Month: February 2023

 I just love the colors and the Regency Park 6×6 Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the Regency Park Suite. The sentiments and the dies in the Sentimental Park Bundle are so versatile. I wanted to create some pizazz in the background so I decided to used the Cane Weave 3D Embossing Folder.

List of Supplies:

• Stamp Set(s)/Bundles: Sentimental Park Bundle
• Paper: Basic White and Regency Park 6×6 DSP
• Ink: Shaded Spruce
• Embossing Folder: Cane Weave 3D
• Embellishments: Adhesive-Backed Milky Dots

All of the different patterns and florals make the Regency Park 6×6 DSP so easy to make pretty cards.

List of Supplies:

• Stamp Set(s)/Bundles: Sentimental Park Bundle
• Ink: Night of Navy
• Paper: Petal Pink, Crushed Curry, Basic White, and Regency Park 6×6 DSP
• Punch: Decorative Circle
• Ribbon: Night of Navy 3/8″ Bordered Ribbon

 The Fancy Flora Suite in the Stampin’ Up January – April 2023 Mini Catalog is just gorgeous. I paired the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder with it to create this lovely birthday card. 

Supply List:

• Stamp Set(s)/Bundles: Two-Tone Flora Bundle and Something Fancy Bundle
• Paper: Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Soft Sea Foam, Basic White, and Fancy Flora 6×6 Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• Ink: So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Evening Evergreen, and Black Memento
• Embossing Folder: Pretty Flowers
• Ribbon: Pool Party 3/8″ Grossgrain Ribbon
• Embellishments: Iridescent Pastel Gems

I wanted to create an elegant, but basic card using the Fancy Flora Suite so I created this Thank You card. 

 The Stampin’ Up Conversation Bubbles bundle has fun and creativity written all over it. I paired it with the Regency Park 6×6 Designer Series Paper (DSP) and Dandy Designs 12×12 DSP (Sale-A-Bration item that can be earned with a qualifying purchase).

Supply List:

• Stamp Set/Bundle: Conversation Bubbles
• Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White, Crushed Curry, Regency Park 6×6 DSP, and Dandy Designs 12×12 DSP
• Ink: Black Memento
• Punches: Medium Daisy

Who enjoys giving gift cards to others as gifts? I know that I do, especially when I am not sure what the person would like. I created this gift card holder using the Stampin’ Up Mini Pocket Envelope die. Did you know that if you don’t like the other side of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that you are using to create the Mini Pocket Envelope or if the other side of the DSP doesn’t match what you are making, that you can create a liner for it? Yes, for this gift card holder I cut another Mini Pocket Envelope in Night of Navy cardstock and cut the liner so that the red side of the DSP would not show. 

Supply List:

• Stamp Set/Bundle: Full of Love and Love For You
• Paper: Basic White, Night of Navy, and Country Gingham
• Ink: Black Memento and Night of Navy
• Markers/Blends: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, and Melon Mambo
• Dies: Mini Pocket Envelope
• Embellishments: Glossy Dots Assortment

 Valentine’s Day is just in a couple of days! This Stampin’ Up Share a Milkshake bundle is so much fun to create with. This first card could be used for a Valentine’s Day card or as an encouragement card to someone that may need to know that you value them and that they are special.

Supply List:

• Stamp Set/Bundle: Share a Milkshake
• Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Sweet Sorbet, Basic White, and Country Gingham 6×6 Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• Ink: Blushing Bride, Petal Pink, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, and Smoky Slate
• Dies: Stylish Shapes and Layering Circles

I wanted to be creative with the Share a Milkshake bundle, so I decided to use the large glass image stamp as a vase and cut it out using the coordinating die. To create the flowers I used the Country Floral Lane 12×12 DSP and Medium Daisy Punch. The hearts were created with the Country Bouquet Punch. The “for you” tag was made using the Hydrangea Haven bundle. Lastly, I used the Banners Pick a Punch to create the banner with the sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day.”

Supply List:

• Stamp Set/Bundle: Share a Milkshake, Hydrangea Haven, Love For You
• Paper: Sweet Sorbet, Mint Macaron, Basic White, Country Floral 12×12 DSP, and Country Gingham 6×6 DSP
• Ink: Black Memento and Sweet Sorbet
• Punches: Medium Daisy, Country Bouquet, and Banners Pick a Punch
• Dies: Scalloped Contours
• Embellishments: Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• Ribbon: Real Red and Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack

I so much enjoyed making this card. I think this card could be given to someone special not just on Valentine’s Day, but any day you’d like to let someone know that you love them or that you are sending so much love their way.

