Here’s a quick Valentine for you to make using Vertical Greeting. Simply use you markers to color directly to the heart topiary and stamp on whisper white card stock. The card base is a notecard that is 3 1/2 x 5. I added some little hearts to the top and around the front and stamped the greeting in Real Red. Tie it off with some red Baker’s Twine and you have a sweet card! Hugs, Fran
Brushos are a new product offering for Stampin Up. They are a crystal watercolor powder that you paint or shake out of little containers onto watercolor paper. Of course there are lots of techniques for this product but I’ll show you 3 ways to get you started. I am using the Beautiful Day stamp set from the Occasion catalog and Amazing You from the Saleabration catalog.
For this first card I stamped the image with Black Archival ink onto watercolor paper. I lightly misted the paper and sprinkled on some Prussian Blue and Yellow Brusho. Then I misted the paper some more until the colors began to blend.
On this card I heat embossed the butterfly with white embossing powder, filled the areas of the butterfly with water and sprinkled on the Gamboge and Yellow Brusho. Once it dried I brushed off any powder that was outside of the embossed image and then misted the watercolor paper and used the Prussian Blue and Yellow Brushos around it.
For this card I stamped the butterfly in Bermuda Bay and then misted the card stock with water. This caused the butterfly to bleed. While it was wet I added the Yellow Brusho. Once the entire piece was dry, I revamped the butterfly. All the cards were finished with some sequins and the Tutti-Frutti DSP. I encourage you to try this product but be warned – it’s very addicting! Hugs, Fran
Hedgehog love! This card uses Hedgehugs in the Occasions catalog. I used an old heart stencil and the new embossing paste on the card base. The tops of the mushroom were stamped in gray and then again in Real Red and fussy cut. The hedgehogs were stamped in Soft Suede and then the color was pulled from the image with a blender pen and fussy cut. I added a heart with the sentiment and some extra hearts to finish it off. Hugs, Fran
This 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card features Karen Burniston’s new Coffee Charms and Coffee Pop Up dies paired with Stampin Up’s Coffee Break Designer Series paper. The tiny coffee cup is from the Coffee Charms set and the little dot in the center is Pool Party, brushed with shimmer pen and covered with Glossy Accents. The scalloped trim is from Karen’s Cake Trim and die cut from Garden Green
Not only is there a cake inside, there’s a slot to hold a gift card too! One of my favorite die 🙂
Super easy to put together! Hugs, Fran
Graceful Garden has this beautiful sentiment – I Adore You – that is perfect for Valentines Day or any card that expresses love. I paired is up with Berry Burst and Rich Razzleberry to make a Valentines card. The sets I used are Sure Do Love You and Heart Happiness with dies from Sweet & Sassy hearts and the Lots to Love Framelits. Cut and inch from one side of your card base and stack your hearts along the edge. I also added some cute Metallic Enamel Shape hearts.
Enjoy all the hearts! Hugs, Fran
We are going to need Valentines very soon! This one is made with the Sure Do Love You stamp set and the Lots of Love Box Framelits that match. The Designer Series paper is Painted with Love and the bottom scallop is from the Colorful Seasons dies. All of the hearts are popped up with 3 card stock hearts underneath them. The first heart has a Calypso Coral bow tied with the Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon that is free during Saleabration. The entire thing is finished off with a skinny strip of Gold Foil. Hugs, Fran
It’s a great day for cake! I created this 5 x 5 card using Stamping Up’s Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series paper, gold foil and Karen Burniston’s new Happy Birthday die and Cake Trims die (the little hearts and the gold trim.) The words were cut from some white card stock and sponged with Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Powder Pink inks.
As always with Karen’s dies, the magic happens inside the card! This Cake Pop up is so easy to put together (big plus) and makes such a great card. I used the same papers on the inside and the little hearts in the paper matched up perfectly with the die.
It’s very flat when it collapses which makes it easy to mail. Hugs, Fran
Are you thinking “Valentines” yet? The Sure Do Love You set in the Occasions catalog is perfect for making some quick, but pretty, Valentines. I paired the set with the Painted with Love Specialty paper to make this card. The base is Melon Mambo ( 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2 for a top fold card.) The front is Powder Pink and the Painted with Love paper. The little layered squared is Powder Pink and Calypso Coral, die with the Layering Squares framelits. The ribbon is from Saleabration! It’s free with a $50 purchase 🙂 I finished off the card with Metallic Enamel Shapes and Gold Glitter Flakes (from the Occasions catalog.) Hugs, Fran
There are new Karen Burniston dies just around the corner! This sneak peek is the new Coffee Cup Pop Up die. It will be available February 1 and you can see the entire collection here. I used Stampin Up’s Lots of Love stamp set and the Whole Lot of Lovely DSP for this card.
Isn’t this fun! The coffee cup pops up and holds a gift card! My card is a 5 x 5 but this die will fit in a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card too. The sky is the limit!
There are so many cute extras in this set. I know you will love it – and use it! Enjoy the new collection. Hugs, Fran.
This card is a re-imagining of this card with some color added! I embossed the Calypso Coral piece using the Petal Burst embossing folder, stamped the flower in Coral and heat embossed a gold greeting. Gold sequins were added to finish it off. It’s an easy card with a nice presentation. Hugs, Fran
