop.
