Two More Floral Spray Wedding Cards

My sister needed two wedding cards recently, so I whipped these up in about 20 minutes (total).

The first card uses a Soft Sea Foam card base and a Very Vanilla Floral Spray 3D embossing folder panel.

The second card is white on white.  Both use Wink of Stella on the flowers and coordinating ribbon.

The Wink of Stella shows well at this angle.  It's such a pretty accent.

 Best wishes to both of the happy couples!

Welcome Card

A new member joined my Stampin' Up! team, so I made this double easel fun fold card to welcome her!  She loves the color pink!

Side view:

I had a lot of fun using my Fern & Flora bundle in pretty Barely Blush, Flirty Flamingo, Strawberry Slush, and Old Olive color combo!

Can you see the shimmer splatters from Wink of Stella?

Supplies used: 

• Basic Gray, Barely Blush, Strawberry Slush, Old Olive, and White Willow cardstock
• 26-28 In Color Pearlized Specialty Paper
• Fern & Flora bundle (stamp set & dies)
• Flirty Flamingo, Strawberry Slush, and Basic Gray inks
• Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive watercolor pencils
• Wink of Stella
• 25-27 In-Color Flat Pearls
• Baker's twine
• Blending brush

Happy Birthday Basket Card

One of the things that I love most about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the wonderful people I meet.  Recently, I celebrated my team member Lisa's birthday with this card.

In addition to being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator herself, she makes the most beautiful baskets (and teaches basket making)!  I combined my Easter Basket dies with the Balloon Festoon bundle and Valley in Bloom DSP to make this card for her.  I tucked flowers die cut with the Forever Floral dies on Beautiful Ordinary Life (Pool Party) DSP and then colored the leaves with a Garden Green marker.

A quick sentiment on the inside and strip of DSP finished it off!  Normally I don't glue paper to my envelopes, but I was planning on hand delivering so she got a balloon instead of a postage stamp!  The rest of the floral spray went on the envelope flap.

Happy {belated} birthday, Lisa!

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)

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! 

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!

Easter Joy Birthday Card

My (almost) sister-in-law's birthday is the day before mine, and I had a lot of fun making this Easter Joy birthday card for her!

I used the Easter Joy DSP with the die cuts along with the Paper Pumpkin coordinating dies, plus some fussy cutting of the February Product of the Month stamp set.  I couldn't resist adding a die cut butterfly cut with the Cute As a Bug dies!

To make it extra festive, I scored this card to be an easel fun fold.  I also added a Cute As a Bug snail die cut on the inside along with die cuts and some fussy cutting.

Shy Shamrock is one of the retiring In Colors (24-26) that I absolutely love and hate to see go!  You can find these products while supplies last HERE.  Thanks for choosing me as your Stampin' Up! demonstrator!

Easter Joy Baby Card

One of my teachers is expecting her second child, so I made this card for them using the Easter Joy suite (or bundle plus DSP) to go along with a little gift.

I started with a Balmy Blue 8 1/2" x 5 1/2' cardstock card base and added a panel of Basic White 4"x 5 1/4".  The Crumb Cake and Balmy Blue DSP are from the Easter Joy suite.  I used my Alphabet a la Mode dies to cut the B, B, Y, and stamped the bunny in Balmy Blue from this collection.  I used my Pretty in Pink Stampin' Blends to color the bunny.  The gingham ribbon is also part of this suite (but of course everything can be bought individually if preferred).

The welcome and sweet little one sentiments are from the new Happy Happenings kit.  I love how products can mix and match to create something new!

I hope they love the book we gave them, Time for Bed, because it was one of our absolute favorites!

Monday Scrapbooking

A lovely group of ladies meets at a local library on the 3rd Monday of the month to craft, and I was able to join them yesterday since I had the day off.  It was a lot of fun, and I already knew most of them!

I brought my Weekend Adventures DSP and sticker sheet and was able to create another layout from our trip to Alaska last year (finishing the title at home).

I got most of my Thanksgiving layout put together there but then added the stamped sentiment and title at home.

If you're local and free, you should join them to craft on the third Mondays of the month!  Let me know if you need the details. 

January Card Class #1: "Sew" Glad We're Friends

Each month I hold a card making and scrapbooking class in my basement studio in the tri-state area (message me if you'd like more info), and our first card this month used the fun Hobby Haven DSP.

I precut the sewing DSP with the largest frame from the Beautifully Celebrated dies.  We added it to the front of a Coastal Cabana Two-Toned cardstock card base.  The dress form is a Cricut cut from Pecan Pie Two-Toned cardstock.  We added a white ribbon bow, some Earth Matte dots, and a sentiment banner stamped in Coastal Cabana with a sentiment from Beautiful Motifs stamp set. 

I always start my card class with a quick and easy card and then progress to more advanced cards.

I'm "sew" thankful you're here!  Save the date for February's card class on 2/8!
 

Real Red & Coastal Cabana Christmas Card

This card was made for a special friend to coordinate with the "12 Days of Christmas" gift we gave her.  I picked Real Red & Coastal Cabana to match the wrapping paper that I used. 

This card may seem familiar because it's very similar to several that I have made with the Branching Out bundle (stamp set & dies).  There's nothing wrong with copying designs that you like!

