All Occasion Cards

If you are a lover of hydrangeas like I am you will enjoy the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! The paper is jam-packed full of beautiful blooms in all our favorite springtime colors.

I used one of my favorite prints from the paper pack for a fancy-fold window card that I was dying to make.

I think my favorite part of this card are the vellum petals with pastel pearl centers on the front of the card. To make the petals, I colored vellum with Highland Heather and Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blend Markers then punched the petals out using the Small Bloom Punch.

The Hydrangea Hill fancy fold window card is like having two cards in one because when you open the card front . . . surprise, there’s a z-fold card found inside. This card is one that I will be making more of.

Cutting/Scoring Guide

• Card Base = 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” piece of Basic White cardstock; score at 4-1/4” on 8-1/2” side
• First Layer = 5-1/4” x 4” piece of Highland Heather cardstock
• Second Layer = 5-1/8” x 3-7/8” piece of Hydrangea Hill DSP
• Inside z-fold layer = 8-1/2” x 5-1/4” piece of Highland Heather scored at 4” and 6’-1/4” on the 8-1/2” side
• Stamped circle = 2-1/2” x 2-1/2”
• Scallop frame = 2-1/2” x 2-1/2” piece of Highland Heather cardstock
• Scallop circle = 2-1/2” 2-1/2” piece of Rococo Rose cardstock
• Punched blooms = scrap of Vellum

Video Tutorial

Product List

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English)	Dragonfly Garden Cling Stamp Set	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Layering Circles Dies	Small Bloom Punch
Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Pastel Pearls	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Take Your Pick
Stampin' Seal	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Mini Glue Dots

These cards are so much fun to make and are fairly easy to put together. Hydrangea lover or not, I hope you were inspired today to create your own fancy fold window card.

I wanted to make a Parisian Flourish Embossed card and here is what I came up with. I also tried a new technique with my rectangular shaped dies. These cards have an embossed panel using the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder and Stitched So Sweetly Dies from Stampin’ Up!

I had been itching to use the Playful Alphabet Dies and wanted to make a pretty background for the “HELLO” die-cuts. I pulled the colors for the card from the Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper.

I showed how to make this card on today’s Make-it-Monday Facebook Live. Watch the video replay below to learn how used a Stitched so Sweetly Die to create the angled embossed panel.

Product List

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder
Stitched So Sweetly Dies	Playful Alphabet Dies	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Take Your Pick
Adhesive Sheets	Stampin' Seal

I started with an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Coastal Cabana card stock folded in half to create the card base. Next an 4″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock was embossed the the Parisian Flourish 3-D Embossing Folder then die-cut per the video. The piece of Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper for this card measures 4″ x 3-1/2″.

These cards have clean lines and use bright colors with fun patterns. One of the gals on my Make-it-Monday Facebook Live described the card as a “Happy Card” which I think hits the nail on the head.

Fun-fold cards pack a big “WOW” factor and are such a treat to receive! I enjoyed making the cards in today’s post and they were so easy to make.

This first card looks like a large matchbook. The sentiment tag is positioned just right to keep the card closed. The pretty sunflower print from the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper begged for me to use the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle. It didn’t really beg me but don’t you think it was a great idea?

The second card uses paper from the Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper pack as well. This vibrant floral print is lively and includes my favorite new In-Color Magenta Madness! I pulled that color from the paper by adding the butterfly die-cuts.

Watch the video below to see how I put these full-of-flowers card together.

Cutting & Scoring Guide

Card #1:

• Score 11″ x 4-1/4″ piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock at 4″ and 9-1/2″ on the 11″ side to create card base.
• Misty Moonlight Cardstock: 4″ x 3-3/4″, 4″ x 1-1/4″ and 3-3/4″ x 1″
• Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper: 3-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ and 3-3/4″ x 1″
• Whisper White Cardstock: 3-1/2″ x 3/4″

Card #2:

• Score 11″ x 4-1/4″ piece of Bumble Bee cardstock at 2-3/4″ x 5-1/2″
• Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper: 4-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ and 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″
• Whisper White Cardstock: 4-1/2″ x 3-1/2″, 4″ x 3″
• Magenta Madness Cardstock: scrap

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Thanks for stopping by my little spot of the interwebs. I hope you enjoyed the projects I shared today.

Hello, I’m sharing a technique with you today that is so much fun to do and if you have been paper crafting for a while you probably already have all the supplies you need.

I’m not sure what the official name is but I call the technique “wax paper embossing” and I used it as the background for this card. The wax from the waxed paper is melted onto a piece of card stock then sponged with ink creating a batik-like look.

The wax paper embossing technique has been around for awhile, it’s super easy to do and the end result is pretty impressive. It is very similar to and reminds me a lot of batik art.

To use this technique you will need waxed paper, an iron, a die-cutting or embossing machine and an embossing folder. The more intricate the design on the embossing folder, the better your results will be. I used the Country Floral Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder from Stampin’ Up! for my card.

