Gorgeous Posies Project Kit & Altered Card

The Gorgeous Posies Project Kit comes with everything you need to make 16 "gorgeous" cards and even has a beautiful box to hold all of them.  What a fantastic gift!!

The coordinating stamp set, Gorgeous Posies, is sold separately, however, almost any set of stamps works well.

This is an example of an altered card I made from the set.  

Recipe: (for the altered card)

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Highland Heather (from the kit), scored at 4 1/4.
• The Gold Foil layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Gorgeous Posies Kit layer is 5 x 3 3/4. (I trimmed it down).
• I used a die from the Ornate Layers Dies and some Gold Foil to make the base for my Highland Heather rectangle. 
• I heat embossed the words, from Here's a Card, with Gold Embossing Powder.
• I used two of the die cuts from the kit for the flower and leaves, and used glue dots to apply them to the corner of the Happy Birthday piece.
• All done and remember to decorate your envelope.

Should you want to purchase any of the supplies I used to make this card, I would be honored if you chose me as your demonstrator, and placed your order in my on-line store, HERE. Or, you can click on the 2020-21 catalog right here on my blog.

I hold adult classes in my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and if you would like to attend, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or HERE on my Stampin' Up! website.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Mountain Air & 
High Tide for my 
July 2020 Classes

Mountain Air is such a beautiful set.  It is reversible and has coordinating dies.  So for my July classes I wanted to showcase the stamp set without using dies--make a fantastic masculine card, and so easy with few supplies.

Recipe: (building from base)

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Shaded Spruce, scored at 4 1/4.
• The Seaside Spray layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Whisper White layer is 5 x 3 3/4.
• I stamped the mountains with Seaside Spray.
• Next I stamped the trees with Shaded Spruce, and then stamped again without reinking the stamp.
• The water is stamped with Seaside Spray and a stamp from High Tide.
• The words, from Timeless Tropical, and the birds, from Mountain Air, are stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black ink.
• All done and remember to decorate your envelope.

Should you want to purchase any of the supplies I used to make this card, I would be honored if you chose me as your demonstrator, and placed your order in my on-line store, HERE. Or, you can click on the 2020-21 catalog right here on my blog.

I hold adult classes in my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and if you would like to attend, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or HERE on my Stampin' Up! website.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Comfort and Hope, & 
Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper

Comfort & Hope is a new stamp set in the 2020-21 Stampin' Up! Catalog, and it's one of my newest favorites.  It has words and background stamps, and can be used for many occasions.  

Recipe: (building from base)

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Just Jade (new 2020-22 in-color), scored at 4 1/4.
• The Flower for Every Season DSP layers are 5 1/4 x 4 & 4 5/8 x 1 3/8.
• The next three pieces of Just Jade are 4 7/8 x 1 1/2 & 3 5/8 x 2 1/2, and 3 x 3/4.
• The Very Vanilla piece on which the images are stamped is 3 1/2 x 2 3/8. 
• The words are stamped on a 2 7/8 x 5/8 piece of Very Vanilla with Early Espresso ink. The Lovely Labels Pick-a-Punch is used to make the design for the words piece.
• Three Champagne Rhinestones are added.
• All done and remember to decorate your envelope.

Should you want to purchase any of the supplies I used to make this card, I would be honored if you chose me as your demonstrator, and placed your order in my on-line store, HERE. Or, you can click on the 2020-21 catalog right here on my blog.

I hold adult classes in my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and if you would like to attend, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or HERE on my Stampin' Up! website.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Back on Your Feet

Back on Your Feet is so cute, and most appropriate for lots of occasions.
I saw this design on Pinterest, what else, right!  I am so sorry, I do not remember the original designer.  

Recipe: (building from base)

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Bumble Bee (new 2020-22 in-color) scored at 4 1/4.
• The Shaded Spruce layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The background rectangles and Crumb Cake layer are cut out with the Stitched Rectangle dies. 
• The giraffe is stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black ink on a 2 x 3 1/4 piece of Shimmery White and colored with Stampin' Blends.
• The Bumble Bee ribbon is added behind the Crumb Cake layer.
• The words are stamped and cut apart with my handy-dandy Paper Snips, and mounted on the card with Mini-Dimensionals. 
• All done and remember to decorate your envelope.

Should you want to purchase any of the supplies I used to make this card, I would be honored if you chose me as your demonstrator, and placed your order in my on-line store, HERE. Or, you can click on the 2020-21 catalog right here on my blog.

I hold adult classes in my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and if you would like to attend, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or HERE on my Stampin' Up! website.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Nature's Beauty, Dandelion Wishes and In Good Taste DSP

I get excited when I find unique ways to use the beautiful designer series papers from Stampin' Up!

I wanted the main focus of this card to be the In Good Taste DSP, especially because it comes in a pack of 24 double sided sheets for just $21.00. 

Recipe: (building from base)

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of  Early Espresso, scored at 4 1/4.
• The other Early Espresso layers are: 4 7/8 x 1 3/8, and 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 and 3 x 2 5/8.
• The In Good Taste DSP layers are: 4 5/8 x 1 1/4, and 3 x 2 1/2 and 2 7/8 x 2 1/2.
• The images are stamped with Early Espresso ink.
• Three Basic Pearls are colored with a Soft Suede Blend.
• All done and remember to decorate your envelope.

Should you want to purchase any of the supplies I used to make this card, I would be honored if you chose me as your demonstrator, and placed your order in my on-line store, HERE. 

I hold adult classes in my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and if you would like to attend, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or HERE on my Stampin' Up! website.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Senior Years and 
Playing with Patterns DSP

My good friend, Andy, recently retired and this stamp set is so appropriate for his special occasion.  

I could not decide which piece of the Playing with Patterns designer series papers to use, so here you have it, four of the same card, with a little different look.

Recipe: (building from base)

• The bases are 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 pieces of Purple Posey, scored at 4 1/4.
• The Night of Navy layers are 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Playing with Patterns DSP layers are 5 x 3 3/4.
• The Night of Navy pieces for the "retirees" and the words are:  3 3/8 x 3, 2 x 3/4, and 2 5/8 x 3/4.
• The Coastal Cabana layer is: 3 1/8 x 2 7/8.
• The Whisper White layers are: 3 x 2 3/4, and 1 7/8 x 5/8, and 2 1/2 x 5/8.
• The "retirees", aren't they cute, are stamped with Tuxedo Memento ink and colored with Blends.  
• The words are stamped with Night of Navy ink.
• All done and remember to decorate your envelope.

Should you want to purchase any of the supplies I used to make this card, I would be honored if you chose me as your demonstrator, and placed your order in my on-line store, HERE. 

I hold adult classes in my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and if you would like to attend, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or HERE on my Stampin' Up! website.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Silhouette Scenes, 
Sweet Silhouettes Dies & Butterfly Wishes

Silhouette Scenes is another stamp set on a beautiful card that I am offering at my July 2020 classes.  The Artistry Blooms DSP is perfect for this card, and I am so pleased with the results. My wonderful assistants, Michelle and Wendie helped me design this card.  One of their many talents, just sayin'

Should you want to purchase any of the supplies I used to make this card, I would be honored if you chose me as your demonstrator, and placed your order in my on-line store, HERE. 

Recipe: (building from base)

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of  either Gorgeous Grape or Calypso Coral, scored at 4 1/4.
• The Basic Black layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Artistry Blooms DSP layer is 5 x 3 3/4.
• The tree is cut with Basic Black and the Sweet Silhouette dies.
• The Whisper White circle is cut with one of Layering Circle Dies (the one closest to the 2 1/2")
• The little girl swinging from the tree, and the words from Butterfly Wishes are stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black ink.
• Three teeny tiny pearls are colored with a Basic Black blend and added to the card front.
• All done and remember to decorate your envelope.

To order any of the supplies used to make these cards, please click Right Here to place your order in my on-line store.  Or, you can click on the 2020-21 catalog right here on my blog.

I hold adult classes in my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and if you would like to attend, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or HERE on my Stampin' Up! website.

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda