Sail into Summer

You can now order the new sail into summer paper pumpkin kit.  It is going to be a great kit. With beautiful cards that coordinate with 3 different suites from the new catalog.

Woven Threads pg 13-14

Garden Lane pg 40-41

Come Sail Away Suite pg 144-145

With all these amazing sets how could the cards not be so cute? If you would like to order please use the following link:

https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=17603

Have a great day! 

Magnolia Lane!

I think that this suite will be the most popular in the new catalog. It has everything, amazing stamps, dies, designer paper, embossing folder, embellishments. A fantastic set to color in anyway you like. The possibilities are endless. I have scene so many beautiful cards made with this suite already! If you would like to see the suite check out my online store, or if you are like me and like to look at the actual hard copy let me know and I will send you the new catalog. Enjoy!

Brand new Catalog!

So excited to offer a new catalog to all my customers!  There is something for everyone in this book, along with amazing examples to inspire you to create! My first order arrives today and I can't wait to share with you all the fun new items! Let me know if you would like to receive a free catalog from me. Enjoy!

Grads x3

I needed 3 graduation cards, one for a high school, one for college and one for masters. Wow, how often does that happen?

This is a photo of the 3 cards I made. The front card is for my son who just finished his masters degree in divinity. It is a very intense degree with over 80 units to take and he did it all in 3 years. We are all so proud of his hard work and dedication and can't wait to see what God has planned for him to do with his life! 

On to how I made the card. I used the large number dies as well as many sets that either are retired, paper pumpkin or current. I realized when I sat down to make the grad cards that I have no sets for graduation. Amazing that of all the sets I have none for this occasion. So I mixed and matched.

The next card is for one of my stamp customers who's son graduated from UC Berkeley. He is a gifted and extremely smart young man! His mom was one of my first stamp customers and has become an amazing friend in the last 20 years! It is so fun to see the children grow and hear about all their wonderful accomplishments! I know that he will do wonderful things in life as he heads to Arizona for his masters! For his card I used the negative space from the numbers that I had cut out and embossed them with the star embossing folder. I looked up the colors for his school and tried to customize it for him. 

The final card was for my daughters friend who graduated from high school. I love the girl from the wonderful you stamp set and was so excited when I saw that the graduation hat I had from a paper pumpkin kit was the right size for her head. I love how it came out! I also looked up the colors for her school and customized for her. The paper pumpkin kits really come in handy when I need that one little stamp that I don't have. This card is such the case. I also used some of the retired designer series paper for the background keeping the focus on the grad girl.

So when you are trying to make a card for that special occasion make sure to look through all your things. I know that I tend to want to play with all the fun new products and sometimes forget that I have so much more that can be utilized. It is also so rewarding to mix and match to make a new creation.

Congrats to all the grads out there!  Be proud and enjoy your day!

You are the Best!

How simple and encouraging this is sentiment! (from the picked for you stamp set) Letting someone in your life know that they are the best version of themselves.  That is all we can ask for, if you ask me!  I also think that the pets in our lives are the best as well.  They are so comforting when we need consoling and no matter what we look like or how we feel they love us!  That is the best! 

Only a few days left to order the Bella and friends stamp set. I think it is one of my favorite stamp sets of all time. I love the sweet faces on the dogs! I keep this card pretty basic. I used some of my scraps from the neutral designer series paper pack. If you like these designs make sure to grab them now because they are changing the designs in the new catalog.  I added a little pop by adding a few sequins and a doily.

After I stamped the dog with my momento stamp pad I used the stampin blends to color in my little friend. Who wouldn't love to get a card with that little sweet guy on it.  Have a great day and be your BEST!  Enjoy!

Clean, simple, serene

I really like how this card came out.  I had colored the flowers and butterfly and was not sure what I was going to make when I started. I knew that I wanted the card to have a lot of dimension. I love dimension on a card. So I stamped the corner piece and then used the matching framelit to cut out the leaves. The framelits only cut out a few of the leaves and I really like how that looks. 

I used my stampin blends to color the images, I wanted to keep the entire card soft and serene. I used the sentiment from the stitched all around stamp set, I really like the fonts in this stamp set.

