One more dog
Dog pile
Do you ever stamp a bunch of one of your favorite images and then just color? I do this all the time and I am sure that I have asked you this before. I love the adorable little dogs in the Bella and friends stamp set. The images are so cute and so fun to color. They make great cards for any occasion and for both males and females. Just recently I finished coloring a few of the images and decided that I should make them into cards. I also had a bunch of scraps on my desk and so I decided to make dog cards with my scraps. The first card is pretty simple. I used the stitched shape framelits to frame the dog, mounting it on a scrap of neutral designer paper, and mounted it all on early espresso cardstock. I had just the birthday part from the thinlit and so I used the happy from the sunshine wishes stamp set to complete the greeting.
For this card I had another scrap from the neutral designer paper with a circle punch out and then I realized after I cut the dog with the stitched shapes framelits that it fit perfect! Don't you love when that happens! I used the saying from the happy tails stamp set from the occasions catalog. If you do not have this set you need it! The dog is adorable and the greetings are so cute. They also offer a punch that if you purchase the bundle you can receive 10% off. I white heat embossed the greeting on the basic gray card stock and cut apart to adhere seperatly. This card came together so quickly and I think is came out really cute!
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Rainbow Stampin' Blends
I love all the ideas that I have seen recently of rainbow colors on a card, so I decided what could be cuter than a rainbow of baby onesies. The most difficult part was trying to decide which color of my stampin' blends to use. I put them all in a big row and then picked some of my favorite. (they looked so pretty all together!) I stamped a row of onesies in my momento black ink pad (ink you want to use with blends) and started to color. I wanted them to stand out a little more and so I outlined them with my smoky slate blends. Try this to really make your image pop against the white card stock. I die cut 3 of the congrats from the sunshine wishes thinlits for my greeting. I glued them all together to give them a little bit more dimension. After I assembled the entire card I was a little bummed that I did not stamp the first and last onesies a little closer to the next ones, kind of felt a little off to me. Let me know what you think. I am inspired to make another card with rainbow colors. It is so bright and cheery. Enjoy!
Mondrian Style
Today I used Mondrian as my inspiration. When I saw this grid pattern in the graceful glass designer series paper I immediately thought of art work done by the artist Mondrian. I decided to color the back side of the vellum with my stampin' blends and then added adhesive behind the color so that it would not show. When looking for a greeting I saw this one in the Part of my Story stamp set and it was perfect! This stamp set is free and has the best sayings for making inspirational cards. I wanted to keep the card truly plain and simple and so I white embossed it on black card stock and used my pretty label punch. I really like how this card came out. While I was putting the card together I realized all the artist who inspire me with there blogs and other forms of social media. There are so many artist out there who I do not personally know but I feel like I do by seeing the works that they create. Thank you to all who share with me and others your creative process and your final works of art. I hope that I too am inspiring some of you to be yourself and create what you love. Make it your own and enjoy the process.
20 years!
Yeah! Can you believe it I have been a demonstrator for 20 years! Wow I did not think 20 years would go so fast. I have loved so much being a demonstrator! I want to thank all my customers for being so loyal to me for these years. Especially the ones that have been with me since the beginning! This is such a huge milestone and I am so happy that I have had such support from all of you! I appreciate all the love, support and orders from everyone. I could not have done this without all of you! The best part of the past 20 years has been the amazing friends that I have made! Stampers have the biggest hearts and make every event such a joy. So many of you have shared your homes and families with me and for that I feel so privileged! God has truly blessed me with a craft that has led me to lasting friendships! I look forward to another 20 years or more of friendship with all of you! Thank you so much! God Bless you all!
Glad we are friends!
Hello everyone! I am trying a new size for my photos. What do you think? Is it too big? I know when I look at other peoples blogs I like a big picture so that I can see the card up close and so I thought maybe I needed mine a little bigger.
I ordered the incredible like you stamp set and kit. I loved the colors for this kit and they were even better in person. This kit was really fun to put together, it is a little more challenging than some of the kits that Stampin' Up offers but the results are beautiful cards. The stamp set is sold separately and so if you like the greetings that they used in the samples you will want to order that as well. After making the cards in the kit I decided to play with the stamp set. I love all the images and especially that it is a two step stamp set. The large flower has beautiful texture and so soft looking. I used soft colors for this card, blushing bride and soft sea foam because I wanted to give the appearance of watercolor.
Leave it to God!
I really like stamp sets that I create a scene with. The lily pad lake bundle is such a set. I have not had to much time to play with this set yet and so I decided to pull it out and give it some love. I wanted to create a scene to show calmness and serenity.
