I love this card….do you know why? Looking at everything but the greeting it says Illini!!! I will always bleed Orange and Blue as I graduated from the University of Illinois!!! Love it!!! I used Tangelo Twist for my card base, Night of Navy layered (4″ x 5-1/4″) and then some Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper (3-3/4″ x 5″). I love the gold flecks in the paper because it just adds the perfect flare. I added more flare but cutting out some Gold Foil with the Labels Collection Dies and Big Shot. Then I stamped the greeting in Bermuda Bay with the stamp from the Balloon Bash Stamp Set. You can check out other samples here and here! I added the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little pop and dimension! Love it!!! This is a great gender neutral card as well! You know how I struggle with man cards!!! 🙂 What is your favorite color combination for man cards? Leave me a comment down below!
Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!! Please note that Blendabilities are no longer available with Stampin’ Up! because there was a product issue BUT I know many of you have them so I want to share these cool ideas with you!!!
How fabulous is this card? AND it is a man card!!! Love it!!!!!
For this card, I used a Whisper White card base of 4-1/4″ x 11″ and then I cut a piece of Window Sheet measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. I took the Window Sheet and placed it over some of the diagonal design from the Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper. You could use any type of Designer Series Paper that is stripes, or polka dots or any other design! I used this as my template to dry the lines with the Night of Navy and Old Olive Blendabilities (alcohol markers)!!!! They aren’t straight and they aren’t perfect and some are thick and some are thin but it is okay! Made with love and not perfection! 🙂 I love it all messy though which is super different because I normally like clean, simple, and straight. I used Sticky Strip to adhere the Window Sheet along the top of the card and then covered it up with the Pear Pizzazz Cotton Ribbon. LOVE IT!!! The greeting is from the Remembering Your Birthday Stamp Set!!!
Here is another card that I created by coloring on a Window Sheet. For this one, I embossed the Window Sheet with the Polka Dot Embossing Folder! Then I colored some of the dots with the Coastal Cabana Blendabilities. I will say this only really works with certain images. I tried it with the flowers in the Lovely Lace Embossing Folder and it failed. The markers make streaks and swirls so the images need to be small and not detailed. I used the Crazy About You Stamp Set and coordinating Hello You Framelits (Bundle & Save) for the greeting. I added some Silver Glimmer Paper for a little bling on the bottom! Love it!!!
If you want to see this in action as well as other things you can color, check out my Video Tutorial here!
To see the cards with the Epoxy Stickers, click here! I hope you enjoyed these ways to use your Blendabilities and I hope Stampin’ Up comes out with a new alcohol marker because they are lots of fun!
Can you say, the perfect Man Card??? I think so!!! I love how fun this card turned out and I love that it is a great man card as I struggle with those since my favorite color is Pink and I love ribbon and bling and flower stamps! You could create this card in any color that you wish….even Pink! It also uses up some scraps as well!!! Double Bonus! You can create this card in the recipient’s favorite color as well! How awesome is that? Okay let’s get started!!! I used a card base of Whisper White (4-1/4″ x 11″) and layered on some Pacific Point (4″ x 5-1/4″). Then I took a piece of Whisper White (3-3/4″ x 5″) and stamped the balloon from the Balloon Bash Stamp Set in the Occasions Mini Catalog randomly all over the card! Be sure to fall off of your cardstock to give the illusion that the balloon are floating all over. For the greeting, I used a piece of Whisper White measuring 1″ x 3-3/4″ and stamped the Happy Birthday from the Big Day Stamp Set which is a Sale-A-Bration stamp set! I layered that onto a piece of Pacific Point measuring 1-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ and added it to my card. You can place it anywhere on your card….center, lower half, or upper half. I usually place it where I need to cover up a mistake or a place that the covers just the right amount of balloons. 🙂 This card is fairly simple and uses up scraps! I love it!!!
