Category: Holidays

More Birthday Cake

Birthday, Cards, Embellished Events, Holidays, Stamp Sets
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Here’s another Embellished Events card.  I cased the layout, changing the proportions – and it’s one of my favorites. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Embellished Events, Remembering Your Birthday
Cardstock – Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Basic Black, In Color DSP
Stampin Write Markers – Basic Black, Strawberry Slush
Etc – 2 1/2 circle punch, Flower punch, In Color flower, Paper piercer and template, rhinestones

The Retiring List comes out Monday – along with Free Shipping from the 21st – 25th!  Such a fun time of year!  Hugs, Fran

Birthday Cake

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Embellished Events, Holidays, Punch, Stamp Sets
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This is a card we did yesterday at my birthday stamp a stack.  The biggest question was “where did the scalloped circle come from.”  It’s from the pennant die.  This card is a case of a card from last year with a few changes – the colors and dsp of course, the flags on the side using the cute little banner punch – and I rounded the corners using the Envelope Punch Board!  I it when tools make my life easier!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Embellished Event
Card Stock – Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Birthday Basics DSP
Stampin Write Markers – Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit
Etc – Pennant die, small banner punch, pearls, Envelope Punch Board, Boho Blossoms punch

It’s fun to re-do an old design!  Hugs, Fran

Butterflies and Roses

Backyard Basics, Big Shot, Cards, Challenges, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Lots of Thanks, Mother's Day, Pop It Up, Spiral Rose die, Stamp Sets
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Continue the fun!  I used the Karen Burniston’s Accordion Circle die again to create a Mother’s day card .  This card features the Spiral Rose die – expanded with the blossom punch – and the butterfly from Backyard Basics on the front.  The piece underneath the rose is from Daydream Medallions.  It looks so pretty on the Happy Watercolor paper.  The instructions for the spiral rose can be found here. 

This is the card opened – The center sentiment is from Lots of Thanks – a great sentiment for my mom!  I continued with Daydream Medallions and butterflies.  To finish the card I covered the back with more Happy Watercolor DSP and put 2 butterflies so that the wings from the front are covered.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Backyard Basics, Lots of Thanks, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock – Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Happy Watercolor DSP
Ink – Smokey Slate, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – Karen Burniston Circle Accordion die and edges, Backyard Basics framelits, Spiral rose die, Blossom Punch, Daydream Medallion framelit

Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe and Smokey Slate is a great color combo!  Hugs, Fran

So What Got You Started

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Pop It Up, Remembering Your Birthday, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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Stamping?  Did you go to a workshop or party?  Try it on your own?  I saw some cute images in a store one day and decided to give it a try.  My first images were a cute hedgehog from Penny Black and some little kiddos from Me & My Big Ideas.  I still have them.  They led me to want to find out more about this art – and here I am.  So since today is my birthday, I decided to pull out some of these very old images and make something new.

An odd color combo on the front – Wisteria Wonder, Real Red and Basic Black.  The sentiment from Remembering Your Birthday was the perfect font and saying for this card.
On the inside I used Karen Burniston’s Lot’s of Pops die and the cute little triangle punch from the Occasions mini.

So now it’s your turn!  What got you started stamping?  Hugs, Fran

Cool Kids Fold

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Cool Kids, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Peachy Keen, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Yippee Skippee
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A friend and I were trying to figure out this fold that we saw on Pinterest.  It’s really 2 cards – one cut 5.5 x 8.5 and the other cut 5 1/4 x 4.  I used Cool Kids (because it hasn’t seen as much ink as it should!) and Peachy Keen to make the background design.  To make the “cut” on the front I marked the open side at 2 3/4 and then the top and bottom at 2 3/4.  Once this was cut, I die cut the opening with a Square Framelit. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Cool Kids, Peachy Keen, Yippee-Skippee
Cardstock – Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink – Jet black Stazon, Melon Mambo
Etc – Distressed Dots embossing fold, Sqaure Framelit, Neutral Button

I may go back and put a paper airplane on the front too.  Kind of looks like the poor kitty is playing with string!  Hugs, Fran

Easter Greetings

Big Shot, Cards, Delightful Dozen, Easter, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Punch, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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This is a card we did yesterday at stamp club.  Inspired by Pinterest, it features the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series paper and the Lattice die.  The front is embossed with the Mosaic embossing folder and I found it easiest to emboss it first and then die cut it with the Oval Framelits.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Delightful Dozen, Petite Petals
Cardstock – Whisper White, Watercolor Wonder DSP
Ink – Crushed Curry, Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – Lattice die, Mosaic embossing folder, Oval Franelits, large pearl, Petite Petal punch, Bird punch

It was fun playing with the Lattice die again.  I had to dust it off and I’m glad I did!  Hugs, Fran

An Eggstra Spectacular Banner

Easter, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, SAB, Sale a bration, Special Projects, Spring Mini
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Here’s a bunny for your banner   On Tuesday, Stampin Up released Eggstra Spectacular as a download (1379120).  I imported the svg file into my ecutter and enlarged the bunny, deleted his tail and cut him out of Whisper White cardstock.  He is adhered to a banner from the Celebration Basics Kit (133007) and has a pom-pom from the banner that was available during Saleabration.  Making an entire banner of these would be so cute – but I am going to tie this one on to an Easter basket.  Just a funny idea!  Hugs, Fran

Easter Bunny

Easter, Holidays, SVG
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It’s the Easter Bunny!  He’s from a SVGCuts file called Bunny Hop and his head comes off to make a box.  I did him up in Whisper White and a retired Designer Series paper – no idea what it was called!  But he’s cute and easy to assemble and will look darling for an Easter display.  The only thing he’s missing is a big, fuzzy tail – and I can take care of that   Hugs, Fran

Postcard to Mom

Big Shot, Big Shot Tasteful Trim, Cards, Delightful Dozen, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Mother's Day, Occasions Mini, Postcard, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Tasteful Trim die
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This is the background stamp Postcard with Simple Stems stamped over it.  The Postcard stamp is easy to use and easy to cut out – just straight lines.  I used Pink Pirouette ribbon, but Primrose Petals ribbon would have been pretty too.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Postcard, Simple Stems, Delightful Dozen
Cardstock – Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink – Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, Primrose Petals
Etc – Tasteful Trim die, Pink Pirouette ribbon

I really love pink and gray together.  Hugs, Fran

Easter Dress

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Blessings from Heaven, Cards, Easter, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Petal Parade, Punch, SAB, Sale a bration, Stamp Sets
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Feeling very springy today – even if it snows.  This card base is the exclusive SU Pop N Cuts Base and Sweet Sorbet Designer Series paper.  The tag was made with the Scallop Tag Topper punch.  The words are from Blessings From Heaven.  I masked off sections and made the sentiment tighter so that it would fit on the tag. 

And here she is with her Easter Eggs.  The eggs were done with the small oval punch.  I punched them and then put them on a sticky note back into the punch so they would have a more “egg” shape. 

Stamp Sets – Blessings From Heaven, Petal Parade
Card stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts base and Dress Form insert, small and medium oval punches, Oval Framelits, Pistachio Pudding ribbon, pearls, Scallop Tag Topper punch, Doilie tape, Itty Bitty Shapes punch

The photo quality isn’t great – sorry.  The Crisp Cantaloupe seemed to “glow” while I was taking pictures.  Hugs, Fran