Stampers Dozen Blog Hop - Fall Wonder

Hello Stamping Friends,

Tonight we are hopping with the Stampers Dozen blog hop. We are jumping right into fall (even though we have about a week of summer left here).

I love creating elaborate cards, but sometimes I just don't have the time or energy (or maybe I just wait until the last minute) to make those very detailed cards. Do you know what I mean? Well, I have a great solution: use the beautiful designer series paper from Stampin' Up! as your main image and then just add a greeting and an embellishment or two.

That's exactly what I did with this card. I let the paper do the work for me. (And no, it wasn't done last minute. I had it completed days ago this time.) The All About Autumn 6x6 Designer Series paper is gorgeous and you really do not need to do much to make a great card. 

I used a small strip from the paper scraps when I cut it down to fit a card front as an embellishment piece (the other side has a copper foil design on it). Then I stamped the greeting from the Autumn Leaves stamp set on a very thin strip of mossy meadow cardstock (again a scrap from the layer behind the DSP). I also used a small piece of ribbon to make my greeting pop a little more. 

Seriously this card was so quick to make that I could have made a bundle of them in no time at all. Let the designer series paper do the work. That's what it was designed to do.

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Crafty Dreams Blog Hop - Autumn Vibes

Hello Stamping Friends,

This morning we are hopping with Crafty Collaborations and we are getting the autumn vibes in high gear. 

I made a card using the All About Autumn 6x6 Specialty Designer Series Paper. The paper is doing most of the work for me. I didn't have to stamp a background or do too much. Honestly the only stamping is the greeting from the All About Autumn stamp set. I used the backside of the paper for the "banner ribbon." It is gorgeous. The paper has copper foil on one side of every sheet. It is beautiful and hard to decide which side you want to use. So instead of deciding, I used both. 

I also cut some leaves from the Autumn Leaves Dies both from the paper and cardstock. The cardstock leaves I used blending brushes and coordinating ink from stamp pads to make them look a little more realistic. 

In the die set there are a few dies that just cut into the paper (doesn't cut anything out to use elsewhere). I used the long strip of dots to add a little texture to the designer paper just under the banner. 

The greeting was stamped on vellum and I attached the vellum using glue dots strategically placed under the leaves. 

Want more autumn vibes? Well, just click on the links below to be stunned.

A Little Vellum Goes a Long Way

Hello Stamping Friends,

This week with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing projects using vellum. Just a little bit a vellum can go a long way in changing the entire look of your card. 

I used plain, non-stamped vellum as an overlay on the beautiful autumn designer series paper that I wanted to use for my backdrop. It softens the look of the card and makes it more elegant looking.

See how vibrant this paper is, but how it softens right up with the vellum over it? Also, notice the vellum isn't attached at the top because you can see the adhesive through it. So when you are working with vellum you need to hid the adhesive. I hid it behind the leaves and the strip that goes across the bottom part. 

I used the autumn leaves dies to cut the leaves for my focal point. I also used the blending brushes to add some color and texture to each leaf.  The card is finished off with some speckled gems. They add the perfect touch.

Don't forget to head on over to the Sisters in Stamping to see more vellum ideas.

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Dynamic Duos - Using Just Two Colors BLog Hop

Hello Stamping friends,

Welcome to another blog hop with the Stampers Dozen. Today iur challenge is using just two colors. Not as easy as it sounds sometimes. Hope you are inspired.

I went with an old favorite, Artistic  Impressions. I love that this set is still with us. I use it often.

I used parakeet party and sweetbsorbet for my two colors. I wanted the smaller flower lighter so I  just stamped on scratch paper first before stamping on the card.

I cut the white layer in half diagonally and stamped the images on the bottom half. The top half I  stamped the hello full strength  and then again without reinking. 

Once I  finished stamping I  embossed the remaining stark white part with the dots folder that is an online exclusive. It finishes off the card wonderfully.  I also cut some tiny strips of paper in the two colors to hid the hard edge of the embossing folder.

I even stamped the inside of the card to make it pretty. Why should the outside be the only thing that is pretty?

Don't forget to keep hopping by clicking the links below to see more beautiful  cards.

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. 

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What Can You Do with the Ladybug Punch?

Have you ever looked at a punch and said, "Wait a minute! I can make _____ from that too?"  So many times you can make more than one thing from a punch. It's all how you look at it, what you can add to it, or what you can cut off of it.

Well, take the ladybug punch for example. Obviously, it's a ladybug, but look it can also be cute little bumblebee by cutting thin strips of yellow cardstock and punching the wings from vellum. 

This card is even more fun because it has an extra little surprise with a fun-fold. 

And you wouldn't even know it by looking at the closed card.

It starts with a basic card base. But then I added a 8" x 10 1/2" piece of white cardstock that is scored in half and attached to the inside of the base so the white opens on the left instead of the right like a regular card. 

This allows you to have more room on the inside to write a message and it also hides the writing so it doesn't show through the punched circle.

Isn't that the easiest fun fold card ever?

See more ladybug punch ideas on Sisters in Stamping. 

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Some New Colors and Coordinating Designer Series Paper

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to my blog and my creations. This post is all about using some new colors and some coordinating designer series paper. 

I love the lemonade set. It's so refreshing and you can make regular or pink lemonade. Actually, you can make it into whatever drink you find refreshing. I am all about the Lemon Lolly and Bubble gum colors on this card. I am actually decorating my classroom with a lemon theme that is exactly the colors in this card. I think it will be bright and cherry.

The little gems are the perfect finishing touch for the card. Well, those and the cute little lemons on the side of the pitcher. 

Go to the Sisters in Stamping for more projects using new colors and coordinating designer series paper. 

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