Category Archives: HANDMADE CARDS

Wonderful World Birthday

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I have a beautiful card to share with you that highlights the Wonderful World Designer Series paper. The many pretty patterns from this paper helped to create this card … one sheet has larger flowers so I fussy cut it out and then mounted it onto my layered cardfront.

The card base is Basic White and was layered with the yellow pattern … I used that one to pull the yellow out of the center of the flower. I used the Stitched with Whimsy dies to create some texture onto my piece of Mossy Meadow and then layered my flower over it.

My Happy Birthday sentiment comes from the Very Best Trio bundle and was die cut using the Layering Circle dies to add a little more whimsy to the card. I did have to pinch off that leaf so I could position near the greeting like I did. And then ….

the entire assembly was mounted onto the card front using the Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the larger flowers on that sheet, so many different kinds from all over the world … amazing! Each one will give you a different look so you can have a lot of fun with them.

Thank you so much for coming and checking out my blog today. With Sale-a-bration ending in just a few days, I wanted to make sure I gave you a chance to get your favorites.

Have a wonderful day ~

Here is a list of products used for today’s card ….

Hey, You are Amazing

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Finally feeling a little better so I’ll be back to posting and sharing again! Today’s Hey, You are Amazing card features the Amazing Phrasing stamp set and the Rings of Love Designer Paper.

Before we begin … here are the measurements:

  • Card Base: Parakeet Party 11” x 4-1/4”
  • Cardstock # 1: Sweet Sorbet 5-1/4” x 4”
  • Cardstock # 2: Parakeet Party 3-1/4” x 2”
  • Cardstock # 3: Basic White 3” x 1-3/4”
  • DSP:  5” x 3-3/4”

Instructions:

  • Score and fold the card base in half as you would if you were making a normal card.
  • On a Clear Block, line up the “HEY” and “you are” stamps on one line and then place the “AMAZING” stamp under them. Using Evening Evergreen ink, stamp the sentiment on Cardstock #3. 
  • Adhere the sentiment on to Cardstock #2.  Add dimensionals to the corners on the backside of Cardstock #2.
  • Place adhesive on the back of the DSP and adhere to Cardstock #1.
  • Place adhesive on the back of Cardstock #1 and adhere to the card base.
  • Take about 10” of the Soft Sea Foam Seam Binding ribbon and tie a bow.  Use glue dots to adhere to the DSP, also use glue dots to adhere the tails of the ribbon to the DSP. Attach the sentiment to the DSP, so that it looks like a wall hanging.
  • For the inside of the card, stamp a sentiment and adhere the Basic White card stock to the inside of the card.

Thank you for stopping back and joining me today.

Have a wonderful day.

Linda

Cup of Tea …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I have a cute card made from the fabulous Cup of Tea Suite. Sit a bit and enjoy a cuppa while you create cards and more with products from the Tea Boutique Suite Collection.

If you like tea, you’ll love creating tea-themed projects. The Cup of Tea Bundle has stamps and coordinating dies for making cards and scrapbook pages.

Sit and stay awhile with a friend and share the Cup of Tea Bundle! ☕

This bundle includes stamps and dies to create a perfect cup! Add a little (or a lot) of love, a slice of lemon, and a heart-felt sentiment for cute cards and crafts that will make everyone smile.

Thank you for stopping by!

A Dazzling Halloween …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’m going to bewitch you with a Dazzling Halloween Card! From a simple Black & White pattern from the Rustic Harvest Designer Paper to a fun and colorful card that’s a treat for any of your ghouls and goblins.

Now that you’ve seen the card, I invite you to sit back and join me for a quick video … it is a replay of my Summer Sale-a-bration / Mini Catalog Celebration Party. Enjoy!!

Now … wasn’t that easy? The Glitter Washi Tape fits nicely between the lines and goes down easily. The Scary Cute Bundle creates a hauntingly inviting image that sits on a piece of die cut vellum to really make it pop. If you’ve watched the video to the end … you got to see two of the cards that I had showcase on my blog earlier.

I thank you for joining me today. Hope you have a good day!

Here are the links to the products that I used in today’s card ….

Just a Note to say …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

A new week ahead, so Just a Note to say Happy Monday to you! Today I’d like to share another card from the Wonderful World bundle. The layers truly highlight the beauty of this flower. We begin with a Basic White base and a Basic White mat that is embossed with the Fern 3D folder … this adds a nice touch of texture to the card.