Simple and fabulous! I love the look of this card. It is just so peaceful and perfect for lots of different occasions. I started with a Crumb Cake card base (4-1/4″ x 11″). Then I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. All the stamps used were from the Sheltering Tree Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog! Love it! You can see more samples here and here! I used Chocolate Chip for the greeting, swing, and the tree. For the grass and the leaves, I used Mossy Meadow. I stamped the grass once in full strength and the side two were stamped after stamping off once. For the leaves, I put the stamp on the clear block with the leaves/dots against the clear block (meaning I used the back side). I inked it up in Mossy Meadow, stamped off once, and then onto my card. Then I cleaned it, turned it over, inked it in Mossy Meadow and stamped it full strength. I finished it off with some Painted Blooms Cotton Twine….so soft!! How fabulous is that look?!?!?!? Using that solid back side really gives a great look. I learned this trick when I was watching Stampin’ Up’s Live Leadership Event! I love learning these new tips and tricks!!! Now to figure out what other stamps would look amazing with this trick!
Happy Tuesday!!! You know what that means….I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!! I love this one because it creates an amazing look AND it uses little scraps (who doesn’t have millions of those laying around)!!!!
Need a third reason to create this card? It makes a great Man Card!!!! Now lets get started on how I created this!!!!
You will start with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and using your 2-1/2″ Circle Punch push it all the way in on right side and center it top to bottom and punch!!! Now apply Snail or Fast Fuse around the circle and start laying your strips of cardstock down. I used Pacific Point, Old Olive, and Basic Gray in the card above. The strips are about 2 inches long (or less) and maybe a 1/4″ wide. Again you can use any type of scrap because no one is going to see the back and you will just lay one down and then the next color and the next. You can do them close together or farther part just be sure that the strip crosses over the other color and that you can’t see light between the strip and the punched circle. Once you have done the first layer, you will add Stampin’ Dimensionals at each cross section and then start in with the second layer. If you need to add in more Stampin Dimensionals, that’s no problem and if you end up not using on that was already placed down, no worries there either. It will help with adhering this piece to your card front! Once you have completed the second round, you are all done!!! At this point you can add ribbon or stamping or any embellishments to the left hand side or leave it black like mine above. Add a few more Stampin’ Dimensionals to the corners and attach it to your card base (I used Old Olive above)! After that piece is in place, you will stamp your greeting. Be sure the greeting is going to fit in the hole. The greeting used above was from Remembering Your Birthday and the coordinating greeting is stamped on the inside! Love it! Simple, quick, Man Card and uses up those scraps!!!
Here is another sample using Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pink Pirouette. I added in some Calypso Coral Seam Binding and the greeting is from Simply Wonderful which is a free Sale-A-Bration item! You can still earn this stamp set for FREE with a $50 (US) order placed through the end of this month! Shop here and you will also earn points as a Laura’s Loyal Stamper!!!!
Want to see this Technique in action??? Check out my video tutorial below and don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you like it!!!
This card is Simply Wonderful!!! I am having so much fun with the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration. You can create so many amazing looks. I have a card base of Crumb Cake! Then I cut my Designer Series Paper into 3-3/4″ x 5″ pieces and added color with my Sponge Daubers. Love them! Here I used Tempting Turquoise! I layered that onto a piece of Tempting Turquoise measuring 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ and attached it to my card. For the greeting, I used my Simply Wonderful Stamp Set which is also in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch! Quick, Simple, and Fabulous!!!
This one was done with Mossy Meadow and would make a fabulous Man Card! 🙂
This one was created with Perfect Plum! I love it! I don’t always get this color out but I really like the softer purple for this card. It goes very well with the Crumb Cake and this time of year!!!! Which one is your favorite? Leave me a comment down below!
If you want to check out more samples using the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper, click here and here and here! If you would like to see how to color this paper, check out this video!
Happy Monday!!!! I’m sharing more fabulous Work of Art samples!!! Did you see the ones I posted last Thursday? Check those out here! Now lets get started!!!
