Needle & Thread - Stamp By Stamp Creations

Thank you for sticking with my during my blog update. Things are getting a little crazy around here. Too much to do. Too little time. Does anyone else ever feel that way? Yikes!

Last week I talked about the retiring In-Colors. I mentioned that my favorite was definitely Berry Burst. I’m really going to miss that card. Since it’s retiring I thought I should probably use it on one of the cards for class this week. (OK…who schedules a class the week they leave town for 6 days? Sheesh!) Back on task…

I saw a card similar to this online and loved the simplicity, yet beauty of it so thought I should give it a try. Berry Burst seemed to be calling out to be used on it. Ha!

The new Distinktive stamps are amazing! Doesn’t that flower and foliage look like it was stitched? Oh, my! The Distinktive images are so realistic looking!

Speaking of Distinktive stamps….did you know that the April Paper Pumpkin kit will contain a Distinktive stamp set? Woo Hoo! I can’t wait to see it. There are only a couple more days to sign up for Paper Pumpkin if you want to receive the April Kit. You need to do it by April 10th! To sign up for a Month to Month Subscription where your credit card is charged every month when the kit ships simply click here. If you’d prefer to purchase a 1 month, 3 month, 6 month or 12 month prepaid subscription to Paper Pumpkin you can purchase it in my online store here.

Back to the card. I really love the “stitched” background behind the flower. It was actually made with a framelit on the Big Shot. Once again….AMAZING! The tufted background finishes off the card nicely along with the Epoxy Dots (that carried over from the Holiday Catalog).

I hope you enjoy this bright and cheerful card. Have a great day! Take care And Happy Stamping. Oh….don’t miss out signing up for the April Paper Pumpkin Kit. I think you’re going to love it!

It’s time for a Make it Mine Monday. In this post I show you a lovely card that was designed by someone else and I show you how I change up the design to make it my own. Today’s starting card is one we made at Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage event back in early November. I’ve actually shared this card with you before, giving you a sneak peek of the new products. You can check out the original post here.

As I mentioned in that original post, I LOVE this stitched design made using the Needlepoint Elements Framelits.

I love this original card but the off center designer paper just isn’t my thing and to be honest, I didn’t want to use that large of a piece of designer paper on my card for an upcoming class. So, I took all the things (most everything) that I liked on this original card and figured out how to put them into my own card.

This is what I designed. I have the stitched design, the designer paper, the little stitched flowers and the sentiment. I just changed the color of the card, the size and placement of the designer paper and I added a layer and a piece of ribbon.

What do you think? Can you see how I basically kept the same elements of original card?

Give Make it Mine Monday a shot. Share with me what you come up with. I’d love to see your creations.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Berry Burst With Needle & Thread

Make it Mine Monday: Needle & Thread