Birthday Balloons!

Let's start this week off with another birthday card! Seems I need a lot of those in the spring... 

This is another class design, and again with the bright, happy colors! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Arched Wishes

Ink: Melon Mambo, Shy Shamrock

Paper: Melon Mambo, Shy Shamrock & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Sunny Day Iridescent Dots, Dimensionals

Butterfly Remake

Happy Friday! 
Today's card was designed for a class. I based it completely on THIS card but switched up the colors, and chose a smaller greeting.
Boho Blue is a favorite and it is on it's way out! Hurry and stock up on card stock, accessories and ink refills on those 2023-25 In Colors! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text

Ink: Misty Moonlight & Boho Blue

Paper: Basic White & Boho Blue card stocks

Accessories: Tinsel Gems Three Pack, Dimensionals

Another bright birthday!

Later in the week, later in the day than usual, but that sums up this week for me! 
So here's a quick, happy card for your Thursday! This classic layout uses a bit of bright DP and fun dragonflies-without the wings stamped inside! Havne't done that yet, lol. And the colors make it good for anyone! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Happiest Day

Ink: Peach Pie, Lemon Lime Twist

Paper: Peach Pie, Lemon Lime Twist & Basic White card stock, Bright & Beautiful DP
Accessories: Party Dots, Dimensionals

Thinking of You!

Happy Monday, once again! 
Today's card is definitely going to be part of a card class. I used the latest from Freshly Made Sketches and paired the airplane DP with the world stamp! Of course!! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Watercolor World, Simply Said

Ink: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy

Paper: Night of Navy, Basic White card stocks, Take To The Sky DP

Accessories: Regal Foiled Adhesive-Backed Dots

Rainy Days

At this point, I would take rain! I know lots and lots of places are enjoying snow, but we have not had much... If we can't play in the snow, we could still play in the rain...! 

I don't often play with a sketch more than once, but here we are again, with round two of the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch! Again... not so much CAS, but very simple...

This one might end up for a card class too. I don't *love the marker coloring, but it kind of looks wet and messy like one would in the rain, ha, so somehow it works.

Supplies:

Stamps: Umbrella Days

Ink: Memento Black, Smoky Slate
Stampin' Write Markers: Coastal Cabana, Pretty Peacock, Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black, Crushed Curry

Paper: Basic White card stock, Bloom Impressions DP (Sale-A-Bration freebie!)

Accessories: Dimensionals

Just a quick tip on adding the DP to the back... I really hate wasting pretty paper, so I drew lines to mark the size of my rectangle onto the back of the card front

Then I tear within that space: 

Line up both edges along those marks, and use a smidge of scotch tape to attach it.

Super simple! 

Dear Santa

Today's card is cute... but maybe not my favorite... The problem is I was designing for my card class, and the brown and yellow pencils are already being used. That meant I was limited to colors aside from those. It worked, it's cute, just not exactly what I was picturing today, lol. 

Today I used the latest sketch from Just Add Ink. I will definitely play with this some more! (the sketch, and the stamp set!)

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa

Ink: Stazon Black

Paper: Garden Green & Basic White card stock, A Little Bit Festive DP

Accessories: Transparent Adhesive-Backed Dots, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens

Pines in Peacock!

Happy Monday! Inching ever closer to the best holidays!
This time I used Pretty Peacock for these gorgeous pine trees. I wanted to make the DP work with it, and that determined my colors. However, I wasn't sure which way I wanted to use the card base and card front, so I tried both! 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Peaceful Evergreens, Oct 2024 Paper Pumpkin

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Season of Elegance DP, Pretty Peacock & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems

And a close up of each: 

Pretty Paper

Happy Friday! I think we made it...!
Today I have another card for my upcoming class. This is such a quick card, you could crank out dozens with one pack of DP (actually, if you used this exact layout, you could make 8 cards with each sheet of 12x12 DP. That's a lot!) I like this design because it gives a chance to let the DP shine without covering the whole card. Little paper, little embellishment and a greeting and you're set! 

So first, the one we'll make at my class: 

Then another variation because I liked the paper:

Supplies:

Stamps: Oct 2024 Paper Pumpkin

Ink: Poppy Parade

Paper: Sentimental Christmas DP, Poppy Parade & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Iridescent Striped Trim, Dimensionals

Also, a tip on how I attached the ribbon in the middle like that, ha:

Scotch Tape is my favorite way to add ribbon to anything! 

Green Trees!

Today I have a card that is a remake of THIS one I made in August, but using the latest color challenge from CAS Colours & Sketches. Again, quick and cute- my favorite kind! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Encircled In Nature

Ink: Shy Shamrock, Shaded Spruce, Real Red

Paper: Country Woods DP, Basic White & Real Red card stock

Accessories: 2024-26 In Color Resin Dots 

Desert Shepherd

Today I have the same shepherd as last time, but this time in autumnal colors that in this case made me think of the desert! I used the TGIF Challenge colors, plus a couple shades that are similar. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Shepherd's Care

Ink: Pecan Pie, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla card stocks

Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, Watercolor Pencils (Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso), Dimensionals 

Christmas Shepherd

Good morning! I think today I have my first Christmas card this year! I ordered this set several weeks ago and haven't gotten to use it til now. There are other sets I want, but I snagged this one first. It's so quick and simple to make a beautiful card with!

Once again I used a color challenge from Splitcoaststampers.com.

Supplies:

Stamps: Shepherd's Care

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Pool Party

Paper: Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Basic White

Accessories: Tinsel Gems Three Pack

Leafy Thanks

Hello! Today I have a simple autumny card for you! 

I used the sketch from Inspire.Create.Challenges, along with a color challenge from Splitcoaststampers.com. 

And I think this is going to be part of my next card class! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight On Nature

Ink: Poppy Parade, Night of Navy

Paper: Night of Navy, Very Vanilla & Wild Wheat card stocks

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems

Trains!

To say that my son has been obsessed with trains his entire life is a gross understatement. My youngest tends to like a lot of the same things he likes and we have seen a lot. of trains. in our time, ha. As soon as I saw this train stamp, I wanted it, but I think between my mom and I, we own every single train Stampin' Up! has released in the 20 years I've been a demonstrator...and there is a similar one to this particular train. So similar in fact, that I pulled out my old train stamps to compare, and my son told me not to worry about it, ha! Buuuut...... I really kind of love it..... sooo here it is! Ready for classes! HA. And lots of scrapbooking!! 

Anyway, my first card today comes from the latest Color Throwdown. This is the one we'll make at my upcoming class. The colors are slightly Christmasy on my card but I think also autumnal and that's what I'm going for right now. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Greatest Adventure

Ink: Copper Clay

Paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Transparent Adhesive Dots

This second card uses the already ended TGIF Challenge colors. But I like the pop of Berry Burst with the train. I thought I had Berry dots, but I guess not...so I used these clear ones instead.

Supplies:

Stamps: Greatest Adventure

Ink: Night of Navy, Berry Burst

Paper: Crumb Cake, Berry Burst, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Transparent Adhesive Dots

Coral Flowers

We made it to Friday! But I have a packed weekend coming up so it isn't a break, haha....

I've got another card for my upcoming class. Simple but pretty.
And this one totally fits the latest challenge from Inspire.Create.Challenges- to make something "floral"! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature

Ink: Calypso Coral, Wild Wheat

Paper: Calypso Coral, Basic White card stocks, Country Woods DP

Accessories: Brass Butterflies

This was the one I actually designed first. I like the idea, but this particular stamp is too thin of a line image to work on this wood grain DP. And, the Stampin' Spots didn't work out as nicely as I'd hoped and these classes are not about teaching, they're about getting their five cards done, ha, so I decided against it for now. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature

Ink: Calypso Coral, Garden Green

Paper: Calypso Coral, Country Woods DP

Accessories: Brass Butterflies

Class Time!

With school back in session, I have been looking forward to holding card classes again. I missed out this spring... I got sick for a month and then life was just way too busy to fit in classes! But now it is time! (altho life is still really. busy!) That means I spent some time putting cards together, and thank goodness for challenges to kick my creativity into gear! 

