I am excited to share with you another card that features the same three In-Colors as my Wednesday post. It is a super simple card that uses minimal supplies, just paper, ink and stamps. The star of the show is the Vine Design stamp set. I hope it inspires you to create something simple today.
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Basic White Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card base),
Vine Design Bundle
Stamparatus
Soft Succulent Ink
Fresh Freesia Ink
Pale Papaya Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Directions
Score the Basic White cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold & burnish.
Use the Stamparatus to stamp images and greeting from the Vine Design Stamp Set.
Add accessories and you have a quick and easy card.
Decorate the inside as desired.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Today’s card features three of the new In-Colors, Fresh Freesia, Soft Succulent and Pale Papaya. The Pretty Perennials stamp set is perfect for showcasing many of our Stampin’ Up! colors. I love this set because sometimes you just need a little happy.
I will be very sad to see it retire at the end of June, but there is still time for you to add it to your list. Don’t you just love how the Stamparatus makes crisp, dark images?
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Pretty Perennials Stamp Set
Fresh Freesia Cardstock
Basic Black Cardstock
Basic White Cardstock
Fresh Freesia Ink
Pale Papaya Ink
Soft Succulent Ink
Memento Black Ink
Directions
Score the Basic White cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold & burnish.
Layer the Fresh Freesia panel to the Basic Black panel and attach to card front.
On the 3½ x 4¾ panel of Basic White cardstock, stamp the flower image using Fresh Freesia ink, the berry image in Pale Papaya and the stems in Soft Succulent.
Stamp the inside image for the flower in Memento Black and add a few extra as desired.
Use the Stamparatus to stamp “Happy” in Memento Black ink.
Layer the white cardstock panel to the card front.
Decorate the inside as desired.
This is a fun and very simple card that is sure to put a little happy in someone’s day. If creating beautiful things makes you happy, I would love to have you join my team of creative stampers. See amazing starter kit offer at the end of this post.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Last week I hosted a Stamp Camp class in my home and for one of the projects we used the new Simply Elegant Designer Series paper. The silver, gold and copper metallic tones really does create a simply elegant look.
Of course I could not bring myself to throw away my left over scraps, so I decided to create today’s card. Enjoy!
Cutting Measurements
All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Smoky Slate Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card base),1 x 3 (greeting)
Simply Elegant DSP – three pieces 1 x 2
Cajun Craze Cardstock- 3 ¾ x 5, three pieces: 1-1/8 x2-1/8
Basic Black Cardstock- 3½ x 4¾
Many Message Bundle
Stamparatus
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Memento Black Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Linen Thread
Directions
Score the Smoky Slate cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold & burnish.
Layer the Basic Black panel onto Cajun Craze panel-do not attach to card front yet.
Layer DSP on Cajun Craze rectangles and attach to Basic Black panel with Stampin’ Seal adhesive as shown in image.
Wrap Linen Thread around the Cajun Craze and Black layered panel and tie a knot. Layer to card front.
Use the Stamparatus and stamp the Many Messages greeting in Memento Black ink.
Cut out messages with the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the coordinating die.
Attach greeting to the front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add 4 x 5¼ white panel inside and decorate as desired.
I hope you will take a second look at the scraps in your stash and create something beautiful to share!
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
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Today’s card featuring the Garden Wishes Bundle brings a little bit of summer and a little bit of sunshine, with no humidity! LOL Enjoy!!!
All measurement=inches DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side
Supplies
Crushed Curry- 5½ x 8½ (card base)
True Love Designer Series Paper- 4½ x 5½
Basic White Cardstock- 2¾ x 4, 2½ x 4, 4½ x 5½
Garden Wishes Bundle
Many Messages Bundle
Scalloped Contour Dies
Crushed Curry, Garden Green and Memento Black Ink
Stampin’ Blender Pens
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Directions
Score Crushed Curry cardstock in landscape position at 5½. Fold & burnish to create card base.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to cut out the scalloped rectangle dies from True Love Designer Series paper and white cardstock. Attach to card front as shown in image.
