Pretty mail

Some days it seems like the day will not end.  Today I started off early, getting kids ready, out of the house by 7:40 a.m... then my Father-In-Law was in the hospital where my hubby and I drove over an hour to visit and find out some good-to-know but scary news, I had to rush back and grab my kids from school, run off to Camarillo for a card making class, shop with said kids in tow to purchase our Thanksgiving bird, fighting said kids I grabbed fast food and am NOW, just getting to sit down and blog.  Whew!!

Today was rough... but a highlight was opening my mail to a pretty card!  My friend Brynn sent me this pretty hand-crafted card and it was just the highlight of my day/week!

Some retired stamps and papers but it is so pretty that it took my breath away!  So this, this is why we do what we do.  We send little bits of art into the world that deliver smiles, love, beauty, hope and encouragement.  This warmed my heart like nothing much else could.  Her kind note, her hand-crafted art of a beautiful Thanksgiving card, the pretty feathers and glimmer... I feel so very blessed and cherished!!

She blessed me with some candy... well, candy dots to decorate my hand-stamped cards.  What a sweet, unexpected and wonderful blessing in my chaotic life.  So if you, or I, forget or wonder what we do and why... this is what we do and why.  We bless others, we deliver smiles, hugs and love wrapped in the art of a hand-crafted card.    

I am so very blessed to have a sweet friend, to do what I love and love what I do as I help others enjoy creativity and worthwhile accomplishments... in this I (and Brynn) am making a difference (this is the Stampin' Up! moto by the way).  So Join Us at a fun card making class or Join the Gettin' Crafty Stampin' Team and you, too, can do what you love and love what you do.  Go ahead, you too, can send some blessings to others wrapped up in a pretty card.. pretty mail is perfect for the rough day/week/month I've had.

Welcome Home hand-crafted card

Celebrate those in your life from the loss of their presence to the excitement of a new home.. saying Good-Bye is hard to do (with Facebook it's easier to keep in touch).  When friends of ours were given the opportunity to have a dream job.. we were sad to see them go.  Their dream home is a beauty but across the nation from us.  Here is the hand-crafted card I created for them that 'housed' some of our love.

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Create this House Full of Love card with:

Happy Happenings stamp set (wood 138734/clear 139381)

Crumb Cake card stock (120953)

Cherry Cobbler card stock (119685)

Very Vanilla card stock (101650)

Vellum card stock (101856)

Gold Glimmer Paper (133719)

Cherry Cobbler ink pad (126966)

Regals Candy Dots (130932)

Venetian Crochet Trim (134581)

1" Square Punch (124094)

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (133787)

Brick Wall Embossing Folder (138288)

Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)

Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive (104430)

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This is an extra larger card - folding the Crumb Cake card stock in half it's a 4-1/4"x11" card!  

Punch Art is a fun way to look at your punches in a new way.  Create something fun and different with it.  Punch the windows and door using the 1" Square Punch on the Cherry Cobbler card stock.  

Emboss it in the Brick Wall Embossing Folder in the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.  You'll need to do it twice - once for the top and the bottom.  

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Add some curtain and glass to those 'windows' with the Venetian Lace Trim and the White Vellum Card Stock.

Trim down the end of the Cherry Cobbler so that the 'roof' will peek through of the embossed Crumb Cake card stock base.  Add Dimension and depth using the Stampin' Dimensional adhesive. 

I love the embossed 'roof' on the inside of the hand-crafted card.  Stamp this fun two-part sentiment from the Happy Happenings stamp set.  Accent with the Heart (from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack) and the Gold Glimmer Paper. 

Rheana is a genuine beauty inside and out.  I love her warm, loving and calm spirit.  Her hubby is a great guy and race car driver.  He assisted my son with a report on the Lotus race cars and was a great example to my impressionable son.  We will miss them and their family!!

A fun banner flag across the front.  The Banner Triple Punch makes it so easy to do!  Using my Bone Folder I 'waved' the banner across the home.  It comes together with such love for this amazing family!!

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Who doesn't love a house filled with love?  With a sweet Candy Dot for the door knob this punch-art card is perfect for the exciting new step that this amazing family has been given.  Saying good-bye is hard. Sending them off with a little bit of love is easy to do.  Join Us at upcoming card making classes that create and celebrate life with others!

Patent Leather Shoe hand-stamped card

As the weather warms up (really, in my neck of the woods, you may see me in peep toe shoes year round...) you will see a new crop of stunning shoes walking about!  People grabbing their pedicures, so that these shoes put forth their best foot (lol).  Creating this cute hand-stamped card was inspired by these great new shoes I saw and will probably go back to buy.  So in toast to the new warmer weather, I place my best foot forward and am showcasing a pretty patent-leather looking pair of shoes in a hand-stamped card!

