Cards

Springtime Bootiful Occasions

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Bootiful Occasions.0413Spring has sprung and now we’re in desperate need of those April showers the month is so famous for. What better way to get ready for an April shower than with an adorable pair of rain boots!  (OK…just one boot here but you get the idea!)

Once again I got carried away on layers but they just add so much to the card.  Don’t you love the little sun made from the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and the Pennant Builder Punch?!  Too cute!

You can’t tell from the picture but I heat embossed the boot and sentiment.  Did you know that you can heat emboss with the new classic foam pads?  They’re much “goopier” (is that a word?) than the old pads so the stamp picks up more ink.  If you work quickly enough (no dilly-dallying!) and sprinkle your clear embossing powder on the wet ink right away you can emboss!  How fun is that?!

A cute card for spring with fun and bright colors!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Elements of Style

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Elements of Style.0313Here’s a pretty and versatile card for a Tuesday morning!  We made this at our recent Stamp-a-Stack class.  It’s a great card because it can be for almost any occasion!  Simply change the sentiment!

The flowers are from the “Elements of Style” stamp set and the sentiment is from “Petite Pairs” although you can use any sentiment that fits in the large oval punch.

Once again my photo doesn’t do the card justice.  I used the Primrose Petals Core’dinations Card Stock for the large background piece just to add a little texture.

Today is the first session of this week’s “Spring Has Spring” class.  We’re making 4 fun cards for spring.  I can’t wait to share them you!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

More Circle Fun!

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001 (2)We’re down to the wire….”What Can You Do With A Circle?” month is almost over.  Have you enjoyed it?  I sure hope so!  It’s been fun putting it all together for you.

I CASEd this card from my upline Tara.  She’s the BEST!  Always willing to help you out.  Isn’t this a fun card?  I used the Delicate Details Lace Tape from the Spring Catalog.  I punched out 1/2″ circles (see, I used circles!) and stuck them to the back side of the lace tape which is sticky on the back.  When I adhered the tape to the card I did use a little bit of adhesive on the back of each colored circle.

Another simple and fun card!  Why don’t you give it a try?  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Embedded Embossing Technique….With Circles!

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Embedded EmbossingYou’ve got to have circles when it’s “What Can You Do With A Circle?” month!  Today I have a fun technique for you and it’s even more fun with CIRCLES!  😀

For this card I punched a bunch of circles with my 1-1/4″, 1″ and 3/4″ circle punches and randomly adhered them to a piece of Basic Black card stock.  I then ran the black card stock through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  That’s it!  Throw some ribbon on it and adhere it to a card!  It’s so festive!

One trick I always do when I use this embossing folder (most others) is that I always cut the card stock larger than I want the final piece to be.  This folder, especially, shrinks when you run it through the Big Shot.  Of course it doesn’t shrink evenly.  It shrinks more in one direction than the other!  This way it will always be the exact size that I want!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Circle Flowers

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circle flowersAren’t these cute?! And they’re circles!  I made this card yesterday and thought it wasn’t bad but the more I look at it the cuter it gets!  Is that possible?  Maybe the all those circles are just doing crazy things to my brain!  Ha!

Such a FUN card and it’s made with…yes…CIRCLES!  I used the 1 3/8″, 1 1/4″, 1″, 3/4″ and the 1/2″ circle punches.  Wouldn’t this be cute in PINKS?!

The flowers were simple to make with all of those punches.  The leaves are actually the wings from the Bird Builder Punch and the stems are strips of paper!  How easy is that?

It’s a perfect card for spring!  Yes, our spring weather is slowly returning to Colorado.  We’re so excited!  60’s for Easter Sunday!  Much nicer than this past weekend!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Dropped Circles

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009 (2)Spring has sprung but you wouldn’t know it here in Colorado.  We had more snow this past weekend and the past few days have been COLD!  I know, I’m whining….but when the calendar says spring you want to put away all your winter gear and enjoy the warm breeze and sunshine!

This fun technique/template (with circles!) is called Dropped Circles.  I went with the pastels for spring and used the “Spring Sampler” stamp set.  The strips are a little less than 1 1/4″ wide so that you can fit them in a 1 1/4″ Circle Punch to round the bottom edge.  Remember how I showed you how to round corners circle punch in my recent e-mail?  If you missed it and want to know how I did this leave a comment or contact me.  I’d be happy to share!

I did have a little trouble lining up my strips of card stock evenly and having enough room for the punched circles but all in all I think the card turned out pretty cute.  Thanks to LeAnn Greff for the idea!  I’ve seen cards like this where you punch a small image in the strip instead of attaching a circle.  I might have to work on that one to share with you!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Half Circle Highlight

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photo (3)It’s the last week of the month so I need to make sure I give you more circles!  (“What Can You Do With A Circle?” Month!)  Although, today, I only have a half circle for you…

Isn’t this kind of a neat layout?  I’ve seen used on a vertical card too.  I like the way the half circle kind of frames the flowers.

I started with a full card and then cut away half of the front before punching the half circle.  To tie the ribbon, I cut a slit in the fold of the card with my Xacto knife and slipped the ribbon through.  All of the stamping is done on the inside piece of the card.  It’s a pretty easy layout.  I’ll have to try it in class sometime!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Best of Birthdays!

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Best of Birthdays.0213It’s a big birthday day.  I know at least 3 people celebrating today and my baby’s birthday (age 20 now) was yesterday!  I felt we were in need of a birthday card for today’s post.

