This card is an example of the chalkboard technique. The images are embossed in white – the cake in black – and then white craft ink is smudged around the edges. The lines are drawn with a white gel pen. I colored the cake with Stampin Write Markers.
Stamp Sets – Sketched Birthday
card stock – Primrose Petals, Basic Black
Ink – Versamark
Etc – Apothecary Accents Framelits, Circle Framelits, white gel pen, white embossing powder
A bit too busy for me – sigh, Hugs, Fran
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
This card is a case of my own card 
I used Perfect Blend and the bright, sunny Gingham Garden Designer Series paper to create this Pop N Cuts Thank You – that also holds a gift card.
The coffee cups are paper pieced – so easy to do with this stamp! The gift card is tucked inside a little envelope – closed with a Flower Shop flower. The Label insert is perfect for so many things. It’s easy to dress up with just about any stamp set – and there are sets designed to fit it exactly.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Perfect Blend, Flower Shop, Lots of Thanks
card stock – Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Gingham Garden DSP, Island Indigo
Ink – Island Indigo
Etc – SU exclusive Pop N Cuts base and Label insert, 1/2″ punch, Pansy punch, Scallop Edge punch, Deco Framelit, Stitched Ribbon, Simply Scored tool
A bright and happy card – hope you have a bright and happy day! 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
Some containers for all your spooky potions! These are SVG files from SVGCuts.com. I used Witches’ Brew DSP to make them and some silver foil add accents.
The tall one has a Halloween Bash tag to let the recipient know to be ware! (This coordinates with the Label Framelits)
The short jar is decorated with a label that comes with the file. I added lots of rhinestones and a vintage button.
Supplies
Stamps – Halloween Bash
Card stock – Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Witches’ Brew DSP
Ink – White Craft, Basic Black
Etc – Label Framelits, SVG file, Rhinestones, Vintage button, ribbon
There is now not one scrap of Basic Black cardstock in my craft room Thank goodness I have an order coming today! Hugs, Fran
Pop N Cuts! My favorite Here’s a Christmas card using the exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base die and Label insert. I decorated the outside with Calm Christmas – the dove embossed in silver embossing powder.
On the inside I used Christmas Collectibles and a single stamp – Prince of Peace. This set goes with the Deco Label Framelits so it works perfectly with the Label insert.
To get the different colors on the stamp, I inked it up in Pool Party and then went over the selected words with an Island Indigo Stampin Write Marker. The ornaments were stamped twice – once in Versamark and embossed in silver and once in Bermuda Bay to punch for the centers. The ornament lines and accents on the card were cut from the new Silver Foil card stock – so pretty! The sentiment on the Whisper White piece is half of the sentiment from Calm Christmas – embossed in silver.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Calm Christmas, Christmas Collectibles, Prince of Peace
card stock – Whisper White, Bermda Bay, Silver foil, Winter Frost DSP
Ink – Versamark, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts base and Label insert, Deco Label Framelits, Ornament punch, 1/2″ circle punch, rhinestones, Silver ribbon, Scallop Edge punch.
I’ll have some more Halloween for you soon. 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 While I still had Color Me Christmas out on my desk, I thought I’d try something different with the present stamp and the new Thinlit Label die. (133479) It didn’t turn out exactly has I saw it in my mind – but you get the idea! I love the greeting and sentiment from Christmas Messages ( 131790/ 131793). Using the Stamp a Ma Jig, I stamped presents across the bottom. Did you know that the label framelit in the Thinlit set works with the Label Framelit set in the big catalog? It is perfect for layering! Next time I’ll try to line it up so that I don’t have a half package showing when the card is folded – but for now, this is it Supplies Team meeting today and I can’t wait to stamp with friends! 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, FranSpooky Bats
Color Me Christmas Presents Galore
Stamp Sets – Color Me Christmas, Christmas Messages
card stock – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Season of Style DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Stampin Write Markers – Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Etc – Thinlit Label card die, Label Framelits, Scallop Edge punchBackyard 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 Dots