Flowers of Friendship & Free Shipping December 8!

Hello & welcome to my blog!  I'm excited to be featuring the Flowers of Friendship stamp set today because it's such a pretty set and hasn't been inked up for a while!

Here's my finished card:

I love the fresh look of this card!  The image stamps are crisp and lend themselves to different colouring tools.  I've chosen Stampin' Blends in Poppy Parade and Night of Navy, which I love against the Basic White paper.  

A reminder that all the measurements are given during the Video Tutorial below, and further down in this post are the product pics and links.

Flowers of Friendship #155358

This can also be purchased as a bundle with the Flowers & Leaves Punch #155590

Adding textures to your cards add dimension.  My layer was embossed with the Checks & Dots folder.  I've added a strips of Poppy Parade cardstock and from the Neutrals DSP, a piece of patterned Night of Navy.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

To the clean & simple look of my card, I went easy on the gold accents.  Under my stamped layer is Gold Metallic Specialty Paper.  I stamped and gold embossed dots from Artistically Inked and then added a few more dots using a stylus.  A little gold trim under the greeting and my card is done! 

I find when making clean and simple cards 'less is more'.   I would love to hear your thoughts on my card - please leave a comment.

Be sure to take advantage of the Dec 8th FREE SHIPPING on orders of $65+ promo from Stampin' Up!

Click on the graphic below to start shopping.

Thank you for stopping by!  

Sandy xx

Placing an order today? If your order for $200 or more, don't use my host code as you'll get to enjoy the host rewards you've earned!  If your order is less than $200, I would very much appreciate if you would add this host code H4RZ6FYV when prompted.  

Place you order of $60 or more (before tax/shipping) in December, and use my host code, and you'll receive a free gift of Rhinestone Basic Jewels and a handmade card as a thank you!  

Click on any of the pictures below to shop with me.  I truly appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!  Thank you so much!

Flowers Of Friendship Cling Stamp Set

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Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper

[156844]

Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper

[155226]

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154958]

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154891]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Checks & Dots Embossing Folders

[155432]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

Ways to Use Your Blending Brushes with Tidings & Trimmings

Welcome Crafty Friends!  The past several days have been a whirlwind of activity and a big Saturday as we held our first ever retreat which was fabulous!  Since the event I've been bursting with creative ideas!  To see all 3 projects, be sure to watch my Video Tutorial further down in this post!  Each card features the Tidings & Trimmings Bundle and Blending Brushes!

Here's my finished card!

Flirty Flamingo for a Christmas card - why not :-)    I used my Blending Brush to swirl the ink onto Basic White, cut out the stars (Christmas Trimmings dies), then added a bit more ink around the edges of the stars.  

The stars are resting on a Tailor Made Tag, embossing using my Tasteful Textile folder, with a few sprigs from the Forever Flourishing dies.

The concensus at home was the card needed a little something - Wink of Stella to the rescue! I wish you could see how much sparkle is on this card!

I have such a love for clean & simple cards that I stopped myself at 3 for my Facebook live!

Do watch my tutorial below and let me know in the comments which card is your favourite!

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Thank you for stopping by!  I appreciate your support!

Sandy xx

Placing an order today? If your order for $200 or more, don't use my host code as you'll get to enjoy the host rewards you've earned!  If your order is less than $200, I would very much appreciate if you would add this host code FQFVNQXQ when prompted.  

Place you order of $60 or more (before tax/shipping) in November, and use my host code, and you'll receive a free gift of Rhinestone Basic Jewels and a handmade card as a thank you!  

Click on any of the pictures below to shop with me. Thank you so much for supporting my small business! 

Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (English)

[155716]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Blending Brushes

[153611]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder

[152718]

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

Make a Fun Fold Easel Card using Whimsy & Wonder DSP & Video Tutorial

Hello again my crafty friends and thank you for popping by!  I love this time of year, and have been busy clearing out the fallen leaves and of course, making Christmas cards!  Today I have a fun fold easel card & video tutorial for you!

Here's my finished card!

This is a bit of an odd angle for my card, but I wanted to show you the entire front of the card.  You aren't seeing weird shadows in the top left and bottom right of my card - I used my Blending Brushes to add a bit of drama to the Whimsy & Wonder DSP.  In the video tutorial below I decided to use Flirty Flamingo rather than Melon Mambo mostly to see how each colour shaded the area.  

The brand new Eden dies from Stampin' Up! are so pretty, I just had to show you another way to use them!  Rather than discard the inside piece of the cut silver foil paper, I simply placed it inside the die cut frame to create a gorgeous backdrop for the sentiment.  This will make more sense when you watch the video tutorial below.  

Speaking of the sentiment, it's from the Best Year set.  I heat embossed it in silver, then cut it with one of my Ornate Frames dies.

You know how much I love the Simply Elegant Trim - yup - I've used it again.  I can't get enough of the trim - love love love it!!

I'm a bit obsessed with the Wintery 3D folder - it's whimsical, and oh so pretty!  Keeping with that theme, I used a sentiment from Whimsical Trees, which I heat embossed in silver.  I love the delicate sentiment die from Pretty Pillowbox because it's absolutely perfect for this and so many other sentiments!

My final pic is to show you how the easel card looks from the side, and my 3 layers of Basic White hold up the front panel.  Pretty cool, eh!

VIDEO TUTORIAL

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Thank you for stopping by!

Sandy xx

Placing an order today? If your order for $200 or more, don't use my host code as you'll get to enjoy the host rewards you've earned!  If your order is less than $200, I would very much appreciate if you would add this host code FQFVNQXQ when prompted.  

Place you order of $60 or more (before tax/shipping) in November, and use my host code, and you'll receive a free gift of Rhinestone Basic Jewels and a handmade card as a thank you!  

Click on any of the pictures below to shop with me. Thank you so much for supporting my small business! 

Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Whimsical Trees Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[156329]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack

[156457]

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Eden Dies

[157831]

Pretty Pillowbox Dies

[156321]

Ornate Frames Dies

[150664]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

Blending Brushes

[153611]

Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders

[155433]

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]