Christmas is Gleaming sneak peek

Oh how I love Holiday catalogue time!
This card uses the new Christmas is Gleaming stamp set with matching punches, as well as the Christmas Layers dies and the elegant Delicata ink in copper.
This is the card I made from start to finish on my video.

 The measurements are:
card base 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
5" x 3 3/4"
copper foil strip 1/2" x 4 1/2"

 These new products are from the NEW Holiday catalogue and are available to order September 4th!

 

This is an alternate card I made using the same stamp set and punches, and the same colour palette. I love the Shaded Spruce with the copper...it looks very elegant.
To see how the card was made from start to finish, watch my video on you tube.
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Beautiful Friendship

To day I am featuring the new stamp set called Beautiful Friendship. It is found on page 123 of the annual catalogue. This is a new set in the distINKtive line.
I like the way these flowers look stamped in muted tones, like I have done on this card.

 The colours I used are Seaside Spray, Highland Heather, Soft Seafoam and Daffodil Delight (stamped off). I stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo black and used the Layering Ovals dies to cut it out.

The soft, muted tones look very pretty.
The card dimensions are:
card base: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
card panel: 5" x 4 3/4"
mat: 5 1/8" x 4 7/8"

To see how this card was created, please watch my video on youtube.
You can order these, or any products, from my online store. Just click the Shop SU online button at the top of the page.
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Two-fer Tuesday Back on Your Feet

Welcome to another Two-fer Tuesday, where we create TWO cards using ONE stamp set. In today's video, we are using  the Back on Your Feet stamp set, as well as the brick stencil and stampin' blends.

Turtle card:
Smokey Slate card stock 5 1/2" x 41/4"
Whisper White 5 1/2" x 4"
strip of Smokey Slate card stock 3 1/2" x 3/4"
strip of whisper white 1 1/4" x 3/8"

Sloth card:
Soft Suede cardstock 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Whisper White card stock 5 1/4" x 4"
Old Olive cardstock 5" x 3 3/4"

 These critters are very cute and super fun to colour! Don't worry if you are not an expert at colouring-every one starts somewhere-and with practice you will get better. Plus, with cartoon images, you don't have to be perfect!
To see how these cards come together, watch my video on you tube.

Pretty Purple Daisies

The first Monday of every month I offer Coffee and a Card at my studio. Tonight we created a pretty card using the Daisy Lane stamp set and matching punches. We also used some of the Purple Posy designer Series paper.

 I added some of the matching designer series paper to the inside of the envelope...I think it adds a really special touch!

 The flowers were stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather and then punched out with their matching punches. I used dimensionals between the petals of each flower to add well, dimension. :)

A few basic jewel rhinestones here and there add some sparkle. Sometimes the simple cards turn out to be the best! I love how this came together. To see how to create this card from start to finish, watch my video on You tube. Here are the measurements:
-card base whisper white thick 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
-purple posy card stock 5" x 3 3/4"
-whisper white front panel 5 1/4" x 4"
-purple posy designer series paper 3/4" x 4"
 To order these products, or any others, please visit my online store by clicking the Shop Online button at the top of my page.  Thanks for visiting!

Two-fer Tuesday...Dino Days.

Welcome to my new video series called Two-fer Tuesday. Every Tuesday, I will upload a video featuring TWO projects made with one stamp set. In this video, I used the Dino Days stamp set and Dino Roar designer series paper to create 2 cute cards.  The DSP is bright and cheery, perfect for creating fun cards!

 The first card:
-Pretty Peacock card base 5 1/2"x 4 1/4"
-Pretty Peacock card stock 4" x 2 3/4"
-Whisper White card stock 3 7/8"x 2 5/8"
-Dino Roar DSP 5 1/2" x 4"
-stamp pterodactyl in Lovely Lipstick, cut and pop up.
-stamp brontosaurus in Pretty Peacock, cut and adhere.
-stamp sentiment in Old Olive.

 The second card:
-Pretty Peacock card base 5 1/2"x 4 1/4"
-Whisper White 5 1/2" x 4"
-Dino Roar DSP cut 4" x 3/4" (x 5 strips)
-Pretty Peacock 3 3/4" x 2 3/8"
-Whisper White 3 5/8" x 2 1/4"
-whisper White 3"x 1/2" (stamp sentiment on this with Pretty Peacock and "flag" the ends)
-stamp T-Rex in Mango Melody, cut
-stamp "spikes" in Pretty Peacock, cut and glue to T-Rex body
-adhere to card
-use dimensionals to add sentiment to card.

Thanks for looking! To see how the cards were created, check out my you tube video.

