Happy Botanicals

 

Using the 'Botanicals Expressions' die-cut for the first time and I'm in love with this die. I wish the coordinating stamp set had a 'Happy Birthday' sentiment, but the ones that it came with will be used someday. I paired the die-cut with the 'Happiness Abounds' stamp set and also with the 'True Blue Florals' DSP.

The sentiment die-cut is from the 'Changing Leaves' die set.

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Stamp set - Happiness Abounds

Ink - Night of Navy

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

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Botanical Expressions dies, Changing Leaves dies, Stylus

Poem Happiness

 

Another card made with the inspiration of Tracy Elsom's card. Again... I kept it monochromatic. Such a great layout for a card. Thanks Tracy!

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Stamp set - Timeless Tropical

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Nature's Poem DSP, Tranquil Tide, Mint Macaron, Basic White, Soft Succulent DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, stylus

Pearl Trio

Hibiscus Paradise

 

I love all things tropical and my niece who is going on a cruise (out of California) to Mexico just gives me tropical vibes. So I wanted something colorful. The 'Happy Hibiscus' stamp set does just that! After I stamped the images... I was able to Emboss and die-cut the flowers all in one go! How fun is that! I used Stampin' Blends to create vibrant colorful flowers.

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

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Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, Happy Hibiscus

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Strawberry Slush, Petal Pink, Peach Pie, Timid Tiger, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly)

Paper - Real Red, Basic Black, Basic White, Garden Green, Petal Pink

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Happy Hibiscus embossing Folder and dies, Deckled Rectangles dies, Wink of Stella, Champagne Rhinestones

Beautiful Swirl

 

I loved the layout of Stampin'Gala's card (found on Pinterest).... so I chose to use the same layout for my card. I wanted to use Flirty Flamingo as my "niece" (Best Friend's daughter) loves anything pink (my kinda gal).

I love how my background piece works with this card. It's the new 'Swirls of Magic' Embossing Folder. I can see where I'll be using this folder a lot in my cards!

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

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Stamp sets - Simply Beautiful, Go To Greetings

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green)

Paper - Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black, Basic White, Flirty Flamingo DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Heart Shaped dies, Party Banners dies, Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, Black Iridescent Ribbon

Boardwalk Beach

 

I was thrilled when this stamp set was offered through Stampin' Up! My nephew loves anything roller coasters, so this set is perfect for him. And eventually for his little girl too.... as she loves to do things that Daddy loves! Can't wait to use more of the stamps and dies in this set.

I added a Wink of Stella to the cars on the roller coaster and on the stars on the ticket.

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Stamp set - Boardwalk Fun

Ink - Memento

Paper - Balmy Blue, Timid Tiger, Basic Black, Beach Boardwalk DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Boardwalk Fun dies, Wink of Stella

More Tools

 

Such a great card made with the 'Trusty Toolbox' DSP from a photo that I found online (Pinterest). Not sure whose card this is... but thank you!  All papers are from the 'Trusty Toolbox' DSP pack. I fussy cut all the tools (even though I do have dies for several of the tools.

I added the sentiment from 'One More Year' stamp set.

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Stamp set - One More Year

Ink - Memento

Paper - Trusty Toolbox DSP, Basic Black, Lost Lagoon

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Scissors, glue dots

Cottage Greetings

 

When I started out making this card... I had a portrait style in mind. I felt that the sentiment piece worked better in the landscape style... so changed my thinking.

I love the bold coloring of the flowers.... I chose Cajun Craze and Timid Tiger (with Daffodil Delight).

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Stamp sets - Go To Greetings, Cottage Rose

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Cajun Craze, Timid Tiger, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight)

Paper - Timid Tiger, Basic Black, Basic White, Softly Stippled DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, Cottage Flowers dies, Wink of Stella

All About Beer

 

When I saw Oksana's card... I knew I needed one for myself! Thanks for the inspiration! For the background... I used the DSP within the 'All About Autumn' papers. The dies are from 'Spotlight on Nature', 'Tasteful Labels' and 'Circles Collection' dies.

