Hand-Penned Petals in Balmy Blue

I was not sure how I felt about this set but more and more I am falling in love with it- I stamped a bunch of these flowers on a scrap and diecut it out so I could play with it and this was one of the simple ones I made- base is white thick cardstock with a layer of balmy blue stamped with the flower images in Balmy blue to create a subtle background.

Added a layer white diecut from scallop contour (one of my absolute favorites this year)  Love the little detail of the stitches inside.

 The sentiment is from Peekaboo Farm and the banner diecut is from Floral heart that matches the Always in my heart stampset. The sentiment is clear so you can sort of manipulate it to fit into the banner.

Banner center part and the flowers were attached with dimensionals and some Pearl jewels added in center of flowers. So Sweet!

Whale Done

I made these this past year and forgot to post so i thought i would just put it up- I LOOOVE this DSP  but sadly retired- it made using this set so easy with such beautiful background.  

Sentiment from the same set in blackberry bliss and banner punched out from my Pack a punch banner punch - which now permanently sits on my work table as I use it ALL the TIME!

stamped some little fishes to the left and right to add some additional interest  and added some sequins here and there to add some sparkle

I made another identical card with another piece of the DSP and used the seashell sequin to the left of the sentiment and added little bits here and there

What Stampin Up does so well is creating DSP that coordinates with the stampset and then having designs within the DSP that can be diecut or in this care just punched out- so super cool.  

 

Butterfly Brilliance with faux torn paper

 

enjoy the moment CASE

 I saw some samples using the Enjoy the moments set by Artful stampin' https://artfulstampin.blogspot.com/2020/11/sneak-peek-of-new-product-enjoy-moment.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ArtfulStampin+%28artful+stampin%27%29 

and I loved the monochromnic look so cased the technique to make my cards.  basecard is thick vanilla embossed with tasteful textile EF - layered a band of black with embossed sentiment as on the left or a seedpod fussycut as shown above.  The sentiment above and the textural elements are from Comfort and Hope - retired.  I heard many people not care for this stampset but these pine leaves and the sycamore balls are all over my yard and I find them so organic and beautiful.

Art Gallery Joseph's Coat technique

I saw a card at https://www.pinterest.com/pin/152840981093990112/ and cased it for this Joseph's coat technique.  Splitcoast has a variation that is also super cute here:  https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/kissingjosephscoat/

Base card is basic black, and a layer of flirty flamingo.

take a white cardstock and smear bunch of colors on it using blenders or finger daubers

put color down where you think you may want the colors.  stamp the flowers from Art Gallery using versamark then emboss using clear ink.  

Take the black ink and ink it all over using direct to pad technique. the embossed areas with work as a resist.  You can color the embossed areas using the stampin blends- because it is alcohol, it can be inked on top of the images. 

stamp a strip of black cs with versamark using the sentiment from the same set. emboss with white embossing powder and heat set and mouth with dimensionals. 

 

Tyler's birthday card

This was Tyler's birthday card for his 20st birthday

the base card was balmy blue folded into an envelope.  then a white stamped with Avery Elle superhero stampset with the city scape- love the little burger on top of the shoppe! and inked some clouds to make the sky.

elephant slim comic strip creative cuts die in white frame goes on top.

stamp the superheroes on some scrap paper and the  sentiments from Darcie Bam Pow stampset for the sentiment. 

cut a piece of white stamp the sentiment and color it in.  I attached the mouse hero using a dimensional so I could fold some money so that it would come out when you pulled out the white piece as shown.  So Fun!

 

Vine Design

I used this diecut set for so many cards - I was really surprised that they were retiring it. It certainly was one of my favorites this year.

Basecard is white with another piece of white that I used the new in colots and the new blending brushes to create this look shown on left

I used the 2 stitched rectangles to create the frame and mounted with dimensionals.

add the rectangular lace - it just fits so perfectly!

take the silver shimmer paper and punch the ends then white stitched nested labels die.

Diecut a butterfly from butterfly brilliance and mount the center with dimensionals.

enjoy!

Lynda

 

Brilliant Wings and Vine Design Two-fer

 I was making a card taking white diecut butterflies and using sponge dauber to coler them in using the flirty flamingo and it cast such beautiful negative image this was the extra card I made using the shadow backdrop.

basecard is flirty flamingo with the left over sponged cardstock in white.  

the butterfly is from Brilliant Wings in black, diecut and sponged with flirty flamingo decorated with rhinestone basic jewels

layer of silver shimmer paper and the sentiment from Vine design- retired mounted in dimensionals then decorated with rhinestone basic jewels, 

Friends are like seashells and Seabed 3D EF

I can't believe they are retiring the seabed EF. It is so beautiful.  Basecard is thick white with a piece of balmy blue embossed with the Seabed EF.

I diecut the Pealesecnt specialty paper using the Seaside Seashells die then embossed it using the seashells embossing folder then colored the shells using a finger dauber using crumbcake, blushing bride, granny apple green.

stamp the sentiment using soft suede on a strip of white and punch the ends using the Banners Pack a punch - which I really love- it permently sits on my workplace.

cut the seashells apart and mount as shown using dimensionals.

I put the left over pieces on the inside of the card.

so Gorgeous! and it was really easy with the dies and the embossing folder- Stampin Up does it again!

 

Pretty Perennials

 This card uses the adorable stampset Pretty Perennials by amazingly creative Dena Rekow.  

Love the big happy-  the card is CASE-ing the card in the spring mini- catalog creating your own DSP using the stamps - magenta, old olive, mango melody, calyso coral, balmy blue and basic black. 

balmy blue cardstock - withsentiment stamped in white and fussycut - didn't take that long.

bumblebee ribbon to finish.