Step Z Fold Sunset Handmade Card Video Tutorial in under 10 minutes

 Capture a Sunset or Aurora Borealis with TONS of Sparkle!  This handmade card is soooo quick and easy to follow and has a full video tutorial.  With two options you can see how fun creating this is with the coordinating Evergreen Elegance Bundle (while Saving 10%!!).  With two or three layers of glittery trees and extra sparkling ombre background and LITTLE effort to create!

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Create a Step Z Fold Sunset Handmade Card Video Tutorial in under 10 minutes card making tutorial Video

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If you, like me, adore the bold and vibrant, adding in the SPARKLE.. This and a Fun Fold is the hand crafted card for you!

With the One fold from a recent Facebook LIVE and this Double Step Z Fold hand crafted cards come to wow as a Christmas Card or a handmade card all year long.

~ Punch the Black Glitter Paper and Blackberry Bliss cut at 4-1/4" with the Evergreen Border punch (or the Pine Tree Punch).

~  Cutting the Rainbow Glimmer Paper to 4"x5", 4"x 1-3/4" and 3/4".

Adhere to the Blackberry Bliss scored and folded cardstock with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

~  Score Thick Basic White card stock at 5-1/2" and cut it at 4-1/8".

~  Stamp the greeting inside with the Rich Razzleberry ink.

~  Adhere, with Black Mini Dimensional adhesive, staggering, the punched tree boarders in Blackberry Bliss and Black Glitter Paper.

See the measurements below for the Double Fold.

It's so fabulously easy and no waste!!

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Sheltering Tree Valentine

Many areas of our Nation are buried under many feet of snow with more to come!  Send a card that will warm the hearts of all who see it.  This new Sheltering Tree is one of my very favorite new stamps!  Send cards all season long - celebrating the beauty of life around us and those in it!  From a Valentine to a Just-Because hand-crafted card you can bless others in a big way with a small measure of thought and love.

Send some love and warmth with:

Sheltering Tree stamp set (photopolymer 137163)

Blushing Bride ink pad (131172)

Real Red ink pad (126949)

Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad (132708)

Blushing Bride card stock (131198)

Basic Black card stock (121045)

Red Glimmer Paper (121790)

Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack (137779)

Confetti Heat Boarder Punch (137415)

Mulitpurpose Liquid Adhesive (110755)

SNAIL (Simple, Neat, Affordable, In-Line) adhesive (104332)

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This new Occasions Mini Catalog is PACKED with Great items!  This card, from our recent Valentine Crafternoon, was a HIT and such fun to create!

It is a Photopolymer stamp set and the Tuxedo Black Memento Pad works great for that type of stamp set.  Framed with the Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack makes for a cute Valentine that works all year long!

The Blushing Bride ink pad makes for a perfect Cherry Blossom look to this lovely tree.  Accented with the Red Glimmer Paper (punched with the Confetti Hearts Boarder Punch, glued on with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive - the small tip makes for easy gluing).

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Send some love this cold winter and warm some hearts!  A hand-stamped card goes to live on and bless others - a small measure that delivers massive love.  JOIN US in blessing others with some love in the mail!  This is a fun Valentine or Just-Because card that will show how others bless you.  Does someone add Sparkle and Warmth to your life - take time to show that you care with a hand-crafted card.

Birthday Celebrations

So 9 years ago today I gave birth to the most adorable baby girl!  She was my first born daughter and is my sassy, funny, smart and fabulous mini-me with chocolate brown eyes.  The past couple of weeks has been preparing for her sleep-over and her gifts for her classmates (who started that tradition??).  So see my angel who is 9 today and the fun hand-stamped invitations and gifts that celebrate her.

Creating these girly girl sleep-over invitations and hand-stamped give-away's with:

Cycle Celebration stamp set (wood 130270/clear 130273)

Great Outdoors stamp set (wood 132091/clear 126562)

Whisper White card stock (100730)

Basic Black card stock (121045)

Melon Mambo ink pad (126948)

Memento ink pad (132708)

Melon Mambo Blendabilties Markers (130994)

White Baker's Twine (124262)

1"x 8" Cellophane bag (124134)
Decorative Label Punch (120907)

Confetti Stars Border Punch (135861)

1/8" Circle Handheld Punch (134365)

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What a simple and cute hand-stamped invitation to my daughter's sleep-over.  With our Great Outdoors stamp set this tent (the girls slept inside, mind you) was a fun way to invite for a sleep over.  Print your invitation information on Whisper White the information.  Punch the top of the Basic Black card stock with the Stars Confetti Punch to create a night sky.  

