November Card Class Designs

Now I've caught up with my fall card designs. Hope you have enjoyed them all.

I was inspired by a similar design by Lisa Johansen, but I make it my own. Holiday Home Stamp Set  and matching framelit along with Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper are the go-to combination for this fall birthday card. A sponged stencil sun in Daffodil Delight, and falling leaves in Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist and Garden Green, along with Early Espresso trees makes this fall card. The verse comes from Bloom with Hope hostess set. The card base is Crumb Cake.

This card was inspired by Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek. The Giving Thanks card just takes your breath away with these rich fall colors. The Seasonally Scattered stamp is sponged with Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Mossy Meadow for a random effect. The splatter background is down with stamped off Soft Suede ink with the Glorious Grunge set. The Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper along with Soft Suede and Mossy Meadow cardstock just make this card pop.  The Giving tag is made from one of the stamps in the Making Spirits Bright set, along with a the retired mini tag punch and topped off with a Candy Dot. Linen Thread and Very Vintage Designer Buttons help finish this card.

I CASED this card from www.mychicnscratch.com.  This easy card uses Lost Lagoon and Whisper White together for a frosty card. The Mingle All the Way stamp set works nicely with the All is Calm Designer Washi Tape. Lost Lagoon ink, 1/8" silver ribbon bow and a couple of rhinestone jewels make this an easy card to produce.

The card was inspired by Sera Lewis of the Pink Paper Bakery. This holiday card is using some retired Designer Series Paper, but the idea could be accomplished with any holiday paper you have available. My card base is Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla cardstocks. Using the Tree Punch and the Christmas Bliss photopolymer set with Cherry Cobbler ink, you can mass produce this card very easily. The single rhinestone jewel at the tree tip is all you need.

I was inspired by www.stampingwithsandi.com's design, but made it my own. Endless Wishes stamp set is so fun to use to make this fast holiday card in Marina Mist, Brushed Silver, and Whisper White paper with corners rounded. The snowflakes are stamped in Marine Mist and Silver ink. Use the Decorative Label Punch and the Extra Large Oval for the greeting also from this stamp set. I used some retired Pear Pizazz seam binding ribbon but current Whisper White seam binding ribbon would also look elegant. Top it off with some rhinestone jewels and you'll be all set.

Happy Autumn y'all!

September Card Class Cards to Enjoy

Well, I've fallen miserably behind in my postings but I'm going to catch up ASAP! The start of the school year this fall really slowed me down. Luckily, there is still time to make some of these beautiful cards before the holidays!

This cute Z fold  card was inspired by Susie Wood. The stamp set is Pictogram Punches. The color scheme is Lost Lagoon, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White with Flowerpot Designer Series Paper. The flowers use the Bitty Accents Punch Pack and Mini Brads. Lost Lagoon ribbon finishes it off.

This snowflake card design was inspired by www.stampintx.com. It uses three stamp sets. Christmas Bliss, Work of Art, and Joy to the World. The color combo is Soft Sky, Smokey Slate, Marina Mist and Whisper White. Black Stazon Ink for all stamping then finished up the Rhinestone Jewels. 

This cute card was inspired by Laurie Willison.  The Stamp sets are Something to Say and Cupcake Party. The color scheme is Wisteria Wonder, Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe and Whisper White. The Cupcake punch was used along with Apothecary Accents Framelits. The Scallop Border Embossing Folder is retired. The cupcake is accented with Pearl Jewels.

This is my original design. The Color Scheme is Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler with Champagne Glimmer Paper and Whisper White. The Distressed Dots Embossing Folder is used. I used the Festival of Trees Stamp Set and the verse from Endless Wishes. The punches are Tree Punch,  Modern Label, Large Oval, and Scallop Oval. It's hard to see but the red balls on the tree were heat embossed with Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, then additional Champagne Glimmer Paper balls were hole-punched with a normal sized hole punch. The trees are mounted above Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.

Thanks for taking a look and stopping by!

Beauty of the Season - New Christmas Stamp

Here's a start on Christmas that easy to make and easy to mail.  My original design uses the Beauty of the Season stamp set (#135779 $16.95)  showing a lovely cardinal on a berry branch. Handcoloring is just what is needed to make this card POP!  The color scheme is Old Olive, Early Espresso, Real Red, and Whisper White. Use your Stampin' Write marker to carefully color  the bird, branch, and berries. Then finish it off with another new set called Christmas Bliss (#138897 $15.95) for the verse of your choice. The verse set is photopolymer and if you use the piercing mat as a base you will get beautiful stamped images on your cardstock.  I stamped the verse in Early Espresso, then punched the verse out using the Modern Label punch and finished by sponging it lightly with Old Olive ink. The ribbon I used is retired but the new catalog has a great alternative in the 1/4" Cotton Ribbon in Real Red.

Have fun and thanks for stopping by!