Floating Panel Sea Card

This floating panel card was made with the pretty new Scenic Coast 6"x6" DSP on a Balmy Blue cardstock base.  (You can watch the Facebook Live on YouTube HERE.)   

It's hard to capture the pretty shimmer and shine, but trust me when I say that you are going to love this paper!

The birthday wishes stamp is from the March Paper Pumpkin kit.  

You can see this same card design HERE.

I'm entering this card in the Global Design Project challenge #gdp547 with the theme: landscapes.

Happy Graduation!

Our niece graduated with weekend with her Master of Science in Speech Pathology.  We are so proud of her!  I made this interactive Peekaboo Flap card with the new Artisan Garden DSP.

I began with a side-fold A2 card and layered the striped 4" x 5 1/4" DSP.  I then used a square die cut to cut out the "mortarboard" from the front of the card and to cut an identical square of black cardstock.

The polka dot swing pennant is also from the same DSP, and the sentiments (inside & out) came from a former Paper Pumpkin kit.

I used a white gel pen to create the white "thread" and used Basic White cardstock to create the tassel.

BTW, I have instructions for a similar card along with two other projects from the Mauvelous Lollies collaborative free to anyone who places a minimum $50 order with me HERE this month.  Here's a peek:

 

June Paper Pumpkin Subscription through 6/10

The June Paper Pumpkin subscription box, Bikes and Blooms, is now available!  This kit makes nine cards (3 each of 3 designs) and includes silver foil elements and silver butterfly embellishments.  This month's Stampin' Spot (mini ink pad) is Calypso Coral.

Ordering closes 6/10, and the kits will begin shipping out 6/11.

The Wonderful Scenes Add-On dies coordinate beautiful with the April-June Paper Pumpkin boxes!

Order HERE! 

Happy Mother's Day

Wishing all the moms a very happy Mother's Day!  We celebrated my mom last weekend when all of us could get together, and I used the March Paper Pumpkin kit to create this alternative.  (It was part of my May Pop Up Sip & Stamp Class, which used the three Paper Pumpkin cards plus this alternative.)

We used one of the envelopes as the DSP for this diagonal fun fold. 

The center square card measures 3 1/4" x 6 1/2"

Wink of Stella made the hummingbird sparkle!

NOTE: I don't recommend putting a large image that hangs off the top of the fold because it made the card hard to open (but at least it looked pretty)!  Mom loved it.

We forgot to get pictures last weekend, but here we are (the ladies who were in town this weekend) enjoying a delicious brunch in a neighboring town.

Happy Mother's Day!

April Crafternoon Card Class Card #4

The Cute As a Bug suite is back in stock!  I forgot to post this card from last month's Crafternoon!  For this card, we stamped the large flower cluster from the Virtual Cardmaking Retreat exclusive stamp set in Basic Gray and then paired it with Darling Duckling, Lemon Lolly, and Basic Gray Cute As a Bug bundle dies and stamped sentiment.

A little Darling Duckling DSP grounded the cluster along with some matching embellishments and white twine.

What do you think of the gray and yellow color combo?  What other colors do you like to pair with gray?

May Paper Pumpkin Subscription Closes Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the last day to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin to receive the May subscription box, Sparkling Celebrations!  This kit makes nine cards (3 each of 3 designs) and includes silver foil elements.  This month's Stampin' Spot (mini ink pad) is Misty Moonlight. 

Ordering closes tomorrow, and the kits will begin shipping out 5/11.

The Wonderful Scenes Add-On dies coordinate beautiful with the April-June Paper Pumpkin boxes!

Order HERE! 

Winnie-the-Pooh Card

When I saw Stampin' Up!'s May online exclusive Silly Old Bear suite, I knew that I had to have it, even though my personal Pooh Bear and Piglet are in their 20s!  (Flashback: When I told my Mom that I was going to decorate our firstborn's nursery in Classic Pooh, she replied with, "Of course you are, since that was your nursery.")

That firstborn, our Pooh Bear, has just finished her first year in her PhD program at the University of Illinois, 11 hours away from home!  I made this card and sent it to her because she does indeed deserve a treat.

After dry embossing the Golden Glow cardstock with the Hundred Acre Woods 3D embossing folder, I swiped Golden Glow ink over the top.  I used the coordinating dies to cut out the focal image. 

Be sure to grab this collection HERE before it's gone (and even though it's temporarily out of stock, it will be back!)
 

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!  You don't have to be a scrapbooker to take advantage of today's NSD flash sale: Two-Tone Cardstock is part of the 20% off sale today only (through midnight tonight).

Check the sale out HERE!

Cap & Gown Graduation Card

It is graduation season, and I taught or know about 75 graduates this year because I was their 3rd grade and 4th grade teacher (I got to team teach with an awesome teacher, and we looped up with our class), and then moved to 5th grade.  Here is a special card that I made for a special graduate.

Our school colors are purple and gold, so I used Gorgeous Grape and Crushed Curry cardstock and DSP.  Fortunately I have some 5"x7" envelopes in my stash, because the folded card measures 4 1/4" x about 6 1/2".

I love how this card can stand up to look like a cap and gown.  (Note how the April Product of the Month, Eyelet Bloom die, made this gown look more feminine.)

The bottom strip is a pocket to hold some graduation cash.

The sentiment is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match ephemera pack, which is on low inventory status and will probably sell out soon (if it hasn't already).

I'm sharing my typed instructions HERE.  You can find the original directions/inspiration for this card HERE.

Happy 25th Birthday Card

How our baby can be 25 is a bit of a mystery to me, but we certainly enjoyed celebrating with her this weekend!

 I made this diamond tower pop-up card on my Facebook Live this past Thursday for her special birthday with the Garden Poetry DSP, With You in Mind stamp set, a retired Paper Pumpkin stamp set, and the April product of the month, Eyelet Blooms dies.

I used both Blueberry Bush and Night of Navy inks (plus a little Daffodil Delight for the candle “flames”).

I used a few Garden Party epoxy dots as embellishments along with fussy cut balloons with linen thread strings.

Since the card doesn't actually open, I used the back panel for the sentiment and our message.

If you'd like directions, I'll be happy to point you to my YouTube channel once I get this Live uploaded there.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day (AKA One Card Three Ways)

Yesterday, we celebrated our three lovely administrative professionals, and I had the honor of making cards for each of them.  I decided to use the Garden Poetry DSP and a card sketch that I love.  They all use the stamp set from the Happy Happenings kit and the (coming 5/5) Sweet Words & Labels dies from the Silly Old Bear suite, with die cut accents from the Forever Floral dies.

The first card uses Calypso Coral ink and cardstock.

The second card features Blueberry Bushel and the Garden Textures Specialty DSP.

Berry Burst is the ink and Garden Specialty DSP color.

Which one do you prefer?  Let me know in the comments!

I think the ladies know how much we love them!

Floating Panel Card

This floating panel design is a popular one right now and was fun to recreate on my recent Thursday Facebook Live.

You need two identical DSP (or three if you have them and would like to make three cards).  I used the Thoughtful Journey DSP with Calypso Coral cardstock adn ink.

I also made this card using the same technique but with only one piece of DSP (cut into 1/2 inch strips).

It doesn't look quite as polished to me, but I still like it.

You can watch my video making this card HERE if you'd like instructions.