Celebrate Chocolate

 

The 'Nothings Better Than' stamp set is just perfect for a Valentine's Day card! I wanted to create a box of chocolates.... such a cute idea! I used my 'Nesting Stitched Hearts' dies (Non-SU), to cut out a white heart. I then, stamped several times on the cardstock to create all the chocolates you see here (as you can see I didn't using a masking technique.... just stamped in rows to cover the whole shape. I matted the heart, with an Early Espresso piece of cardstock.

Both the sentiment and the banner are retired stamp sets (Something to Celebrate and Birthday Banners, respectively). The Bunch of Banners is also retired.

The background is an embossing folder 'Stone'. I thought it resembled hardened chocolate when you unwrap it.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Nothing Better Than, Something to Celebrate, Birthday Banners

Ink - Early Espresso, Cinnamon Cider, Stampin' Blends (Cinnamon Cider, Bronze)

Paper - Cinnamon Cider, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Nested Stitched Hearts dies, Bunch of Banners dies, Stone Embossing Folder

 

Seasonal Wood

 

My Dad has just recently made (by hand) 3 Adirondack chairs for his home. So, with that in mind, I found Kathie Durgan's card on pinterest. I figured that I could create something similar.  Thanks Kathie for your inspiration! As you can see... I changed some things to make it my own, but wanted to give credit to Kathie who inspired my card.

I used the color combo of Early Espresso/Dapper Denim/Crushed Curry.

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Stamp Set - Colorful Seasons, Birthday Banners

Ink - Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Paper - Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Color Theory DSP

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Layering Squares dies, Bunch of Banners dies, Seasonal Layers dies, dimensionals

Dino Birthday

My twin sister loves dinosaurs, so had to create a dino card for her with the 'Dino Days' set. The coordinating dies (Dino dies) perfectly align to complete dinosaurs (with spikes).

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Stamp Sets - Dino Days, Birthday Banners
Ink - Early Espresso, Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green
Paper - Highland Heather, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Dino dies, glue dots

 

Candle Banners

 

When I saw Patsy Waggoner's card (right), I wanted to create one for myself using the products I had on hand. Thanks Patsy for your inspiration!

I used the Houndstooth Embossing Folder for the background for my card. I used scissors to cut out the candles and the flames... everything else had a die-cut.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Birthday Banners, Picture Perfect Birthday

Ink - Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry

Paper - Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White

Accessories - scissors, Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Bunch of Banners dies, Layering Ovals dies, dimensionals, glue dots

 

Mother's Day 2019

Mother's Day is always a hard time for me, as my Mother is no longer here on Earth. I know she is watching me from heaven, and I know I will be with her again someday! My husband still has his Mom, and she is a comfort to me too. I do have a few Mother-figures in my life, as does Mike too. 

My God-Mother (my Aunt Pat), my best friend's Mom (Kathy) and Mike's family friend (Jennifer). Thanks to all the Mom's out there who love, nurture and provide.... not only for your family, but to all the extended "family" too! Hugs and love to all of you!

I wanted to show you how I received inspiration from SallyStampers card (bottom)... and changed it to make it my own! Thanks for your inspiration Sally!

I utilized many different stamp sets for my cards. The banner is from 'Birthday Banners' and the words inside the banner is from 'Thoughtful Banners'. The flowers and leaves are from 'Falling Flowers' with it's coordinating 'May Flowers' framelits. The banner is die-cut using the 'Bunch of Banners' Framelits. My background is one that I absolutely LOVE!!!!! 'Layered Leaves' DTIEF.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Falling Flowers, Birthday Banners, Thoughtful Banners

Ink - Grapefruit Grove, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Blushing Bride, Memento, Blackberry Bliss, Melon Mambo

Paper - Grapefruit Grove, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Blushing Bride, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Layered Leaves DTIEF, May Flowers Framelits, Bunch of Banners Framelits, dimensionals, glue dots, Lemon Lime Twist Organdy Ribbon

 

Tropical Banners

 

I fell in love with the colors on Korstan Del Rosario's card (right)... so I just had to create one of my own. My Uncle and his daughter (my cousin) are planning on going to Hawaii, so I thought a tropical birthday card was in order!  AND... I wanted it to be a bit masculine, so the blue/green combo was perfect! Thanks Korstan!

I paired the 'Tropical Chic' stamp set with the 'Birthday Banners' sentiment. The 'Bunch of Banners' Framelits coordinate with the set.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Tropical Chic, Birthday Banners

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Balmy Blue

Paper - Mossy Meadow, Balmy Blue, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Tropical Thinlits, Bunch of Banners Framelits, dimensionals, glue dots

 

Painted Pines

With each stamp set I purchase, I sometimes look to see if there's an unusual way to use the stamp/image/shape. With the 'Christmas Pines' stamp set... you would think that you could only use it for pinecones. Well, I noticed that the image sort of looked like a pineapple too. So, I thought to make a cute card using the image as a pineapple.

