Clean and Simple Wishes - Stampin' Up! With You In Mind

   I spent more time than I care to admit scrubbing the inside of my ovens today.  I should do it more often so it doesn't take so long but there are much better ways to spend my time...like stamping!!  My hands and arms are tired and I hope I'll be able to hold a stamp tomorrow lol!  Luckily I had this clean and simple card already made to share with you. 

  Just like yesterday's card this one is CAS and uses flowers.  I started with a Basic White thick card base then stamped the large 'thinking of you' from the With You In Mind stamp set in Pretty Peacock.

  These sweet little die cut flowers are made with the Delightful Wishes bundle.  I cut 3 flowers out of Calypso Coral and stamped and cut 2 leaves from Old Olive and arranged them around the sentiment.  2 of the 3 are popped on dimensionals for interest.  

  I added some retired Opaque Faceted Gems to the flower centers for a tiny bit of sparkle.  And that's it!  A really clean and simple card!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to create this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: With You In Mind, Delightful Wishes

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Old Olive

Paper: Basic White thick, Calypso Coral, Old Olive

Accessories: Delightful Wishes dies, dimensionals, Opaque Faceted gems (retired)

Delightful Petunia - Stampin' Up! Delightful Wishes

   I'm sharing a clean and simple creation today inspired by the CAS on Friday challenge of "flowers" which should be really easy for me since I have so many flower stamps but how am I to choose just one flower stamp to keep this card clean and simple??  I went with one of my newest stamp sets; Delightful Wishes.

  I started with a Basic White thick card base then I scored a slightly smaller layer of Basic White at 1/2" on all sides to create a frame without adding any more layers.

  Next I stamped the flowers with Petunia Pop ink; first layer is stamped off once and the second accent layer is full strength ink.  I added in the stem in Pecan Pie and the leaves in Shy Shamrock.  While the Delightful Wishes stamp set is shown with a lot yellow in the Jan.-Apr. mini catalog let me tell you that these flowers look great in any color!  Don't get stuck on having a flower only be the color it comes in in real life.  Don't limit yourself that way; use all the inks!

  I added the sentiment from Storybook Friends in Shy Shamrock ink and then sprinkled a few adhesive-backed sequins around the flowers.

  Isn't that a beautiful, crisp design to welcome in the spring season?

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Delightful Wishes, Storybook Friends

Ink: Petunia Pop, Shy Shamrock, Pecan Pie

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White

Accessories: score board, Adhesive-backed Sequin Trio

  

Seagull Love - Stampin' Up! Friendly Seagulls

  You know I love my animal stamps and bird stamps so the Sale-a-bration (SAB) set Friendly Seagulls was sure to find its way to my stamp room!  I decided to make a fun little Valentine's day card that I think I'm going to send to my son at college.  The inside says "I love you more than french fries"!  So cute!  A $60 order can get you these seagulls for free during Sale-a-bration!

  The layout is one that I gave to my customers last week for a stamping challenge on our group Facebook page.  It's a simple layout and the big circle could be changed out for another larger shape so you can really go in so many directions with it.

  I started with a Lost Lagoon card base, then another layer of Lost Lagoon embossed with the Sale-a-Bration Starstruck embossing folder.

  The Spotlight on Nature die set was used to cut the circle.  I used a blending brush and very lightly added some Pool Party ink to it for a bit of a sky effect. Country Woods DSP is used for the pilings and I gave them 2 different heights so the birds wouldn't be crowded.

  The seagulls are stamped in Memento Black and then colored with blends markers.  I fussy cut them and popped them up on the pilings with dimensionals.

  The little banner is cut with the Stylish Shapes dies and I stamped the 'hey' in black.  It seemed a bit empty so I punched a Poppy Parade heart with the house builder punch and added that to the side of the banner.  Behind the banner I looped a bit of baker's twine and then popped it all up on a dimensional.

  This is such a fun stamp set and I keep seeing more and more cute ways to use it!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased or earned for free in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Friendly Seagulls (SAB)

Ink: Memento Black, Pool Party

Blends: Basic Black light, Smoky Slate light & dark, Daffodil Delight dark

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Poppy Parade, Country Woods DSP

Accessories: Starstruck embossing folder (SAB), Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, Stylish Shapes dies, baker's twine, house builder punch

   

Delightful Calendar - Stampin' Up! Delightful Wishes Dies

   Every year I see people making these adorable calendars to start off the new year and every year I tell myself I'm going to remember to order the little calendars and make the project for a class.  Well it finally happened!  I remembered to order the calendars in December so I was all ready for my first class of the year.  The Floral Delight DSP was a perfect set of papers to use to make this cheerful project.

  This is a really simple fun fold and can easily be changed up to display a photo for a Christmas card or even a mini scrapbook page. 

  The card base is 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2".  Then layer the card stock and DSP as you wish.  I used Old Olive, Pool Party and Floral Delight DSP.  The calendar is backed with a layer of Old Olive also.

 To make the stand to keep the calendar upright all you need is a piece of 4"x4" cardstock.  Score it at 1/2", 2" and 3 1/2". Fold on the 2 inch mark then fold the 2 smaller flaps up.  Add tear and tape to the flaps and adhere them to the inside of the base.  So easy!

  We embellished this version with a die cut flower using the Delight Wishes dies, Daffodil Delight 1/8" satin ribbon and a teeny tiny bee trinket!

  Such a cute project and an easy way to brighten up any working space!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies (except the calendar) used to make this project can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

 Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper: Old Olive, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Peach Pie, Pecan Pie

Accessories: Delightful Wishes dies, Tiny Bee Trinkets, 1/8" Daffodil Delight satin ribbon, tear and tape, dimensionals, calendar (Taylored Expressions)