Create this fashionista 3" hand-stamped patent-leather card with:

Whisper White 12" card stock (#124302)

Hostess Exclusive Making A Point stamp set (#133056w/133059c)

Embossing Buddy (#103083)

Versa Mark pad (#102283)

Black Embossing Powder (#109133)

Heat Tool (#129053)

Aqua Painter (#103954)

Rich Razzleberry ink (#126950)

Basic Black ink (#126980)

Crystal Effects adhesive (#101055)

Brights Candy Dots (#130931)

Rhinestone Jewels (#119246)

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I adore shoes... if you read my blog, fashion is a passion of mine!  So creating this pretty card after seeing a recent pair of fab shoes... it's not a surprise. 

 

Take this stunning shoe stamp from the Making A Point Hostess Exclusive stamp set and make it have a cool glass/patent leather feel.

 

Rub the Embossing Buddy over the folded 3" Whisper White card.  Stamp the shoe stamp with Versa Mark ink on the card.  Cover with Black Embossing Powder and shake off the excess (the Embossing Buddy will aide in the powder sticking to the area YOU want and not the rest of the card).  Heat set with the Heat Tool for a shiny black outlined shoe!!

Accent this card and shoe with some bling!  Here the Rich Razzleberry adhesive backed Candy Dots from the Brights Collection and the adhesive backed Rhinestone Jewels add fun color coordinated bling accessories!!  (Every girl loves her accessories, doesn't she?? Have fun and add accessories to your cards!)

Using the Aqua Painter and the Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black ink pads to color the shoe in.  Squeeze the pad while closed this will give you a perfect amount of ink to use!  Color in the hoe, adding shadow and accent the bow... have FUN with it!!

 

The Heat Embossed image will have a slight lip.  Use the Crystal Effects liquid adhesive carefully (it doesn't take much and will come out quickly) and fill in the shoe while the heat embossed lines will aide in keeping the adhesive where you want it!  LET DRY for 15-30 or longer minutes... this will dry crystal clear and resemble in look and texture a fly pair of patent leather shoes!! 

 

Crystal Effects is a liquid lacquer and adhesive - dries so clear.  It does have a special lid that aides in it's being reusable so keep it close and use it.  The secret is to 'clear' the application tube/tip when you are done as this glue will dry (I keep a tooth pick around to clear any blockages).  I also store it standing upright for a longer life!

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With so many daughters, it's no wonder that my love of fashion is handed down. Maybe some day it will mean my shoe and clothing wardrobe will be multiplied!  (Here is my almost 3 year old in my 5" peep toes lol)

Put YOUR best foot forward with this high-shine peep toe shoe that is sure to brighten anyone's day!  I'm sure we all know those who love fashion and shoes, those who get Pedi's year round... this hand-stamped patent-leather shoe card is a fun way to celebrate your friendship with a person like that (or those who love it from afar).  I hope that you know you brighten MY day!  Thanks for making it more beautiful by coming by!!

Watercolor Wonder Petite Petals hand-stamped card

I am always a skeptic when it comes to pre-fab'd items.... so I will try them out before recommending them to my friends and customers (who, truly are friends!).  OK so hold your seats folks... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE... the new Occasions Mini Catalog!  I adore these new Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Card collection.  So JOIN ME for a SPECIAL Class where YOU will OWN these STUNNING cards that are a perfect base for some amazing projects (oh, we will soooo be making the projects and yes this class WILL be an in-person and on-line class option!)

 

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For this Vibrant card you will need:

Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards* (#133362)

Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper* (#132994)

Petite Petals* stamp set (#133155)

Petite Petals Punch* (#133322)

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Express Yourself HOSTESS Exclusive stamp set (#130339)

Aqua Painters (#103954)

Tangerine Tango ink (#126946)

Daffodil Delight ink (#126944)

Tangerine Tango/Brights Collection Candy Dots (#130931)

Stazon Jet Black ink (#101406)

Glue Dots (#103683)

Bone Folder (#102300)

 

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OK so this BEAUTIFUL Collection is the new Watercolor Wonder Note Card collection!  I adore that it perfectly coordinates with the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series paper!!  So with these beautiful cards that are MADE Out Of Watercolor Paper!!  So it's thick, cushy, absorbent and luxurious!  I'm a tactile girl... I love how these feel! 

 

After Masking (see Below) I stamped this 'Feel Better Soon' from the Hostess Exclusive Express Yourself stamp set in Tangerine Tango ink.  JOIN ME as a Hostess and Have Fun at a Private Class that I create JUST FOR YOUR STYLE!  Your guests have the fun and YOU earn the Generous Hostess Benefits!  Book YOURS NOW for the Sale~A~Bration Sale and Your Guests and YOU will earn BONUS Free Stamps, Papers, Tools and MORE!!

