Tuesday, April 30, 2019

This cards features the By the Bay stamp set from Stampin' Up!.

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I stamped the scenery onto a piece of Whisper White CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored the scene with Mango Melody, Smoky Slate, Old Olive and Crumb Cake Stampin Blends sets.

I created a mask to cover the scene by stamping it onto a piece of Post-It tape and then fussy cut it out.

I covered the scene with the mask and then used Night of Navy, Blueberry Bushel, Pacific Point and Whisper White inks to color the background sky and water.

I used a Stampin' Write Basic Black marker to outline the roof for definition from the sky.

I cut out the scenery piece and the background mats using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits and Daffodil Delight and Blueberry Bushel CS and attached them all to the White Card Base.

The scenery piece was popped up with Dimensionals.







Monday, April 29, 2019


These  two A2 size cards feature the Home To Roost stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The rooster was stamped on a scrap of Whisper White CS using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie and  Soft Suede (bottom) Stampin' Blends Sets.

Next I masked the rooster with and stamped the grasses with Soft Suede ink.

The square was cut with one of the Stitched Shape Framelits dies and matted on a piece of Bermuda Bay CS cut with one of the scalloped Layering Squares Framelits dies.

I stamped a piece of Natural White CS (3-1/4" x 4") with the Crackle Paint stamp using Soft Suede ink.

The bottom mat is Soft Suede CS which I embossed with the Pinewood Plank embossing folder.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped on Natural White CS with Soft Suede ink.  It was cut with a die from the Lily Framelits set.  The background piece is Bermuda Bay CS and was cut with a die from the same set.

Attach the pieces as shown - the Rooster piece was popped up with Dimensionals.  All were layered on a White Card Base.

This second card was done similarly.  The bottom mat and scalloped oval mat were cut from Dapper Denim CS.

The background stamp that I used on the rooster oval is from the Best Birds stamp set.

All the ovals were all cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits.

The crackle mat was from the Color Theory DSP set.

This rooster was colored using Watercolor Pencils.




Sunday, April 28, 2019

Here's another A2 size card featuring the Home to Roost stamp set from Stampin' Up!.

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I stamped the rooster from the Home To Roost stamp set on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Pear Pizzazz, Navy, Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Crushed Curry and Mango Melody Stampin' Blends sets.

Then I used a mask of the rooster that I stamped and fussy cut from Post-It tape to cover the rooster and sponged the background with  Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party inks and stamped the grass using a stamp from the Sheltering Tree stamp set with Pear Pizzazz ink.

I die cut the rooster with one of the Square Stitched Shape Framelits and mounted it a scalloped square cut from Night of Navy CS using the Layering Square Framelits dies.

The bottom mat is Night of Navy CS.  The top mat is a piece of Color Theory DSP.  And the banner is Pear Pizzazz CS which I embossed first using the Subtles embossing folder, and then cut the end of the banner with the Triple Banner Punch.

I used the 2 piece die from the Bunch of Banners Framelits to cut the sentiment frame. The inside piece is Night of Navy ink for the sentiment, which is from the same stamp set, on Whisper White CS, the outside frame is Mossy Meadow CS.

The pieces were layered as shown and mounted on a White Card Base.


Saturday, April 27, 2019

These two A2 size cards feature the Home To Roost stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Before I started using this set to make cards, I began by stamping several roosters onto Post-It tape and fussy cut them to use as masks.

The rooster was stamped on Whisper White CS using Basic Black Archival ink and colored using Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry and Garden Green Stampin' Write markers.

Next I used a circle mask to cover a spot for the sun and one of the rooster masks to cover the rooster.  Then sponged the background with Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz and Marina mist inks.

 I removed the circle mask and laid down the leftover piece of the mask around the circle and sponged it with Crushed Curry ink.

The grasses were stamped with Soft Suede ink (1st and 2nd generation stamping).  Then I removed all the masks.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with Soft Suede ink.

The bottom mat is Night of Navy CS.  The layered piece was mounted on a White Card Base.

This card is very similar thought I used some Whisper White ink to stamp some "clouds".

Early Espresso ink for the grasses.

And didn't fill in the circle spot with color.

This sentiment is from the same stamp set.

The bottom mat is Old Olive CS.






Tuesday, April 16, 2019

This A2 size card features the Painted Season Stamp Set and the coordinating Four Seasons Framelits from Stampin' Up!

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This card was inspired by a piece of background paper that I had water-colored quite some time ago and then had set aside.

I am guessing that I used Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo & Peekaboo Peach inks - but hard to tell as the colors blended together.

The center of the Top Mat was cut using the die from the Hummingbird Framelits.  And then the water-colored piece was set behind it.

I stamped the flowers onto scraps of Whisper White CS using Poppy Parade inks.  The branches were stamped with Mossy Meadow ink.  All of the pieces were cut out with the dies from the Four Seasons Framelits.  And then the flowers were popped up with Dimensionals and the branches attached beneath them with Tombow Glue.

