Vintage Leaves - Stampin' Up! Autumn Leaves

    I got some great inspiration for my card today from the Inspired By Challenge.  I pulled the colors from the pillows and blanket (or as close I as I had), the pattern on the pillows and roughly the layout.  The whole color palette feels mid-century modern to me.

  I started with a Very Vanilla thick card base, then a layer of Wild Wheat.  I used a retired mask/stencil with a similar pattern to the inspiration photo and used a sponge dauber to ink it up with Versamark and then embossed it with white embossing powder.  I realized half way through inking that I didn't use my embossing buddy so I ended up with some strays so definitely remember to do that if you try something similar. 

  Next I cut 2 labels from the Autumn Leaves dies and popped them on dimensionals.  The leaves were both stamped off once for a lighter look; Pebbled Path and Copper Clay.  Once cut out I placed them on the labels and added a bit of retired braided linen trim that I found in my scrap bin.  

  The clean lined sentiment from Timeless Arrangements is stamped in Pebbled Path and added across the leaves.

  It was fun using elements from the photo to make something a bit different from my usual style.

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Timeless Arrangements

Ink: Versamark, Pebbled Path, Copper Clay

Paper: Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla thick, Wild Wheat

Accessories: Autumn Leaves dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, stencil/mask (retired), braided linen trim (retired color)

Merry Moose - Stampin' Up! Festive & Fun

   I'm playing with the Paper Players challenge for my card today.  They have a fun tic tac toe choice board this time which always give lots of great combos of things to work with.  I decided to go with the middle down column; brown, die cut, twine.

  I was in the mood to make a Christmas card so some of the other combos didn't quite work so I challenged myself with the brown.  After browsing my supplies I came up with this card;

  Brown- check; the DSP, color of the moose and ink for the sentiment. Die cuts- check; the 2 layers of Deckled Rectangles as well as the Stylish Shapes circle for the sentiment. Twine- check; some linen thread tied around the top rectangle panel.

  I am really having fun coloring in the images in the Festive & Fun stamp set.  I hope you don't get tired of seeing all the different versions because they are too cute not to use as much as possible.

  I started with a piece of Let's Go Fishing DSP which might not seem like a very Christmas-y pack of paper but some of the reverse sides are nice plaids or stripes that can be used for any type of card.  I chose the Pecan Pie plaid pattern for some of my brown.

  Next I cut 2 Deckled Rectangles in Very Vanilla and stamped the moose in Early Espresso on the smaller one.  I colored him in with Stampin' Blends markers (listed below).  I added a strip of Joy of Christmas DSP in a red checked pattern opposite the moose and the wrapped the twine around it and tied a bow.

  Using the Bough punch I punched 2 sprigs in Shaded Spruce to tuck behind the sentiment.  The sentiment from Brightest Glow stamp set is stamped in Pecan Pie (more brown) and is popped up on dimensionals over the sprigs and twine.  Finally, a few retired red gems embellish the sentiment.

 Crooked photo notwithstanding, I think this one came out pretty cute!  Thanks to the Paper Players for the inspiration!

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Festive & Fun, Brightest Glow

Ink: Pecan Pie, Early Espresso

Blends: Pecan Pie light & dark, Medium Deep, Cherry Cobbler light & dark, Shaded Spruce light, Basic Black dark

Paper: Let's Go Fishing DSP, Joy of Christmas DSP, Very Vanilla, Shaded Spruce

Accessories: Deckled Rectangle dies, Stylish Shapes dies, linen thread, Bough punch, dimensionals, red gems (retired)

Happy New Year Starburst - Stampin' Up! More Wishes

   I always end up needing a few happy new year cards so I wanted to get ahead of it and at least get one card designed so if I don't have time to design any more from scratch I can just make more of this design.  The layout is from the Global Design Project challenge and is perfect for highlighting either a smaller image or a sentiment.  

  So what do you think is a good New Year's color palette?  I definitely wanted to use gold and I thought Orchid Oasis and Fresh Freesia would work along with it.  What do you think?

  I started with a Basic White thick base, then a layer of Orchid Oasis and then a layer of Basic White embossed with the long retired Tufted embossing folder.  All of my current folders were just a little too busy and I thought the delicate streamer die cuts would just get lost.  I'm glad I held onto this one!

