Spring has Sprung with the Sisters in Stamping

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's April 14th and that means another great post with the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop. This month's theme is spring and flowers. Although I am still waiting for flowers up here on the mountain, I am excited for warm weather and flowers (eventually).

I used the flowering zinnias designer series paper that can be found as part of the online exclusives. It's a great pack of paper that is full of bright, fun colors. I decided to use it as the main focal point of my card because it's gorgeous as is. The only thing I did was add some polka dots using the granny apple green stampin' write marker to fill in the white spots since I added the designer series paper to a whisper white piece of cardstock to border it. 

The banner piece is made from the back side of the flower paper and a small piece of berry burst glimmer paper (the pack includes berry burst, old olive, and white glimmer paper). Of course, a little piece of black and white gingham ribbon pulls the whole card together perfectly.  Plus the two little rhinestones add even more sparkle.

The greeting is another online exclusive. It's from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set. It's perfect to fit across the card. For this card, I cut one inch off the front of the card so you could see the greeting that is stamped on the inside layer even when the card is closed. 

You won't want to miss out on the projects that the other bloggers made, so be sure to click the links below to keep hopping and being inspired. 

The retirement list and sale is in full force. The items on the list are limited in quantity  and once they are gone, they are gone! So place your order today to get your favorites before they are gone for good. 

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Product List

Sweetly Scripted Cling Stamp Set (English) [163600] $24.00	Flowering Zinnias 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163469] $12.50	Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper [163769] $6.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon [156485] $7.00
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $9.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.00	Clear Block D [118485] $9.50
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $30.00

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A Nod to the Retirement List

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's Sunday Fun Day with the Sisters in Stamping.  This week we are focusing on the retirement list. We have just a few short weeks with the current catalog. You need to get those things off your list now before they disappear forever. 

I used the Leveled Up stamp set to make this fractured card. I have a good amount of gamers in my life so this set has come in handy quite a bit. I will be sad when it retires, but I will be keeping it for sure. 

These fractured cards look so difficult to make with a lot of puzzle pieces of paper to put together, but that is not true at all. My base is blueberry bushel then lemon lime twist is the next layer (4" x 5 1/4"). On top of the lemon lime twist is a sheet of gingham blueberry bushel designer series paper. ( 3 3/4" x 5")

Then I placed a 2 1/2" square piece of whisper white as a diamond shape. I cut strips of lemon lime twist cardstock at 1/4" wide and placed one at a time around the white cardstock and cut them off at the edge of the blueberry bushel designer paper. It really is easy to put together. 

To finish it off, I attached the circle that I punched out in the center of the square. I love the hearts to represent how many lives they have left. LOL

I heat embossed the controller to make it really stand out. I then fussy cut it and attached it using some dimensionals. The rhinestones are colored black using the Stampin' Blend marker. 

And the inside is fancied up a bit by using some of the designer series paper to bring it all together.

Since the post is focusing on retirement items, don't wait to place your order because you only have a few weeks left to get these great items. 

Visit Sisters in Stamping for more retiring product ideas. 

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Product List

Level Complete Cling Stamp Set (English) [161563] $24.00	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $10.00	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $10.00	Glorious Gingham 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163170] $10.50
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $9.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $18.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $31.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $10.00	2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch [161354] $22.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25

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Sweet Baby Cards

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing some sweet baby cards with you. 

And as I await the arrival of my first granddaughter, I was inclined to make a pink card. I am so excited, I just can't wait for her to get here. She is our second grandchild, first girl. Needless to say, my grandson is not having any of it. He's definitely a little jealous and told me that I can't spend time with her like I do him once a week. I told him that he is my favorite grandson and she will be my favorite granddaughter. He made sure to let me know that that is not an option because he is the favorite grandchild. I suppose he's in for an adjustment soon. I know he will love her once she's here.

The thing I absolutely love about this card is that it doesn't use a baby set.  So even if you don't have a set for a particular occasion, you can still make a great card. I used the designer series paper from the mini catalog, Lighter than Air. The pastel colors are perfect for a new baby. I also used the Alphabet Ala Mode dies to cut the letters for baby.  The rectangle behind is from the Radiating stitches dies and the white layer (although difficult to see in the picture) is embossed with some dots. That folder is unfortunately no longer available. I will miss it, but will be keeping my dots. 

I used the petal park flower punch to make the flower after I curled the edges of each petal to give it some dimension. And what little baby girl card would be complete without some soft pearls?

So next time you need to make a card last minute using a specific theme and don't have stamps to match, think outside the box a bit and use what you have on hand.

Remember to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more baby card ideas.