Our next layer is the Wonderful World Designer Series paper which is attached directly to the embossed cardstock. Next we’ll ink up the stamp using a sponge dauber and Rich Razzleberry for the flower and the Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write marker to add color to the stem and stamp onto Basic White cardstock. Secure to a Rich Razzleberry mat.

Stamp greeting on white carstock and die cut with smallest tag die. Wrap silver cord twice around matted image and thread tag on, then tie a bow. Adhere to card with dimensionals. Finish off your card by adding silver pearls to the designer paper.

If you would like a PDF of this card with photo, dimensions and full instructions … just leave a comment below and I will send it out to you.

Thank you for joining me this Monday. Have an amazing day!

Here is a list of ingredients to make today’s card ….

A Wonderful World …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

A Wonderful World … Celebrate the natural beauty found around the world with this stamp and paper bundle featuring prominent flowers from across the globe. The stamps and paper are designed to coordinate perfectly for handmade cards as beautiful as Mother Nature herself.

The Wonderful World Bundle includes the Wonderful World Stamp Set and the Wonderful World 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper. Let me show what a beautiful combination these two are together…

I’m teaming it up with the Corner Flip Fold … an easy Fun Fold that gives your card extra dimension and an additional pop of color by exposing the designer paper we are using on the inside…. Instead of trying to write down all of the instructions, I have created a video from my LIVE presentation during my Summer Sale-a-bration & Mini Catalog Celebration.

I hope that the video explains how to create the fun folds and shows how beautiful this bundle really is. I love the “Distinktive” stamps and how realistic they are…. those sponge daubers add color so nicely to the stamps as well.

Thank you for stopping over today and checking out my blog,

Here is a list of the products I used for my two cards shown in the video ….

Warmth of the Season

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I couldn’t resist … I had to share one more card (for now) using the Rustic Harvest Designer paper and bring you the Warmth of the Fall Season. I know you know how to use the “colored” paper so I have another way to highlight the black & white. Let’s take a look at this gorgeous paper …

See, I bet you have ideas spinning around in your head with what you would like to do with all the beautiful colored patterns, but I want to share how to have fun with the black and white.

Yesterday’s card highlighted the “Blending Brushes” and transforming the black and white to a soft fall background. Wait till you see today’s card!! Grab your fall colored ink pads (I’m using Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, and Crushed Curry) … then grab your sponge daubers. Don’t have any? I put the link below be cause you are going to want these handle little coloring tools in your stamp collection!

Is this not a WOW card!?! It really takes you right to those beautiful sunny fall days … Call me crazy but I love to look up into the trees when the sun is shining through those beautiful colors, it’s magical. I can almost smell it now. Sorry … drifted off into my happy place for a minute there! lol The paper has the perfect detail of the leaves and some spattering to age them a bit … all I had to do was sponge (dauber) the colors onto it.

The beautiful sentiment comes from the Very Best Occasions Bundle (pg. 68 in your Jul-Dec Mini Catalog). There are so many heart-felt sentiments in this stamp set and a couple of cute fun ones as well … and as for the bundle, well that is the Very Best Trio Punch.

Get three punches in one with the Very Best Trio Punch! These punches are designed to create perfect corner cutouts and openings you can thread ribbon through. Choose from a straight edge or a detailed corner to add an extra touch to labels, tags, and sentiments. You can punch the detailed corner design two ways: by just rotating the paper clockwise or punch the top and bottom corners so that they mirror each other. This punch is a triple threat that you can use with any stamp set or dies. So let’s get crafting!

Today’s card may look detailed but it is so simple to create with the right tools. I have linked all of the products I used on today’s card for your convenience.

Thank you for sharing a part of your day with me. It’s a beautiful day here in Wisconsin, I hope you are enjoying your day as well.

Here is today’s supply list ….

Endlessly Grateful Rustic Harvest

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Are you ready for some more Rustic Harvest Designer paper? I had so much fun playing with this paper this weekend. It gets me thinking of my favorite season – Autumn. I pictures those warm days (not hot) and cool nights with a campfire and some smore’s … let’s not forget everything Pumpkin Spice! lol

Speaking of pumpkin, I pulled out the Pumpkin Pie for this card, along with Cajun Craze and my Blending Brushes to color this once black and white designer paper. Once you’ve colored your paper, you can layer it over your Basic White mat. Then secure it to your card front.

