Always Thinking of You

Yay for Friday!

Today's post is from Andrea Walford. She uses the stamp set Field of Flowers. This is one of the new sets in the annual catalog. I just love the summer look.

 

The base is white cardstock cut at 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 folded with the fold at the top. I sponged a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of white with Coastal Cabana graduating lighter towards the bottom. Next I ran the layer through my big shot using the Parisian Flourish 3D embossing folder. This piece can be adhered to your base.

Stamp the grass image in Granny Apple Green at the bottom of a white layer 3 x 4 1/4.

I used my Stamparatus tool to give me correct placement of my sentiment. Stamp the dragonfly image in Bermuda Bay once and then a second time without re-inking.

The flowers are all on one image. Stamp these in Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade and Mango Melody. Use the new Confetti Flowers Border punch to punch these out. Adhere the flowers with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Be careful. Some of the flowers are really small and you only need a tiny dab of glue.

Adhere this to a black layer cut at 4 3/8 x 3 1/8 to give a tiny black border.

Add bling and you've got a beautiful Field of Flowers!

The weather has been a little cooler. Enjoy the rest of your week!

Vickie

Wishing You Fabulous

Welcome!

Today I am showing a card featuring the All Things Fabulous stamp and die set. These can be purchased separately or they come bundled together which saves 10% on your cost.

My inspiration for this card was a card posted by Jackie DaSilva on Pinterest. I believe she made a 4 x 4 card. I made a regular A2 size card.

It has a white base at 8 1/2 x 5 1/2.

The next layer features the new In Color Cinnamon Cider cut at 5 x 3 3/4.

The white layer is 4 3/4 x 3 1/2. The Cinnamon Cider polka dot is our new 2020-2022 In Color 6 x 6 DSP cut at 3 1/2 x 1 1/4.

I stamped the flowers with Daffodil Delight, So Saffron and Crushed Curry in that order. Cut these out using the coordinating die cuts.

I stamped the leaves in Mossy Meadow and cut them out using the coordinating die cuts.

Lastly, I added some bling using some sequins from the up and coming Mini Catalog! So I will keep those a secret for now! Shhh....

The new Mini Catalog will go live on August 4th!  If you don't have a Mini Catalog, contact me through my website and I will send you one.

All of these supplies can be purchased through my website.

Hope you enjoy your Wednesday. Come back to visit soon!

Vickie

A Little Hello

Good Monday morning!

I have one last card with the Birds and Branches Bundle today. My original plan was to start something new today, but alas I let the good light go away before I got my pictures. Also, I had one more card with my birds so I thought I would go ahead and post it. I love birds, so this set will be one I return to over and over. This card was posted on pinterest by Josiee Smuck.

Card details:
Base Blushing Bride 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
White 5 x 3 3/4
Crumb Cake 3 3/4 x 3 1/4

Run the crumb cake through your machine using the subtle embossing folder. Add crumb cake ink with a sponge. Adhere this piece to your blushing bride.

Using the Birds and More die, cut the circle out of the middle of the white.

Stamp 3 flowers with Flirty Flamingo. Stamp a bird with Pacific Point and then use Balmy Blue with the fill in stamp. Stamp 3 eggs (these are all on one image) in Blushing Bride. Stamp the next with Gray Granite. Cut all these images out with your die cuts.

Stamp sentiment with Pacific Point onto a piece of Balmy Blue. Use the Classic Label punch to cut this piece out. Cut off the left side.

Assemble card as shown. I put everything on the white piece and then adhered it to the base with dimensionals.

Lastly add a piece of linen thread. I mentioned earlier this week, I wrap the thread several times around two fingers, then tie a second piece around the middle to get this look. Add some bling and your finished!

I hope you have enjoyed these cards from the Birds and Branches Bundle this week. You can find these supplies and lots more at my website.

Happy Stamping,

Vickie

Bird Diorama

Whew! Another week almost gone.

Today I have a very special card for you from Julie Davison. She has a really cool blog. Check it out!

I love this diorama card that I ran across. I wish I was better at photography, but alas, I am severely challenged! I put the inside of the card also, because it is kind of hard to tell from the picture just how it is. This card folds flat to fit inside a regular A2 envelope.

Just Jade cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 YOU NEED TWO

Score both pieces exactly the same at 1/2", 1" 4 1/4" and 5" (Score them separately, not at the same time. This makes for more accurate scoring which will result in cleaner folds.)

White cardstock 3 3/8 x 4 1/8 YOU NEED TWO

Using the Birds and Branches bundle, stamp the branches and leaves on one of the white pieces. I stamped the leaves with Soft Suede, the leaves with Just Jade.

Stamp the bird with Soft Suede and the fill in stamp with So Saffron. Stamp 3 flowers with Flirty Flamingo. Cut all these out with the Birds and More die set. While you have the die set at your fingertips, cut the leafy circle out of the middle of one of the green pieces.

