Something For Baby Made With Love

New Babies are So Much Fun!   I love to create cards, buy gifts and attend baby showers to celebrate a new baby! The gifts and cards don’t have to be complicated either. The Big Shot and dies do most of the work on this one.This little card uses the Stampin’ Up! Baby’s First Framelits to cut out cute images from the Something For Baby Stamp set. The card base is Crumb Cake. Next is a layer of Very Vanilla with a onesie die cut from the middle of it. Put your favorite paper behind this die cut. Stamp the stacking…

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With Sympathy

Lotus Blossom Sympathy Unfortunately, we often have a need to send Sympathy cards. It seems that the older I get, the more often I need them. This one uses the Lotus Blossom stamp again with a simple sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Supplies Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe Cardstock (retired) Perfect Plum Cardstock Whisper White Cardstock Sweet Sorbet DSP scrap (retired) Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe ink (retired) Old Olive Ink – dark stem color Pear Pizzazz Ink – light stem color Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set – sentiment Lotus Blossom stamp set (retired) Tools: Balloon Framelits Dies – for the bow Adhesives: Stampin ‘Dimensionals Snail Permanent…

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Get Well Soon Soup

Soup for Recovery Now that you’re feeling a little better, you can progress from yesterday’s chicken soup, to a little tomato soup today. This card is very similar to yesterday’s card, so I won’t go through all the paper piecing steps again. The differences are mainly in the colors and papers, as well as the corners on the soft sky layer are rounded with the Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, instead of the Curvy Trio Punch. Here are the products used to create this version: Whisper White Thick Cardstock 8-1/2″ x 5″, folded in half Soft Sky cardstock 3-3/4″ x 5″, rounded…

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Feelin’ Under the Weather?

Get Well Soon with Get Well Soup! Many of the Stampin’ Up! items on this card are retired, but feel free to substitute what you have to make this card your own. Sometimes older products and stamps need love too! My favorite part of this card is the pretty corners made with the Curvy Corner Trio punch, which is still available! Click the items in the directions below for more information on the products used. To create this card: Start with an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Baja Breeze (retired) or other light blue cardstock. Cut a 5-1/4″ x 4″…

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Happy Birthday from Paper Pumpkin

Party Mood Balloons and streamers help set a party mood, right? The bright colors of the Stampin’ Up! Cherry on Top paper stack, and the Fringe Scissors create a quick and cheery birthday greeting! To create this card: Start with an 8-1/2″ x 5″ piece of Thick White Cardstock, folded in half. Cut a piece of Cucumber Crush cardstock to 2″ x 4-1/4″ and use your fringe scissors to quickly make a fringed edge, leaving enough solid card stock to adhere it to the card about 2-1/2″ from the bottom edge. Next cut a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock to…

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