Autumn Spice Card Class

These are the cards I designed for my next card class. I had to postpone the class for a week. I will be having it next week, instead. The nice thing about it is I can tell the ladies that are coming they can see what they will be making if they visit my blog. I usually don't have the cards done before I have the class. I do think it would be great if I did have them prepared ahead of time. I do believe it helps people decide easier if they would want to attend the class or not.

I still think it is funny, how a card that I think I am not going to like, ends up being my favorite. With that said, that is exactly how I felt about the very first card you see in this post. I just wasn't sure how I was going to get it to all go together. The other thing I was concerned about was the stamped image. I knew there wouldn't be a lot of time for the ladies to color it in. After I stamped the image I used the spritzer tool all over the image. Lastly, I used a stampin' sponge and went around the edge of the top note. I am happy with the end result.

I have seen some other demonstrators criss cross their ribbon on their cards. I wanted to try it sometime. That is exactly what I did on this card.

For this card, the Autumn Spice DSP is the main focus. I just added a few things to it to embellish it and make it into a Fall card.


Last, but not least, I tried to make it look like the stamped image is on a placemat. The new embossing folder "Square Lattice" gave it the textured look it needed, as well as, cutting the edges and making them look frayed.

This should be a fun class. As long as my class attendees are happy, that is what counts. As always, all supplies are Stampin' Up! except this time I used color pencils to color in the image on the last card.

Thanks for looking, leave a comment, and it is your turn to...........Go-n-stamp!!

Blake's First Birthday Card

Finally, I am posting my grandson's first birthday card. I have been saving my cards and not posting them as soon as I am done, just for the sake of having something new to post each week. This card was made with the DSP Greenhouse Gala. I thought that the colors were great for a birthday card, especially for a one year old.

As usual when I am done I can think of other things I could have done to it to make it stand out more. For instance, I could have used crystal effects on the frosting of the cupcake. I could have used dazzling diamonds ep too. What is done is done though. I did give the letters and saying some dimension by adding two colors and making them just a little off centered to each other. I really like the look it leaves.

Just in case you are wondering.......I used crazy for cupcakes and the defining alphabet stamp sets. The cardstock colors used are real red, pear pizzazz, whisper white, baja breeze, and pumpkin pie.

I wanted this card to be a keepsake that his mommy will keep for him until he gets older. I am not sure if she did keep it, but that was up to her.

Thanks for stopping by, leave a comment, and it is your turn to.............Go-n-stamp!!

Island Oasis Butterfly

Happy Labor Day! I hope you get to spend this day with family and friends. Some of us have to work on this day. I happen to be one of them. A special "thank you" to our health care workers though. I know they have to work a lot of the holidays. It is a very important line of work.

Well, on to my card. This is the 4th butterfly card I created. When I first began working on it I was not sure if I was even going to like it. To tell you the truth, it became my favorite of the 4 cards. I love the colors in this one. The butterfly is very pretty. No, I am not bragging about it either. I never know what a card is going to look like until it is finished. Even I am surprised with the finished look a lot of the times.

These are the Stampin' Up! supplies I used to make this card.

Cardstock: pumpkin pie, rose red, whisper white, so saffron, and island oasis DSP; Stamp set: teeny tiny wishes; Ink: pumpkin pie, rose red, so saffron; Tools: big shot, beautiful butterflies bigz die, backgrounds 1 texturz plate, and the scallop circle #2 bigz die, stamping sponge, word window punch, and the butterfly extra large punch; Accessories: pretty in pink 3/8" taffeta ribbon.

Now you know what you need to recreate this card, if you would like. I would love it if you would take the time to leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

Now go-n-stamp!!

Sunny Butterfly

Hello, once again. I hope that everyone in blogger world is doing great.
I have another butterfly card to share with you, today. This one I did not add a sentiment on because I thought it had enough as it is. I called this the "Sunny Butterfly" because when you look at it, well, it is bright and sunny looking.

