Mar 11, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Stampin’ Up’s Cross of Hope Die Set makes the most beautiful crosses for Easter cards!
Watercolor Cross
I made this cross by using Garden Green and So Saffron inks with an Aqua Painter on Watercolor Paper. The pattern on the cross was created with Glossy White Cardstock and Blushing Bride Ink. Then, I used two dies from the Cross of Hope Die Set for cutting, and glued them together.
The beautiful vine surrounding the cross was made with a Hold On To Hope stamp and Pear Pizzazz Ink. I used more Pear Pizzazz Ink with a Painted Poppies stamp for the “splotches” on the lower portion of the card.
“Easter Blessings” is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, stamped in Pear Pizzazz Ink, and cut with an Ornate Frames Die.
After attaching the card front to the Pear Pizzazz card base, I added some Iridescent Sequins.
The supplies I used are in my Product List below, so click on the pictures, and have fun shopping. My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April.
Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate you!
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8-1/2″ X 11″ Glossy White Cardstock
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$7.75
Mar 10, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I am so excited to share with you Stampin’ Up’s early release from our new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, Ornate Garden Suite!
Ornate Garden Suite
#154153 $136.75
There are two stamp and die sets that come bundled for a 10% discount, or they can be purchased separately.
Ornate Thanks Bundle Photopolymer • 154115 $46.75
Ornate Style Bundle Cling • 154119 $52.00
Plus, there are four additional items in the suite:
Ornate Floral
3D Embossing Folder 152725 $9.00
Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack 152479 $7.00
Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper 152488 $15.00
Gilded Gems 152478 $7.00
If you “want it all,” the suite number is #154153 $136.75.
Demonstrators are able to preorder now, as of March 3rd, and it’s available to customers April 1-May 31.
NOT A DEMONSTRATOR? If you are not a current demonstrator, but would like to get your hands on the products from the Ornate Garden Suite starting today, guess what? You can add them to a starter kit!
- SALE-A-BRATION STARTER KIT BONUS! Jan. 3 – March 31, 2020 ONLY!
- For $99 (plus tax), you get:
- up to $125 in products of your choice. the only exceptions are Sale-A-Bration and host rewards products.
- a FREE new Mini Paper Cutter
- a FREE 6 x 6 paper sampler of the new designer series paper
- your choice of a FREE stamp set (any price)
- the kit ships free (another 10% savings)
- YAY DISCOUNT! Then save 20-25% on future purchases, with no obligation to buy, sell or stay active…do it for the discount and for you!
- Click here to join:
Thank you for stopping by. Beginning Tuesday, March 24th, I’ll begin sharing my creations with these wonderful, new products, complete with instructions. I hope you’re as excited as I am!
Mar 9, 2020 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
This sweet bird from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set is “wishing you sunshine & happiness.”
Calypso Coral Bow
I stamped the bird in Bermuda Bay Ink on a “splotch” made with Coastal Cabana Ink and a stamp from the Painted Poppies Stamp Set. What an easy way to color!
Next, I used the largest, Stitched ShapesCircle Die for cutting. I layered the circle with Cardstock for dimension, rather than using Dimensionals.
The background is Whisper White Cardstock, embossed with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, glued to a Thick Whisper White card base.
Prior to embossing, I stamped the sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamp Set in Bermuda Bay Ink. I love how it’s curved, and I was able to shape it on the Acrylic Block to fit the shape of the circle.
How do you like the bow? It began as “white” Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, which I turned into Calypso Coral ribbon by MAGIC. Truthfully, I used a Sponge Dauber and Calypso Coral Ink, and pulled the ribbon through it. I let it dry for a bit, tied a double bow, and attached it with Liquid Glue. You can check out this ribbon, and all my supplies, in my Product List below.
A few Iridescent Sequins were the final touch.
My colors are from Paper Players.
I’m also playing along with Global Design Project.
The supplies I used are in my Product List below, so click on the pictures, and have fun shopping. My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April. YAY!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Mar 8, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
This month’s theme for the Kreator’s Blog Hop is “monochromatic green.”
I really enjoyed this requirement, because green is one of my favorite colors, and I like creating with one color.
Green Mountains
Nature always looks good in green, so I began with the Mountain Air Stamp Set. I stamped one plain mountain range in Pear Pizzazz Ink, and a second one in Mossy Meadow Ink, on Whisper White Cardstock. Then, I used a Majestic Mountain Die for cutting. In addition, I cut the sides of the mountain ranges with the largest, Stitched Rectangles Die.
Next, I stamped the row of trees in Mossy Meadow Ink on Whisper White Cardstock, and used its die for cutting. This die cuts along the top of the trees, while leaving the bottom uncut. I left a couple inches below the trees, and used the largest, Stitched Rectangles Die for cutting the sides and bottom.
Once I had my three Majestic Mountain die-cuts, I arranged them on Whisper White Cardstock that I cut with the largest, Stitched Rectangles Die, and embossed with the Subtle Textured Embossing Folder. I glued the mountains flat, and raised the tree portion on Dimensionals.
The sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips Stamp Set, “What a difference one single life makes.” I used two Ornate Frames Dies for cutting the sentiment and the frame.
