Hello stampers! Daisies are a happy flower and are always in style. In the paper crafting world if there is lovely flower and a punch to match, that is indeed a fabulous combination. Meet Daisy Lane and Daisy Delight, two stamp sets in the upcoming catalogue. Daisy Delight is an old favourite and Daisy Lane is the new kid on the block. Both sets coordinate with the Daisy punch which I am using today. There is also a new punch coming and it is a smaller daisy so you can make even more different flowers (I am thinking gerberas). Do you remember the pictures that were taken of babies and young children with daisies? I know I am showing my age. The name Anna Griffin comes to mind. Well, I also associate daisies with denim for some reason, and that is how this card was born!
As I was trolling the internet I was inspired by a card done by France Martin for the background of this card. You might be wondering where the little yellow flower in the background came from. It is from the March Paper Pumpkin, the one with the beautiful succulent paper. The big focal flower is from the new Daisy Lane and the daisies in the background are from Daisy Delight. That flower has an open centre with a corresponding centre which of course had to be yellow, or more precisely, daffodil delight. The pocket is my favourite part. It was made by first stamping the Burlap background stamp in blueberry bushel on the same colour cardstock. Wait for it to dry and then for extra insurance, run an embossing buddy over it. Then stamp the stitched detail in versamark and white emboss with the heat tool. Does that ever make it pop! If you are too impatient with this step then your embossing powder will stick to the burlap stamped image. That would be no fun at all.
Here you can see the amazing detail in that pocket. The stamp set is called Pocketful of Sunshine and it is retiring. The matching Pocket framelits are NOT retiring, so this is a stamp set you really want, especially for that super cute stitching detail. There is another coordinating set for the pocket dies coming in the new catalogue, so you will have great value for your framelits. The Burlap stamp is also retiring.
Here is a closeup of the adorable tag in the pocket. All the images are from the new Daisy Lane stamp set. You could also tuck a gift card or a crisp bill in the pocket as well if you want to show some more love. This was stamped with daffodil delight and blueberry bushel. The tag is just a smidge under two inches wide so that it will fit easily into the scallop tag topper punch. Below you can see both the Burlap background stamp and the Lemon Zest stamp set that are retiring at the end of May.
Here you can see the two sets Daisy Lane and Daisy Delight. Both work with the current Daisy punch and there is going to a new, smaller daisy punch in the upcoming catalogue. Can you see the possibilities with these two sets and the two punches?
I hope you enjoyed today’s card, it is a bright and cheerful card, sure to bring a smile to someone’s face. Who are you going to send happy mail to today? Thanks for stopping by. If you want to shop with me and you live in Canada, that would make me a very happy squirrel. Just use the current host code V7NT9B9U and click on the images below. If your order is more that $100 you might want to consider getting the starter kit instead as it will save you both the tax and the shipping and it gives you a bonus $30 in product. You can click here to start on that adventure.
Hello stampers. How are you doing today? Here in Chatham the sun is shining, there is still a bit of snow on the ground, and my heart is full of good memories of my drive to my hometown yesterday and a lovely visit with my parents. It is always so very nostalgic to drive through the countryside there and see the rolling hills of farmland covered in a blanket of snow with the bare treelines in the distance. yes, I am a romantic at heart! The Floral Romance Suite is simply stunning. Have you seen the floral romance seals? They bring to mind old-fashioned love letters from a bygone era. The petal pink variegated ribbon is so soft and silky that it ties like a dream and is easy to mail since it doesn’t bulk up at all when tied in a bow. The Floral Romance specialty designer paper is enough to make your swoon. It has three sheets of each pattern and two of the patterns are vellum. There is also a lacy dynamic textured embossing folder which is just a long way of saying that it is one of those thick ones that make a very deep impression. There is also a 12×12 cardstock assorted pack in three colours, fresh fig, mossy meadow and petal pink, perfect for scrapbookers. Would you like to see the cards I have made with this beautiful suite?
In the cards above you can see the vellum in the background of both cards that is part of the Floral Romance specialty paper. The bottom card has the variegated ribbon from the suite and the top card has fresh fig ribbon from the annual catalog. The sentiments were punched out using the Pretty Label punch in the annual catalog. The rest of the framelits are from the Be Mine Framelits from the Meant to Be bundle. Highland Heather and Soft Sea Foam are a great accent to the Floral Romance specialty paper.
In this card I used the sentiment from Forever Lovely. The font is perfect for the feeling of this romantic card. Don’t you love the seal? The highland heather ribbon on this card was from sale-a-bration but it was so popular that it is no longer available. Did you know that you can colour white or sheer ribbon with your Blends to get just the look you want? Blends were also used to colour the pearls. There is old olive linen thread tied around the lace embossed panel along with a beautiful piece of the Floral Romance vellum. What do you think of the Be Mine stitched framelits dies? There are so many beautiful framelits and bundles in the Occasions catalog that you really do need to consider getting the great deal on the starter kit. The biggest concern people have with getting the kit is that they think they have to be me!!! Scary thought and not at all true. You can get the kit just for the deal or for your own continued discount. Just click here if you want to spend only $135 but get $225 in product. Did I tell you there is also no shipping or tax?
I recreated this gorgeous card from a swap card that I received from Jenn Tinline. Mine is not as vivid as hers since I was missing my dark Flirty Flamingo Blend! The image is from All That You Are which is tucked away on the inside cover of the Occasions catalog and is very easy to miss. In fact, I first thought it was a host set! Do you see how the colours are perfectly coordinated with that gorgeous vellum? This next card is also a swap card but I have no information on whose it is, so if it is yours, please take credit.
Do you see those gorgeous framelits?! Wow! They make it so very easy to make a stunning card and if you use the Precision Base Plate with your Big Shot you will not be endlessly poking out little bits. The die brush is also a very handy tool for streamlining your die cutting experience.
I have more bits cut out from this suite, but lunch is calling my name and after that it is pickleball time, so I am going to show some restraint and stop right here. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for following my blog and shopping with me whether online or in person. Every little bit helps! Just click on any of the images below and you will be taken straight to my online store. It is most helpful if you use the current host code when placing your order and I will send you a lovely card in the mail as a thank you. If you want to join my team or if I can help you in any way, don’t hesitate to contact me. Hugs!!
Hello stampers. Today’s blog post is all about the Sitting Pretty bundle. This is one of those sets that offers way more than what you see at first glance. I was first introduced to this bundle last April at OnStage which is a semi-annual Stampin’Up! event that any demonstrator can attend regardless of whether they are there own only customer or not. We do have so much fun together at these events. Imagine a room full of people who are just as addicted to stamping as you are!! Well, the person who demonstrated this bundle did an awesome job showing what you could all do with it. I would say the biggest thing that is most easily overlooked at first glance is that there is a framelit in the bundle that does NOT coordinate with any of the stamps in the set. It is a regular park bench. The stamp is the set is an ornate wrought iron bench which is super cute and also comes with a framelit, but the extra bench framelit really adds a lot to this bundle and makes it much more versatile. That straight lines of the second bench make for a more masculine card and it can also be altered to turn into a table. I chose to pair with a favourite set of mine that has been collecting dust for way too long: Half Full. Let’s take a look at my card.
This card was inspired by a card in the catalog that used Sheltering Tree in the background. I forgot how much I love this set! At first I was afraid that the wine glasses would look too big on the table but by giving the illusion that the table is in the foreground and the tree is in the background, I think it works. What do you think? The bench was cut out of our copper foil paper and then the back was cut off turning it into a table. I rather like that. I was going to switch it to a wooden bench, but the copper one was on there quite permanently and I was too lazy to start over making a new card, so you can try the wooden look and let me know how it turns out! The next three cards were inspired by cards I found on Pinterest or by the samples in the catalog which really is an amazing idea book that we often overlook.
You can guess that one of the reasons I love the Sitting Pretty Bundle is that includes a squirrel. I often refer to myself as a busy squirrel so this little guy just makes me smile. The bull dog (slightly out of focus but I am also slightly out of time) is looking a little morose, but the squirrel is trying to convince him that he is very happy for his friend’s company. The bricks are just made by repeatedly stamping the image which is easy to do since the stamp set is photopolymer which means you can see right through it. The bench is die cut from copper foil paper which I adhered to our adhesive sheets turning into a very easy to use sticker. It’s also super important to know that it popped easily out of the framelit with no poking necessary.
If you like tear jerker movies or chick flicks, then you will also appreciate the “sappiness” of this set. But seriously, wouldn’t a spouse or child be happy to get this card or to find it tucked into their suitcase when they are away on a business trip or off to school? The paving stone image was made with a framelit and embossing mats and then sponged with soft suede ink. Love the soft look of that combined with the watercolour wash in the background. I used shimmer white cardstock for this base of this card since it not only has a beautiful shimmer to it, it also holds up very well with watercolouring. The bench, the sentiment and the bulldog were all embossed in black.
This last card uses the Delightfully Detailed laser cut paper. I just love the Victorian feel of this card. The laser cut paper mimics the pattern of the bench which was embossed with silver. All images on this card come from the Sitting Pretty Bundle. Bashful Blue is the cardstock I used as a mat.
Do you love these cards? Then come to my Sweet Suite Saturday class next week at 1pm. You can make them for free if you purchase the bundle or you can choose to pay the class fee of $25 for four cards. If you order online, please use the current host code and I will send you the materials to make these cards. Here is the video that I made showing the cards and talking a little bit about the process. Enjoy and have a super day.
Hello stampers. Yes, I am still alive and yes, I am still blogging. However, when you are building a new house and you have to make tons of decisions without a bottomless pit of money you do get a little strapped on time! I do miss connecting with you regularly, so I am finally buckling down and sharing some great cards using one of my favourite suites. Tropical Escape suite is just so lush and fresh. I really love how this bundle pulls everything together and makes it super easy to make beautiful cards. That really is the beauty of a bundle.
I always tell my team members to make their purchases one bundle at a time rather than spreading themselves out with just a little bit of everything. The colours in the cardstock pack and the designer series paper revolve around Blushing Bride, Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce. Now I’m not sure I would have put those colours together all on my own, but they look fabulous together! There are three leaves in the stamp set and five leaf framelits in the die collection. There are 24, yes, 24! different patterns in the Tropical Escape 6×6″ designer series paper pack. The Tropical elements wood pieces and the textured weave ribbon that are in this suite are not used in these cards but they are both very pretty. You can find all this beauty on page 120 and 121 of the annual catalog.
Enough talk, let’s take a look at the beautiful cards made with this suite. Thankfully I had these three cards in my stash thanks to swaps I participated in. The first one is made by my friend Kay Smith from Newfoundland.
Here is a closeup of the beautiful detail in this Tropical Escape card.
The next card is by the talented Cheryl Hamilton. She actually lives in Hawaii!! She made a matchbook style card. I have never actually made a card like this and I really like it. Time to get out of the card-making box! Do you find yourself making the same style of card over and over?
Here is a close-up of the detail in this lovely card. Can you see how nice these colours work together? When you use the patterned paper as your inspiration you don’t need to figure out anything on your own. I like that!
The last card is by Canada’s own talented Kim McGillis who is on the international Artisan Team. This is a stunning black and white card stamped on shimmer white cardstock. The picture will not do it justice at all! There is a little scrap of polka dot tulle ribbon, some black mini sequin trim and some leaves behind the sentiment.
We are going to make these cards at coffee and a card on Tuesday. Be prepared to divide your group into different assignments, there is a lot of detail in each of these cards, more than the usual style for coffee and a card mornings! I find that when I haven’t made the card personally I sometimes underestimate how much work and steps went into them. Thanks ladies for these beautiful cards.
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Thanks for reading all the way to the end. Have a super day. Stamping hugs, Jackie
Hello stampers. Have you ever forgotten something? Well I have had this card sitting in the wings for almost a year!! I made it, meant to blog about it and do a class on it and then it never happened. Until today! This is a shadowbox card, or at least, that is what I am calling it. I love that from the outside it looks like an ordinary card, but when you open it you get a surprise. I have made a small photo tutorial and a video to show you how it is done. Then it’s your turn! Be sure to get those framelits if you don’t already have them since they are retiring. This is a total coincidence mind you, I had no intent on luring you to buy more stuff. Honestly!! Here is the card, I cased it from the very talented Lynn Starzl. Here is her card.
You can see the inner mechanism of the shadowbox card at the top. The card is made using dapper denim which I did know is retiring, so if you love this colour, make sure you enough cardstock and reinker to last you a while! The Color Theory Paper (and yes, I hate spelling it the American way) is also retiring. Here is a peek at the inside of the card:
You can see from the picture exactly why it is called a “shadowbox” card!! Here is a handy little shot of the dimensions used to make this card. You can get two cards out of one 12×12 sheet of cardstock.
After running the card base through the Big Shot with the label framelit you are going to put a piece of tear and tape on the little half inch flap. Before doing that make sure you use your bone folder to crisply score all your fold lines.
Now make sure that you do NOT adhere your card yet. Trust me, I have gotten ahead of myself before. The next thing you need to do is stamp your scene. This is also tricky. You have to make sure that your scene can be seen through the “window”. That means your sentiment needs to be in the middle and the birds have to be stamped very close to your words. Do you notice my accidental rhyming here in the last two sentences? Sorry, you don’t really care about that. Back to the card. Here is how I made sure that the images were in the right place. I did use my Stamparatus, it will be available in the new catalog on June 1.
So after I took this picture, I put the Stamparatus plate down and pressed it onto the stamp which is now positioned correctly and then I could move the card so I could stamp on the patterned paper without any overlap. Make sense?
One of the nice things about the Stamparatus is that it allows you to stamp the same image repeatedly and accurately to get a nice dark image. This great tool will be available in the new catalog on June 1. It is a must have in any stampers toolbox. After you have finished stamping this panel you can adhere it. The next step is to adhere the flap (see the video on how to do that most effectively). After that you can put on the white panel and lastly the front.
I had shared this card on my Facebook page yesterday and a follower shared a card that she had made after watching my video. I love her card so much. She added the lighthouse to the inside panel. Way to go Sharon Dalton. Sharon is from Australia and here is the link to her blog. Here is her card:
Finally, a reminder to get those items that are on the retiring list before they disappear. Today I used the following retiring products: dapper denim cardstock and ink, Color Theory designer series paper stack as well as Lots of Labels framelits. Here is the video showing you how to make this card. Happy stamping and have a super day!
Hello stampers. Today I felt the need to create a simple blog post. Sorry. No, I’m not sorry that it will be a short and simple one, sorry is the focus of the post. It is also the focal point of this amazing stamp set called Sorry for Everything. It is one of the few stamp sets that is only words. There is not even one image in this set!!
I love this set for the following reasons. 1. It is very versatile. It ranges from sorry I missed your birthday to sorry for the loss of your furry friend to sorry you’re not feeling well. 2. It tackles the more difficult issues in life in a straightforward manner. Sorry that things fell apart! I wish I could make everything better. I’m so very sorry for your loss. Sorry to see you go. And finally, forgive me?
As a Christian saying sorry (and asking and extending forgiveness) is essential to the faith. We were forgiven everything, so who are we to withhold forgiveness? I know, my thoughts are running deep today. Let’s break up these deep thoughts and take a look at the card that I made.
Never underestimate the power of a hand written hand made card. I personally know of relationships that have been forever changed and salvaged due to this simple act. If you do not yet have this set, I would highly recommend adding it to your stash. You will use it over and over. The big “sorry” makes it a wonderful focal point so that you can keep the rest of your card fairly simple. I used thick whisper white cardstock for the base, a night of navy layer 4 1/8″ by 5 3/8″ and then a whisper white layer of 4″ by 5 1/4″ run through the Big Shot with the Detailed Floral thinlits (they used to be a bundle with the beautiful Floral Phrases set. Be sure to use the precision base plate as this is a detailed thinlet. If you forget to use this plate and use just the regular platform or the magnetic platform you will notice, trust me! Lots and lots of poking and it might not even cut through all the way. The precision base plate is worth every penny. Remember, it is saleabration time and that means an amazing deal on the starter kit. If you need some of these big ticket items, this is by far the best way to get them. Just click here to join my team and get this deal. No selling required, but wouldn’t a 20% discount on your future purchases be absolutely wonderful? You also get to pre-order from the new annual catalog on May 1!!!! Whooohooo. Lots of perks. (you do need to live in Canada to join my team, sorry!)
Are you interested in how I did the faux bow on my card? This ribbon trick is the most favourite trick I have ever shared, but maybe you are not yet familiar with it. Check out this video. I hope you have a super rest of your weekend!
