Mason Jar Die Cuts Gift Bags

Aren't these mason jar die cut

mini "gift bags" adorable ?
I was gifted them last year to assemble myself.

Fun! 

I added small paper punched circles

coated with red glitter glue to the holly

and ribbon or twine around the "neck".

I also used ink and an aquapainter

to brush veins onto the leaves.

before

Thanks for looking =) 

Merry Christmas To All Cards

The patterned paper on these cards was packaging from a gift

last Christmas. It was too pretty to throw away,

so I saved it and reused it on some cards!

Other assorted dies, embossing folders, stamps

were from Stampin' Up!

Merry Christmas To All stamps/dies

Thanks for looking =)

 

Merry Medley cards

Assorted diecuts and embellishments 

used on the stamped background pieces.

Merry Medley background stamp

Thanks for looking =) 

 

11 Assorted Christmas Cards

Mainly Stampin' Up! supplies were used

 for this assortment of Christmas cards.

The bottom two on the middle photo

are stamp images from Martha Stewart and DOTS.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Assorted Christmas Tree Cards

This is the first post of many to share

 the 100+ Christmas cards I made this year!

I have been working on them since August.

Some were made using up scraps,

others were new to me stamp sets that I made

multiple cards with. Some were ideas from

catalogs or other stampers, others are my own.

Most things used came from Stampin' Up!

nearly all of which is retired.

I'm not taking the time to write up all of

the details on them since there are so many

and I've been dealing with vertigo, sorry.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

May you enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving, 

a joyous holiday season 

and healthful, Happy New Year.

 

Thanksgiving Cards

Several cards created with an old 

Paper Pumpkin shaker card kit by

Stampin' Up!

I made several different cards with the kit,

using papers from the beautiful Falloween

card stock stack by DCWV on some. 

The top left and bottom right cards in the above photo

are the two shaker cards that were in the predesigned kit.

Alternative ideas with the kit -

and I still have pieces to use!

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Pinwheel Cards

 

I did it, I made my first  "pinwheel"cards! I was inspired by the cute Halloween card I received from my long time email pal. 

The card base itself is easy enough to make. What was time consuming for me was deciding what stamp images to use! I dug through my stamp and die sets, putting to use several of them from Stampin' Up! The inks and cards stocks were also from SU! A Cuttlebug folder (Happy Birthday) was used on the pink side panel pieces of the pink/brown card. 

Instructions for a fancier version can be found here  https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/steppeduppinwheelcard/

Apparently they are quite popular to make right now so you are sure to find all sorts of inspiration and tutorials on the internet. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Butterfly Beauty Box Card

So glad I found this neat card idea online!

It wasn't too difficult to make

(other than die cutting and assembling the butterflies).

I made this for my mom's birthday.

Normally I don't make duplicate cards,

but because I had so many butterfly bits leftover,

I made a second and sent it to my hubby's

long time friend/second mom.

All supplies used came from Stampin' Up!

 Butterfly Beauty thinlits dies

Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder

Instructions found here:

https://juststampin.com/2019/08/27/x-is-for-box-2/

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Waterfront Thinking of You Card

My second  attempt at using the Waterfront

stamp set from Stampin' Up!

I really need to sit down with scrap

paper and practice using this set.

 

30th Birthday Box Card

Pop up box birthday card for a 30th birthday.

I used all sorts of stamp sets, dies, punches,

and so on to make this. 

 I didn't keep a list of all of the names, sorry.

It took HOURS to figure out

what to use and how to place them,

but my daughter's worth it :)

Here is the very first pop up box card I made

several years ago, with instructions

https://craftysahmiam.blogspot.com/2014/03/pop-up-box-card.html

Thanks for looking! 

30th Birthday Decorations

A few things I made for a 30th birthday party

using supplies from Stampin' Up! mostly.

I used too many different stamps and dies,

not keeping track of their names, sorry.

The patterned papers were from the 

Falloween paper stack, DCWV.

I love that paper stack!

