Saying Good-bye to Need for Speed stamp set (Jet plane)

If you looked at the Retiring stamp sets list, you’ll see that “Need for Speed” set will be discontinued at the end of May. If you want to get it, now’s the time!!!

I made this card for my son’s friend who turned 11 years old, and he loved it! The background paper is from World Spectacular DSP and I thought it looked just perfect! (It’s on sale right now, 25% off!!!) I colored the jet plane with the Watercolor Wonder crayons and sponged some Baja Breeze in the sky with a sponge daubber.

Material:

Stamp sets: Need for Speed, Bannières Bitty

CS and paper: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, World Spectacular DSP

Ink: Balck StazOn, Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Watercolor crayons (Basic Gray and Real Red)

Tools: Blender pen, sponge daubber

Retiring List Specials!

Are you anxiously waiting for the new catalogue to come out? That means that many stamp sets and products are leaving to make room for the new ones.  You still have time to take advantage of the old catalogue!!! Some products that will be discontinued are on sale right now. I’ve put together the best deals!!! Email me your order today! ONLY while quantity last!

To see the complete list of retiring stamp sets click here. (Only available until May 30.)

To see the complete list of retiring accessories, click here. (Only available while quantity last.)

60% off: My Digital Studio Content Disc

40% off: All fabric

Masculine Card Class coming up!

Do you struggle with coming up with nice masculine cards?  Then this class is perfect for you!  Come make 6 cards on Tuesday May, 14, starting at 7:00 pm.  This class will help you to create masculine cards for birthdays, Father’s day and much more!  Class is $20 or Free with a $25 order. Please bring your own Snail adhesive.  **Bring a friend and receive 2 Free cards!**

Here’s a sneak peek of one of the card, made with the stamp set “By the Tides”, one of my favorite stamp set in the Occasion mini-catalogue!

Material:

Stamp set: By the tides, Something to celebrate

CS and paper: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Midnight Muse, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo

Tools: 1″ Circle punch, 1-1/4″ Circle punch, Big Shot and Stripes embossing folder, Stampin’ Spritzer

Pinwheel Birthday Card

This card has a real “Spring feel” to it! I made it for a little girl who turned 7, but I think you could give a similar card to almost anybody (who like to have fun)! I used the beautiful designer series paper “Floral District” and the stamp from Betsy’s Blossoms (a really nice set for Spring!) in the background. The small pinwheels were made with a 1″square and I used the pinwheel sizzlits S die to make the bigger one.

Material:

Stamp set: Betsy’s Blossom, Invitation (retired)

CS and paper: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Floral District DSP

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight

Tools: 1″ Square punch, Big Shot, Pinwheel Sizzlits S Die

Accessories: Bright brads, 3/8″ Designer Printed brads

“Dress up” Birthday Card for a Dressmaker

Today’s my godmother’s birthday.  She’s the best sewer I know!  I found the ideal designer paper and Framelits dies to make her a card, I’m pretty sure she will like!

I used the “Dress up” Framelits dies (p.32 in the Occasions Mini-Catalogue) to cut the dress form and dress.  Also from the mini-catalogue, the paper used for the dress and the background paper (big oval shape) is from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack and shows sewing patterns (perfect for my theme!). I added a pearl necklace, a “belt” and flower to dress it up! I stamped some flowers in the Background (from Secret Garden stamp set).

Material:

Stamp sets: Secret Garden, Voeux Mignons

CS and paper: Natural White, Summer Starfruit, Basic Black, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack

Ink: Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green

Tools: Big Shot, Dress up Framelits dies, Ovals Collection Framelits Dies,  Large Oval punch

Accessories: Flower Trim, Basic pearls, Stitched Satin ribbon

Serene Silhouette: Watercolor Wonder Crayon on stamp

Did you know that you can color directly on your stamp with watercolors crayons?  Then, you spritz it with water and stamp it while it’s wet.  I really like the look! Much softer colors… That’s the technique I used for this card.  I’m really sad to say that, as you may know, our Watercolor Wonder crayons will be discontinued… I hope we are going to get something to replace them! Last I checked, you could still order the Neutrals and Regals Collections.

The background paper is from Twitterpated Designer series and the greeting is from Petite Pairs.

Material:

Stamp set: Serene Silhouette, Petite Pairs

CS and paper: Early Espresso, Twitterpated DSP, White watercolor paper, Crumb Cake

Ink: Watercolor Wonder Crayon, (Neutral and Regal Collection) Soft Suede

Tools: 1-1/4″ Circle punch

Other: Linen thread, spritzer and water

Secret Garden: same card, 2 colors scheme

Today, I wanted to show you how you can easily change a card just by changing the colors!

I used Secret Garden stamp set (I’m telling you, one of the best flower set we have now! Check it p.17 in the mini-catalogue!) I stamped the flowers with Versamark and heat embossed with Pewter embossing powder.  Then I sponged 4 sections in 4 different colors, masking with a “post it” note each section. For the first one, I used Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Primerose Petals and Cherry Cobbler. For the second card, I used Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Calypso Coral and Real Red. Let me know which one you prefer!

Material:

Stamp set: Secret Garden, Voeux Mignons,

CS and paper: 1) Blushing Bride, Raspberry Ripple, Basic Black, Whisper White

2) Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink:Versamark, Pewter embossing powder

1) Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Primerose Petals and Cherry Cobbler

2) Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Calypso Coral and Real Red.

Tools: Heat embossing tool, Modern Label punch, Fancy Fan embossing folder and Big shot (pink card)

Secret Garden Mother’s Day Card

If you need some ideas for a Mother’s Day card, go with “Secret Garden” stamp set. You can’t go wrong!  Here’s one card that we will do at my next Monthly Card Class (on April 26).  I used the designer paper from the Print Poetry Paper Stack (available in the Occasion mini-catalogue.) With 48 sheets (4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″) of coordinating colors, for $8.50, that is a “must buy”!!!

The flower was stamped twice and cut with the Secret Garden framelits, then sponged around the edges.  The little dahlias flower really adds a nice touch!

Material:

Stamp set: Secret Garden, Something to celebrate

CS and paper: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Print Poetry Designer Paper Stack, Garden Green

Ink: Raspberry Ripple

Tools: Big Shot and Secret Garden Framelits

Accessories: In Color Dahlias

40th Anniversary card

My in-laws celebrated their 40th anniversary in March. I wanted to make a really special card for them! 40 years together is truly amazing!

So here’s the card I made for them. The flowers were made with the Boho Blossom punch and the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack. I sponged each flower for a softer look. The background was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder and sponged with Crumb Cake ink. I used the Apothecary framelits to cut the shapes around the “40”.

Material:

Stamp set: Voeux Mignons

CS and paper: Natural White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder

Tools: Big Shot, Apothecary framelits, Vintage Wallpaper folder, Little Leaves Sizzlits die, Timeless Type Alphabet, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Piercing tool

Accessories: Basic pearl, Basic rhinestones

Need for Speed Take 2!

This is a card I made for my neighbor’s son who just turned 9 years old. I used the same stamp set as my last post, “Need for Speed”. Great set for little boys!!!

For this card, I also used the Chevron embossing folder and sponged it with Basic Gray ink to make it look like tires (kind of…).  I also sponged around the car to do the “street”. I colored the car with the blender pen and Real Red ink.

Material:

Stamp set: Need for Speed

CS and paper: Not quite Navy, Real Red, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Gray, Real Red, Black StazOn, Daffodil Delight Marker

Tools: Big Shot, Chevron embossing folder, Blender pen, Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlits (retired)