Spring Dress Card

Here is another pretty Spring Card - this card would be perfect for any shower, wedding, or even just for fun. It uses the Scallop circle die in the Big Shot, which I cut out of Yellow first to make a template. Here's how I cut it-- The pencil lines were just my guide to make sure it was even on both sides. 

I cut another circle out of white and traced my template and cut it out. After the dress shape was cut I ran it through the big shot again, this time with the Manhattan Floral Embossing folder. Pretty easy, overall but looks so pretty! 

by the way - both the manhattan floral embossing folder and the friendly phrases stamp set are on the retiring list! Get them while you can!

stamps: Friendly Phrases

ink:early espresso

paper: pool party, crumb cake, whisper white

big shot: Scallop Circle Die, Manhattan Floral Embossing folder, perfect polka dots embossing folder

other: oval punch, seam binding ribbon

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Is it Spring yet?

Where has the time gone? It's been over two weeks since my last post! Life has been busy but I have some fun "springy" cards to share. I keep hoping for it to be spring out but it's still pretty cold here...  So while I wait for it to warm up outside, I've been making some pretty spring cards to cheer me up!

This one is really simple - it uses the beautiful butterfly Bigz die and some patterned paper!  then some ribbon and a sentiment! I love how easy this was and how pretty it looks!  That sentiment is from the set Friendly Phrases, which is one of the stamp sets on the retiring list... yep, it was released today, so if you want to check out which sets are going away, you can view them on my website here. 

stamps: Friendly Phrases
ink: Rose Red
paper: Rose Red, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Floral District Designer Series Paper
other: Daffodil delight seam binding ribbon


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Hand Sanitizer holder

Isn't this the cutest little gift? I love how these little guys turned out. They fit a mini hand sanitizer from Bath and Body works! To make these I used the Cannery die set to make the Jar fronts. The jar shape isn't quite large enough so you need to fold your paper so it doesn't cut off the bottom part and then unfold and use a corner rounder on the bottom two corners. I used an oval punch to cut out the center so you can see the scent of the sanitizer that is inside on the front but on the back I left it whole. Then you make a little box out of card stock to hold it all together. Add some jar tops, cut out with the cannery dies and some bakers twine to make it extra cute! This is one of the projects options to make for my holiday gift class this year.  I also made a bunch of these little cuties in different papers for the craft fairs I did this year! They were a hit!

paper:  Festival of Prints designer paper pack, cherry cobbler, lucky limeade

big shot: Cannery Framelits Dies

other: bakers twine, Simply Scored plate, sticky strip, Corner rounder, Oval punch

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Forest of Trees!

I'm not sure if I like this card or not… what do you think? I was trying the create a forest of trees with the Tree stamp from the Scentsational Season set and the coordinating framelit die. I first stamped the trees and then embossed it with the perfect polka dots embossing folder. Then I cut out a tree with the Framelit die and put green card stock behind it all. I added some red ribbon to make it more holiday. I finished the card off with the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Teeny Tiny wishes set. 

stamps: Scentsational Season, Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: Garden Green, real red

paper:  Whisper White, Soft Suede, Garden Green, Real red, crumb cake

Big Shot: Holiday Collection Framelits,Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder

other: Oval and Scalloped Oval punches

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Holiday Lodge Oval Card

Do you like this card with the oval middle? There's a trick to making this card where you create a "plate" with a piece of cardboard with the oval cut out of the middle and use that instead of one of the plastic plates when you emboss with the big shot. Isn't it cool? I love this idea-- it makes a perfect place to stamp an image.  For this card I used the house image from the Christmas Lodge stamp set with crumb cake ink and then stamped the sentiment over it with Cherry cobbler ink. I love this combo. What an easy and beautiful Holiday card!