For the greenery for the pineapple, I used the leaf stamp in the 'Painted Harvest' stamp set.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Christmas Pines, Painted Harvest, Birthday Banners
Ink - Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green
Paper - Pineapple Punch, Whisper White, Nature's Poem DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Pretty Pines Thinlits, Bunch of Banners Framelits, dimensionals, Stitched Square Framelits (non-SU)

 

Pinewood Banner

I really liked the masculine feel to Christie's Creations card (bottom), so I decided to create one of my own using her general layout!  Thanks Christie!

I die-cut the banners from the 'Bunch of Banners' framelits. You can't see it from the card, but I cut the brown and yellow banners, so that I could a bit longer than the green ones.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Birthday Banners

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Painted Autumn DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Bunch of Banners Framelits, Pinewood Planks DTIEF

Waterfront Bouquet

I just LOVE this 'Waterfront' stamp set! Such beautiful cards can be created with it! When I saw Jenny Engelke's card (bottom).... I just had to try a sunset one for myself. I changed a few things to make the card my own.

I used a scrap piece of paper... and used the Deco Labels Framelit to create the frame for my sponging.

This card is for my hubby! Happy Birthday Hon! We both LOVE sunsets, so this card is perfect for him! (As he is so perfect for me!). HUGS!

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Waterfront, Beautiful Bouquet, Birthday Banners

Ink - Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Accessories - scrap piece of paper, sponge daubers, Bouquet Bunch Framelits, Linen Thread, Big Shot, Deco Labels Framelits

 

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.

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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

 

Birthday Remarks

I paired the flower in the 'Remarkable You' stamp set along with the sentiment in the 'Birthday Banners' set in this card.

I also used the retired Brights DSP... I so miss these paper stacks from Stampin' Up! But... I have enough of it leftover that I can still utilize it on my cards for a while! =)

I added the heart from the Brights Enamel Shapes... very cute addition, if I do say so myself. Now I'm wondering why I didn't purchase these sooner. LOL!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Remarkable You, Birthday Banners
Ink - Black Staz-on, Memento, Smoky Slate, Real Red
Paper - Basic Black, Real Red DSP, Whisper White
Accessories - Brights Enamel Shapes (Real Red), AquaPainter

Birthday Layers

 

I was again inspired by Natalie Lapakko's cards... this one utilizing the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper along with the Seasonal Layers Thinlits (leaf die-cut).
This card was easily created using a 3x3 inch piece of the Wood Textures DSP, and adhering the leaf die cut on top. The sentiment was from the "Birthday Banners" stamp set.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp set - Birthday Banners
Ink - Early Espresso
Paper - Whisper White, Early Espresso, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Precision Plate, Die Brush

Birthday Trees

I'm loving this 'Totally Tree' Stamp set! It's so versatile! Although my card is very different from Mary Fish's card... I did see hers and thought to place 3 trees on the focus of my card. So, thank you Mary for your lovely card.

As this card is for my Uncle in spring... I wanted all my trees to be green and lush. So I used Old Olive and Emerald Envy for my trees.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Totally Trees, Birthday Banners

Ink - Early Espresso, Emerald Envy, Old Olive

Paper - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Whisper White, Old Olive DSP

Banner Birds

Such a fun card! I cannot take credit for it as I found the design on Pinterest! I loved the colors so much... I used them on mine too!  Thanks Diane Ouellette for your wonderful card. Here is what her's look liked:

See... almost identical! I used scissors to cut out each pinwheel (sail)... the middle piece is from the Swirly Birds stamp set and has a matching die-cut within the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Swirly Bird, Birthday Banners

Ink - Dapper Denim, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Soft Sky, Early Espresso

Paper - Dapper Denim, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Bunch of Banners, Swirly Scribbles, scissors

Big Birthdays

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment on this card sort of looks like a tiered cake to me, so adding the candle to the top was just the finishing touch.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Big On Birthdays, Birthday Banners
Ink - Memento, Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry
Paper- Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Basic Black, It's My Party DSP

Milestone Banner

The Little Numbers Thinlits make it so easy to create milestone birthday cards.  This one is for my Uncle who is turning 85! Congrats to him!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Birthday Banners
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Memento
Paper - Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Little Numbers Thinlits, Bunch of Banners Framelits, Balloon Bouquet Punch