What happens when the Strong & Beautiful stamp set and the Happiness Blooms suite meet? Something really happy and colorful happens.
I’ll bet all these happy colors brought a smile to your face. The Happiness Blooms suite of products is filled will lovely bright colors and a variety of coordinating products.
Because I had so many goodies to play with, I knew I wanted to create a fancy fold to show them all off. My color combo is Whisper White, Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch and Call Me Clover. Some of my friends call these primary colors. I just call them happy!!
The Strong & Beautiful set not only has sentiments for the outside of the card but great inside sentiments as well. I’ll bet you have a family member or fabulous friend that this card applies to.
The fancy fold closure fits on the card just right. You won’t see the inside sentiment until you open the card. What a lovely surprise, right? Would you like to join me to see how I created this one. Here’s my FREE video tutorial to show you how.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Whisper White CS – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ then cut at 6 3/4″
Card Mechanism – Thick Whisper White CS – 3″ x 6″, score at 3″
Inside Mats – Lovely Lipstick CS – 5 1/4″ x 4″ and Whisper White CS – 5″ x 3 3/4″, punch each corner with the Detailed Trio Punch.
Mats – Lovely Lipstick CS – one @ 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ and one @ 2 1/4″ x 5 1/4″
DSP Mats – Happiness Blooms DSP – one @ 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and one @ 2″ x 5″
Sentiment – Pineapple Punch CS – 3″ x 3″, cut the scallop circle with the Layering Circle Framelit. Whisper White CS 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″, stamp the sentiment in Lovely Lipstick, punch with the 2″ circle punch.
Flourish – Call Me Clover CS – 4 1/4″ x 2 1/2″, cut two with the die from Well Written die set.
Flowers – Scraps of Calypso Coral, Call Me Clover and Pineapple Punch CS. With the punches from Bitty Blooms Punch Pack, punch three flowers, three centers and six leaves.
I’ve compiled a supply list for you in case you need any goodies to complete your card. I would very much appreciate you shopping my online store. Click any item below to start filling your cart.
Oh my goodness, don’t miss the Incredible Like You stamp set on page 21 of the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog. This set has lovely sentiments and a 2-step flower that I am dying to ink up. But, in today’s card I needed to keep it simple. Why? This is one of the cards that I created for our “Cards for the Troops” drive. We needed to create cards that were fabulous, but flat. Too much dimension causes extra postage. Be sure to check out my previous post where I showed the other card I created for the cause.
See, you can create a card with a couple of layers that will not require additional postage. Be Mine Stitched Framelits to the rescue. Not to mention, our Tin Tile Embossing Folder added the WOW factor.
This card is simple and easy to mass produce. With only one ink color, one stamp set, an embossing folder and one set of dies, I think we nailed this one.
Because the Incredible Like You set has so many fabulous sentiments, it was hard to choose which one to use. But, I settled on this one. I thought it was versatile and could be used for lots of occasions. While you are looking at the catalog and placing your order for the Incredible Like You stamp set, don’t miss the project kit. Those cards are FABULOUS!! The kit is easy to create and when you’re done you’ll have 16 cards ready to send.
And did you know that when you cut that heart border die all those little hearts fall out. Talk about Lagniappe!!!! I keep them all in little zip locks, they come in soooo handy.
How about a video tutorial so you can see how quick and easy this one comes together. Hope you enjoy it and decide to create a few of your own.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Very Vanilla CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
Mat – Powder Pink – 4″ x 5 1/4″
Embossed Mat – Very Vanilla CS – 3 3/4″ x 5″, embossed with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder
Heart – Powder Pink CS – 4 1/4″ x 4″, cut with the largest heart from the Be Mine Stitched Dies
Heart Border – Silver Foil – 4″ x 2″, cut with the die from Be Mine Stitched
Pick up your Incredible Like You stamp set in my online store. Don’t forget, for each $25 in your order (before tax and shipping), you’ll earn a WOW Customer Loyalty Point. Collect 12 and you’ll earn $25 FREE from me.
