Butterfly Prints Samples!

I just love this card.... I used Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Old Olive, Poppy Parade, and Basic Gray.

The zig zag was done with the Tasteful Trim Die... I embossed the 3 butterflies with White powder and punched them out with the Butterfly Punch...The greeting is from the Curly Cute stamp set and the ribbon is Whisper White 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.

I thought this was a fun card....It uses only Poppy Parade, Basic black and Whisper White.  I used the Scallop Circle Die and the Clear Circle Die for the large circles and the Scallop Circles #2 die for the smaller scallop circle and the Circles #2 die.  I used the 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" square punches and ran the smaller white square thru the Finial Press Embossing Folder.  I used the Rhinestones to add a little sparkle! 

I love this card too!!! I used Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, and Whisper White for this card....I embossed the butterflies in white and punched them out with the butterfly punch.  The Blushing Bride was run thru the Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder.  The Round Tab Punch was used to put the greeting from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp set.  Add a little elegance with the Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon.

I was playing with some different color combinations when I made this card...it is Rich Razzleberry,

Pumpkin Pie, and Old Olive!  Fun!  I ran the Whisper White layer thru the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder and wrapped it with the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon in Pumpkin Pie.  The saying is from the stamp set Word Play and was markered.  Enjoy!

Sweets for the Sweet Samples!!!

I just love this stamp set!!! This card was made by Lisa Schmid and she created a 3 x 6 card and used the Old Olive Patterned DSP and the scallops are from the Tasteful Trim XL Die out of Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie.  The suckers are stamped with Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, and Tempting Turquoise and the sticks are Old Olive with Rich Razzleberry bows.  She punched them out with the 1" circle punch mounted the center sucker with a dimensional and and added 2 way glue and DazzlingbDiamonds glitter!

I had so much fun making this card.... I used  the Big Top Birthday DSP and the colors are Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, and Whisper White.  I used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and the Scallop Edge Punch. I stamped the center Pinwheel outline in Basic Black onto the star DSP and cut it out and put silver mini Brads in the centers and used a dimensional to raise the center pinwheel.

This card was made by Jackie Ross and I just love it!!!  She used Peach Parfait Cardstock that she ran thru the Stripes Embossing Folder.  The letter H is Tempting Turquoise cut out with the Alphabet Simple Letters and attached with dimensionals, the E is from the Broadsheet Alphabet and is stamped in Old Olive and punched out with the 1 3/8" circle punch.  The L's use the sticks stamped in Sahara Sand and the umbrellas are stamped in Peach Parfait and Rich Razzleberry and the Peach one is attached with a dimensional.  The O is stamped in Daffodil Delight and punched out with the 1" circle punch and attached with a dimensional too. 

she used the Tiny Tags set and the Jewelry Tag Punch and some white Bakers Twine and Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon attached to a paper clip!!  Simple and cute!!!

Flower Fest Stamp Set Samples!!!

I just love this stamp set!!!  Again, anything that has a matching punch makes me soooo happy!!!

The colors are Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black and Whisper White... I embossed the flowers and leaves in White Embossing Powder and then punched out using the Fancy Flower Punch and the 1 1/4" Circle punch and did a little cutting on the Melon Mambo flowers.  I ran the Whisper White Cardstock thru the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and punched out the Laced Ribbon Border Punch in Basic Black cardstock.  I also cut out the Scallop Circle #2 die and the 3" Circle die and added the greeting from Sincere Salutations....love it!

This is the card I used for a swap at convention. The colors are Melon Mambo, Tango Tangerine, Wild Wasabi, and Whisper White.  I used the Curly Cute greeting in all 3 colors.  I also used the Fancy Flower, 5 Petal and 1 1/4" Circle Punches....add a few Rhinestones for a touch of bling!!!

I love how simple and cute this card is....colors are Crumb Cake, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, and Calypso Coral.  I used the Fancy Fan Letterpress Plate to create the background on the Calypso Coral cardstock.  The flower and leaves are embossed in white and cut out and attached with dimensionals.  The "hello" is from the stamp set My Friend and  I added a Rhinestone for some bling!

The Designer Series Paper from this card is discontinued but you can substitute it with a different DSP and colors... I love the layout!!!  I used the Butterfly Punch to punch out the 3 different colored butterflies and the Scallop Edge Punch and the Modern Label and Word Window Punches and the greeting is from

Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I love Butterflies and I hope you enjoyed these samples!!!

Floral and Heart samples!!!

This card was made using the stamp set For All You Do and the Newsprint DSP. The colors are Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla.  The brads are from the Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads and the ribbon is the 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Rich Razzleberry.