Stamp the Floral image in Garden Green ink and color with blender pens and coordinating ink.
Crop with the coordinating die and attach to the white panel on card front.
Stamp, color and crop two bumblebees and attach one to the flowers using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Use the Stamparatus and the Many Messages Bundle to stamp and cut out greeting of choice. Attach greeting to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamp inside greeting in Memento black ink and add second bumblebee.
I love how these scalloped contour dies bring a little pizzazz to any card creation. I hope you will give them a try and I would love to see what you create. Feel free to leave a comment. When ordering our host code is: AUNW3AKX
If you live in the St. Louis area, you are welcome to join us our May stamp camp classes-click here for the schedule.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
The Jar of Flowers is super cute and very affordable punch bundle. I love how using the Stampin’ Blends markers goes perfectly with the Hand-Penned Designer Series paper pack. What a fun set and when you create tags with the Many Messages Bundle they are ready to go for any project.
Supplies
Basic White Cardstock- 5½ x 8½ (card base) 2-3/8 x 3½, 2½x 4
Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper- 2 x 5½
Cinnamon Cider Cardstock-1½ x 5½, 2½ x 3-5/8
Mint Macaron- 1 x 5½
Cinnamon Cider Cardstock- 1½ x 5½ , 3-1/8 x 4-1/8
Jar of Flowers Bundle
Many Messages Bundle
Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine
Mint Macaron, Cinnamon Cider, Garden Green, Pool Party & So Saffron Stampin’ Blend Markers
Garden Green & Gray Granite Ink
Linen Thread
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive
Glue Dots
Directions
Score Basic White cardstock in landscape position at 4¼, fold and burnish.
Layer the Mint Macaron and Cinnamon Cider cardstock strip to the 2″ strip of Hand-Penned DSP and attach to the left side of the card front.
Stamp jar image in Gray Granite ink and the flowers in Garden Green ink on white cardstock. Use the coordinating punch to crop the jar and paper snips to fussy cut the flowers.
Color the floral image and the water level in the jar with Stampin’ Blend markers. Attach the jar directly to the 2-3/8x 3½ piece of Basic White cardstock with Stampin’ adhesive or liquid glue. Attach the flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals and layer onto the Cinnamon Cider panel.
Attach the Cinnamon Cider panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Tie a Linen bow and attach to front of jar.
Stamp Many Messages in Garden Green ink and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to crop with coordinating die. Attach greeting of choice to card front.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think of this set.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
As promised in my post yesterday, here is another sneak peek at one of the new bundles that will be featured in the new catalog and available for purchase on May 4th. This is the Beauty of Friendship Bundle. The trees are spectacular. I featured a spring/summer time tree, but you could easily turn this into a fall or winter scene.
The new catalog will also feature 5 new In-Colors. I am using two of them today and they both coordinate well with Cinnamon Cider, which is a current In-Color. Yay! The new colors that I used are Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. The cardstock is also Evening Evergreen.
Supplies
Evening Evergreen Card Base- 5½ x 8½”
Cinnamon Cider Cardstock-4 x 5¼
Basic White Cardstock- 3¾ x 5, 4 x 5¼ (inside)
Beauty of Friendship Bundle-new
High Tide Stamp Set
Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Misty Moonlight, and Cinnamon Cider Ink
Directions
Score Evening Evergreen cardstock along 8½ “side at 4 ¼” to create card base
Attach Cinnamon Cider panel to card front
Stamp the tree in Cinnamon Cider ink, the leaves in Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent in on the white cardstock.
Stamp the greeting in Evening Evergreen and the birds from High Tide in Misty Moonlight ink.
Under the tree and along the bottom of the cards stamp the grass image in Soft Succulent ink.
Attach the white panel to the card front
Add a white layer on the inside of the card and decorate as desired.
As a demonstrator for Stampin’ UP! I recently participated in an On Tour Virtual event and received a free stamp set from the new upcoming catalog. The event was so fun and we all created a sample to share with the group, which we made using the free stamp set of course.
