It's almost time for me to start working on 2021 Christmas Cards so before I begin I figured I should get around to posting some of the cards I made last year.  These cards were made with the November 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit "Winter Gifts" from Stampin' Up!.  This kit was designed to make holiday gift tags but instead these are alternative cards that I made with the kit.  Some of the cards contain images, Cardstock or DSP, etc. that were not part of the kit contents.

 

All of these alternative cards were made with the February 2020 "Lovely Day" Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up!.

 I had a request from a friend for some masculine cards with a fishing theme.  These 5 cards feature one or more of the following stamp sets from Stampin' Up!: High Tide, Best Catch, Waterfront,  and Lovely As A Tree.

For this first card I starting by using the Waterfront stamp set to stamp the mountains using Soft Suede  and Crumb Cake Inks and 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation stamping on a top mat cut from Whisper White CS.

Then I stamped the water stamp from the Waterfront Stamp using Soft Sea Spray Ink and shaded the area using the same ink and a Blending Brush. 

The sky was shaded using Balmy Blue Ink and a Blending Brush.

The birds are from the High Tide stamp set and stamped using Balmy Blue Ink.

The fisherman is from the Best Catch Stamp Set and was stamped using Early Espresso Ink.

The finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Soft Suede CS.

For this 2nd card I started by using the water stamp  from the Waterfront Stamp Set with Balmy Blue Ink and then shading the water area using a Blending Brush with the same ink on a top mat cut from Whisper White CS.
The fish was stamped on Whisper White CS using Memento Ink and the Best Catch stamp set, cut out using the coordinating Catch of the Day Die. It was colored using Flirty Flaming and Gray Granite Stampin' Blend Sets. The fish was popped up with Dimensionals.

The grass pieces were cut from Basic GrayCS and colored with Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede Stampin' Blend Sets.

This finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Basic Gray CS.

For this 3rd card I started by cutting a top mat from Sahara Sand CS and then embossed the piece using the Painted Texture Embossing Folder., which I sponged with a light coating of Sahara Sand Ink.

The fish were cut from Soft Suede and So Saffron Ink and strung on a piece of beige Twine.

The hat and tackle box were stamped on scraps of Whisper White CS with Memento Ink,  Thery were colored using So Saffron and Soft Suede Stampin' Blend Sets and cut out using the Catch of the Day Dies.

This finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from So Saffron CS.

For this 4th card I started by cutting the top mat from a piece of Whisper White CS and colored the piece with Blending Brushes using Balmy Blue and Garden Green Inks.

The Fisherman is from the Best Catch Stamp set and stamped using Memento Black Ink.

The Grass piece was cut from Garden Green CS and the cattails colored using the Soft Suede Stampin' Blend.

I also stamped some grass using Garden Green Ink and grass stamps from the High Tide Stamp Set.

This finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Garden Green CS.

For this last card I started by cutting a top mat from Whipser White CS.  

The mat was colored from top to bottom using Blending Brushes and Seaside  Spray, Garden Green and Marina Mist Inks.

The Birds are from the High Tide Stamp Set and were stamped with Memento Black Ink.

The fisherman is from the Best Catch Stamp Set and was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS andcut out using the coordinating Catch of the Day Die.

The trees are from the Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set and were stamped using Soft Suede Ink.

The finished piece was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Garden Green CS.

Today's post features the Curvy Dies from the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog. They were part of the Quite Curvy Bundle. These 2 cards are pretty basic, and very quick and easy to make. I just wanted to play with one of the curved dies.  I will focus more on the bundle in a later post.

- The standard size bottom mat was cut from Mossy Meadow CS.

-The I added a floral piece cut from Peaceful Poppies DSP.

-And to the top I attached to "curved" pieces I cut from Blackberry Bliss Cardstok.

-The sentiment was cut from Mossy Meadow CS using the Celebrate You Die Set.  I added some wink of Stella to the cut sentiment.

-Lastly I added a few Rhinestones at the bottom. 

-The standard size bottom mat for this second card was cut from Night of Navy CS.

-The standard size top mat was cut from a piece of True Gentlemen DSP.

-The curve was cut from Crumb Cake CS.  To get the two edges just rotate the die for the second edge and line it up as desired.

-The sentiment is from the Quite Curvy Stamp Set and was stamped using Early Espresso Ink.

-I cut some leaves using the Nature's Roots Dies from scraps of Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, and Chocolate Chip CS, assembled them as shown and attached them to the corner with Tape Runner. 

