Is it Spring Yet?

After spending some time driving in the snow and shoveling yesterday (yuk!), I thought sharing this card would be refreshing! It's so bright and pretty it reminds me that spring is coming soon... or at least I hope it is! I used the Stamp set Aviary to stamp the cute little owl and cage, and punched it out with the Giant circle punch! Then Added some more color pops with paper! I love how the crumb cake cardstock lets the bright colors pop out! 

stamps: Aviary, Essentials

ink: Crumb Cake, early espresso, Melon Mambo

paper:  Melon Mambo, whisper white, So Saffron, Designer polka dot paper

big shot: polka dot embossing folder

other: word window punch, Melon Mambo ribbon, 2 1/2" Circle punch

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Masculine whale thank you

Here is a thank you card that would be great to send a guy -- I used the whale from the Oh,Whale set paired with the paisley paper from the new print poetry designer series paper pack to make this simple thank you. I simply chose a few basic colors and added the sentiment with the word window and modern label punches. I love how simple and cute this card is!

stamps: Oh, Whale

ink: marina mist, not quite navy

paper: whisper white, print poetry designer series paper stack, crumb cake, marina mist, not quite navy

other: word window and modern label punches, dimensionals

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Seaside thank you

I love how this card turned out using the new By the Tide stamp set! I used a color combo of calypso coral, crumb cake and pool party - doesn't it look perfect for beach and coral colors? I cut out the white with the top note big shot die and randomly stamped the script, seahorses and coral on it to create a fun background. Then I added the simple thank you in the oval but you could easily use a birthday sentiment too.  

stamps: By the Tide, essentials

ink: calyso coral, pool party, crumb cake

paper: calyso coral, pool party, crumb cake, whisper white

big shot: Top note die, Fancy Fans embossing folder

other: oval and scallop oval punches, dimensionals, bakers twine in pool party

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Thanks a Ton

Did you get some great stuff for christmas? I know I did so now it's time to make some thank-you cards, right? 

For this card I used the marina mist paper as my card base and some paper with whales from the Sunshine and sprinkles designer paper. I also used a bit more of the beautiful new striped organdy ribbon - I can tell already this ribbon will be a staple of mine for the next few months - I love it!

The  whale is stamped with marina mist ink and cut out using the coordinating die (Happy Whale) in the big shot.  For this card I also punched out some circles to make it just a simple, fun design. The colors are a bit baby though.. maybe next time I will make it more Valentine colors!

stamps: oh, whale

ink: Marina mist,Melon Mambo

paper: Whisper white, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series paper 

big shot: Happy Whale Clearlits die

other: 3/8" striped organdy ribbon- melon mambo, circle punches, Modern Label punch

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Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone is having a great day and spending time with family and friends!

Here is a blast from the past--- if you've been reading my blog for awhile,
you might remember these funny turkeys I made a couple years ago ;) Here is the original post.

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Herringbone Technique

Here is the other technique from the last technique class that I forgot to post! We used the set Bright Blossoms and the coordinating Summer smooches designer paper to create this Herringbone technique card.  This technique is a great way to use up designer paper scraps since you just need a bunch of little strips to make it! I used the Multi-purpose adhesive sheets to make a big sticky square to adhere to.. these work awesome for stuff like this!

stamps: Bright Blossoms, fabulous phrases,

ink: Real Red, Pacific Point, daffodil delight, old olive

paper: whisper white, daffodil delight, pacific point, bashful blue, Summer Smooches Designer paper

Big shot: Framelits dies (Labels)

other: 1" circle punch, Multi-purpose adhesive sheets, dimensionals

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Teacup of thanks!

Here is a fun card using the new Tea Shoppe stamp set and the new framelits dies from the occasions mini catalog. These dies are cool for two reasons, they nest together making it easy to layer the shapes and they easily line up so you can see where you are cutting. For this card I stamped the big tea cup using concord crush and wisteria wonder inks. If you are attending. My stamp a stack this week this is one of the four cards you will be making!

