Mar 15, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I know you crafters understand when I tell you I’m anxious to get back to my paper and tools. I have an idea for an Easter card formulating in my mind, and it involves the Labeler Alphabet stamp set.
I posted on Facebook about this stamp set before I started my blog, so I thought it would be good to repeat my discovery here. If you aren’t familiar with it, this is what it looks like:
I love using the Labeler Alphabet, because I can create words for my cards that wouldn’t be available otherwise.
By trial and error, I came up with ways that make the stamp set easier to use.
I leave all of the letters in their neat, little rows on the clear plastic sheet. I turn the entire sheet of stamps onto the ink pad color of choice and gently press. I double press on top of the letters I’ll be using.
I carefully lift the sheet of stamps, and admire my cute little letters for a few seconds while they dry. 
Stampin’ Up! has fast drying ink, so the letters are ready for the next step almost immediately. I use my Stampin’ Snips to cut rows; top, bottom, and sides of the letters I’ll be using.
The Labeler Alphabet allows you to arrange words vertically, horizontally, or purposely crooked. I’ve even popped the letters up on Mini Dimensionals. Here is a recent project where I glued them horizontally.
“Thank You Sew Much” Thank You Card
I’m still having a fun vacation. I was sitting courtside to watch my favorite player, Feliciano Lopez. Not bad, huh?
I hope my tips have been helpful for you who have this stamp set. If you’d like to order it, you can go to my online store by clicking the shop button. The Labeler Alphabet is number 141936.
Have a great day!
Mar 14, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Pals March 2018 Blog Hop. Our theme this month is “Spring has Sprung”. The Stampin’ Pretty Pals will inspire you with Spring or Spring-related projects. You may see floral, Easter or other general Spring-inspired designs. You may be just starting or hopped over from another Pal. In either case you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.
The Petal Palette Bundle is good for all seasons, but this project is saying “Spring Has Sprung.”
Spring has Sprung with the Petal Palette Bundle
I remember the first time I caught a glimpse of the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper. This fabulous black and white print was a backdrop at the Stampin Up! November OnStage. I couldn’t wait to see the entire collection revealed, and I wasn’t disappointed. The Petal Palette Stamp Set, the Petals & More Dies, and Petal Passion DSP were an instant favorite.
For today’s project, I used the Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend to color the white background of the Petal Passion DSP in the square. The square was cut with a Layering Square Die, and the Crumb Cake frame was cut with a Stitched Shape Die. Doesn’t the stitching make it look like leather?
I used the branch die from from the Petals & More Die Set to cut the branch from Whisper White cardstock. I lifted the white branch, leaving the negative space against the Crumb Cake card base.
The sentiment and my favorite little bird are both from the Petal Palette stamp set. I stamped the sentiment in Crumb Cake Ink to match the card base. I used Thick Whisper White for the bird (Crumb Cake Ink and Pool Party Stampin’ Blend), so it could perch sturdily on the Linen Thread. It’s actually popped up on dimensionals. And, no fussy cutting, because the bird has a die in the Petals & More Die set.
I added a touch of sparkle with the Iridescent Sequins, which I just received in my last order. I picked out the bluish ones for this project, but they come multi-colored, and they are gorgeous in person.
The last detail was stamping the envelope flap with a branch from the same, wonderful, Petal Palette stamp set.
My family has numerous Spring birthdays, and “Life is so much better with you in it” is a perfect birthday sentiment, don’t you think?
Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on April 11, 2018 for our Family First Hop. Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Don’t forget to leave us a comment. We really like that.
Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Corinne Blake at The Creative Compendium
- Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art YOU ARE HERE
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
- Nina King at Ink Paper Sequins
- Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
- Sara Hicks Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
Mar 11, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Kre8tors March 2018 Blog Hop. This month we are featuring “birthdays,” which is the number one reason to send a card. Since about 50% of those having birthdays are men, I made a card that I believe a man would like, featuring the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.
Lovely as a Tree Birthday Card
Men seem to gravitate towards browns and greens, so I chose Always Artichoke cardstock for the card base. Then, I selected a piece of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper that was rather light and smooth, so the trees I stamped in Chocolate Chip ink would show nicely. The row of trees from Stampin’ Up’s Lovely as a Tree stamp set, is one that has been around a long time. The scene could be bordered in many different ways, but I used a die from the Card Front Builder Set.
“Happy Birthday” from the Treeny Tiny Wishes stamp set was stamped on Wood Textures DSP, cut with the Classic Punch, and popped up on dimensionals. I stamped and fussy cut the two small leaves on the ends. This leaf is also in the Lovely as a Tree stamp set. I completed the inside with a sentiment, “Hoping Your Day Is Perfect, and stamped more leaves from Lovely as a Tree.
I decorated the envelope flap by embossing it with the Woodland embossing folder.
I recently completed another masculine card with Wood Textures DSP, and the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.
Lovely As A Tree
I received my second order of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, so I’ll be making more of these much needed masculine birthday cards.
Thank you for visiting my blog, Su Mohr at Aromas And Art. I hope I’ve given you some inspiration.
Now hop along to see all of the fabulous ideas for birthday cards. You can click on the “next” button, and also see the complete list of participants below.