For this card I used the stamp set, Upsy Daisy. I tried to make layers by stamping the flowers twice using daffodil delight and pumpkin pie classic ink. I used my beautiful butterflies bigz die and ran it through the Big Shot. For cardstock colors I used real red, chocolate chip, and greenhouse gala DSP. For the little butterflies I used the beautiful wings embosslit die and ran it through my Big Shot, also. The swirls is a sizzlit die called swirls scribbles. The cardstock I used for it was pear pizzazz.

I hope this will inspire you to get your rubber stamps out and create a card or 3-D project. Let me know if you do. I would love to visit your blog too. If you don't mind, please leave a comment telling me what you think. Hmm.....you may think I should have put a sentiment on it. Tell me if you think so.

Now it is your turn to go-n-stamp!!

How are things going for all of you? For the most part, everything is going well in my world. God is good!

I am finally posting a card that I had made last week for my butterfly class. I have 2 others to post also. I will try to get them on here in the next few days. Back to the card. When I was finished with this card, it came in second place out of the four cards I made. Second place according to my own judgement. I am probably more critical of my own work than most other people would be. What makes you like or dislike a card? I think it is a lot of things. Color, stamps used, design, and there may be even more than what I am thinking right now that will determine whether or not you will like a certain card. What I think made this card "pop" was the use of the real red butterflies. The card stock I used is the shimmer white. I put them through my big shot using the elegant bouquet embossing folder. I then used a stamping sponge to apply classic real red ink. I like to rub and swirl my sponge on the paper. You can tap up and down with your sponge, if you like. You get a more even and thicker color when you rub, though.

These are the Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.
Card stock: baja breeze, pear pizzazz, shimmer white, and greenhouse gala DSP
Stamp set: teeny tiny wishes
Tools: stamping sponge, big shot, elegant bouquet embossing folder, beautiful butterflies bigz die, eyelet border punch, boho blossoms punch, 1/16" hole punch, and word window punch
Accessories: clear rhinestone brads and 5/8" whisper white organza ribbon

Please take the time to tell me what you think by leaving a comment.

It is your turn to.......
Go-n-stamp!!

Beautiful Butterfly

I don't know about you, but for some reason my most favorite card in the new Stampin' Up! catalog is on page 132. I knew I wanted to make a card with a butterfly using the same technique they used to create their card. I do not like to case someone else's work. I had to do mine differently anyhow because I do not own the stamp set they used. Well, anyways I am very pleased with the end results. I did practice on some sample butterflies the technique. It took me a few tries to get it to look the way I wanted it.

This card is going to be one of the 4 cards being made at my next class, which is next week. I have a feeling I am going to hear when they make theirs that they won't want to give it away. Yes, I have heard that. It is pretty funny.

This is the recipe I used to make this card. All products are Stampin' Up!.

Stamp sets: priceless and teeny tiny wishes; Cardstock: rich razzleberry, elegant eggplant, and naturals white; Ink: versamark and elegant eggplant; Technique: poppin' pastels and clear embossing; Tools: scallop border punch, beautiful wings sizzlit die, beautiful butterflies bigz die, and big shot; Accessories: clear rhinestone brad.

I hope you have been inspired by this card to make one for yourself. Please leave me a comment of what you think. :-)

Now go-n-stamp!!

Okay! Here it is. This is what I came up with for a "Pink Manly Card." Yes, you could give it to a lady if you really wanted to. I asked my husband for his opinion on it. He said he thought it was manly. I just know some of what we consider the more feminine colors are being worn by men right now. Yes, pink is one of them.

I am very pleased with how this card turned out. Once again, the picture could be better and it is more vibrant in real life. You may not be able to tell, but I used pink pirouette ink under the saying. It added a lot to the card.


Here is the recipe for this card. All products are Stampin' Up!

Stamp sets: upsy daisy and nature silhouettes; Cardstock: basic gray, pink pirouette, and natural white; Ink: basic gray and pink pirouette; Tools: bone folder to roughen up the edges of the cardstock; Accessories: pewter jumbo eyelets and 5/8" black grosgrain ribbon.

Now it is your turn to make a "pink manly card." Please, leave a comment with your blog. I would love to see what you come up with. Also, let me know what you think of the one I created.

Now go-n-stamp!!