We all need birthday cards! This is one of the cards we will be making tomorrow at my Birthday Stamp a Stack. The stamp set is Balloon Bash and the Designer series paper is Birthday Bash – both from the Occasions Mini. I really like the “HB” image! It’s stamped twice – once on the card and then once fussy cut and popped up. Hugs, Fran
The challenge for Karen Burniston’s design team continues today to use 3 or more Pop It Ups die to create a card. For this card I used the Star accordion die, Star Edge, and Circle Accordion die. The stamp set is Guy Greetings from the Occasions Mini.
To get the “Grandfather” in the center of the card, I masked off the “pa” part of Grandpa and stamped it with “Father.” Since I was using Photopolymer stamps – it was easy. The Star and Circle Accordion dies go together nicely (no fiddling around – the just work together!) This was fun to make! Hugs, Fran
I love this Valentine set from the Occasions Mini – Hey Valentine! For this card, I colored the fish with my Blendabilities and used Karen Burniston’s new Rectangular Pull Card for the card. The “wave” edge is her new Beach Edges. The glasses on the yellow fish are filled with Crystal Effects 🙂
As you open the card, there is a mechanism (optional) that pops up so your card becomes even more interactive! Too cute!
The paper is from the Saleabration pack – Best Year Ever. Perfect for water, snow or sky. You need some!! Hugs, Fran
Lot’s of new things here! The stamp set is Mother’s Love and is in the Occasions Mini. It has great sentiments – and some beautiful flowers. The paper is the Something Borrowed Designer Series paper (also in the Occasions Mini – page 42 – check it out! It’s beautiful!) AND the Katie Label die from Karen Burniston is a wonderful die to showcase all these pretty products!
I even added some of the Sahara Sand Lace Trim – just because it all goes together so well. Hugs, Fran
This stamp comes from the Occasions Mini set Hello Life. My card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 and the heart on the sentiment is filled with Dazzling Details. It sparkles! But then you open it up and….
It’s Karen Burniston’s new Pop It Ups Eiffel Tower die! This die has a “stand” that die cuts directly into the card. The doily is another new Pop It Ups – Paris Edges. Perfect!
I hope You have a happy day today! Hugs, Fran
One of the Splitcoast Creative Crew challenges this month is to take a frame and repurpose it with stuff from a guy’s garage. Funny – because my garage contains cars and stamps! I decided to play along and created this framed piece using stamps from Guy Greetings and the Typeset DSP. Here are some close ups –
I sponged the squares with Crumb Cake and added some Real Red to just a few places to highlight some of the details. You can play along too using the key word CCREW0115SF
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It IS a Big Day in Stampin land! Today starts Saleabration and the Occasion Mini catalog! For every $50 you spend you get to select a free product from the Saleabration Catalog. This Saleabration set is called Big Day. I made up the sample shown in the mini with a change or two to make it my own. Colored with Blendabilities, it’s a sparkling wish for a happy birthday. I love this time of year! Hugs, Fran
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Here’s a set that’s perfect not only for Valentines, but any occasion. It’s called Hey, Valentine – but as you can see, I masked off the Valentine part and just used “you’re a treasure.” The bag is made with the new Mini Treat Bag Thinlit. This is a great die that can be used as a flat or standing bag.
I matted my little image on a “sailor’s wheel” made with a circle punch and Word Window punch. The image is colored with Blendabilities. This would work for Valentine or birthday treats – or any occasion calling for candy! Hugs, Fran
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Here’s another set that can be found on the Photopolymer page only – Settin’ Sail. I used the Maritime Designer Series paper to create this simple card. I stamped the sailboat 3 times and then fussy cut the different pieces and paper pieced it together. I love easy! Hugs, Fran
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My brother recently had a birthday and this is the card I made for him using the upcoming set Cheerful Critters. I colored the images using Blendabilities and fussy cut them out. On the middle banner I stamped a sentiment from Something to Say. On the inside I used the Happy Birthday Pop It Up from Karen Burniston and spelled out his name with SU’s Little Letters. The DSP is coming up in the Occasions Mini – Birthday Bash Specialty DSP.
This was a fun card to make! Hugs, Fran
