Category: Any occasion card

Around the Bend 7 x 5 Inspirational Card with Video Tutorial

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I don’t usually make big cards, partly because of the extra postage we have to pay here in the US. So I have always stuck to making them with 1/2 sheet of 11 x 8 1/2 card with the finished card size of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. Then I received a card from a friend – it was bigger than 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 but still had the regular first class stamp. So I did a little research and found that I could send a max size of 7 x 5 for the same first class stamp – so today’s card is just that size!!

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Fresh as a Daisy Suite

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Later today I shall be receiving my order from the new 2023 – 2024 Annual Catalog – normally I would have gotten my hands on the new products weeks ago but as I was away on an extended holiday I was not able to place my order until I was back in McKinney!

In my order is the Fresh as A Daisy Suite which I am itching to get my hands on, I love daisies – (we called one of our Yorkie’s Daisy) rather than wait any longer I am going to share the Stampin’ UP! video and samples with you today – watch this space for ideas I come up with in the coming days and weeks!!!

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Tropical Leaf Gatefold Any Occasion Card

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So I am a little behind with posting these cards as some of the papers retired at the beginning of this month, however the gatefold fancy fold is great fun and you can choose any of the decorative papers in your stash, pick out one or two colors and recreate this card, I just love that Tropical Leaf Stamp Set!………. oh and did I mention there is a video to go along with it?

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Decorative Borders with Painted Posies Embossing Sympathy Card

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These are the cards we would prefer not to have to send, but they do offer such comfort to those who receive them. The line art in the Decorative Borders Stamp set is beautiful and as the set does not have any greetings it is easy to pair up with another set which has a variety of different greetings to make this into a ‘feel better soon’, thank you, retirement or even a birthday card. Today I have used the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set for my greeting.

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2023 Flip Over Desk Calendar ~ May

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Once again I enjoyed designing and making my flip over calendar for 2023, with the help of my friend, Elly – while she was visiting from the UK in October. . As I have done for the last few years I am going to be sharing one at the start of each month. This was designed for a stamp camp in early December 2022, we had such fun making them and my ladies have made me promise to do another for 2024

I am changing things a little for this year, I recognise not everyone is into making 3D items so have created a card for each month, using elements from the calendar for that month. .

So today I share, a cute Lady Bird a perfect choice for mid-spring.

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Like an Animal Thank You Card Idea

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You all know that I love the decorative paper packs, I find them inspirational especially when it comes to color combinations. Last November I was able to go to an all day Stampin’ UP! event in Arlington TX, there I was gifted an pack of Like an Animal decorative paper – which has all animal prints. To be honest it is not something I would choose to have but I put on my thinking cap and came up with a simple design featuring the paper with some lovely Polished Pink card and ribbon (soon to retire)

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Decorative Borders with Go To Greetings Thank You Card

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Of all the decorative paper packs in the 2022 – 2023 Annual Catalog Texture Chic has been my absolute favorite – I lost count of how many packs I bought as I used it in a lot of classes! It is about to retire so I wanted to share one of the designs before the end of April. Pale Papaya is also about to retire from the in-color family so I am giving that a final showing as well.

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