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Stamp set - Brewed For You

Ink - Early Espresso, Memento

Paper - Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Basic White, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, Brewed dies, Circles Collection dies, Wink of Stella

Beach Fish

 

Our Godson is turning 1!!!!! His theme for his birthday is "O-Fish-ally 1" - how cool is that!

I picked out an old stamp set 'Fishy Friends' - oh they are adorable! I'm glad I remembered I had this set! lol (I have so many now... it's hard to keep track!).

I paired this set with the seaweed/ sea grass stamps from 'Friends are Like Seashells' stamp set. And used the Designer Series Paper - Beach Boardwalk DSP.

I chose to design the sentiment myself with My Memories Suite digital software... using the Fonts -  Curlz MT & Cornerstone. The Fishing rod is from MM9 (My Memories 9).

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Stamp sets - Friends are Like Seashells, Fishy Friends

Ink - Memento, Soft Sea Foam, Stampin' Blends (Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party)

Paper - Soft Sea Foam, Basic Black, Basic White, Beach Boardwalk DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Wink of Stella

My Memories Suite  

Embellishments - Fishing Rod (MM9)

Fonts - Curlz MT & Cornerstone

Nature Happiness

 

Thanks to Tracy Elsom and her lovely masculine card... I drew inspiration from it to create one of my own for my Dad. Thanks so much Tracy. I changed a few things to make the card my own, but kept the monochromatic feel to the card.

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Stamp set - Happy Thoughts

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Soft Suede, Basic White, Nature's Poem DSP, Crumb Cake DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, stylus

Wild Swirls

 

Bree Renwick's card was so lovely... I just knew I needed one for myself. I love the 'Wild Bunch' stamp set. Wish it had a coordinating die-set to match, but fussy cutting wasn't so bad. I chose the colors Melon Mambo and Gray Granite for mine!

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Stamp set - Wild Bunch

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, Basic Black)

Paper - Melon Mambo, Gray Granite, Basic White, Melon Mambo DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, scissors, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, Deckled Rectangles dies, Party Banners dies, Swirls of Magic Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella

Country Card

 

I loved the layout on this card from Simply Sweet in Ink Designs I found on Pinterest. Thanks Debra Harrison for your lovely card! I changed a few things to make the card my own, but wanted to share where I got my inspiration from.

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Stamp sets - Country Flowers, Here's A Card

Ink- Memento, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Pretty in Pink)

Paper - Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Basic White, Crumb Cake, Gorgeous Grape DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Country Flowers dies, glue dots, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella

Fabulous Stars

 

Such a great guy card from Peggy Noe. I used her card as inspiration for my own. Thanks Peggy!

I used the sentiment from the 'Fabulous Sayings' stamp set.

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Stamp set - Fabulous Sayings

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, scissors, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Star Blast dies

Your Change

 

From Anne Matasci's card, I was inspired to create one for myself. Thanks Anne for your simple yet masculine masterpiece!

The sentiment is from the 'Celebrating You' stamp set and was die-cut using the 'Tasteful Labels' dies.

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Stamp sets - Changing Leaves, Celebrating You

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Plaid Tidings DSP

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

Tropical Shirt

 

My husband wears Hawaiian shirt all summer long. We love Hawaii and anything tropical, so its fitting that I create a birthday card with a Hawaiian shirt on it. I used two retired sets from Stampin' Up! 'Tropical Chic' for the leaves and 'Do The Hula' for the Hawaiian shirt and 'The Right Words' for the sentiment.

The color combo used was Garden Green/Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam

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Stamp sets - Tropical Chic, Do the Hula, The Right Words

Ink - Garden Green, Memento, Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lolly, Stampin' Blends (Lemon Lolly)

Paper - Garden Green, Lemon Lolly, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella

High Sail

 

I loved this one I saw on SplitCoastStampers by RazlDazl. I created one for myself... changing a few things to make it my own. Thanks for the beautiful card you made! I added Wink of Stella to the ocean to make it shimmer.

Thanks for sailing by!

Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, High Tide, Sailing Home

Ink - Memento, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze,Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue)

Paper - Balmy Blue, Basic White, Night of Navy

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Twine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Circles Collection dies, Smooth Sailing dies, Wink of Stella