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birthday · Fall

Falling for Birthdays

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The All About Autumn designer series paper is another line that lends itself really well to a variety of fun fold designs. This pack of paper is full of stunning designs with one side of the sheet being fall-themed, full-color photographs and the other side showcasing gorgeous foil designs. The paper is so popular that it sells out quickly each time it comes back in stock, so you can’t hesitate to swipe it when you see it or else it’s usually gone on backorder again when you go back to the online store!

For this design, I wanted to create a card that you would be perfect for any recipient and selected elements that would draw out all of the finer details of the papers. The single-Z fun fold is perfect way to spice things up and create more visual interest and drama. The card base is a sheet of Crumb Cake cardstock, which helps draw out the lighter brown elements of the leaves in the sheet of DSP that serves as the card front. The sentiment panel is diecut from Very Vanilla cardstock using the Nested Essentials dies and stamped with the Charming Sentiments stamp in Copper Clay. A sheet of foiled Copper Clay provides a good base for the sentiment. Adding some dimensionals under the sentiment panel, along with the metallic Flirty Flamingo ribbon, allows it to pop against the busier background. The ribbon also draws out the orange and gold elements of the leaves. The inside of the card holds a small panel of foiled Copper Clay and a small sentiment panel.

I can think of so many of my friends with upcoming birthdays for whom this design would be perfect. What about you?

Products used:
Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla cardstock
All About Autumn DSP
Charming Sentiments stamps
Nested Essential dies
Adhesive-backed speckled dots
Metallic Flirty Flamingo ribbon
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Fall

Hello, Pumpkin

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It’s really beginning to feel like fall here in Texas. And fall is my favorite season! I love everything about fall — cooler temperatures, beautiful colors as the leaves change, pumpkins, hot apple cider, toasty fires, going to sleep when it’s dark! There’s so much to love about fall.

The All About Autumn designer paper in the current Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog has been popular, and it’s no wonder because it’s absolutely stunning in person! There are beautiful photos on one side and gorgeous foiled designs on the other. Honestly, it’s hard to choose, but the great thing about the 6×6 pack of papers it that you have 4 of each design so you don’t have to!

For this card design, I began with a base of Mossy Meadow. I wanted to bring out all of the detail in the various pumpkins and so I chose to use two different foiled sheets, one in vanilla and one in peacock. I love how it brings out both the lighter details of the pumpkins and the greens in the heirloom pumpkin. To carry on with the natural theme, the natural wavy trim pays tribute to the pumpkin stems. The little sentiment panel is diecut from white using the Nested Essentials dies. A few speckled dots add visual interest and draw the eye to the sentiment panel and help carry the green elements through the entire design.

Products used:
Mossy Meadow, white cardstock
All About Autumn DSP
Pansy Patch stamps
Nested Essential dies
Adhesive-backed speckled dots
Natural wavy trim
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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birthday

Who Wants Cake

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Growing up, one of my favorite things about my birthday was the family party with the homemade birthday cake. My grandmother was an excellent baker and made the most beautiful and delicious cakes. The floral pattern in this paper reminds me of the one of the cakes she made for my birthday one year. And I chose the pink accents for this design because strawberry cake is my absolute favorite!

I chose Crumb Cake as the card base since it provides the perfect neutral background for the beautiful floral patterned paper. The decorative nesting dies provide the perfect feminine touch for the sentiment panel and my favorite pink — Flirty Flamingo — provides the perfect pop of bright pink. When you want the look of a large bow in the background but an actual bow doesn’t really work, you can layer the ribbon and affix it underneath the sentiment panel to give the look and feel of a tied bow. The pink sequins provide some much-needed sparkle and pizzazz that just says, “Happy Birthday!” What do you think?

Products used:
Blushing Bride (retired), Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake
Regency Park DSP (retired)
Heartfelt Hexagon stamps
Papertrey Ink dies
Adhesive-backed sequins
Ribbon duo
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

In the Trees

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I ran across a super cute layout by Stamp It Up With Jaimie on one of my recent strolls through my Instagram feed. I loved the funky layout and how she brought out the Old Olive in the tree pattern from A Walk in the Forest designer paper. And isn’t there something about imitation is the best form of flattery?

