Simply Celebrating

 

I just love how full Annette Elliott's card is... I just knew I had to create one for myself! Thanks Annette for your inspiration! I did change a few things to make it my own, as you can see.

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Stamp sets - Celebrating You, Simply Succulents

Ink - Memento, Evening Evergreen, Stampin' Blends (Blackberry Bliss, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen

Paper - Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Rich Razzleberry DSP, Soft Succulent DSP, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Evening Evergreen Organdy Ribbon, dimensionals

Happy Jars

 

Nikki Spencer's card was just so lovely, I knew I had to create one of my own. I used colors that were current... Bubble Bath, Lost Lagoon and Moody Mauve.

The sentiment is from the 'Beautifully Happy' stamp set (Sale-A-Bration).

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the blooms and the jar to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Beautifully Happy, Jar of Flowers

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath)

Paper - Moody Mauve, Lost Lagoon, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, Jar Punch, Give it a Whirl dies, Wink of Stella, Gold Twine, dimensionals

Irresistible Camellia

 

WOW! Let me just tell you... this card took a while to do, yet is too adorably cute! I decided to try my hand at the 'Pop-up Vase card. There are several tutorials on YouTube out there, so I won't go into detail here. (The Pop-up part is inside the card.)

It took a bit of time to do, as the scoring of the Designer Series Paper kept ripping on me, so I added a reinforced piece on the other side of the 'Vase' part. Also, you definitely need to use heavy-duty double-sided sticky tape (or tear n tape) to attach to the card base. I didn't have any, so tried just Stampin' Seal+ first... only to have to utilize the Tombow liquid glue instead.

I added a Wink of Stella to all the blooms that you see here!

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Stamp sets - Calming Camellia, Irresistible Blooms

Ink - Misty Moonlight, Granny Apple Green

Paper - Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Friendly Hello DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Rectangle Stitched dies, Two-Tone Flora dies, Wink of Stella, scissors, Tombow liquid glue, glue dots, dimensionals

Happy Minnie

 

My sister-in-law LOVES Disney, so I knew I had to create a card around Disney. Within my scrapbook supplies I found 3D stickers (EK Success) and I paired it with the sentiment in the 'Happiness Abounds'  stamp set.

The Real Red DSP with the dots really went well with the Minnie sticker too! Bonus!

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Stamp set - Happiness Abounds

Ink - Memento

Paper - Real Red, Basic Black, Basic White, Real Red DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, Minnie Sticker (EK Success)

Turtle Buddies

 

I saw these two cute cards in Pinterest and wanted to incorporate both in one card.

I stamped the hearts the same way that Barbara did, and drew a line with my Stampin' Write marker around the edge to create a border.

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Stamp set - Turtle Friends

Ink - Memento, Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Stampin' Blends (Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Real Red)

Paper - Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer

Greeting Nature

 

I really liked the look and feel of Su Mohr's card. I changed mine up a bit to make it my own, but wanted to give credit to Su! Thanks Su!

I chose the colors Misty Moonlight, Old Olive and Early Espresso. I stamped the stump on Crumb Cake and made that my base card too.

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Stamp sets - Go To Greetings, Rooted In Nature

Ink - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight

Paper - Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Woodland Textured Embossing Folder, Sweet Hearts dies, Nature's Roots dies, dimensionals, Glue dots

Happiness Scored

 

I love bright spring flowers! Yellows and Pinks make for a stunning card (in my opinion).

I chose Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo and paired it with Granny Apple Green.

I used 'Wink of Stella' for the flower petals to make them shine.

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Stamp set - Happiness Abounds

Ink - Memento, Melon Mambo, Stampin' Blends (Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Color Lifter)

Paper - Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, glue dots, Blossoming Happiness dies

Celebrating Fern

 

For my niece and her husband on their 4th wedding anniversary. Congratulations! May you be blessed with many more years together!

I love the 'Forever Fern' stamp set and its coordinating dies 'Forever Flourishing'.

The color combo I used was Moody Mauve, Misty Moonlight and Smoky Slate.