The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings stamped with Soft Suede. It has just the right size greetings to fit in those little places and it has one for every occasion.

Cut the greeting out with the smallest rectangle from Stitched So Sweetly die set. This is a die set I pull time and time again. It has the perfect shapes for sentiments and sized images. I attached a 1/4" strip of So Saffron behind the image. Attach this to the circle piece with dimensionals. Attach your flowers with dimensionals also.

Attach your bird to the white piece over the branches with dimensionals. Attach this piece to the middle of the second green piece.

Stamp a second white piece with a sentiment of your choice and another bird if you desire. Attach this piece to the back of the green piece that you put the leaves and branches on. This is the back of the card. Here is what Julie did.

I finished the card up with a piece of linen thread wrapped around my fingers several times and then tied with a second piece in the middle. This was my own personal addition. Add pearls to the middle of the flowers.

Then stand back and admire your work before you run to pull cardstock to make a second diorama card. These are so much fun and stand so nicely on your desk or table. They are the perfect card to make for someone. It's almost like giving them a gift.

Enjoy!

Vickie

You Are Special Bird

I'm back with another Birds and Branches card.

This is one of my favorite sketches. I got it from an Angel Company catalog years and years ago. I have used it to make all sorts of cards.

I started with a base of Shaded Spruce 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2.

I can't hardly make a bird card without using the new Forever Greenery DSP. They just go together! So I added a strip on the left. This piece is 1 1/4 x 5 1/4.

I used the new Mini Greenery Embossing Folder. This is a pack of 2 embossing folders. Both are 6 1/4 x 3 3/8. I embossed a piece of Pear Pizzazz cut at 3 7/8 x 2 5/8.

The sentiment from Tasteful Touches is stamped with Shaded Spruce on a piece of Soft Sea Foam cut at 2 5/8 x 1 1/4.

Then I stamped the bird with Pretty Peacock. Colored his top wing with Lt. Gray Granite Stampin Blend and the rest of the bird with Lt. Pretty Peacock Stampin Blend.

The nest is stamped with Gray Granite. Lastly I stamped the eggs with Pool Party and then added some additional spots with my Lt. Gray Granite Stampin Blend.

I cut all of these pieces out with the coordinating die set, Birds and More.

There is a long piece that cuts that lovely border in the die set.
I had to work hard to arrange it so that it looked right on both sides since it is so detailed.

I love working with this Birds and Branches bundle. It is one that I will use often.

You can find all of these products on my website.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vickie

Robin Bird

Monday, Monday......

Not my favorite day of the week. I've heard it said, "Why is Monday so far from Friday, but Friday is so close to Monday?" That's a good question!

The featured set this week is Birds and Branches. It is featured on page 120 of the annual catalog. The nice thing about the birds in this set is that they are kind of generic. You can really color them to be any bird you like by the colors/inks you choose to work with.

This card is a take on a card pictured on the catalog page. I have seen many variations. This is mine.

Here are some details:

Base cardstock Garden Green 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
Forever Greenery DSP 5 1/4 x 4
Pear Pizzazz die cut using the 2nd largest die in Stitched Rectangles
White die cut using the 3rd largest die in Stitched Rectangles

Stamp the branch with Soft Suede and the leaves with Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment is from the Butterfly Gala set using Calypso Coral ink. The bird is stamped with Soft Suede. Color the top wing with Light Gray Granite Stampin Blend, the bottom with Calypso Coral. I stamped the nest with Gray Granite which is different from the brown in the catalog sample. The eggs are Pool Party. Die cut the eggs, nest and bird with the coordinating dies Birds and More. The nest is adhered using Stampin 
Dimensionals.

Here is another background:

Which one do you like the best? I think I like the first one, but I keep wavering :)

All of these products and more can be found on my website.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Vickie

Forever Flourishing

YAY!! Friday! Always glad when Friday comes around.

Today I'm posting my last card this week using the Forever Fern Bundle. Don't worry. This is one of my very favorite bundles from the new catalog. There will be more. I am constantly reaching for the beautiful greenery die pieces from the Forever Flourishing Die Set.

I saw this card posted on Pinterest from Stamp It Up With Jamie!

This card is very elegant yet so simple. Love it!

Base is Whisper White 8 1/2 x 5 1/2

DSP 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 layered on Pretty Peacock 2 x 5 1/2

Cut the largest leaf from Pretty Peacock. The triangular leaf is die cut from one of our newest In Color Paper in the new catalog, Just Jade. Stamp two leaf images from Soft Sea Foam and the other from Pear Pizzazz and die cut with the Forever Flourishing Dies. Stamp the sentiment on Just Jade and die cut using the smallest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle Dies. Add some gold twine behind the sentiment and adhere with dimensionals.

That's it! 

All of these products are available through my website.