Isn’t that a pretty embossed pattern? Because it’s easier to show you how to do this technique than it is to try and explain it, here is a video tutorial demonstrating wax paper embossing:

Paper Cutting Guide

• Poppy Parade 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock = 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
• Whisper White 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock = two pieces 4″ x 6″ each and one piece 3″ x 2-1/2″
• Basic Black 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock = 3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″

Product List

So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English)	Stitched So Sweetly Dies	So Sentimental Bundle (English)	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Butterfly Beauty Dies	Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Sponge Daubers	Paper Trimmer	Stampin' Dimensionals
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I hope you enjoyed learning this new technique for creating beautiful, batik-like backgrounds for your paper crafting projects. Thanks for stopping by!

The project I made for today’s post is a lovely, feminine card that would fit so many occasions!

The floral paper from the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper Stack was my inspiration for the card. I pulled the Lovely Lipstick color from the paper to use for the card base, the embossed layer, the butterflies and even the rhinestones! I used a sentiment from the So Sentimental Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up! Look at all the great occasions this stamp set would work for!

What was really fun was using the stamps along with the coordinating Stitched So Sweetly Dies. When you purchase the So Sentimental Bundle, the stamp set and dies, you save 10%! The dies fit perfectly over several of the stamped images creating pretty tags for cards and packages. I’m excited to use the stitched scallop rectangle dies on a project!

For the inside sentiment, I chose a stamp from the Little Ladybug stamp, a Host Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up! Isn’t it cute?

Product List

So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English) $22.00	So Sentimental Bundle (English) $48.50	Little Ladybug Host Cling Stamp Set (English) $0.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $6.00	Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $8.75
Best Dressed 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $11.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $9.75	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $10.00	Rose Glimmer Paper $5.00	Bone Folder $7.00
Basket Weave 3D Embossing Folder $9.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies $32.00	Stampin' Spritzer $3.00	Butterfly Duet Punch $18.00	Stamparatus $49.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels $5.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals $4.00

Card Recipe:

• Real Red card stock = 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ to form card base
• Real Red card stock = 2-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ emboss
• Best Dressed Designer Series Paper = 2″ x 5-1/4″
• Rose Glimmer Paper = 1/4″ x 5-1/4″
• Whisper White card stock = 2-1/2″ x 3″ stamp sentiment & die-cut out
• Whisper White card stock = 4″ x 5-1/4″ inside card sentiment
• Vellum = scrap for punched butterflies

Click on the Shop Now button below to get everything you need to make your own So Sentimental Thank You Card!

As a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator we get extra perks and one of those is the quarterly magazine, Stampin’ Success. In the most recent issue I discovered a beautiful card using the resist emboss technique and I wanted to share it with you.

I used the Rooted in Nature stamp set from Stampin’ Up! and recreated the card found in the magazine. This card has all the things; resist embossing, layers, texture and gold embossed die-cuts.

The resist emboss technique couldn’t be easier but takes your paper crafting projects up a level. Here is my video tutorial for the card and below that is a list of all the products I used in the video.

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle	Versamark Pad	Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Nature's Roots Framelits Dies
Big Shot	Heat Tool	White Stampin' Emboss Powder	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
Sponge Brayers	Linen Thread	Leaves Trinkets	Iridescent Sequin Assortment
Take Your Pick	Liquid Multipurpose Glue	Stampin' Dimensionals	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Glue Dots

I’ve been away from my studio for about a week and I think it has affected my creative mojo. One of the things I do when that happens is gather items from a suite of products.

Placing the stamp set, pretty papers and other elements in front of me helps to spur some ideas and I know that everything is going to coordinate. For today’s project I used products from the Garden Impressions Suite from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and this is the card I came up with.

I pulled colors from the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper to use for the card base, ink and tag. The beautiful die from the Springtime Impressions Thinlits made a great background for the card front. I used Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets which made adhering the intricate die-cut to the card front a breeze. Make sure to watch the video tutorial below to view how I utilized the sheets.

Most of the stamping for this card is inside the card. The Abstract Impressions stamp set has two and three-step stamps that add so much depth to the image. And don’t you just love that sweet butterfly? Again, I pulled colors from the Designer Series Paper to choose inks using Soft Sea Foam for the flower stems and Petal Pink with Calypso Coral for the flowers.

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Today’s Card is a quick and easy card. The stamped images are from the Amazing Life Stamp Set. “You are amazing!”, “I believe in you!”, “Yay!” – I make these statements all the time and am excited to have stamps that match my expressions! Also, we’re in the month of March and the four-leaf clover along with the “good luck” sentiment are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day cards and decorations.

I pulled the colors for the ink and card stock form the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper. Our winter has been so long that I needed the bold, vibrant colors of this beautiful paper!

I demonstrated this card on this week’s Coffee & a Card. Here is an edited video of that demonstration and below that is the list of products used.

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