I changed up a few of the elements from the inspiration design to fit with the supplies in my stash. I started with a card base of basic white cardstock. The Old Olive is cut to cover the entirety of the card front and is embossed using a retired snowflake embossing folder. The tree pattern is matted by Pretty Peacock while the evergreen pattern is mounted on white. The sentiment is embossed in gold on a white panel diecut using the All That dies and the panel sits atop a folded bunch of natural finish ribbon. A few faceted gems scattered about give a pop of sparkle and complete the visual triangle around the focal point of the card design.

This particular layout is out of my wheelhouse, but I really love it and hope to incorporate it in some future designs to mix up my usual style. What do you think — is this layout a winner?

Products used:
Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, white cardstock
A Walk in the Forest DSP
All That dies
Gold embossing powder
Faceted gems
Magical Meadow stamps
Winter Snow embossing folder (retired)
Natural finish ribbon
Adhesives

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Christmas

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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During a recent stroll through the Instagram feed, I saw a lovely card design by LoritaMarie Crafts and immediately added it to the inspiration folder. It was the perfect combination of patterns and colors. I made a few modifications to paper selections and this design is the end result.

The card base is Mossy Meadow, which helps draw out the shades of green in the evergreen branches in the greenery panel. The evergreen panel is matted by Cherry Cobbler cardstock and mounted on dimensionals. The tree is diecut using the Merriest Trees dies and the sentiment is heat embossed in gold in the center of the tree. To keep the tree topper more delicate, I placed a star trinket at the top. The gold trim is tucked behind the elevated focal panel and gold pearls are scattered on the focal panel for visual interest. My favorite part of this design is the Christmas tree. What is yours?

My son helped me place a few of the elements, including the tree topper. We both decided that the end result is a really nice design that will be included in those that we personally send out to our holiday mailing list.

Products used:
Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, vellum cardstock
A Walk in the Forest DSP
Merriest Trees stamps & dies
Gold trim
Star trinkets
Gold pearls
Gold embossing powder
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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birthday · Custom Orders

Celebrate

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Celebrate is today’s blog post today, and it’s definitely a day to celebrate as it’s my birthday! I’m not exactly sure what the family has on the agenda today, but it will definitely involved a homecooked dinner by the hubby.

Today’s design is another card from a recent custom order. Knowing the intended recipient of this birthday card really helped shape the design. I just love this foiled polka-dot cardstock. It’s one of the last sheets from a custom order I completed about a year or so ago. I’ve been hoarding it. LOL! The polka cardstock pairs beautifully with the sheet of Sweet Sorbet designer paper by adding a soft and playful feel. The lighter background of the patterned paper also provides the perfect relief for the sentiment to really take the floor. To add another layer of sparkle and pizzazz, I added a strip of sequin trim between the two paper panels. I’m thrilled with how this came out and think it spells FUN — just like its recipient!

Products used:
Bazzill Foil Candy Necklace cardstock (retired)
Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Kaiserkraft glitter cardstock
Papertrey Ink dies
Sequin trim
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas

Holiday Greenery

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Our family makes it a point to gather together often and especially for holidays. One of my favorite things about Christmas gatherings is dressing the table, and my favorite part of table dressing is a fresh holiday centerpiece.

I designed this card with a holiday centerpiece in mind. A piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock serves as the card base. I chose a sheet of Joy of Christmas designer paper that resembled a bed of greenery, and I love the surprise of it being printed in shades of red rather than green. The sentiment panel is heat embossed on vellum to allow the lovely patterned paper to shine through. To provide a more realistic look of holiday evergreens, I pulled several different shades of green from which I diecut each branch. The evergreen branches are tied together with both sheer ribbon and twine. The gold sequins provide a touch of sparkle and allow the eye to pass easily from left to right.

I’m super pleased with this design because it reminds me of my grandmother’s Christmas dinner table! ❤️ Do you have any favorite parts about preparing for holiday dinners?

