Many Hearts

 

When I saw Jay Soriano's card... I just knew I had to create one for myself. So elegantly beautiful! I chose to add a sentiment to the middle instead of the flower that Jay had. I also changed the background to an embossed one to give it more texture. Thanks Jay for your lovely card... it inspired mine!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Stamp sets - And Many More

Ink - Shy Shamrock

Paper - Basic Beige, Shy Shamrock

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Fern Embossing Folder, Heart Shaped dies, dimensionals, Fine-tip Glue Pen

Number of Birthdays

 

My oldest sibling just turned 50 years old! I have always wanted to create a birthday card with many candles on it, but was never happy with the result as each candle was not perfectly aligned! NOW.... with the introduction of the new 'Stamparatus', I was able to stamp 50 candles on this cute card I made for my brother!

Using the Stamparatus, I was able to stamp the blue candles in a line.... once that was complete... I switched to the green candles and placed them in between the blue candles. I didn't use the stamparatus with the flame part....as I wanted them to look like actual flames that aren't perfectly aligned.

The candles, flames and sentiment are from the 'Birthday Banners' stamp set. The front cover was made using the 'Number of Years' stamp set (excluding the Happy Birthday sentiment). The sentiment "and many more" is from the "And Many More" stamp set.

I created the word "pull" in my digital software and used the die-cut flag from the "Large Numbers" framelits.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Stamp Sets - Number of Years, Birthday Banners, And Many More
Ink - Dapper Denim, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Versamark
Paper - Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi
Accessories - My Memories Suite, Big Shot, Large Numbers Framelits, Stamparatus, glue dots, dimensionals, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder

 

Painted Seasons

Now, I can't take credit for this lovely creation. I saw Lisa Curcio's card on Pinterest, I had to create one for myself. I changed mine to a 'Get Well' card for my brother-in-law who just had vocal chord surgery.

Thanks Lisa for your lovely inspiration!

Here's her card:

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Colorful Seasons, And Many More

Ink - Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso

Paper - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Painted Autumn DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, glue dots, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

More Leaves

I'm loving the cooler weather along with the color of Fall leaves. For my Thanksgiving cards this year, I wanted it to keep it simple, so I paired the stamp sets "And Many More" with "Vintage Leaves". Perfect!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Vintage Leaves, And Many More
Ink - Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke
Paper - Early Espresso, Whisper White
Embellishments - Early Espresso Grosgrain Stitched Ribbon

Many Pictograms

I have seen many cards created with the offset background piece, so I thought I'd give it a shot myself.

I really like the look of this card! Reminds me of autumn colors -- my favorite season! =)

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - And Many More, Pictogram Punches
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Early Espresso, Always Artichoke
Paper - Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and Whisper White
Accessories - Honeycomb TIEF, Big Shot, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, scissors

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Wisteria Petals

One of our nieces will be turning 14 today, and I wanted something feminine yet still a bit girly.  I believe I achieved it with this card.

I used the simply scored diagonal plate to make the marks on the bottom half of my card.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Painted Petals, And Many More
Paper - Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pistachio Pudding
Ink - Pistachio Pudding, Wisteria Wonder, Black Staz-on
Accessories - Ruffled Ribbon (Wisteria Wonder), Simply Scored Tool, Diagonal Plate

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Many Silhouettes

I saw a card that used this technique.  It's a bit hard to explain, but it was so easy to do.

On Whisper White cardstock, I clear embossed the Serene Silhouettes stamp twice. Then, I sponged the whole background with Soft Sky. (Since it was clear embossed...the white shows through on the Soft Sky background.  With the same stamp, I stamped three times with Island Indigo (full strength ink).  I also stamped twice with Island Indigo, but those were stamped off once on scrap paper before stamping on the card.

I finished it off by stamping the sentiment in Island Indigo.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Serene Silhouettes, And Many More
Ink - Versamark, Soft Sky, Island Indigo
Paper - Whisper White, Island Indigo
Accessories - Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, sponge daubers

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Envelope of Petals

Hmm... my photo makes the Blackberry Bliss Black. Weird...  so just imagine it's the deep purple color instead of black! LOL!

I've been wanting to try out the envelope on top of a card idea from seeing so many beautiful cards designed that way. I do fear it may be too bulky to mail -- thus having to add more postage than normal. Oh well... I do love the results!

