I had the Lemon Zest Bundle on my first order from the new Annual Catalog. I fell in love with the sentiments immediately. Then I didn’t get around to using it until recently. Previously I did a quick card using our Note cards and Envelopes. However, this card is pretty quick to make as well.
Lemon Zest Bundle, 145360
For today’s card, I stamped the lemon slice on Whisper White with So Saffron. I debated on just stamping off, but thought the lighter tone would do better. I then stamped the two sentiments on each end of the Whisper White strip, and then layered the three strips together.
I used the Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers to splatter old olive onto the sliced lemon sheet and daffodil delight onto the sentiment strip. Other than stamping and punching out the lemon and leaves….that is it! See I said it was quick and easy!!
I have another cute little 4 X 4 card for you today. This one is very flexible in terms of giving. I love these kind of cards. Sometimes you just need a “note” to send or give. Both of the stamp sets I used for this card are the ones that you should consider for staples in your collection. They are great sentiments and backgrounds to build on. The background and flowers are from the Host Rewards Set – Background Bits. And the sentiment is from the set Better Together.
Background Bits, 144029
I love using bright colors and soft colors together. This card makes me think of the Day Lillies that I have in my backyard. The rusty/orange color are always so bright and cheerful. That was my color inspiration.
I realize that is way more colors than normal! I sort of got carried away 🙂 But I believe they work well together. The base of the card is the NEW Thick Very Vanilla card stock (Yay!) with Cajun Craze as the strong layer. The background stamping is all Sahara Sand. The geometric lines are full strength Sahara Sand and the writing is stamped off once Sahara Sand. The flowers are colored with markers on the stamp. I used the Calypso Coral to totally color the flower portion and then just swiped the Daffodil Delight over the tip. Be sure to wipe the tip of your marker each time after doing this technique. Otherwise you would end up just swiping the Calypso Coral again.
I did not want to add another layer to the focal point. So I took the Cajun Craze marker and ran the side of it around the edge of the card stock. It adds color there and is more controlled that sponging and less bulky than another layer of card stock.
Thank you so much for visiting today. I hope you like the card and the little techniques I mentioned.
I have a cute little 4 X 4 card for you today. It is a nice little card that could be used for any reason and wold be a super “Random Act of Kindness” card. I used the wonderful stamp set Jar of Love. It is one of my favorite sets and I was so happy that it carried over into the new catalog.
Jar of Love, 141587
This is a Smile card to me. It is quick, simple, and brings a smile to the recipient (and the giver)! My color combination came from the fish and jar.
The water in the fish jar is Soft Sky and I felt it was needed behind the white layer to soften the brightness of Pacific Point. The hearts on the Pacific Point layer are from Jar of Love as well. The wavy line was hand drawn using the Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Marker. And that is a sweet and cute card that anyone would appreciate receiving.
Thank you for stopping by today. I very much appreciate your time. Please don’t forget that the 2 Wonderful Specials for July are running out of time. Both the Bonus Days and Christmas In July end on July 31st. Contact me for more details.
JULY IS BONUS MONTH: For the month of July, for every $50.00 you spend, before tax and S&H, you will receive a $5.00 coupon. You can redeem the coupon on any order in August. There are no limits to how many coupons you can earn. But your order of $50.00 must be in one order. It cannot be 2 $25.00 orders.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY !!! If you have every considered joining Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator , or thought what a great deal the Starter Kit is, Now Is The Time to really check it out!! During Christmas in July, you not only get the regular Starter Kit for the low price of $99.00 (where you receive $125.00 of product), but you get what SU is calling the Basic Tool Kit. This includes a pack of grid paper, paper snips, a bone folder, 2 of the D size clear stamping blocks, a snail adhesive, PLUS the new, not even released yet: Carols of Christmas Stamp Set. So you are getting, at NO additional cost, all the tools you need to get started, plus this new stamp set. The stamp set will be in the Holiday Catalog coming out in September. WOW!! you are now receiving almost $200.00 worth of products for the original $99.00. And I promise you that there are no fees or penalties if you decide not to continue as a demonstrator after you get the kit. But if you did decide to give it a try, you would be one of my team members, and an InKing Royalty team member. This is the best group of stampers around. So if you are at all interested, please contact me and let’s discuss everything.
This is my second card using the super cute stamp set “You’ve Got Style”. This lady is just adorable and a super “smile” card maker.
You’ve Got Style, 143898
I did not use any designer series paper today. That alone is unusual. I also did not start with a color combination or even a plan. I know, crazy! I stamped the lady and her kitty and then started coloring. I used markers this time instead of watercolor pencils. I wanted a bolder look.
After I got everything colored, I then decided on a color scheme and knew that it had to be bright. Therefore Real Red and Daffodil Delight seemed to fit perfectly. Since I did not use any designer paper, I felt like it still needed some background design. I looked around and came up with this stamp from Oh So Eclectic for a random background pattern. I think it worked perfectly. Also, I could not leave off some “Bling”. So the necklace and the kitty each received a small rhinestone for some sparkle.
Thank you so much for stopping by today! I very much appreciate hearing from you and reading your thoughts on the card.