I hope she liked this card made especially for her and all of the love that is behind it!

Birthday Wishes Double Easel Card

Here's another fun birthday card I made and sent to someone recently.   I used scraps from the now retired Wildflower Birthdays collection to make a double easel card.

I stamped the sentiment from the With You in Mind stamp set in Soft Sea Foam and Pool Party, then fussy cut around the edges.

The gold foil accents are part of this collection.

Beautiful Friends Layout

The colors of the Country Woods collection were perfect with the photos from this fun day, and I softened my layout with the addition of the flowers from Sentimental Park stamp set and coordinating dies.

Since I am still building my Stampin' Up! collection, I used Close To My Heart's Peach cardstock (light side) and Peach, Lagoon, Sapphire inks, plus a retired CTMH alphabet set.

I really love how the coordinating dies match and accent the stamp set.

Don't be afraid to mix and match!  I love how all of the elements came together to help commemorate this special day with special friends!

{Layout 33/52}

Sentimental Park Thanks Card

Continuing my color theory card class, we switched from the new In Colors 2024-26 to the CTMH Enjoy the Ride color palette to make an analogous card featuring Rosy, Pumpkin, and Honey Butter, with the Sentimental Park suite. 

How much do you love that intricate frame die?  I cut it out in Pumpkin and stamped the sentiment with Rosy.  I also added a few colorful flowers from the dies.

I love two-step stamps!  We stamped the center/"solid" flowers in Honey Butter and Rosy and then stamped the outlines over the tops in Pumpkin.  Here are all three of our cards:

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother's Day!  I am so grateful to be able to spend today with my mom, my daughters, and my extended family!  Here is the card that I made for my mom:

I used the stamp set that I bought in my Stampin' Up! starter kit, Sentimental Park, and the coordinating dies.  I really like how Shy Shamrock makes Pretty in Pink POP!  

The hexagon die cut is part of the Sentimental Park dies collection.  (I really love how some of the dies match the stamp set and some are "extra," like the hexagons.)  Hopefully at this angle you can see how I popped the flower cluster with 3D foam tape.

Don't you love how each of my friends took the same card design and pieces to create unique, beautiful cards?  Also, if you're following along, this second card in my recent card class hows a complimentary color scheme.

On a personal note, here’s my crew celebrating our mom and all the moms in our family.  (Yes, you’ll see this on a scrapbook layout at some point soon!)

Introducing the New In Colors Cards

For my first Stampin' Up! card class, I planned on reviewing color theory and to introduce the new 2024-26 In Colors.  The first set of cards use a monochromatic (one color) color scheme and seven 1.5" squares of cardstock and In Color 6"x6" DSP (Designer Series Papers).

This first card features Pretty in Pink.  (The sentiment stamp and Pebbled Path ink came in my first Paper Pumpkin kit, the December 2023 box.  Learn more about Paper Pumpkin HERE!)  

My second card uses Shy Shamrock.  I used coordinating In Color glimmer gems on each card.

Here are my cards paired with two friends' cards, clockwise from top left: Shy Shamrock, Petunia Pop, Summer Splash, and Pretty in Pink (not yet featured, Peach Pie).

Which new color is your favorite?

Welcome Baby Card

This baby card was fun to make for a colleague who is due next month! Almost everything I used for this card is retired, but I wanted to share with you anyway.  Don’t be afraid to stash bust and pull out your “old stuff."

I cut the clouds background from Glacier cardstock with a retired Thin Cuts and then mounted it over a Ballerina glitter paper panel (since she's expecting a girl). The band across the front is from the retired Life‘s a Hoot collection. The rainbow stamped Thin Cut is from the Storybook Scrapbooking stamp set and Thin Cuts. The welcome baby banner is from a really old stamp set )and I don’t remember its name currently).

I love the sparkle from the glitter paper and the additional clear shimmer brush on the rainbow's clouds.  The pretty pink enamel dots are also from my stash.  Don’t be afraid to stash bust and combine old things in new ways!

September Stamp of the Month Double-Z Gatefold Birthday Card

This card is for a special stamping friend's birthday and was inspired by fellow Close To My Heart Maker, Amy McGrew.  I used the September stamp of the month, Thoughtful Tokens, paired with the last catalog cycle's Mix-In paper pack in Sage, Glacier, Honey Butter, and Sapphire.

This card style is knows as a double-z gatefold card.  Because the Mix-In paper I chose had Sage patterns on both the front and back, I accented the paper with Honey Butter from the same collection (using both sides- one side on the triangles and the other side on the band).

On the inside panel, I stamped the filigree in Glacier and the sentiment in Sapphire.  To create the focal medallion, I inked up the main image in Sage and then rolled it in Sapphire (and blended in a little Glacier ink for contrast).  For the butterfly accent, after stamping on scrap in Sapphire, I used a blending brush to add Honey Butter ink.  It seemed to smear a little, but adding Honey Butter shimmer brush really accented the butterfly beautifully.  Some foam tape, retired Sapphire embroidery floss, and the film strip stamped in Glacier and Sage finished off the accents.

I hope my friend likes her birthday card as much as I do!