Supply List:

• Stamp Set: Jar of Flowers
• Paper: Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride, Basic White, Basic Black, Hues of Happiness 12×12 Designer Series Paper (DSP), and Fine Shimmer 12×12 Paper
• Ink: Basic Gray
• Punches: Jar
• Dies: Love For You, Share a Milkshake (hearts), Teacup dies (smallest hearts), and Alphabet A La Mode

When I used the Alphabet A La Mode dies to cut out the sentiment for the first card, I had this Basic Black piece of cardstock left that had an adhesive sheet on it… so, I was determined to put it to use. I also had a Melon Mambo heart left over from the first card and a strip of Melon Mambo cardstock. 

 The Love Cats stamp set is so cute. I created three different cards using different techniques. This first card I wanted to show you how you can add designs to your stamped images… I created patterns inside of each of the hearts the cats are holding.

Supplies List:

• Stamp Set: Love Cats
• Paper: Sweet Sorbet, Basic White, and Country Gingham 6×6 DSP
• Ink: Sweet Sorbet and Black Memento
• Markers/Stampin’ Blends: Petal Pink and Sweet Sorbet
• Punches: Banners Pick a Punch
• Embellishments: Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins

This card I wanted to show you how you can cut out the different words and assemble them differently on your card. I also wanted to show you how you can use this stamp set to create different kinds of cards other than just Valentine’s Day ones. I used the Country Bouquet punch to punch out the heart and leaves from the Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP).

• Stamp Set: Love Cats
• Paper: Balmy Blue, Petal Pink, Basic White, Country Floral Lane 12×12 DSP, and Country Gingham 6×6 DSP
• Ink: Black Memento
• Markers/Stampin’ Blends: Sweet Sorbet
• Punches: Country Bouquet Punch
• Ribbon/Embellishments: Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack and Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins

For this last card I wanted to show you how you can create an encouragement card for someone using the Love Cats and Sending Support stamp sets. To bring out the sentiment more, I put the cat and sentiment layer at an angle and placed octagons in various places on the card.

Supplies:

• Stamp Set: Love Cats and Sending Support
• Paper: Sweet Sorbet, Petal Pink, Basic White, and Country Gingham 6×6 DSP
• Ink: Sweet Sorbet and Black Memento
• Markers/Stampin’ Blends: Mint Macaron
• Dies: Beautiful Shapes
• Ribbon/Embellishments: Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack and Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins

I got my inspiration for this card from Melanie Hockin. She showed us how to create a card using the same card sketch during our recent Luv 2 Stamp Group Online Bingo Event. For this card, I created a little envelope by cutting a 3×3 piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) and folding three of the sides of it into the middle. I used a corner rounder to soften the corners of the envelope.

Supply List:

Stamp Set/Bundle: Country Bouquet Bundle

Paper: Basic White, Country Gingham 6×6 DSP, and Fine Shimmer 12×12 Paper 

Ink: Sweet Sorbet

Embellishments: Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack and Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins

I enjoyed creating Valentine’s Day cards using the Country Floral Lane Suite. Tip: I found it easier to stamp the greenery/leaf part of the heart first, then stamp the floral part of the heart second. To create the heart I used the two following colors: Mint Macaron and Petal Pink.

List of Suppliers:

Stamp Set/Bundle: Country Bouquet 

Paper: Mint Macaron, Basic White, and Country Floral Lane 12×12 Designer Series Paper (DSP)

Ink: Mint Macaron, Petal Pink, and Sweet Sorbet

Embellishments and Ribbon: Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo and Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins

This next card I used Balmy Blue and Mint Macaron to stamp the heart image. I think it goes so well with this sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Country Floral Lane pack. Tip: Since the Burlap ribbon has a wider dimension than the Real Red ribbon, I first adhered a strip of it onto the Basic White cardstock using glue dots and then I tied a bow with some more Burlap ribbon and adhered it on top of the other ribbon using a glue dot… by doing so, I found it not being as “bulky”.