This is one of the cards that I gave my daughter for her birthday. She had a beautiful cake with big purple bow on it – and this was to go with that idea.
Stamp set – Apothecary Art
card stock – Wisteria Wonder, watercolor paper, Very Vanilla
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Elegant Eggplant, crumb Cake
Etc – Victorian Lace, Very Vanilla satin ribbon, Framelits Label dies, Hat pin, Itty Bitty punch, Edgelit die, large pearls, aquapainter
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
At any minute. One question that I get asked a lot is “what is your favorite stamp set/color?” At the moment it’s Fresh Vintage – which is a SAB set – and Cherry Cobbler. But I’m also “hung up” on Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake together. And these “favorites” change all the time – seriously – I change them constantly! So for the moment, here’s a favorite cased from Chris Smith on the demonstrator site Stampin Connections. I used the layouts and colors and added details.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Fresh Vintage, Elementary Elegance
card stock- Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Ink – Crumb Cake
Etc – Doily die, 2 1/2 circle punch, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Dazzling Details
Today my youngest turns 18! Very hard to believe. But then again, it is fun to watch them grow up! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran
Here’s a case of a card in Stampin Success demonstrator’s magazine done two ways. Which one do you like best?
Here’s something else I did with this set. Since I’ve been doing some wedding samples and the bride wants bright, vibrant colors for her invites, I did a set with Mixed Bunch. Understand that there is no info on these – just the bases! Use your imagination 
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I tried pleating card stock to make an additional detail on this card. See what you think –
I used the smooth Very Vanilla card stock – but this set looks even better on textured Very Vanilla or Whisper White. It gives it a kind of cross stitched look. The pleats are okay – but not very stable. I used a 1/4 inch pleat – maybe try an 1/8 inch. (I’m my own critic today!)
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Fresh Vintage, Elementary Elegance
card stock – Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP, In Colors Pattern Paper pack
Ink – Early Espresso
Stampin Write Markers – Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait
Etc – Framelits Label dies, Scallop Trim border punch, Simply Scored, Basic Pearls, Sticky Strip, Petals a Plenty embossing folder
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
On a training video, SU showed a card using the new Heart Framelit dies. I cased it! I love cards with lots of “stuff” on them- and this one suits the bill!
Do you see the Dazzling Diamonds on the Calypso Coral card stock?
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Take it to the Heart, Loving Thoughts, En Fracaise
card stock- watercolor paper, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral
Ink – Calypso Coral, Soft Sude, Lucky Limeade,Baja Breeze, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Dazzling Diamonds, Baja Seam binding, Victorian Lace, Framelit Hearts die, Petals a Plenty and Square Lattice embossing folders, Basic pearls, Vintage Trinkets pin, aquapainter, Top Note die, Lace Ribbon Border punch, sponge dauber
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Here’s a card featuring Love and Laughter from the Occasions Mini. The dress was embossed with silver embossing powder and cut out. (That Brushed Silver is looking a bit blue in the photo!)
Supplies
Stamp Set – Love & Laughter (Occasions Mini), Together Forever (retired)
card stock – Whisper White, Real Red, Brushed Silver
Ink – Versamark
Etc – Petals a Plenty embossing folder, Silver embossing powder, Small heart punch, Ovals Big Shot die
Hope you have a great start to the week! I’ve got one home sick today – sigh……….Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I cased this layout from someone on Stampin Connections – and now I can’t find it (hate when I do that!) I changed the placement and kept the colors. Sprinkled Expressions is a SAB set – free with a $50 purchase!
Supplies
Stamp Set – Sprinkled Expressions
Card stock – Whisper White, Real Red
Ink – Real Red
Etc – Edglelit die and Adorning Accents embossing folder, Real Red satin ribbon, Basic Rhinestones
My lack of memory probably comes from cutting out 80 flip cards. I have weird measurements running through my brain. Go figure! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
There are several sets in the Sale a bration catalog from the Idea Book and Catalog – and you can get them free with a $50 product order! One of them is Party This Way – a favorite of mine! (You may hear this a few more times from me because several of my favorites made the SAB mini!) Here’s a 3 x 6 using Party This Way –
I made a mask out of a Post It note and stamped the front of the card with lots of balloons. On a separate piece of Whisper White, I stamped more balloons and cut them out. Before I adhered them with Dimensionals, I drew the lines for the strings. Then I added a few popped up balloons.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Party This Way
card stock – Whisper White (!)
Ink – Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink
Stampin Write Marker – Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
Etc – 1/8 Daffodil Delight ribbon, spritzer
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Here’s a 3 x 6 Valentine using Pretty Postage. I love how these stamps work with the 1″ square punch and the postage stamp punch – it just makes things so much easier. For this card I masked off the 24/7 with tape until the last heart – little tiny pieces of tape!
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Pretty Postage, p.s. I Love You
card stock – Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black
Ink – Real Red, Basic Black
Etc – Pinking Hearts border punch, 1/8 Real Red ribbon, 1″ and Postage Stamp punches
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I saw these owls on Creating the Hive attributed to Kerry’s Paper Crafts. They are created using the Big Shot Pillow Box die. Aren’t they cute? I couldn’t resist having them hold a paper chain of hearts!
I tried two different ways to do the “feathers” on the owls. The one of the left (Melon Mambo) uses the 3/4″ circle punch to make the feathers. Each one is attached separately The one on the right (Pumpkin Pie) uses the Big Shot Tasteful Trim die. Can you see the difference?
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Supplies
Stamp Set – Candy Conversation (Occasions Mini)
card stock – Melon Mambo/Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Stampin Write Markers – Indigo Island, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight
Etc – Big Shot Pillow Box die, Tasteful Trim/3/4″ circle punch, 1″ and 3/4″ circle punches, Trio Heart punch, Oval punch, Basic Rhinestones
So while I was playing around I decided to see if this little guy could be used as a party favor for my daughter’s graduation this spring –
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran