This A2 size card features the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

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I pulled the water-colored top piece with tones of Bermuda Bay and Pool Party Inks from one of my "stashes" and began by stamping  the single magnolia bud randomly as shown using Versamark Ink.   Then I sprinkled White Embossing Powder, flicked off the excess, and used my Heat Tool to melt the powder.

I colored the flower petals with Pool Party and Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend Sets and then trimmed the piece with one of the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies.

Next I cut a piece of Coastal Cabana CS (standard top mat size 5"x 3-3/4") and a piece of Bermuda Bay CS (standard bottom mat size 5-1/4" x 4").  I embossed the Coastal Cabana mat using the Quilted Top Embossing Folder. I attached the 3 colored pieces together using Tape Runner and wrapped a piece of White Woven Ribbon around the 3 pieces.  Then I attached all the pieces using Tape Runner to a White Card Base.

The sentiment is from the By The Bay Stamp Set and was stamped in Bermuda Bay Ink on a srcrap of Whisper White CS, cut out with a die from the Smooth Sailing Die Set, and popped up with Dimensionals as shown.

Here's another A2 size card featuring the Humming Along Stamp Set and the coordinating Hummingbird Framelits by Stampin' Up!

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I began by stamping 2 of the flowers, 2 of the individual leaves , and 1 hummingbird from the Humming Along Stamp Set onto Whisper White CS and colored them as shown using Rococo Rose, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler and Mango Melody Stampin' Blend Sets.

I cut out all of the colored pieces using the coordinating Hummingbird Framelits and then trimmed the stems off of the 2 flowers.

I cut the top mat (4" x 5-1/4") from Rose Red CS, and the bottom mat (4-1/8"x5-3/8") from Tranquil Tide CS.  I used a die from the coordinating Hummingbird Framelits to cut out the Whisper White piece that I used for behind the flowers and bird.

I attached all of the finished pieces to the Rose Red piece with Tape Runner and/or Tombow Glue, except the hummingbird and the left bottom flower were popped up with Dimensionals.

The top mat was attached to the bottom mat, the completed piece then attached to a White Card Base with Tape Runner.

Lastly I added a few Pearl embellishments to the front of the card.

I will add a sentiment at a later date, when needed.

This A2 size card features the Humming Along Stamp Set and coordinating Hummingbird Framelits by Stampin' Up!

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I began by lightly sponging a standard size top mat piece of Whisper White CS with Pool Party Ink.

Then I stamped the flower stamp (as shown) onto the piece using Versamark Ink, sprinkled it with Copper Embossing Powder and used my Heat Tool to melt the embossing powder.

I stamped the hummingbird stamp onto a scrap of Whisper White CS and used the same heat embossing process above for the Hummingbird.

The flower was colored with Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, and Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend Sets.

The hummingbird was colored with Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blend Sets.

I cut out the hummingbird using the die from the Hummingbird Framelits and popped it up with Dimensionals in the upper left corner of the cards (as shown).

I mounted the piece above onto a standard size bottom mat of Pool Party CS and then the attached pieces onto a White Card Base.

I added a few coordinating colored Enamel Shapes to the card front.

I usually keep several cards without any sentiment on them which is what I am doing with this card.  I will add a sentiment at a later date, when needed.

This A2 size card features the Magnolia Blooms Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

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The top mat for this card was cut from Perfect Plum CS.  I randomly stamped the flower from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set in Versamark ink, sprinkled Silver Embossing Powder on it, and then used my Heat Gun to melt the powder.

Using my Aqua Pens and Whisper White Ink, I colored the flower petals, then daubed in the center of each flower.

The sentiment from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set, was stamped in Perfect Plum ink on  Whisper White CS, and then cut out with one of the label dies from the Stitched Lace Framelits die set.

I wove White Organza Ribbon thru the die cut, attached it with to the lower part of the card mat, and mounted it on a bottom mat of Blackberry Bliss CS using Tape Runner.

Here's another A2 size card featuring the Free As A Bird Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!.

