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A Dandy Little Thank You

2 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Thank You / February 25, 2021

What could be better than a dragonfly garden? I image a garden filled with lots of colorful flowers and of’ course a few dragonflies. I have to admit I don’t see too many dragonflies here in St. Louis, perhaps this spring I will check out the Missouri Botanical Gardens to see if they are hanging out there.

But for now, this cute little dragonfly thank you will have to do. Notice the sweet little lady bug trinket, I think it gives this card a polished finish. The Lady Bug Trinkets are in the January – June catalog on page 25.

Begin with a Bumblebee card base that measures 4 ¼ x 11”. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 5 ½”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of the Basic White cardstock and layer to the bumblebee card front.
Cut a 2 x 4” piece of designer series paper from the Dandy Gardens paper pack and layer to the bottom of the white panel.
Cut a ½ x 4” piece of coordinating paper from the same paper pack and attach it to layer across the 2 x 4” piece.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to cut out a large rectangle from Bumblebee cardstock using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. Now cut a smaller rectangle from Basic White cardstock and stamp the greeting in Memento Black on the white rectangle.
Layer the two rectangles together and attach to the card front.
Use the Dragonflies punch to crop a big and little Dragonfly from the Dandy Gardens Designer Series Paper and layer on the card front.
For that added pop, add a Lady Bug Trinket to the card front.

There are so many possibilities for this bundle and for the sister bundle, Garden Wishes. Check out the Dandy Garden Suite for these and many other products that will help you create amazing cards.

Spring in just around the corner, so have fun with this suite and feel free to share your creations and your comments. All are welcome!

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Pretty Perennials Make Me Happy!

1 Comment / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature / February 22, 2021

This card was so fun and was created using the Pretty Perennials and Quite Curvy Bundle, but the real star of the show is the Flower and Field Designer Series Paper that is FREE with a $50 purchase. This is the very LAST week this paper will be offered, so if you want a pack, now is the time to place your order. Our host code is: WYXSZPMJ

Begin with a Bermuda Bay card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”. In landscape position, (aka along the 8½” side) score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish.
Add a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White cardstock to the card front.
Use the Stampin Cut and Emboss machine and the Quite Curvy Bundle to crop a 3 ¾ x 5” piece of the Flower and Field Designer Series paper and attach it to the upper left side of the white card panel.
Use the Pretty Perennials stamp set to stamp Happy Mail and two flowers in Bermuda Bay ink, stamp one flower in Flirty Flamingo ink and one in Mango Melody. Add a silver metallic pearl to the center of each flower.

For the inside, cut a 4 x 5¼” piece of White cardstock and attach to the inside panel.
Using the left over piece of Flower and Field Designer Series paper from the front panel and cut it on the diagonal. Attach it to the lower left corner of the white panel.
Add a stamped image or write a personal message that will bless someone in your life.

That’s it! Now you are another fun card that only took minutes to create, but looks like a labor of love. Don’t forget, this amazing paper is only available for a few more days! Happy Stamping and shopping!!!

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Clean and Simple Stamping In Bloom

2 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature / February 16, 2021 / In Bloom Bundle

It has been snowing a lot here lately and I love the snow. Yesterday was President’s Day and there was not much traffic on my street, so the snow created a beautiful white blanket over everything. Today it really is quite beautiful and so I was inspired to create this clean and simple card with a few layers of white. It went together very quickly and I only used a handful of supplies.

Congratulations to Mary S! You are the winner of last week’s comment challenge. You will receive a pack of Resin Hearts Embellishments from the JJ2021 catalog. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Begin with a Basic White card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”. In landscape position, (aka along the 8½” side) score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish to create your card.
Cut another layer of white cardstock that measures 4 x 5 ¼” and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss it with the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder.
Next cut 4 panels of white cardstock using the Stitched Rectangle dies.
Stamp the small flower from the In Bloom Bundle in Cherry Cobbler ink on three of the four panels, stamping two flowers on the larger piece. Using Mossy Meadow ink, stamp several stems to attaching them to the two blooms on the larger piece and leaving the others blooms without stems.
Stamp You are amazing in Memento Black ink and layer all white panels to the Dainty Diamond layer. You can use liquid glue or add Stampin’ Dimensionals for a more 3-D look.

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In Bloom Birthday Celebration!

1 Comment / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Happy Birthday / February 9, 2021 / In Bloom Bundle

I just love the stitched flowers in the In Bloom Bundle. And yes, I know I probably have a ton of flower stamps and really didn’t need another one, but I could not resist these stitched dies.

I do love flowers, but since I do not have a green thumb, I decided this bundle was worth it because the flowers will live forever!

Begin with a Basic White card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼”.
Randomly stamp flower, big and small all over the front, use some leaves and some accent dots to create a designer series paper look. I used Rococo Rose, Pretty Peacock and Mossy Meadow.
Cut a 3 ¼ x 5” piece of Basic White cardstock and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine to dry emboss it with the Meadow Moments embossing folder. I used the one with the butterflies.
Use the flower and leaf dies from the In Bloom Bundle to cut a flower out of Pretty Peacock and Rococo Rose cardstock. The leaves are cut using Mossy Meadow cardstock.
Layer a big and little flower w/leaves to the top left of the embossed white cardstock.
Stamp the Happy Birthday greeting from Sweet Strawberry in Pretty Peacock ink on some Basic white cardstock and then cut it out using the frame die in the bundle.
Add a small Rococo Rose flower and a few leaves to the corner of the greeting and pop it up on the cardstock with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Isn’t amazing that just stamping these flowers creates a beautiful designer series paper look. I am sure there are a plethora of other stamps in my collection that will create this same effect. Sometimes the simplest things make a card beautiful.

I encourage you to be creative with your stamp collection and create your own designer series paper. Don’t forget if you want to add the In Bloom Bundle to your stamping toys, you still have time this month to earn FREE Sale-a-Bration sets!

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Amazing In Bloom Bundle

5 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature / February 3, 2021

Sometimes it is fun to look through my cardstock stash and see what colors have been neglected. I am sure you can relate and have your favorite go-to colors, right?

The colors I found needing a little attention were Rococo Rose and Mint Macroon, luckily they look pretty good together, so using the New In Bloom Bundle, I created today’s card.

Leave me a comment below and let me know your favorite go-to colors and I will randomly pick someone to received a pack of Stampin’ Dimensionals. Be sure to leave your comment by the end of the day on Saturday as I will announce the winner next week.

The Stampin’ Dimensionals will come in handy if you want to case this card! Don’t you just love the stitched dies in this bundle.

Begin with a Mint Macroon card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼”.
Attach a 3 ¾ x 5” layer of Basic Black cardstock to the front panel. Next attach a diagonal piece of Rococo Rose cardstock to the black panel.
To create the diagonal a 3½ x 4¾” piece of Rococo Rose from corner to corner. This will create two diagonal pieces.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to cut out flowers and leaves from the Pierced Blooms Dies in the In Bloom bundle. Layer the flower and leaves along the diagonal cut.
Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop up some of the flowers.
Stamp the greeting in Memento Ink and cut with the label die included in the bundle.

For the inside cut a 4 x 5 ¼” layer of White cardstock and with Memento Black ink stamp the greeting from In Bloom and add a small stamped flower in Rococo Rose ink.

TIP: The stamp I used for the inside is the Happy Birthday you really are the best. You could mask the Happy Birthday, but I cut it with my paper snips. I decided I would probably use them more separately than together!

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