Have a great weekend! See you next week with a new featured stamp set.

Vickie

Forever Fern Z Fold

Wednesday!! The week is half over already.

Love this Z fold card using the Forever Greenery Suite. The paper in this collection is just one of  my all time favorites. It's just beautiful!!

I cased this card from Stampin in the Meadows. I was able to duplicate her card almost exact, except I forgot to order the beautiful Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper that goes with this suite. Silly me. So for that little detail, I had to improvise using a random die that I had. Needless to say....I do have that on my list for my next order!

Base:  Granny Apple Green scored at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4

DSP: 2 pieces (geenery and striped) 1 7/8 x 5 1/4, back of card 4 x 5 1/4

White inside: 3 1/4rx 4 1 /2

Pretty Peacock front layer: 3 1/4 x 4 1/2

Soft Sea Foam 3 x 4 1/4

Run the Soft Sea Foam through the NEW  Mini Greenery Embossing Folder. Love these little Mini Folders. They come in a set of two. They are designed for our Mini Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine (coming soon!). Layer that on the Pretty Peacock. Cut the triangular looking leaf out of vellum cardstock and adhere to the Soft Sea Foam layer. I added a gold die cut berry leaf next. 

Stamp the leaves using Pretty Peacock and Pear Pizzazz and die cut with Forever Flourishing die. Add to the Soft Sea Foam layer. Using Pretty Peacock, stamp "hello" on to white cardstock and die cut using the smallest rectangle in Stitched So Sweetly die set.  Add some gold bling.

On the inside layer I stamped the leaves with Pretty Peacock and Pear Pizzazz (both stamped off). 

Love this z card fold that fits into a regular A2 envelope. Beautiful. If you would like to order a card for yourself, please email me through my website. You can find that information and order any of these products HERE.

See you soon!

Vickie

Forever Fern To A Friend

Back today with yet another card using the Forever Fern bundle. This card, as my previous post, was created by Lee Ann Greff.

Here is are the details:
Base: Coastal Cabana 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
Gorgeous Grape 4 7/8 x 3 5/8
White 4 3/4 x 3 1/2

I masked the white on both the left and the right leaving just the strip showing. This area is about an inch wide. I used frog tape to do my masking. It is a very low tack tape that will not destroy the cardstock when I remove it. I sponged the open area with Coastal Cabana being a little heavier on the bottom portion.

Then I stamped the leaves with Coastal Cabana, followed by Gorgeous Grape. I chose to die cut the white leaves out of our vellum cardstock. Finished it off with the sentiment from the set and a bow from our crinkled seam binding ribbon. Very easy and quick and stunning technique.

Shop these catalog products HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Vickie

Forever Fern Hello

Happy Monday!

This week I am featuring the Forever Fern Stamps and dies. This set comes in a gorgeous suite of products or if you just want the stamps and die, you can get them in a bundle. My first two cards I'll be posting this week were created by LeeAnn Greff. Love these colors that she put together.

Base: Granny Apple Green 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
Layer: Gorgeous Grape 5 x 3 3/4
White: 3 pieces each at 1 1/2 x 3 1/2

I laid my 3 pieces next to each other and stamped the largest leaf in Coastal Cabana. Then I stamped the green leaves with Granny Apple Green. Lastly I stamped with Gorgeous Grape.

The tag was die cut using the smallest die in Tasteful Labels. I layered it on a piece of Granny Apple Green and fussy cut around it. The sentiment is from the Forever Fern Stamp set stamped in Gorgeous Grape. I colored two of our smallest pearls using the Dark Granny Apple Green stampin blend marker.

Hope you enjoyed this card idea. You can shop all these products HERE.

Vickie

Paper Pumpkin

Good afternoon!  It is a pretty nice Saturday for a July. Hot but with a little breeze. With the hot temperatures and most staying in because of Covid19, I wanted to take a moment to do a shout out to Paper Pumpkin. If you are not familiar with Paper Pumpkin, it is a monthly subscription of FUN.

It comes in its own little box with all the stamps, ink and paper you need to create the fun projects for the month. Everything is precut and ready to go. Most months the kit is for cards, but some months have gift and/or treat projects.

Paper Pumpkin is a fun way to build a collection of stamps and ink to use on other projects. The EXTRA nice thing about Paper Pumpkin is the leftovers. Sometimes I have cool die cuts, embellishments and bling that allows me to create extra projects. Here is a post I did just a couple of weeks ago using what I had left from the April 2020 kit.There are always "alternative" projects found on Pinterest or other social media on the web that give you different ideas to use your kit.

Now for a preview. The four cards posted here came in the July Paper Pumpkin kit. It was one of my favorites. So bright, sunny and cheerful. With everything provided, I had 12 cards completed in no time. I forgot to mention, every card comes with an envelope, usually a designer envelope ready to mail.