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I started by cutting a piece of Crumb Cake CS and then stamped the small flower and leaf stamps from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set randomly on the cut piece using Crumb Cake Ink (2nd generation stamping) to create a background.

Then I stamped the bird stamp from Free As A Bird onto a piece of Whisper White CS using Memento Ink.  I colored the image with Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Mango Melody & Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends.  Then I cut out the piece using the large die from the Stitched Labels Framelits.   

Then I crisscrossed 2 pieces of  Terracotta Tile Scalloped Linen Ribbon around the Crumb Cake Background.

And popped up the stamped piece with Dimensionals as shown.

The sentiment is from the Detailed with Love Stamp Set and was cut with one of the Stitched Label Framelits.  This was also popped up in the lower corner.

This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest by Amanda Mertz.

These two A2 Size Cards feature the Free As A Bird Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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I posted the first car I made with the Free As A Bird Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! yesterday - here are a couple more with some slight variations.

For this first card, the birds and flower and leaf pieces were stamped on Whisper White CS using Memento Ink and colored with Rococo Rose, Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends as shown.

The sentiment is from the Home to Roost Stamp Set and stamped with Rococo Rose Ink.

The bottom mat was cut from Rococo Rose CS, the top mat was a  piece of dotted vellum which I cut at 4-3'4"x3-1/2" and was attached with tape runner.

I popped up the bird piece with Dimensionals - slightly askew.

I fussy cut the colored flowers and leaves, glued the leaves to the mats and then popped up the flowers with Dimensionals and added Rhinestones.

For this second card, I started by sponging a piece of Whisper White CS with  Balmy Blue Ink.  The birds, flowers and leaf pieces were all stamped as above and then colored with Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate, and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Sets. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Sheltering Tree Stamp Set with Marina Mist Ink.

The bird piece was cut using one of the Rectangle Stitched Dies - the finished size is about 4-1/4"x3", and was attached with Tape Runner to a Whisper White CS Mat (4-1/2"x3-1/2") that I embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder and then attached to a standard bottom mat of Dapper Denim CS.

The leaves were glued.  The flowers were popped up with Dimensionals and Rhinestones added.

This A2 size card features the Free As A Bird Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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 This is one of my favorite stamp sets from this year's 2019-20 Annual Catalog.

For this first card I used Sponge Daubers to lightly color a piece of Whisper White CS with Seaside Spray Ink.  Then I stamped the bird image with Memento Ink and colored it with Seaside Spray, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends sets.

I cut out the piece with one of the Stitched Nested Label Dies and then cut a piece of Seaside Spray CS using the next largest die from the same set. I used tape runner to attach the two pieces.

I cut a standard top mat (5"x3-3/4") out of one of the Seaside Spray patterns from the 2019-2021 In Color Designer Series Paper Pack.  And cut a standard bottom mat (5-1/4"X4") of Seaside Spray CS.   I attached these 2 pieces together using tape runner. And then popped up the completed piece above using Dimensionals.

I stamped the 2 flower pieces with Memento Ink onto Whisper White CS, colored them with Poppy Parade and Old Olive Stampin' Blend sets, fussy cut them out, and popped them up with Dimensionals in the two opposite corners.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped on Whisper White CS using Poppy Parade Ink and glued to  the bottom center of the piece.

And lastly added a Rhinestone to the center of each of the two flowers.

I did 2 very similar cards in different colors and will add them to my next blog.

This A2 size card features the Waterfront Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!.

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This is a great scene-building stamp set.  I began by coloring the sky with Balmy Blue Ink.  Instead of using a typical dauber I used my Sponge Brayer to color the sky.  I start at the top and make my way about half-way down the top Whisper White CS mat.  That way the top is a little darker and the sky gets progressively lighter as you move down the page.  I repeat the process until I am happy with the results.

Then I stamped the "mountain" stamp using Elegant Eggplant Ink using 1st and 2nd generation stamping.

The "water" was stamped next with Marina Mist Ink.

