Veterans Day 2024

 

I went with a "simple" design for this Veterans Day card! Although... there was nothing simple about cutting out all the "stripes" and stars and trying to get them straight. LOL! 

I used the Designer Series Paper from 'Twinkle, Twinkle' DSP.

The sentiment is from the 'Changing Leaves' stamp set.

All the paper was die-cut using the 'Rectangle Stitched' dies. Although, the stars were from the 'Stitched Stars' set (non-SU).

Thanks to all the Veterans who served this wonderful country.

Stamp set - Changing Leaves

Ink - Night of Navy

Paper - Night of Navy, Real Red, Basic White, Twinkle Twinkle DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stitched Stars dies, Rectangle Stitched dies,

Bubble Brew

 

I really liked how Karen Farquhar used the 'Bubble Over' stamp set in her card! I thought it would be a great card for my nephew who just turned 21!

I chose the colors Shaded Spruce and Pecan Pie as they resembled the color of the beer/cooler bottles out today. (I guess I'm wrong, as wine cooler bottle are clear! ha... I guess these are all beer bottles then!)

Gold Foil paper is used for the caps and mat.

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Stamp set - Bubble Over

Ink - Wild Wheat, Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie

Paper - Shaded Spruce, Gold Foil, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bottles & Bubbles dies, scissors

Unbounded Oceanfront

 

I've seen many of these layouts for the 'Oceanfront' stamp set... and loved everyone of them! So, I needed to create one for myself for my nephew.

I chose to use the colors - Lost Lagoon for the water, Pool Party for the sky, Crumb Cake for the sand and Early Espresso for the plant.

The stamp for the sky didn't stamp all the way in the center, BUT... I was okay with it, as I could use that as a sun (or moon) peeking out within the clouds. Perfect!

I added  Wink of Stella to the ocean to make it sparkle.

The sentiment is from the 'Unbounded Love' stamp set and it's stamped in Night of Navy.

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Stamp sets - Unbounded Love, Oceanfront

Ink - Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Early Espresso

Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Wink of Stella

Autumn Party

 

Sometimes it's hard to create masculine looking cards, but with the 'All About Autumn' Designer Series Paper it was relatively easy. I great FALL card too!

The sentiment is from the 'Punch Party' stamp set.

The sentiment die is from the 'Changing Leaves' dies.

The leaves are from the 'Autumn Leaves' dies.

I used the Deckled Rectangles dies on the square dies.

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Stamp set - Punch Party

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Wild Wheat, Early Espresso, Copper Clay, Very Vanilla, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Autumn Leaves dies, Changing Leaves dies, stylus, Woodland Textured Embossing Folder

About Bones

 

My niece is into dinosaurs (who isn't! lol), so I thought I'd pair the 'Bag of Bones' stamp set with the 'No Bones About It' stamp set. I wish the 'No Bones About It' dinosaur stamps had a coordinating die-cut set, so I could use an embossing folder on the background, but the background looks fine plain too.

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Stamp sets - No Bones About It, Bag of Bones

Ink - Memento, Versamark

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bag of Bones dies, Seasonal Labels dies, Tasteful Labels dies, stylus, Wink of Stella, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, glue dots

Twinkle Bones

 

I loved the idea of dancing skeletons like Tami White created with her card. I chose to create a similar card with the products that I had! Thanks Tami for your inspiration!

I chose the 'Twinkle Twinkle' DSP (Designer Series Paper) for the background.

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Stamp set - Bag of Bones

Ink - Memento, Versamark

Paper - Night of Navy, Highland Heather, Twinkle Twinkle DSP, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bag of Bones dies, dimensionals, Fine-tip Glue pen, Metallic Enamels (stars), Seasonal Labels dies, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder

Bright Bones

 

I loved Susan Campfield's card soo much that I had to create something similar for myself. Thanks Susan for your inspiration!

Now, I didn't have my own DSP, so I created it with the Granny Apple DSP - Brights and just added the bats stamp all over it!

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Stamp set - Bag of Bones

Ink - Memento, Versamark

Paper - Basic Black, Basic White, Granny Apple DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bag of Bones dies, Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder

Bouquet Garden

 

For my niece, who is always entertaining her cat on her deck with plants and birds. 

I used the stamp set - Grace's Garden and the sentiment from - Beautiful Bouquet.

I added a Wink of Stella to all the flowers to make them sparkle.

Thanks for taking a look at the garden!

Stamp sets - Grace's Garden, Beautiful Bouquet

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Smoky Slate, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Highland Heather, Balmy Blue)

Paper - Highland Heather, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Rectangle Stitched dies, Garden Gateway dies, Wink of Stella, Daffodil Delight stitched ribbon, glue dots

Sweet Autumn

 

For my handsome husband! Congrats to 22 years! Wow... has time flown by! Our love continues to grow. I love you so very much! Happy Anniversary!

Since we got married in the Fall... I thought a lovely sunset with leaves would be great as we walk in the parks many many times.

Love you Babe!

Stamp set - Sweetly Scripted

Ink - Copper Clay

Paper - Copper Clay, Basic White, All About Autumn DSP (Designer Series Paper)

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, scissors

Seaside Palms

 

I wanted to utilize the 'Thoughtful Journey' DSP (Designer Series Paper) and thought that this sheet reflected an underwater seabed. So, I embossed 'Seashells' unto the front background.

I used the 'Seaside Wishes' coordinating set to create the shells. The "window" is from the 'Garden Gateway' die set.

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Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, Seaside Wishes

Ink - Memento, Wild Wheat

Paper - Pretty Peacock, Thoughtful Journey DSP, Basic White, Crumb Cake

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Seaside Wishes Embossing folder, Seaside Wishes dies, Garden Gateway dies, Seashells Embossing Folder

Unbounded Autumn

 

I love the Fall! I also love how this card turned out. Great for my Uncle's 75th birthday!

It took a bit of time to get the colors of the leaves to come out the way that I wanted with my Stampin' Blends... I used a combination of Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobber.

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Stamp sets - Unbounded Love, Fond of Autumn

Ink - Memento, Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends (Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wheat, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Changing Leaves Embossing Folder, dimensionals

Beautiful Layers

 

When I saw Jaimie's card from 'Stamp It With Jaimie'... I just knew I had to create one for my sister and her husband for their anniversary. I changed a few things to make it my own, but wanted to give credit to Jaimie for her lovely inspiration and use of the new Neutrals DSP (Designer Series Paper).

Now, I did cut a bit off the Layers of Beauty stamped image, so that it would fit on my card with scissors.

I used Wink of Stella to make the petals shine.

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Stamp sets - Layers of Beauty

Ink - Memento, Night of Navy, Peach Pie, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow

Paper - Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Basic White, Night of Navy DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Blender Brush, Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks, Layered Florals Embossing Folder, Layers of Beauty dies, scissors, Wink of Stella

Paradise Zinnia

 

I love this colorful combo of yellow, pink and orange.... reminds me of summer!

I added Wink of Stella to the petals to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, Simply Zinnia

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, Granny Apple Green, Lemon-Lime Twist)

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Basic White, Granny Apple Green

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Spotlight on Nature dies, Wink of Stella, Daffodil Delight ribbon

Stippled Layers

 

I loved the look of Chris Smith's card... it's elegant in its simplicity. I decided to try to create something similar... although... mine isn't monochromatic like Chris' is. Thanks for your inspiration!

The sentiment piece is from the 'Layers of Beauty' stamp set and cut out using the 'Unbounded Love' die set.

The bottom edge is from the 'Eden' die set.

The DSP is from the 'Softly Stippled' designer series paper pack.

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Stamp set - Layers of Beauty

Ink - Wild Wheat

Paper - Calypso Coral, Basic White, Wild Wheat, Softly Stippled DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, scissors, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Unbounded Love dies, Stippled Roses dies, Eden dies, Champagne Rhinestones, glue dots, Wink of Stella

Better Greetings

 

Another niece turning 21! Yikes... where has the time gone! All grown up now!

I chose a simple design of one cocktail instead of many this time... drink responsibly! 

I paired the 'Sip Sip Hooray' sentiment with the cocktail from 'Nothing's Better Than' stamp set. The top 'Happy Birthday' sentiment is from the 'Go To Greetings' stamp set.

I added a Wink of Stella to the cocktail to make it shine.

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Stamp sets - Sip Sip Hooray, Go To Greetings, Nothing's Better Than

Ink - Memento, Coastal Cabana, Stampin' Blends (Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo, Gray Granite)

Paper - Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Wink of Stella

True Kitty

 

I loved the color  scheme and layout of Shannon Kay Paperie's card so much I just needed one for myself. Thanks Shannon for your lovely inspiration! As you can see... I changed a few things, but it's mostly her design.

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Stamp Sets - Pretty Kitty, Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Boho Blue, Balmy Blue

Paper - Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Basic White, True Love DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels dies, Layering Ovals dies

Gorgeous Love

 

Such a lovely layout and design from Narelle Farrugia!  The flowers are NOT a stamp.... it's part of the 'True Love' Designer Series Paper (DSP). Fun that you can fussy cut the image and then color them in!

I changed a few things to make the card my own, but wanted to give Narelle the credit for her inspiration! Thanks Narelle!

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Stamp set - Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Ink - Memento, (Stampin' Blends - Lemon Lolly, Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam)

Paper- Highland Heather, Basic Black, Basic White, Soft Sea Foam

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels dies

Biggest Tools

 

I liked the simplicity of Rachael Merrick's card with all the tools near the edge of the card. I chose to make a few changes to make the card my own. Thanks Rachael for your inspiration!

I used the 'Trusty Toolbox' Designer Series Paper and most of the tools were fussy cut... although, a few had the die-cuts from the 'Trusty Tools' die set.

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Stamp set - Biggest Wish

Ink - Copper Clay, Memento

Paper - Copper Clay, Basic White, Basic White, Trusty Toolbox DSP

Accessories - scissors, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Trusty Tools dies, Stampin' Trimmer