Beautiful You is a very versatile stamp set. There are 3 images and 8 sayings. This week I want to show you many ways to use this set. Monday's card shows
a stamped image
a stamped saying
Some color using our new water color pencils
Some sprinkles in the background made by tapping an aqua painter or marker on your finger
The ground made by brushing color along the bottom edge of the card.
The technique for this week is called Paper Piecing. It is simple and involves just two steps.
1. Stamp your chosen image on a piece of cardstock.
2. Stamp the same image on a piece of designer paper.
3. Cut out the hat and the dress from the designer paper, and glue them onto the same parts of the cardstock image. You now have paper pieced a dress and hat onto the original design adding a bit of color.
Notice the stamped lace image. That is one of the free stamp sets you can order from the Sale a Bration catalog. It is called Delicate Details and can be used in so many ways. In this card it just finishes off the card in a feminine way.
Sale a Bration continues through the end of March. So, check out your wish list and find $50 worth of items and you can have Delicate Details as your free stamp set.
Come back tomorrow to see a WOW card made with the Beautiful You stamp set.
March Paper Pumpkin kit was really cute, featuring 4 cards each with a place for a gift card and 4 gift card holders. But, I need just a few gift card holders each year, so I decided to try and use the supplies I was given to make some cards.
I thought this card was really cute. I found it on Pinterest and it was connected to a blog called creativejuice created by Loni Spendlove. It used a couple of the stamps included in the kit, and the balloon punch to make matching balloons. The banner on the side of the word box is actually two small banners made to look like a long one.
I love the simplicity of this card that Liz Baily at myelegantcards made. The adorable background paper is actually cut from one of the envelopes. I would love to see some designer paper like this pattern.
For this card I used several different parts of the leftovers and some of my favorite punches. And this is a Sushi Original!
Last but not least I used several left over parts from the envelopes and belly band to make graduated banners. I stamped the saying and then cut it apart for a different look.
This is really a lot of fun and help me use up lots of old supplies. Nothing to throw away. That appeals to the part of me that recycles and tries to avoid waste.
My new paper pumpkin came in the mail today and I hope to have some projects made with the leftovers on Friday.
Come back tomorrow to see what I have done with the October 2015 kit called Blissful Bouquet.
I got the idea for this card from Connie Babbert. Her ,Inkspired Creations, has so many inspirational ideas that I like. I like this card for its simplicity and elegance. You can duplicate this card in 4 easy steps.
1. Emboss the card front using the Fancy Fan embossing folder.
2. Stamp the snowflake from the Festive Flurries stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink.
3. Cut out the two snowflakes using the Festive Flurries framelits. Both snowflakes can be cut out at the same time, especially if you have the Magnetic Platform.
4. Stamp the saying of your choice onto the top layer of white card stock. I used one of the sayings from the More Merry Messages (126402). This stamp set is not in the current catalog but still available to order.
5. Add your finishing touches by layering the pieces together and you have a great card made in under a half an hour.
I found a card similar to this on the internet somewhere. It was a square card, so I fixed it up to be a regular sized card.
1. I changed the size of the squares to rectangles.
2. Instead of Season of Style designer paper that was on the sample I looked at, I used the polka dot paper from the Brights designer paper stack.
3. I wanted a saying on the card so I used the Thinlits Expressions merry. It is so easy to make minor changes to a card you like to accommodate you needs and likes.
This is a simple card that will be featured in my All About Christmas cards class today and tomorrow.
If you love the Gift Bow die I used on this card, it is on sale this week until the end of the day Monday. I would be glad to order it for you.
How would you change my design to make it your own?
