A birthday card for a missed baby’s birthday – sheesh! This card is an easy Pink Pirouette and white card. I stamped the elephant from Zoo Babies in Perfect Plum and layered it on an Apothecary Art Framelit. Some embossing and a ribbon – and it’s off to the mail!
Supplies
Stamp Set – Zoo Babies, Remembering Your Birthday
card stock – Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP
Ink – Perfect Plum
Etc – Eastern Elegance embossing folder, Apothecary Art Framelit, Chevron ribbon
Hugs, Fran
A little Christmas card – showing off the new ornament punch. This is a great set and it comes as bundle! (133282 wood or 133283 clear) I used the Season of Style Designer Series paper and some Baker’s Twine to make this card.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Christmas Collectibles, More Merry Messages
Card stock – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Season of Style DSP
Ink – Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Etc – Oval Framelits, Ornament punch, 1/2 Circle punch, Baker’s Twine, Dotted embossing folder
I’m teaching my Season of Style Journal class today! Looking forward to an organized, creative Fall (fingers crossed) Hugs, Fran
This little 4 x 4 tag has Rudolph throwing snowballs. I stamped the image twice and punch a Window punch between his hands on one image. Then I layered an embossed circle on a penny and made a spinner. It slides between his two hands 
Supplies
Stamp Set – Color Me Christmas
Card stock – Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Stampin Write Markers – Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Ink – Pool Party
Etc – Northern Flurry embossing folder, 7/8″ circle punch, Window punch
These spinners are very addicting! You can find me rolling it back and forth in my office – Hugs, Fran
Single Stamps! This is a new stamp called Be Merry – it’s a tag with holly and goes with the Chalk Talk framelits. I added it to the front of a card for a team swap. The holly leaves are colored in and the berries are punched with the Owl Builder punch. 
First I stamped the tag on a piece of Whisper White that I had stamped with the Dictionary background stamp. You can see all the Single Stamps here.
Here’s another project I did for UStamp with Dawn and friends – Heating Up the Holidays. The bats are made with the Gift Bow die – ha! It’s starting to look very spooky around here! Hugs, Fran Playing around with Backyard Basics! I saw a card on Splitcoast that used this layout but in very bright, primary colors. I switched it to the muted colors in Epic Day Designer Series paper. Then I used the new embossing folder in Holiday Mini called Pretty Print and some of the Natural White card stock. There is a matching framelit set for this set that makes cutting the images a breeze. Supplies The weather is beautiful here today. It’s sunny and cool – perfect! Hugs, Fran I need a card to go with my Halloween suite of projects – don’t you agree? I had to use my exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base and Dress Form insert because it’s my favorite! I love the closure on the base – and I love how it shows just a peek of the paper inside. This paper from Witches’ Brew is the easiest paper in the world to create a card. I didn’t have to do a thing! The design on the paper made a perfect base for what I had in mind. I just punched out this “warning” and adhered it to the funny witches’ menu style paper, added a strip of Pumpkin Pie card stock and that was that. So here she is – making potions! She has her spell book, hat, candle, wand, broom and cauldron. She is ready to cast some spells! I added googlie eyes across the top the card. There are weird little dots on the paper – I just filled them with eyes. I also added some glitter stars so she’d have a bit more sparkle. One of the papers in Witches’ Brew looks like book paper so it made a perfect spell book. The witches hat has an Orange Stampin Glitter band. To make her dress, I cut off the top of a Dress Form Framelit with the Full Heart punch and added the ears from the Owl Builder to the shoulders. Then I covered the entire piece with Two Way glue and Black Stampin Glitter. I had one star left so I adorned her top with that. Her necklace is pearls colored with a Sharpie Marker. For the skirt, I traced the skirt and made it longer then free-hand cut the edge. The cauldron is a 1 1/2″ circle punch cut straight across the top. The feet on the cauldron are another Dress Form Framelit bottom – just snipped to fit behind the cauldron. Then I embossed across the top using the Delicate Design embossing folder. I covered it with Dazzling Details. The foam in the cauldron is vellum card stock brayered in Pear Pizazz and accented with pearls and more Dazzling Details. Supplies I love creating things for Halloween because there are no rules and I love my Pop N Cuts die This card is cased from one I got at convention during general swapping. The original was created by Diane Harman. I changed the colors and sentiment – but used the layout. Supplies I really like this color combo – very soothing. Hugs, Fran Coffee and love – a great combination. This card uses the SU exclusive Pop N Cuts base die and the Full Heart punch to express that feeling. The coffee bean embossing folder is from Sizzix and matches……… I really sanded the embossing here – and then went over the word with a Real Red Stampin Write Marker. Supplies With a Starbucks gift card – this would be perfect! Hugs, Fran Here’s a take on another Karen Burniston Pop N Cuts class card. I used the exclusive Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base die to create the card. The Designer Series paper is Etcetera – a nice vintage paper. The front is a Label Framelit cut with the Cordinations Early Espresso paper, sanded, and a piece of Calypso Coral Chevron ribbon. The mug is from the insert (coming up) and the heart is from the Hearts Framelits. I covered it in Crystal Effects – and I mean covered it! I wasn’t paying attention and got a ton of it on there! This is the Mug & Heart insert – so cute! After I die cut the inside, I cut the mug out again in Soft Suede and ran it through my Big Shot using the Modern Mosaic embossing folder. Then I went over the design with Crystal Effects and added an image from Notable Notions to the front. The sentiment is from Lots of Thanks – and that’s Epic Day Washi tape on the sides. Stamp Sets – Notable Notions, Lots of Thanks Other than needing some time to dry because of my heavy hand with the Crystal Effects – this card was easy and fun to make! Hugs, FranSpooky Bats
Backyard Basics
Stamp Set – Backyard Basics
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Crumb Cake
Stampin Write Markers – Pool Party, Soft Sky, Tangerine Tango
Etc – Backyard Basic framelits, Natural Trim, Pretty Print embossing folder, Circle framelits, Brights Candy DotsBewitched Pop N Cuts
Card Stock – Witches’ Brew DSP, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Vellum card stock, Pumpkin Pie
Ink – White Craft, Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry
Etc – SU exclusive Pop N Cuts base die and Dress Form insert and Framelit, 1 3/4″ Circle punch, pearls, linen thread, googlie eyes, Dazzling Details, Orange and Black Stampin Glitter, Full Heart punch Hugs, FranWildflower Meadow
Stamp Sets – Wildflower Meadow, Petite Pairs
Card stock – Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar
Ink – Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar
Etc – Wildflower Meadow embossing folder, Oval punch, scalloped oval punch, pearlsCoffee Love
their Mug and Hearts insert designed by Karen Burniston. I used SU’s Early Espresso Coordinations card stock and went over it with my sanding block for a very distressed look. The “cafe” is another embossing folder that came bundled with the beans. 
The hearts are a movers and shapers type of insert. I used the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series paper. The smoke is really a heart cut from Vellum card stock. 
Card stock – Early Espresso coordinations, Polka Dot parade DSP, Epic Day DSP, Real Red, Vellum card stock
Ink – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Real Red
Etc – SU Pop N Cut base, Mug and Hearts insert and embossing folders, Real Red Stampin Write Marker, Full Heart punch, Large Pearl, Cute ClipFriends and Coffee
card stock – Etcetera DSP, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pool Party
Ink – Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts base die, Sizzix Mug & Hearts insert, Crystal Effects, Circle punches, Epic Day Washi tape, Label Framlit and Heart Framelit, Modern Mosaic embossing folder