I used the new image from the “Best of Birthdays” stamp set.  It’s a fun image.  Have you used it yet?  How about the doilies from the Spring Catalog?  Have you tried them?  I’ve been working with them a little bit.  They’re not quite my style but it’s fun trying to incorporate them into a card or project.  Did you notice that the doily is actually a circle? 🙂

Well, hopefully our little blizzard will let up soon.  I need to go pick up a pie for birthday celebrations.  My son’s birthday was yesterday, his girlfriend’s birthday was last Saturday and my other son’s fiance’s birthday is this coming Tuesday!   We have plans to go out to dinner tonight so we’re hoping the weather will cooperate.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Happy Hour Fun

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Happy Hour.0213It’s Happy Hour!  No circles today, just squares.  That’s ok though….the squares contain tropical drinks….yum!  🙂

This is a fun card that I CASEd while making a batch of cards for my cousin.  Don’t the Calyposo Coral and the Island Indigo go perfectly together.  Such a fun and bright combination.  These colors will be gone at the end of May so be sure to get your paper, ink pads, ribbon and ink refills before they’re gone!

Cheers to you!  This drink is on me!  Have a great day.  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Circle Circus

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photo (2)What better way to celebrate “What Can You Do With A Circle?” month than with a circle stamp set!  Yes!  Circle Circus is the perfect stamp set for this month!  It’s full of all different size circles that coordinate with Stampin’ Up! punches.  How perfect is that?!

This is a pretty simple card and did you notice that I used my favorite color?  Melon Mambo!  It just makes this card pop!

I highlighted a few of the flowers with one of the flower punches in the Itty Bitty Punch pack and added a rhinestone jewel.  Fun & Simple!  😀  If you like this card, please share it!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

The Versatile Owl Builder Punch

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Easter Chick.0313Can you belive all of the things you can do with that darn Owl Builder Punch?  When I first saw it I thought “How many times am I going to want to make a card with an owl on it?”.  Seriously!  It was cute but once again it was one of those things that I didn’t think I needed.

Now I can’t believe I ever thought that!  I don’t think a holiday goes by where some creative person (not me!) comes up with a new twist for the owl punch.  Today’s card is a case in point.  An Easter chick!  Of course!  Too Stinkin’ Cute!  Some day I’m going to be the really creative person who comes up with these ideas!  😉

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Spotlight Technique (with a circle!)

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spotlightingToday’s post show’s you the Spotlight Technique and because it’s “What Can You Do With A Circle?” month I’ve spotlighted with a circle!  🙂  You can do this technique with any shape.

Just stamp your image on your card stock in a neutral color.  Now stamp the image again on scrap paper, color it and punch it out.  On my card I also punched out another circle in black to frame my spotlight.  The frame is optional.  I’ll show you a card on Facebook (www.facebook.com/stampbystamp) tomorrow that doesn’t have a frame for the spotlight so be sure to check it out!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Highlighted Circles With Reverse Masking

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005More circles for the fun “What Can You Do With A Circle Month?”!  There’s probably an official name for this technique but since I’m not sure what it’s called I’m calling it Highlighted Circles.

I first ran the smaller piece of Soft Suede card stock through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  Then I punched the circles with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and the 1″ Circle Punch.

Then I made a template the same size, laid the Soft Suede piece over the template and punched the circles in the same spots on the template.

I then centered the template over the Crumb Cake card stock and stamped my images (I did have to cover some of the circles with a sticky note).  This is called Reverse Masking.

Once the images were all stamped I added the ribbon and adhered the textured Soft Suede card stock to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

A perfect all-occasion card.  I hope you liked it.  Have you signed up for newsletter/e-mail list (sign-up box on the upper left of this page) or LIKED my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/stampbystamp) yet?  You should so you don’t miss any great circle ideas and tips!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fun Fold With A Circle!

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Madison Ave Fun Fold.1.0213 Madison Ave Fun Fold.2.0213 Madison Ave Fun Fold.3.0213Wow!  Not only do you get to see a fun new card design but in keeping with “What Can You Do With A Circle?” month…it has a circle!  I know….it’s pretty exciting.  But take a look at this cute card made with the Madison Avenue stamp set from the Sale-a-bration brochure.

Isn’t this a cute design for a card?  Once I saw it online I knew I had to use it.  It’s just so fun and different.  Below you can see the template I used to make the card.

Start with a piece of card stock 4 1/4″ x 11″.  Score at 4 1/4″ and 8 1/2″.  After you have the card stock scored, center your 2 1/2″ Circle Punch on the 8 1/2″ score mark about 3 /8″ from the edge and punch.

Next you want to punch a scallop circle with your 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch.  Now adhere it to the card as shown in the second picture.

That’s it for the tricky parts of the card.  Now, just decorate however you’d like.   Have fun with this card design!

Don’t forget that Sale-a-bration ends in just 10 days!  Don’t miss out on earning your FREE product.  Place that order today!  😀

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!photo (8)

Ears to You!!!!

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Ears to You.0313What a stinkin’ cute stamp!  As soon as I saw this “Ears to You” stamp on the flyer for single stamps I knew I had to have it!  TSC!  Too Stinkin’ Cute!  And it doesn’t have to just be for Easter.  I’m actually planning on making my MIL a set of cards with this adorable stamp.

Framelits, embossing folder, paper piercing…what else can I do to this card?  🙂  Hmmm….I guess I didn’t heat emboss anything….

One of the tips I like to give my customers when they make a card like this is to stamp your image first….then die cut or punch out the image.  So many of them try to do it the other way around and it’s just so much more difficult.  More power to them though when they get everything centered….and they do!

Don’t forget that March 31st is the last day to order any of the current single stamps.  You’re not going to want to miss out on any of these.  They’re pretty darn cute.  You can check them all out here.

Ears to You!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!