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I flipped the sketch and made a horizontal card. Used some single sheets of dp that I bought a gazillion years ago from a Scrapbook Expo when SEI was selling variety packs of their gorgeous 12 x 12 papers. It's always fun to dig out some old supplies - I forget what I have stashed away. Thanks to Splitcoaststampers for the inspiration! 

Supplies Used: 

Stamps: Close to my Heart: Celebration

Dies: Spellbinders: Card Creator A-2 Matting Basics A & B; 

Sizzix: Stars #2

Paper: SEI: Various

Ink: Memento: Paris Dusk

EF: Darice: Stars

Sweet & Simple Valentine (#SC839)

Made this quick little valentine for my daughter who is experiencing her first year away at college. Valentine's Day can be lonely when you don't have a special someone, and the pandemic has really put socializing on hold, making it more difficult to meet people and just hang out. Hoping this little card (along with some homemade chocolate chip cookies) will brighten her Valentine's Day at least a little bit! Thanks for the sketch inspiration at Splitcoaststampers.com!

Inked and embossed the cute little cupcake stamp, then decided to mat it with several squares. Used the Mixed Sprinkles stencil for the larger square and some SU dp. Die cut some matching hearts, popped up the cupcake with foam dots and stamped the sentiment to complete this card. TFL!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios: You Are Icons; Sunny Studio Stamps: Sweet Shoppe; MFT: You're the Sweetest

Dies: Hero Arts: Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies

Ink: Stampin' Up: Real Red; VersaMark; Red EP

Other: Altenew: Mixed Sprinkles Stencil

 

Joyful Christmas

I fell in love with this stamp set from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store when I first saw it. I was so inspired by the designers' cards, that I was actually convinced that I could pull off making my own Christmas cards for 2020. That was way back in September when the illusion of having plenty of time made my goal seem like a realistic possibility. Fast forward to December, after which I had changed my mind at least half a dozen times, and there I was, stamping, embossing and coloring like there was no tomorrow. This was my first attempt at making a significant number of cards (50). It took way longer than I anticipated, but I was happy with the results. Still love the stamp set bundle. Motivated to do it again for 2021....promising myself I will start much early, though!

Once I decided on the design of my card and arranged all the pieces, the blank background was too boring for me. That's where a little bit of ink through a stencil added just the right amount of interest and color.  Since the stamp set contains only two ornaments and one string & one bow, the embossing took several iterations. The gold embossing really adds a classy look, so the effort was well worth it. Next, I had to color all of those tiny little diamonds....it took about 10 minutes per card to fill them all in! My Prismacolor colored pencils finally got a workout, and they didn't disappoint. Matted the panels on gold foil cardstock, which added another elegant touch. TFL!

Supplies Used: 

Stamps: Stamp Simply: Christmas Joy, Woodware: Sketchy Pine Branch

Inks: Distress: Mowed Lawn, Broken China; VersaMark; Stampin' Up: Real Red

Stencil: Picket Fence Studios: Points of Interest

Other: Ranger: Gold Embossing Powder, Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Nuvo Crystal Drops: Gloss: Red Berry