I think when you send a card you send a little piece of your heart, when you send a handmade card, well that is just a little bit more ‘heart’ going into the envelope!
Today I have a trio of parasols using the Pretty Parasol Stamp Set and Umbrella Builder Punch, paired with the lovely bright and cheerful Daffodil Delight and Whisper White.
A couple of weeks ago I introduced the idea of a ‘Patch Card’, where I found a piece of card laying on my workbench or by my paper trimmer, then built up my design on that piece before attaching it to a regular size card base.
Today’s card started with the piece of HIghland Heather – not surprising as those of you that have been following me recently will know, I have used this color quite a bit for some reason! The Very Vanilla oval is also something I had in my little bin of ‘stuff’ which has punched shapes, bows, etc that I have left over from other projects that when I tried to use them it did not work – but I could not bear to throw it away!
Once again I have reached out for the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set, I think this really appeals to me under the circumstances we found ourselves at the moment – I am sending positive thoughts to you all as well.
Welcome to the Ink & Share Scrapbook blog hop, we are group of international Stampin UP! demonstrators sharing our ideas and creativity with you.
You will have either arrived from Heike’s post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME. This month we have a ‘Love ‘ theme ~ I was so very tempted use red and hearts, but I kinda went in another direction with Early Expresso and Blushing Bride!
Once again I have chosen to use a 12 x 12 page – mainly because Stampin’ UP! has 12 x 12 card stock in all its colors which gives me a fantastic choice but also because they have the 12 x 12 Page Protectors and Albums.
We have a Christmas card sneaking into my blog today. The Mercury Glass Acetate Sheet is in the 2019 Holiday Catalog – it is so pretty and gives our card projects such a pop when used.
The card also features the So Many Stars Bundle which has the So Many Stars stamp set and the Stitched Stars Dies. I have borrowed the card and video from Stampin’ UP! because it is just the perfect way to use these products together.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I, as many of you, have friends that have either gone through this journey or maybe currently walking the path, so this is my card to honor each and every one of them.
This design would work very well for any other the other ‘courage’ ribbons – simply change out the colors to the appropriate one.
Today’s card is one my ladies made in a recent Card Buffet – I get a lot of requests for ‘Get Well’, Sympathy and the like so I figure that ‘Thinking of You’ covers all those bases! The Rooted in Nature stamp set is one I go to a lot – mainly because I just love that little cluster leaves stamp, and my colors are quite muted and not too jazzy so I think it would make a great guy card with a little change in the greeting.
Check out the links below for other cards made with this set.
Once again I am thrilled to be taking part in the Ink . Stamp . Share blog hop, we are a group of Stampin’ Up!®️Demonstrators from around the globe here to bring you inspiration through creativity!
You will have either arrived from Deb Naylor’s post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME . This month’s theme is CHRISTMAS ~ this is my first Christmas card for 2019!
We are still having 90+F temperatures here in North Texas and it is a little difficult to think of Christmas so I have gone with contemporary colors that sound ‘summery’ ~ Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana!
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
Time for another stampin’ technique ~ today I am going to be using a Stampin Marker to ink up one of the stamps on my card. This is great if you don’t have the stamp pad in the color you want to use but you do have the marker.
I have paired the Beauty Abounds stamp set with Mint Macaron and Purple Posy – I don’t have the Purple Posy ink pad yet but I do have the marker. This stamp set has a really beautiful, swirly, stem of flowers and leaves – a perfect focal point for my card.
I am sharing another technique today – Tone-on-Tone stamping along with a video to show you how easy it is to do!
I first came across the term ‘tone-on-tone ‘ when I came to live in the US some 18 years ago. Due to visa restrictions I was not allowed to work ~ I had to find something to do with my time – so I found myself a quilting class, the list of supplies included some fabric called ‘tone on tone neutral’, which meant nothing to me at the time, until the really kind lady in the fabric stop helped me out 🙂
I am using one of the new stamp sets from the 2019 -2020 Stampin’ UP! catalog, Tasteful Textures, as well as showcasing a couple of the new ribbons and embellishments which were in my recent ribbon and embellishment product share ~ click here for details