This card is really simple, but I find my people like to come, get it done, and get on with life, ha, so this is perfect. I used the color challenge from CAS Colours & Sketches, and I love the rich shades they suggested. Altho they're a bit too dark in this photo, to really tell.

Supplies:

Stamps: Encircled In Nature 

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss & Misty Moonlight

Paper: Basic White, Mossy Meadow card stocks

Accessories: Tinsel Gems Three Pack, Encircled In Nature Dies, Dimensionals, big shot

Update: 

Happy Dragonflies!

This stamp set is so fun and to me, it just demands the latest In Colors. So I used them! ha! And it's quick and happy! I also used the latest CAS Colours & Sketches sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Happiest Day

Ink: Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock

Paper: Summer Splash, Basic White card stocks

Tho I think if I make another card like this, I'll use the In Color dots too... 

Featuring: Tahitian Tide

Since the end of the catalog year is fast approaching, I'm going to hold a card class focusing on the soon-to-retire 2022-2024 In Colors. 

I like Tahitian Tide, but sometimes it feels too bright for what I typically make. And sometimes it is so perfect I can't imagine how else to use this stamp set, haha!
This time I combined this wave with the Postage dies for a different look than I've done before. What do you think? 

Supplies:

Stamps: Waves of Inspiration

Ink: Tahitian Tide

Paper: Basic White, Tahitian Tide card stocks

Accessories: White Baker's Twine, Perennial Postage Dies, Dimensionals

And now you've seen my whole class! Wanna come?? 

Featuring: Starry Sky

Since the end of the catalog year is fast approaching, I'm going to hold a card class focusing on the soon-to-retire 2022-2024 In Colors.

Starry Sky is one of my all time favorite shades of blue. I tend to like the blues anyway, and this is rich and gorgeous. It is so good for sky, water, masculine, you name it. I will miss this one! 

This is also a remake of a monochromatic card I made before, because I am telling you what- being sick took all the creativity out of me! But this time I went with Starry Sky, and a bit of ribbon. 

Supplies:

Stamps: In The Moment

Ink: Starry Sky

Paper: Starry Sky, Basic White 

Accessories: Starry Sky Metallic ribbon, Timeworn Type embossing folder, Dimensionals 

I will say, I designed this class before the retiring lists were released and originally thought I'd use a different stamp set. But then I decided to switch to an out-going set, that honestly works almost the same. So my original plan, and text for the blog, ha, was this: 

Since this is for a class, I want people to feel free to choose which image suits them best, and which greeting too. So I went ahead and showed that any of the options work. Also, any way you choose to lay out the two white shapes works just fine. When I hold classes like this, I have the white pieces prepped ahead of time, and in this case the ribbon will also be pre-cut.

Bonus- I have some masculine birthday and Father's Day cards ready to go! 

Featuring: Parakeet Party

Since the end of the catalog year is fast approaching, I'm going to hold a card class focusing on the soon-to-retire 2022-2024 In Colors. 
Today I have Parakeet Party, which is a very bold, bright shade. I definitely haven't used it much. This card is also a remake of a card I made before, but again using different colors. It's a very mailable design! The butterflies are flat, so that's perfect. 

I really love making a garden with these flowers, and this time I stuck with shades of pink. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sending Smiles
Ink: Parakeet Party, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lolly

Paper: Parakeet Party & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Brass Butterflies

Featuring: Orchid Oasis

Since the end of the catalog year is fast approaching, I'm going to hold a card class focusing on the soon-to-retire 2022-2024 In Colors. 

I do like Orchid Oasis, but I don't find myself using it much. The word that comes to mind most is "pleasant". It's a calm kind of color amidst these super brights. 

And therefore, I remade a design I've done previously to show off the softness of this color in a class. I made this rectangle by laying post-it notes down, lining them up with the grid on the scratch paper. Then I used a blending brush to make the background, darker toward the bottom. I stamped this leafy image on the side, and then a greeting- and class attendees can use which ever greeting they like. Then a few In Color pearls and it's done! Also nicely mailable, altho occasionally round embellishments like that can cause an issue. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Lighting The Way

Ink: Orchid Oasis

Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: In Color Pearls, Blending Brush