Products used:
Cherry Cobbler, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Shaded Spruce, white cardstock
Joy of Christmas DSP
Vellum
Magical Meadow, Nested Essentials dies
Merriest Trees stamps (sentiment)
Sheer ribbon
Gold embossing powder
Adhesive-backed sequins
Adhesives

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Christmas · Clean and Simple

Joy to the World

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I love making designs that are out of my comfort zone, particularly when I know a design is going to require a bit of “winging it” when I don’t have the materials to copy it exactly. When I saw the inspiration design for this card, originally posted by Linda Dalke on Instagram, I was immediately struck by it. It was so simple and not my usual style.

The base is a simple piece of white cardstock. I loved the natural look of the gold woodgrain pattern from the Joyful designer paper pack, which is a substitute for the more streaky gold pattern of the card base from the inspiration card. The beautiful starry night sky is diecut from a sheet of Shining Brightly DSP using the Nested Essentials dies. I wanted the star element to be more ethereal so I chose to diecut each layer from a sheet of gold shimmer vellum using the Stars at Night dies. As I was arranging the layers, I felt like the dimensionals behind the middle layer added more visual interest and depth to the panel, particularly when paired with the star trinkets. The sentiment is stamped directly on the card base below the star panel with the blue and gold glittered ribbon completing the visual triangle.

I just love how this turned out and the gold elements really shimmer in the light in person!

Products used:
Basic White cardstock
Shining Brightly, Joyful DSP
Gold shimmer vellum (retired)
Stars at Night, Nested Essentials dies
Papertrey Ink Christmas Blessings stamps (sentiment) (retired)
Night of Navy & Gold glittered ribbon
Star trinkets
Gold pearls
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Christmas · Fun Folds

Sparkle Barn Fold

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It was fun to take a little break from holiday cards last week to participate in the Thinking of You card challenge to send at least 7 cards in 7 days. I really hope that the cards received spread a little joy and made some folks smile. Did you participate in the challenge? Were you a recipient of a card?

Now I’m circling back to designing for a few upcoming craft fairs and working on a custom order for a dear client. Today’s design is a fun take on the barn fold. I love the versatility of this fun fold and how just a little tweak or two can make all the difference in how a card feels when it’s finished. This card feels like you’re pushing through the lush evergreen forest to see what awaits you at the end of the trail, don’t you think?

A piece of Crumb Cake cardstock serves as the base of the card to keep with the natural feel. A sheet of A Walk in the Forest designer paper provides the lush evergreen background of the two front panels. The sentiment panel and mat were diecut using the Nested Essentials dies. The pop of red of the sentiment panel, cut from a sheet of Joy of Christmas designer paper, provides the perfect backdrop for the gold embossed sentiment. The twigs of greenery diecut using the Magical Meadow dies tie everything together nicely. What do you think?

Products used:
Crumb Cake, Shaded Spruce, Mossy Meadow, Granny Apple Green, Cherry Cobbler, white cardstock
A Walk in the Forest, Joy of Christmas DSP
Nested Essentials, Magical Meadow dies
Magical Meadow stamps
Adhesive-backed sequins
Wink of Stella (red berries)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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birthday · Gifting

Dressing a Package

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For the last couple of days, we’ve been looking at cute gift packaging ideas for small gifties. And what package would be complete without a gift tag?

It doesn’t take much to whip up a cute tag to dress up a package. This tag is comprised of 3 basic components: a base, a decorative element, and the sentiment panel. For the base, I used some retired paper I had on hand and diecut it using the tag die from the Merriest Trees dies. Because I chose a decorative paper and not cardstock, I elected to cut a solid-colored piece to serve as the backing on the dot pattern to add a little more structure to the tag and give a place for a quick message to the gift recipient. The sparkly star is diecut using the So Many Stars dies. I really love that set of dies for its decorative stitching around the edges which adds a bit of pizzazz. The sentiment panel is punched from white cardstock using the 2 3/4″ circle punch and the Circle Sayings stamp set provides the elements for the adorable sentiment panel. A few strategically placed fine sparkle adhesive-backed gems and the iridescent trim give another touch of sparkle and complete the festive look.

Products used: White cardstock; Oh So Ombre DSP (retired); So Many Stars (retired), Merriest Trees dies; circle punch; Circle Sayings stamps; fine sparkle gems; iridescent trim

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