Then the "trees" (1st and 2nd generation stamping) and "grass" were stamped with Wild Wasabi Ink.  The "grass" stamp was from the High Tide Stamp Set.

I also decided to stamp the "Seagulls" from the High Tide Stamp Set in the sky using Early Espresso Ink.

I finished the bottom by lightly daubing the Wild Wasabi Ink on the bottom of the card to fill in any white areas.

The sentiment is from the Home to Roost Stamp Set and was stamped in Elegant Eggplant Ink onto Whisper White CS.  The ends of the CS were flagged using the Triple Banner Punch and then popped up with Dimensionals toward the bottom of the mat.

Then I mounted the completed top mat onto a bottom mat of Elegant Eggplant CS, and both pieces were mounted onto a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

Hopefully I can get back on track for my Blog.  Sorry for my absence the past few months. Lots of changes on the Homefront.

Also just updated my Paper Pumpkin alternative pages on my website.  Here is a link if you would like to check them out:
Sandy's Paper Pumpkin Web Page


This A2 size card features flowers from Stampin' Up!'s Beautiful Bouquet combined with a Hero Art leaf background stamp.

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I used Tranquil Tide ink to stamp the Hero Arts background stamp on a top mat of  Whisper White Cardstock.

The flowers are from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set. They were stamped in Berry Burst ink on Whisper White CS and cut out with the coordinating Bouquet Bunch Framelits dies, and then popped up with Dimensionals onto the stamped background.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Banners stamp set and was stamped in Tranquil Tide ink on Whisper White CS and cut with the Bunch of Banners Framelits dies. The outline from the die was cut using the same die from Berry Burst CS.  The pieces were glued to the top mat.

The finished top mat was attached to a bottom mat of Berry Burst CS and then attached to a white card base using tape runner.

This A2 sized card features the Painted Seasons Stamp Set and the coordinating Four Seasons Dies from Stampin' Up!

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The flowers were stamped with the Painted Season Stamp Set onto Whisper White CS using Gorgeous Grape Ink.   The leaves from the same set were stamped onto Whisper White CS using Coastal Cabana ink.  They were cut out using the coordinating Four Seasons Dies.

I used a die from the Hummingbird Framelits to cut the center out of a piece of Whisper White CS for the top mat.  I attached it to a piece of water colored paper that I had on hand that seemed to coordinate with the stamped pieces.

The two butterflies are from the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and were stamped onto Whisper White CS and punched out with the Butterfly Duet Punch.  I colored the smaller butterfly with the Coastal Cabana Stampin' Write marker.

The sentiment is from the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set and the cluster of little stars is from the Painted Seasons Stamp Set and they were both were stamped using Gorgeous Grape ink.

I attached the leaves and butterflies to the Top Map using Tombow Glue.  I popped up the flowers using Dimensionals.

The top mat was attached to bottom mat of Gorgeous Grape CS, and then to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

This A2 size card features the By the Bay and Beautiful You Stamp Sets from Stampin' Up!.  I cased this card from one I saw on Pinterest by GT.

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I began by stamping the large scene from the By the Bay Stamp Set on the top half of a bottom mat (5-1/4" x 4") piece of Highland Heather CS using Gorgeous Grape Ink.

I used a portion of the seagull stamps (which I have cut in half) from the High Tide Stamp Set in the upper right corner using Gorgeous Grape Ink.

Then using the same ink and CS, I stamped the dancing girl from the Beautiful You Stamp Set and fussy cut her.

I torn a piece of Whisper White CS and then ran it thru my Big Shot using the Corrugated Embossing folder.  The finished piece is about 2" high and was trimmed to 4"wide.

Then I cut a piece of Gorgeous Grape CS (1-1/4" x 4") and centered and glued with Tombow Glue to the Whisper White piece.

The sentiment is from the Beautiful You Stamp Set, it was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink, and was cut with one of the dies from the Lily Framelits.

The girl and the sentiment piece were popped up with Dimensionals to the GG CS strip.  And then the finished piece attached to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

I added a few Rhinestones to finish off the front of the card.

