Simply INKredible Stamping

I don't usually put hearts on my cards but I know I should.  This is a lovely card I made for my card club.  Here is what I used to make the card:

Stamps:  Always in My Heart

Floral Heart Dies

Seaside Spray card back is 5 1/2" X $ 1/4", 1/4 of a sheet was used to cut the heart.  The heart was embossed with the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder after the cutting.  Always emboss after cutting with the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.  If you emboss first your embossing will be smooshed (is that a word) during the cutting.

Whisper White is 11" X 4" scored at 5 1/2", a scrap for the clowers

Silver Foil scrap for the leaves.

Silver Embossing powder  with Versamark for the words.

I hope you like my card.  Thanks for stopping by.  

August Club Card #1

Sale-a-bration is in full swing now thru September 30.  I have made a card using the Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper (DSP) that is free with a $50 order.  I hope you will love the paper as much as I do.  Here are the cutting dimensions for the cardstock and DSP:

Basic Black:  5 1/2 X 8 1/2", 2 5/8" X 4 1/4", 3 X 1 1/4" and 3 1/2" X 2 5/8", for oval 1 1/2 X 3"

Basic White for inside:  5 1/4 X 4"

DSP:  Flower 1st layer is 5 1/4 X 4"

        Leaves 2nd layer: 4 X 2 1/2"

        Black stripe: 1 1/8 X 3"

        Flower to color: 2 3/8 X 3 1/4"

Matte Black Dots

Poppy Parade light, Old Olive light and Light Daffodil Delight Blends

Email me if you would like to join my clubs  Both are on the 2nd Thursday at 1 PM and at 6:30 PM.  Thanks for stopping by.  

Friends are Like Seashells

Here is a card I cased from my Maui swap.  I loved the dark blue shell.  I made this as a Father's Day card for Joe.  I used the Friends Are Like Seashells stamps (158203) and Seaside Seashells dies. The bundle is 159516. I used the Soft Succulent Shimmer Vellum and laid the seashells on top.  You can make the seashells any color you like.  My dark blue is Night of Navy.  I'm crazy for any beach stamps.  I hope you like it.

Plentiful Plants

Plentiful Plants (155693) is the most AWESOME stamp set and thank Heaven for the Perfect Plants dies.  I can make so many gorgeous cards with this set.  it comes in a bundle too (155688) saving you 10%. The Designer paper is great for cutting out the plants and using them on your card or as a background as I have used it here.  Our Catalog and Idea Book has some lovely samples as well.  I used the Lattice embellishment also.  There is another basket stamp in Season's Blessings (155007) in the catalog.  It works well with this set. My basket on this card was cut with the dies and backed with Cinnamon Cider cardstock fussy cut to fit.  I hope you like it and will make one soon.

Garden Wishes

This is a quick and easy card for you.  It uses the Chalkboard technique.  I cut Basic Black card stock  11 X 4 1/4" and rubbed the card front with the embossing buddy.  I inked up the stamp from Garden Wishes with Versamark and stamped it on the card front. I embossed with White embossing powder.  I colored the flower with Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie blends.  I had a piece of Old Olive ribbon that I tied around the card front.  The effect is awesome.  

Hand Penned Memories & More Stamp Camp - sign up today

I'm having a stamp camp on July 24.  I wanted to have my customers make some very quick and easy cards using the Hand Penned Memories &  More card pack and the Memories and More cards and envelopes.  At camp you will receive 1/2 pack of Hand Penned Memories and More cards & Envelopes, a 1/2 pack of Hand Penned Memories and More card Pack, 5 yards of White crinkled ribbon and an accessory pack to make 10 cards with envelopes.  The class is at 10 AM in my studio and the fee is $20.  If you sign up by July 5, I have 2 free bonus cards for you to make, so sign up early.  Payment is due when you sign up.  I will need to order products.2 weeks before class.  Email me at  stamp4martha@nc.rr.com .  I accept PayPal.  If you do not live here, I will make you a kit with pictures of the cards.  They are very easy and quick to make.

Playing with Artistic Dies

I am so in love with the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series paper (155464), so I needed to make some cards with it.  This paper is so gorgeous that I hate to cut it.  Since it has lots of gold in the DSP, I used the Artistic dies to cut images in our gold foil paper. I would suggest you put our adhesive sheets (152334) on the back of the gold before cutting.  I also used some wax paper between the die and the gold so that the gold would come out of the die easier.  I was surprised when I pulled the adhesive sheet off the back of the cut image, almost all of the pieces  and petals came off with the sheet.  Yea, no picking out the pieces that you don't want.  Have an awesome day.  Hugs, 

 

Everyone loves a Sea Horse

Everyone knows I am a beachy kind of girl.  I love anything in stamps, paper, dies and embossing folders that are beachy.  I had embossed some of our Pearlescent paper (154291) with the Seashells 3-D embossing folder (154309) and I left it on my table so my customers could see the fabulous dimension.  It had been there for a while so i decided to make a card with it.  This card turned out lovely and it only took a few minutes to make. The base card is Pool Party and I layered Coastal Cabana as the next layer.  I used the Sea Life dies (155684) to cut the sea horse in Petal Pink and the small fishes in So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz and Highland Heather. The happy birthday is from the Art Gallery stamp set (158201) stamped in Bermuda Bay ink. This card kind of reminds me of the fabulous trip I earned with Stampin' Up! to Maui last month.

Maui Swap Card

Stampin' Up! held a card sway on my incentive trip to Maui.  Here is my card.  It is so very easy to make and a beautiful card for any occasion.  Any designer paper could be used.  Here is what I used:

Base Card is Mossy Meadow 5 1/2 X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" scored per instructions (133676)

Pear Pizzazz 5 1/4" X 4" adhered first to the inside of the card (131201)

Fine Art Floral DSP 5 1/4 " X 4" cut per instructions following (154558)

scrap of white for punch Elegantly Said (155762)

Here is the score pattern

At card front base put a tiny pencil mark at 2.75 inches.  Then turn the card and measure down 2 inches on each side and place a tiny pencil mark.  Score on the right and left sides from the top right to the center pencil mark on the bottom of the card.  Score from the 2" mark to the canter of the card.  Repeat on the left side.  Fold on the score line to make the arrow.  The DSP is marked at center bottom.  The DSP is put in my cutter and cut from the top to the center mark on both sides.   Pieces of DSP are adhered to the arrow and each side of the Pear Pizzazz on the inside of the card.  I added the mossy Meadow braided ribbon to the punch out in white.  Questions?  email me at stamp4martha@nc.rr.com .  I received this idea from my NCDemos swap a few months ago.  Tamara Davis may have designed the card.  Enjoy....

Brilliant Wings

Here is a Easy card to make for any occasion.  I used Poppy Parade ink and cardstock and Mango Medley cardstock and ink.  I wet watercolor paper using the faucet.  i wanted it very wet.  I got my inks and tapped the color on to the wet watercolor paper and let it merge together.  Use vibrant ink as it will dry lighter.  I allowed drying time (or use the heat gun to dry faster).  On Basic White 5 X 3 3/4" I cut the Brilliant Butterflies out then placed it on the watercolor paper.  I added a sentiment and some Champagne Rhinestones.  glue the winged butterflies in the appropriate place using glue dots and bring the wings up for dimension.  I hope you will try this gorgeous card.  Thanks for stopping by.

Puffins are so cute

This is a new set in the new Stampin' Up! Catalog and Idea Book.  These little guys are so cute that they make your heart melt.  On this card I used the following

Basic White 1/2 sheet,  3 X 4" scrap, scrap for sentiment

2 Real Red 1/2 X 5 1/4" strips, scrap

Pattern Party DSP (hostess)

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Black Glittered Organdy ribbon

Markers or Blends, Memento Ink Black