 Alphanumeric numbers (2021)

by Sizzix/Tim Holtz.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Spinner Card - galaxy

This is a spinner card, the Earth rotates around the sun.

It was made for a 30th birthday, 

inspired by the words on the party invite of

celebrating 30 rotations around the sun.

Below: pictures of the home made "galaxy" paper -

my second attempt! 

The first try was used for a holiday card

that I'll share in December. 

Below are a couple of photos

from the first background in progress

and a very basic how-to. 

I randomly water colored assorted ink colors 

onto watercolor paper, being careful not to overlap.

I used dye refills, Stampin' Up! brand, and an aquapainter.

I then brushed on Night of Navy ink refill,

watered down a bit.

It dried a lot lighter than when I first applied the 

Night of Navy ink, so I added a little more.

I splattered white craft paint onto

it using an old toothbrush once it 

was completely dry

(not shown in this photo).

It was very messy and didn't turn out

quite as I had hoped. It was my first try,

so maybe if I make a few more

(or use different supplies) they'll be better.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Gorgeous Leaves CAS card

Simple card made with new stamp and die set,

Gorgeous Leaves from Stampin'Up!

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Thank You, Veterans

 

Waterfront Card

A new to me set that is going to take some

practice - and looking for lots of inspiration to use!

This is a water color look set from Stampin' Up!

called Waterfront. I had to get it to make a 

birthday card for my Uncle that recently

moved from Alaska to Georgia. 

Inspired by a sample I found online somewhere.

Thanks for looking :)

 

Country Home Milk Can Card

A cousin of mine and her husband are remodeling

an old farmhouse with a modern country theme

so I thought this combination 

of stamps would be perfect for her birthday.

Country Home by Stampin' Up!

Buffalo Check background stamp,

 Corrugated embossing folder,

inks and card stocks 

are also from SU!

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Timeless Tropical card

A cousin retired recently and her family had

a tropical themed party for her,

so I made this card inspired 

by a Stampin' Up! catalog sample.

Timeless Tropical stamps and dies

Coastal Weave embossing folder

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Beautiful Friendship card

I got a smudge on the card front and decided to hide

it with this piece of ribbon and brad. 

Not sure that I like it though........... 

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Friendship stamps

Lipstick, Granny Apple and Mango inks

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Thanks for looking =) 

 

50th Anniversary Card

Well, the patterned paper piece behind the 50 seemed to

match the card better while I was making it in another room

with different lighting. Taking a photo of it in this room

filled with lots of natural light, it looks off. Sigh...

The background has lots of texture from an embossing folder,

 We R Memory Keepers - Next Level 3D Embossing Folder.

.

I decided to rub metallic "paint" over it,

Craf T Products Rub On Color Kit.

I die cut a paper doily and the number 50

with dies from Stampin' Up!

The rubber stamp and card stocks are

also from SU!

The patterned paper piece is a scrap from

some Christmas cards I made (to be 

shared next month) and is from the 

gorgeous Falloween paper stack by DCWV.

Thanks for looking =) 

 

A Little Lace Card

The design of this card is similar to an idea I saw.

I used different colors.

 

All supplies used came from Stampin' Up!

A Little Lace stamp set

Stitched Lace die

Thanks for looking =)

 

Good Things Grow cards

Wow, the colors in this Paper Pumpkin kit (Good Things Grow)

are weird to me, pretty bright.

It's an oldie I came across second hand and had no idea

of the true colors of the elements until I opened it.

I added a little more color with alcohol markers

or a bit of watercolor to try to mute it somewhat. 

It helped a little. 

I changed the kit layouts, too,

and added stamped greetings from other sets I own.

Thanks for looking =)

 

Birthday Blossoms Card

Another flat card, easy to mail.

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

Tags In Bloom stamps

Tin of Cards stamp

Basket Weave embossing folder

Assorted dies

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Bee Thankful card

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

The Thanks part of the image was colored with 

Stampin' Blends alcohol markers -

only my second time to ever use them.

I need practice and apparently a Color Lifting marker ;)

Bee Thankful stamp

Ornate Borders dies

Thanks for looking =)