This stamp set also has amazing greetings that speak calmness to me as well. Leaving everything to God is easier said than done, but when I stamp this sentiment I am reminded that it is all good. He has everything in His hands and I can put aside all worry and anxiety. One thing that helps promote calmness in my life is creating. Whether that is coloring, stamping, water coloring or scrapbooking I feel so relaxed when I create. I hope that when I send this card the person who receives it also feels that calmness come over them and remembers that God has it all in His hands. Let it all go and let Him carry you.
So if you are having a stressful day try to take a little time off for yourself and create, color and relax. Be calm and leave it to God!
Practice, practice, practice
This sweet baby stamp set makes the most adorable baby cards! I am officially hooked on this set. I stamped many of the images in my momento ink pad and went to town coloring them and so you may see a few more ideas in the next couple weeks. I also like that Stampin' Up has matching framelits that cut the images out for you. Makes my life so easy and so neat and clean looking as well. I have tried to master the fussy cutting however, I still need a lot of practice. I know that they said you should hold the scissors with your dominate hand and while cutting move the paper with the other. I still do not get the smooth edges that I am looking for. I will continue to practice and I am sure it will come some day, until then I will enjoy using the framelits. Another thing that I love is watercolor and I also continue to practice that. I helps to see many people out there who are so encouraging and say that practicing does help. So I continue to practice and hope to get better. For this card I practiced a simple watercolor background. I then wanted to add a little more texture and so I used the stitched label framelit on the watercolor panel. I like how it made an additional layer of depth. I colored the baby and the swing with stampin blends. Don't forget that if you purchase the framelits with the coordinating stamp set you receive 10% off.
Here is a close up of the stitched label framelit die as well as the coloring that I did on the image. Have a wonderful crafty day!
Love my dogs
I love my dogs and I am sure many of you do as well. I also love pretty much any dog stamp set, as many of you do as well. So with that being established who wouldn't want to combine love and dogs. The sweet little dog from the Bella and friends stamp set just gets me every time. This dog is so cute. It also helps that I too have a dog named Bella and she is just as sweet and maybe even cuter.
Yup she is adorable! Anyway I know that you came to see a card and not hear me bragging about my sweet little dog.
I colored the puppy and fussy cut her out and when I attached her to the card I added the ruff, ruff from the happy tails stamp set. I thought it looked like the dog was saying love you too! How often our dogs say that to us through out the day. Enjoy the love your puppy gives to you today and everyday.
One more card of love
I forgot to post this card that I had made for Valentines day. You could easily make this card for an anniversary or even change the colors and make for a wedding. Love is what it is about! It is a simple layout and actually no stamping is involved. I water colored the background so that the images were not just on plain white card stock. I thought this made the frame really pop out. I also used the negative image that is cut out from the heart from the card the other day. It makes kind of a eclectic shaped heart that I just love. Let me know what you think of this simple and no stamping card.
My stamp club shows love
One of my stamp club member approached me recently and suggested that we make cards for the local nursing home for Valentines day. What a wonderful idea! She so graciously opened her house for us to meet and stamp a few cards. I wanted to make the card simple enough that everyone could stamp multiplies as well as for men and women. The hey love stamp set is perfect for that! Since the images are line drawings I decided to stamp the ape on smokey slate so they would not have to spend time coloring and could make more cards. I think that the cards turned out so cute and when I dropped them off at the nursing home they were so thankful. It is so nice to share our love of card making with those who may not have gotten a Valentine this year. It is so important for everyone to feel loved and cared for. I now plan to make cards for a local shelter for unwed, pregnant women for Mothers day.Thank you to my stamp club for helping make the day special for many elderly in our community. They are truly a special group of ladies that I feel so privileged to know.
What simple act of kindness can you share with your cards today?
Late Valentine card
I don't know where time goes. I have so many Valentines cards that I wanted to share with you but just did not get them posted. Hopefully you don't mind a few card ideas for cards of love. They actually don't have to be Valentines cards they could just be cards of encouragement. The first card uses the hey love stamp set. I think the images in this set are so cute and I love the fun greetings. I also love to color and so this is an even better set. I stamped a few of the images and colored them not really knowing what I was going to do with them. So decided why not put them all on one card and using my stitched shapes cut each in a different shape. I think the card is fun and playful and perfect for a male card.
For the next card I used a few scraps that I had on my desk. So many times I cut something out, stamp something or paint something but it does not get used. I always save those and think maybe someday I will use them. Well today is that day. I love when I can use a few scraps and make a card that looks cute. Does anyone else do this?
I hope you had a wonderful Valentines day and that you enjoy these cards. I had so much fun making them. It is so much fun to make things that you can give to people to bring joy into their lives. Have a great day!
Sale a bration second release
Hi Everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines day. Today Stampin' Up is offering a second release for saleabration. They have added a few more items that are adorable! You can check out the website to see the new catalog and you may order them today. Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great day.
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