I used a stylus to run it on the back of the dies (while the paper was still in the dies), to make them more defined. I also added 'A Wink of Stella' to the buds to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Celebrating You, Forever Fern

Ink - Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve

Paper - Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve, Smoky Slate, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, Forever Flourishing dies, stylus, glue dots, dimensionals

Geek Birthday

 

I have a few gamers in our family, so purchasing the Geektacular Kit from MagsGfx was a must for me! The kit has many elements to it, so it's very versatile. I used the kit within My Memories Suite digital software.

The font was purchased (free) from Dafont.com. (font was used on all the words seen in the photo.)

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My Memories Suite digital software

Embellishments - controller (Geektacular - MagsGfx)

Font - Minecraft (black and green)

Oceanfront Home

Such a great card that Heidi Baks created using the 'Oceanfront' stamp set. I paired mine with the sentiment from 'Paradise Palms' and the birds from 'Sailing Home' stamp sets. I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the ocean to make it sparkle.

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Stamp sets - Oceanfront, Paradise Palms, Sailing Home

Ink - Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Memento

Paper - Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Wink of Stella

Aubreys Dog

 

My sister-in-law needed a sympathy card for her friend who just had to put her dog down. The loss of a pet is almost as hard as a family member sometimes.

I've made variations of this card using My Memories Suite digital software.

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My Memories Suite digital software

Embellishments - Dog Dayz of Summer (pawprint - STina)

Stamp Brush Set - In Any Event (sentiment - black)

Paper - Basic White (thick), Basic Black

Accessories - Metallic Gold Heart Enamel, White/Gold Organza Ribbon (non-SU)

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)

Irresistible You

 

For cards that I want to make several of, I try to create the same layout but with differing color schemes. This is true for my Mother's Day cards for this year... for all the mother's in my life!

I chose to use the new 'Irresistible Blooms' stamp set. Now, I wasn't able to get the coordinating dies as they ran out of them, but will hopefully get some when they come in. With that said... YES... I did fussy cut the flowers out.

I chose the color combos of Rich Razzleberry/Fresh Freesia; Night of Navy/Balmy Blue; and Pumpkin Pie/Pale Papaya. I paired them all with Old Olive. I added a Wink of Stella to the blooms to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Irresistible Blooms, Celebrating You

Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Stampin' Blends (Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya, Balmy Blue)

Paper - Rich Razzleberry, Fresh Freesia, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Pale Papaya, Old Olive, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Layering Squares dies, Forever Flourishing dies, scissors, Wink of Stella, Old Olive Gold Edged Ribbon

Tasteful Bouquet

 

Wow! First time using the Brushed Bouquet dies and the look is amazing! Now, I didn't use the coordinating stamp set with it, but I know when I do, I will love the results too!

The dies cut and emboss at the same time! Now, I did run it through twice just to make sure the embossing was very clear in the flowers and leaves I die-cut out.

With the sentiment piece, I used the stamp set 'Beautiful Bouquet' and the 'Tasteful Labels' dies. I did die-cut the shape smaller to fit the sentiment better.

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Stamp sets - Beautiful Bouquet

Ink - Memento

Paper - Pale Papaya, Basic Black, Basic White, Soft Sea Foam

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Brushed Bouquet dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Pale Papaya Organdy Ribbon

Magnolia Greetings

 

Thought I'd get out one of my retired stamp sets for the card I wanted to do for my Aunt. The 'Good Morning Magnolia' stamp set with it's coordinating 'Magnolia Memory' dies and 'Magnolia Lane' DSP (Designer Series Paper) make such a great collection together!

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Stamp sets - Good Morning Magnolia, Go To Greetings

Ink - Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends (Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede)

Paper - Petal Pink, Early Espresso, Basic White, Magnolia Lane DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Petal Pink Metallic Edge Ribbon, Magnolia Memory dies, Wink of Stella

Special Home

 

A new home usually is a time of excitement and congratulations for anyone. For my In-laws... not so much. They are having to move from an Independent Senior Living Facility to an Assisted Living Facility. They just need more assistance than what the Independent Facility can provide.

As such, I really didn't want to put 'Congratulations' for the sentiment on my card. But, I liked Julia's card and based mine off of hers. Thanks Julia!

I felt the sentiment 'Hang In There' was a better choice. Especially when the inside says "Life May Change... but my Love and Support Never Will'.

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Stamp sets - Coming Home, Special Moments

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Pecan Pie)

Paper - Pecan Pie, Crushed Curry, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, scissors