Happy June! In the early part of last December I had a class to create a flip over calendar, everyone loved it and made me promise we will do another later in this new year! I thought I might start each month this year by posting the page for that month, so today I share, June, which you can see has bright, cheerful blossoms with butterflies as its theme.
Continue readingToday’s card is packed with texture – with stamping and dry embossing – just a few inspiration words in the greeting and the peacefulness of some butterflies.
The card also features the ‘soon to be retired’ color, Pretty Peacock, which has been one of my favorites over the last 2 years – now is the time to order this before it goes away!
Continue readingI always remember my grandmother having hydrangea bushes in her front garden with huge flower heads, I loved them then and love them still. When I came to live in North Texas I planted some in my front garden, although they grew they never really thrived and I never got the big flower heads I remember as a child.
The Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper gives me all the beautiful hydrangea’s I want and I have used it on today’s card. DSP is one of the first things I look at when a new catalog comes out – and I have to admit that over the years I have been a bit of a hoarder. A few years ago I made a promise to myself that I would use more!
Continue readingAn easy fun fold for today with a simple gatefold with a front panel, they look so impressive but so easy to do.
I used the Healing Hugs stamp set to create this ‘get well soon’ card in nice bold Night of Navy and Mango Melody colors. I think by simply changing out the greeting you could use this design for thank you, birthday or simply ‘just because’!
Continue readingI think I say this at the beginning of every month…… but can you believe it is March already? Those of you who know me or have followed my blog know that I work for the largest retail tax preparation service in the USA. This is my 18th year and as always this time of the year is pretty hectic, so doin’ a lil’ card crafting is an excellent way to de-stress and get my head out of the numbers and into some creativity.
Today’s card is one that I made some while ago, I just love the softness of the Very Versailles Stamp Set paired up with Soft Sea Foam and Sahara Sand with a tiny touch of Silver Foil.
With the holiday season coming on us quickly, now might be the time to get some thank you cards made ready sending out after Christmas. With today’s card I have pulled out the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set with the coordinating Butterfly Duet Punch, and paired the soft subtleness of Purple Posy with the rich jewel tone of Blackberry Bliss.
My favorite card to make is a Thank You one. I have shared on more than one occasion how important I think saying thank you is and having a handmade card to do that is even better!
Today I have paired up the pretty Butterfly Gala Stamp Set with Mango Melody, a very bright and happy color and kept it very simple with a couple of punched butterflies and Gold Metallic Pearls
It is a while since I used my Butterfly Gala Stamp Set – it has 5 great greetings – the one that really draws me is “A Little Note’
This can be used for practically occasion – A little note.… to say Happy Birthday, A little note…… to say Thank you. A little note.… to say Get Well Soon, A little note …. to say I’m thinking of you. you get the idea – who wants some of this type of card in their stash for those times you need a card…. like NOW?
On Tuesday we had 5 new colors introduced to the Stampin’ UP! color family. All are just beautiful, a range of what I can only call pastel, jewel tones. Over the next few weeks I shall introduce each one to you and today I am starting with Purple Posy.
I paired it with the ‘just breathe’ greeting from the Colorful Seasons Stamp Set – I think it gives a really inspirational card, perfect if you are wanting to encourage or inspire someone! Continue reading