This card is made using the Cottage Garden stamp set...I used Early Expresso, Baja Breeze, Old Olive and Whisper White...the dots are made with the Dot, Dot, Dot stamp and I added our cute little Rhinestones and some Satin Ribbon....love this!!!

This card is sooooo darling!!! I used the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit with Real Red Cardstock for the strawberry and the stem was made by punching Old Olive with the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch and then cutting it down to 5 petals....The Boho Blossoms Punch made the little white flowers and the leaves are made by stamping the flower in Old Olive and then cutting them into just 2 leaves...assemble with a brad. 

The little flowers are stamped with the Whisper White Craft Pad....so adorable!

I made this card with just Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake...it is so simple and elegant!!!

I used the Finial Press Embossing Folder for the layer on the card...one Scalloped Heart of Hearts embossed heart, and then I cut out a Full Heart punch and ran it thru the Petals a Plenty embossing Folder.  Use the Eyelet Border Punch for the trim and add 3 Pearls and the Crumb Cake Seam Binding.  The saying is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and I completed the card by spritzing with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint.

Enjoy!

Build a Blossom stamp set!!!

I just love it when we come out with a stamp set with a matching punch!!! So when we came out with Build a Blossom and the matching Blossoms Petals Builder punch I was thrilled!! This was a card we made at an open house a while ago...It uses the Window Sheet as the actual card and if you attach the petals on the front of the window sheet  you can hide it by taping the More Mustard layer on the back of the front of the card and the Whisper White on the front so the window sheet is sandwiched between the layers.  The colors of this card are So Saffron, More Mustard, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke and  I used a Vintage Brad for the center.

I love this card....I used Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White and Old Olive ink.  The petals were stamped with Marina Mist on Baja Breeze Cardstock and the leaves are Old Olive on Certainly Celery cardstock.  I ran the Marina Mist and Chocolate Chip thru the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and the ribbon is Baja Breeze Seam Binding.  I sponged the edges in Chocolate Chip and curled the petals and put dimensionals under the center of each petal.   Pretty!

This card uses Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, and Tango Tangerine. 

I ran the Chocolate Chip thru  the Framed Tulip Embossing Folder.  The edges of the Crumb Cake layer are distressed with the Distressing Tool.  The Very Vanilla cardstock is stamped with En Francais background stamp in Crumb Cake and sponged.  The saying is from the You're a Gem stamp set.

Hope you enjoyed the samples!!!

Beautiful Butterflies Big Shot Die!!!

I just loved making this card....I used the Beautiful Butterflies Die with the Patterned Designer Series Paper stacks....The colors are Baja Breeze, So Saffron and Melon Mambo.  I love using the Linen thread for the butterfly body and antennae and to add the cute little button bow!  I also used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and the corner rounder.

This card was made by my friend Dena Rekow...The colors are Basic Black, Crumb Cake, and Daffodil Delight...She cut out the butterfly with  a DSP we do not carry anymore but you could use the Newsprint DSP instead...She used the Pinking Hearts Border Punch and the Boho Blossoms Punch.  Stamp sets used were Word Play and Style Beautiful.  The Rosette in the center was made by cutting a circle out of our Sticky Sheets and then you twist Satin Ribbon and start in the middle of the sticky circle and wrap around and trim off when sticky circle is covered.  Cute!!

I got this idea from a Regional I attended...I cut the Butterflies from the Patterened DSP in Concord Crush.  The backgound was made by taking the clearmount stamp set Broadsheet Alphabet and using

clear block  "I"  and covering the entire block with the letters in different directions and then inked it with the Daffodil Delight ink and stamped it on Daffodil Delight cardstock...I used the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon to add some texture and the Tiny Tags Stamp set and matching Jewelry Tag Punch and attached it with a brad.

The colors on this card are Regal Rose, More Mustard, and Very Vanilla...The background stamp was the Tres Chic Stamp that is discontinued so you could use the En Francais stamp instead...I also used the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder and the Top Note Bigz Die.  The thank you is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and I used the Color Spritzer to splatter the entire card after it was assembled.

How cute is this little post it note hanger??? It was made by my director, Denise Jorgensen, and she too 2 pieces of Daffodil Delight cardstock and a portion of a stack of post it notes and ran them thru the Beautiful Butterflies die all at one time....she made sure that the top of the wings were where the "sticky" part so it will still hold together when cut.  She then ran the Daffodil Delight butterflies thru the Stripes Embossing Folder...she also cut out a Marina Mist butterfly and ran it thru the Perfect Polka Dots folder and then cut our another butterfly out of vellum cardstock...The 3 butterflies are held together with 3 silver Mini Brads.  Use the Crop-a-Dile to punch the 1/8"  hole for the binder rings....such a cute gift!!!

