Christmas Moose Card

 

I fell in love with these sweet critters in the Christmas Friends stamp set! This set is in the Sept - Dec 2024 mini catalog. They just exude so much joy! I used an old Snowflake EF (not sure of the name) and embossed a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of smooth white CS. Then on the reverse side (not the raised impression side, but the depressed side of the flakes) I brayered Night of Navy and Pacific Point. I fussy cut the moose image and colored with alcohol in markers. The sentiment is from an old Merry Moose stamp set. I cut bumps and swerves on white CS pieces to make the snow and used blending brushes to add a little blue to the top of the snow. 

* I saw this brayered snow sky on a Ranger post somewhere, but didn't keep the link. 

3 Step StampingTurtle Card

Let the stamps do the work for you on this simple turtle card! The Sea Turtle stamp set makes a beautiful impression. For the turtle, I stamped the smooth side of the stamp in Sea Foam Green, then flipped the stamp over to the image side and dabbed Summer Splash in a few place and stamped over Sea Foam Green image. Then inked again with Pretty Peacock in a few places on the stamp and stamped over the entire image again. It gives such depth and dimension. Sentiment is from Happiness Abounds stamp set.

Fun Center Flip Card

A fun center flip card. This is such an elegant design - inspired by a Sue Campfield post on pinterest. 

I will provide measurements for the center flip card below. I used the Forever Fern stamp set for these cards. 

We made these at my last card class workshop. 

Center Flip Card instructions: 

• Card base White CS at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Patterned paper two strips approximately 1.5" x 5 1/2". 
• Center Flip White CS 11" x 2 15/16".
• Embossed piece for front of center flip White CS 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" embossed with folder of choice
• Miscellaneous die cuts to apply to front of center flip. 

To make the card adhere the two strips of patterned paper to outside edges of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white CS. Fold the 11" x 2 15/16" piece in half at the 5 1/2" mark and this will become the center flip. Adhere the backside of the center flip to the card base, the edges overlapping the patterned paper slightly. Then add embossed 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece to font of center flip and any other die cuts and sentiments. I used images and die cuts from Forever Fern bundle for the foliage, and the Stitched Nested Labels dies. Sentiments are from Unbounded Love stamp set. 

 

Poppies 2

For this card I used blending brushes to apply ink in strawberry slush and tangerine tango. Used SU stencil and applied lunar paste in Guppy (bright orange color). The poppies were stamped in memento black ink, then stamped background swash with watermelon wonder. Colored over poppies with alcohol ink markers. Used gold EP for sentiment "there's no one quite like you" from the retired "thanks a bunch" set.
 

Jungle Pals Case

I CASE'd this card from the SU sale a bration brochure for the Jungle Pals set. So easy and fun! I used the sentiment "wild about you" from the retired Animal Outing stamp set. It was for a card workshop. Alligator is colored with Parakeet Party Stampin Blends pens.
 

Embossed Birthday

Another card we made at a card workshop. Super simple happy birthday card for him or her. For the embossed happy birthday card, I slid the ink pads against the flat side of embossing folder (the side where the lettering isn't raised) and then embossed a white piece of cs. Added another embossed piece of white across the bottom and then tied the twine and added let's celebrate you tag. 
 

Star Quilt Card

We made this star quilt card at my last card workshop. It's a fun quilt technique, and a great way to use up paper scraps! 

Measurements:

• Card base:  8 1/2 x 5 1/2
• Background panel: 4 x 5 1/4 embossed with dotted circles
• Square background mat: 3 1/4 x 3 1/4
• Square base for quilt pattern: 3 x 3
• Quilt strips: 3/4 x 6 (four) pieces of patterned paper
• Quilt corners: 3/4 x 3/4 (four) white squares
• Center background banner: 1 3/4 x 6 

For the assembly of the star quilt, layer two pieces of pattern paper diagonal to corners, letting ends overlap your white square. Now only glue the ends on one corner because you will need to weave your paper through on the next set. Layer two strips opposite corners and weave through strips already placed down. Once you have all strips lined up corner to corner and weaved through, you can glue all ends down. Turn piece over and cut off overhanging ends. Then glue the 3/4 x 3/4 white squares in each corner to create the star. You may add circles or gems to the center piece. 

The Have a blessed day sentiment is from Unbounded Love stamp set.

 

Perennial Floral

I am really enjoying the boldness that this Dotted Circles 3D embossing Folder adds to a card. The sentiment is from the Perennial Postage stamp set and the flowers are from the Painted Lavender Bundle. 

 

Knitting Llama

We made this card for one of my workshops. For some reason this llama from Zany Zoo set just makes me smile, so she was the perfect focal point on this simple card. I have a customer that is not a fan of ribbon, hence the paper strip in a folded pattern behind the llama. I'm also a big fan of the exposed brick 3d embossing folder.

 

Watercolor Citrus Blooms

 

A super simple watercolor card using the citrus blooms stamp. I love the sentiment "JUST CHECKING IN". After stamping the image on watercolor paper, I used an aqua painter to color the image. 

Zany Zoo CAS

I love these images from the Zany Zoo set. And the simplicity of this set of cards! The images were colored with alcohol ink markers. The sentiments were from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set.
 

Classic Trucks card

 I don't know about you, but I often struggle with ideas for a masculine card. I love this classic truck from the Trucking Along set item # 162299. It is available for purchase in the online exclusives. I also love that the truck comes with a coordinating punch - super simple to create multiple. 

The truck is a two-step stamping, so the background color is from a stamp. The "best wishes" makes it a nice all occasion card. Simple, fun, masculine - ya!

Quilt Card Template

Hello. I came across a posting for this fun quilt card and I thought I would share the process with you. It is such a great way to use up paper scraps! 

What you need: 

• 8 1/2' x 5 1/2' for card base
• 4" x 5 1/4" background panel piece (in my case I used gray)
• (2) 1" x 5 1/2" strips of patterned paper
• (11) 1" x 4" strips of patterned paper 

You could get away with less than the 11 pieces because you will only be using only a small corner or an inch or so on some of the pieces. 

Place your background panel down and begin by adhering the two longest diagonal pieces  - okay to let the edges overhang the panel. From there, use the template below to see placement of the remaining pieces. Just get the placement right with a small revealed border around each piece that you adhere. Don't worry about the overhanging edges - once all are attached, you will trim the edges down to the size of the background panel. Easy peasy!

This cute sentiment came from the Perennial Postage set item # 162598 in the mini catalog. To shop now: 

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Perennial Postage

A card for a sweet friend using the PERENNIAL POSTAGE bundle. The stem is from the ARTISTIC dies. The background is the EXPOSED BRICK 3D ef and the PAINTED TEXTURE 3D ef. I used the blending brushes and applied Rich Razzleberry and Concord Grape to the die cut stem for an hombre effect. 
 

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