Cute Turtle Friends Card Idea

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021Leave a comment

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Looking back over my last few posts I see a lot of floral cards – I admit flowers are one of my weaknesses and I am so drawn to stamp sets and decorative paper with them on, so today I am going in another direction by turning to turtles!

The Turtle Friends Bundle is beyond cute, made up from the Turtle Friends Stamp Set with the coordinating Turtle Punch. I bought it with children’s cards in mind but I think it will work for any ‘young at heart’ adult!

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Thinking of you with Art Gallery

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021Leave a comment

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I like the mixture of colors today – I realized I had not used Shaded Spruce for a while so paired it with Soft Seafoam (although it is hard to see it in the picture) they went well together but need something more to I went for Magenta Madness, my goodness – does that jump out at you! but it works for me 🙂

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Bright and Cheerful Inspirational Card

August 12, 2021August 11, 2021Leave a comment

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Today’s card could be used for just about any occasion, it has bright colors and a simple but heartfelt message, which is from the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set.

My colors of Coastal Cabana and Melon Mambo are new to me but I think they turned out really cheerful 🙂

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Shaded Summer ~ Feminine Birthday Card Idea

August 10, 2021July 21, 2021Leave a comment

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Today’s card was the result of a color challenge, Early Expresso, Flirty Flamingo and Garden Green! I had no problem with combining the first two colors but I have to admit that Garden Green is not my favorite green in the Stampin’ UP! family, so that was the challenge for me, I chose to make it my ‘minor’ color.

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Stitched Greenery Embossing Plate ~ Product Spotlight

August 8, 2021July 20, 2021Leave a comment

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Each time a new Stampin’ UP! catalog is issued I go thru it to see all the new goodies, each time I think I have seen everything that is available and then I start to discover things I missed! One of those is the focus of today’s card – tucked away on page 165 is a metal plate which really does not seem much – until you run it thru your Cut and Emboss Machine with a piece of card – and there it is ……. a beautiful, delicate pattern of little stitched leaves,

To bring the botanical theme thru I have embellished the card with a few flowers and greeting from the Flowers of Friendship Stamp Set and coordinating Flowers and Leaves Punch ( choose the bundle and save 10% – see the link below 🙂 )

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Any Occasion ‘Hello’ Card ~ In Good Taste

August 6, 2021July 20, 2021Leave a comment

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In the past I have shared that I love Designer Series Paper (DSP), I have also admitted that I tend to be a bit of a hoarder, always thinking that I will have the perfect project for that ‘some day’ so would save it for another day! I am trying to mend my ways and have been using it more and more!

I shared a card on Wednesday which featured DSP and to prove I am reforming I have another to share today, featuring the ‘In Good Taste’ DSP ~ which has a variety of wood and tile effect prints that make perfect backgrounds as well as focal points.

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Biggest Wish Super Simple Guy Card

August 4, 2021July 20, 2021Leave a comment

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I am really taken with the Biggest Wish Stamp Set ~ I love that I can create nice, big greetings for my cards, this is especially true for today’s card as I made it for my nephew so that is not ‘over the top’ as he is not into fancy!

I chose to use some decorative paper with checks and pull the checks thru the card by using one of the new embossing folders. This is a very quick and simple card to make you could use the same sketch, changing out the decorative paper and card colors to create a card for any occasion.

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Easy, Pansy Petals ‘Hello Friend’ Card Idea

July 31, 2021July 18, 2021Leave a comment

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I have shared the Pansy Petals Suite before, I love it with all the beautiful pansies. The Designer Series Paper is really spectacular and to ensure its beauty I made it the main part of my card.

I paired the paper with the coordinating Pansy Patch Stamp Set along with the greeting from the Biggest Wish Stamp Set. Each month I send a thank you card to everyone who shops with me for the Stampin’ UP! goodies, and this is the one I made for my June customers.

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Holiday Catalog Unboxing :-)

July 29, 2021July 16, 20211 Comment

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On August 3rd the July – December Mini Catalog goes live!!! It is jammed packed full of great ideas and products for your holiday season crafting projects.

As a Stampin’ UP! demonstrator I get to see the catalog ahead of time and to pre-order my choice of goodies. My order arrived and I spent some ‘happy time’ looking at those choices and decided I would share with you to spark your creative juices!

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Slimline Silver Embossed Celebrate Card Idea

July 27, 2021July 16, 2021Leave a comment

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Last week my brother and sister-in-law celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, which is silver! Neither of them are into delicate, dainty or fancy, so after much thought and a stroll thru my stamp sets I decided the Stacked Stone Stamp would make a fantastic background with some elegant leaves from the Artistic Dies.

To bring in the silver theme I heat embossed the Stacked Stone image with Silver Embossing Powder. I did not want to add too much bulk to the card as it has to be posted to the UK, so the heat embossing had a huge impact.

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