Sunday, May 4, 2025

Happy Birthday



Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up Forever Forest, Encircled in Nature, and Paper Trey Birthday Basics
Ink: VersaFine Clair: Nocturne, Distress Inks: Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade
Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Basic Black, Early Espresso, and In Good Taste 12x12 DSP
Accessories: Avery Elle Dotted Border Dies, Stampin' Up Encircled in Nature Dies, Pickett Fence Blending Brushes

Hello Stampers!  I'm here to share a card that I made for the Featured Stamper Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the scrapbook layout that I used as an inspiration for my card:

To start my card I blended a panel with Distress Inks to create the sunset sky.  Then I stamped the pine trees on this panel.  I matted this in black using the dotted border die, it is hard to see this detail in the picture.  Then I adhered this focal image to the DSP, and stamped the the Happy Birthday using my MISTI.  For the inside I stamped the sentiment and added a circle branch border to it.

That's all for now!  Thanks for stopping by!!
Terri

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Thanks


Supplies:
Stamps: A Muse Thanks Script
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Gina K Kraft and White, Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green, Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Little Bits-Apple Coin, Score Board, Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  It's Sunday and you know what that means!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the card I CASED:

For my card I used the apple coin die and die cut all of the pieces to the apples.  I used double score lines to frame the apples, and then I stamped the sentiment using my trusty ol' Stamp a ma Jig.  I kept the inside simple so that I can write a message inside.

That's all for now!!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

 

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Happy Birthday!



Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up Frosted Forest and Encircled In Nature
Ink: Stampin' Up Soft Suede and Early Espresso, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink: Shabby Shutters and Speckled Egg
Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Soft Suede and Crumb Cake
Accessories: Stampin' Up Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Encircled in Nature Dies, Iconic Imagery Dies, Copic Marker, Pickett Fence Blending Brushes

Hello Stampers!  Happy Easter!!  I had some time to make a card this morning, so I made a card for the Featured Stamper Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the card I CASED:
For my card I die cut the frame, and then cut out the center in white.  I picked out a couple of Distress Inks to ink blend the background sky.  Then I stamped the pine trees and bird, and then colored in the bird with a copic marker.  I embossed the front with a tree embossing folder.  I added some twine, but decided not to add a bow and just knotted it since it was more of a masculine card.  For the inside I stamped and die cut a sentiment.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Terri

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Look Who's Turning 100!



Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up Number of Years
Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight and Garden Green
Accessories: Hero Arts Oval Infinity Dies, Julie Hickey Sweet Pea Numbers Die Set, Stampin' Up Ribbon, Honey Bee Gems, Concord & 9th: Quilted Card Front Die

Hello Stampers!  My Mother-in-Law asked me to make a 100th Birthday Card for my husband's Great Aunt.  She is turning 100 early this May.  I knew I had to incorporate flowers because on special occasions she would take flower petals from the arrangements, and created beautifully framed art after she pressed the flowers.  We are lucky that we have a few of her creations, and we will always treasure them.  

For my card I started by stamping the floral images.  Then I die cut this using an oval die cut.  Next it was time for the numbers.  I die cut the 100 out of the floral images, and set them aside.  I cut four layers of the 100 out of daffodil delight cardstock.  So now I had to adhere the yellow numbers to the floral image.  Before I did that I needed to die cut a daffodil delight oval mat so I had something to adhere the numbers to.  I stacked and adhered the yellow numbers, and then topped them off with the original numbers I had cut out.  To add some detail I added some gems to the center of the flowers and used my Misti to stamp Look Who's Turning at the top of the oval.  Next I cut out a white layer and used the quilted card front die to add some texture to the background.  Before I adhered this to the card base I wanted to add something at the bottom of the oval, it looked off balance to me.  So I found this thin ribbon and wrapped it around the white layer to ground the flowers, and added a bow.  Now all I had to do was adhere it to the card base.  For the inside I mimicked the front using the same quilted card front die, and the same ovals.  I simply stamped the sentiment in the oval.

That's all for now!  Thanks for stopping by!
Terri

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Happy Easter



 Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up Welcome Easter and Delightful Dozen
Paper: Gina K White, Yellow from stash, Everett Road Springtime Paper Packs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Lawn Fawn Mini Easter Eggs Dies, Stampin' Up Spotlight on Nature Dies, Waffle Flower Nesting Circles Dies, Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips Dies, Copic Markers

Hello Stampers!  I'm here to share a card that I made for the Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers!  The challenge was to color, so I colored in my bunny with Copic markers.  I die cut it with a circle die, added a circular yellow mat, and a decorative circle die cut.  Then I stamped and die cut the sentiment.  I cut a strip of purple patterned paper and adhered it to the card front.  Then I adhered the focal image and sentiment to the card front.  For the inside I stamped and die cut the sentiment, and adhered it to a strip of purple patterned paper.  And to finish the inside I die cut some eggs and adhered them inside the card.  And that completes my card! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Terri

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Mother's Day


Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up Spotlight On Nature, Stampin' Up Mother's Day greeting unknown
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Stampin' Up Bubble Bath
Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Bubble Bath
Accessories: Stampin' Up Delightful Wishes Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Copic Markers, Honey Bee Gems

Hello Stampers!  I made this for two challenges.  The first being the CAS on Friday's theme challenge Spring, and the other Featured Stamper challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  This week we are honoring individuals in the stamping community that have passed away.  One individual in particular, Polly.  And here is the card that I CASED, the last card that she posted on SCS.  For my card I started with the focal image.  I stamped, die cut, colored the floral image, and then added some bling.  I also stamped, colored, and fussy cut out the butterfly.  Then I cut a piece of bubble bath card stock, and die cut the accent corners to frame the focal image.  Before I adhered everything I laid it out to make sure I liked it.  But it was missing something in that bottom left hand corner.  So I decided to emboss the pink layer with a swiss dots embossing folder, Nope!  That wasn't the answer to my problem.  So I started again with the bubble bath cardstock, and die cut the corners.  Then I tried some linen thread.  It looked funny to go over the die cut accent, so I went through the die cut corner!  It added just that little something.  This time I adhered it altogether, and popped up the butterfly with some dimensionals.  For the inside I did some simple stamping.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Terri

Friday, March 28, 2025

Happy Father's Day



Supplies:
Stamps: SU Moon Lake, Stampabilities: Happy Father's Day
Paper:  Gina K White, SU Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Timeless Plaid 6x6 DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and SU Crumb Cake
Accessories: Ribbon from stash, Waffle Flower Nesting Circles Dies, SU Spotlight On Nature Dies, Banners Framelits Dies, Copic Markers

Hello Stampers!  I made a card today using the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  

For my card I started by picking out my DSP for the banner.  Then I picked out the focal image.  I stamped, die cut, and colored it in with Copics.  I wanted to add some color behind the design of the circle die cut, so I die cut a plain circle out of Mossy Meadows and adhered it behind the focal image. Then I picked out some ribbon and adhered it to the Crumb Cake layer.  Then I worked on the banner.  I decided to pop this up since the ribbon added some dimension.  Before I adhered to the Crumb Cake layer I cut the banner in half.  I adhered the top portion to the top of the Crumb Cake layer, and then I popped up the bottom portion towards the bottom.  This stretched out my banner enough for the card sketch.  So I adhered the focal image with pop dots as well.  The inside I kept really simple.  I stamped my sentiment and die cut it with the same circle as the front. 

That's all for now!  Thanks so much for stopping by!
Terri