Monochromatic - Julie Davison's Great Big Card Swap

 Hello everyone,

I have a few favorite YouTube videos that I watch and one is Julie Davison, who uploads on the regular and you are bound to be inspired.  She also does videos with her mom, Susan LaCroix, who is also a Stampin' Up! demonstrator - how fun is that?

I made two cards for the August card swap for the "monochromatic" theme; one card is for her to keep.  She gets over 100 cards a month for the swap, which is a lot to coordinate.

The florals are die cut from the Painted Lavender die set.  This set was shown, originally, in the lavender paper it came with in the bundle but I saw someone use it in different colors and thought I'd do the same.  I think both cards are so cute!

I hope whoever gets mine will like their card.  Julie will do a Pt. 2 for this month soon and you'll see mine.  Here's a link to Part 1 of the Great Big Card Swap for August.

Happy Stamping!

Fun Kits to Make

Hello everyone,

I enjoy making cards with fun folds but it's hard to do this when your goal is to make a total of 30 cards a month that are sent elsewhere for enjoyment.  But, I'm thrilled that Stampin' Up! has a myriad of card kits that I can use when I am stumped with creative ideas.  Check out these cards that were made from various kits from SU!:

Aren't these cute little pet cards that you can send to anyone for any occasion? Especially if they happen to be a pet lover.

I love that you get so many die cuts of the pets and 2 different backgrounds for the cards.

I like the color combination here.  You also get stamps (sentiment and paw prints and more), so they make a great addition to these cuddly cards.

You get enough blanks to make 8 cards and there are usually 2 different styles.  I am not a make of many slimline cards, so it was nice to see it with the pandas.  You get instructions on how to do the layout but I did my own thing.

These are the greetings that came along with that Panda kit.  As you can see, more than half are in a different language, which is a big disappointment for me.

This is the "Hollyhock" kit and it has so many beautiful colors.  I love what was packaged together to make these cards.

The flowers were die cut so that you could easily place them wherever you wanted.

This is the last set that I made and I forget the title but they are both so beautiful.  It's hard to give them away; however, I can always order another kit.  The one on the right had stamping on the space between flowers and a design on the flower itself (so did the one on the  left).  It came with a little ink pad and stamp set - so cute.

I really enjoy making these cards and so glad to have them available at SU!

Happy Stamping!

Good Intentions

 Hello everyone,

Have you ever started out making a fabulous card you found from watching a YouTube video and things went awry? This happens to me quite a bit, especially when it's a new fold and I look at it and see that there's an easier way to make it.

I've wanted to use this designer paper for the longest and found a card that I just adored.  At the same time, I found an easier way to create that flip.  Well, the craziest thing I did was adhere my papers upside down.  I didn't see that until I'd finished, so I had to start over.  It was at that time, I found an even easier way to make that flip.

There you have it - I made a total of six cards to add to my monthly count that I send to Cards for Kindness, a cool charity that sends to oodles of other charities that help others (e.g., those in hospitals, meals on wheels, etc.).

Looks like I need to make more cards so that I can send for August.

Happy Stamping!

Ice Cream, Ice Cream, We All Scream for Ice Cream

Hello everyone,

When I saw this stamp and die set, I knew I had to have it to use for summer cards that I send each month to the charity.  I did watch a few videos that featured this set from Stampin' Up! and was so thrilled to get inspiration to complete them.

How cute is this pink swirl on top of the designer series paper and cardstock from Stampin' Up!.  I used my computer to make the sentiment.

I used glitter paper from my stash to make this contrast ice cream for this cone.  

This swirl uses the Pretty in Pink card stock for the swirl and the base because it goes so well with the designer series paper.

I have to introduce the watermelon, which I've used only once (still wishing the oval punch would return so that I can use it to make a perfect cut of the whole watermelon).  You'll have to stay tuned to see those cards.

Happy Stamping!