handmade cards

SU A World of Thanks and Lots of Thanks

August 21, 2015

This card is for YOU!
Yes, you…the one reading this post right now! Every one of you wonderful people…subscribers, class attenders, and perhaps even a new person to my little corner of the world today. I want you all to know how special you are to me…the encouraging comments, the text meassages, the emails with photos just delight me. I seriously can’t believe how my life has changed since I became a SU demonstrator and blogger.

Sometimes, I am just overwhelmed by how blessed I am to know you all through teaching classes, meeting you at SU events, and visiting you virtually via my computer screen.

So, I made this card with you in mind with the colors from ColourMe Challenge #85 –
Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight.

Just a simple SU World of Thanks- don’t you just love the name of the stamp?
I added in the sentiment …a thousand thanks…from the retired SU Lots of Thanks stamp set, too. This is a super easy card with a big message!

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SU Lighthearted Leaves

August 17, 2015

Just a super quick card with another sneak peek of a new SU stamp set called Lighthearted Leaves coming out in the Holiday Catalog on September 1st. Garden Green, Crushed Curry, and Cajun Craze worked together nicely to celebrate the colors of the autumn season.

This new set pairs with the Leaf Framelits Stampin’ Up has bundled
with the SU Vintage Leaves in the Annual Catalog.

The SU Vintage Leaves stamp set (above) found in the Annual catalog stamps a natural realistic image of leaves while this new SU Lighthearted Leaves set (below) is whimsical and folksy.

It has a lovely Thanksgiving sentiment, a verse by Emily Bronte,
So Grateful for You, and the word BELIEVE.

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SU Embellished Ornaments with Delicate Ornaments Thinlits

August 14, 2015

Some more inspiration from the upcoming new Holiday catalog…Look how beautiful these ornaments are! Cut out with the Delicate Ornament Thinlits, it certainly has a WOW factor. The sentiment is from the new SU Embellished Ornaments stamp set. These thinlits cut out a “see through” ornament- I put white cardstock behind each one so the Old Olive one sat on top of the red one. Vellum or another color behind each one would be fabulous as well.

I changed up the catalog sample by grounding a white panel embossed with the new SU Gently Falling embossing folder with a strip of Real Red cardstock on the bottom. Placing the embossed panel on the front of the card instead of embossing the whole card front allows for a place to neatly tuck away the silver cording that the ornaments hang on. My cording is not SU but there is a new thin trim with metallic shine coming out. You can bet it is on my next order!

I also added some SU Rhinestones to the middle of the ornaments. The larger one is leftover from a few years ago but wait until you see the new Iced Rhinestone Embellishments:)

Hope this gets you excited for the new Holiday Catalog fun!

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SU Sparkly Seasons with SU A Little Something

August 12, 2015

The cool August nights with the crickets chirping remind me that fall is quickly approaching. Last night my husband and I along with my daughter and her boyfriend went driving through the countryside with endless soybean and cornfields on both sides of us. The cornfields reminded me of the “corn mazes” that have become like mini fall fairs each year all around Western PA -actually across the USA. They usually have them with pumpkin patches around Halloween decorated with jack-o-lanterns on hay bails with the smell of warm apple cider in the air.

And…I have to say I was pretty spooked one year when I got lost in one!

I used the new SU Sparkly Seasons to create this fun Halloween card inspired by the new Holiday catalog. Since I used my 2” circle punch to create the hole for my pumpkin to peek through and my corner rounder punch to round the crumb cake panel, I thought I would share it with the gang at The Friday Mashup #220 this week.

You will LOVE this new set coming out- fun snow globe images of a ballerina, nutcrackers, snowmen, and pumpkins. You can also make a hanging ornament! I used the the new SU Seasonal Frame Thinlits to die cut the fun SPOOKY greetings out of new SU black glimmer paper!
The thinlits cut out the words spooky, snow, grateful, and falala along with other accessory pieces to match the stamp images.

The creepy little spiders and the inside sentiment come from the new SU A Little Something stamp set that has 9 stamp images covering the fall and winter holidays with Thinking of You, too.
It will be bundled with the new Square Pillow Box Thinlits die.
Yea! The die set has 8 dies that cut out the box and fun tags with little cut outs.

The new Holiday Catalog will be out on September 1st!

I will have some more sneak peeks coming up:)

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SU Sprinkles of Life

August 8, 2015

I had the SU Sprinkles of Life stamp set on my desk and needed a little inspiration so I decided to check out Mojo Monday #409…
I am glad I did since there was a fun sketch by Julee Tilman!

The Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack is so fun and bright.

I love when a DSP has a bunch of colors in it so I can use each one! Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Pool Party, and even Tip Top Taupe made it on this card- will it end up a birthday card, a thank you, or a just because?
The sentiment leaves the decision wide open.
Oh, and I love those White Perfect Accents, don’t you?

Here’s a look at the stamp set:

*Stampin’ Up! donates time and money to support Ronald McDonald House Charities. To date SU has contributed over $1,000,000 to RHMC and their network of local RMHC chapters. When you buy the Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up donates a portion of the proceeds to RMHC.

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