Stampin' Up! Valley in Bloom Fun Fold Pastor Appreciation Card

Good morning, stamping followers! What, you're not a follower? How come? Just click on the "follow" button. Maybe you'll win a prize...lol! 

Well, remember October is Pastor Appreciation month so I made a personal card for my Pastor. Back on October 1, I posted the card I made for our church women's group to give to him. I kind of kept the theme the same. Pastor Mark really does shine!

This is also a CASE of my card that I made here. I have an instruction sheet if you are interested. Just let me know in a comment with your email or just email me...I really do appreciate your comment though! I will send it to you no matter what. Thanks for stopping by today. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Banner Blessings (retired); Softly Sophisticated (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Pretty Peacock; Pool Party; Basic White; Valley in Bloom DSP; Gold Foil
Ink	Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Stitched Nested Dies (retired); Spellbinder Star Dies

Stampin' Up! Beauty of the Earth Square Birthday

It's Makeover Madness Monday once again. This is a remake of the first card I made with this DSP here. I'm not sure if I prefer one big square or the 4 smaller ones. What do you like?

For this card, I used the Lily of the Valley Stamp Set for the front sentiment. I sponged the Zig Zag EF Basic White panel with Old Olive Ink. The sentiment is stamped with Golden Glow Ink.

The DSP square is 3" x 3" and the mat is 3 1/8" x 3 1/8". The embossed panel is 4" x 5 1/4" and the Golden Glow card base is 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2".

I used a retired Ornate Frames Die to cut out the sentiment and adhered it with Dimensionals.

I love the Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4" trim tied with the white Baker's Twine. I didn't add any other embellishments because I didn't want to take away from the ribbon placement.

For the inside sentiment, I used the Unbounded Love Stamp Set (retired).
 

I added a 1/2" strip of the other side of the trees and called it done.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

 

Stampin' Up! Beauty of the Earth Strip Birthday Card

Good Sunday morning, peeps. This is the next to last day of Beauty of the Earth DSP...I think...but I have been known to be wrong. Unlike the Fonze, I can say that word...lol!

This card employs strips that measure 1" x 3" and the mats are 1 1/8" x 3 1/8". Take a look see...

Thanks for stopping by today and if you'd like to know what I used to create the card, everything is in the chart.

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lily of the Valley
Card stock & Papers	Golden Glow; Basic White; Beauty of the Earth DSP (retired)
Ink	Golden Glow; Old Olive
Accessories	Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4" Trim; Dimensionals; Glossy Garden Dots
Tools	Unbounded Love Dies; Zig Zag EF (retired); Blending Brush

Stampin' Up! Another Beauty Birthday Card

Hello again, my stamping friends. I'm on a roll with using up the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper. Take a look see...

 I will admit, this is not one of my favorite cards. I'm not good at triangular placements AND I flunked Geometry in high school and had to go to summer school where I excelled at it. SO, it had to be the teacher, right? I'm also not a fan of rickrack and got this through a paper/ribbon share. The Sparkle Dot Essentials embellishments were from that same share. To me, the card looks way too busy and cluttered. I could accept it if it had been created for a challenge!

I took a 3" x 3" square piece of DSP and cut it into 4 triangles. Then I cut a 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Old Olive card stock and cut that into triangles. I thought I had the rickrack situated so that it would look balanced, but alas, I think I failed that course too!

The sentiment is from The Cutest Crew Stamp Set and I cut it out with a Spotlight on Nature die.

The inside is plain and simple using another stamp from the aforementioned set and adhered a 1/2" strip of DSP.

Thanks for stopping by today and tomorrow will be another "Beauty"! Hope you are having a great weekend so far.
 

 

Stampin' Up! Phrases & Frames Birthday Card

Good Friday morning, peeps! We're half way through October and I decided to get out some old semi-fall DSP to make some cards. Take a look see... 

Do you remember the Beauty of the Earth DSP? I have very little left so apparently I really loved it and wasn't afraid to use it. I'm done hoarding DSP like I used to do.

I also used an old embossing folder...Zig Zag and sponged the white cardstock with Golden Glow Ink. 

The stamp I used on the tree squares is from the retired Number of Years Stamp Set. However, the sentiment on the smallest Everyday Arches Die is from the current Phrases & Frames Stamp Set. I sponged it with Old Olive Ink to dull the brightness of the white cardstock. The Glossy Garden Dots are new and I used the Old Olive ones. 

The 3/8" RickRack is also Old Olive. I do hope that color does not disappear in 2027! I liked the way it closed the gap between the squares. I added a 1/8" strip of DSP on the side just because I could...lol!

For the inside...

another stamp from the Phrases & Frames set stamped in Old Olive and tapping one of the old sponges SU used to sell. They still sell the daubers but I never cared for them. I like the mottled effect here as opposed to the smooth look of the Blending Brushes...but I do love my blending brushes!! I added a strip of the DSP that was left from the strip on the front.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great weekend ahead of  you. 

Measurements:

DSP squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (4)

Solid Mats 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" (4)

Stampin' Up! Painted Patch Birthday Card

Happy Thursday, peeps! I think I've used this DSP more than any other I have purchased this year! I've also done my fair share of fussy cutting...take a look see...

I was inspired by Lynn Dunn. I could have die cut the gourds BUT I had used most of that pattern and only had partial scraps left...just enough to adhere 7 across the bottom!

My card base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. I stamped the pumpkin/gourd images on the Cajun Craze base. 

Next I cut a piece of the DSP 1 3/4 x 4 1/4 and adhered it to the right side of the card base. Using that same pattern, I cut a piece 3 x 3 and adhered it to a 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 piece of Secret Sea cardstock. I took a piece of 1 x 3 Cajun Craze cardstock and embossed it with the Rustic 3D EF. I adhered that next to the square DSP.

The sentiment from the Painted Pumpkins Stamp Set is stamped with Secret Sea ink and I sponged it with Cajun Craze ink. I adhered it at an angle to the square with Dimensionals  and adhered the entire piece to the card front with liquid glue.

Then I just adhered my fussy cut gourds across the bottom in no particular order...just what pleased my eye. I added two Pool Party Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots to the upper right corner on the embossed piece and called it quits except for the inside...

The sentiments are from the retired Round We Go Stamp Set and the acorns are fussy cut from the scraps of DSP.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Stampin' Up! Dreamy Snowflake Merry Christmas Card

 

Welcome to the very first Creative Connections Blog Hop! We’re a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who love sharing our creativity and inspiring others through paper crafting. Each month, we come together to share projects, ideas, and inspiration to spark your own creativity. We’re so glad you’re hopping along with us! Here's a thumbnail of my card.

 

This was another card that we made at our CNCK retreat in September. Tara brought the kit and I absolutely love the colors she chose for a non-traditional Christmas card. Take a look see at it enlarged...

There's just something about Barely Blush and Secret Sea together, don't you think? 

Thank you for joining us on the Creative Connections Blog Hop! We hope you’ve found some inspiration to take back to your own craft room. Be sure to visit the other talented demonstrators in today’s hop to see what they’ve created. Happy crafting. We hope you’ll join us again next month, where creativity connects us! 

Stesha Bloodhart

Peggy Noe

Beth McCullough

Debbie Mageed

Su Mohr

Karen Finkle - that's me!

Mary Deatherage

Sue Jackson

 

Project Details—All Products Current SU!
Stamps	Dreamy Snowflakes
Card stock & Papers	Thick Basic White; Barely Blush; Secret Sea; Soft Sea Foam; Basic White; Winter Dreams DSP
Ink	Secret Sea; VersaMark
Accessories	Metallic Embossing Powder; Secret Sea & Gold Satin Ribbon; Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes
Tools	Dreamy Snowflake Hybrid EF; Frosted Pinecone Dies; Merriest Tag Dies