  I used the light strand die from the Merry & Bright die set to cut 4 strings.   I used the retired gold Soft Shimmer paper but we still carry other colors if you like this style of paper (see page 127 in the Annual Catalog).  Gold foil would also be a great choice!  Once I got them cut and adhered I added a starburst in Fresh Freesia and Orchid Oasis from the Stars at Night die set and popped the 2 layers.

  The sentiment is the More Wishes stamp set which coordinates with the Biggest Wish stamp set for more mix and match possibilities.  I stamped it in Versamark and embossed in gold.  I fussy cut each word then popped them on mini dimensionals across the starburst.

  The retired Fresh Freesia opaque faceted gems are the final detail for this celebratory card.

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: More Wishes

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Soft Shimmer Gold Specialty paper (retired)

Accessories: Merry & Bright dies, Stars at Night dies, gold embossing powder, dimensionals, Tufted embossing folder (retired), Opaque Faceted gems (retired)

Layered Sympathy - Stampin' Up! Layered Leaves

   I needed a sympathy card recently and didn't have any in my stash so I had to make one.  Never at the top of my list of cards to make I usually make them when I don't need them so they are ready to pop in the mail without my having to to create on the fly for such a sad occasion.  I need to add "sympathy cards" to my stamping to do list so I'm not caught short again.

  I used a mix of supplies to put this one together in a soft color palette with nature elements.

  The base is Basic White thick with a smaller layer of retired Peaceful Prints DSP on top.  I love this birch tree pattern and the soft neutral tones were perfect as a background to my main element.

  The label die cut was in my orphaned card parts basket and I stamped the sentiment from the retired Sale-a-Bration set Delicate Dahlias.  I didn't have a single current sympathy sentiment so I was glad to find this one in my retired sets drawer.  I stamped it in Pebbled Path and then added all the leaves behind it.

  I used the Layered Leaves stamp set for the Soft Sea Foam stamped leaves and used the coordinating punch to punch them out as well as the little Pebbled Path sprigs.

  The Boho Blue stamped leaves are from the Timeless Arrangement set and they and the smaller Soft Sea Foam sprigs are die cut with the Timeless Arrangement dies.  Once the leaves were adhered to the back of the label I popped it all up on dimensionals.

 Two Boho Blue 2023-2025 In Color dots are added to the side of the sentiment for the only embellishment.

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

  Thanks for looking.  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Layering Leaves, Timeless Arrangements, Delicate Dahlias (retired- SAB)

Ink: Soft Sea Foam, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path, Soft Sea Foam, Peaceful Prints (retired- SAB)

Accessories: Bough punch, Timeless Arrangements dies, label die (unknown set), dimensionals, 2023-2025 In Color dots

Autumn Leaves Diamond Fold - Stampin' Up! Autumn Leaves

 I'm back today with another fun fold card that we made at my classes last week.  This one uses the Autumn Leaves bundle and other products from the All About Autumn suite.  My downline in Texas Kimberly Hile (scattersomejoy on Instagram) sent me a fun card using the Earthen Elegance suite and this diamond fold and I took inspiration from it to create my version with the Autumn Leaves products.  Check out the video tutorial below for all the details.

  This fold is really easy and just takes 2 scores and 2 cuts to make the base.  Your base card stock is cut at 4 1/4" x 11" and you score at 2 1/8" and 5 1/2" inches.  Mark the short end by the 2 1/8" score at 2 1/8" (halfway mark on that edge).  Next line up the score line and the 2 1/8" mark along your cutting challenge and cut off the corner, repeat on the other side to form the point.

  Then decorate the front and other panels however you'd like.  This is a great fold to show off different DSPs.  I used the All About Autumn DSP for the front 3" x 4" panel and then a piece of the Oxidized Copper specialty paper on the inside 3" x 4" panel.

  I show how I put the whole card together in the video tutorial below.

  All of the items used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Autumn Leaves, Go To Greetings

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Mossy Meadow, Copper Clay

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, All About Autumn DSP, Oxidized Copper Specialty paper

Accessories: Autumn Leaves dies, Distressed Tile embossing folder, copper & natural ribbon combo pack, dimensionals

Merry & Bright Gift Card Holder - Stampin' Up! Merry & Bright

   Every year for one of my classes before Christmas I make sure to design a card that doubles as a gift card holder.  I always love giving gift cards in a fancy holder to jazz up the fact that I'm giving someone a piece of plastic as a gift lol!  To me it makes the gift more personal if I've put some effort into the card.  Today's gift card holder is inspired by one that I originally saw by Teresa Wearmouth (@stonesthrowstampin on Instagram).  Check out her autumn version here.  She was super generous in sharing some how to photos and measurements so I thank her for the inspiration for my Christmas version. 