JULY IS BONUS MONTH: For the month of July, for every $50.00 you spend, before tax and S&H, you will receive a $5.00 coupon. You can redeem the coupon on any order in August. There are no limits to how many coupons you can earn. But your order of $50.00 must be in one order. It cannot be 2 $25.00 orders.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY !!! If you have every considered joining Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator , or thought what a great deal the Starter Kit is, Now Is The Time to really check it out!! During Christmas in July, you not only get the regular Starter Kit for the low price of $99.00 (where you receive $125.00 of product), but you get what SU is calling the Basic Tool Kit. This includes a pack of grid paper, paper snips, a bone folder, 2 of the D size clear stamping blocks, a snail adhesive, PLUS the new, not even released yet: Carols of Christmas Stamp Set. So you are getting, at NO additional cost, all the tools you need to get started, plus this new stamp set. The stamp set will be in the Holiday Catalog coming out in September. WOW!! you are now receiving almost $200.00 worth of products for the original $99.00. And I promise you that there are no fees or penalties if you decide not to continue as a demonstrator after you get the kit. But if you did decide to give it a try, you would be one of my team members, and an InKing Royalty team member. This is the best group of stampers around. So if you are at all interested, please contact me and let’s discuss everything.
I have another quick and easy card for you today. The sets I have used are older, but wonderful, stamps that I have not utilized in a while. So I dusted them off and came up with this card
All Things Thanks, 143097
This is such a sweet card and takes only a couple of minutes and minimum product to complete. The color choice came from the Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack. It has such unique patterns and is a group of the new InColors for 2017-2019.
The base and Ink are Dapper Denim with the variegated piece of DSP. I bordered the DSP with a layer of Whisper White card stock and then bordered the Whisper White stamped piece with Dapper Denim card stock. The flowers are from Flower Shop stamp set and have a matching punch. I just stamped the center one with full strength Dapper Denim ink and then the other two are stamped after stamping off once. If you haven’t tried that technique it is a great way to give some depth to your stamped collage type areas.
The sentiment is from All Things Thanks set. Most of the sentiments in the set are a variation of Thank You, except for this one. I use it frequently! And to finish off the card, I added Clear Faceted Gems to the center of the flowers.
Thank you so much for stopping by today! The supplies are listed again at the bottom and clicking on a photo will take you directly to my Online Store.
JULY IS BONUS MONTH: For the month of July, for every $50.00 you spend, before tax and S&H, you will receive a $5.00 coupon. You can redeem the coupon on any order in August. There are no limits to how many coupons you can earn. But your order of $50.00 must be in one order. It cannot be 2 $25.00 orders.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY !!! If you have every considered joining Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator , or thought what a great deal the Starter Kit is, Now Is The Time to really check it out!! During Christmas in July, you not only get the regular Starter Kit for the low price of $99.00 (where you receive $125.00 of product), but you get what SU is calling the Basic Tool Kit. This includes a pack of grid paper, paper snips, a bone folder, 2 of the D size clear stamping blocks, a snail adhesive, PLUS the new, not even released yet: Carols of Christmas Stamp Set. So you are getting, at NO additional cost, all the tools you need to get started, plus this new stamp set. The stamp set will be in the Holiday Catalog coming out in September. WOW!! you are now receiving almost $200.00 worth of products for the original $99.00. And I promise you that there are no fees or penalties if you decide not to continue as a demonstrator after you get the kit. But if you did decide to give it a try, you would be one of my team members, and an InKing Royalty team member. This is the best group of stampers around. So if you are at all interested, please contact me and let’s discuss everything.
I don’t even drink coffee and I am in love with this new Coffee Cafe Suite! Everything in the suite is just wonderful. And it’s the little things! The Designer Series Paper is beautiful, the matching framelits are a must have. I have used the little tag,( I actually think it may be a tea bag!), several times to attach a tag to a little card or gift. And I know we have had coffee sets from Stampin’ Up! before, but this one is just at at the top of the scale. So enough of that, here is the card I made.
Coffee Cafe Bundle, 145331
My color inspiration for this card came from this DSP. As I mentioned in my comments above, everything in this suite of items is wonderful, and the DSP is no exception. This paper I used is probably my favorite of the DSP pack. And gave me the color combination.
I did this card with my Stamp Club on Sunday and one of the ladies commented that she would have never put these two colors together. I responded with “I would not have either” it was the DSP’s fault!!
To give some extra color to the open portion of Soft Sky card stock, I used the coffee mark from Timeless Texture stamp set and stamped in Soft Sky Ink. The coffee cup is stamped in Soft Sky with the lid stamped in Pear Pizzazz. They were cut out with the matching dies in the Framelits set. The sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso. The one thing I would change is the little heart stopper in the lid. I cut it out in Soft Sky card stock and you really cannot see it. As a redo I would use the Early Espresso or Crumb Cake for that.
The products I used to day are listed at the bottom of this post. You can click on any item and be taken directly to my online store.
JULY IS BONUS MONTH: For the month of July, for every $50.00 you spend, before tax and S&H, you will receive a $5.00 coupon. You can redeem the coupon on any order in August. There are no limits to how many coupons you can earn. But your order of $50.00 must be in one order. It cannot be 2 $25.00 orders.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY !!! If you have every considered joining Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator , or thought what a great deal the Starter Kit is, Now Is The Time to really check it out!! During Christmas in July, you not only get the regular Starter Kit for the low price of $99.00 (where you receive $125.00 of product), but you get what SU is calling the Basic Tool Kit. This includes a pack of grid paper, paper snips, a bone folder, 2 of the D size clear stamping blocks, a snail adhesive, PLUS the new, not even released yet: Carols of Christmas Stamp Set. So you are getting, at NO additional cost, all the tools you need to get started, plus this new stamp set. The stamp set will be in the Holiday Catalog coming out in September. WOW!! you are now receiving almost $200.00 worth of products for the original $99.00. And I promise you that there are no fees or penalties if you decide not to continue as a demonstrator after you get the kit. But if you did decide to give it a try, you would be one of my team members, and an InKing Royalty team member. This is the best group of stampers around. So if you are at all interested, please contact me and let’s discuss everything.
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