For the Love of Felt

I am completely enamored with this card kit featured on page 201 of the annual catalogue! It is called For the Love of Felt and there is a matching stamp set available which you use to create 12 fabulous cards ( 4 each of 3 designs)!

The felt pieces are so cute! You also get sheets of die cuts, linen thread, envelopes and the storage box as well as the card fronts and card bases you use to create the cards. Make the cards exactly as shown in the instructions or go your own way.

Here are the 3 card designs:

To see exactly how to use the instructions, and how the cards get created from start to finish, visit my video on you tube.
To order this kit, or any product, simply click the Shop Online button at the top of my page.

In Color of the Month Club

I have exciting news for anyone that wants ALL the new In Color inks, refills, ribbon, designer series paper,and card stock but can't pay for it all at once: my new In Color of the Month Club!
Each month you will receive:
-an ink pad
-an ink refill
-2 yards of scalloped linen ribbon
-6 sheets of card stock
-a marker
-8 6x6 sheets of designer series paper
-a hand made card from ME!

PLUS , as a gift for joining, you will get the In Color faceted dots for free and a surprise gift at the end of the 5 months.
You get all of this for only 35.00 a month! If you are out of town and require the package to be mailed, you will also pay the postal fee.
You can watch my video on you tube to see exactly what the packaged product looks like, and see exactly what you will get each month!

The first month begins with rococo rose, and here is the card I have made for all my club members:

 here is a close up of the pretty scalloped linen ribbon.

If you would like to be a part of this, and you live anywhere in Canada, please send me an email and I would be happy to get you started!

Come Sail Away

Today I am showcasing one of my favourite suites, Come Sail Away, found on page 145 of the annual catalogue. The first card is the one I used on my video and features the stamp set, matching thinlets, designer series paper, trinkets and baker's twine.

 You can see just how this card was created by watching the video on Youtube.
I have also shared 3 other cards I created using the same suite.

 I used white embossing powder on Seaside Spray card stock on the card panel.

 This card shows some of the beautiful designer series paper in this suite.

To order these products, or any others, visit my online store, or click the shop now button at the top of my page.
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Vintage Versailles

Hello from hot and muggy Ontario, Canada. I just finished creating this card using the Very Versailles and A Little Lace stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and I am in love with it. Does that ever happen to you? You make something and it turns out better than you expected and you just fall in love with it?
I am usually not a vintage girl, but this set is so fun to play with.
Let's take a look at the card:

 The colours I used are Smokey Slate, Basic Grey, and Petal Pink. I also used the Lacy background die to create the scalloped edge. To see how I made this card from start to finish, check out my you tube video.

Here is a close up of the ribbon. I used the Petal Pink striped organdy ribbon and made a bow. Then I used my heat tool to crinkle it up. I LOVE how it turned out.
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Vintage card using Pressed Petals

I decided to use some product that is really outside my usual style, and is rather vintage-y. I bought the Pressed Petals designer series paper and specialty washi tape, and it came today, so I decided to see what I could come up with. The washi tape is cool in that it is all individual petals that you peel off and use to create a flower.

 As you can see the petals come together to form a flower. I added the perennial essence floral center.

To see how I made this card from start to finish, check out my video on my You Tube channel.
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Butterfly Wishes

Today I spent time creating with the new Butterfly Wishes distINKtive stamp set. The detail in the distINKtive stamps is amazing! The trick is to not over ink your images. Some people use daubers to ink the stamps with, but I had a hard time doing that, so I used my stampin' write markers. Here is the finished card:

 The markers I used on the branch are:
-Poppy Parade
-Soft Suede
-Old Olive

For the butterfly, I stamped it with Daffodil Delight, then used Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede markers to add colour to the ends of the wings.
You can see how I created the card from start to finish on my you tube channel:
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Floral Essence and Rococo Rose

I am in love with the new catalogue! Especially the layout, where all the bundles are shown at the beginning of the catalogue.
You can see how this card was made on my You Tube channel. 
For this card I used the Floral Essence bundle, and 2 of the new In Colors; Rococo Rose (#150080) and Terracotta Tile (#150086), with Pear Pizzazz  (#147104)for the leaves.
It doesn't show it in the catalogue, but the leaf punch  (#144667) fits the leaf in this stamp set!

 I added the Perennial Essence Floral Centers (#149442) to the center of the flower, and it gives that extra dimension. Plus, it is a great tactile feature...fuzzy, like flock.
The sentiment is from another new stamp set called Here's a Card (149438). I stamped it, then cut it out with the Stitched Nested Label die (149638).

I like the colour combination as well. The Rococo Rose and Terracotta Tile go well together.
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