This A2 size card features the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set and the coordinating Butterfly Beauty Thinlits from Stampin' Up!

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This is a really simple card to make, its really about the two large dies in the Butterfly Beauty Thinlits.

I cut the top die out of Bermuda Bay CS and the bottom die out of Mango Melody CS and then glued them together using Tombow glue.  It is a little tricky to get them aligned correctly - just takes time and patience, but I love the finished piece which I glued onto a top mat that I had on hand that was colored with Brusho Crystals.

That top mat was then attached to a Coastal Cabana CS bottom mat using Tape Runner, and then then attached to a Mango Melody CS Card Base.

The sentiment is from the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set and was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto Mango Melody CS and cut with a die from the Rose Garden Thinlits, and popped up with Dimensionals.

This A2 size card features the Humming Along Stamp Set and coordinating Hummingbird Framelits from Stampin' Up!

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The humming bird and flower were stamped onto Whisper White CS using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut out with the Hummingbird Framelits Dies.

The bird and flower were colored with Bermuda Bay, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, and Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blend Sets.

I used one of the dies from the Hummingbird Framelits to cut out the design in the center of the Whisper White CS top mat.  The piece of underneath the center section was a water colored background I had on hand.

I popped up the bird and flower with Dimensionals and then stamped the sentiment from the Humming Along Stamp Set in Bermuda Bay Ink.

The top mat was attached to a bottom mat of Rich Razzleberry CS using Tape Runner and then I added a few coordinating Enamel Shapes to finish the front of the card.

This A2 size card features the Petal Palette Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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The flower piece is from the Petal Palette Stamp Set and was stamped in Archival Black ink on Thick Whisper White CS.  The flowers were water colored with Elegant Eggplant and Pear Pizazz inks and then cut out with the coordinating die from the Petals & More Thinlits.

The sentiment is from the Dear Doily Stamp Set and was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto a circle of Pear Pizazz CS, that was cut out with one of the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.

The Top Mat was stamped in Gray Granite ink with a wood block stamp from Inkadinkadoo #8347 that I got at JoAnn Fabrics.  I used a Sponge Dauber to outline the edges of the piece.

Both the flower and sentiment piece were popped up with Dimensionals onto the Top Mat and then glued to a Pear Pizzazz Bottom Mat.

This A2 size card features the By the Bay Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!  It was inspired from a card I saw online by Amy Koenders.

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I stamped the large scenic stamp from the By the Bay Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a top mat of Whisper White CS (5" x 3-3/4").

Then I used a one of the Rectangle Stitched Framelits to cut out the center of the piece to color.

I began by using a mask to cover the stamped image and then used a Sponge Dauber to color the sky using Balmy Blue ink.

The rest of the scene was colored with Old Olive, Mango Melody, Night of Navy, and Crumb Cake Stampin' Blend Sets.

I attached the Whisper White CS frame to a bottom mat of Pear Pizzazz CS (5-1/4" x 4") using Tape Runner and the popped up the colored piece into the center using Dimensionals.

The pieces were then mounted onto a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

This A2 size card was created using the By the Bay Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the large scenic stamp from the By the Bay Stamp Set onto a top mat (5" x 3-3/4") of Whisper White CS.

I used various texture type stamps from Beautiful Blizzard, Eclectic Expressions, and Artisan Textures to color the scene using Soft Sky and Whisper White inks on the sky, Balmy Blue ink for the water, Pear Pizzazz for the grass/bushes, and Crumb Cake for the paths and rock walls.

I used Sponge Daubers to fill in any edges and empty spots using the same colors of ink.

And then used Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake and Old Olive Stampin' Blend Sets to color the house and add some highlights and definition where needed.

The door was colored with the Real Red Stampin' Write marker.

Then I trimmed the piece using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits, mounted the piece onto a bottom mat of Crumb Cake CS (5-14" x 4") and then mounted them both onto a White Card Base.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Banners Stamp Set and was stamped in Old Olive Ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White CS and cut with a die from the Bunch of Banners Framelits and popped up with Dimensionals.

