Stampin' Something Cute

The beautiful ornamental plum trees in my yard inspired this card. They are one of my favorite things to watch as spring comes to our part of California, because they get these beautiful pink blossoms.  They only stick around for about 2 weeks and then they are gone and replaced with purplish leaves! (Is purplish even a word?) I used the Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies for this simple card that has a watercolor paper background with a watercolor wash in Powder Pink. The cardstock for the card base is Fresh Fig.  These are In Colors that will be retiring at the end of May, so be sure to stock up if you want these in your collection! I thought the Artisan Pearls were a beautiful detail to finish off the card.   For a free PDF tutorial: click the 'Free Tutorial' tab at the top of this page.  See below for supplies used. Measurements : Card Base: 8.5" X 5.5" scored at 4.25" Watercolor Panel: 3.75" X 5...

I love shaker cards. I think it's the kid in me, but I just think they are so much fun. I can't help myself when I pick one up, of course I have to shake it. And my teenaged daughter gets annoyed each time "yes mom, I see it" (LOL!). Today's project was made using the Sea of Textures Bundle in our Annual Catalog. Remember, when you purchase bundled products you save 10%.  I am a bargain hunter and love saving money when I shop, so I love taking advantage of Stampin' Up! bundles. This was definitely fun to make. It is another CASE (Copy And Share Everything) project that I took right out of the annual catalog.  In our catalog they used the net stamp from the stamp set, but I decided to use the die from the coordinating Under the Sea dies instead, to add some extra texture.  I love how the background turned out. The beads in the Tranquil Textures Sprinkles are so pretty and add just the perfect touch.  The white ones have a pearl sheen ...

I love the colors on this card. They are so soft and pretty.  I CASE'd this from two cards I saw in the annual catalog. I love the dimension from of the square palm leaf die, and the combination of the die cut stamped images and die cut cardstock adds so much texture to this card. C ard Base : 8.5" X 5.5", scored at 4.25" Bottom Layer DSP : 3.75" X 5"  DSP behind die cut square : 2.75" X 2.75" Square for square die cut : 3.25" X 3.25" Strip for Sentiment: .75" X 4"  For a video tutorial click on the link below: Products Used :   Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle 148399   Tropical Escape DSP 146916   Blushing Bride Cardstock 131198   Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad 147100   Tranquil Tide  Cardstock 144246   Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad 147146 Memento Ink 132708   ...

This was a fun project to make with the So Hoppy Together stamp set! I just love these little frogs! This is a FREE stamp set when you make a $50 purchase during our Sale-A-Bration promotion. I used my Blender Pens along with my coordinating Stampin' Pads to color in the frog image.  See my video tutorial below to see a comparison between using Blender Pens, Stampin' Write Markers and Stampin' Blends. I also stamped the inside and added some sweet hearts using the Be Mine Stitched Framelits. Card Base : 8.5" X 5.5", scored at 4.25" Bottom Layer DSP : 3.75" X 5 1/8" - Cut using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Middle Layer DSP : 3.5" X 3.5" Lemon Lime Twist rectangle : 2.75" X 1 7/16" cut using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Whisper White Sentiment rectangle : 1.25" X 1 10/16" cut using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits Click below to watch the vid...