I used a 3.75x3.75 piece of Blackberry bliss and placed the starting punch/score at 2 1/8 on the envelope punch board.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - And Many More, Painted Petals
Ink - Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Pistachio Pudding
Paper - Blackberry Bliss, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Flower Frezy Bigz L Die, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Stitched Satin Ribbon (Blackberry Bliss), glue dots, Basic Pearls

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Sweet Lotus

Wow! So happy to have received my new goodies from Stampin' Up! New stamp sets, paper and washi tape! LOL!

I have to say... I was a little apprehensive to try the new Lotus Blossom triple-step stamp set, as I wasn't sure about what colors to use! Ha! There are so many possibilities with this set.

I used Strawberry Slush and So Saffron on my flowers and Smoky Slate on the stems.  I first stamped the 1st stamp in Strawberry Slush, then stamped off (on a scrap piece of paper) then stamped image on card front. Then, I stamped the 2nd stamp in So Saffron and stamped it onto the card from lining up the two points on top. Finally, with the 3rd stamp... I stamped it in So Saffron, stamped off (on a scrap piece of paper) then stamped onto the card front. Whew! I lot of work, but the final product is amazing!  I did the same with the stem. With the 1st stamp in Smoky Slate and the 2nd with Smoky Slate too, but I stamped off on a scrap piece of paper.

This is the first time I used washi tape on my cards.  I believe it really dresses it up quite nicely... the washi tape is adhered to black cardstock, so it looks gray in the background instead of white -- pretty cool!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Lotus Blossom, And Many More
Ink - Strawberry Slush, So Saffron, Smoky Slate
Paper - Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories - Sweet Sadie Washi Tape, Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon

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More Birthday Kindness

I really love how this card evolved.  I wanted to use just the image (not the words) in the "Love is Kindness" stamp, so I masked the words before I ink it with Memento ink.

I was looking for a sentiment that would fit in the lower left (as the image was standing up at that point).  I finally realized that I could lay the image on it's side....thus giving me plenty of room for the sentiment (from the "And Many More" stamp set. Perfect!

I had first thought to dry emboss the white background, but figured that would be too plain.  So when I saw the dots in the "Endless Birthday Wishes" stamp set.... I said that would work better.

Voila! It's a beauty!



Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Endless Birthday Wishes, Love is Kindness, And Many More
Paper - Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink - Memento Ink, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities, Old Olive Blendabilities

And Many Flowers

I saw this lovely color combo on Lisa Martz card (right) that I just wanted to try it myself (mine's on the left!).  The color combo I used was Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey.  I also used her floral arrangement too.... I thought it so cute!  So adorable for my niece's birthday too!

Thanks Lisa for your inspiration!

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Flower Patch, And Many More

Paper - Sahara Sand, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White

Ink - Sahara Sand, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories - Big Shot, Honeycomb TIEF, Stitched Satin Ribbon (Blackberry Bliss), Basic Pearls

Twin Boys

I needed a quick baby shower card for my cousin who is having twin boys!!!!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Best of Brides and Babies, And Many More
Paper - Soft Sky, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink - Basic Black, Blendabilities (Skin Tone, Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight)

Katie's Journal Cover

Several years ago, I had created a few journals for my nieces (now these were journals with traditional covers.... made with gluing on paper and embellishments).  My niece had asked me if I could make her a new journal.  I decided I'd like to utilize the journal option in the My Digital Studio software (Stampin' Up!).

Having to only design the front and back cover.... made it so much easier!  Stampin' Up!'s professional print services do all the rest with creating the journal for you! Yeah!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Brush Set - Modern Medley (dots - Concord Crush)
Embellishments - Soft Blooms (Wisteria Wonder); Festive Blooms (Whisper White); Basic Rhinestones
Punch - Square (filled w/Concord Crush DSP patterns)
Font - Lavanderia (Concord Crush)



I got this lovely journal (soft bound) book in the mail, and was pleased with the Stampin' Up! Professional Print company.  I wanted to create a card to send along to my niece with her new journal, and wanted it to look a bit like her journal cover.

Here's the card:

I believe it goes well with the journal, even though the flowers are different and the stripes are going in the opposite direction! (I just noticed that! lol!)

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Flower Shop, And Many More
Paper - Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant DSP
Ink - Elegant Eggplant
Accessories - Pansy Punch, Stylish Stripes TIEF, Big Shot, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals