Going Frutti

I've always been drawn to the "fruity" stamp sets from Stampin Up.  I finally got a chance to use this set, Fruit Basket, along with its designer papers, Tutti Frutti.  Don't you just love the name?

I made a couple of cards using the strawberry images and the strawberry papers.  I absolutely love the colors on this card.

I've used the stitched framelits to highlight the sayings that give the cards a focal point.  I think they are the most useful item in the whole catalog!  I use them all the time.  It reminds me of sewing on my stamping projects.  :)

Here is a cute card with the citrus images.  I also used the Tutti-Frutti sequins that matched the papers.  These two cards feature two designer papers in the background.  Cute, huh?

For this card, I cut 3 panels for the background.  I love the little bowl that comes with the set.  I cut out the pineapples from extra scraps of paper and set them into the bowl.  I just love it!

Here's another pineapple card.  I embossed onto the Expresso cardstock with white embossing powder.  It really makes it stand out and give this card that special punch.  Check out the stamped wire basket.  I was having so much fun.  :)

The final card in the set has some pears in the fruit bowl.  Check out the cute saying, "We make a great pear."  I think this saying can be used for friends as well as for that special someone. 

Thanks for all of the ideas, Jackie Bolhuis.  She has a bunch of sweet Tutti Frutti cards on Pinterest.  Which fruit do you like the best? 

Cool Treat Card Class

When I first saw the stamp set Cool Treats, I didn't think that much of it.  Enter Pinterest samples, and I began to find so many cute ideas for it that I bought it.  I offered a class where we made 4 cards using the pretty Tasty Treats designer paper and the Cool Treats stamp set.  The strawberry paper in the set has a pretty glossy shine to it, making the card stand out even more than it appears in the photo.

The "You're Sweet" card uses punches for the saying.  A cute and easy card to make.  I got the idea from songofmyheartstamper.  

Next, the Happiest Birthday card uses another sheet of the dsp and the layering oval framelits that I think make any saying look great.  We embellished it by cutting out and adding two popsicles.  This ideas is from theladyandherstamps.  Cute, right?

The next two cards ideas are from prettypapercards and mystamplady.com.  For the Happiest Birthday card, we stamped the cones and scoops and then cut them out and adhered them to the card.  The cone in the middle has dimensionals under it to give it some pop.

I didn't have the framelits for this stamp set, so I cut out two circles for the sundae bowl on the Cherry card and cut them in half.  I love how they came out.  The ice cream scoops are punches and then I cut out the spoon and cherry for added interest.  the saying on the inside says, "I hope your birthday is sprinkled with everything great."

I love how they all turned out.  I think this was one of my favorite card classes yet.  Have you tried this set?  Which one is your favorite?