Painted Blooms Beauty

Like many of you, I have a tendency to hoard  my favorite papers. We save them for just the right occasion, afraid to cut into them at all. Some have even--ahem!--been known to pet the most beautiful papers instead of creating with them.

But look what I did for you! I cut up this gorgeous sheet from Painted Blooms in a way that maximizes the number of cards you can make! I'm pretty proud of this, actually. There are other similar templates out there, but this one makes 8 cards.

I'll be sharing the samples on my Facebook business page, but here is a shot of all of them:

So go ahead, cut into that paper! Make it into something beautiful you can share! Painted Blooms DSP will retire on June 2, so don't miss out!

Etch-a-Sketch From the Herd

Etch-a-sketch technique from April's Stamp Club Meeting.

I have somewhat painful memories of the Etch-a-sketch. I was never patient enough to do anything with it but geometric wanderings. But stamping made it all possible here!

We stamped on Vellum Cardstock, then layered it over Smoky Slate Cardstock. To make the "frame," we used a square framelit and cut twice--just slide it over, keeping the borders the same. Then round the corners and attach to the image with dimensionals.

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Stamps: From the Herd (retiring June 2)
Paper: Smoky Slate, Real Red, Vellum Cardstock, Whisper White
Ink: Memento Black, Versamark
Accessories: Square Framelits, 3/4 inch circle punch, White Embossing Powder

Pistachio Butterfly

The Pistachio Pudding color and all the accessories is retiring the first of June! I wanted to get this picture blogged before it was out of date. {smile} I love the DSP pattern you see behind the butterfly cutout. It's from the All Abloom DSP stack--it's still available, along with the Painted Petals stamp set, which contains the sentiment on this card.

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Stamps: Painted Petals
Paper: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, All Abloom DSP stack
Ink: Pistachio Pudding
Accessories: Butterflies Thinlits, Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker's Twine

Make-Your-Own Butterfly Stamps

Aren't these butterfly stamps great? They perfectly match the Butterflies Thinlits dies BECAUSE--
I made them from the dies. {smile}

Using your  Butterflies Thinlits, cut 2 butterfly images (one at a time) from fun foam. You may need to run them through 3-4 times to make sure they cut completely. Then carefully glue the two diecuts together and let dry. Rub some Tombo Multi glue onto the back of the fun foam and allow to dry overnight. Ta da! You have new stamps!

Use them as you would any photopolymer or clearmount stamps--just stick them on a block and stamp! Of course, you can do this with any die cuts you can make. What other dies do you think would work well?

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Stamps: homemade butterflies, Lovely Amazing You
Paper: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White
Ink: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon
Accessories: Spring Flowers embossing folder,  Lost Lagoon ribbon

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Lovely, Amazing Wishes

This card features the last monthly photopolymer set from Stampin Up, Lovely Amazing You. At $14.95, it's a great deal on some sentiments that span a range of occasions.

Happy Mother's Day

We made this card at April's Stamp Club meeting. Not everyone needs a Mother's Day card, so some used birthday greetings or other sentiments. However you do it, Painted Petals is a wonderful stamp set for making watercolor-style floral cards. The coordinating Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper is gorgeous--every page a work of art!

In this photo, it's hard to see the tiny pearls at the center of the stamped flowers, but they add a nice bit texture. We inked up the flowers in Blackberry Bliss, then "pounced" Rose Red marker on them to give a little color variation.

Painted Blooms and Painted Petals will be gone after June 2, so get yours ordered now!

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Stamps: Painted Petals, Crazy about You
Paper: Pistachio Pudding, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Painted Blooms DSP
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Wild Wasabi, Rose Red marker
Accessories: Pearls, Tea Party Doilies, Spring Flowers embossing folder

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