I’ve taken a little break this week to spend time with family. We’ve enjoyed baseball, fireworks, and lots of togetherness!
But I’ve been working behind the scenes planning out content for the rest of the month, and I have some great stuff coming your way!
Would you like to make stunning cards? Maybe you want a fun activity to do with the kiddos? Join me for my Let’s Kit Together workshop! All supplies are provided and it’s perfect for any age.
Workshops will be held in my home on July 25th at 7 PM or July 28th at 2 PM. Registration is $30 per person. Spots are limited and registration closes July 14th.
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I tried out some new card folds over the weekend. I like to experiment with retired papers so that, if it happens to not go well, I haven’t sacrificed new product in the process of learning a new technique.
This suite of cards features the Paper Blooms designer paper. I’m especially pleased with the two new foldover designs and will definitely be incorporating these folds on a more regular basis. Both are simple to make and produce stunning designs.
If you’re interested in purchasing any of the designs you see featured here, pop over to my Etsy shop.
Products used:
Paper Blooms DSP (retired)
Night of Navy, Basic White, Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink (retired) cardstock
Glimmer vellum
Pastel adhesive-backed sequins
Festive pearls
Wink of Stella
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Today’s design was crafted with a friend in mind. My friend is an artist and shared her talents with my family by painting my son a portrait of our kitties, who both totally think my son hung the moon and even tuck him into bed almost every night.
The Zoo Crew designer paper had the perfect character for the thank-you card my son is going to send. I mounted a sheet of the Delightfully Eclectic paper to the card base, punched the cute hedgehog artiste from the Zoo Crew paper, and mounted it on some glimmer vellum. Some ribbon and flags diecut from glimmer vellum accent the design and really make the focal image pop. I added a few adhesive-backed sequins and Wink of Stella for a little extra punch of sparkle.
Products used:
Basic White cardstock
Zoo Crew, Delightfully Eclectic DSP
Glimmer vellum (retired)
Circle, Scallop punch
All That dies
Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon
Wink of Stella
Pastel adhesive-backed sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesive
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I have lots of new things to share in the days ahead after getting a few new goodies delivered yesterday. Today’s design features the SU! Bold Bouquet stamps and dies.
This sunny design would be perfect for any recipient, even the guys in your life. The plaid design in the Inked Botanicals designer paper bundle provides the perfect neutral backdrop for this gorgeous bouquet, which sits atop glimmer vellum diecut using the Deckled Rectangle set. The sentiment is nestled in the bouquet. For a little extra sparkle, the larger roses have centers accentuated with the Wink of Stella glitter brush. This design has the perfect amount of sparkle in person and is sure to bring a smile to its recipient!
Products used:
Daffodil Delight, Basic White cardstock
Inked Botanicals DSP
Glimmer vellum (retired)
Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce, Crushed Curry, Basic Black ink
Bold Bouquet stamps & dies
Pansy Patch stamps (sentiment)
Deckled Rectangles dies
Stitched Nested Labels dies (retired)
Pastel adhesive-backed sequins
Wink of Stella
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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A stunning design doesn’t always have to include a stamped image. It was fun to stretch the design wings with a no-stamp design challenge. This set of designs features the SU! Delightfully Eclectic designer paper and Alphabet a la Mode dies. Solid-colored cardstock serves as the base for each card, while a simple white shape really makes the sentiment on each card pop.
Products used:
Swan Design
Basic Black, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green cardstock
Delightfully Eclectic designer series paper
Smokey Slate textured ribbon
All That, Alphabet a la Mode dies
Dimensionals
Adhesives
Heart Design
Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Melon Mambo cardstock
Delightfully Eclectic DSP
All That, Alphabet a la Mode dies
Festive Pearls
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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I love a good clean and simple (CAS) card design. For me, I typically like to let a beautiful piece of designer paper take center stage when I’m making a CAS card. Just add a simple sentiment and maybe an embellishment or two and you have a lovely card. Right now, SU! has a stunning DSP called Delightfully Eclectic that makes show-stopping designs, like these.