When I had finished I thought it needed a little something and so I turned to my basic adhesive backed sequins. I love the soft colors of these sequins and since they have adhesive already on them they are so quick and easy to attach! I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do.  Sometimes a simple card can bring such joy and I hope that the person I send this to feels the same serene joy in their day!  Enjoy!

Paper Pumpkin!

https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=17603

So excited for this kit!  To order yours use the link above!

Love for all teachers!

First off I apologize for the quality of this picture. I am not sure why it is not the best it could be but don't let that keep you from seeing the cuteness in this card.  I love the hostess set, soon to retire, in the current catalog. The girl image makes the most adorable cards. I had stamped this one a while ago and finally made a card with it.

When looking at the teacher image, I thought of making a chalkboard for the teacher. I then continued the teacher theme with the apples from the bike ride set, along with the banner for the chalkboard. 

The greeting is from the picked for you stamp set.  I thought it would look cute white heat embossed on the black cardstock. I then smooshed some white ink on the black to resemble a chalkboard. I wanted the teacher to have a little scene behind her and so this is what I came up with. I had so much fun putting this card together and can't wait to give it to a special teacher!  And thank you to all of you who teach someone everyday!  Enjoy!

Bird at the beach

I hesitate to post this card. I am not really sure that I like the way that it turned out, but then I thought maybe someone would see it and could tell me how I could have made it better. So I would love any comments you would have!

I stamped the scene with versamark and then white heat embossed the entire thing. I then attempted to watercolor the picture. That is what I am not too fond of. I think that the watercoloring it a little flat and I don't know where it went wrong.  I tried to go in with some watercolor pencils to add some contrast. I think that helped a little bit but still not my best work.

Please give me advice on what you think. Also, note that my sailboats are stamped crooked and I tried to work with that as well.  I was not gonna give up on this card.  I think that it is a great idea to post cards that we don't think are our best. What do you think? So maybe someone out there but like this card, or maybe not. But it is what I produced today and I know that I learned things in the process and most important just enjoyed the time I spent creating! Isn't that why we do art? Have a fabulous day and go create your own work of art, whatever that may be. Enjoy!

Jar of flowers

The jar of love stamp set has been so popular! It has so many wonderful images and matching framelits and soon it will be retired. I wanted to use it a few more times before I put it away, however I know it will be used very often even after it's retirement.

This large jar I stamped with momento ink on heavy white cardstock and colored with smoky slate blends. I love pinks and greys together so I stamped the flowers from petal palette (another set I will miss!) and colored those with blends as well. 

This jar will be missed! If you are interested in this set get it now before it is gone. I would love to order it for you or if you have any questions please let me know.  Have a wonderful day! Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy!

Celebrate Spring

Hello!  Thank you for joining me on my blog today! I really appreciate you taking your time to check out my latest card.  I am really in love with coloring the small flower from the tea together set. So I thought why not color them in several different colors? The flowers in California are so beautiful with all the rain we had this winter and so I decided to make my own super bloom with all my flowers. 

I really like the natural highlight that leaving the center of the flower petals white gives. It really goes quick with the stampin blends. 

Hopefully you are enjoying the beautiful signs of spring where you live. If not make your own super bloom today coloring your own flowers in colors that make you happy! Enjoy!

Serene watercolor

Do you feel like watercoloring is calming? I sure do.  Even if it isn't turning out the way I had planned I really enjoy the process of watching what the colors do with the water.

For this card I white heat embossed the images and used my ink refills for the color. I used watercolor paper because I knew that I would be using a lot of water.  One of the most amazing things about watercolor is seeing what the color does when you add a few colors. The blend that it creates is always so interesting to me. 

The serene garden bundle will be retiring at the end of May and so if you would like to order it please let me know. I think it has some really beautiful images! Have a beautiful day! Enjoy!

Special paper pumpkin!

Only a few days left to order your special paper pumpkin created in "Shelli" style. If you are not familiar with Shelli she is one of the co-founders of Stampin' Up! She loves all things vintage with lots of flowers. I am really excited to see what the kit will be.  I know it will be amazing and one you will not want to miss! This special kit needs to be ordered by May 10th! Order today don't miss out on this special kit!

https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=17603

Use the above site to order today! If you have any questions let me know. Have a great day!