Country Rose

 

Working with some new stamp sets today! This one is 'Country Flowers' the sentiment is from 'Cottage Rose'. Such a versatile set, so I'm sure I will come up with more cards soon!

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Stamp sets - Country Flowers, Cottage Rose

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Wild Wheat, Azure Afternoon, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green)

Paper - Poppy Parade, Azure Afternoon, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Wink of Stella

Father's Day 2024

 

I just loved how Debbie Henderson chose to use her 'Trusty Tools' stamp set and coordinating dies along with the 'Trusty Toolbox' Designer Series Paper (DSP). As she had the sentiment from a stamp set that I didn't have... I improvised and used my computer to create the same sentiment in the fonts that I had. Thanks Debbie for your creativity and inspiration! I made my cards into 'Father's Day' cards, so I'm sure the Father's in my life will LOVE them as much as I do!

Now, I know she used the stamp set to create the tools... I kinda cheated and used the DSP (already colored!!!!). YES!!!! The dies cut the shapes out perfectly! Thanks Stampin' Up! for creating a suite that is so versatile! I'm sure I'll be using this set for all the men in my life for their birthdays too!

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Stamp set - Trusty Tools (although, I didn't use a single stamp on the front of the card)

Paper - Lost Lagoon, Poppy Parade, Copper Clay, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Trusty Toolbox DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Trusty Tools dies, glue dots (lots of them), Petals and More dies

Rose Paradise

 

For my Best Friend's Mom... she's like a second Mom to me! I love her dearly!

I chose a new In-Color - Peach Pie and paired it with Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake.

The sentiment is from the 'Paradise Palms' stamp set.

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the flowers to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Cottage Rose, Paradise Palms

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight)

Paper - Peach Pie, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Crumb Cake DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layered Florals Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels dies, Rectangle Stitched dies, Cottage Flowers dies, Wink of Stella

Beautiful Love

 

I tried to utilize the watercolor paper within the 'Dainty Flowers' Designer Series Paper stack. The colors on the pack are: Blushing Bride, Crushed Curry, Fresh Freesia, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Starry Sky. I chose a section that had only Old Olive and Crushed Curry. I had the intent of using the colors within the watercolor paper to color in my flowers with the Stampin' Blends markers. However, Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry are NOT an option with the current Stampin' Blends.

I chose to color the flowers with Berry Burst and Daffodil Delight. I also added a Wink of Stella to the petals to make them sparkle.

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Stamp sets - Beautiful Bouquet, Lifetime of Love

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends ( Old Olive, Berry Burst, Daffodil Delight)

Paper - Berry Burst, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Dainty Flowers DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Lifetime of Love dies, Wink of Stella, glue dots

Mickey Celebration

 

One of the easiest person to create a card for... my sister-in-law who LOVES Disney! I mean LOVES it so much she goes every year (sometimes even twice a year!). This year is a milestone for her, so (of course) I managed to incorporate that little tidbit in the card I made! LOL!

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

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Stamp set - Celebrating You

Ink - Memento

Paper - Real Red, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Little Numbers dies, Wink of Stella

Turtley Green

 

I loved the simplicity of Glenda Calkin's card, so wanted to create on for my niece. I changed the colors to reflect my niece's favorite color - Green! I added Wink of Stella to the shell of the turtle to make it shine.

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Stamp set - Turtle Friends

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

Paper - Old Olive, Basic Black, Basic White, Mossy Meadow DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, scissors, Stone Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, glue dots

Peaceful Art

 

The 'Artfully Layered' stamp set and its coordinating 'Tropical Layers' is a great set to create masculine cards. Using the right color scheme truly helps make it more masculine. Thanks to Jo Blackman and her card for giving me a layout to work with AND design. I changed a few things to make it my own.

I used the 'Peaceful Prints' DSP for the background piece.

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Stamp set - Artfully Layered

Ink - Early Espresso, Garden Green

Paper - Crumb Cake, Copper Clay, Early Espresso, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White, Peaceful Prints DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tropical Layers dies, glue dots

 

Best Zinnia

 

Chris Smith's card was so lovely, I just had to create one for my sister-in-law.

I chose pink colors for my flowers: Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo and Petal Pink AND, of course, added 'Wink of Stella' to all the petals to make them shine. It's so pretty in person.

Thanks Chris for your inspiration!

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Stamp sets - Best Year, Simply Zinnia

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lolly)

Paper - Petal Pink, Basic Black, Basic White, Granny Apple Green DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels dies, Simply Zinnia dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Adorable Love

 

I loved Carol Buckalew's layout, so created one for myself with the papers I had. I paired the 'Most Adored' DSP with the 'Delightful Daisy' DSP for the background.

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Stamp set - Lifetime of Love

Ink - Old Olive

Paper - Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Most Adored DSP, Delightful Daisy DSP, Basic White, Old Olive

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Lifetime of Love dies, Old Olive Metallic Ribbon, Glue dots, dimensionals

Level Up Gamer

 

With the many 'Gamer' nieces and nephews in my life... this image (found on the internet) has worked well on a few of my cards so far! yay! I always try to incorporate the things they like to do within their cards from me, so it's a challenge sometimes as I don't see them often (they live far away).

Anyway, I know Sam loves VR games, so this was perfect for him.

I used the CK Dandy font (and curved it too). Along with the 'GAMER' is from the Game On Kit from My Memories Suite.

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My Memories Digital Software

Font - CK Dandy 

Embellishment - VR Gamer (found online), GAMER (MagsGFx)

Paper - Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder

Sailing Greetings

 

Such a great design from Narelle Farrugia! I just had to create one for myself for my Uncle! Thanks Narelle for your great inspiration! I changed a few things to make it my own, but wanted to show where I got my inspiration from!

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Stamp sets - Sailing Home, Go To Greetings

Ink - Gray Granite, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler

Paper - Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Gray Granite, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Smooth Sailing dies, White Baker's Twine, Wink of Stella, Seasonal Labels dies, dimensionals

Mother's Day 2024

 

I was intrigued by Elaine's use of the 'Stippled Roses' suite (stamps, dies and papers). So, I tried my hand at utilizing all these within the cards I made for Mother's Day (with all the mothers in my life!)

I love that I was able to use only the Stippled Roses stamps/dies and papers on these cards.

I did add a Wink of Stella on the petals of the roses.

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Stamp set - Stippled Roses

Ink - Gray Granite, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green

Paper - Gray Granite, Basic White, Calypso Coral, Wild Wheat, Lost Lagoon, Softly Stippled DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Stippled Roses dies, Wink of Stella, glue dots

90th Birthday Party

 

My Aunt turns 90 on 5/5/2024! My client (my cousin) wanted me to design her 90th Birthday Party Invitations for her. I was given the ideas of: Mickey and Minnie, Disney and the colors - Purple and Pink.

As with many of my designs, I look online through many different websites and card making and invitations sites to gather ideas. I love how this turned out with the "old style" or Retro Disney sign with the colored rectangles and flags! And of course.... Minnie and Mickey!

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My Memories Suite digital software

Beautiful Lifetime

 

Such lovely cards made by Maheswari Rajaguru.... I just knew I had to create them for myself. Thanks Maheswari for your creativity! I changed a few things to make the card my own, but wanted to give credit to her for her inspiration!

I added a Wink of Stella to all the blooms to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Beautiful Bouquet, Lifetime of Love

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive)

Paper - Soft Sea Foam, Basic Black, Basic White, Old Olive, Perfectly Artistic DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Lifetime of Love dies, glue dots, Wink of Stella, Deckled Rectangles

Scripted Beauty

 

I tend to gravitate to the same SU colors that I've always used. So... with this card... I wanted to try using Lemon Lolly on a card. With that... I was able to also utilize the Boho Blue and Lemon Lime Twist. Such a pretty color combination... perfect for a May card.

For the background piece, I stamped Craft White ink on the Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder to create a white-washed effect on the "bark".

I used Wink of Stella on the petals to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Sweetly Scripted, Enduring Beauty

Ink - Early Espresso, Craft White, Stampin' Blends (Lemon Lolly, Boho Blue, Lemon Lime Twist)

Paper - Lemon Lolly, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Enduring Beauty dies, Crumb Cake baker's twine, Wink of Stella, glue dots, Dimensionals

Forever Love

 

I loved the monochromatic blue card that Cheryl Miller designed with the 'Forever Fern' stamp set and it's coordinating 'Forever Flourishing' dies, that I knew I had to create one of my own. Thanks Cheryl!

I also LOVED the ribbon detail on her card, so tried my hand at it. Let's just say I used a lot of glue dots to keep it in place! LOL!

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Stamp sets - Forever Fern, Lifetime of Love

Ink - Boho Blue,Versamark

Paper - Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Forever Flourishing dies, Seasonal Labels dies, White Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Night of Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots, Wink of Stella, Stylus, dimensionals

Kim and Jake Wedding

Wow! Congratulations to my cousin, Kim and her new husband, Jake! They got married! I was honored to design and create their wedding invitations for them. It was a labor of LOVE. With a few mishaps with my die-cutting machine... I was able to get all the die-cut pieces cut with the help of my best friend, Dawn and her Cricut machine! Thanks Dawn for helping me!

The inside floral design with the written words were designed within My Memories Suite digital software and printed through 'Prints of Love'. 

Thanks Kim and Jake for entrusting in me to design and make all your wedding invitations and to be a part of your very special day! May you have many blessings in your marriage!