  Check out the how to video below; it's not a difficult design you just need to take your time with the measurement and die cutting.

  The Merry & Bright stamp set and the Merry Bold & Bright DSP work perfectly together to make this bright, fun card.

  And this is how it looks when the card is open!  See how the curved piece with the DSP creates the pocket for the gift card?  So fun!

 Check out the video for all the how tos!

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Merry & Bright

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Melon Mambo, Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Merry Bold & Bright DSP, Granny Apple Green foil

Accessories: Basic Borders dies, Merry & Bright dies, dimensionals, Iridescent adhesive-backed discs

Christmas Rhino - Stampin' Up! Festive & Fun

   I had my monthly stamping class yesterday and one of the cards we made was this adorable rhino Christmas card.  The image is just so cute with the big rhino and little birds on the sled.  I designed it in a nice color palette and brought in a little pop of color with the Joy of Christmas DSP in the center of the card.

  The base is Soft Sea Foam and then a layer of vellum is next.  The vellum is embossed with the Snowflake Sky embossing folder.  Next is a strip of Textured Shimmer paper in Shaded Spruce and then a piece of the Joy of Christmas DSP.  We also added in another narrow strip of this DSP on the inside of the card.

  The image is stamped in Basic Gray and then colored with Stampin' Blends.  After coloring, the image is cut out with one of the Deckled Rectangle dies and then popped on dimensionals. 

  The sentiment from Brightest Glow is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and then punched out.  The embellishment for this card are 2 rhinestones that were colored with the dark Shaded Spruce blends marker for a custom look.

  A quick tip for working with vellum layers; add all of your elements to the top of the vellum piece before attaching the vellum panel to your card front.  Use the spots behind the other elements to add your adhesive so that it's all hidden and won't show through to the front.

  All of the items used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Festive & Fun, Brightest Glow

Ink: Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler

Blends: Cherry Cobler light & dark, Shaded Spruce light & dark, Smoky Slae light & dark, Daffodil Delight dark, Soft Sea Foam dark, Pecan Pie light, Crumb Cake light

Paper: Soft Sea Foam, Vellum, Basic White, Textured Shimmer paper, Joy of Christmas DSP

Accessories: Deckled Rectangle dies, Snowflake Sky embossing folder, dimensionals, rhinestones, circle punch/circle die

Garden Owl Hello - Stampin' Up! Adorable Owls

   Owls seem to be the theme for me lately!  Not only is the Alphabet Challenge using owls for the letter O on the current challenge I saw real life Great Horned Owls in the wild the other day!  We were walking the dogs in the woods early one morning last week just as the sky was starting to lighten and I heard a faint "whhoooo, whhoooo" and thought wow that's cools there's an owl calling.  We hear and see lots of different birds but never owls.  Because it was so faint we thought he/she was far away from us so we stopped walking to hear it better.  While we were standing there listening my husband actually spotted it up in a tree about 20 yards from us.  We stood there watching and listening for a while and then a second one swooped in and landed on the same branch!!  It was so cool.  They both preened for a bit and then the first owl flew to a higher branch where we couldn't see it anymore but the second stayed.  Much as we wanted to stand and watch longer we really needed to get the dogs walked and get back home and start the day.  But maybe an owl card is the next best thing??

  This was a super quick card to put together because I already had the owl colored and fussy cut as well as the hello circle.  I found them in my orphaned card parts basket and thought they would be a great start for this owl challenge!  All I did was add strips of Garden Walk DSP torn at different lengths to a Basic White thick card base for a nice colorful background.

  The owl which is from this year's Sale-a-Bration reward stamp set Adorable Owls is stamped in Crumb Cake and then colored with Blends markers is popped up on dimensionals.  The hello circle is stamped in Pretty Peacock with the sentiment from Layering Leaves stamp set.

  The only extra I added was a Calypso Coral braided linen trim knot at the edge of the sentiment.

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

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Layering Leaves, Adorable Owls (retired- SAB)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake

Blends: Crumb Cake light, Medium, Pumpkin Pie dark, Balmy Blue dark

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Garden Walk DSP

Accessories: dimensionals, circle punch/die, Calypso Coral braided linen trim