The Lovely Arrangements Bundle is one of my first choices from the current Mini Catalogue. The flowers are beautiful and easy to colour or leave blank with just a wisp of shading with a pencil or blending brush. This is my card from our latest Team Stampin' Social Swap and is a bit of a fun fold - does that count? - with the flowers tucking the card shut. The coordinating paper is beautiful in Secret Sea against the Petal Pink card base. Happy to share this one with you!
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I love leaves in card making: stamps, dies, patterned paper, embossing folders. All of them. They add just the right dimension. Let me tell you that this new Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing folder is my new fave! Holly used this and the coordinating patterned paper for her Stampin' Social Swap. Love it so much, I had to get the bundle for myself. You'll be seeing much more of it in my craft projects. Thank you Holly, I love it!
My long time friend and Team Member, Dawn, really knocked this one out of the park for our March Team Stampin' Social Swap! This is a variation on the Arrow Card layout. Still fits in a standard envelope, but packs a wow with the angled look and showing off your patterned paper to the fullest. I've seen a new way of getting your hand cut greetings to be evenly spaced by tracing around the stamp outline with a light pencil. Then cut out the stamped image just inside that pencil mark. You'll follow the stamp's outline perfectly. Love this card, Dawn!
Oh so cute! the only Easter card you need LOL. Today's card was designed and shared by my friend and team member, Jane at March's Stampin' Social Swap. And oh so easy: You need some strips of patterned paper measuring 1" tall by 2 or 3" ish long. Add them to your embossed layer then pop it up onto a card front. Finish off with a small greeting, ribbon/embellishment and focal point. This cute bunny is from the Easter Basket stamp set and die bundle. Ready for Easter!
Holding my Avid Stampers class later this month with a focus on the Gears and Textures Bundle. This is one of the four cards we'll be making at this class, using a collage technique with an assembled variety of the gears in Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight and Mossy Meadow. The greeting is from Banner Sayings. Wow I love this for the engineers in my life at the day job as well as perfect for a masculine themed card. Switch up the greetings and you've got a winner here!
What a stunning card created by my friend and Team member, Wendy for our recent stampin' social swap. OH MY! So much texture and pretty shades of subtle colours on a Soft Sea Foam background. The bundle is called Fragrant Layers with this trio of flowers (joined by the greeting in the middle) is one of the fab dies in the set. Love this!
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My final card this month showing off the Good Luck stamp set. Kind of a "sleeper set" that you might not see flipping through the catalogue quickly. Sharing a few different ways to use it and other stamp sets: stamp a small greeting across a layer like the horseshoes here; colour a white or beige ribbon with the coordinating Stampin' Blends for a match; add an embossed layer for texture and dimension and finally, add a layer to your greeting label by cutting it in half and adhere behind. Enjoy!
My take on this starburst card featuring three of our retiring In Colors: Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop and Shy Shamrock. This was the basis of a bunch of these layouts that I made for upcoming events. If I were to replicate, I could add some ribbon and emboss the starburst layers to add some dimension to it all. But it was a nice starter card to get the creative juices flowing! Do you do that too, sometimes?
When you're tying bows and knots, there's nothing like a soft wide ribbon like the Cloud Cover 5/8" Textured Ribbon. This ties like a dream. To mail a card with this thick ribbon, I would likely lie it flat and add a flat faux knot to it. Takes a little of the bulk out. Check out this video by Diane Dimich, a demonstrator in the US on how to make a flat bow.
Spring has sprung? Are we there yet? Oh I do hope so....Today's card is from my bestie Tamara Bertram from Tamara's Paper Trail in Edmonton, AB with this stinkin' cute tulip card featuring the Sunshine & Tulips bundle. Keeping it simple, this card works for multiple occasions. Pair it with a stamp set like Banner Sayings with the Three Banner Punch. Love this!
I always look at the cards I create to find other ways to use the designs: on a tag, bag, treat holder, scrapbook page and more! This one would be so perfect for little name cards or tags for a Shower, Mother's Day, Birthday gifts. Lovely how these two sweet bugs - ladybug and bee - scream spring in an adorable way. The background is a repeated stamp in matching Old Olive ink on Basic White with Petal Pink. Enjoy!
Sneak Peek at one of the cards we're making March 31 for the Gears & Textures Avid Stampers Class. So much texture, right?!?! Love a stamp set that has a variety of images you can use to bring a collage together. As I work with a large number of Engineers in my day job, I feel I'll be using the Gears & Textures stamp set a lot for upcoming birthday cards in the department. In the Avid class, I'll be teaching you how to add the variety of layers with several inks to achieve this amazing look. There's still room and the class can be a kit to go so message me!
Do you like Fairs, Theme Parks and Ferris Wheels? This card featuring the Beach Boardwalk Suite Collection reminds me of my trip to California in 2012 with my daughter. Our one day on the beach included a walk along the Santa Monica Pier with its sights, sounds and beautiful view of the pacific ocean - in January! The label on this card is so on trend with the bundle, as a "ticket". Lots of fun uses for that. Enjoy!
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Are you headed out to celebrate? Or maybe a celebration at home? May the shamrocks lead your way.