For a little sparkle, I tossed on a few Snowflake Sequins.
The sentiment is continued on the inside with “happy birthday,” also from the Timeless Tulips stamp set. And, I decorated the inside with a favorite Majestic Mountains tree, cut from Old Olive Cardstock.
Finally, I decorated the envelope flap with a stripe from Peaceful Poppies Designer Paper.
TIP: Cut a piece of DSP 5 3/4″ by 2 1/4″, add a thin line of Liquid Glue around the edge of the flap, attach the DSP, and trim the excess using the flap as a template.
The supplies I used are in my Product List below, so click on the pictures, and have fun shopping. My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April.
I hope you enjoyed today’s blog hop post, and will continue hopping for more monochromatic inspiration.
Tricia is next, and clicking the “next” button will take you to her blog.
Melissa Tennison (USA)
Su Mohr *** YOU ARE HERE***
Tricia Butts
Dana Sullivan – USA
Libby Fens
Angie McKenzie
Laura Mackie (UK)
Sue McDonald
Tracie St-Louis – Canada
Margriet Siekman (NL)
Alexandra Rauf
Sue Allen -Australia
Kristie Wilson
Kirsteen Gill
Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia
Cheryl Taylor (UK)
Jan Musselman – USA
Jacqui Lawrence UK
Sandra Roberts (UK)
Janey Backer (USA)
Jo Blackman
Annette Ball -Canada
Ann Krucek
Michelle Bryant
Annette Elias-De Kijkkast
Anastasia Radloff
Rochelle Laird-Smith (Australia)
Cheryl Hamilton
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Mar 6, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card is all about friendship.
Friends
Remember the poem about the gingham dog and calico cat? In case you don’t, here it is:
The gingham dog and the calico cat
Side by side on the table sat;
‘T was half-past twelve, and (what do you think!)
Nor one nor t’ other had slept a wink!
The old Dutch clock and the Chinese plate
Appeared to know as sure as fate
There was going to be a terrible spat.
(I was n’t there; I simply state
What was told to me by the Chinese plate!)
The gingham dog went “Bow-wow-wow!”
And the calico cat replied “Mee-ow!”
The air was littered, an hour or so,
With bits of gingham and calico,
While the old Dutch clock in the chimney-place
Up with its hands before its face,
For it always dreaded a family row!
(Now mind: I’m only telling you
What the old Dutch clock declares is true!)
The Chinese plate looked very blue,
And wailed, “Oh, dear! what shall we do!”
But the gingham dog and the calico cat
Wallowed this way and tumbled that,
Employing every tooth and claw
In the awfullest way you ever saw—
And, oh! how the gingham and calico flew!
(Don’t fancy I exaggerate—
I got my news from the Chinese plate!)
Next morning, where the two had sat
They found no trace of dog or cat;
And some folks think unto this day
That burglars stole that pair away!
But the truth about the cat and pup
Is this: they ate each other up!
Now what do you really think of that!
(The old Dutch clock it told me so,
And that is how I came to know.)
It’s not a happy tale, so Dog Punch and Cat Punch wanted you to know that they are best friends. I agreed to put them on a card together as proof.
The dog is Rococo Rose gingham, punched from In-Color 6X6 DSP. The cat isn’t exactly calico, but punched from dotted, Peaceful Poppies DSP.
For the background, they chose a heart from Peaceful Poppies DSP, cut with a Be Mine Stitched Die. The heart is glued to Whisper White Cardstock, cut with a Stitched Rectangles Die to match the stitching on the heart, and layered on a Thick Whisper White card base.
This perfect sentiment was found in the Crafting Forever Stamp Set.
Maybe it would be a different story if they were made of fabric. However, in paper, they are “cut out to be friends.”
Dog Punch and Cat Punch are excited to enter their card in the Make My Monday challenge, “in the pink.”
The supplies I used are in my Product List below, so click on the pictures, and have fun shopping. My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April. YAY!
Thanks for stopping by!
Mar 4, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s masculine birthday card began with the sentiment from the So Sentimental Stamp Set, “This calls for confetti!”
Confetti!
Colorful confetti made me think of the stripe from Bird Ballad Designer Paper. So, I added Thick Whisper White Cardstock to the stripe, cut it with a Stitched Rectangles Die, and embossed it with the Corrugated Embossing Folder.
The colors really popped against black, so I used Basic Black Cardstock for the card base. Besides, men like black, right?
I stamped the sentiment in Memento Black Ink on Whisper White Cardstock, and cut it with a Layering Circles Die. This circle fit perfectly within the circle made with a Painted Labels Die. You can see I used the same stripe for cutting this fun, swirly circle.
On the inside, I stamped “Happy Birthday” from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set, and stamped confetti from the So Sentimental Stamp Set. The colors of ink I used for the confetti are the same as in the Bird Ballad stripe, and named in my Product List below.
I’m sharing with Seize the Birthday, where the sentiment is the focal image.
The supplies I used are in my Product List below, so click on the pictures, and have fun shopping. My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April. YAY!
Thanks for stopping by!
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