250 Home Decor

A fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator shared this adorable "candle" decor and generously shared instructions with me.  Here is my version.

I think this will be a fun fall and holiday project!  What season would you like to create these for?
 

Wedding Gift Card Holder

Last week we were blessed as a family to attend the wedding of a dear friend (and our girls were bridal attendants).  I made this gift card holder because it was much easier to travel with a gift of this size.

This is a really fun fold!  I loved using the white and gold DSP from the Lovely & Beautiful DSP.

I used the Forever Florals bundle and heat embossed the sentiment in gold.

Here are a few pictures from the wedding:

The Four of Us

The gorgeous bride & groom (& venue)

July Stampin' Up! News

Today is an exciting day in the Stampin' Up! Universe!  A whole "mini catalog" of July online exclusives have launched, along with two new kits, and a really great JOIN offer.  You can find out more HERE!

Floral Spray Embossed Card

The third and final card for my recent Saturday card gathering had a bit of a WOW factor because I taught the ladies how to use an embossing folder with the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.

We used a Soft Sea Foam cardstock base and then embossed a Petal Pink panel.

As of writing this post, this embossing folder wasn't available, but did you know that you can opt to get a notification when it (or any unavailable items that will be returning) is available?  Just click the box to be notified!

Here are some details of the cards we made.

We highlighted some of the flowers with Wink of Stella.  The shimmer is so pretty in real life!

I look forward to card making with this great group of ladies again in the fall!
 

Cutest Crew Card Trio

For the Saturday card class that I mentioned recently, the second card actually had three choices with the Cutest Crew stamp set and colored pencils.

 Do you prefer the birds, dogs, or cats?

Happy Birthday Sunset Card

Happy birthday to my friend and longtime customer, Ann!  I hope you like the water vibes of this card!

I paired a pretty piece of Scenic Coast DSP with the Balloon Festoon bundle to celebrate her.  

Remember that it's not a mistake, but rather an opportunity to embellish like I did here because I scored my card base at the wrong measurement.  That pretty DSP strip covers up my booboo pretty well.  That's a sign of being handmade, right?

Happy birthday, Ann! 

Old + New = Birthday Cards

Last Saturday, I had the privilege of leading a card class to a lovely group of ladies!  This was my second event with them, and setting up card making stations was the way to go.  One station had these options:

The card uses a favorite (old) Close To My Heart sketch, retired (old) Floral Impressions DSP, and (new) Scalloped Blooms bundle (stamp set & dies).  

I have to give a huge shout out to my amazing helpers, Lynn and Ann!

Which card do you prefer?

Sip & Stamp June Cards

Last Friday, I held my monthly Sip & Stamp where we make 3 kit cards, sometimes exactly as is and other times with some upcycling.

I made the soft and subtle Brighten Your Day kit while others created the Lots to Love kit.

Our next Sip & Stamp is 7/31, so mark your calendar now!
 

Card Sketch + Cats

On last Thursday's Facebook Live (each Thursday at 7:30 PM), I created a sketch using strips of cardstock and a die cut of the cats from the Cutest Crew bundle.  (Not a cat fan?  There are dogs and birds in this adorable bundle, too!)

The sketch uses two 4" x 3/4" strips, two 4" x 1" strips (but the second one was replaced with the die cut cats), and one 4" x 1 1/4" strip.  I used Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, and Black Two-Tone cardstock along with Stampin' Blends.

My three kitties are featured in this card.

If you give this sketch a try, I'd love to see what you make!

Scalloped Blooms Birthday Card

The Scalloped Blooms birthday card was the last card we made at my June Card Crafternoon.  We used the Scalloped Blooms bundle (stamp set & dies) along with the Bloom Boutique DSP.  (I grabbed my Fern & Flora stamp set for that pretty little moth.) 

Can you see the In Color butterfly embellishments?  I love the gold foil accents of the Bloom Boutique DSP!  This angle also lets you see how pretty the Pearlized In-Color speciality paper is!

I think this is a cool card design.  Hope you like it too!

Shout out to Lisa on her birthday today!  As soon as I am able to give you your card, I will post it here. 

Also, thanks to Stamp with Peggy for this cool card sketch/design.

You're invited to my next Card Crafternoon on 7/12 for a birthday bash!

Happy Father's Day!

Yes, I realize that Sunday was Father's Day, but we celebrated our dad last night. 

I actually made this card before I made the Scenic Coast card (featured HERE) to try out the dropped tile card.  I cut a piece of Waterside Retreat DSP 4" x 3" and then cut that into twelve 1" tiles matted onto twelve 1" Peaceful Pine cardstock squares. 

I used a blending blush and Pool Party ink to tint the vellum prior to adhering the tiles. 

I love the effect of dry embossing the panel with the 3D Waves embossing folder! 

Give this technique a try and let me see what you create!

Scalloped Blooms Circle Birthday Card

The scalloped dies of the Scalloped Blooms bundle are so fun to create with!  At my June Crafternoon card class, we made this pretty birthday card featuring four of the scalloped dies plus the leaves.

We started with a 4 1/4" square card and carefully ran it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine so that the top fold remained intact.  (Place at least three "petals" of the second largest die off the fold and then cut.)  We hid the card base with the full Hydrangea Hue scalloped circle and then nested the rest.

To make the little flowers, I first die cut them with the smallest die out of pearlized In Color specialty paper and then crumpled them up to give them the dimension you see here rather than the original look.

You can see the details I added with my Hydrangea Hue Stampin' Blends to offset the white on white scallops.

Mark your calendars for our next Crafternoon on July 12!