I’ve been wanting to play with the Enjoy the Rhythm stamp set and the Rock and Roll Designer Series Paper for awhile, and when I saw the challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz, I knew I had the perfect opportunity. I’m not sure if playing a guitar is actually a sport but my brother plays and I wanted to make this card for him.
I love black and white cards with a pop of red. I think they are classy looking. And I loved the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Actually, I love both of them. So be sure to check out both of those challenges.
The nice thing about this card is you don’t need a lot of supplies either. Thanks for checking it out.
Over at Tuesday Morning Sketches they are having a sketch challenge. I really liked the layout because it gives you a chance to really show off beautiful Paper. Here is the sketch.
That layout is perfect for the Meandering Meadows DSP. The paper is so beautiful you almost want to frame it. I had a hard time picking which one I wanted to use because they are all so gorgeous. I picked the one that had the most sky so the sentiment wouldn’t cover up as much.
And speaking of sentiments, I would buy this set just for that sentiment. I need to be reminded that everyday is a fresh start!
The Meandering Meadows Suite is such a great collection and is only available online. The stamps and diecuts are great, especially if you like putting together scenes. It has a gate, wheelbarrow, and a wonderful window that can be used in so many ways! Plus many other stamps and diecuts. I hope you’ll go check it out.
I started my Paper Pumpkin subscription back up again. I had collected quite a few of those red boxes and hadn’t opened them. I found myself in need of some room and in a creative funk, so I opened one up and got to work. I was surprised to find myself enjoying them again. This is the first one I have done since I started again.
I thought the bees would be cute on the fruit. Although I really don’t like bees, I do like stamps of them! There are some cute ones in the Honeybee Home bundle. I’m excited to work on some of the other cards in this kit. One background is so pretty I don’t think I will even make the recommended card. Or maybe just one.
Paper Pumpkin is a great way to get you mojo flowing again. If you are interested, you can go here and sign up. It has a lot of bang for your buck and I don’t think you’ll regret it.
The Jar of Flowers stamp set is perfect for this time of year. I have been working in my garden for the past month and am now starting to be able to pick some of the beautiful flowers that grow there. And mason jars are the perfect vase!
The jar stamp is double sided, so I used the solid side to stamp my jar in Pool Party. I stamped off once, to give it a more translucent look. It also comes with a punch so you can punch out the jar. Since it’s new you can save 10% when you buy the bundle. The flowers come from the Beautiful Friendship stamp set.
One of the other things I fell in love with is the Tasteful Textile embossing folder! It is my new favorite, replacing the Subtle folder. The look is perfect for this card and I can see myself using it a lot in the future!
I’m embarrassed to say I don’t remember what stamp set the greeting comes from! I will edit the post when I remember. But the new Lovely Label Pick a Punch is awesome. With 3 sizes and 2 decorative ends, this is sure to be a go to for greetings.
I’m enjoying the soft colors right now. I love the muted look of pastels. Check out my post here to see another card I did that is similar but uses a different technique.
Thanks for stopping by to look. If you would like to order anything, click on the image below and it will take you to my store. Happy stamping!
Spring is here and all the flowers are starting to come up. I just love this time of year, with all the different things popping up out of the ground and the birds chirping away. So I was inspired to make this cute Flower Pot card. It is sure to bring lots of smiles to peoples faces. It is fun to make and is sure to brighten up the recipient’s day.
You can use this for almost any occasion, but I think Mother’s Day would be a perfect time. You can give her flowers that won’t wilt and fade away.
Any type of flower can be used, but I chose daisies because they are so cheery and bright. They are also easy to make with the Daisy Lane bundle. Punches make some things so much easier!
To Find the instructions for this, go to my Facebook Group Page, PaperTree Creations, and look in the files. Then make a pot of flowers to brighten someones day!
Stampin Up! is releasing some of the product from the new annual catalog early! It is available to customers on April 1st. No April Fool’s joke! There are two new bundles and both of them are great. One, Ornate Style, has images and some great frame dies. The other, Ornate Thanks, has wonderful edge dies and lots of sentiment stamps. Or you can get the whole package, both bundles, an embossing folder, Designer Series Paper, ribbon, and embellishments all together in the Ornate Garden Suite.
Here is a card I made using the Ornate Style bundle.
When I first saw this image, I wasn’t sure if I liked it. So I got out my Stampin’ Blends and started coloring. One thing I like about coloring is the image just seems to come alive. I really like the way it turned out. It is just so bright and cheery!
I am still having fun playing with the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin. You can get so many different cards from this months kit. I love the extra stamp set that came with it. If you go join my PaperTree Creations Community page on Facebook, you can see a card I made to send to my church family to let them know I missed being with them on Sunday.
Here are two more cards I made.
When I first saw this card base, it reminded me of the sea. Out came the Sailing Home bundle. I wanted to make it a A2 card, so I cut the front off and matted it in Night of Navy before putting it on a Whisper White base. I colored the sailboat with Stampin Blends, fussy cut a cloud by stamping off first with Balmy Blue, and stamped my sentiment. I really like how it turned out.
The next one changes the sentiment and layout a little (had to use that bunny again!), but is mostly supplies from the kit. This was such a great kit! I made this one an A2 card too.
I know I will still be making other cards from this kit. I haven’t used half the supplies yet! Just love when you can get so much out of it.
Next month’s Paper Pumpkin looks awesome. Here is a teaser video. Don’t forget to sign up before April 10th to get the next Paper Pumpkin.
Have you seen the March Paper Pumpkin? So cute! I love the bright colors they used in this one. Around here, at this time of year, it’s usually gloomy as we wait for the first flowers to pop up. So the spring look is much appreciated!
For the first card, I went digging in my past Paper Pumpkin stamps till I found a couple stamps that I wanted to use. I can’t remember which months they’re from but I though they worked.
I love the “Hello Sunshine” sentiment for this card. It’s always nice when you can put your umbrella down. It fit perfectly on one of the tags that came with the kit too. I used the flower embellishments and some of the twine that came with the kit to finish it off.
The other thing I did was to cut the card in half and mount it a piece of Night of Navy and then on an A2 card base. A very cheerful card!
I had to use that darling bunny in a card. Since bunnies like to go into the gardens, I decided to use the garden gate to put behind him with the basket of flowers..
I used another old Paper Pumpkin stamp for this one too. Since today is the first day of Spring, I thought it was appropriate.
My last card for now uses the umbrella punch and that wonderful coordination product paper that is available till the end of the month.
I used the umbrella punch to cut out the colorful umbrella from the Pleased as Punch paper. Only a few more days to get this paper so don’t wait too much longer.
I hope you enjoyed these alternatives! If you don’t subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, sign up here to start getting your creativity in a box. You won’t regret it!
Have you seen the new Sale-A-Bration vellum paper? I just love it! The colors are beautiful and the embossing adds a little something extra. I fell in love when I first saw it and knew I had to do something special with it. So I made this flower card.
I was feeling Spring fever and wanted to make something light and airy. This fit the bill. It’s not hard to make and I made a video showing how. Go and watch it (and follow me!) and try it yourself.
This vellum is only available till the end of March 2020 with a $50 purchase so don’t wait to get your hands on it! The products used are listed under the video if you need any of them. Have fun making these darling vellum flowers.
One of the things that I love about Paper Pumpkin is that you can make so much more then what the kit suggests! One of my favorite ways to do it is to cut up the card bases so you can make more that one card. I did three cards out of one base here. What a great value!
I took the card base and cut two 4 x 5 1/2 pieces. Then I took one of them and cut it in half again to make two 4 x 2 3/4 inch pieces. I wanted to use some of my other stamps too, so I found a couple that I thought would work well.
Cake Card
Staying with the birthday theme of the kit, I used the Piece of Cake stamp set and the Cake Builder punch.
For the first two cards, I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder. I think the darker color makes the white really stand out. I dug around in my scraps and found this fun paper that went well with the card base. After coloring in the cake and suckers, I put them on the leftover punched out piece. There’s almost always a way to use the discarded pieces!
In this next card, I used the Sailing Home set for a masculine birthday card. The retired cording made a great rope accent, although I had to look at the picture of the sailors knot on the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper to make it!
Paper Pumpkin is a great value. And next month, the value will be even more! For their 7th anniversary, they are including a second free stamp set! So don’t wait! Sign up now to get this great subscription box delivered to you every month.
I have been having fun with a watercolor technique I learned recently, and I knew when I saw the Beautiful Friendship stamp set that I had to try it with these stamps. I had used it with the Timeless Tulips in one of my classes and loved the look so much, I had to try it with more images. So here are the results!
I used Highland Heather and Balmy Blue for the hydrangea flower and Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive for the leaves. On the rose I used Flirty Flamingo and Petal Pink.
We had so much fun in the class that I made a YouTube video to show those who missed the class how to do it. I hope you’ll go watch and try this fun technique.
I love simple cards. They can bring out the beauty of a single stamp and sentiment like nothing else. The clean lines are uncluttered and elegant and, well, simple. They are quick and easy to make for those last minute occasions when you want to send a handmade card.
Simple Card
This card was made by stamping the leaves, then without re-inking, stamping them again to achieve some depth. A sentiment stamped in the upper corner finishes it for a clean and simple look. #simplestamping
Stepped-Up Card
Sometimes you want to dress it up though. Maybe you have extra time to create, you have that gorgeous paper you bought that you just have to use, or you want to add a little more. Here is the same basic card with some Designer Series Paper, some layers, and a frame die cut.
Fancy Card
Or maybe your creative juices are really flowing or you want to try a new technique. You can add lots of layers, ribbon or twine, or embellishments. The sky is really the limit!
On this card I used vellum to stamp the leaf, flower, and butterfly, then colored them with Stampin Blends. I also cut some additional leaves out of vellum and popped it up . It is still the same basic design, but dressed up.
I really like how you can achieve a variety of looks with one stamp set. And I love the Positive Thoughts stamps. I was so happy when they came out with the coordinating die, Nature’s Thoughts. I was debating whether to purchase the stamps, but when the dies came out, it was a no brainer for me. If you like them too, hurry, because they are only available for a limited time!
I have always wanted to see a moose in the wild, and in September I finally did! We were visiting my daughter in Wyoming when, lo and behold, there was a moose by the side of the road, near a construction site. Not quite the wild, but I still got to see him!
He was just a young moose, but I was excited. And when I saw the challenge over at The Card Concept, I knew I had to make a moose card. I had ordered the moose punch from Stampin’ Up! but didn’t get it for a while because it was back-ordered. I’m so glad they will be having it in the Holiday Catalog for next year! That gives me plenty of time to play with him and come up with lots of fun moose cards.
Here is one card I came up with. I was inspired by the moose (of course!), but also the monochromatic color scheme and the textures. The picture reminds me of the cabin we stayed at while in Wyoming.
Here’s a little tip for you too. I used the Stitched Shapes Dies and wanted to us a stitched die for the sentiment too. So I pulled out the Stitched Rectangles Die but they were all too long. So I die cut it out once, leaving a bigger white space to the side.
Then I lined it up to make the size I wanted. The stitched dies work well for this because you can feel the die slide into the stitched grooves so you know it is lined up. (Boy, those cutting plates sure are used!)
Over at CAS on Friday, they have a challenge for a Get Well card. I’ve been wanting to break out the Special Someone stamp set and this was the perfect occasion.
I just love this raccoon! The expression on his face is just precious! So I was excited to use him for this get well card. Plus the saying is so cute!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and if you haven’t made your Sweetie a card, here is cute Valentine’s Day card idea. Or you could use it to remind someone that you are thinking of them.
I loved using the Painted Poppies set again. This time I decided to die cut it out with a heart to go with a Valentine’s Day theme. Or to represent love to those you are thinking about.
I haven’t used my embossing paste for awhile and decided to bring out the embossing masks that I bought but haven’t used yet. I’m really itching to use the tree one, but didn’t think it would work well with this card! There is so much you can do with them and I an hoping to have some time to do more embossing.
I really like the way the embossed background works with the images and makes the heart pop.
I am entering this card in the Festive Friday Challenge #FF0051 using the 3 elements of hearts, pink and flowers. Although I may have eaten chocolate while making the card!