  

Loved the pineapple one. Pineapples have an old history of meaning friendship and hospitality. What a perfect card to send to a friend.

  

Hope you will sign up HERE today! 

Whale Done Z Card

Hello! I hope you have had a good week.

Today I am posting my last card (for now) using the Whale Done set. This is a brand new set this year and is definitely one of my favorites. For some reason I have always been partial to fish sets.
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This is a z card fold. I stamp lifted the idea from Krista Thomas over at Regalstamping.com. I did make some changes. You can see the original card here.

Here is my version:

The z fold cards display very nicely. I made this one a birthday card.

Card base: Pretty Peacock 11 x 4 1/4-scored at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 (layer base)

Whale of a Time DSP: 4 x 2 1/2, 4 x 2 1/2 (inside piece), 5 1/4 x 4 (inside base), 3 x 3 (front)

Sentiment: Stamped in Pretty Peacock and die cut circle from Tasteful Labels

Here are some details:

With Calypso Coral I stamped a few fish on the inside base. Using the Whale Builder Punch I punched the whale from Pretty Peacock cardstock, Smoky Slate for the belly piece and last with a small piece of black to catch the eye. (Save your extra pieces for another time.)

Using Pretty Peacock I stamped the whale back with the speckles. I sponged the edges of the whale with Pretty Peacock and the belly piece with Smoky Slate. Stamping off one time, I stamped the belly piece very lightly with the speckles also. Assemble the whale attaching the belly piece first, and then the fin. Layer the 3 x 3 piece of DSP onto the layer. Then attach the whale using dimensionals. Adhere this piece to the front of your card being careful to put adhesive only on one side of the front.

Lastly, stamp your sentiment onto Whisper White using Pretty Peacock. Cut this out using the circle die from the Tasteful Labels Die set. I put my adhesive onto the corner of the 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 piece so that I wouldn't accidentally get adhesive where I didn't want it to be. 

I added a few random pieces of  bling and that was that! LOVE how this card turned out. Z fold cards are an all time favorite with everyone. They display very nicely on your desk or tabletop.

Shop for your supplies online HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by. Come back next week to see a different set featured.

Blessings,

Vickie

Whale Done-Thanks a Ton

Hello!

I have another card for you today featuring Whale Done and Whale of a Time DSP.

This card was designed by Libby Fens. I needed a thank you card for someone and this was just the thing. So fun and quick!

Card base is Pool Party 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Whale of a Time DSP 4 3/4 x 3 1/2

Whale of a Time DSP 3 3/4 x 3

Pool Party 4 x 3/4

I stamped the large seaweed on the bottom of the card with Pool Party. I put down the dark layer nested right up against the top, followed by the sea horses. Don't you just love those sea horses? I stamped the pool party strip with Pretty Peacock using a sentiment in the Whale Done set. I attached this strip with dimensionals. The whale is punched out of a piece of the DSP using the Whale Builder Punch. I did not layer the whale, but I did put dimensionals on his tail since it went off of the strip which was attached with dimensionals. This made the whale lay nice and even. The Whale Builder Punch is part of a bundle, or if you prefer you can purchase the Whale Done Suite which has all of the Whale Done, punch, embossing folder, paper and embellishments for one price. 

Hope you like the card! You can buy your supplies HERE. 

Blessings,

Vickie

Whale Done

Hello! Glad you came to visit.

It has been so hot, I decided to work with a stamp set that makes me think of nice, cool, wonderful water and a beach!

Whale Done is my focus this week. It is one of my favorite stamp sets in the new catalog. It has some nice sayings, a seahorse, jelly fish, a very nice whale and last but not least a sea turtle! Whale of a Time designer series paper has some really nice designs that go with the stamp set. It is so easy to pick a paper, pick a stamp and you're just about done with a card.

My first card this week using this set focuses on the sea turtle. I found this card on the internet and saved a picture so I could make it. After putting the card together, I tried to trace my steps to find the designer and I did not have any luck at all. So if it's you, I do apologize for not giving you the credit. I LOVE your card. I pretty much stamped it just like her original. She did not show her inside, so I was on my own. I stamped a coral in calypso coral! I took these pictures with the cards sitting on a piece of Granny Apple cardstock. It is not part of the card.

 

Details:

Card base Pacific Point 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Whale of a Time DSP (Sea Turtles) 5 1/4 x 3 1/4

Whale of a Time DSP (Seaweed) 5 1/4 x 3/4 (This is right snug up against the other paper)

Cut the sea turtle out of another piece of the Whale of a Time DSP and pop it up on dimensionals.

Stamp the sentient from Rooted in Nature stamp set using Pacific Point ink. Fussy cut and add to front.

I added a few pieces of bling.

That's it!

If you want to make your own card, you can find all of the supplies HERE.

What a wonderful, fun card to send to someone to encourage. 

Blessings,

Vickie