Hope you loved these!!!

Strawberry fun with the Flower Folds Die!!!

I have many requests to show how to make the strawberries found on page 99 of the current Idea Book & Catalog so here is a step by step tutorial.  Enjoy!

Items needed....Flower Folds XL Bigz Die, Extended Cutting Plates, Perfect Polka Dot

Embossing Folder, 5 Petal Punch and Boho Blossoms Punch, Crop-a-dile or a 1/8" circle punch, 6" piece of ribbon, and Red cardstock of your choice...I used Real Red.

Cut out the size flower that you prefer...I like the largest 2 for big strawberries...then run

thru the Perfect Polka Dots folder...punch 1/8" holes in all the petals...CUT away 2 of the petals to the center in a "V" shape.

Tape the end tabs together to form a cone...

Begin to weave the ribbon in and out thru the holes until they all

pull together to make the strawberry shape.

Punch out a 5 Petal Punch in a green color of your choice...I used Certainly Celery..punch a hole in the center of the punched shape and pull the ribbon thru the center hole.

Tie a knot on the top and trim the ends of the ribbon.

To make your own basket... I used Crumb Cake Cardstock...Cut a piece of cardstock

at 4" x 12"....score at 2" the long way and then again at 3 1/2".  The short way you need to score at 3", 6" and 9".  You will need to cut to make the tabs that fold in to make the bottom of the basket and then cut out as shown for the sides and tabs.

Fold and use the Paper Piercing Tool or 1/16" punch to punch thru the layers for the brads to connect the sides together.

View from inside all assembled...

I sponged the basket with Soft Suede when it was all completed to make it look like it had a wood grain. 

Add crinkle and strawberries to make a cute basket!!!

Rue Des Fleurs Stamp Set Samples!

This card was made by Paula Taylor and she used Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, and Very Vanilla cardstock and the Everyday Enchantment DSP.  She used the Labels Collection Framelits and ran the Poppy Parade thru the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  Such a cute touch to add the Soft Suede 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon!

This card was made by Genevieve Ko...she used Soft Suede, Pool Party and Whisper White and the

Attic Boutique DSP.  She used one of our Paper Daisies and sponged it with Soft Suede and attached it with a brad...cute!

This is one from display and I think it is gorgeous!!!  They used Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, and Very Vanilla... with a touch of Poppy Parade Ribbon and Natural Hemp Twine.  I LOVE the little rosettes....just take a 1" strip of cardstock...punch the length with the scallop edge punch and wind into a rosette and attach with Mini Glue Dots and add a pearl in the center. So Beautiful!!!

This is another beautiful vintage card from the displays at Leadership...It is Pool Party, Soft Suede, and Attic Boutique DSP.  She used the Itty Bitty Punch, the Bird Punch branch, and Label Collection Framelits and the Adorning Accents Framelit....gorgeous!!!

The card on the left is Early Espresso ran thru the Finial Press Embossing Folder and she took the Top Note Die and cut out 3 different patterns of the Attic Boutique DSP and then cut them into 3 pieces and did a multi pattern and stamped with Early Expresso on top.  The card on the right uses Soft Suede, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade and created a collage effect.  I love how she spritzed it with the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint that was added to rubbing alcohol to create the sparkle effect.

Such a beautiful set....hope you enjoyed the samples!

Kid cards!!! fun!

I got these 2 swaps at Leadership and I thought they were so cute!!! The card above

was made by my friend Daune Cotter and she used the I Dig You! stamp set!!

She used Pacific Point, Real Red, and Whisper White cardstock and the Big Top DSP.

The scallop was made using the Tasteful Trim XL Bigz Die and the ribbon is the Daffodil Delight

1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon  and I love how she cut out the tires and put a silver brad in the center and then mounted them back on with the dimensionals! Adorabe!

This card was made by Jennifer Taylor and she used the Take A Spin stamp set!

She used Cherry Cobbler, Pacific Point, Old Olive, More Mustard, and Whisper White colors and the

Scallop Circle #2 Die and the 2 1/2 Circle Punch Die.  She ran the Pacific Point thru the Perfect Polka Dot folder and the Mustard was punched with the Scallop Punch.

Hope you enjoyed the cute cards!!!