The fabulous Lasting Lily stamp set is one of Stampin’ Up’s! new DistINKtive sets. And this is the first catalog where they are being offered in photopolymer. The Lasting Lily set includes 16 stamps, including 10 sentiments. This is one of our Level 2 FREE Sale-a-Bration sets. Place a $100 order and you can choose this one for FREE!!
The subtle color palette of Petal Pink, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White are perfect for this card. The addition of Basic Black makes everything pop. You could use this card for sympathy or thinking of you. The sentiments in the set are so versatile.
Lasting Lily would be a great addition to your stamp collection. The flowers can be stamped in any color combination to give your card just the right look for all occasions. Because I cut the ovals with or Layering Oval Framelits, it made creating the focal image quick and easy. Those dies are a go-to for me.
The set include a fabulous grunge stamp that I used to create the frame around the flowers. By stamping off twice in So Saffron, I think I achieved just the right amount of color.
The lovely die cut from the Petals and More Thinlits is another one of my favorites. By using that one, the sentiment is really grounded. I’ve got a few tips to share with you. Sit back, relax and view my FREE video tutorial.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Whisper White CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
Mat – Petal Pink CS – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Focal Mat – Basic Black CS – 3 3/4″ x 3 1/4″
Stamped Mat – Whisper White CS – 3 1/2″ x 3″
Small Bottom Mat – Basic Black CS – 3 3/4″ x 1 3/4″
Embossed Mat – So Saffron CS – 3 1/2″ x 1 1/2″, embossed with the Tufted embossing folder
Accent Die Cut – Basic Black CS – 4 1/4″ x 1″, cut with the die from Petals & More Thinlits
Sentiment – Whisper White CS – 2 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ and Pear Pizzazz CS – 2 1/2″ x 1 1/2″, cut with the dies from Layering Oval Framelits.
I’ll bet you can’t wait to create one of these cards for someone special. If you need any supplies to complete the job, I would very much appreciate you shopping my online store.
Aren’t fancy folds fun? I sure think so. Today, I’ll be sharing my Z-Fold Climbing Roses card. An added plus is the coloring technique. It’s a simple watercolor wash on Shimmery White card stock. So quick and easy, you won’t believe it.
WOW, right? The jumping off point for my Z-fold Climbing Roses card was the color combination. I love bright vibrant colors, so I chose Blackberry Bliss, Grapefruit Grove, Mint Macaron and Whisper White. The designer series paper comes for our Nature’s Poem collection. One sheet is more beautiful than the next.
Did you know that Shimmery White cardstock will hold up to watercolor wash techniques? The paper is thicker and has a coating, so no pilling! Not only that, you get the added plus of having shimmer built in.
Whoever you decide to gift this card to will want to display it. That’s what makes the z-fold such a popular fancy fold. You can get one card from a sheet of 8 1/2″ x 11″ card stock. You’ll even have a couple scraps left over.
I’m loving our Rectangle Stitched Framelits. That was the perfect die to pull from my stash to cut the sweet sentiment.
The inside panel of my z-fold still has lots of room for you to write a message and sign your name. Would you like to create one? Guess what I have for you. Yep, another FREE video tutorial.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Main Card Base – Blackberry Bliss CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″
Inside Z-Fold Base – Blackberry Bliss CS – 3 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″
Mats – Grapefruit Grove CS – two @ 4″ x 2 1/2″, one @ 5 1/4″ x 4″ and one @ 4″ x 3 1/4″ . The 4″ x 3 1/4″ mat run through the Big Shot with the Tin Tile Embossing Folder.
DSP Mats – Nature’s Poem DSP – two @ 3 3/4″ x 2 1/4″, one @ 5″ x 3 3/4″
Mats – Whisper White CS – two @ 1 3/4″ x 3 1/4″
Flowers and Leaves – Shimmery White CS – 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Trellis – Blackberry Bliss CS – 2 1/4″ x 5″
Sentiment – Whisper White CS – 2 1/4″ x 2″
I just know you want to create one just like this. Need some supplies? I would so very much appreciate you shopping my online store.
Don’t let the Climbing Roses bundle on page 9 of the new Occasions Catalog fool you. You can achieve some gorgeous looks without even coloring. Join me in the studio for the first of two projects featuring this set and some techniques you won’t want to miss.
Me oh my, I love anything vintage and I think this card fits the bill. I love showing different ways to use your stamps and dies. Those toys are an investment and we should use them to their fullest potential. But, did you know that when you purchase the Climbing Roses bundle you save 10%.
Because, it’s a line art stamp with lots of detail, I’ll bet you thought you had to color it to give it interest and depth. Well, I’m here to say, put those markers away for now. Stamping on Designer Series Paper gave it just enough contrast. And then, using the Mother of Pearl technique on top of that, took it to the next level.
Photographing shimmer is tough, but I hope you can see it on the little roses. After heat embossing in black, I applied some of our Champagne Shimmer Paint with a piece of plastic wrap. After it was dry, I sponged on some Sahara Sand ink to really give it that vintage look. Then just buffing with a dry paper towel brought all the shimmer forward.
The dies in the Rose Trellis set are just so beautiful, I had to cut that big rose for the inside to finish things off. Be sure to back your paper with our Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets before die cutting. Why! It makes the die cut a sticker and is so much easier to adhere to the project.
I taught this card initially on my Sunday WOW Facebook Live Show. I’m live on Sunday’s at 7:00 (CST). Be sure to join in the fun. But no worries, if you missed it, here is a FREE video tutorial for you.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Whisper White CS – 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
Mat – Sahara Sand CS – 4″ x 5 1/4″
Embossed Mat – Petal Pink CS – 3 3/4″ x 5″, embossed with the Subtle Embossing Folder
Trellis – Sahara Sand CS – 2 1/2″ x 5″
Flowers – Petal Promenade DSP – 3 3/4″ x 5″
Sentiment – Whisper White CS – 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″
Leaves – Sahara Sand CS – 2 1/2″ x 3″
Inside Detail Rose – Petal Promenade DSP – 2 3/4″ x 2″
Here’s all the supplies I used. If you need anything, please shop my online store and start earning your WOW Customer Loyalty Points.
This super cute miss you card was created with the new Well Said bundle. WOW, it’s a 51-piece red rubber stamp set with a 24-piece coordinating die set. Talk about versatility. With this one bundle you can create your own custom sentiment for any card or project.
Have you ever participated in a card swap? I host a number of Team Swaps for my group. My miss you card was created for our Spring is in the Air Swap. Everyone is required to use new products from the 2019 Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Catalogs.
Nothing says Spring more than fun vibrant colors. My color palette is Whisper White, Basic Black, Highland Heather, Grapefruit Grove and Lemon Lime Twist. Can’t get too much more vibrant than that! I took my cue from the gorgeous Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper. Psst, did you know you can earn it for FREE?
You’ll want to pick up the Well Said bundle as quick as you can so that you can earn your first Sale-a-Bration item of the season. In my miss you card, not only did I use the FREE paper, but the gorgeous FREE organdy ribbon as well.
Did you know we have rectangle stitched framelits now? Oh boy, I’m so happy about that. I used the largest in the set to cut my Highland Heather mat and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Subtle TEIF to get all that texture. Join me in my studio to see how easy it is to put this one together.
Here’s how the magic happens.
Card Base – Thick Whisper White CS – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
Mat – Basic Black CS – 5 3/8″ x 4″
Embossed Mat – Highland Heather CS – 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, cut with the largest stitched rectangle die and then run through the Big Shot with the Subtle TEIF.
Accent Band – Botanical Butterfly DSP – 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
Focal Mat – Basic Black CS – 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and Botanical Butterfly DSP – 3 1/4″ x 2 1/4″
Sentiment – Basic Black CS – 1″ x 2 1/2″ and Whisper White CS – 3/4″ x 2 1/4″, stamp the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.
Flourishes, Butterfly & Small Heart – Grapefruit Grove CS – two @ 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″
Miss You – Basic Black cS – 1 1/2″ x 2 1/4″, back with adhesive sheet and then die cut
Butterfly & Small Flowers – Lemon Lime Twist CS – 2 1/4″ x 1″
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