I wanted to share with you my favourite (at least at the moment) stamp set from the Holiday Catalogue that is coming your way on September 1st.  I just love the image from this set - doesn't seem to matter what colour is used.

For this card, I decided to try out a technique that I've been seeing on lots of blogs and Pinterest posts.  I'm not sure what it's called, but I love it.


I love how it turned out!

Instructions

1. Score Early Espresso Card Stock (5 1/2" x 8 1/2") at 4 1/4" and fold in half to make card base. 
2. Stamp flower image in 3 places on Whisper White cardstock (4 x 5 1/4"). The is a 2 step process - stamp first with Daffodil Delight ink and then stamp with second image using Crushed Curry. For the middle image, mask over the image on the right hand side using a cut out stamped flower image.
3. Stamp solid leaves using Pear Pizzazz and then stamp over them with the patterned image in Old Olive.
4. Stamp centre of flower using Early Espresso.
5. Using Large Letter dies, centre the letters on the stamped card stock. Since I needed to cut 2 "L's", I cut the last "L" along with the "F" and the "A" and then went back and cut the middle "L" as a second step.
6. Adhere the stamped piece of card stock to the Crushed Curry card stock using Snail.
7. Using regular sized and mini Dimensionals, adhere the cut out letters over top of the letter holes.
8. Adhere a piece of Old Olive ribbon to the bottom front. Tie a knot around ribbon using Linen Thread.
9. Adhere Crushed Curry card stock piece to front of card.

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Today I CASE'd (Copy and Share Everything) a card that uses one of my favourite stamp sets in the catalogue - A Little Wild.  I have to admit, I'm not normally drawn to stamps sets that seem to be geared for baby and kid cards, but this one got me!

Here's the card I CASE'd from page 108 of the Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue.

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This Little Piggy

Are you in love with this adorable stamp set (Item 143922)?  I am!  Every card is so cute and makes me smile!

I wanted to share with you some of the cards I've received from my swap friends across Canada. First, isn't this card adorable?  My friend Liane Binder has combined This Little Piggy with the Coffee Cafe Bundle (Item 145331) and Coffee Break Designer Series Paper (Item 144155)


Next is a card by my friend Ellie Blake.  I love the colours that Ellie used - Fresh Fig with Blushing Bride. Doesn't this card make you smile!

Finally, a card by my friend Diane Evans.  Diane has used embossing paste for the clouds and makes use of the Wood Crate Framelits (Item 143730) and Wood Textures Designer Series Paper
(Item 144177).  Love it!

Back with another instalment of my "Can you CASE it" series.  This time I've CASE'D (Copy and Share Everything) a card from page 166 of the Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue.



Do you love to colour?  I do.  There's something very relaxing about it - even though these days I find I need to put my glasses on to see :(  The Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper (Item 144155) is perfect if you love to colour.  The images are whimsical and easy to colour.

The card features the house paper and I love the bright colours that are featured. It reminds me of San Francisco with the row of brightly coloured houses.  The architecture also reminds me of the houses along the canals in Amsterdam.

I stayed true to the catalogue picture and used the new Embossing Paste to create textured clouds in the background!

Here's my card:

• Just Add Text Stamp set (Item 143934)
• Just Add Colour Designer Series Paper (Item 144180)
• Pool Party Card Stock (Item 122924)
• Whisper White Card Stock (Item 100730)
• Basic Black Archival Stampin' Ink Pad (Item 140931)
• Crushed Curry 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (Item 144182)
• Embossing Paste (Item 141979)
• Palette Knife (Item 142808)
• Stampin' Write Markers - Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive
• Pretty Label punch (Item 143715)

• September - Painted Harvest
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• Kit will be mailed by September 8th
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• Kit will be mailed by October 13th
• November - Feeling of Christmas
• Register by October 27th
• Kit will be mailed by November 8th
• December - Cheers to the Years
• Register by November 26th
• Kit will be mailed by December 8th

I just love the Baby Bear stamp set in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.  No matter what colour you make the bear, he's just adorable.  Today I want to share with you a card I CASE'd (Copy and Share Everything) from the catalogue. You can check out the original on page 110.  Is this an adorable card!
 Here's the card I made.  I used Early Espresso instead of Soft Suede, but that is about all I changed.

Supply List:

• Baby Bear Stamp set (Item 141859)
• Coffee Break Designer Series Paper (Item 144155)
• Early Espresso Card Stock (Item 119686)
• Whisper White Card Stock (Item 100730)
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Ink Pad (Item 126978)
• Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Ink Pad (Item 126976)
• Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Ink Pad (Item 126974)
• Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon (Item 144234)
• Delicate White Doilies (Item 141701)
• Glitter Enamel Dots (Item 144200)

I wanted to share with you a birthday card I made over the weekend.  It is one of the cards that we'll be making tonight at my Make and Take Tuesday event.  I originally designed the card using the Happy Birthday Thinlet and then decided that it was a card that could be re-created with the Stylized Birthday stamp set for those people who don't have a Big Shot.

I love how it turned out.

First the card with the Happy Birthday Thinlet.



Here's the cards with the stamped Happy Birthday.  Just as beautiful


Supply List

• Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock (Item 144245)
• Whisper White Card Stock (Item 100730)
• Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper (Item 144125)
• Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad (Item 144086)
• Happy Birthday Thinlits (Item 143700) - Card #1
• Metallic Enamel Shapes (Item 141678)
• Beautiful Bouquet stamp set (Item 143666)
• Stylized Birthday Stamp Set (Item 141828) - Card #2
• Big Shot (Item 143263) - Card #1

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First, here's the card I CASE'd.

Now, here's my card.

• Wood Words (Item 143925 (wood) or Item 143928 (clear))
• Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack (Item 144177)
• Copper Trim (Item 144179)
• Calypso Coral Classic stampin' pad (Item 126983)
• Early Espresso Stampin' Pad (Item 126974)
• Whisper White Card Stock Whisper White card stock (Item 100730)
• Early Espresso Card Stock (Item 119686)
• Snail (Item 104332)
• Dimensionals (Item 104438)

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