Mask!  Masking is a technique I use often... it's fun and easy and helps create a multilayered look to a project.  For this project I used this negative centered card in Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White.  I applied a sticky-note and then because it's thin I traced the negative/white area with a pencil.  Using my SNIPS (no better scissors #103579) to remove the area.  Leaving the sticky note to cover the colored area I stamped these Petite Petals image with Stazon Jet Black ink.*

 

You can see how Masking will keep the stamped images inside the area I decide leaving a clean look.  I then water colored the images and removed the sticky note to reveal the beauty I created.

 

*Stazon is a permanent ink and ideal for watercoloring.  Most of our inks are water-based and can bleed when they are used for the outline of a watercolored project.  Stazon does not.

WATER-Coloring.. sigh... so dreamy!  It is a fabulous way to create a ton of color!

 

Starting with the Stazon stamped image I then squished the lid, while closed, into the ink pad.  This creates a smudge of ink that is like a palate of ink to use.  Doing this with both the Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango inks I am ready to go!

 

Coloring the lightest color in the center and working my way out, the Aqua Painter has water in the base and is pre-loaded for a great application.  You don't need it dripping just damp!

 

Blending in the edges with the Tangerine Tango ink and Aqua Painter this is a great way to control the color blend!

Accent with curled leaves!!  Simply Punch the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper with the Petite Petals punch.  Using my thumb and the Bone Folder I curl the edges.  Make sure to mix the lighter and darker punched images for a blended look!

 

Laying them out with out the Glue Dots allows me to have a visual and move them about.. better for those who are more 'A' Type... you know who you are (Carol, Ashley, Christine??) lol...

I thought they needed a centering.. so the Brights Candy Dots ROCK!  Simply apply these adhesive backed colored 'dots' that look a lot like old-fashioned candy dots! 

When my dear friend Patti started her fight with bronchitis, turning into pneumonia.. I couldn't resist creating her a beautiful card to brighten her day and wish her well!! 

 

I am so blessed that you came by today!  I try to post daily so please come and visit often.. share me with your friends and family!  Leave me a comment on what you think or what you want to see... I may surprise you!

 

Pre-fab?  Ummm... this card is far from Pre-Fab!  It's simply a beautiful base to start a fun and fabulous colorful card!!  JOIN ME for my upcoming Water Color Wonder WOW Class... pre-registration and payment required!  Receive the Discounted class, Awesome Product (at the class) while using my tools and design on 1 of the 4 of each design in this kit!  Take something this lovely and take it up a notch (or 5 - lol).  So get Excited with me!  I'm loving these new products and can't wait to share them with you!

Blue Ribbon Birthday hand-stamped card

Giving my 5-1/2 year old the option on what she wanted to use for her little buddy's 6th birthday.. she picked this Blue Ribbon stamp set and wanted it in blue and red.  Whipping my Color Coach out, I paired this card for a sweet birthday hand-stamped card for a sweet boy!

 

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For this fun and quick card you will need:Blue Ribbon stamp set (#125981)

Tempting Turquoise card stock (#102067)

Tempting Turquoise ink (#126952)

Real Red ink (#126949)

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack (#130134)

Brights adhesive backed Candy Dots (#130931)

Neutrals adhesive backed Candy Dots (#130934)

Very Vanilla card stock (#101650)

1-3/8" Circle Punch (#119860)

2-3/8" Scallop Punch (#118874)

Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive (#104430)

Seeing my little princess jumping about with her friends is a great pick me up for this tired and cold-fighting momma!  Two of my kids grew up with this family's two kids.. it's funny seeing them go from toddlers and infants at our Mommy Play Groups to now...

Paired together with the aide of my Color Coach (#130118) a favorite tool of mine!  Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Very Vanilla create this great card!  Adding these adhesive backed Candy Dots for a fun accent reminds me of my own childhood love of those sweet treats!

Layered over this base of Tempting Turquoise card stock and this fun Real Red Chevron Patterned Brights Designer Series Paper Stack for a bold card.  Stamping this Ribbon on Very Vanilla in Real Red ink for a bright POP!  This color coordinated Tempting Turquoise stamped 'Happy Birthday' to the center is easy!  This stamp set coordinates with the 1-3/8" Circle Punch and the 2-3/8" Scallop Punch for ease in cutting/popping out!

 

Layered with the Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive for stacking ease that POPS!

Cards don't have to be timely!  Our stamps and coordinating products, colors and tools make for easy and fun cards!

 

YOU should be given a Blue Ribbon for coming by!  I'm so happy you did.  I try to post daily and hope you will come by and often!  Bring your family and friends to join the fun.

 

Creating cards and projects with my kiddos is a great passion of mine. Here my sweet 5-1/2 year old have creative license in making this card for her buddy.  She pulled a cute Blue (and Red) Ribbon card together to celebrate him in style.  I hope you will take time to create hand-stamped paper crafts with those you love... it's fun while creating special memories.