I thought I should post this card since it expresses my thoughts today – thank you! It's been a decade (eek!) since I became a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canada. I have had so much fun – making new friends, being creative, earning an extra income to fund my crafting habit and other interests…recently I've reaped the rewards of keeping at this for so long – I've earned recognition for reaching career sales levels and sharing this fun job with others!
I love Stampin' Up!'s new diagonal Simply Scored plate! It was used here to create the envelope for the 3 x 3 card. When you order the plate to go with your Simply Scored tool, there are instructions and dimensions to create a number of envelopes. The Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper gave me the starting point for the colours I used in the card that features the Elementary Elegance Stamp set – Lucky Limeade and Pool Party. Ruffled ribbon adds a fun touch and the mini clothespins are so cute!
The countdown is on to the end of Sale-a-Bration – both the Designer Series Paper and the stamp set are exclusive Sale-a-Bration items – you can only get these until the end of March! With every $60 in merchandise order, you may select one free Sale-a-Bration item, so don't miss out! Contact me if you need more information.
This is a card that I created very quickly – inspired by the framed art that was shown in one of the displays at Stampin' Up!'s Leadership (picture/post is here). In the stamping world, this is known as "CASE"ing – Copy and Stamp Everything (or copy and steal/share – pick your verb….I prefer the stamp verb!). Anyway, this is not anything new in the grahic layout world, but it is a layout that is used often and with success because it's so visually appealing & effective! (at least in my opinion!).
I used the Fashionable Hearts embosslit and the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder in my Big Shot, along with Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Real Red cardstocks. Love the effect 🙂
My Inbox Inspiration Program will be launching next week so stay tuned for more details! In the meantime, I'll be sure to continue posting different "Love"ly cards that you can CASE and give to the special people in YOUR life!
Thanks once again to everyone at CH Morning Live for inviting me to appear on air to share how easy it can be to create some fantastic cards for the special people in your life! Here's the video:
This is the pop up Valentine card that I showed how to make on CH Morning Live last week. I don't know that you could see the outside of the card very well – here it is. The word stamp is from the Outlined Occasions Sale-a-Bration set which you can get for FREE with every $60 merchandise order! I used the Full Heart punch and the Heart to Heart punch with Pretty in Pink cardstock and Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Collection. I've always loved the way Stampin' Up! coordinates its papers, cardstocks and inks – less thinking for me!!
This is the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the same set, the hearts are punched using the same punch, plus a few with the Small Heart punch for variety.
We cut two parallel slits into the folded edge of the Very Vanilla cardstock (about 3/4 – 1" long), and then pushed the strip of cardstock through to the other side before adhering it to the inside of the Pretty in Pink card and adding a large heart onto the pop up strip. That's it – easy peasy and very effective!
If you'd like to learn how to make cards like this, please consider hosting a card making party with your friends – you'll make a great bunch of sample cards that you can then take home and recreate for all those card-giving occasions! Sale-a-Bration is on until the end of March so customers and hosts can earn free merchandise as well! Contact me for more information.
Apparently there's some large sporting event on TV today….I am planning on doing some cardmaking though! (Although…maybe I should try and do a Costco run if everyone else is watching TV??!! LOL)
I took a watercolour painting class a while back and while I really enjoyed it, I don't always have the time to pull out all the supplies. Plus I discovered that they expected me to be able to draw!! ROFLOL. Using a small piece of Stampin' Up!'s watercolour paper and a stamped image means I can quickly create a mini work of art to share – in this case, on a card.
I love how the scripted pear image coordinates with the En Francais script background stamp. I used the watercolour crayons with the Aquapainter to keep things relatively neat and easy. Stazon ink ensures that the image won't run when the paper gets wet.
This stamp is from Faith in Nature, a set available to purchase with hostess dollars. When you host a qualifying workshop ($200 in sales) you earn dollars that you can spend on anything in the catalogue, including some items that are only available to hostesses. If you're interested in finding out more, contact me to discuss the benefits of having a free workshop or fee-based class with your friends!
I thought I should post this card since it expresses my thoughts today – thank you! It's been a decade (eek!) since I became a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canada. I have had so much fun – making new friends, being creative, earning an extra income to fund my crafting habit and other interests…recently I've reaped the rewards of keeping at this for so long – I've earned recognition for reaching career sales levels and sharing this fun job with others!