That pretty little pumpkin was fussy cut from the same Rustic Harvest paper … just another pattern. It’s elegance in white is why I chose a white mat for may card, I just think it ties everything together nicely.

The “Endless Grateful” sentiment comes from the Very Best Occasions stamp set in the Mini Catalog, and was die cut using the Scallop Contours Dies.

The pumpkin and the greeting are both popped up using dimensionals. I love the simplicity of and beauty of this card … the blending brushes apply to color so smooth and easily and really turn this black and white paper into an autumn wonderland.

Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog today.

Enjoy ~

Lovely Flowers

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I am back from my Summer Sale-a-bration Party and will have lots to show you over the next few days! Today I’m starting out with the beautiful Rustic Harvest Designer Paper …

The majority of this card is designer paper, the beautiful pattern makes cardmaking a breeze. Even the butterfly is designer paper!! I matted the designer paper with Crushed Curry and then mounted it onto the Basic Black card base.

My greeting comes from the Lovely You stamp set … it’s kind of my “go to” stamp set with it’s versatile greetings. I trimmed off two of the corners with the New Trio punch. To finish off my card I added some of the Iridescent Rhinestones.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have yourself a good day ~

Here are the items I used to make this card ….

Free Tutorial Friday: Stylish Sketches

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Woot Woot … the weekend is almost here!! That means it’s Free Tutorial Friday and I am sharing a beautiful card with the Stylish Sketches stamp set. This card features the fox from this set and would be perfect for any occasion …

Measurements: 

  • Card Base: 8-1/2 x 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
  • Cardstock #2: 5 x 3-3/4
  • Cardstock #3: 4-3/4 x 3-1/2

Instructions:

  • Stamp the fox at the bottom of the Very Vanilla.
  • Color the fox using Watercolor Pencils.  I used Cajun Craze and Early Espresso for the fox and Garden Green, Old Olive and Granny Apple Green for the grass.  I used my pencils dry and did not add any water.
  • Mix a little bit of Cajun Craze ink with some water and splatter the background of Vanilla cardstock.  I used the two different sizes of Water Painters to achieve the different size dots.  Repeat with a little bit of Early Espresso ink, I watered this down quite a lot to achieve the lighter effect.
  • Once dry, stamp the sentiment in Staz-on ink.
  • Stamp the stitching around the edges in Staz-on ink or use a Basic Black Stampin’ Marker and draw the stitches by hand.
  • Secure the layers with your favorite adhesive.
  • Add a few Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels to complete the card.

Thank you so much for the visit … and I hope you enjoyed the card is much as I did. This was created from one of my Stampin’ Sisters in the Tutorial group that I am in.

Have a great weekend, and I hope you stop over and join in on my party.

Here is a list of ingredients used in today’s card …

Quick, Easy, & Fun Card Kits …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I’m excited to share with you a new line of creative products called the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Up! has taken the guess work out of creativity and done the hard parts, and you get to do the fun stuff: craft! Each kit is all-inclusive and includes the predesigned projects, preprinted pieces, and even the adhesives you need to complete the projects.

Let’s learn a little bit more about the kits and what’s inside your kits…. Every collection kit is different but includes similar types of products.

In this video, Join Stampin’ Up! CEO Sara Douglass to find out about the product types, see how to use them, and learn some crafty terminology!

Here is a cute kit I have not seen yet so I checked out the video and thought I’d share it with you! It’s so cute and “beachy”!!

This is just one of the many kits available, just head over to my website to see them all … http://www.lindaluvs.stampinup.net

Thank you so much for checking out my blog today.

Have a fabulous day ~

Here are some of the card kits available …

Reveal the Fun with the Torn Window Technique

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I’m thrilled to share today’s cards and technique with you … I have been playing around with the “Torn Window” technique and really had fun creating different looks. In the video I demonstrate how to do the “tear” on both the designer paper and cardstock. Take a look at the video … It is a replay of last nights LIVE and can be found on YouTube as well.

This is just the tip of the iceberg … there are so many different variations that you can create using the technique. The video shares the basic “how to” and I can’t wait to share more with you this weekend … I hope you plan on joining me for the Summer Sale-a-bration Mini Catalog Celebration Party!! Now let’s take a closer look at the cards …

Card Base is 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″. The designer paper or mat will measure 4″ x 5-1/4″ … the white cardstock that you will tear will measure 1/8″ less than the mat; 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″. The designer paper you tuck inside can be measured based on your opening.

