Retirement Party No. 2: Tea Shoppe

This card is another reject from my Artisan Design Team submissions. I've been really into negative die cuts lately for some reason. :) These tea cups are actually one stamp, so you could certainly use markers to color just one at a time, but I actually chose to cut my stamp apart. More versatile that way for me. I also - fittingly - chose to use the Tea for Two DSP from the Spring Catalog on this card. Don't forget that a lot of those items - except the stamp sets that will be carrying over - are only available until May 31st! That's this Friday! And all retiring stamp sets will only be available through June 3rd! So get your orders in now - visit my website, or email me.

Tea Shoppe
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Start-to-Finish Sunday #27 - Memorial Day Thank You Card

Hello! Happy Memorial Day Weekend! I hope it's been great so far. Do you have tomorrow off? I do, and I'm so thrilled. We've had a pretty crummy weekend here on Old Cape Cod... cold, Cold, COLD (I'm talking low to mid 40s!), super windy, and rainy! More like late fall than the official start of summer! But tomorrow's supposed to be way nicer - we're hoping to get out in the garden and get some planting done :) Anyway...

For this week's card, since it is Memorial Day Weekend, I decided to go with Red, White, and Blue. This was an idea I'd had while working on my Artisan Design Team application submissions, but I made enough other cards I liked before I got around to this one. But I still think it came out great! I used my favorite techniques: emboss resist. You can do this technique a bunch of different ways, but I chose to do it with watercolor. Check out the technique in the video below, or over on my YouTube channel.

Have a great week! Happy Stampin'! :)

P.S. The First Edition and Brights Collection Buttons that I used on this card are retiring products that have already sold out - Sorry!




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Start-to-Finish Sunday #24 - Pinwheel Card

I've been wanting to share a card using the Pinwheel Sizzlits die from the Spring Catalog for ages now, and I'm finally getting around to it today! This die is so stinkin' cute... but it's a little tricky to work with, which is why I wanted to use it in a video. I also share how to make those little flags - hint: It's one of my favorite uses of washi tape! :)

Check out the video below, or over on my YouTube channel. This card is kind of involved, but I love the end result, and I share some good tips along the way!

Have a great week. Happy Stampin'! :)




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Start-to-Finish Sunday #19 - Blogged on Tuesday! :)

I was so excited when I got my Start-to-Finish Sunday video uploaded before 10 pm on Sunday that I totally forgot about the blog post! Oops! Well, I recently got the Collage Curios stamp set from the Spring Catalog that corresponds with the Soda Pop Tops. So I decided to put the two of them together and make a CAS square card. I recently pinned a card by Arielle Gordon that I absolutely loved and I ended up using as the inspiration for this card. 

Anyway, not too much more to say about this card, so check out the video below, or over on my YouTube channel.

Hope you're having a great week! Happy Stampin'! :)




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Not JUST for Valentine's Day!

You may be thinking that, since Valentine's Day is over, it's time to put away your More Amore DSP and your Hearts a Flutter stamp set. But wait - not so fast! :) I've got proof that these seemingly love-centric products aren't just for Valentines!

I was inspired to make this card when Stampin' Up! posted a super cute video recently - One of their employees made a card in My Digital Studio and tossed it into a random order that was on its way to a customer. First of all, is that a super fun idea or what?! :) Wouldn't you just love finding a note from an SU! employee in your order? You can watch the video on the Stampin' Up! Vine site. But the card itself was exactly my style! So I decided to use traditional stamps and paper to make a similar card. And I love how it came out!

One thing I did to add a little interest to this very CAS card was add some texture to the heart punches. I used the same color ink as cardstock ("tone on tone" stamping) and the new Beyond Plaid stamp set to add a little pattern to the punches. I'm loving this set as a simple way to add subtle texture and interest!

So I hope this gives you a little inspiration for how you can continue using your holiday stamp sets year round!

Happy Stampin'! :)




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