Stamps: tea shoppe

Ink: wisteria wonder, concord crush

Paper: wisteria wonder, concord crush, whisper white, cranberry crisp

Other: wisteria bakers twine, framelits dies, big shot, lace trim border punch, houndstooth embossing folder

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Cup of Thanks

Have you had a chance to check out the occasions mini catalog yet? If you haven't then you definitely should -- there is a ton of fun new stuff! One of my favorite new sets is Tea Shoppe which I used to create this fun thank you card. I love how cute and simple the tea cups are! I simply colored them with markers in 3 fun colors! I used lucky limeade, pacific point and pool party. I also used the perfect polka dots embossing folder to create the background and the new edge kits to make the fun scalloped edge. The ribbon is sneak peek from the sale-a-bration mini that starts next week. What do you think?

Stamps: tea shoppe

Ink: lucky limeade, pacific point, pool party

Paper: lucky limeade, pacific point, pool party, whisper white

Other: edge kits, perfect polka dots embossing folder, word window And modern label punches

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Snowmen thank yous!

Happy New Year! Hope everyone is having a great year so far! Today I'm sharing a couple more thank you cards, these ones are made with the set Merry Winter! I love the cute little snowmen in this set. The first card, above, also shows another sneak peek of the Framelits labels! These are a great new die set for the big shot that will be available in just a couple of days! I also added on a new little button from the mini catalog! Here's a close up so you can see:


This next card also uses the snowmen but is a little simpler, I stamped them each in a different color (lucky limeade, baja breeze and marina mist) and punched them out with the postage stamp punch. Can you spot the new bakers twine on this card? I'm so excited that the new occasions mini has this in 5 new colors!!

card 1:
stamps: Merry Winter, teeny tiny wishes
ink: wild wasabi, baja breeze
paper: baja breeze, whisper white, wild wasabi, crumb cake
other: word window punch, modern label punch, Northern Flurry embossing folder, Labels framelits dies, twitterpated button

card 2:
stamps: Merry Winter, fabulous phrases
ink:lucky limeade, baja breeze and marina mist
paper: baja breeze, whisper white, island indigo, lucky limeade
other: scallop trim border punch, perfect polka dots embossing folder, pool party bakers twine.

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Beautiful Season Thank Yous!

Happy New Years Eve! I hope everyone has had a good year and has some fun plans tonight. I spent some time yesterday making thank yous for some holiday gifts so I thought I would share those today! I like using the Christmas sets to make thank you cards after the holidays - I feel like it gives me another reason to use them! For these two cards I used the stamp set Beautiful Season. I love the bird image on this card but didn't use it for my Christmas cards because it would have taken way too long to color them all! For this first card I stamped the main image with black ink on white cardstock and then colored it in with chalks and q-tips. I sponged the edges of the cardstock with some soft suede ink to give it a more "aged" look. If you look closely you can see a sneak peek of on the of the new ribbons that will be in the occasions mini that starts on Jan. 3. This is the new "pleated satin ribbon" in riding hood red!



The next card also has a "sneak peek" of new product-- I used the new Framelits dies (Labels). These dies are really awesome- you get 6 dies of the same shape that nest so it's easy to create cool layers that frame each other like I did here:


For this card I stamped the bird on crumb cake cardstock and colored him in with chalks and q-tips. I like how the white belly pops off the colored cardstock. Then I finished it off with some bakers twine and the sentiment "thanks so much" from the tiny tags set (punched out with the jewelry tag punch)


stamps: Beautiful season, tiny tags
ink:basic black
paper: wild wasabi, crumb cake, soft suede, whisper white, First Edition patterned paper
other: bakers twine (cherry cobbler), jewelry tag punch, Labels Framelits, pleated satin ribbon (riding hood red), oval and scallop oval punches, framed tulips embossing folder, sponge, chalks, q-tips

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Fall Thank you Card

It's getting a little colder here now and feels more like fall so I thought it would be a good day to share this pretty Fall Thank you card I made. I used the Stained Glass technique to make the square of red and yellow leaves. These leaves are from the stamp set Autumn Splendor. Doesn't it just look perfect for fall? I mounted it on a piece of black to really make it pop out. Then I stamped a strip of crumb cake card stock with the Woodgrain background stamp - I love this stamp! I put the whole thing together on a piece of more mustard card stock and added a piece of seam binding ribbon, also crumb cake. The sentiment is from the set Thank you Kindly.

Does this technique look familiar? I made a few other cards using it. If you want to see more cards using this check out the links to the Halloween cards I made here and here.

stamps: Autumn Splendor, Thank you Kindly
ink: daffodil delight, tangerine tango, staz-on black
paper: crumb cake, black, more mustard
other: acetate, re-inkerks, crumb cake seam binding ribbon

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Owl Card!

