More Stack, Slice & Shuffle Cards

Hello Stamping Friends,

I told you to come back in a few days for  more fun stack, slice & shuffle cards and here I am for another round. Today I used the To Market Designer Series Paper and the Something Fancy stamp set to make three cards.

Here is the stack all sliced up and ready to be shuffled to make some gorgeous cards.  Again, no measuring while cutting the stack. I just measured the stack to get it fit on my card base (3 3/4" x 5").

Here are the cards all shuffled and waiting to be adorned with a greeting, an image, and some embellishments. You'll notice on my finished cards that I actually turned one card to be horizontal to show you anything goes with these great cards. Have you tried your hand at it yet?

Card #1 is a belated birthday card. I love the saying because honestly, who wouldn't want their birthday celebration stretched out a little longer. Are you someone that celebrates one day, a weekend, a week, or the full month?

Card #2 would make a beautiful wedding card for a new couple. I personally would use this for a fall wedding since the colors are a little deeper. And obviously, this is the card that I turned horizontally.

Card #3 is a sympathy card. I know none of us enjoy making these cards, but unfortunately we all need one from time to time. 

I finished the cards off with some purple fine shimmer gems and the natural twine. I wrapped the twin around three of my fingers two times and then tied it with an extra piece of twine. It is attached to the bunch of flowers using a glue dot. If you were wondering where the flowers came from, wonder no more. They are actually a part of the To Marker paper pack and I just fussy cut them to attach to the card. 

Thanks for stopping by. I'll post my third set of Stack, Slice, & Shuffle cards later this week so come back soon.

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Stampers Dozen Fun Fold Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to March's blog hop with the Stamper's Dozen group. I love the theme for this month: fun folds. It's always fun learning a new way to make a card and when it includes fun folds it's even better. 

I used some great new products that can only been seen through the online exclusives on the Stampin' Up! website. Seriously, go check out my website now because there are so many great items. 

I used the Latte Love stamp set and coordinating designer series paper to make this floating diamond fold fun fold card. It will fit in regular envelope since it is about 4 1/4" tall and less than 5 1/2" wide.

I let most of the designer paper do the work on this card. The four coffee cups you see are cut from the designer series paper and the two different background papers (the plaid and the diamond shaped) are also from that set. 

It makes a great decoration piece when standing on a table or shelf.

It is flat here just to show you all the details that are involved in this card. It is all about the layers.

The coffee cups are attached with dimensionals, but first I stamped the coffee splatter on the designer paper. I also attached a few adhesive backed swirled dots to add some extra dimension to the front. 

For the inside panels I stamped the coffee ring and the splatter on the paper after I stamped off on scrap paper so the images were lighter. 

I also stamped the back of the card full strength in early espresso with the splash and ring and then the beans were stamped in pecan pie.

This card will be part of a fun-fold class in April. Watch for details coming soon.

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Latte Love Bundle (English) [163461] $46.75	A Little Latte 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163453] $12.50	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $9.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $9.00
Clear Block D [118485] $9.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Adhesive Backed Swirl Dots [163464] $8.00

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Sunday Fun Day - Fall Theme

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today at Sisters in Stamping we are sharing some fun fall cards with you.  Are you all ready for fall colors, leaves falling, pumpkin everything, hayrides, and whatever else says fall? 

Once again, I decided to let the paper do all the "speaking" for me. This paper is absolutely gorgeous and needs little else to accompany it to make great cards. 

I layered the paper on early espresso cardstock while my base is very vanilla. I then added a small strip of the gold side of the paper and a little die cut leaf also from the same pack of paper. I stamped the greeting from the coordinating stamp set on vellum and then die cut it out. (Remember to let the ink dry for a bit before trying to cut or else it will smear and we don't want that.)

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more fall ideas. 

Thanks for stopping by. Come back soon for more inspiration.

Sunday Fun Day with Sisters in Stamping

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to another Sunday Fun Day with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we are sharing cards that we all need, but don't enjoy having to use: Sympathy cards. Have you ever been caught without one when you needed one?  We're here to help inspire you to make a few cards and have them on-hand when you need them most. 

I used the daisy designer series paper as my starting point. Well, I picked the greeting first and then went to get the paper, but anyway....

I looked at the colors used in the paper pack and chose my colors from that. I wanted to bring out the crushed curry centers, but didn't want it to be bold and solid, so I picked the background stamp in order to still have more white showing.

I felt the finished card needed just a little something extra and settled on using the wink of stella brush on the daisy petals. That little extra shimmer and shine is the perfect touch. Not too much. Now it looks like it could have been a specialty designer series paper pack that has glitter or metallic details. 

I must admit, I tend to lean towards daisies a lot because they were my mom's favorite flower. I even planted daisies in my yard so I can enjoy them and think of her every summer. 

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

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Sisters in Stamping Trick or Treat

Hello Stamping Friends,

Back with the Sisters in Stamping and this week we are sharing with you some great Halloween/Trick or Treat treats with you. Whether you need to make a few or a lot, now is definitely the time to get started with your crafting of Halloween projects. Just under two weeks before the big day.

Nothing says you are special to me like a nice box of chocolates. Wouldn't you agree? I used one of the great boxes that Stampin' Up! carries and covered it with the cute Halloween paper. I used one sheet but used one side for the bottom layer and the other side for the top layer.

For the front, I punched a cat from basic black cardstock and added a gingham bow to his neck. I also added some blue gems (I know, I've been using them a lot) for eyes and finished it off with a Halloween greeting stamped in white craft ink. I stamped the happy off and slanted on purpose. I didn't want everything straight. It's a Halloween treat, after all.

My treat contains chocolate. Why? Because it makes everything perfect, if you ask me.  I used snack size milk chocolate bars and wrapped them with the cute Halloween paper in the mini catalog. I finished each bar off with some black/white gingham ribbon.

This is not difficult to make at all, so you can make multiples of them rather easily.  Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more treat ideas.

Happy Mail

Remember to Create!

Hello Stamping Friends,

I know, I have inundated you with a lot of hearts lately, but this is probably the last one this year. I made these adorable little mailboxes for my class and a few of my friends. I loved making them because the supplies were minimal, effort was minimal, but the finished project was a wow. My kiddos at school were gushing over them. They were so excited to have their own mini mailbox. Several of them said they are going to ask to mount them outside their bedrooms so they can get notes. Not so sure how the parents are going to feel about that. 

The neat thing is that you can make each one look a little different than the others by switching up the sides of the designer paper you choose. I also wrote their names on the hearts on front door, just took a picture before that step to preserve their privacy.

Look how different each one of them are, yet they all look awesome together.

By the way, these adorable little, plain white mailboxes have been hoarded in my stamp room for years. Not sure what I was waiting for, but this year I said, "Enough is enough. I'm going to use them." Please tell me you have hoarded items in your stash too.

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From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper [151189] $14.50	Heart Punch Pack [151292] $34.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00
Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00