Painted Labels Dies

With Deepest Sympathy

May 7, 2020 · 2 Comments

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge!

Here is our newest weekly challenge –

Sadly, I needed a sympathy card.

I want to be very subtle in what I created with these colors. I chose to use the Peaceful Poppies Elements, ink pads, and Aqua Painters –

To color the flowers, I loaded up ink in the lid of the ink pad by smooshing it. A little more difficult with these new pads. I opened it and touched a wet Aqua Painter in the ink and colored the flowers and leaves.

Let them dry. Then, I placed them on a vellum swirly circle from the Painted Labels Dies.

I added that to the card and stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments below it.

Pretty quick design and not over done. Sympathy cards need to be just that.

Check out the Design Team creations on our Create with Connie and Mary blog.

Create a card using our challenge and you can post it on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Peaceful Moments
Dies / Embossing – Painted Labels Dies
Card Stock – Whisper White, Vellum Card Stock
Ink – Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Terracotta Tile, Smoky Slate
Other – Poppy Moments Elements, Aqua Painter, Baker’s Twine

Sending Love & Paper Hugs

April 29, 2020 · 2 Comments

Happy day to all!

I’m guessing a lot of us are on day whatever of quarantine or social distancing. I’ve lost count……

I’m excited to play with something new today created by Stampin’Up! –

It’s a Digital Download!

There are 15 pages of digital images you can purchase and download to use right now!

Best part, all 100% of the proceeds will benefit two charities of your choice when you make the purchase –

The World Health Organization’s COVID-Solidarity Response Fund
United Way Worldwide’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund

I created a couple of cards using some of the printed images –

The instructions give you colors and suggested dies or punches that will work with each of the images.

I printed the sheets on Whisper White card stock just as if I were to have stamped the images. Some print in color, some in black.

For this card, the sentiment was cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The Detailed Hearts Dies makes a nice background a top a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Best Dressed 6 x 6 collection.

This card is more silly fun. Sentiment is cut using the Painted Labels Dies. The strips are from Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper. Yes, I cut the strips and hoped they’d fit here! Minor tweaking, but it totally worked!

Consider making the purchase. It’s all lighthearted sayings relevant to our current global situation.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Detailed Hearts Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Painted Labels Dies,
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper White, Mango Melody
DSP – Best Dressed, Birthday Bonanza
Other – Share Sunshine Digital Download, retired Crumb Cake ribbon

Welcome Little One

March 23, 2020 · 1 Comment

Happy day!!

I love when someone calls and ask, ‘do you have a card for ____’! I can either rummage through a few hundred categorized cards or I can just whip one up!

I decided it was quicker to whip up a new card –

The request was for a card for a baby girl.

I started with a piece of Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper. I had this adorable bunny stamped, punched, and colored in my stash, so I grabbed that too.

The swirly circle from the Painted Labels Dies was just the right highlight for the bunny.

The sentiment was conveniently in this Welcome Easter stamp set, where the bunny came from. I stamped and punched that using the new Label Me Fancy Punch. I colored the heart to match!

I wanted to add a soft touch of girlie, so I added a floral strip from the Ornate Border Dies. It just tied everything together! And that was pretty much it!

Super adorable! What do you think?

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Welcome Easter
Dies / Embossing – Painted Labels Dies, Ornate Border Dies
Card Stock – Whisper White, Smoky Slate
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – Pleased As Punch
Punches – Label Me Fancy
Other – Blends, retired Whisper White ribbon

Lucky Gnome

March 17, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I have another darlin’ little gnome today! He has been sitting on my desk for several weeks now just waiting to placed on a card! He’s a little different than the other versions I’ve created.

Right?? Super cute little guy!

The base piece is Flowering Foils colored with Light & Dark Blends in Shaded Spruce and Soft Sea Foam.

The sentiment is from the Heartfelt stamp set and cut with a Painted Labels Die.

I made him using punches and dies. Take a look –

I used bottom to top –

feet – Perennial Flower Punch
body – Hot Air Balloon Punch
beard – Tropical Dies
hat – Umbrella Builder Punch
nose – Dog Builder Punch

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Heartfelt
Dies / Embossing – Tropical Dies, Painted Labels Dies
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Call Me Clover, Pumpkin Pie, Blushing Bride, Soft Sea Foam
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Flowering Foils Specialty
Punches – Perennial Flower, Hot Air Balloon, Umbrella Builder, Dog Builder

Welcome New Grandbaby

March 11, 2020 · 8 Comments

Ohhhh, I am soo excited!!

My friends daughter, which is also my daughters childhood friend, just had a baby girl yesterday! Of course I just had to celebrate card style –

Isn’t this the sweetest!?!?!?!

I started with a sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches –

I was soo excited I just didn’t know where to begin! This helped!

I had this little Welcome Easter stamp on my table. All these cute little animals were looking at me with cute eyes! The lamb won.

I had THE perfect sentiment from Grandma’s House to use too! Check out this set! It is wonderful if you have friends who are becoming grandmas!

Adorable, right?

Got to run to the post office now! Thanks for stopping by today!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Grandma’s House, Welcome Easter
Dies / Embossing – Layering Circles Dies, Painted labels Dies
Card Stock – Blushing Bride (base), Purple Posey, Smoky Slate
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – Pleased As Punch
Punches – 2″ Circle
Other – Blends

Golden Painted Poppies Birthday

March 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday!

Here is our latest two-week challenge –

Optional Theme : Letters / Numbers

So I missed the optional theme and the flagged banner. Ooooppps.

It is still a lovely card within the sketch guidelines! It happens sometimes.

I started with a base of Pool Party. I added a couple of papers from the Golden Honey Designer Series Collection (free during *Sale-a-bration). The banner in the center was die cut using one of the Stitched Nested Labels.

I stamped the two flowers and colored them with Pool Party Blends. I used the Painted Labels Dies to cut them and the decorative piece at the top out.

The sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips. It was just the perfect size!

This is a very pretty birthday card and I can not wait to send it out!

Check out out the other Design Team cards on our Try Stampin’ on Tuesday blog or Facebook page. You can also play along with our challenge and show us your cards on either site.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Painted Poppies, Timeless Tulips
Dies / Embossing – Painted Labels Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies
Bundle – Painted Poppies
Card Stock – Pool Party, Whisper White
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Golden Honey*
Other – Light & Dark Pool Party Blends

Celebrating YOU

February 5, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Quick share today!

I made this lovely card, well, actually 10 of them for a birthday swap I have joined!

Isn’t it soo pretty??

And, SO easy!!

I used a generous size of the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (STOP hoarding it, USE it, lol), along with the Painted Labels Dies for the focal point.

This wonderful sentiment is from the Birthday Jubilee stamp set and is perfect here! It is backed in vellum and Old Olive. Simple, but stands out.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Birthday Jubilee
Dies / Embossing – Painted Labels Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Layering Circles
Card Stock – Blushing Bride, Vellum, Old Olive, Poppy Parade
Ink – Poppy Parade
DSP – Peaceful Poppies

Friendship is a Blessing

January 5, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Happy Sunday!

Just had to get my crafty fix in before work by playing with new stuff –

Isn’t this just soo lovely??

This large panel is from the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper. The paper has actually done all the work of watercoloring for me! I just added a sentiment from the So Sentimental stamp set! It fits perfectly in one of the Painted Labels Dies.

I love how this classic card layout helped me to get in a craftie quickie before work! Lol!!!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – So Sentimental
Dies / Embossing – Painted Labels Dies
Card Stock – Purple Posy, Blackberry Bliss, Vellum
Ink – Blackberry Bliss
DSP – Peaceful Poppies