I think these are my favorite….and I’m not even a fan of watermelon. They are just so cute and summery! Ahhh summer weather. Sorry I was dreaming again. 🙂 I created this with the large swoop in Pear Pizzazz as the rind. For the watermelon, I used Strawberry Slush. I giggles at using Strawberry Slush for watermelon and Blackberry Bliss for Grapes…..anyone else think that is funny? I used the large square swoosh twice for the watermelon. Then for the seeds, I punched Basic Black with my Itty Bitty Punch Pack flower and then cut the petals off. Each petal is a seed!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and this is a quick and simple cut card option! I stamped the long image in Bermuda Bay (bottom one) and Real Red (top corner). Then I stamped the heart in a row (Melon Mambo – bottom and Basic Black – top) Precious!
This one is just amazing! It would make a great guy card but it is also calming and serene so it would make a great Thinking of You, Sympathy, Get Well Card too! I used the long piece and inked it in Mossy Meadow. I stamped it three times without re-inking and be sure they are really close together. Then using Lost Lagoon do the same thing but stamp 5-7 times without re-inking. Then taking the tree image from the Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set and your Chocolate Chip ink, stamp it at the top of the green! AMAZING!
This beautiful butterfly was created with Strawberry Slush for the body and head. The wings are Blushing Bride and Wisteria Wonder! You could do this in so many different color combinations! I added the antennas with a marker….I think I should add two little eyes and a smiley face too! What do you think?
Want to see these cards in action? Check out this Video Tutorial!
Which one is your favorite? Leave me a comment down below!
There is no better way to show someone you care than sending them a hand-stamped card! The Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set has the most perfect greetings when you want to show you care but just don’t know what to say. There is also this elegant tree and a flower branch image in the set as well! This card is crumb cake with layered pieces of Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and a piece of the Flower Pot Designer Series Paper. I love the neutral colors with a pop of blues – very soothing and calming!!! I stamped the tree and greeting in Chocolate chip and added some Lost Lagoon Taffeta Ribbon. The Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set has excellent greetings for the inside as well. I plan to keep this card on hand for that moment when I need to let a friend know I’m there for them! This card would also make a great man card for Birthdays and more!
So it’s may not really be YOUR Birthday but this Big New Stamp Set is super fabulous and most definitely something to get excited about!!!! What? You think the blog title was misleading? 🙂
The Big New Stamp Set is super fun! I got it because I loved the big greetings but when it arrived I went to my stamp room and just started playing. Ideas were flowing like crazy and I was giddy with excitement of the cards I was coming up with! I love when that happens! These two cards were created by stamping the candle in Stazon along the bottom and then adding the birthday greeting! Then I colored in the candles with my markers! I LOVE how you can get a masculine and feminine card out of the same style and the color combinations are endless! You can always match the color to the recipient’s favorite color or party theme color. How fabulous is that? Of course I’m loving Bermuda Bay right now and Melon Mambo is always my favorite. For the Melon Mambo card, I added a little 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon in Melon Mambo! Love that ribbon!
This past weekend I did this card at a Stamp Party and everyone came up with different ideas for their card. Some stamped the same number of candles as the year the Birthday recipient was going to be, some stamped the candle on the envelope in the shape of the first letter of the recipient’s name (example: Harper was the Birthday Girl getting the card and so she stamped the candle 3 times to create an H on the envelope). It was so fun to see all of the creations everyone was coming up with!!!
There are more fabulous images in this stamp set too so be on the lookout and be sure to add this set to your order! Big New in Clear – 134018 and in Wood – 134015!
Lovely As a Tree Stamp Set has been around since the dawn of time….okay maybe not that long ago. I just recently added this set to my collection to see what the fuss was all about. Results….I’m loving it! Look how simple this card is! It makes the perfect man card for a Birthday or Father’s Day! It would also be a great Thinking of You or Sympathy card as well! You could always mix up the colors to match a season too! I used Pear Pizzazz for this card but on the tree I went a little darker – Garden Green! I used the Birthday greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The Baker’s Twine adds a little texture and pattern in the background as well! Simple yet fabulous!
Do you have this stamp set in your collection? What types of cards have you created with it? Leave me a comment down below!