stamps: Christmas Lodge, Holiday Greetings

ink: Soft suede, Cherry Cobbler

paper:  Whisper White, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler

Big Shot: petals a plenty Embossing folder, 

other: Crumb Cake Seam binding ribbon, chipboard with oval cut out

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Easy Framelit Tree Card

I don't think I've shown you a card using the tree from the Holiday Framelits collection yet so I thought I'd try to make one. This tree shape is super cute. I love the little polka dotted tree stamp too from the Scentsational Season set. I stamped the tree on the circle and then cut one out using the framelit. They make a cute little tree duo! I'm on a roll with Simple Holiday cards this year. I love how easy  it is to make cute and simple cards using these framelits!

stamps: Scentsational Season, Teeny Tiny Wishes

ink: Gumball Green, Early Espresso

paper:  Whisper White, Soft Suede, Gumball Green, Baja Breeze

Big Shot: Holiday Collection Framelits, Lacy Brocade Embossing folder

other: Circle punch, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon

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Sweet Candy Cane Card

Happy November! I'm a little behind on blogging since I've been spending lots of time getting stuff together for my Holiday craft fair this weekend-- but I've finally had a minute to take some photos so here's what I've been up to!

This candy Cane card is one that we made at my stamp-a-stack last week. The theme for this class was super simple cards- ones that could be quickly made and would be perfect to copy if you need to make a whole stack of them for holiday cards. The first one was this pretty little candy cane card. You simply cut out the candy cane from the Holiday Collection framelits set  with the Big Shotand then put some ribbon on white card stock behind it! Then I added the sentiment and some bakers twine to the bottom and a little pop of green with the stitched satin ribbon. Easy and so cute!

stamps: Greetings of the season, 

ink: Early Espresso

paper:  White, Real red, Crumb Cake

Big Shot: Holiday Collection Framelits

other: stitched grosgrain ribbon in real red, Stitched Satin ribbon in Gumball green

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Sparkly Snowflake Card

Can you believe that it's only a little over two months until christmas? Time to get started on those holiday cards!  Today I'm sharing another one of the cards we made at my season of sparkles class last week. This card was one of the favorites, I think! It was also the simplest to make. For this card, you simply emboss the vanilla cardstock with the snowflake embossing folder in the big shot.  To make that piece have a little sparkle, I spritzed it with a mixture of alcohol and champagne shimmer paint in a stamping Spritzer mist bottle. 

Then I add a piece of patterned paper to make a fun accent (I used the First Edition paper  from Stampin' Up that looks like newsprint). The big sparkly snowflake is cut out with the Snow Flurry die using the Champagne Glimmer sheets… this paper is really cool… covered in glitter, it's the easiest way to add some sparkle to your cards!  To finish it off I stamped the sentiment Peace on Earth and punched out the oval, adding a bit of shimmer paint to the edges with a sponge dauber. 

stamps: Greetings of the season, 

ink: Cherry cobbler, Champagne shimmer paint

paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Champagne Glimmer paper, First Edition Designer paper

Big Shot: snowflake embossing folder, Snow Flurry Bigz die

other: oval punch, Stampin' Spritzer mist bottle

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Owlie Box!

Happy Halloween! Here is the first of one of the projects for my upcoming Halloween Class - Isn't he adorable? I just love owls, especially with the big eyes, so I knew I had to try to make an owl for my class. His body is the Fancy Favor Die box and the "feathers" are cut out from the Howlstooth and Scarringbone Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Mini catalog. To cut them I used the Adorning Accents Edgelit die. Then all you need is various circle and oval punches! He's a perfect gift once you add in some shredded paper and candy!

stamps: None!!

ink: None!

paper:  More Mustard, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Howlstooth and Scarringbone Designer Series Paper

Big Shot: Adorning Accents Edgelit, Fancy Favor Die

other: Various Circle punches, Oval punch, 5 petal flower punch

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New Core'dinations Card stock is awesome!

Here is one of the cards the lucky ladies who are attending my stamp-a-stack tonight will get to make. I just love how this turned out. I used the new Core'dinations cardstock with the new Woodgrain embossing folder to make that cool texture. After embossing it you just softly go over it with the sand block and the core color shows through. Doesn't it work perfect for woodgrain?

stamps: Perfectly Preserved

ink: Lucky Limeade, Raspberry Ripple, Early Espresso

paper:  Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, early espresso Core 'dinations, Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper

Big Shot: Framelits Dies - Cannery Set, Woodgrain embossing folder

other: Word Window Punch, linen thread, dimensionals

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Happy Birthday Apple Card

Here is a card that I made for my mom for  her birthday! My mom has a big garden and does a ton of canning and such so this was perfect for her. 

I used the new stamp set Perfectly Preserved and the coordinating framelits dies (cannery). DId you notice if you buy the dies and stamp set that coordinate at the same time from the holiday mini you can purchase them as a bundle and save $$? How cool is that! 

For the main image I stamped the jar on very vanilla and the lid and apples and then used the framelits Cannery dies to cut them out in the big shot. It's really cool how easy it is to line these all up and cut them! I popped off one of the apples for some extra dimension using and dimensional dot. And then added some linen thread around the top of the jar lid to make it look like it was tied shut. I used this to add my words the the jar too. 

I also used the framelits Labels die to create the layered shapes and added some texture by paper piercing the edge of the more mustard card stock. 

stamps: Perfectly Preserved, teeny tiny wishes

ink: Lucky Limeade, Raspberry Ripple, More Mustard, Early Espresso

paper:  More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple,early espresso, Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper

Big Shot: Framelits Dies - Cannery Set and Labels Set

other: Word Window Punch, Paper piercing tool and template, linen thread, dimensionals

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Birthday Card for Spring!

Need a simple, pretty spring birthday card? This one is really easy to make! I embossed the vanilla card stock with the vintage wallpaper embossing folder on the big shot and sponged some soft suede over the edges. Then I punched out a flower shape and put a piece of pattern paper behind it. Then I punched another flower and layered it on top! The pretty paper makes it so pretty with little effort. Of course you can embellish your flower centers with brads or buttons if you'd like. Then I stamped the happy birthday sentiment and made a little pennant to go on the bottom. Add some bakers twine for fun and that's it! We made a version of this card at my last stamp-a-stack!

stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)

ink: soft suede

paper: very vanilla, pool party, crumb cake,

other: vintage wallpaper embossing folder, lucky limeade bakers twine, 5 petal flower punch, small circle punch

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Cherry on top!

Although it's kind of chilly out tonight this card makes me think of summer! I love the bright red paired with lucky limeade and neutrals! To make this card I Stamped the Cherry from the Mouthwatering stamp set on a piece of white and cut it out using the framelits die in the big shot. Then I made a coordinating frame using the next larger size framelit and early espresso card stock. To make the card base, I scored lines in all four directions using the simply scored tool from Stampin' Up! Then I added on a piece of crumb cake (my favorite neutral-- it goes with EVERYTHING) that was embossing using the perfect polka dots embossing folder! Simple and sweet- perfect summer card for any occasion!

stamps: Mouthwatering, fabulous phrases

ink: real red, lucky limeade

paper: whisper white, real red, crumb cake, early espresso

other: perfect polka dots embossing folder, Lucky limeade ruffled ribbon, simply scored tool, Framelits, big shot

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Pretty butterfly card

Sale-a-Bration is almost over! How quickly that went! One of my favorite items you can get for free is this Everyday Enchantment Designer series paper pack. This paper is oh so pretty! For this card I cut 4 squares out with my postage stamp punch and then layered it over a piece of very vanilla cardstock. Then I ran the whole thing through my big shot using the square lattice embossing folder to get the cool layered embossing effect. Then I added a piece of soft suede punched with the scallop trim border punch and a butterflies from the Beautiful Wings embosslit, cut with the big shot.

stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)

ink: soft suede

paper: soft suede, very vanilla, pear pizazz, Everyday Enchantment Designer series paper

other: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Scallop trim border punch, early espresso bakers twine, square lattice embossing folder

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