So, here is the card I created to share. The name of the new set Etched in Nature.
Begin with a 5½ x 8½” piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish. This will create a card base.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Crumb Cake cardstock. Use Soft Suede to stamp the ferns and the mushrooms onto the Crumb Cake panel.
Color the buds on the fern using a Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend and attach the panel to the card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the largest square from the Stitched Shape Dies to cut a piece of Very Vanilla. Stamp the bird image in Memento Black ink and color using Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends.
Layer the bird panel on a 2 ¾ x2 ¾” piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock and attach to the Crumb Cake panel over the stamped images.
Stamp the greeting in Misty Moonlight ink on a ¾ x 1-7/8” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and attach it to a 1 x 2” piece of Misty Moonlight.
Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach this to the bottom of the bird panel.
Layer a 4x 5¼” piece of Very Vanilla to the inside of the card and decorate as desired.
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, be blessed, Renae
Good friends are like those rare and beautiful seashells and if you are lucky, you will find a few gems that will stick with you through thick and thin. Over the years I have had the pleasure to meet many good people and am more blessed to call those closest to me friends. Stampin’ UP! has been a huge part of my being able to make and keep good friends.
Today’s card honors all the beloved friends in our lives, those here with us and those who have passed before us. If you are lucky enough to have good friends in your life, send them a simply beautiful card today!
Begin with a Rococo Rose base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8” piece of Basic Black cardstock and layer it to the front of the card base.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Very Vanilla with the Seashells embossing folder and attach it to the Basic Black panel on the card front.
Cut a 2 3/8 x 3 3/8” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and using the sponge dauber, sponge the lower portion in Crumb Cake for sand, the middle section in Balmy Blue for the ocean and a mixt of Balmy Blue and Blushing Bride for the sky.
Use Soft Suede to stamp speckles in the sand area. Stamp one of the medium sized seashell in Soft Suede on a scrap of very vanilla, cut it out and attach to the vanilla layer.
Stamp the sentiment in Memento Black ink in the upper left corner.
Cut a 2 ½ x 3 ½” piece of Rococo Rose cardstock and a 2 ½ x 3 ½” piece of Basic Black cardstock. Layer the vanilla sand scene to the black and Rococo Rose as pictured.
Stamp the inside with a sentiment of your choice. I stamped mine from the Friends are Like Seashells bundle in Memento Black ink.
I hope you enjoyed this card, don’t forget to leave a comment, I am always happy to hear from you. This bundle is available until the end of June and can be found in the January -June mini catalog.
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!
I am helping a fellow demonstrator and friend with a virtual stamping retreat this weekend and one of the challenges is to come up with a card using Rococo Rose, Seaside Spray and Sahara Sand.
Now I love all of these colors and I love creating cards, but for some reason I am color challenged when it comes to color challenges and sketch challenges for that matter! LOL
I decided that I would use the New Sweet Ice Cream Bundle in the JJ2021 Spring mini catalog, so here it goes——-presenting my color challenged card! LOL
Begin with a Sahara Sand card base 5 ½ x 8 ½”. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
Use the Stitched Shapes Dies along with the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine to cut out 6 of the smallest squares in Rococo Rose and 6 with Seaside Spray cardstock.
Layer the squares in a plaid pattern on a 3 ¾ x 4-7/8” piece of Sahara Sand cardstock.
Attach the plaid pattern panel to the Sahara Sand card base.
Cut the smallest stitched circle from the Stitched Shape dies in Rococo Rose cardstock and the smallest scalloped circle from the Layering Circles in Seaside Spray.
Stamp the greeting in Memento Black ink and layer the circles together. Use a Stampin’ Dimensional to attach the greeting to the card front.
Add an ice cream cone (Sahara Sand) and some scoops (Rococo Rose/Seaside Spray) and attach to the card front.
I hope these card colors inspire you to create something fun and of course I would love to see your creation. Feel free to email me you card, or you can post it on my Facebook page.
