The other day I shared a little treat holder thank you for my customers who shopped for their SU goodies with me during March and April. It was not practical for me to mail them to my on-line customera so today’s card is one I designed and sent to them.
It is an easy ‘Z’ fold and I used the lovely Poppy Moments Dies with the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper with Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Purple Posy for my color palette.
Today is full of sparkle – Shimmer White Embossing Powder and Glittered Organdy Ribbon, I pulled out my Heat Tool and the Ornate Style Stamp Set to create this card with lots of impact. The sparkle in the embossing powder does not really show too well but really is very sparkly in person! Continue reading
A few days ago Stampin’ UP! released the Share Sunshine PDF – stuffed full of greetings reflecting encouraging sayings perfect for lifting the spirits of folks while we are coping with the restrictions to keep us all safe during the terrible COVID 19 pandemic. #ShareSunshine
Today’s card uses one of those greetings – a simple card using the To A Wild Rose Stamp Set and Designer Elements ~ one of the retiring embellishments
Interactive cards are a lot of fun to make and receive. I was reminded of this style of card when I got a Christmas card from my sister last year. Basically the front of the card has a large hole in it where another panel is attached using Bakers Twine. You turn the panel so the twine is twisted then put the card in the envelope when the recipient gets the card and opens it the front panel twirls around!
I used the Peaceful Poppies DSP and Poppy Moments Dies to decorate my card – but it would work for any of our decorative papers and dies – can you imagine a child receiving this style of card?
Happy May Day! I have a very simple card to share today – featuring a couple of products that will be retiring at the end of the month, The Perennial Essence Vellum Card and the Whisper White 1/4 Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon.
During May I will be sharing projects made with retiring products – they are still available while stocks last up to June 2nd and you can find links to them at the bottom of this post.
Today’s card was inspired by a color challenge, I am always looking for ways of using all the lovely colors in Stampin’ UP!’s huge range and the 3 we had to work with for this project were an interesting combination.
I used the Ornate Thanks Stamp Set for my greeting but the main feature of my card uses the Ornate Borders Dies, which creates a stunning feature. This is the Ornate Thanks Bundle which is an early release from the 2020 – 2021 Annual catalog coming in early June. I also used a couple of products that will be retiring at the end of May, the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots and the Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon.
Today’s card uses some products that will be retiring in the coming weeks 😦 The Path of Petals Stamp Set has some very pretty ‘wispy’ sort of flowers and leaves as well as some really useful greetings – and you know I love a stamp set with images and greetings!
I chose to use the sharing in your sorrow greeting for this one, sadly it is necessary to make cards for these occasions, but any of the greetings in this set would work in the space on this card.
So we are all still practicing social distancing and if you are like me, hunkering down in the house and garden. I am sure we are all looking forward to our lives opening up at some time but in the meantime I have a virtual vacation to share today from the Stampin’ UP! Tropical Oasis Suite of products.
If you were part of my DSP, Ribbon and Embellishment Share back in January/February you will already have some of these great products in your stash, now would be a great time to pull them out and have a virtual vacation of your own! Continue reading
I have a great technique video to share today – the Retiform Technique. I had no idea what it meant, added to which my spell checker doesn’t even recognise it! So I checked out the definition of retiform ~ ‘having the form of or resembling a net’ ….. and that is exactly what this technique creates!
I chose to use the Beautiful You Stamp Set because it has nice big images which meant I could show you on a video quickly – but if you make each of the sections smaller you can use smaller images to build up an even more intricate pattern.
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As I write this post it is Good Friday – the weather is absolutely beautiful (although a tiny tad chilly) this morning and as I look out, my garden has patches of color from the early flowering plants. It makes me think that despite all of the sad and anxious times we are living thru at the moment – nature is carrying on in her own sweet way bringing fresh growth and color.
My card today carries on this theme – I have chosen to use the big flower stamp from the Ornate Style Stamp Set and some relaxing coloring with Stampin’ Blends.
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