Just a reminder to join me for my party this weekend to see more samples using this technique, plus LIVE demonstrations on some of the amazing products found in these catalogs… games, much FUN and prizes. CLICK HERE

I hope you enjoyed seeing this fun and easy technique, I love the fun that unfolds with this card… either a beautiful sentiment of a beautiful scene!

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your day ~

Opps! Halloween?

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Hope you’re staying cool, because we have a heat wave out there! With that thought the images of the Wicked Witch of the West comes to mind … “I’m melting”! lol And if we are thinking about witches, well … Halloween! And I have a cute card to share with you today, along with the instructions!! Ya hooo 🙂

Measurements: 

  • Card Base: Basic White 4.25″ x 11″ folded to 4.25″ x 5.5″
  • Layer #2: Fluid 100 Watercolor paper 3” x 4”

Instructions:

  • Cut and score card base. Fold in half using a bone folder.
  • Stamp the star image from Bewitching in the bottom right and top left corners of the card base. Stamp three times to create a cluster of stars.
  • Cut a piece of Fluid 100 cardstock to 3”x5”. Create a watercolor wash and drop in Orchid Oasis color around the outside edges of the wash using a water brush. Set aside and let dry.  Once dry trim down to 2”x3”.
  • Stamp ‘OOPS’ from Amazing Phrasing in Tuxedo black ink onto the Orchis Oasis watercolor fluid paper. Center and stamp on the top portion.
  • Stamp ‘I’m the worst’ from Amazing Phrasing in Tuxedo black ink onto the Orchis Oasis watercolor fluid paper under the OOPS sentiment.
  • Stamp ‘spider image’ from Bewitching stamp set in Tuxedo black ink onto the Orchis Oasis watercolor fluid paper hanging from the M.
  • Mount to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals in top right corner of card approximately ¾” from top and side.
  • Stamp the witch hat from Bewitching stamp in Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White cardstock. Punch out using coordinating witch hat punch. Center and mount to watercolor piece on card front. See card photo for placement suggestion.
  • Using the witch hat punch out six stars from Crushed Curry cardstock. Adhere to card front around stamped stars. See card photo for placement suggestion.
  • Add dots of white Pearlized Enamel Effects to the negative spaces around the stamped stars.

I didn’t think you would mind if I shared another “watercolor” background. This is such an cute and simple card with a touch of humor!

Thank you so very much for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hooray Birthday Card …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I have a cute card that is easy to recreate so we’ll celebrate the Hooray Birthday Card! Let’s begin with the main attraction, the Alphabest Bundle found on page 115 of your annual catalog.

Our base is Pool Party … and a Basic White cardstock front embossed with the Hives 3-D embossing folder. Use up your scraps for the greeting … We’re heat embossing the alphabet onto the scrap cardstock and then punch!!

To create the illusion of stringing up your greeting … simply glue your Bakers twine to the front of the card and attach your greeting (after punched) with either Glue Dots or Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Our pretty “Sparkle & Shine” Sequins Assortment finish off the card perfectly. How cute is that Hooray Birthday Card!? This little cutie could be sent to anyone on your birthday list.

Thank you for joining me today. Hope your day is a good one.

I have the list of ingredients for the Hooray Birthday Card for you …

Mash up: Notes of Cheer Card Kit & Charming Sentiments

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’m going to share the replay of my Tuesday Night Facebook LIVE … it’s a mash up of the Notes of Cheer Card Kit and the Charming Sentiments Bundle.

You are going to love the great tips included in this video, but you are going to flip over how quick and easy it is to create the prettiest cards in just minutes. This is the main reason I have a few card kits sitting in my stamping room … when I need a card “NOW” … I grab one from one of the kits. Don’t get me wrong, I love sitting in my stamp room creating, but sometimes you just need a card!

In the video you saw me “change up” the card just a bit, enough to introduce you the the amazing Charming Sentiments bundle. I love a good sentiment set and this one is filled with goodies! And to top it off … it has a coordinating die set.

In the video I also shared a few other ways you could change up the card, but it’s so nice to be able to just head off to the craft room and whip out a card. There are many different card kits. Here is a link to look at those: https://www.stampinup.com/categories/shop-products/other-products/kits-collection?demoid=26646

So happy you stopped by today, thank you!! Have yourself a great day.

Here are the links to the products used today …