Here is a great fall card using the owl from the Halloween set Dark and Dreary. I like how the owl can be used for something other than Halloween like I did on this thanks card. I stamped the owl inside a frame created with the Designer Frames big shot embossing folder. I created a moon behind him by masking a circle and sponging over it.

For the background I created a textured piece for the back ground using the square lattice embossing folder and sponging over it. I also used a strip of the Special Edition patterned paper and a strip punched out with the Lace ribbon border punch!

stamps: Dark and Dreary,
ink:Soft Suede, pumpkin pie
paper: soft suede, pumpkin pie, special edition designer paper
other: Lace Ribbon Border punch, Square lattice and Designer frames embossing folders, sponges, 3/8" taffeta ribbon.

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Faux tearing Fall

Each month I've been showing two techniques in my technique class. Here is the second one for this month. It's called "Faux Tearing" because it looks like torn paper but really is created with one layer! Here's a close-up so you can see:

Isn't it neat how it has so much dimension but it is only one layer of card stock? I used the stamp set French Foliage to make this card. This is one of my favorite fall sets, I love the distressed look of the leaves and the french script writing! I used the thanksgiving sentiment from the set Day of Gratitude. Then I framed the whole thing using the framed tulips embossing folder!

stamps: french foliage, day of gratitude
ink:cajun craze, so saffron, soft suede, pumpkin pie
paper: whisper white, soft suede, cajun craze
other: bakers twine, framed tulips embossing folder, big shot, brayer

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Fall Thank you!

It has really started to feel like fall here the past couple of days! I can't believe it's already that time of year. I'm sad to see summer go but I do really love the fall days. There's something wonderful about throwing on a hooded sweatshirt and going for a walk…especially once the leaves start chaining color!

Here is a card that is perfect for this time of year. It uses the set Day of Gratitude. This was one of my favorites from the Holiday mini last year so I was excited to see it made it into this years big book! I love the big medallion that's in the set and the leaves. On this card I stamped them randomly on very vanilla card stock using riding hood red, pumpkin pie and chocolate chip ink. Then I made a border using the awesome Lace ribbon border punch out of chocolate chip card stock. I also added some early espresso bakers twine and the sentiment punched out with the Decorative label punch.


stamps: Day of Gratitude
ink: riding hood red, chocolate chip, pumpkin pie
paper: riding hood red, chocolate chip, crumb cake, very vanilla
other: bakers twine, Lace Ribbon border punch, label punch

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Bubble Background Technique

This was the other technique for July... I'm a little slow at posting these! This technique was called bubble background! I love how this card turned out with the sailboat. The boat is a single wood stamp from the summer mini called Sail Away. I used the bubble background technique as a background piece and layered the sailboat image over it. The boat was stamped on crumb cake cardstock and the sail was colored in with a white watercolor pencil. The sentiment is from the stamp set Herb Expressions.

Here's a close up-- you cant see the bubbles as well in the photo but they're really cool in person.


stamps: Sail Away, herb expressions
ink:tempting turquoise, chocolate chip
paper: so saffron, chocolate chip, tempting turquoise, crumb cake, glossy paper
other: bakers twine, scallop ribbon border punch, white colored pencil

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Fabulous Thank you

Similar to the post yesterday, this card uses the simple, elegant palette of black, vanilla and crumb cake - but this time I added old olive. You could easily change it to any color to make it a fabulous wedding card but I decided to make it an elegant thank you. I stamped the branch image in old olive on the old olive card stock to create a tone-on-tone effect for the background. I also used a piece of card stock that I embossed and inked using the two-tone embossing technique. I love how this turned out! The little sentiment "thanks so much" is from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

Here's a close-up:
stamps: Tiny Tags, Fabulous Florets
ink: Black, old olive
paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, crumb cake, Black
other: Old Olive Satin ribbon, Scallop Trim border punch, Brayer, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder

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Thank you embossed flowers

Here is card made using the Flower Garden embossing folder. I used a brayer to ink inside the folder using daffodil delight and tangerine tango before putting it through the big shot. I love how this turned out-- almost like a sunset! I added some ribbon and a sentiment from the sincere salutations set and done! Easy card!

stamps: sincere salutations
ink: daffodil delight, tangerine tango
paper: whisper white
other: daffodil delight, dimensional, brayer, embossing folder, big shot

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