Dazzling Medallion birthday card

I love the Pale Plum and Perfect Plum colors in this card.

It uses the single Medallion stamp, as well as Vintage Labels.

This was a stamp-a-stack card at my latest event. The birthday greeting layer has 2-way glue and Dazzling Diamonds glitter and is adhered with dimensionals.
At the bottom right of the card is a small oval punched from Perfect Plum card stock with a clear rhinestone inserted through it.

Vintage Label triangle tri-fold card...

I'm always looking for new ways of putting a card together, and found one similar to this on my friend Dawn's blog.

I used textured 12" x 12" Rich Razzleberry paper for the 4" x 12" card, which is scored at 4" and 8".

This gorgeous designer paper is from the Level 3 hostess Lovely Flowers bundle. I used two pieces measuring 3-3/8" each. One of those pieces is cut from one corner to another. When you lay the card out flat, just fold the top left corner to the bottom of the first 4" score line. Then fold the bottom right corner of the card to the top of the 8" score line. Adhere the designer paper and embellish as you wish.

I love Melon Mambo with Rich Razzleberry. The colors play well off each other.

The butterflies were embossed and cut at the same time with the Beautiful Wings embosslit die for the Big Shot (love it!). I adhered them with dimensionals.

The other stamp set used with this is Vintage Labels, a favorite of my customers, and FREE with a $50 purchase thru the end of this month.

Punches I used include: Scallop Circle, Scallop Trim Border, Large Oval, Oval Scallop, and 1" Circle.

Good Neighbors card...

Kim used two free Sale-a-Bration items to create this cute card. It uses the Good Neighbors stamp set, as well as the 6" Welcome Neighbor pad of paper that coordinates great with that set.

You can get each item FREE thru March 31 with every $50 purchase you make.

The sentiment is from the Welcome Home stamp set in the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog. I love the addition of the little Chocolate Chip epoxy brad!

Pearl's Garden from the Heart make & take...

We stamp all kinds of great make & takes at our American Ink gatherings, and this one created by my downline Pearl is no exception.

It's a Whisper White card with a Rich Razzleberry layer on top that's been run through the Polka Dots embossing folder. We tied a knot of Rich Razzleberry ribbon around the bottom, then stamped the herbs from Garden from the Heart, colored them in with markers and layered them on Old Olive.

We punched 1/16" holes on either side of the herbs to insert Natural Hemp. To keep the hemp on the line, we used a liquid adhesive. It took only a few seconds of holding it in place to keep it there.

Recognize the sentiment? You can get this FREE (Vintage Labels) with your $50+ order. Contact me today to place your order!

Love Bug and Tiny Tags swaps...

Here are two more swaps from our recent American Ink gathering.

The first uses the Level 1 hostess set Love Bug; the second uses Tiny Tags (Occasions Mini) and the FREE Sale-a-Bration stamp set Whimsical Words.

American Ink swap time!

It's always fun to get together with my downline for a couple hours of swapping cards, stamping fabulous make & takes, eating and chatting.

I'll share a few swaps here that use Sale-a-Bration items you can get for FREE with every $50 purchase. These are by Heather (Good Neighbor), and Michelle W. (Happy Moments).

Enjoy your weekend!

Totally Tool faux panel...

This tape measure from the Totally Tool stamp set made a great non-traditional Valentine for my hubby, who uses a tape measure almost every day at work.

We stamped it in Old Olive and sponged around the Very Vanilla layer before adhering it to Old Olive card stock. A few small parts were colored in using the Crushed Curry marker.

I love the row of houses in the Welcome Neighbor pad of paper you can get for FREE with a $50 order. It's a good fit with the Totally Tool stamp set.

We sponged Crushed Curry ink on Very Vanilla to make it look paneled. Then to mimic nail heads, I used Circle Brads.

Emboss resist technique on thank-you card...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Gratuitous Graffiti is my friend Holly's favorite stamp, or so it seems. I borrowed a page from her book - literally - with this Emboss Resist Technique card for my technique class last week.

Visit Holly's blog by clicking here.

Here's the technique: Stamp the image in VersaMark ink on Glossy White card stock. Pour White Embossing Powder over it, tap off excess and heat. Using sponges and ink pads, sponge areas of color all over glossy card stock. That's it! I used Yoyo Yellow, Orchid Opulence and Lovely Lilac.

I finished with the FREE Whimsical Words stamp set, stamped in Orchid Opulence and punched out with the Curly Label Punch. We sponged around it and added an ice circle rhinestone brad before adhering it to the top layer with dimensionals over white grosgrain ribbon.

There's a strip of Lovely Lilac card stock that's been Scallop Edge Punched, layered on top of a piece of Shades of Spring designer paper (Occasions Mini) on a Whisper White card.

Enjoy your day, and thanks for visiting!

Sweet Pea & Happy Moments card...

Sweet Pea designer paper pack offers a wide variety of colors and designs sure to please everyone.

I love the fun colors and pattern in this piece of paper. We stamped the birthday cake from Happy Moments, colored it in with watercolor crayons and an aqua painter and layered in on Taken with Teal card stock.

A strip of Taken with Teal card stock has been punched with the Scallop Trim Border (another item you can get FREE with a $50 purchase), and the greeting stamped in Basic Brown.

This was one of my stamp-a-stack cards.

Happy Moments card...

I try to keep a variety of birthday cards on hand because I've got a rather large extended family, in addition to friends and downline.

This bird cage stamp was a FREE one I received with a recent order. You can find it in the Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog. It's called Happy Moments, and comes wood- or clear-mounted.

This is a 6" square piece of Whisper White card stock, folded in half. It uses a strip of Welcome Neighbor paper (FREE with a $50 purchase thru March 31), layered on Old Olive card stock, with a couple of Earth Elements brads.

Each layer was sponged with Old Olive, and a knot of Pumpkin Pie was stuck on with a mini glue dot. We stamped the bird cage in Pumpkin Pie ink, then used a blender pen to wipe off the bird and ink it up with a Crushed Curry marker.

I (Heart) Hearts, don't you?

It's easy to see how Stampin' Up! demonstrators have sold more than 7,520 of the I (Heart) Hearts stamp set. It's adorable!

Two dollars from each set sold through Feb. 28 will be donated to the Red Cross' Haiti Relief and Development Fund. If you'd like to add this terrific set to your collection, email Terry at ericandterry@comcast.net.


Three different hearts were stamped in Pretty in Pink ink, cut out and adhered to white squares with dimensionals. The sentiment is from the Well Scripted stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Stitched felt flower fun...

A group of Red Hat ladies came to my studio Saturday to make a few Valentine/birthday cards.

This Whisper White card uses a 2" x 5-1/4" piece of Sending Love designer paper (the sparkly side!), 5/8" Chocolate Chip grosgrain, a big flower punched out of Chocolate Chip card stock, and a lovely stitched felt flower.

The Big Flower Punch and stitched flowers may be found in the Occasions Mini.

And the bonus? A free stamp set - Whimsical Words - from the Sale-a-Bration Mini. That's where the sentiment came from. Love it!