BYOP gift card holder

What does BYOP stand for?  Buy your own present! Love this stamp set. Lots of sayings for giving cash and gift cards and a multitude of ways to make the cards and/or holders.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - BYOP
Cardstock - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Regals Designer Series Paper Stack, Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper
Ink - Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Bow Builder Punch, Word Window Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Glue Dots

More Butterfly Basics

This card uses a lot of the stamps for a collage effect. I love collages. They are hard to mess up.  I made a book for my Artsy Book Club and used the same idea as this card  for an embellishment so I've included that too. Love the soft colors!!

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz
Ink - Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Butterfly Thinlits, Big Shot, Large Oval punch, Three Flower punch (retired) - Boho Blossoms punch will work too., Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

The book I made for Artsy Book Club. It was quick and easy. :)



Butterfly Basics

Spring is surely coming. Trying to coax it on in, I'm posting a card made with Butterfly Basics and a Gold Foil butterfly made with the Butterfly Thinlits Die.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Butterfly Basics
Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Gold Foil cardstock
Ink - Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories - Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Butterflies Thinlits, Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots

Have you tried using a couple of dryer sheets when using your intricate thinlits, like this butterfly? All the little pieces just pop right out. There's no poking and digging. If you're not sure what I mean, contact me or look it up on You Tube.

Easter Wishes

I went to the nursing home on Thursday this week because I am going to a scrapbooking expo tomorrow and I didn't want to disappoint the residents. We made another Easter card. Last week was kind of a "cute" card with a chocolate rabbit and pink flowers so I went for a "pretty" card this week. The Blessed Easter stamp set was out last year and is now retired. You could do the same thing with Love is Kindness (p 32) of the current Occasions catalog.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Blessed Easter
Cardstock - Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Brights Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink - Staz On ink pad, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories - 1 3/4" circle punch, Scalloped Edgelit, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 3/8" White taffeta ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Sheltering Tree

What a fun set!! Sheltering Tree is in the 2015 Occasions catalog and can be used for all kinds of occasions during all four seasons of the year. This card was CASED from Linda Heller. Didn't she do a fantastic job? I just fell in love with this card.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Sheltering Tree,
Cardstock - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White, Brights Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Circles Framelits, Big Shot, Real Red 1/8" ribbon, Handheld stapler by Stampin' Up!, Stampin Dimensionals

(tag for pocket)

 

Wouldn't you love to write a little note on something this cute? I really like the staples on this card. Check out Stampin' Up's handheld stapler on p21 of the Occasions catalog.



Petal Potpourri Birthday Wishes

Here's another card using the Petal Potpourri Bundle. I added a little Gorgeous Grunge and some Banner punches. I could have used a button in the center, but the Painted Blooms Cotton Twine is so easy to tie and looks so cute, I just stuck it onto the stamped center with a glue dot.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Petal Potpourri, Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock - Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzaz, Whisper White,
Ink - Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight
Accessories - Flower Medallion punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Banner punch, Painted Blooms Cotton Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Painted Petals in Blackberry Bliss

The Painted Petals stamp set (p 19 in the Occasions catalog) is such a beautiful set. It looks like your petals are water colored, even though they are just stamped in one color.  I wouldn't have thought to put the Soft Sky accents in with the Blackberry Bliss but I saw someone else do it online and it really made the card! I even went with the Soft Sky twine around the ribbon.

Supplies:
Stamp sets - Painted Petals, Petite Pairs
Cardstock - Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White
Ink - Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sky, Old Olive
Accessories - Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scalloped Tag Topper punch, 5/8" Organza Ribbon, Soft Sky baker's twine from the Painted Blooms Cotton Twine pack (p37 in Occasions catalog)

(inside of card)