The sentiments is from the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and was stamped in Poppy Parade Ink.

The "dots" from the set were stamped with Poppy Parade Ink.

The finished Top Mat was attached to a Bottom Mat of Poppy Parade CS and mounted onto a White Card Base.



Monday, April 15, 2019

These three A2 size cards were made using the Painted Seasons Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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These cards were created using the same basic process.

I began this first card by embossing the Top Mat using the Country Floral Embossing Folder.  I used a Sponge Brayer to ink up the folder with Balmy Blue ink before Embossing.

Next I stamped the flowers and leaves across a 2-1/4" x 7" strip of Whisper White CS using Balmy Blue and Tranquil Tide inks as shown.  I created several masks for these flowers and covered them before I stamped the leaves and branches.

I attached the piece diagonally to the bottom mat and trimmed the excess CS off the edges.

I mounted the finished piece onto a Bottom Mat of Balmy Blue CS and then both pieces to a White Card Base.

The sentiment for this card is from the Home To Roost stamp set and was stamped using Tranquil Tide ink onto a scrap of Balmy Blue CS.


For this second card the Whisper White CS strip is 2-3/4" by 7" and was stamped with Grapefruit Grove and Tranquil Tide Inks.

I applied Tranquil Tide ink to the Embossing Folder before embossing.

The sentiment is from Eclectic Expressions Stamp Set and was cut with a die from the Stitched Labels Framelits.

The bottom mat is Grapefruit Grove CS.



For this third card the Whisper White CS strip is 2" wide.

It was mounted onto a 2-14" strip of Tranquil Tide CS.

The flowers and leaves were stamped with Petal Pink and Tranquil Tide Ink.

I applied Petal Pink ink to the Embossing Folder before embossing.

The sentiment is from the July 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit - Picnic Paradise.  It was cut using a die from the Stitched Labels Framelits.

The bottom mat is Tranquil Tide.

Sunday, April 14, 2019

This A2 size card features the Painted Seasons Stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I embossed the Top Mat of Whisper White CS with the Country Floral Embossing Folder.  I used a Sponge Dauber to apply a light coat of Tranquil Tide Ink to the folder before embossing.

Next I stamped the flower from the Painted Seasons stamp set onto a 2-3/4" square of Whisper White CS with Balmy Blue Ink.  I applied a mask to the flower and then stamped the leaves and branches from the same stamp set with Tranquil Tide Ink.

I mounted the square onto a 3" square of Tranquil Tide CS.

Next I cut out the Celebrate & You dies using the Celebrate You Thinlits from Tranquil Tide CS and glued them to the top and bottom of the Top Embossed Mat.

Then I popped up the square mats in the center of the card using Dimensionals.

The Top Mat was glued to a Tranquil Tide Bottom Mat and then both were attached to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

Saturday, April 13, 2019

These three A2 size cards feature the Painted Seasons Stamp Set, the coordinating Four Seasons Framelits, and the coordinating Painted Seasons DSP from Stampin' Up!

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For this piece I have cut 3 strips (3-3/4" x 1-5/8") of  Painted Seasons DSP and mounted them on a bottom mat (5-1/4" x 4") of Whisper White Card CS leaving an even margin around each piece.

I stamped two of the succulent stamps from the Painted Seasons Stamp Set from scraps of Whisper White CS using Pool Party ink. And then stamped 4 of the leaf stamps from the same set in Lemon Lime Twist ink onto Lemon Lime Twist CS.  I cut all of the stamped pieces with dies from the Four Seasons Framelits.

I cut out the Celebrate & You from Pool Party CS using the Celebrate You Thinlits dies.

I popped-up the two succulent pieces with Dimensionals and then used Tombow Glue to attach the leaves and sentiments as show.

The mat was attached to a Lemon Lime Twist card base using Tape Runner and then I added a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

I started this second card by embossing a bottom mat of Grapefruit Grove CS using the Country Floral Embossing Folder.  Then a cut a top mat of coordinating Painted Seasons DSP and then cut it in half diagonally and attached one half to the bottom mat using Tombow Glue.

I stamped a flower from the Painted Seasons Stamp Set onto a scrap of Whisper White CS using Grapefruit Grove ink.  And then stamped some leaves from the same set using Call Me Clover ink on scraps of Whisper White CS.  I used an Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker to color the center of the flower as shown.

All the pieces were cut using the Four Seasons Framelits dies.

I popped up the flower in the center of the card using Dimensionals and then glued the pieces to the mat as shown.

The sentiment for this card is from the Birthday Banner stamp set and was stamped onto a Framed label leftover from one of my Paper Pumpkin kits using Call Me Clover ink.  The sentiment was popped up using Dimensionals.

The mat was glued to a White Card Base.

