Painted Lavender Cards

This week I was playing around with the Painted Lavender Bundle of products in the Stampin Up mini catalog.  I'm not really much of a "purple" girl, but I love lavender and the soft papers that come with this set.  

For my first card, I cut out an arch using the dies from the Garden Meadow suite.  I love how it almost looks like you're peeking into a garden.  I used Lost Lagoon cardstock, added a piece of the designer papers and put the arch on my card using dimensionals to give it a lift.

I stamped some butterflies and cut out some springs using the Painted Lavender dies.  Then I added a saying and a piece of the linen thread to complete my card.  

It has a soft flowery look to it and that's just what I was going for.  :)

For my next card, I used the negative space that the arch die cuts for the front of my card.  I put a piece of the desinger paper behind it and added the arch portion to the card with dimensionals.  Before I added it to the card, I ran it through the Cut & Emboss machine using an embossing folder to make it resemble a stone wall.

There are sprigs and butterflies on this card, too.  The saying is from Notes of Nature stamp set.  I saw this idea on Pinterest from Robin Daus.

My third card has some of the lavender images stamped and cut out on it.  I used the Scallop Contour rectangle die to add the flowers onto.  I stamped the green leaf stamp on the scalloped white piece before I added some sprigs and flowers.

This is pretty much the same card, only I used a different piece of the designer papers for the front of the card.  Instead of 3 stamped lavender flowers, I only put one on it.  What a beautiful set this is.  I would love to make some more things with it.  

 

More Countryside Inn

 Don't you love the Countryside Inn papers from Stampin' Up?  Here is another card that I made using them.  

For this card, I used thick white cardstock for the base, added a panel of Night of Navy and then added the pretty designer paper to complete the background.  I used the Framed Florets die cuts for the oval and Stitched Shapes for the white focal point.  The saying is from Layering Leaves as well as the sprigs and the flowers are punched from Petal Park.

When I made the cards, I tried to use different sayings, all from Layering Leaves stamp set.  

Each one looks a little different, but I love the soft sweet look of these papers.  And yes, it does remind me of what the wallpaper might look like if I was staying at the "Countryside Inn."  

Bird Cage Collage Cards

A few weeks ago I worked on some cards using the Abigail Rose papers and some card layouts and ideas from Gail Ellis, another demonstrator on Pinterest.  I kept the colors scheme very simple and love the look that these cards have.  

There's a cute new set of stamps in the catalog with parakeets and a bird cage cut out.  However, I already have a lot of bird stamps and bird cages, too.  So I used some of my old stamps and cut outs to redesign Gail's cards.  

I used Abigail Rose designer papers for the cards, some vintage lace and several older bird stamps and cages including Free as a Bird stamp set.  

Seriously, I love how they came out!  I had an old Tim Holtz bird cage die cut, one of the Bigz dies that I had never used before.  I also used the new Designer Tags cut outs for the tags on the cards.  The flower die is from the Pretty Pillowbox.  

I love the muted colors and the fun "collage" style.  I call the set of cards a Mix & Match.  Once you stamp and emboss and cut everything out, you can mix and match the items on any of the cards.  

For the last card, I kept things simple.  It's mostly a sheet of the designer paper that makes this card so wonderful.  Then I added some tags, flower and saying.  The Designer Tag dies really makes the cards.  For the color scheme, I used Petal Pink for the accent color.  I think the card would look pretty if you colored in some of the flowers on the designer papers, too.  Maybe next time I will try it!

Encouragement Cards

We've all been affected by the Corona Virus pandemic that is sweeping across our nation in some way.  For me, I'm home more than I usual, and I've been spending some time in my craft room(s).

 This week I wanted to send out some encouragement cards to a couple of my friends.  I looked through some of my sayings to find something appropriate and I found this saying: "The journey of life is best shared with a friend.  We'll get through this together."  I thought that was so fitting for these uncertain times.

I used the Best Dressed designer papers and thought they looked so pretty paired with purple cardstock.  The flower is from Tea Together and the sayings are from Good Morning Magnolia.  

Do you like to send cards to people to encourage them? 

Needlepoint Nook

There's a pretty stamp set in the Stampin Up Occasions catalog called Needlepoint Nook.  It has sweet designer paper and images in it that all pertain to embroidery.  This week I had some time to take it out and just loved making some cards with it.

The paper has pretty embroidery colors and imagery.  There's a framelit that cuts little dots onto your paper to look like you stitched it.  I used it on this card for the background.  I love the flowers and sayings, too. 

There's a little stitched butterfly that just completes the card.  I had a lot of little wooden pieces left over from the Sale-a-bration wood cut outs, so I put some on each of my cards. 

For the next look, I decided to put the tea cup on the card instead of the flowers.  I do enjoy a cup of tea in the afternoons.  The tea cup makes the card look a bit more feminine.

Here's a Get Well card that I love, too.  I colored in the tea cups with the Stamping Blends.  They are alcohol based and I love using them because they don't make the paper all wet.  And they blend well. 

The little saying, "Love is a warm cup of Tea" fits so nicely right on the tea cup. 

I got the idea for the tea cup from one of my stamping friends on facebook.