A delightful Joy Fold card layout featuring our darling Cute as a Bug Designer Series paper. Half the pack has fantastic images to fussy cut out (they're really that easy) or use the coordinating Sweet Bugs dies as with the caterpillar focal point. To do this, trim roughly around the image then pop it your cut and emboss machine to get a clean cut in one pass. Love the colour palette on this card: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow and Very Vanilla. Enjoy!
Oh my this is a pretty card from Kristen Hancock in our Canadian Business Builders catalogue swap! The tulips are a 3 flower stamp making a repeating pattern a snap. And there's even a stamp for the flowers and leaves so no colouring in all with the sheel from Woolly Friends. The colours are Fresh Freesia, Old Olive and Gorgeous Grape which really go together so very nicely. Such a great card for spring occasions. Enjoy!
Gorgeous colour palette on today's card from Diana Langman featuring Pecan Pie, Petal Pink and gold foil with the warm dark colour of the Streaked Dots. The paper is from Nature Walk which Diana embossed to add dimension and a worn look using the Exposed Brick 3D folder. The gold foil really brings out the earthy tones on this card complimenting it beautifully. Thanks, Diana!
So many ways to use the Sweet Bugs bundle and today it's a focal point front and centre. Got this beauty from Joanne Brisbois in a mini catalogue swap. Don't you like the way the caterpillar is two tone? Adds to the real look of it. The exposed brick embossed layer has been distressed with a sanding block for added texture. Enjoy!
Featuring this beautiful card at my Gears and Textures Avid Stampers Class on March 31. Loads of grungey texture with the Nature Walk patterned paper, the die cuts and blending brush technique. This card measures 5 x 7 so you'll need a special envelope to send it in the mail. So pleased with how it turned out and I know it will be a hit at our class.
Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Lots of opportunities to head out to the local pub in every city...but how else would you celebrate? My contribution is making some good luck cards! Just like this one using up some of the 2024-2026 In Colors and Designer Series Paper. The pot of gold is kind of cute in the Good Luck stamp set and for the pot of gold on top, I reached for my Pecan Pie ink pad. Have a lucky day!
Sharing Holly's card from our recent team stampin' social swaps featuring the jar builder punch paired with the Good Luck stamp set and all those darling shamrocks! Love the look of this fun card!
Funky cool layout for for masculine, kid or the "engineer" in your life's happy event. Loads of stamping on the background layer creating a collage of the grunge stamps in the Gears & Textures stamp set. Topped off with a greeting and a couple of die cut gears. Love how this turned out in Lost Lagoon, Pooly Party and Pretty Peacock. Enjoy!
Ooh la la! Fragrant Flowers die makes this stunning card! Designed and shared by my team member and friend, Wendy at last month's social swap. The leaves were die cut using our new Vellum Specialty Paper and the greeting embossed in white powder onto Night of Navy cardstock. Gorgeous! Thanks, Wendy.
My swap card from February's Team social featuring this gorgeous Lovely Blossoms patterned paper pack. Cloud Cover and Old Olive are a perfect match. Kept it simple with a stamped and die cut leaf on the front panel as my focal point for this birthday card. The design is from Sue Campfield and I love it!
Recognize these swirls? They're actually from the Gears and Textures stamp set! By changing up the colours to pastels, gives it a whole different look. After stamping I ran the layer through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine using the So Swirly folder. Seemed to work nicely with the circles. Using up some of the retiring In Colours: Pretty in Pink and Summer Splash. Hope it brings a smile to your face!
A sweet "clean and simple" card layout designed by my team member and friend Jane for our monthly social swap in February. Clean and Simple just means not a lot of elements but making a statement just as shown here with the heart die cut out of the white layer to reveal the patterned paper behind. Suitable for Valentine's, thinking of you, anniversary or everyday! Thanks, Jane.
A beautiful pop of spring colours with today's card designed by my team member and friend Dawn. The dies are from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set and die bundle. Lots of layers and bright colour palette. Consider stacking rectangles of coordinating patterns as a beautiful backdrop and then die cut out a rectangle from the middle. This gives you a second piece to use on another project. Thanks so much, Dawn!
Who needs a little "Good Luck"? Found lots of uses for the stamp set of the same name on our Online Exclusives list. Cute for St. Patrick's Day cards, wishing someone good luck and for today's card, a reminder to friends that I'm lucky to be friends with you! The technique I added to the front of the card was "splattering". You take a marker or Stampin' Blend and with the tip just inside the cap, flick the colour across your layer. I used Shy Shamrock and Basic Black for this crisp look. Enjoy!
Did you get your hands on this adorable punch? The Woolly Friends Bundle with coordinating stamp set and punch, is a hot, hot, hot commodity. Currently not available - I'm so sorry! - but you need to see how cute it is. Coming back in stock around April 20. Another option for this card layout is any "critter" of your choice from your stash. Love the softness of the ribbon behind the To The Point punched shape (embossed!) and a simple greeting. Topping up my baby card stash and this one's on the top of the list! Enjoy!
I was really drawn to the Gears and Textures bundle as I work with engineers in my day job. This bundle will be my new go-to bundle for their birthday cards this year! I also love the grunge look of the stamps included and how these will go with many other stamp sets in my stash: Trusty Tools, Ready Set Go and Geared Up Garage (retired). On this card, I did some partial heat embossing where the copper lands on parts of the gears. A torn edge really adds to the grunge look. Enjoy!
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