For this third card I cut the bottom mat from a piece of the Painted Seasons DSP.   Then in a different coordinating pattern cut a strip (1-1/2" x 4-3/4") and mounted it onto a mat of Call Me Clover CS (1-3/4 x 5") and attached the strip to the bottom mat using Tape Runner, position as shown to the left side of the mat.

I cut an oval shape with the Layering Ovals Framelits from a piece of Whisper White CS that I embossed with the Country Floral Embossing Folder.  I glued it to a scalloped oval cut from Grapefruit Grove CS using a die from the same set.  I attached the 2 pieces with Tombow Glue.

I stamped the flower from the Painted Seasons stamp set with Grapefruit Grove ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS.  The leaves were stamped using the same stamp set using Call Me Clover Ink on Call Me Clover CS.  These pieces were all cut with the coordinating Four Seasons Framelits dies.  I used an Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker to color the center of the flower as shown.

I popped the flower up in the center of the oval using Dimensionals and then attached the leaves with glue.

The bottom mat was attached to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

Sunday, April 7, 2019

These two A2 size cards feature the Painted Seasons Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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This first card is basically just stamping with the great stamps in this set onto a top mat of Whisper White CS.

I used Berry Burst and Mango Melody inks for the flowers and Mossy Meadow ink for the leaves.

The sentiment is from the July 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit and was stamped onto a scrap of Whisper White CS and then cut using one of the dies from the Stitched Label Framelits and popped up using Dimensionals.

I attached the top mat to a bottom mat of Mango Melody CS and then both attached to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.


For this second card I decided to create some masks for the flowers so that the stems of the leaf branches appear to be under the flowers.

I make my masks from a 2' wide roll of Post-It tape so that they can be used over and over.  I stamp them, let them dry thoroughly so I don't get ink all over my fingers when I fussy cut them.

I stamped the flowers first using Mint Macaron ink on a top mat of Whisper White CS.  Then stamped the leaves using Tranquil Tide ink.  I just love this combination.

The sentiment is from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and was stamped in Tranquil Tide ink.

I attached the top mat to a bottom mat of Mint Macaron CS and then both pieces to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

Saturday, April 6, 2019

These two A2 Size Cards feature the Lasting Lily stamp set and coordinating Lily Framelits from Stampin' Up!

I stamped the lilies from the Lasting Lily stamp set in Melon Mambo ink onto Whisper White CS and cut them out using the Lily Framelits Dies.

I stamped the stems and leaves in Old Olive ink onto Whisper White CS, cut them out, and the used a Sponge Dauber to color over the white edges of the leaf pieces.

I cut the top mat from a piece of DSP from the Frosted Floral set and mounted it on a bottom mat of Mossy Meadow CS.

I attached the leaves and stems to the lilies using Tape Runner.  I popped up the lilies using Dimensionals, but glued the stem and leaf pieces and then trimmed off any excess at the bottom.

The sentiment is also from the Lasting Lily Stamp Set and was stamped in Old Olive ink and then cut with one of the dies from the Lily Framelits.  It was popped up with Dimensionals.  

I added a bow using ribbon that came in the January 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit.

The finished mats were attached to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

This second card was done basically the same as above but I only used 2 of the lily die cuts.

The top map is  a piece of All My Love DSP.

The bottom mat is Melon Mambo.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

These two A2 size cards feature the Forever Lovely Stamp Set and coordinating Lovely Flower Edgelits Dies from Stampin' Up!

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For this first card I used the 2 piece Forever Lovely Stamp. I stamped the flowers using Blueberry Bushel Ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink on Whisper White CS.

I attached pieces of Lemon Lime Organza Ribbon on the top and bottom of the card using Tape Runner on the back of the mat.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with the Blueberry Bushel Ink on Whisper White CS, cut with a die from the Rose Trellis Thinlits and then sponged around the edge with the Granny Apple Green Ink and popped up with Dimensionals.

The top mat was attached to a bottom mat of Granny Apple Green CS with tape runner and then onto a White Card Base.

I finished the card by adding an Enamel Heart Shape to the sentiment piece and several Rhinestones to the stamped flowers.

For this second card I began by die cutting the top and bottom edges of the top mat of Old Olive CS using the Edgelit die from the Lovely Flowers set.

I centered the die cut onto a bottom mat of Pineapple Punch CS and then added pieces of Old Olive Sheer Ribbon to the top and bottom.

I stamped 2 of the individual flowers from the Forever Lovely stamp set using Pineapple Punch ink on Pineapple Punch CS.  The Whisper White flower die cuts that I placed on top of the die I snipped out of other die cuts from the Lovely Flowers Edgelits Dies.

For the sentiment I started by stamping the outline frame from the Labels to Love stamp set onto a scrap piece of  Whisper White CS using Old Olive Ink and then stamped a sentiment  from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set in the center using Pineapple Punch ink.  I used the Everyday Label Punch to punch out the sentiment.

Both of the flowers and the sentiment were popped up with Dimensionals and then I added a few Rhinestones to the flowers and attached the mats to a White Card Base.