March 2021

Sure Do Miss You!

4 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Just Because Cards / March 6, 2021

Before the Coronavirus hit us my mother-in-law was living with us for part of the year. Unfortunately she is unable to travel and I know that has been difficult for her so I have made it a point to send her a hand-stamped card every week. She is so grateful for the mail and will be turning 88 at the end of March.

I thought this card today would be perfect for her to let her know that she is missed and loved. The black border is just so you will be able to see the photo more easily and is not a part of the card itself.

Begin with a Basic White card base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 x 5¼” piece of the Magenta Madness cardstock and set aside.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the dies from Blossoms in Bloom Bundle to cut a Basic White floral with the thicker blooms and a Basic Black floral with the thinner dies.
Use liquid glue and attach the white to the black. Again use liquid glue to attach half of the blossom image to the left side of the Magenta Madness cardstock, trimming off to even up the side.
Now attach the Magenta Madness panel to the front of the card base.
Stamp a greeting in the lower right side of the front panel. I used the Sure do Miss You from the Blossoms in Bloom Bundle pictured on page 51 in the 2020-2021 annual catalog.

This card was so easy to put together, but it looks like a intense labor of love. I love how simple dies can make truly elegant cards special.

I know my mother-in-law will love this card and I hope you do to. Feel free to leave me a comment and as always thank you for visiting!

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Snail Mail Fun!

1 Comment / Paper Crafting Ideas / March 5, 2021

The Snailed It Bundle in the January – June 2021 is just so cute and I love all the bright colors. It really does make for some happy mail! The paper is so colorful and some of the dies cut out the figures on the designer series paper. How cool is that?

Today’s card is made entirely from the designer series paper, no stamping at all!

Begin with a Basic White card base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 x 5¼” piece of the Bermuda Bay cardstock and attach to the card front.
Cut a 4 ¼ x 3 ¼” piece of Real Red cardstock and a 3 x 4” piece of DSP from the Snail Mail paper pack and attach to the Real Red panel and attach to the Bermuda Bay panel on the card front.
Use the Paper Snips to fussy cut several mushrooms from the designer series paper and attach to the left side of the real red/designer series paper panel.
Next use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the Stitched So Sweetly Dies to cut two rectangles, one in Basic White and one using Bermuda Bay cardstock and attach to the card front.
Use the dies from the bundle to cut a snail and the hello bubble from the Snail Mail Designer Series paper pack and attach to the Basic White rectangle.

For the inside, cut a strip of designer series paper that measures 1 x 5½” and attach to the bottom of the card.
Cut a small snail and attach to the left side of the card.

This was a really fun and easy card to make, no stamping at all! This bundle is available through June, so have fun!

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Just Stopping by to say Hi!

2 Comments / Paper Crafting Ideas / March 4, 2021

Today’s card features the Tasteful Touches Bundle and the In-Color 2020-2022 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper pack, specifically Just Jade.

Begin with a 5 ½ x 8 ½” piece of Just Jade cardstock. In landscape position (AKA-long side), score at 4 ¼”, burnish and fold.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic Black cardstock and attach to the card front.
From the 6 x 6 pack of Designer series paper (2020-2022 In-Color), choose a Just Jade design and cut it to measure 3 x 4”.
Now cut the 4” side in half at 2”. You should now have two pieces that measure 2 x 3”.
Position these pieces of designer series paper to the Basic Black panel at the top and bottom with an even edge on all sides, leaving a small gap in the center. Don’t worry about the gap we are going to hide it with the greeting.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the Tasteful Labels Dies to cut a design from Just Jade cardstock.
Use the Stamparatus to add a greeting from the Tasteful Touches stamp set in Memento Black ink.
Attach to the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card front covering the gap between your designer series paper. Add three Matte Black dots to the greeting panel.

This is a fun technique that I learned from fellow demonstrator, Christine Fracchia. I hope you will give this technique a try. It is fun and also a great way to save on our designer series paper.

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Dragonfly Garden Bundle

1 Comment / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature / March 2, 2021

My card today features the Dragonfly Garden Bundle. I love the greeting in this set and thought it was a good card for March as we try to think spring! The Dragonfly punch does not have a matching stamp for the small dragonfly so I just stamped the big guy and punched it out with the baby dragonfly.

Begin with a Basic White card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½ . In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of the Designer Series paper from the 2020-2022 In-Color 6×6 paper pack. I chose the Misty Moonlight paper but you can choose whatever color you like and change the stamps accordingly. Attach the designer series paper to the card in landscape position.
Stamp the large spray of flowers in Misty Moonlight on a piece of Basic White cardstock that measures 1 ¾ x 4 ¾” and color some of the flower with a So Saffron Stampin’ Blend marker.
Add a ½ x 4” strip of So Saffron cardstock along the edge of the flower and attach to the left side of the card front.
Stamp the butterflies and the greeting in Misty Moonlight ink on a 1 ¾ x 1 7/8” piece of Basick White cardstock and attach to the card front.
Use Misty Moonlight ink to stamp two large dragonflies on a piece of Basic White cardstock. Color the wings of one dragonfly with the So Saffron Stampin’ Blend marker and punch out the large dragonfly.
To the other stamped image, punch out the small dragonfly and then color with the So Saffron Stampin’ Blend marker.
Use a sponge dauber and some Misty Moonlight ink to add highlights to the small dragonfly and attach both to the card front.

There are so many wonderful possibilities for this bundle and there is a pack of designer series paper that coordinates with this set. I hope you will enjoy creating some springtime cards this week.

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Memories and More Flowers For All Seasons Card

1 Comment / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Paper Crafting Ideas / March 1, 2021

Today’s card features the Flowers for Every Season Memories and More Cards and Envelopes on page 154 in the annual catalog. There are 10 cards to a pack and they feature the 2020-2022 In-Colors, which are absolutely amazing. Today I am using the Just Jade card, along with the Happy Thoughts stamp set.

Begin with a Just Jade card and matching envelope from the Flowers for Every Season Memories & More card pack.
Cut a 3 x 4″ piece of designer series paper from the Flowers for Every Season paper pack.
Cut a 4½” of Just Jade ribbon and wrap it around the designer series paper.
From the same ribbon pack, tie a bow and attach it to the ribbon using a glue dot.
Stamp a sentiment from Happy Thoughts in Memento Black or Just Jade ink onto a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and use the Tailored Tag Punch to cut it out.
Attach the greeting to the front of the greeting card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add inside sentiment in Memento Black ink using the greetings from the Happy Thoughts set.

This card was inspired by fellow demonstrator Jackie Boluhis, who designed the Happy Thought stamp set when she reached one million dollars in sales. Thank you Jackie for your inspiration. I love your cards and your stamp set design. Jackie designed the greetings in her stamp set to fit several of the punches in the annual catalog, the Tailored Tag is just one.

Looks like the weather is warming up, at least here in St. Louis, so it is time to think about spring flowers! This paper pack is only available until the end of April, so get your pack soon, while supplies last!