This A2 size card features the By the Bay Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the large scene stamp from the By the Bay Stamp Set on a piece of Whisper White CS using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and this time I used colored pencils to fill in the scene.

I used one of the larger dies from the Layering Ovals Framelits to cut an oval in the center of a piece of So Saffron CS (5-1/4" x 4") and then stamped the Seagulls from the High Tide Stamp Set at the top of the card and the water birds from the By the Bay Stamp Set at the bottom of the oval - using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I glued the colored piece to the back of the So Saffron piece using Tombow Glue and then attached both to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

This A2 size card features the By the Bay Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the large scenic stamp from the By the Bay Stamp Set onto a scrap piece of Whisper White CS and colored it using various colors Stampin' Blends (you can use any of your favorite colors or even Stampin' Write Markers or Colored Pencils).

Then I cut out the scene using one of the dies from the Lots of Labels Framelits.   And then cut a larger piece using the same Framelits set from Island Indigo CS and attached the two pieces using Tombow Glue.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped into a scrap piece of Whisper White CS using Island Indigo ink and then cut using the smallest die from the Lots of Labels Framelits and attached using glue, positioned as shown.

I popped up the piece with Dimensionals onto a bottom mat of Soft Sky CS that I embossed using the Seaside Embossing Folder.

I edged the mat using a frame that I cut from Island Indigo CS using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits.

The final piece was attached to a White Card Base using Tape Runner.

This A2 size card features the By the Bay Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! and was CASEd from one I saw online by Tina Zinck.

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For my version of this card I began by stamping the large scenic stamp from the By the Bay Stamp Set toward the bottom of a top mat of Whisper White CS (4-3/4" x 3-1/2") using Black Archival Ink (leave enough room to stamp your sentiment underneath).

Next I stamped the seagulls from the High Tide stamp set toward the top of the card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Then I cut the top mat into 3 strips, the 2 outside strips are both 1-1/8" wide leaving the center strip at 1-1/4" wide.

I colored the center strip using Cajun Craze (siding), Old Olive & Always Artichoke (grass and bushes), Basic Black (roof), Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Early Espresso (pathways and rock walls) Stampin' Write markers.

I used a mask that I had stamped onto Post-it Tape and fussy cut it, to cover the scene, and then used Sponge Daubers to color the sky and water with Soft Sky, Island Indigo, and Blueberry Bushel inks.

Next I stamped the sentiment from the By the Bay Stamp Set (centered on the bottom of the piece) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I attached the colored center strip using Tombow Glue to a piece of Soft Suede CS (1-1/2" by 3-1/2") - this left an 1/8" border on both side edges of the center piece.  
Then I attached the 2 uncolored strips onto a bottom mat  of Cajun Craze CS (5" x 3-3/4") leaving 1/8" border on each side and the top and bottom edges.  And then attached the center piece lining up the top and bottom edges.

The finished piece was attached to a bottom mat of Soft Suede CS (5-14" x 4") and then all attached to a standard A2 size White Card Base.

'This card features the By the Bay Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

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I began by stamping the "Scene" from the By the Bay stamp set and the Lighthouse from the High Tide stamp set onto  pieces of Post-It tape and then fussy cut them out.

I stamped the lighthouse toward the left side of a piece of Whisper White CS (standard top mat size) using Pacific Point and Smoky Slate inks. And then positioned the lighthouse mask on top of the stamped image.

Then I stamped the "scene" from the By the Bay stamp set on with Memento Tuxedo Black ink,  colored it with Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Smoky Slate and Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends sets, and then masked the stamped image.

I sponged the backgound with Marina Mist and Balmy Blue inks, and then stamped the sentiment from the Birthday Banners stamp set in Pacific Point ink.

After removing the masks I sprayed some Shimmer Spray across the finished card front and layered it onto a bottom mat of Cajun Craze CS, and once it was dry them layered them both onto a White Card Base.

This card was cased from one I saw on Pinterest by Linda's Stampin' Escape.