Melissa Tennison
Amy Grendel
Lisa Kmiec
Sandra Roberts
Jacqui Lawrence
Deb Naylor
Laura Kate Mackie
Kathy Maurer
Linda Handford
Alexandra Rauf
Su Mohr YOU ARE HERE
Jan Musselman
Shannon Cole
Rebecca-Jo Unwin
Tricia Butts
Hiske MacKay
Jackie Lawless
Maria Calia
Mary Trautner
Nichole Loe
Becky Browning
Mar 1, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Two of my favorite things to use in crafting are embossing folders and die cut words. It was a delightful surprise to have Stampin’ Up offer the Celebrate You die set with three fabulous words: celebrate, amazing, and you. Since it’s during Sale-A-Bration, you can get the set FREE with a qualifying $100 order. Not only that, but Stampin’ Up! announced the Celebrate You die set will carry over into the new 2018-2019 annual catalog.
Amazing You
For today’s card, I selected the neutral color, Crumb Cake for the card base, and combined it with Champagne Foil to make the words and embossing stand out. I die cut several “YOUs” from Crumb Cake cardstock, and glued them together for dimension. I used Champagne Foil for die cutting “amazing,” and I think the font is amazing.
Champagne Foil was also used for the outstanding embossed floral piece. This embossing folder, Petal Pair, is on page 23 of the Occasions catalog. It’s named “Pair,” because there’s a second embossing folder in the set, which I used for embossing the envelope flap.
The “are simply,” stamped in Chocolate Chip ink, is from the coordinating Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Amazing You.
The two sets, Amazing You and Celebrate You, are my favorites from Sale-A-Bration, because they are so versatile. Here are three other projects I’ve recently made using these sets.
The Stampin’ Up! Amazing You Stamp Set Makes A Masculine Flower Card
You Are Simply Amazing Birthday Card
(Video) Sale-A-Bration Celebrate You Amazing You Birthday Card
All of this Sale-A-Bration talk fits the theme of this week’s Global Design project.
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some different ways to use these Sale-A-Bration items, and are inspired to start creating your own.
Feb 28, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I need to start making Easter cards, and the Hold on to Hope stamp set is perfect for just that! I shall start with an old, wooden cross.
God is Love
I used a die from the Cross of Hope die set to cut the cross from Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. I cut several more crosses from cardstock, gluing them together for thickness, so it would look like a real piece of wood. Don’t you think it does? This still gives me a thrill!
Deciding on the layout was easy, because I looked at this week’s Paper Player’s challenge, and my wooden cross would fit perfectly on the top layer of the sketch.
There’s a pretty, floral branch in the Hold on to Hope stamp set that I thought would look good behind the cross. I wanted the branch to be multi-colored, so I tried a technique that I hadn’t used for a while. I chose some Stampin’ Write colors and painted the red rubber stamp before stamping. I really like the way it turned out, and I’ll have to remember to do this more often.
Before gluing down the cross, I stamped “God is Love.” This sentiment is from a retired set, Trust God. It was among the first things I ordered when I became a demonstrator 2 1/2 years ago. You could use other words, but I liked the way this curved like the branch. I know some of you hold on to everything, and you will have it.
My top layer was complete, and I layered it on Crumb Cake cardstock to match the card base. I topped the card base with a layer of Whisper White cardstock, embossed with the Layered Leaves embossing folder. For the center band in the sketch, I embossed Whisper White cardstock with a Petal Pair embossing folder. I just thought it would look pretty, and add texture, but it turned into more than that. Doesn’t it look like a crown of thorns?
I decorated the envelope flap with Sweet Sugarplum DSP, matching some of the flowers.
I wanted to complete the inside of this Easter card, and chose “May peace be your gift this Easter.” It’s also from a retired, but more recent stamp set, Suite Sentiments. And, a Sweet Sugarplum butterfly from Hold on to Hope came fluttering by.
Thanks for visiting my blog. May your day be filled with hope and love.
Beneath my “shop” button you will see three projects. If you click on the one with the cross, it will take you to the description of the first Easter card I made with Hold on to Hope a couple months ago.
Feb 27, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Here I go again with a masculine birthday card. These guys just keep having birthdays!
True Gentleman Birthday Card
I was so happy to see Stampin’ Up! come out with this great masculine Designer Series Paper, True Gentleman. It’s not to say, plaids aren’t great for women also. In fact, I was cutting ovals from this plaid a few days ago for a female project. You may recall this:
“Thank You Sew Much” Thank You Card
But, this card would be for a man, and I gave him 21 candles, cut with a Celebration Die. This cute, little, die cuts three candles that are attached together. I used Night of Navy, Tranquil Tide and Crushed Curry cardstock, the colors that are in the plaid.
The oval I used for this project (Lovely Words Die Set) comes with the word “friend” attached. After gluing the plaid DSP to a layer of Tranquil Tide cardstock, I used the die to cut my “oval friend.” Then, I snipped the plaid “friend” to reveal the Tranquil Tide “friend.” This was layered on a Very Vanilla card base, the other color in the plaid.
I used “Happy Birthday” from the Lemon Zest stamp set, and cut it with the Petals & More label die. I popped this up on dimensionals, and placed Crushed Curry Enamel Shape stars on the ends.
The inside (sorry, I forgot to take a photo) says “Time to Celebrate!” It’s from the Celebration Time stamp set, page 81 of the annual catalog, if you want to look it up. I stamped it in Tranquil Tide, and added the doodad in the stamp set in Crushed Curry.
I decorated the envelope with a coordinating stripe from the True Gentleman DSP. And, I used another sheet of the DSP beneath my project for photographing. I hope my friend enjoys his birthday card. For accuracy, he should have a few more candles. But, who’s counting? Right?
True Gentleman Birthday Card
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. My wish is to give you inspiration.
