Happy Birthday, Seahawks Fan!

  I had a request for a birthday card in the team colors for a young Seahawks fan.  That means navy, green, and gray!  I love Be The Star stamp set for boys.  Lots of layers and bright colors make this a fun card for a soon-to-be 9 year old.…

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Butterflies for PPA 254

  I mentioned yesterday that I would be posting a card for the Pals Paper Arts challenge today.  Then my grandson came over to spend the night and is here with us today.  He went to the park to play a little baseball with his grandpa, so I had about…

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You’ve Got This!

  You’ve Got This! is a new stamp set in the 2015-16 Annual Catalog.  It comes with two cases.  One holds the single background stamp and the other one has the flowers and sentiments:   For this card I used Pink Pirouette on the background and stamped the flower in…

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Guy Greetings – a CASE

  You may have seen this card before.  It was designed by Linda Heller and posted on Stamping School.  This is a new stamp set to me, although not to Stampin’ Up!  It first appeared in the 2015 Occasions catalog and has been carried over to the new Annual Catalog. …

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A Card For the Handy Dad and PPA 253

  Good Monday Morning to you, and Happy first day of June!  I have a Father’s Day card for you today – super quick and easy – and I thought I would share with you the thought process that went into making this card.  This narrative went through my head……

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Spruced-Up Sunday Card

  This is the “stepped up” version of yesterday’s card, all spruced up for Sunday! While yesterday’s card was a single layer card,    today’s version has some added layers,  giving the sentiment center stage with just a little more punch. For both cards, I stamped the background with Sheltering…

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Simple Saturday Single Layer Card

  I have a simple, single layer card for you today. This could be a birthday card or a congratulations card ~ anything that deserves a celebration! I paired Rich Razzleberry with a combination of Garden Green and Wild Wasabi. The stamp sets are Sheltering Tree and Fabulous Four. I…

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Something borrowed, something BLUE

Here’s another wedding card for you today.  It too has a gift card enclosure, the same layout as the blackberry and gray one I posted earlier.  If you missed that one, you can see it HERE. I know I had previously decided that our new In Color, Mint Macaron, seemed…

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Tip Top Taupe is Great!

Well, this is not a typical Karen card.  I wanted to pair the new In Color, Tip Top Taupe, with black – and this bold graphic card emerged! The base is Tip Top Taupe (available to everyone on June 2) and the first layer is Basic Black.  I cut the…

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Hello Sweet Friend for PPA 250

 My card today was inspired by the Pals Paper Arts color challenge for this week.  Here is the challenge banner —  Do you see the subtle hexagon shapes in the Lullaby Designer Series Paper? That gave me the idea to create my sentiment in hexagon shapes as well.  The Six-Sided…

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Happy Together

          I’ve had a request for some wedding cards that would also hold a gift card.  This is my first one to show you.  I’m crazy about the Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper (DSP)!  I think the soft colors and pretty prints are perfect for such…

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Purple Bridal Bouquet for PPA

          The PPA challenge this week is to use 3 shades of purple – Blackberry Bliss, Elegant Eggplant, and Perfect Plum.  I was kind of stumped until I saw a picture of a beautiful purple bridal bouquet, and I thought, “That could work!”            I stamped the handle and a…

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