Mother's Day Hugs

 

I saw this cute card on Pinterest and felt this would be a cute card for my Grand niece, Mia, to give to her Mom, Tori (my niece). I traced Mia's hand and then cut the hands out for the card.

I printed the inside words with My Memories Suite software and printed it out on Basic White cardstock. Oh... the sentiment 'I Love You' is a stamp from the 'Happy Birthday Gorgeous' set. The heart shaped die is from the 'Be Mine' die set.

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Stamp set - Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Ink - Memento

Paper - Moody Mauve, Basic Black, Basic White, Petal Pink

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Be Mine dies, scissors, pencil, glue dots

My Memories Suite software

Font - Always and Forever (black)

Beautiful Prints

 

My sister and her husband are celebrating their anniversary. I wanted a simple, yet elegant card. Not sure I fit the bill on simple... as it did take me a long time to design this card, but it's elegant (in my opinion).

I used the 'Natural Prints' dies for the background leaf design and the sentiment.

The sentiment itself is from the 'Beautiful Bouquet' stamp set.

The heart-shaped dies are from the 'Be Mine Stitched' dies.

Wink of Stella is on the heart to make it shine.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Beautiful Bouquet

Ink - Orchid Oasis

Paper - Orchid Oasis, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Natural Prints dies, Be Mine Stitched dies, Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella

St Patty's Day 2022

 

I used Wendy Lee's card as inspiration for my own St. Patrick's Day card. Thanks Wendy for sharing your beautiful card! I changed a few things to make the card my own, but wanted to give credit to the person who inspired mine.

For the background pieces, I used the 'True Love' Designer Series Paper (DSP).

The the background for the shamrock, I used the 'Stone' embossing folder and the 'Layering Squares' dies.

For the shamrock, I used the 'Be Mine' dies (the heart). To make the petals 'pop'... I used the stylus on the back of the die-cut shape to make the cut more defined. I used the 'Palms' dies to use as my stem for the shamrock.

The sentiment is from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stamp set, and I die-cut it out using the 'Stitched Nested Labels'. Again, I used the stylus on the back of the die-cut to make the cut more defined.

For the Shamrock Hat

I used a 3" circle of green cardstock for the base.

I cut one piece of green cardstock 2"x 7". and scored it on one side (long) .5". Then, along that edge scored every .5" and cut along the score lines. Gluing it onto the base after gathering it together on the ends to make a circle.

I cut one piece of 7"x .5" black cardstock (for the band on the hat).

I cut one piece of 1" square yellow cardstock (for the buckle). I snipped the corners off the yellow piece to round the corners of the buckle.

I cut one piece of .5" square black cardstock (for the middle of the buckle).

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Teeny Tiny Wishes (made it MMS digital software)

Ink - Memento

Paper - Basic Black, Basic White, Garden Green, True Love DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Be Mine dies, Palms dies, Layering Squares dies, Stone Embossing Folder, stylus, Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon

Conversations Meant

 

I loved the simplicity of the look of the blue/white combo for a masculine Valentine card that I saw on 'Nigezza Creates' card found on Pinterest.  I decided to create one of my own just using the Basic White and Night of Navy combo. Thanks for your inspiration Nigezza!

I used both the 'Sweet Conversations' and the 'Meant to Be' stamp sets on my card.... along with the 'Be Mine Stitched' and 'Sweet Hearts' coordinating dies. The background piece is the 'Stone' embossing folder.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Sweet Conversations, Meant to Be

Ink - Night of Navy

Paper - Night of Navy, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Sweet Hearts dies, Be Mine Stitched dies, Stone Embossing Folder, Stitched Hearts dies

Autumn Pumpkins

 

I loved the look of Erica Cerwin's card (from Pink Buckaroo online). Now... as you can see, I didn't have the correct stamp/die-cut that she used, but I found ones that would work for my card.  Thanks for your inspiration Erica!

Thankful for Stampin' Up!, Pinterest, Splitcoaststampers, and Stampin' Connection where I find the stamps and wonderful inspiration to create! 

Stamp sets - Pretty Pumpkin, Autumn Harvest

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Bronze)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Regals DSP, Merry Little Christmas DSP

Accessories - scissors, Linen Thread, Be Mine dies, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine

 

Vintage Pumpkins

 

I really love the colors Amanda had created with her card... with the stamps that I had, I created one similar to hers. Thanks for the color inspiration and layout!

The border piece is from the 'Plaid Tidings' DSP, and the edge die cut is from the 'Be Mine Stitched' dies.

The embossed leaves are from the 'Nature's Root' dies, and the huge leaf is from the 'Vintage Leaves' stamp set.

The pumpkin and pumpkin leaves (bottom left) is from the new stamp set 'Pretty Pumpkins'. I cut the pumpkin out using the Detailed Pumpkins dies that coordinate with stamp set.

The sentiment piece is from the 'Good Greetings' stamp set and the die-cut shape is from the new 'Seasonal Labels' dies.

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Stamp sets - Pretty Pumpkins, Vintage Leaves, Good Greetings

Ink - Versamark, Soft Suede

Paper - Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Plaid Tidings DSP

Accessories - Paper Trimmer, scissors, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Seasonal Labels dies, Be Mine Stitched dies, Nature's Roots dies, Detailed Pumpkins dies, dimensionals, glue dots

Happy Dino

 

Such a cute card by Stacey Marsh... I just had to create one of my own. I loved the added heart to the background. Thanks Stacey for your inspiration!

The heart die is from the 'Be Mine' die set.

The sentiment die is from the 'Tasteful Labels' die set.

The paper is from the 'Twinkle Twinkle' designer series paper.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Dino Days

Ink - Night of Navy, Pool Party

Paper - Crumb Cake, Basic White, Twinkle Twinkle DSP

Accessories - Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Dino dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Be Mine dies, dimensionals, Baker's Twine, glue dots

Special 70

My neighbors will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary!!!! WOW! To be married that long and still be active is an amazing to me!!!! Congratulations Paul and Barb!

Well, as I did their Anniversary Celebration invitations, I chose to use the same color scheme of Platinum/Red/White.

I used the 'Be Mine' dies to create a border under and over the ribbon (there are 4 behind the ribbon). The die-cut hearts are from the same die set. The numbers are from the 'Little Numbers' die set.

The sentiment is from the 'Special Celebrations' stamp set.

I found the Platinum paper (it's glossy from a local craft store.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Special Celebrations
Ink - Basic Gray
Paper - Glossy Platinum (local craft store), Merry Merlot, Whisper White (thick)
Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Little Numbers dies, Be Mine dies, Red Ribbon (local craft store), dimensionals

Meant to Be Beautiful

My niece is getting married (the first niece/nephew in the family). Yay! Congratulations to them!  I had the wonderful opportunity to create their wedding invitations, so I was privy to their wedding colors way in advance. Burgundy and White. So, I chose to create their wedding card with those colors.

I used the 'Be Mine' framelits to create the his and her hearts, and used the sentiment from 'Beautiful Bouquet' stamp set.

I finished the piece with gold accents -- gold foil paper and gold enamel shapes. (You may not see, but I did place two gold dots on the "masculine" heart. Kinda like a tux for the man... and the lace heart is like her wedding dress.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Beautiful Bouquet
Ink - Merry Merlot
Paper - Merry Merlot, Whisper White, Gold Foil
Accessories - Big Shot, Die Brush, Precision Plate, Be Mine Framelits, Gold Enamel Shapes

To Be Beautiful

The 'Meant to Be' stamp set, I felt, was perfect for a wedding card. However, there wasn't a wedding sentiment within the set. So, I paired it with the 'Beautiful Bouquet' stamp set. Perfect!

I chose to use the colors of the wedding on this card - Smoky Slate, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Meant To Be, Beautiful Bouquet
Ink - Tempting Turquoise
Paper - Smoky Slate, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Be Mine Framelits, Turquoise Organza Ribbon (non-SU), Smoky Slate Stitched Ribbon

 

Cleveland Zoo

 

Now that we are back in Cleveland, Ohio... and on November 28th.... we decided to go to the Cleveland MetroParks Zoo to celebrate the anniversary of us getting engaged 16 years ago. YES... back in 2000, we got engaged at the zoo. Now, many of you are wondering how we remember the actual day... usually it's the wedding date you remember the most (for obvious reasons). Well, it just so happens that November 28th was my Grandma Schwab's (my paternal Grandmother) birthday. She was the first person we called after we got engaged, so it's a date we will remember always. My Grandma passed away back in 2013, but she lived a very full and happy life.

Before we went we looked back on photos we had taken when we got engaged to find the bench where the proposal happened. While looking at those photos, we saw that we had kept the coats, scarf and shirt from way back then. Sooooo.... we decided to wear the same clothes and get a photo on the same bench! How cool it was to see the similarities in the photos taken 16 years apart!

We enjoyed the zoo.... even though it was rather chilly and had a bit of rain too.  Mike even got a smooch from an orangutan!

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Background - Au Natural (Stina)

Embellishments - Baby Grace Flower (MyMem)

Punch - Square (filled w/Be Mine Paper - KJDdsgn)

Font - Elephant (White)