 This is part 8 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.  

-This bottom and top mat for this first card was cut from Soft Suede CS. The top mat was cut using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The middle mat was cut from a piece of Soft Suede DSP from a package of Neutral colors.

-The feathers and branches and sentiment were stamped in Soft Suede Ink. The sentiment is from the So Sentimental Stamp Set.

-I used a Chalk Market to color in the branches.

-Lastly I added some Metallic Pearls.

-This card mas made identical to the one above just in a different color scheme.

-The bottom mat and top mats were cut from Smoky Slate CS.

-The middle mat was cut from a piece of Basic Gray DSP from the same package as above.

-The feathers and branches and sentiment were stamped in Basic Gray Ink.  The branches were colored as above.

-And again I added a few Metallic Pearls.

-For this third card the top and bottom mats were cut from Crumb Cake CS. This time I used a die from the Nature's Thoughts Dies to cut the top mat.

-The middle mat was cut from a piece of Early Espresso DSP from the package as above. 

-The feathers and branches were stamped in Soft Suede Ink and colored as above.

-The sentiment was stamped in Crumb Cake Ink.

-Pearls same as above.

 This is part 7 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.  

-The bottom mat for this first card was cut from Just Jade CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS and shaded using Blending Brushes with Just Jade and Crushed Curry Inks.  Then the pattern stamp was stamped using Just Jade Ink.

-The flowers were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored with Crushed Curry and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend Sets, fussy cut, and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The leaves were cut from Just Jade CS using dies from the Foliage Frame Die Set and attached with Tape Runner.

-The sentiment is from the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set, stamped with Just Jade Ink on Daffodil Delight CS, cut out with one of the Stitched Label Dies, and popped up with Dimensionals.

-Lastly I added some coordinating Enamel Dots.

-This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest by Windy Ellard.

This second card was made similarly with the following changes:

-The bottom mat was cut from Rich Razzleberry CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS, then I used a Crumpled Paper Technique.  You take the paper and totally crumple it up over and over until you have several well defined lines in the paper.

Then use something to help flatten it out (the edge of a ruler, or a hard roller will do).  Use plenty of glue or Tape Runner to attach it to the bottom mat, especially on the edges.

-These flowers were colored using Rich Razzleberry and Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends.

-Same sentiment but stamped using Just Jade Ink on WW CS.

This is part 6 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.   

-The bottom mat for this first card was cut from Tranquil Tide CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS, shaded using Blending Brushes with Mint Macaron, Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide Inks.

-Then the feathers were stamped with Mint Macaron Ink, the flowers with Tranquil Tide Ink, and the pattern with Granny Apple Green Ink.

-The sentiment is from the Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set and stamped using Tranquil Tide Ink.

-Lastly I spray the top mat with Shimmer Spray.

-The bottom mat for this second card was cut from Granny Apple Green CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS, shaded using Blending Brushes with Mint Macaron, Granny Apple Green and Tranquil Tide Inks.

-Then the feathers were stamped with Tranquil Tide Ink, the flowers with Granny Apple Green Ink, and the pattern with both Tranquil Tide and Granny Apple Green Inks as shown.

-The leaves were heat embossed using Versamark Ink and White Embossing Powder.

-The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set and stamped using Tranquil Tide Ink.

 This is part 5 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.  

-For this first card the bottom mat was cut from Cajun Craze CS.

-The top mat was cut from Nature's Poem DSP.

-The flowers were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored with Cajun Craze and Calypso Coral Stampin' Blend Sets, fussy cut, and popped up with Dimensionals

-The leaves were cut using the Leaf Punch from Shaded Spruce CS and attached with Tape Runner.

-The sentiment is from the Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set, stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink, cut using one of the Stitched Label Dies and popped up with Dimensionals.

-For this second card the bottom mat was cut from Tranquil Tide CS.

-The middle layer was cut from Nature's Poem DSP.

-The top layer was cut from Cajun Craze CS using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The flower was stamped, cut, and colored the same as on the card above and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The leaves were cut from Tranquil Tide CS using dies from the Foliage Frames Die Set.

-The sentiment is from the Stitched All Around Stamp Set, stamped using Tranquil Tide Ink, cut out using the Stitched Label Framelits, and popped up with Dimensionals.

-Lastly I added a few sequins.

This is part 4 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.  

These 3 cards were completed by stamping directly onto the top mat.  I began each by stamping the flower(s) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then covering it using a mask of the flower I stamped and cut from Post-it Tape and covered the the stamped flower image with the mask.

Then the feathers and leaves were stamped, the mask removed, and then colored the leaves and flower(s) using Stampin' Blends.  See color details below.

-The bottom mat on this first card was cut from Crumb Cake CS.

-The top mat was cut from Petal Pink CS, stamped with the large Drybrush Stamp using Petal Pink Ink (2nd generation) giving the mat some light shading.

-The feathers were stamped with Crumb Cake Ink.

-The leaves were stamped with Garden Green Ink and colored with the Old Olive Stampin' Blend Set.

-The flower was colored with Petal Pink and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend Sets.

-The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set and stamped in Crumb Cake Ink.

-Lastly I added some sequins.

-The bottom mat on this second card was cut from Melon Mambo CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS.

-The feathers were stamped with Pool Party Ink.

-The leaves were stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink and colored with the Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blend Set.

-The flower was colored with Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend Sets.

-The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set and stamped in Melon Mambo Ink.

-Lastly I added some sequins.

-The bottom mat on this third card was cut from Blueberry Bushel CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS, and then I used a Blending Brush to shade the mat using Pear Pizzazz Ink.

-The feathers were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink.

-The leaves were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink and colored with the Mossy Meadows Stampin' Blend Set.

-The flowers were colored with Night of Navy, Seaside Spray and Pineapple Punch Stampin' Blend Sets.

-The sentiment is from the Magnolia Blooms Stamp Set and stamped in Blueberry Bushel Ink.

-Lastly I added some coordinating Enamel Shapes.

This is part 3 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.  

All of the Top Mats on these 3 cards were stamped using the Large DryBrush Stamp.

-For this first card the bottom mat was cut from Basic Gray CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS and stamped using Flirty Flamingo Ink.

-The flower was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Flirty Flaming and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend Sets. It was popped up with Dimensionals.

-The "leaf'" pieces were cut from Flirty Flamingo CS and attached directly to the top mat using Tape Runner.

-The sentiment is from the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set, stamped in Flirty Flamingo Ink, cut our with on of the Stitched Label Dies and popped up with Dimensionals.

-Lastly I added a few Basic Pearls.

-For this next card the bottom mat was cut from Purple Posy CS and stamped with Highland Heather Ink.

-The top mat was cut from Highland Heather CS using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

-The sentiment is from the featured set and was stamped with Highland Heather Ink and cut out with one of the Tasteful Labels Dies.

-The flower was stamped with Memento Ink and colored with the Highland Heather and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend Sets, and popped up with Dimensionals.

-I added a piece of Highland Heather Organza Ribbon to the top and bottom of the card and a few Faceted Dots.

-For this third card, the bottom mat was cut from Highland Heather CS.

-The middle mat was cut from Whisper White CS and stamped with Pear Pizzazz Ink.

-The top mat was cut from Pear Pizzazz CS using one of the Stitched So sweetly Dies.

-The flowers were stamped with Memento Ink and colored with Highland Heather and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend Sets and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The "leaf" pieces were cut from Mossy Meadow CS using dies from the Detailed Peacock Die Set.

-Lastly I added some coordinating Glitter Enamel Dots.

This is part 2 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.   

-For this first card the bottom mat was cut from Seaside Spray CS.

-The top mat was cut from a piece of See A Silhouette DSP. 

-The flowers were stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink , colored with Blackberry Bliss and Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Sets, and fussy cut. They were popped up with Dimensionals.

-The "leaf" pieces were cut using the Forever Flourishing Dies from Seaside Spray and Rich Razzleberry CS and attached directly to the mat with Tape Runner.

-The sentiment is from the Botanical Bliss Stamp Set, was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS using Blueberry Bushel Ink, cut out using one of the Ornate Frames Dies, and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The completed top mat was sprayed with some Shimmer Spray.

-For this next card the bottom mat and top mat were cut from Pretty Peacock CS.  I used one of the Stitch So Sweetly dies to cut the top mat.

-The middle mat was cut from Coastal Cabana CS.

-The flowers were stamped with the Memento Ink, colored with Magenta Madness and Rococo Rose Stampin' Blend Sets and popped up with Dimensionals.

-These "leaf" pieces were cut from Coastal Cabana CS using the Foliage Frame Dies and attached with Tape Runner

-The sentiment is from the Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set, stamped in Magenta Madness Ink, cut out with one of the Stitched Label Dies and popped up with Dimensionals.

-For this third card the bottom mat was cut from Real Red CS.

-The top centered mat from Real Red DSP.

-The Sentiment is from the Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set, stamped in Poppy Parade Ink, cut out with one of the Tasteful Label Dies and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The flowers were stamped with Memento Ink, colored with Cherry Cobbler and Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends and popped up with Dimensionals.

The "leaf" pieces were cut from Granny Apple Green CS using the Foliage Frame Dies and attached with Tape Runner.

-Lastly I added a few coordinating Glitter Enamel Dots.

This is part 1 of a 8 part series featuring the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set that I will be posting over the next week or so.   

-The bottom mat for this card was cut from Shaded Spruce CS.

-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS and then lightly sponged with a Blending Brush as shown using Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce Inks. 

-I cut a mask of the flower out of Post-It tape and placed it where I planned to put the cut flower so that I could position the feathers, branches and sentiments properly as they were stamped directly onto the top mat using Shaded Spruce Ink.

-The flower was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS using Memento Ink and the colored using Cherry Cobbler and Poppy Parade Stampin' Blend Sets. It was fussy cut.

-These next 2 cards were made similarly.

-The bottom mat was cut from Magenta Madness Ink.

-The top mat from Whisper White CS and sponged with the Magenta Madness Ink.

-I used Coastal Cabana Ink for the feathers and branches.

-And then used Magenta Madness Ink for the sentiment which is from the Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set.

-The flower was colored with Magenta Madness and Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends.

-For this card the bottom mat  was cut from Mossy Meadow CS.

-The top mat from Pear Pizzazz CS and then stamped with the lard DryBrush Stamp using Pear Pizzazz Ink.

-I used Cajun Craze ink for the branches, Mossy Meadow Ink for the feathers.

-The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set and stamped with Cajun Craze Ink.

-This flower was colored with Mango Melody and Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends.

-Then I added a few sequins.

Today's post features the Honey Bee Stamp Set and the coordinating Detailed Bee Dies from Stampin' Up!.  It is from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog.

-The standard bottom mat and the feature mat for this first card was cut from Basic Black CS.

-The standard top mat for this card was cut from a piece of the coordinating Golden Honey DSP.

-The hive was stamped onto a scrap piece of Whisper White CS using Crushed Curry Ink.

-The bees were stamped onto scrap pieces of Whisper White CS using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, die cut and then the stripes colored with the Mango Melody Stampin' Blends set.

-The hearts were cut from Daffodil Delight CS.

The sentiment is from the featured set and was stamped with Memento Ink and cut out using one of the Stitched Label Dies.

-The standard bottom mat for this second card was cut from Bumblebee CS.

The standard top mat was cut from Whisper White CS, the honeycomb design is from the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set and was stamped with Bumblebee Ink, the small cluster dot stamp was from the Label Me Bold Stamp Set and was stamped with Memento Ink, the larger cluster of dots is from the Touches of Texture Stamp Set and was lightly stamped with Daffodil Delight Ink (it's very faint).  Then the top mat was lightly colored  using Blending Brushes with Daffodil Delight Ink.

-The two bees were cut from Basic Black CS, the body of the was attached to the card with Tape Runner and the wings were slightly raised by folding them back where they connect to the body.

-The hive was stamped onto a piece of Basic Black CS with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed using Gold Embossing Powder. (The photo doesn't do justice to how nice this hive looks in person.)

-The sentiment is from the featured set and was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS with Memento Ink and die cut with a die from the Stitched All Around Dies.

-The standard bottom mat for this third card was cut from Crushed Curry CS.

-The standard top mat was cut from Whisper White CS, and lightly inked toward the center (under the honeycomb die) with Crushed Curry Ink.

-The honey comb pieces were cut from Crushed Curry CS.

-The bees were stamped with Memento Ink. the stripes were colored with Mango Melody Stampin' Blends, and all three were popped up with Dimensionals.

-The sentiment is from the featured set and was stamped with Memento Ink.

-The standard size bottom mat and the feature mat were cut from Basic Black CS.

-The standard top mat was cut from a piece of Golden Honey DSP.

-The bee and honeycomb were cut from Brushed Metallic CS.  I only punch out some of the hexagons, I used double side tape to hold the other pieces in place and at the same time used it to attach the honeycomb to the feature mat.

The sentiment is from the featured set and was stamped on a scrap piece of  WW paper and cut out as in card two above.