flower stamp

Happy Fourth of July

Birthday, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, flowers

It’s vacation around here so I’ve been able to do a little stamping. I needed a birthday card but I was, like always, late! I think I use the bee-lated birthday stamp the most of all my stamps.

I was a little annoyed by some fuzz that got on my “L” the of the stamp and made a funny mark. Buts it’s hand stamped right??!? Doesn’t need to be perfect. I could put an insert in and re-stamp it. I still might do that!

I also needed to increase my with sympathy card stash since my parents generation has been leaving this earth. Hopefully I will find the time to blog them.

I am purging things and cleaning out drawers and cupboards while on vacation. It’s a much needed project and very satisfying.

Hope this holiday finds you all well and with a little stamping time!

Getting Things Done!

flowers, Friendship, Thinking of You

Just an update on how things are going with us. We are working on all the orders that we have been behind on! If you are waiting on an order they will all be out by Monday.

I received this card this week from my friend Joanne. I love it! I have always been a fan of simple cards. Joanne told me she learned the background technique from Gina K.

Stamps Used: H16 Floral Garden and C132 Thinking of You.

Unfortunately I was unable to do links for the stamps! 🤷‍♀️ technology is sometimes a mystery!

I’m going to get back to work on those orders so I can get them all out! Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Thinking of you bouquet – Nov. 6

Dull Glossy Paper, Thinking of You

How cute is this pink and brown combo!? The white background piece on this card is white felt and the smaller white piece is dull gloss. The bouquet is colored with alcohol ink markers. This thinking of you comes as a set of 4 mini word stamps. The three other phrases with it are: Thank You, Happy Birthday, and Just Because.

White felt paper link (The Paper Cut)

Dull glossy paper link  

Stamp links: DD13 Word Fun Cube, G375 Floral Bouquet 1

We are slowly getting back into our regular routines post surgery. Recovery is much quicker after this, hopefully, last surgery. Still resting but there’s also much to do!

Celebrate rose

Dull Glossy Paper, flowers

Happy Thursday! We went back to a familiar layout and circle rose for this card (link to previous post at the bottom!). We just skipped the extra piece of color backing the front white swatch and pop up. Opting instead to put directly on the white felt background. This makes the card easier to mail. We have a lot of half done cards but just need to get some time to complete them and take photos! Hopefully more posts soon. Stamp links are below.

Links: DD47 Circle Rose; C287 Celebrate; C320 handmade card inside

Three Potted Rose cards

More!

Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, flowers, With Sympathy
GG51 Daisy Vase; E265 Death Leaves
G335 Peace & Comfort

I have been having a good time stamping since my mobility is decreased due to the belly incision not healing right. I think it’s getting better but hard to tell! I start back to work 4 hours a day today – that’s probably all my brain can take. Looking forward to getting some kind of routines going again. This card is so elegant in real life- pictures don’t tell the whole story. Happy Monday!

Card Layout Continues

Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, flowers, With Sympathy
G371 Heartleft Sympathy & GG51 Daisy Vase Lg

So I did take Kevin’s advice yesterday and didn’t “over due it” and stamped pretty much all day! I love this layout! I started with several sheets of 8.5×12 card stock and cut at 5.5” on the 11 inch side; then cut two pieces 4×5.25” and 3.75×5”. I discovered that you can’t score the paper under the circles to just cover the circles to save paper. You have to use a full 3.75×5 piece. Well, I guess you don’t have to but if you want your card to look good you need to! What I like about cutting several cards is then I can just make cards and not have to get up and cut every time. I did take two circle die cuts and cut out of the 4×5.35” paper- they did go on random – in other words I didn’t measure to get them in an exact spot. I scored the 3.75×5 all the way across- again it makes the cards even across.

Normally I would not tape these pieces together and stamp but because of the curl on the scored paper and I wanted a photo- I had to.

Easy & Quick!
D368 With Heartfelt Sympathy Med.

Will let this be all for now- but more to come!

Happy Saturday!

Flipped Layout

Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, flowers

Good Morning!

I wanted to flip the layout on the cards that I’ve been doing. My sister also suggested I make a frame around the square. So I did both!

I did also sprinkle some gold sparkle on it too. Again I left the square empty since I’m not sure what kind of card it will be- more than likely Sympathy.

Lily of the Valley stamp link: EE46 Lily of the Valley Stamp and Cutting Die

I think I’ll go do some more stamping! I have 3 inches of my belly incision that has “wound delayed healing” which actually means a painful belly🤪 I was planning to clean bathrooms today but when Kevin left he said “don’t over due it today” so stamping it is!

Three Potted Rose cards

Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Just a Note, Missing You

Happy Monday! I love using textured paper for a background. On all of these cards, the background is 4×5-1/4″. The white paper (dull glossy) is 4×2-5/8″ with the color swatch sized 4-1/4×2-7/8″. I used 3D foam squares to pop up the smaller swatches with one foam square in each corner and one in the middle. The roses were colored with alcohol ink markers. Links are below!

DD47 Circle Rose – link (tap/click here)

CMO121 Congrats Set – link (tap/click here)

C322 Missing You – link (tap/click here)

D371 Just a note – link (tap/click here)

C320 Handmade Card Inside – link (tap/click here)

Happy Day

Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers

I love these happy day stamps. A great card to send just to cheer someone up. Used my four square cutting die again. I noticed while digging today that I have a tiny 4 square one too! Will have to get it out and make some cards too.

Stamp Links:

C229 Happy Day to You,, D260 One of a Kind Day, B186 Coneflower Small, AA31 Butterflies mini ,

One of a kind Day

2021 Releases, alcohol ink, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Friendship

Summer has arrived here in WI! In the form of hot and muggy but I’m not complaining. However, I did turn on the air conditioner! Lovely sweet card today using my four square Cutting Die!

I made this sweet card yesterday for a friend of mine and even already mailed it. One of the best things about being off the road…is all the cards I make actually go to people to enjoy instead of winding up in the booth!

Stamp Links:

C229 Happy Day to You

D270 One of a Kind Day

G375 Floral Bouquet #1

For You and Your Family

2022 New Releases, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, Faith, With Sympathy

I love white on white cards with just a little color. They are so simple and I am drawn to simple. Many of you have asked how we do the cards so I thought I would show you!

Start by cutting out Die!
Next Emboss
Next add back the cut out!
So Simple!

Hope you have a special weekend!

Stamp Links

BB68 April’s Bees Small

C334 Praying For You and Family

GG51 Daisy in Triangle Vase Lg

Happy Birthday

Birthday, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers

Good Evening!

I’ve added a birthday card to my stash! It was quick and easy. We have new stamps coming! I’m excited. It’s always exciting to get new stamps. On today’s card the inside saying is one of our most popular stamps. We redesigned it with more up to date fonts and it’s so awesome!

Stamp Links:

G302 Duo Daisies Lg

CDG302 Duo Daisies Cutting Die

E144 Happy Birthday

D153 Day to Remember