Stamp this image of a cute tent with the Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad on Whisper White card stock.  Add color and fun with our Melon Mambo Blendablilites Markers for shadowing and dimension to a simple rubber stamped image.

See this Video Tutorial on creating this cool Ombre Blendabilites Coloring technique:

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Create a cute and simple gift that is perfect for my sweet girl.  Our 1"x 8" Cellophane bags allow for the cutest and easiest of gifts/party favors.  Here with a cute pencil and some Pixie Sticks this sweet gift will delight the kids in my daughter's class.

Simply stamp the Cycle Celebration stamp set image  for a quick look.  Here one sheet of Whisper White card stock takes 25 Celebrate a Sweet Birthday images.  Using the Decorative Label Punch to pop these out with flair and ease.  Using the 1/8" handheld punch to tie the Baker's Twine and this cute hand-stamped tag to the stuffed 1"x 8" Cellophane bag.  I even wrote her info on the back so that the parents know who gave a sweet treat to their child - lol.

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Paper Crafting and Card Making does not need to be complicated.  Have fun, celebrate life with others and invite in some fun.  When I was blessed with my first-born daughter, my world went into pinks, bows and girlie girl world.  She brings joy, color and laughter into our lives.  Celebrating her with her friends and classmates is a great way to show that you care.  Deliver a hand-stamped gift, card or invitation and see how it will brighten someone's day.

You warm my heart hand-stamped card

It isssss Winter... chilly, boot wearing, sweater sporting, jacket and scarves as my main accessory weather!  I love when it cools down, even here in Southern California.  We may not experience white winter weather but we are known for driving to the snow for a short visit - lol.  So in honor of our love of chilly weather in Big Bear, Ca - here is a fun snowman Valentine hand-stamped card!

Create this chilly love filled card with:

Sheltering Tree stamp set (Photopolymer 137163)

Whisper White card stock (100730)

Night of Navy card stock (100867)

Red Glimmer Paper (121790)

Silver Encore ink pad (132142)

Artisan Embellishment Kit (137909)

Confetti Stars Border Punch (135861)

Confetti Heart Border Punch (137415)

Stampin' Dimensional adhesive (104430)

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BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From funHoliday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 

This hand-stamped chilly love filled card is super easy to create!  I adore, adore, ADORE (!!) the Sheltering Tree stamp set!  It really fits sooooo so many uses and looks good doing so!  Here to create a night time scene, punch the top of this Night of Navy card stock using the Confetti Stars Boarder Punch.  

Use the Confetti Hearts Boarder Punch to punch these tiny hearts in the Red Glimmer Paper.

Accent this with a cute snowman!  Using the Artisan Embellishment kit that comes with this three sized, adhesive backed pearls.  This looks so elegant while being so very easy!  Add these two red sparkling Glimmer Paper hearts to the tree.  I love how this could be a Valentine, a Best Friend or a just-because they help out hand-stamped card!

Stamp this wintry scene using the Silver Encore ink pad and the Sheltering Tree stamp set.  All of the pieces are stamped using the Silver Encore ink pad.  This makes for an easy hand-stamped card!  The Night of Navy card stock look smashing with the silver rubber stamped images!  The individual pieces allow for stamping all of the seasons!  Using the Stampin' Dimensional to set this stamped piece over the Whisper White card stock giving some dimension while allowing the punched stars to brighten the card.  

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A hand-stamped card doesn't have to be a ton of labor - this quick, easy and elegant hand-crafted card looks stylish.  Metallic accents are all the rage and look so elegant.  The pearl accents lend towards an additional level of elegance while being whimsical, too!  Send some love this year - from Valentine's to Just-Because a hand-stamped card will make a big impact and warm the hearts of who receive it!