Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Facebook Live - 9/4/24 - Winterly Tree Tops

 The new Holiday catalog launched today!  It's so fun to play with brand new products!  This card was made with the new Winterly Tree Tops bundle.  This is a great set to use all year long.  If you're stumped designing with a new set - copy the cards in the catalog. All 3 of these cards were mostly copied from the catalog.


Dimensions:
Crumb Cake base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Crumb Cake - 4 x 5 1/4
Nests of Winter DSP - 2 1/2 x 5 1/4
Basic White - 3/4 x 2 1/4 (sentiment)
Basic White - 4 x 2 1/2 (branch)
Basic White - 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 (bird)
Garden Green scraps

You can find the video demonstration HERE

The other cards I copied:





Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Facebook Live - 8/28/24 - Playful Ghosts

 This fun Halloween stamp set is an online exclusive.  That means there's no guarantee how long it will be available - so don't delay if you want to add it to your craft room!



Dimensions:
Smoky Slate card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; score at 4 1/4
Smoky Slate - 4 x 5 1/4
Basic White - 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 (2); 2 1/4 x 1 1/2; 1 3/4 x 1
Polka Dot DSP - 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 (2)
Stripe DSP - 3/4 x 1 5/8
Basic White scraps
Blends used: Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Light Old Olive, Light Pebbled Path, Light Pretty in Pink

You can find the video demonstration HERE

A couple more cards using this fun set.  
Kaky's swap

My swap



Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Facebook Live - 8/21/24 - Layers of Beauty

 The Layers of Beauty products are so versatile!  In my Facebook Live, I used the decorative masks and my blending brushes to create this soft card.


Dimensions:
Peach Pie card base - 4 1/4 x 11; scored at 5 1/2
Peach Pie - 4 x 5 1/4
Basic White - 4 1/4 x 5 3/4; 2 1/4 x 1 3/4
Old Olive scraps

You can find the video demonstration HERE

This is the same card as above, but I stamped it in Memento Black first:


And one more card - I used Stampin' Blends to color this one - Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.  

These 2 cards I received in a swap.  They show how you can make beautiful cards with no (or very little) coloring.
From Patience

From Judy







Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Facebook Live - 8/14/24 - Wildflower Designs

 This is such an elegant stamp set with beautiful florals and lovely script sentiments.  The dies have some fabulous frame dies.  I made this card on my Facebook Live this week.

Dimensions:
Mossy Meadow card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Basic White - 4 x 5 1/4 (inside)
Wildly Flowering DSP - 4 x 5 1/4
Mossy Meadow - 3 1/2 x 5
Basic White - scraps for flowers
Misty Moonlight - 3/4 x 3 1/4

You can find the video demonstration HERE

I had fun creating other cards with this bundle






Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Facebook Live - 8/7/24 - Labeled With Love

 Quick and easy card using the Labeled with Love stamp set and punch and the Wildly Flowering Designer Series Paper. 

Dimensions:
Misty Moonlight card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Crumb Cake Designer Series Paper - 4 x 5 1/4
Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve Designer Series Paper - 1 1/2 x 2 3/4
Basic White - 1 1/2 x 2 3/4
Basic White - 1/2 x 2 (sentiment)
Basic White - 4 x 5 1/4 (inside)
Moody Mauve twine - 11 1/2"

You can find the video demonstration HERE

One more card using this fun set:

 


Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Facebook Live - 7/31/24 - Iconic Imagery

 This is an Online Exclusive bundle - Iconic Imagery.  All that means is that it is not in a catalog, but you can view it online. These don't have any guaranteed availability.  So if you see an Online Exclusive that you want, don't wait!


Dimensions:
Mossy Meadow card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Iconic Celebrations Designer Series Paper - 5 x 3 3/4; scrap
Cherry Cobbler scraps
Basic White - 5 1/4 x 4; scraps
Ribbon - 16 1/2"

You can find the video demonstration HERE

More cards with this fun set.  All but the fall card are from my friend Kay's team meeting (designed by Rhonda Wade).  The fall card, I designed.











Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Facebook Live - 7/24/24 - Round We Go

 This is such a versatile bundle.  There are some great sentiments and the dies are so much fun. I made this card on my Facebook Live this week.


Dimensions:
Blackberry Bliss - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Petunia Pop - 4 x 5 1/4
Thoughtful Journey DSP - 2 x 5 3/4 (2)
Basic White - 2 3/4 x 3/4
Blackberry Bliss scraps

You can find the video demonstration HERE

A few more cards I made with this fun set







Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Facebook Live - 7/17/24 - Happiest Day

 This is a sweet set with fun motifs and sentiments. I love all the different fonts in the sentiments!

Cool color version

Warm color version


Dimensions:
Lemon Lime Twist - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Full of Life DSP - 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 (approximately, I cut so there was a white border around the squares)
Basic White - 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 (sentiment)
Basic White scraps

You can find the video demonstration HERE

I've only made one other card with this set so far...









Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Faceook Live - 7/3/24 - Changing Leaves

 Lots of new Online Exclusives are available starting today!  This is one of the bundles - Changing Leaves.  The bundle includes a hybrid embossing folder which I love.  I show you one way to use it in my video (link below)

Dimensions:
Basic Beige card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Basic Beige - 4 x 5 1/4
Basic White - 5 x 3 1/2; 3 1/4 x 2 1/2
Summer Splash scrap
Shy Shamrock glimmer scrap
White glimmer scrap
Basic Beige (sentiment) - 3 1/4 x 1
Ribbon - 5 1/2

You can find the video demonstration HERE

I haven't had too much time to play with this bundle yet but here are a couple more cards I made





Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Facebook Live - 6/26/24 - Friends for Life

 I was lucky enough to go on an Alaskan cruise at the beginning of June.  Kay and Sandy had classes for us while we were cruising.  One of the classes used the Friends for Life bundle and the bright and cheery Full of Life Designer Series Paper.  This is one of the cards we made on the cruise.


Dimensions:
Thick Basic White - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Full of Life DSP - 1 1/4 x 5 1/4
Basic White - 1 x 5
Pool Party/Berry Burst/Balmy Blue panels - 1 3/8 x 3 1/2

You can find the video demonstration HERE


These are the other cards we got to make in this class.






Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Facebook Live - 5/29/24 - Flowers of Beauty

 I never get tired of new floral sets!  This is another gorgeous one - Flowers of Beauty.  It's part of a mega suite with another bundle - Unbounded Love that has fabulous sentiments and frame dies.


Dimensions:
Petunia Pop card base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; scored at 4 1/4
Unbounded Beauty DSP - 4 x 5 1/4
Unbounded Beauty DSP - 2" circles (2)
Basic White - 2 3/8" circle

You can find the video demonstration HERE


I'm not the only one having fun playing with this suite!  Here are some other cards I've made or received in swaps using this bundle.

Swap from Carol



Swap from Gail




Facebook Live - 6/19/24 - Sketched Butterflies

 I love butterflies so this bundle was one of the first ones I purchased when the new catalog came out! I used a leftover die cut of butterflies I had used for masking on it.  No need to throw away a perfectly good die cut!


Dimensions:
Peach Pie card base - 4 1/4 x 11; scored at 5 1/2
Peach Pie DSP - 4 x 5 1/4
Basic White - 2 3/4 x 1 3/4
Thick Basic White (for die cut) - 2 1/2 x 3 1/4
Ribbon - 6" and 5"

You can find the video demonstration HERE

Other cards using this beautiful bundle:






Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Facebook (not) Live - 5/22/24 - Under the Moon

 I wasn't live this week but I did record a video for you to watch.  I've been playing with the new Under the Moon stamp set this week.   This card also uses the new So Swirly embossing folder.  It is a LARGE embossing folder - 6 x 8!  


Dimensions:
Calypso Coral - 4 1/4 x 11; scored at 5 1/2
Peach Pie - 3 1/2 x 3 1/2
Peach Pie Glimmer paper - 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 (2)

You can find the video demonstration HERE

Some more fun creations with this stamp set: