Time to Soar Card by Samantha Mann

Inspirational Butterfly card!

Today we are sharing a beautiful butterfly card by Samantha. 

This card features:

Heartfelt Butterflies Stamp Set
Butterflies Stencil Set
A7 Frames & Banners Die Set
Heart Frames Die Set
Frames Squared Die Set

Tree Rings Stencil

She started out by stamping the big heart filled with butterflies from our Heartfelt Butterflies Stamp Set. She embossed the image in white and inked over it with shades of purple ink. She then hand cut it out, using the edges of the butterflies as a guide. Next, she cut out a heart from vellum paper using our Heart Frames Die Set. The butterfly image is designed to fit perfectly inside the scallop edged heart. So beautiful! 

Next, she created the backgrounds. She started with a square brown card base and added texture to that using our Tree Rings Stencil with brown ink. She created a second background layer with bold butterflies. She first inked the paper in shades of green. Then she stenciled the bold butterflies using our Butterflies Stencil Set with a glossy texture paste. She cut this out into a scalloped square using our Frames Squared Die Set. 

Last, she assembled all the layers together and added the "time to soar" message into the center of the heart. She cut out the curved banner using our A7 Frames & Banners Die Set and embossed the message onto the banner. 

Samantha is planning on using this as a graduation card. The butterfly theme and soaring message will work perfectly to inspire a graduate! 

To see more beautiful cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

Valentine Cards for Dog Lovers by Jennifer Jackson

Bark-ing Mad for Dog Themed Valentines!

Hello! Jen here today and I'm sharing some fun dog themed Valentine cards. 

For these cards I used the following dog themed products:

Dog Silhouettes Die Set

Love & Woofs Paper Pad

Say Woof Stamp Set

Woof Stencil

Petite Paw Prints Stencil

I thought it would be fun to combine the sentiments from our Say Woof Stamp Set with our Dog Silhouettes Die Set. For my first card I decided to do a dachshund theme. I cut out the little dachshund using the Dog Silhouettes Die Set and picked a paper with dachshunds from our Love & Woofs Paper Pad.

I  stenciled a piece of dark pink cardstock using our Woof Stencil with some white texture paste. When that was dry I grabbed our Fractured Card Layout Die and cut out the stenciled panel along with the cute dachshund paper. I also cut it out again with light pink and white cardstock for the frame and the center. Then I simply assembled all the pieces and stamped the sentiment from the Say Woof Stamp Set. 

 

For my next card I chose the labrador from our Dog Silhouettes Die Set for the main image, cutting it from black cardstock. Then I cut out a pieced of light pink cardstock to 4" x 5 1/4" and stenciled pink pawprints using our Petite Paw Prints Stencil.

To help make this card into a valentine theme I cut out several hearts using our Heart Frames Die Set using pink and gray cardstock. I added the sentiment from the Say Woof Stamp Set onto the largest heart, embossing it in white. Then I assembled the card, arranging all the hearts and the dog along the edge of the stenciled area. 

I was having fun stenciling so I created another card using our Woof Stencil. I stenciled the words in dark pink over a light pink cardstock. Then I took the same darker pink ink and lightly blended over the top to create the pink ombré effect. I cut this panel out using the large postage edged frame from the Framework Die Set. 

I cut out the cute little terrier dog from black cardstock using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set. Again, I wanted to add a heart and I cut out a big heart using the Heart Frames Die Set. I embossed the sentiment from the Say Woof Stamp Set onto the heart. I found a circle that the pup would fit into from our Circle Frame Die Set. I assembled the pieces over the stenciled background, added a vellum banner that was cut out using our Basic Frames Die Set.

For my last card I kept it super simple! I wanted to use our Card Layout 2 Die and I cut it out using light pink cardstock. Then I chose 3 different patterns from the Love & Woofs Paper Pad and cut those out using the same die. I inserted the die cut pieces back into the frame. 

I picked a sentiment from the Say Woof Stamp Set and stamped it onto a circle from the Circle Frames Die Set. Then I cut out two small hearts using the Heart Frames Die Set with a bright pink paper and added those to each side of the card. This card was so quick and easy to make!

I had a lot of fun finding ways to combine different papers and dies to create dog themed Valentine cards! I hope you are inspired to create some cards for the dog lovers in your life! 

Have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Snowman Thank You Card by Larissa Heskett

Snowy Thank You!

Today we are sharing an adorable snowy thank you card by Larissa featuring our Snowman Postage Sampler Stamp Set. 

To begin, Larissa used the cute little snowmen and snowflakes from the Snowman Postage Sampler Stamp Set to create a fun background. She stamped and embossed the snowmen all over the background and then used different colors of distress inks to stamp the snowflakes. 

Next, she cut out two hearts using our Heart Frames Die Set. One heart was cut from white paper and the other was cut using a blue polka dot from our Pastel Basics Paper Pad. She stamped and colored two more snowmen to put onto the center of the heart, cuttting them out using the coordinating Snowman Postage Sampler Die Set

She added a banner under the heart to hold the sentiment. The banner was cut out using our A7 Frames & Banners Die Set and the thank you sentiment was stamped using our Daffodils Stamp Set.

What a perfectly sweet snowy thank you! 

To see more projects by Larissa you can visit her on her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

A Hug in a Mug Card by Diane Morales

A Hug in a Mug!

Need a little caffeine this morning? We hope this cheerful card by Diane is will help!

For this card Diane features our Coffee Delights Stamp Set and our A Hug in a Mug Die Set.

To create this card Diane started by cutting out a her card panel using the large scallop edged rectangle from our A7 Frames & Banners Die Set. Then she stamped the row of mugs from our Coffee Delights Stamp Set several times, embossing the images using white embossing powder. Next she added colorful inks over the rows of mugs, alternating colors over each row! She also added some ink splatters over the card panel and colored in a few areas using a white gel pen. 

Once her background was done she cut out a white stitched heart using our Heart Frames Die Set and the sentiment using our A Hug in a Mug Die Set. 

We hope this coffee themed card has perked up your day!

To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project.

I Really Dig You! Puppy Card by Donna Idlet

Digging up some Valentine Fun!

Today Donna is sharing a Valentine that is perfect for sending to a dog owner for Valentine's Day! 

She features that adorable pup from our Puppy Heart Stamp Set paired with our Fractured Card Layout Die Set and our Love & Meows Paper Pad.

She starts by stamping and coloring the puppy, giving him a bright red heart for Valentine's Day. The image from this set comes with a blank heart and several sentiments that fit inside it so you can choose your favorite. For this card Donna chose "I really DIG you!" which is a perfect for a dog lover on Valentine's Day!

The card base uses our Fractured Card Layout Die Set with papers from our Love & Meows Paper Pad.  Once the papers are cut using this fun die, you just assemble them with some glue and add your image to the center. Donna also added a heart behind the image using our Heart Frames Die Set to give it a bit more love!

You could make more adorable valentine cards using this layout with any of our other valentine papers. You can find them all in the Valentine category on our site

We hope you enjoyed this inspiration today.  To see more beautiful creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!  

Heart Shaped Tags by Amanda Wilcox

A Trio of Love!

Today Amanda has created a trio of adorable tags, perfect for adorning a Valentine treat!

Each of these tags was created by cutting out the big heart using our Heart Frames Die Set. She cut hearts from pink, red and purple and then added a heart pattern onto the front of each of them using our Petite Hearts Stencil. She used a coordinating color to give a tone on tone look. She layered a  smaller scallop edged heart onto each larger heart, cut using Heart Frames Die Set.

Each tag was then adorned with an adorable love themed image, stamped from our Valentine Postage Sampler Stamp Set. She colored the images in colors to match the hearts and added some sparkle and gloss to them too. 

She also added small words from the Valentine Postage Sampler Stamp Set onto each small white heart. The tags were assembled and she added some enamel dots and burlap string. 

Now they're ready to add onto your favorite Valentine treat! What a fun way to make someone feel special. 

We hope you enjoyed this project by Amanda. You can see more over her beautiful work over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Fall-ing for You Card by Amanda Wilcox

FALL-ing for You! 

Fall is just around the corner and we are enjoying the Fall vibes on this beautiful card by Amanda!

This autumnal card features the gorgeous heart filled with leaves from our Heartfelt Fall Stamp Set. Amanda stamped the image using brown ink and then die cut it with our Heart Frames Die Set. In case you didn't know, all of the large heart stamps in our Heart Card Front line will fit into the big scalloped heart from the Heart Frames Die Set!

She colored the image using soft fall colors and added a bit of ink to the edges of the scallops to give it a soft distressed feel. 

For her card she started with a white card base. She then cut out small strips of paper in colors that matched her image along with a pop of teal! So pretty! She added these to her card and layered the heart over them. The sentiment "FALL-ing for you" was embossed in white onto a banner that was die cut with our  Banner Trio Die Set. 

Did you spy the touch of gold on her card? She added bits of gold to the image and some gold splatters across the card background too. Here is a close up so you can see it better: 

I don't know about you but we are FALL-ing in love with this beautiful card! 

We hope you enjoyed this project by Amanda. You can see more over her beautiful work over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Heart Shaped Puppy Card by Samantha Mann

Heart Shaped Puppy Card! 

Today we are sharing an adorable heart shaped card  by Samantha that is filled with puppies!

Have you ever created a shaped card? Adding a shape gives your card an unexpected custom touch that is sure to surprise and delight the recipient! For this fun heart shaped card Samantha used our Heart Frames Die Set to create the shape. She added ink to the die cut heart and some paw prints using our Petite Paw Prints Stencil. For the fun white frames she used our A2 Card Layout 2 Die Set, cutting it once in white and then again with the heart so that it all aligned perfectly. 

Once the heart layout was complete she added in the puppies. She used our Puppy Friends Stamp Set to stamp these adorable puppy images and then colored them using alcohol markers. She added fun texture to the doggies fur to represent a multicolored fur on an Australian Shepherd dog. So adorable! The images were cut out using the coordinating Puppy Friends Die Set. 

She added the pups to her card along with the sentiment "You make Ruff Days Better" embossed in white. She added a tiny heart, also using our  Heart Frames Die Set with paw prints added using our  Petite Paw Prints Stencil. This adds the perfect pop of color! 

Here is a closer look at this beautiful card: 

So amazing! We hope that Samantha has inspired you to create a shaped card!

To say hello to her and see more of her beautiful creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy! 

Lucky Dog Card by Amanda Wilcox

Lucky Dog!

Today we are sharing an adorable dog themed card by Amanda.

This fun card features the puppy holding a four leaf clover from our Lucky Dog Stamp Set. She colored the image in neutral colors and added the fun pop of green on the clover. She also added sparkle to the clover and gloss to the nose on the dog. So cute! She cut this image out along with the little hearts using the coordinating Lucky Dog Die Set. 

For her card, she ink blended two background shapes. She used our Basketweave Stencil with brown ink on brown paper. She also added gold paint splatters to the brown paper and cut it out into a heart shape using our Heart Frames Die Set. For the second pattern she used our Petite Hearts Stencil with pale pink ink on a light pink paper. She cut the heart pattern out using the stitched square die from our Frames Squared Die Set. She also cut out a black decorative square shape using the Frames Squared Die Set. She layered all of the die cut shapes and added the puppy to the front. She also added the message "lucky dog" onto a small circle shape that was cut out using the Frames Squared Die Set.

This is such a fun and unique card layout, don't you think? All the layers and patterns really add so much interest and detail!

Don't forget to say hello to Amanda and see more beautiful cards by her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Ink Blended Thank you Card by Farhana Sarker

Ink Blended Thank You!

Today we are sharing a simple ink blended thank you card by Farhana that is perfect sending a heartfelt note of gratitude.

For her card front she started with a white panel and die cut two hearts out of it using the scalloped heart shape from our Heart Frames Die Set. Between the heart cut outs she added the sentiment " thanks so much" from the Daffodils Stamp Set.

Next, she stamped the big heart image filled with flowers from our Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set on a separate piece of paper, embossing it in white. She ink blended over the top using a rainbow of colors. Then she layered it behind heart cut outs, adding some 3D adhesive between the layers and clear acetate to create a shaker window. The shaker was filled with iridescent sequins. What a beautiful way to dress up a simple card with a bit of sparkle! 

To see more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her you can visit her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered.

You Light Up My Life Card by Ellen Haxelmans

 

Light up some Love!

Today Ellen shares how to stretch your supplies and create a love themed card using holiday stamps and stencils! 

For her card base she a beautiful colored background panel using distress inks in shades of pink and red.  Then she used Light Strings Stencil Set to add a fun lightbulb pattern. This stencil includes two layers and she inked the layer that has just the strings and lightbulb bases with a dark red distress ink. Then she used the second layer of the stencil (that has the lightbulb tops) and added foil using transfer gel to give the bulbs a bit of fun shimmer! She cut the panel down to fit inside the scallop edged frame from our Frames & Flags Die Set. 

For her main image she used the lightbulb from our Holiday Lights Stamp Set. To create a love theme with the lightbulb she added a heart to the center with a yellow glow around it. The bulb was cut out with the coordinating Holiday Lights Die Set. She then layered the bulb over a vellum heart that was cut out using our Heart Frames Die Set. 

To add to the Love theme, she used the sentiment "you light up my life" from the Bright Sentiments Hot Foil Plate. She used a hot foil machine to foil the sentiment in gold onto red cardstock and then cut it out using the Banner Duo Die Set. 

Isn't this a fun way to stretch those holiday stamps and stencils to create a fun love themed project? We hope this has inspired you to take a look at your holiday sets and see if they can be stretched to use for different occassions!

To see more details on her project today, you can visit Ellen on her blog Crafty Ellen.

 

 

Heartfelt Thanks Card by Samantha Mann

Heartfelt Thanks

This year we are hoping to send out more thank you cards, how about you? Today we are sharing some gorgeous inspiration on this thank you card created by Samantha!

To create this beautiful card she started by with big heart filled with roses from our Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set. She embossed the image in white and then used several shades of distress inks to add a gorgeous ink blend over the top. This is a great way to use a large image without doing detailed coloring and it looks amazing! Then she cut out the image using the large scalloped heart die from our Heart Frames Die Set. This image and the rest of the stamps in our Heartfelt category are all designed to fit perfectly inside that die! She also used the thank you sentiment from the Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set, embossing it in white onto a black banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. 

For her card base she ink blended a gorgegeous green background panel and then added leaves over the top, using our Trailing Leaves Stencil with white texture paste. So gorgeous! 

As a final touch, she cut out three butterflies using the shape die from our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set. She sewed them onto her card with a sewing machine and pushed their wing up to add a fun dimension. 

We hope you are inspired to try some ink blending to make gorgeous thank you cards! To say hello to Sam and see more of her beautiful creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!