Happy Halloween Step-Up - The Stamps of Life

I've got one more Halloween card for you. For this one I used the Heart Step-Up die and the critters4halloween stamp set to create a cute little scene.

The bats are from a border punch from Martha Stewart.

Too Cute to Spook - The Stamps of Life

Believe it or not, the stores are already putting the Halloween stuff out so here's a cute little card using the new critters4halloween stamp featuring Cookie. I also used the Black Chevron buttons and some twine as my embellishments.

Washi Birthday - The Stamps of Life

Here's a super simple clean and simple birthday card using the new Kiwi Dot Washi tape from The Stamps of Life. I used Licorice and Kiwi cardstock and the sentiment from presenttriplits2stamp. I also added a couple of adhesive gems.

I love the graphic feel to this card and it's perfect for a guy.

Dog-gone Awesome

This was a fun card to make and so easy thanks to the Circle Flip-Its die from The Stamps of Life.

I stamped Cookie, colored her with Copic markers and cut her out. I did the same with the food bowl. I added pink Goosebumps to the corners of the card and on the center of Cookie's bow.

Be sure to check out The Stamps of Life website for more inspiration and videos of these and more stamp sets and dies.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - birthday4cookie and treats4cookie
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - Sky and Celebrate Collection
Circle Flip-Its die, Copic Markers, Goosebumps

Walk By Your Side

Sometimes it's fun to make your own patterned paper which is exactly what I did in this case. I used the paw prints in the new treats4cookie stamp set from The Stamps of Life to random stamp on a piece of white cardstock. I colored the heart in with red Copic markers and then went over it several times with a glaze pen which added shiny dimension to the center paw print.

I love how this one turned out.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - treats4cookie
Ink - Licorice
Paper - Licorice and White
Copic marker, Sakura glaze pen, red adhesive gems

Meet for a Treat

There are some new goodies at The Stamps of Life and this is one of them. It's a companion set to one the previously released birthday4cookie and it's called treats4cookie.

For this card, I stamped the image of Cookie and her bowl and then colored them with Copics. I cut out the bowl and bone and I cut a slit in the bowl and placed the bone to make it look like it was in the bowl and then popped the whole thing up on the card for some dimension.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - birthday4cookie and treats4cookie
Ink - Grape
Paper - White, Grape and Wishes Collection
Copic Markers

Sweet Day Orange Creamsicle - The Stamps of Life

Here's another card along the lines of the one I showed you yesterday.

This one uses patterned paper and this time I used the scalloped circle from Scalloped Circle Flip-it die to make it look like a bit was taken out of the popsicle. I matted the popsicle with rectangle from the Happy Birthday Step-Up die set which I use often for this purpose.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - pops2eat, patterns4pops
Paper - Celebrate Collection, Banana, Kraft, SS White
Ink - Banana and Licorice
Popsicle die set, Happy Birthday Step-Up, Scallop Circle Flip-it

Cherry Pop Chill - The Stamps of Life

If it's hot where you are you will definitely enjoy this clean and simple card using the new Popsicle Dies from The Stamps of Life.

I embossed the card base using the Flower Power embossing folder and then I cut out the popsicle twice using the die - first from Kraft cardstock and then from Strawberry. I stamped one of the patterns from the patterns4pops stamp set using Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder and then cut off only the top of the popsicle and adhered it over the sticks. I added twine and stamped the word "Chill" and popped up the panel using foam tape.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - patterns4pops, pops2eat
Paper - SS White and Kraft
Ink - Strawberry and Licorice, Versamark
Flower Power embossing folder, twine, clear embossing powder

The Stamps of Life - Daisy Friend

Here's a fun card using the new Hello My Friend Circle dies from The Stamps of Life.  I added some fun stickers from my stash and used the patterned paper from the Celebrate Collection to complete the card.

Products Used:
Paper - Celebrate Collection patterned paper; Bubblegum, SS White
Hello Friend Circle die, EK Success scallop border punch, daisy stickers, corner rounder

The Stamps of Life - Hello My Friend

This was a fun card to make. I used the new die from The Stamps of Life to cut the word window directly into my cardstock. I then placed some patterned paper behind it.

The card base was embossed using the Flower Power embossing folder and I used foam tape to raise the panel and then added some green adhesive gems for my embellishments.

This die is very versatile and comes with a coordinating outer circle die. There is a lot you can do with it so I hope you check out the samples on the The Stamps of Life Blog.

Products Used:
Paper - Celebrate Paper Collection, SS White
Hello My Friend Circle dies, Flower Power embossing folder, adhesive gems

The Stamps of Life - Hogs and Kisses

Here's another clean and simple card using the morepiggybank2stamp set from The Stamps of Life. This time I stamped the image diagonally in the same color ink but in varying patterns and die cut and matted them using the coordinating Piggy Bank die set and placed them diagonally across my card and trimmed. Fun and super easy.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - morepiggybank2stamp
Ink - Guava, Licorice
Paper - SS White, True Black
Piggy Bank Die Set

The Stamps of Life - Butterfly Border

Today I have a super quick and easy clean and simple card for you using the triplitbutterfly2stamp set from The Stamps of Life.

I stamped the butterfly along the edge of my cardstock in thee ink colors and then stamped my sentiment in the bottom right corner and added some coordinating gems. I popped the whole panel up on my card base using foam dimensionals. I told you it was easy.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - triplitbutterfly2stamp
Ink - Guava, Banana, Grape and Licorice
Paper - SS White
Adhesive gems

The Stamps of Life - Love You Step-Up

This is the card you may have seen in Stephanie's video this month at The Stamps of Life.

I created it card using the Hearts Step-Up card die which makes this card super easy to do. Once I die cut the little piggy, I used the heart from the step-up set to die cut the shape into his little bottom. I added a gem for his eye and also die cut his tail.

I used the border strip also included in the step-up set and the word die as well. I just adore this little guy.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - piggybank2stamp
Ink - Licorice
Paper - Love Story; White, Lavender Moon
Hearts Step-Up Die, black gem, Piggy Bank Die Set

The Stamps of Life - Hog Wild

Here's a CAS card using the new piggybank2stamp set and coordinating die from The Stamps of Life. I cut the pig from felt using the die and added a gem for the eye. I love that the dies come with an outline die which in this case, I cut from black cardstock to make my little piggy pop.

To make the background, I inked up the embossing folder with Bubblegum ink and ran it through my cuttlebug and then matted it with Candy cardstock. The hearts were cut from Candy cardstock also.

This is the perfect card for that special someone or you could save it for Valentine's day next year. It'll be here before you know it.

Products Used:
Stamp Set -piggybank2stamp
Paper - SS White; Licorice and Candy
Ink - Licorice, Bubblegum
Piggybank Die set, Bubble Gum felt, Flower Power Embossing Folder, black gem

The Stamps of Life - Ladybug Hello

Today I have a great little Spring card to show you. It uses the Lady Bugs Framelits set from The Stamps of Life which contains both a stamp set and the coordinating die set.

I stamped the ladybug and the used the die to cut it out and the popped it up. I used a little bling for the flight path. The grass is some patterned paper from the Celebrate Collection that punched with a Martha Stewart border punch.

Super quick and easy card. Happy Spring!

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Lady Bug Framelits
Ink - Licorice and Strawberry
Paper - White; Celebrate Collection
Martha Stewart grass border punch, gems

The Stamps of Life - Birthday Wishes

Today's card is all about texture.

I used the new Flower Burst embossing folder from The Stamps of Life to emboss a piece of Kraft cardstock and then I ran some white ink over the raised area and along the edges. I added some gems to the centers of the flower bursts (the almost remind me of fireworks).

I cut the ribbon slides from the Lady Bug framelits set and stamped the sentiment from spinner2stamp set and added my coordinating ribbon.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - spinner2stamp
Paper - Kraft and Rustic Cream
Ink - Chocolate, Powdered Sugar
Flower Burst embossing folder, Lady Bug Framelits, germs, ribbon

The Stamps of Life - Happy Birthday Step-Up

Today I have a birthday card to show you using one of the new dies from The Stamps of Life called Happy Birthday Step-Ups from Sizzix. I love this die set because it makes this card so easy to cut and assemble.

I personalized the card by stamping letters onto the banner pieces included in the set using the crayonletters2stamp stamp set.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - crayonletters2stamp
Ink - Licorice
Paper - Creme Brulee, Lagoon, CTMH Dotty for You, Vellum
Happy Birthday Step-Up Die Set, adhesive gems, jute twine

The Stamps of Life - Spring Tag

Today, I have a little bit of Spring to show you. Here is a tag made with the Spring Birds Triplets die from The Stamps of Life. I don't know about you, but I have had enough of the cold and snow and I'm looking forward to the beautiful blooms and the sounds of the birds chirping outside my studio window again.

I used the scalloped circles from the Large Circle Flip-Its die to cut two different sizes of scalloped circles and then I ran the larger, white scalloped circle through my cuttlebug using the new Flower Power embossing folder for some added texture. I used dimensionals to pop up the wing of the bird and then added a gem for his eye. I embellished with some flowers and buttons I had on hand.

Super easy and fun to make. I hope it brightened your day.

Products Used:
Paper- CTMH Dotty for You (retired); Lagoon, White
Flower Power embossing folder, Spring Birds Triplets Die, Large Circle Flip-Its Die, adhesive gems, grommet. buttons, flowers, seam binding