Each card design consists of Night of Navy as the card base. A different pattern of the Delightfully Eclectic designer paper is mounted on each base. The sentiments are stamped in Night of Navy on Basic White cardstock using the Pansy Patch stamp set. And each card is embellished with ribbon.
Products used:
Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock
Delightfully Eclectic DSP
Pansy Patch stamps
Lemon Lime Twist ribbon
Petal Pink ribbon
Circle punch
Dimensionals
Adhesive
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Howdy and happy Monday everyone! I hope you enjoyed the weekend and maybe a festivity or two for Father’s Day. Today, I’m bringing you another fun card design using the Zany Zoo Suite and a diagonal fun fold shared over at Klompen Stampers.
What I love about this particular fun fold design is that it is so easy and it makes TWO cards at one time. How about that for efficiency?! For this first design, I used the sing-along sheet of designer paper from the Zoo Crew pack to create a cute birthday card.
The base is Pool Party and the diagonal design is cut by marking the cardstock at 3” down/up on the short edge of both sides of the paper and then cutting a straight line between the two marks. Score one half at 3” and 6.75” and then fold to create the panels. The outward-facing panels are 2.75” wide, 3.25” wide, and 4” wide.
For this first design, I chose DSP for the front panel and diecut and popped up the singing turtle for effect. I chose a complimentary DSP from the Zoo Crew pack for the outward-facing center panel. I prefer to have the center inside panel be blank for a personal message and selected white for the message panel. I built a concert scene for the inside back panel using Pool Party, DSP, and black cardstock. I fussy cut the frog from the sing-along sheet and used lots of dimensionals for a more realistic look.
Using the second card base, I created this fun little Hello notecard. I used the dies to cut the crocheting llama from the arts & crafts sheet from the Zoo Crew paper pack. I punched a circle from Melon Mambo cardstock to use as the base under the llama. To complete the scene, I diecut the table, vase, and flowers using the Zany Zoo dies. I used a portion of a sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set and cut a banner strip from white paper. This entire scene is popped up on dimensionals for added drama and realism. The outward-facing center panel is a scrap of sing along sheet and finished with Petal Pink duo ribbon. I kept the very back panel very simple with black cardstock, a strip of champagne dazzle specialty paper, and a simple HELLO diecut using the Alphabet a la Mode set and cut from Melon Mambo cardstock. The flowers are diecut from Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green and the centers are finished with festive pearls and sit atop dimensionals.
Products used:
Design 1
Zany Zoo stamps & dies
Zoo Crew DSP
Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Basic Black & White cardstock
Dimensionals
Adhesives
Design 2
Zany Zoo dies
Alphabet a la Mode dies
Pansy Patch stamps (sentiment)
Circle punch
Zoo Crew DSP
Champagne dazzle designer paper
Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black & White cardstock
Festive pearls
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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Today’s design features an accordion fold and the Zany Zoo Suite of products. Inspiration for this card came from Tami White’s accordion fold tutorial. The three-panel design gives you so many opportunities to highlight both adorable designer paper and stamps. I wanted this design to tell a story of a birthday surprise.
The base of the card is Granny Apple Green cardstock, which is cut to standard size and scored to create the folds and panels. The first panel features the on-the-move sheet of paper from the Zoo Crew designer paper pack. To bring attention to the scootering fox but avoid fussy cutting, I used a circle punch to cut it out and dimensionals to pop it up. The second panel introduces the adorable alligator from the DSP. I cut the alligator and balloons using the coordinating dies, and I made the hilly background using the curtain die. The third panel features the raccoon stamp and die, which is colored using Stampin’ Write markers.
Products used:
Zany Zoo stamps & dies
Zoo Crew DSP
Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Basic White cardstock
Stampin’ Write markers
Gold trim
Dimensionals
Adhesives
Song Sparrow Papercrafts 