Banner Year Bats

 This is still one of my favorite sets in the August-December 2020 mini catalog. Banner Year!

Here is a card that my upline made with the set on her Facebook live. I made a few changes to add a little of my own take.

Base is Gorgeous Grape, 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Black layer, 3 1/4 x 5 1/2

Purple Posy, 3 x 5 1/2

Banner is made from Purple Posy and Black, using the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch (This punch makes 6 different banners!)

Layering Circles for the sentiment (I used a miscellaneous scalloped circle.)

There is still time to pick up your Banner Year stamp set. This is one of those sets you will get the use of. It covers Halloween, Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas and even Valentine's Day.

Hope you enjoyed the card!

Vickie

Tag Punch Greeting Card

This is a unique design I found on YouTube from Lisa Curcio. I love her videos. They are very clear and easy to understand. Rather than try to take her thunder and explain how to make this card, please visit her YouTube.

Supplies used:

Beautiful Autumn Bundle

Banner Year ("Happy Thanksgiving" inside greeting)

Cardstocks: Cajun Craze, Brushed Metallic, Vanilla, Guilded Autumn DSP

Other supplies: Scalloped Tag Punch, Tasteful Label Dies, Metallic Edge Gold Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder, ruler

After you learn how to make this card, you will want to use this design to make your own cards.

Please shop my website for all these supplies and more. Your orders are much appreciated.

Vickie

Grateful Heart

 I love this card. It is not my design. I copied it somewhere on the web. I usually write down the source so that I can give the artist credit, but I neglected to do that apparently. If it is yours, I apologize and I want you to know that it is a very nice card indeed. The stamp set is Beautiful Autumn. The cute little acorn and leaves comes from the coordinating punch set. You can purchase these in a bundle and save 10%.

The base is Mint Macaroon 8 1/2 x 5 1/2

The dark layer is Early Espresso 4 1/4 x 2 3/4

Brushed Metallic Cardstock 4 x 2 1/2

Cajun Craze 2 3/8 cut with Stitched Shapes

Guilded Autumn DSP 4 1/4 x 1 cut at an angle

Vanilla is cu t with Tasteful Labels Die

Using Versamark stamp the leaves on the Mint Macaroon. Emboss the brushed cardstock with the Greenery Mini Emboss folder and layer on the Early Espresso. Layer the DSP. Layer the Cajun Craze circle. Stamp the sentiment with Early Espresso and cut out with the the Tasteful Labels Die. Stamp the die cut piece using Cajun Craze, Early Espresso and Mint Macaroon. The leaves are also stamped with Cajun Craze and filled in with same. 

Add the ribbon from the Basket Weave & Metallic Combo.

I hope you like the card. What a wonderful message to send to someone special this time of year. 

Please know that I will make you a copy of any of the cards I post on my website. Please contact me through my website if you would like your own personal copy or if you would like to purchase supplies to make your own. 

Visit again soon for more fall ideas.

Vickie

Beautiful Friendship

 Beautiful Friendship is one of my favorite sets. It's beautiful!

This card was posted by Vickie Parsons.

Base: Coastal Cabana 8 1/2 x 5 1/2

Layer: Pool Party 5 1/2 x 4, embossed with Ornate Gardens Embossing Folder

Dies: Layers are both cut with Stitched Rectangles 

Ink: Both flowers are stamped with Pool Party, center is Coastal Cabana, leaves Pear Pizzaz

I finished it up by taking a piece of Polka Dot Tulle ribbon and a piece of Pool Party Shear. I love the Polka Dot Tulle so much that I'm already on my third roll just since June!

Check out the supplies at my website. Your orders are much appreciated at this time.

Check back early next week for more ideas.

Vickie

Sunflowers

Some friends of mine wanted to do a Magic Slider Card. There are many different names for this kind of card i.e. magic window card, hidden message, hidden slider just to name a few. 

I found this one on YouTube by Ashley Fifer. If you would like to make one, I would say "google it"! I chose hers because I liked the set she used and I just happened to have that set. Jar of Flowers. I posted a card using this set not too long ago. You can get another idea for the set and see that here.

I love this card by Ashley but the volume on the video was very very hard to deal with. I had to pause it 100 times I'm sure to get through this card. Determination won!

The idea is that when you pull the tab, it reveals a hidden picture or message. I will give you the supply list of what I used to create, but I would say if you want to make one it is best if you find a video walk through that will work for you.  I'm not even going to try to tell you how to make it. It's not a beginner project! :)

Stamps: Jar of Flowers, Forever Fern (sentiment)

Punch: Jar

Embellishments: Gingham Ribbon (Bumblebee),

Ink: Black Stazon (This is critical. You cannot do this project without Stazon!)

Cardstocks: Vanilla, InColor 6x6, Window Sheets, Bumblebee

Other: Tasteful Labels Dies

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Be blessed!

Vickie

Bright Birthday

 Sorry to be away so long. I've been very busy, er......stamping! I've been busy with work and busy stamping when not at work. Then all of a sudden I remember, I need to post what I've been working on! 

I liked this card from LeeAnn Greff over at Flowerbug's Inkspot the moment I saw it. I have always been one to love color! Not crazy about neon, but I do love bright.

This card uses the So Much Happy Bundle. 

I love that the die cuts out the word happy but it is all still attached. I stamped some stars on the inside with Versamark ink to just give a water look. The banner is part of the die set. I cut that out using the Rainbow Glimmer Paper. It is very shimmery and glittery. It is hard to see in the picture. The balloons are die cut from the New Incolor 6x6.  I love those balloon strings that are die cut also. The sentiment is also from the set. 

What a cheerful card to send someone for their birthday. 

You can find these products and many others at my website.

Until next time, 

Vickie

 

Spooktacular

 Good morning!

I have another Halloween card for you today. This one comes from Lisa Curcio. It is a cute, but very simple card using the Ghoulish Goodies stamp set in the Mini Catalog. 

The base is black 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2 and folded at the top. I stamped a 4 x 2 1/5 piece of the Magic in This Night DSP with the little pumpkin from the same set. 

Next I added a layer of Smoky Slate (4 x 5 1/4) that was embossed with the Cobweb 3D folder from the Mini Catalog. Be sure and stamp that sentiment on the Smoky Slate before embossing. Adhere the stamped DSP to the Smoky Slate layer. I wrapped a piece of the Glittered Organdy Ribbon around this layer and adhered it on the black. Then I tied an extra piece on the front and adhered with a glue dot to hold in place.

Stamp the cat and cut out with Layering Circles. Color his collar with Stampin Blends. Add the spider and a jewel to his collar and you are finished.

As Lisa shared on her post, this is a simple sketch that can be used with lots of different cards. Change your paper and images and you have a totally different card. Here is another that Lisa shared.

Here are the details:

Stamp set and dies-Arrange a Wreath Bundle

Cardstock: Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Guilded Autumn DSP, Brushed Metallic

Ink: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

You can find all of these supplies in the Mini Catalog and Annual Catalog at my website.

Try this easy sketch our for yourself. Have fun!

See you next time!

Vickie