NEW 3 D Dandelions Embossing Folder

Oh my Gosh!!!!!  Check out this COOL NEW Dandelions 3D Embossing Folder!!!  Yes- this is an embossing folder.  I embossed these Dandelions onto vellum, to get this look.  The Dandelions turn white- without having to do anything else!!!  It is SOOO easy to do!

This is the Dandelion 3D Embossing Folder, along with the piece of vellum that I embossed with it!

I am honestly just amazed at how cool it is!

It is so easy & so pretty!

I love it!  Don't you?

 I wanted my stems/leaves to be green.  

So I used the Old Olive Watercolor Pencils & colored the leaves/stems 

on the BACKSIDE of the Vellum!

This is the Seaside Spray piece of card stock that I stamped onto & 

this is layered directly under the Vellum Dandelions.

Did you notice how I stamped the grass image from the 'Field of Flowers' along the bottom of the Seaside Spray card stock, using Old Olive ink.  I also stamped 3 dragonflies randomly directly onto the Seaside Spray card stock, using Seaside Spray ink.

NOTE:  Be sure that your dragonflies are not behind where your Dandelions are.

How did I adhere it?

• I put 3 Glue Dots each, on the back side of the 3 different Dandelions (directly onto the Vellum).
• As you can see in the photo below, the Vellum is loose along all of the edges.
• Why?  Because all adhesives show through the Vellum, so you try to find a place that you can hide the adhesive behind it.  
• I used my NEW Seal Plus on the back side of the Seaside Spray card stock strip, so that it would adhere good to the front side of the Vellum. 

Here is a sneak peek!!  Check out the NEW Blue Adhesive Backed Gems (in the upcoming August-December 2020 Catalog), that I used.  They are so pretty & sparkly!  

NOTE:  You could add some Wink of Stella completely over the top of the 3 Dandelions to give them some added sparkle too!

Leave me a comment & let me know what you think!

stamp sets:  'Field of Flowers' & 'Posted For You' (words)
card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
• Seaside Spray- 4 x 5 1/4"; 4 x 1/2"
• Vellum- 4 x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White- 3/4 x 4"- stamp words onto & punch both ends with the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

ink:  Seaside Spray & Old Olive
other:  Embossing/Die Cutting Machine; Dandelion 3D Embossing Folder; Blue Adhesive Backed Gems (Available 8/4/2020); Watercolor Pencils (Old Olive); Lovely Labels Pick A Punch; Wink of Stella; Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Ridiculously Awesome!

Check out this fun card using the 'Ridiculously Awesome' stamp set!

How did I get the multi color in the words?

• Ink the whole stamp, using So Saffron ink.
• Take a sponge dauber & diagonally add Calypso Coral ink directly onto the stamp.
• Breath onto the stamp, to moisten the ink & press onto Whisper White card stock.

 Playing with Patterns 6x6 DSP

Coordinating colors of card stock- 

Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana, 

Purple Posy & Whisper White

This is a fun z fold card!  This is what it looks like when it is opened up.

stamp set:  'Ridiculously Awesome'
card stock:

• Calypso Coral- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 2 1/8 & 5 1/2"- fold for card base; 1 x 3 3/4"- emboss using the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder; 4 x 2 1/2"
• Crushed Curry- 4 x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White-3 3/4 x 5"- for outside of card; 4 1/4" strip- die cut shape from Hippo & Friends Dies; 3 3/4 x 5"- for inside of card

designer paper:  Playing With Patterns DSP- various patterns- 5 x 1"
ink:  Calypso Coral & Crushed Curry
other: Die Cutting/Embossing Machine; Hippo & Friends Dies; Square Vellum Doilies; Ornate Garden Combo Ribbon (Terracotta Tiles); Playing with Patterns Resin Dots; Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder; Dimensionals; Glue Dots

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Peony Garden Suite!

I love this Peony Garden Suite!!  And honestly......I liked it when I first say it, but thought that I already had so many flowers, that I didn't need it.  But as I look looked at the other coordinating products in the suite- I fell in love!  The 'Prized Peony' stamp set is pretty!!  I love the detail in the flowers & the font/words are great!!  Then there are all of these coordinating products: 

• Peony Dies
• Peony Garden DSP
• Elegant Faceted Gems
• Square Vellum Doilies
• Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder
• 1/4" Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon

So what do you think?  This is a beautiful card.  It is so simple & elegant!!!  I love it!
stamp set:  'Prized Peony' stamp set
card stock:

• Gray Granite-  5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 5 1/4 x 1 1/4'- stamp words onto right edge; 3" strip- die cut Stitched Square
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4- for outside of card; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 2 3/4" strip- stamp Peony onto & die cut out with Stitched Square

designer paper:  Peony Garden DSP- 5 x 2"
ink:  Gray Graniteother:  Die Cutting & Embossing Machine; Stitched Shapes Dies (Squares); Basic Rhinestones; Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Ribbon; Dimensionals; Glue Dots

Nathan raced last night. 

Just had to share our "GANG"!

Love them all so dearly!

As you can tell- we have lots of laughs & fun each day!

How BLESSED we are!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE 

Ornate Garden

Here is another Ornate Garden card!!  I used the Ornate Border Dies for these gorgeous flowery images here.  Aren't they pretty!  

Check out this DSP!  I love all of the coordination with this Ornate Garden Suite!

stamp set:  'Ornate Thanks'
card stock:

• Terracotta Tile- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 4 1/4 x 1/2"; 1 2/ x 5 1/2"
• Flirty Flamingo- 1 1/2" strip- die cut with Ornate Border Dies
• Mint Macaron- 4 x 3/4"- stamp words onto; 2 x 5 1/2:

designer paper:  Ornate Garden DSP- 2 x 5 1/2"
ink:  Mint Macaron
other:  Die Cutting/Embossing Machine; Ornate Border Dies; Ornate Garden Combo Ribbon (Terracotta Tile); dimensionals; Glue Dots; Gilded Gems; Triple Banner Punch;

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Ornate Garden

Here is another pretty card using the Ornate Garden SUITE!  I just love this whole suite!!  The colors, the patterns in the DSP, fonts in the stamp set, the gorgeous dies, embellishments- just all of it!

I have LOTS of cards posted here on my blog with this suite!  Just do a search on the right side 'search bar' by typing in Ornate Garden.  Then all of the cards I have posted using this suite will pop up for you to check out!

So hope you like this pretty card as much as I do!
 
stamp set: 'Ornate Thanks'
card stock:

• Terracotta Tile- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 4 x 5 1/4"; 3 5/8 x 2 1/4"; 3/4" x 5 1/4" strip- die cut scalloped edge
• Whisper White-  4" strip- stamp words onto & die cut with ornate rectangle; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

designer paper:  Ornate Garden DSP- 5 x 3 3/4"
ink:  Old Olive & Terracotta Tile
other:  Die Cutting & Embossing Machine; Ornate Layers Dies; Ornate Borders Dies; Ornate Garden Combo Ribbon (Terracotta Tile), Gilded (Gold) Gems; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

So Much Happy Bundle

I love this 'So Much Happy' bundle!!  I am sharing another Magenta birthday card using it!  This card is bright, cheery & fun!  It is the perfect birthday card for someone special in your life!

You can CLICK HERE to see another card similar to this one, that is horizontal!

It wasn't hard at all to cut out the HAPPY words.....keep reading as I have photos below for you to see exactly how to do it!!

Check out how I die cut the HAPPY words?  

1.  4 x 5 1/4" Magenta Madness- measure up from the bottom at 1 1/4" & make little marks on the ends of both sides.

2.  Lay Happy die across this (NOTICE WHERE I HAVE THE LITTLE MARKS DRAWN) & die cut out these words.

3.  This is what it looks like when cut out!
4.  Then adhere this to the front side of the Daffodil Delight card base! 
5.  This was sooo easy!

Isn't this just a cool card!!!  I hope you will give it a try!
 
stamp set:  'So Much Happy'
card stock: 

• Daffodil Delight-4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2""- fold in half for card base; 1/4" strip- die cut little stars; 5 1/2 x 1/2 (x2)- put above & below the HAPPY words
• Magenta Madness- 5 1/4 x 4"- Emboss with Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, stamp 3 stars onto the top left corner & cut out HAPPY words. 
• Whisper White-  1/2" strip- die cut out balloon string; 1" strip- stamp birthday words onto it & die cut out using the Tasteful Labels stitched Banner die; 1" strip- stamp balloon onto & die cut out; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

designer paper:  Artistry Blooms DSP- 5 1/4 x 1"
ink:  Magenta Madness
Stampin' Blend:  Dark Daffodil Delight- I colored a few of the stars that are in the Balloon.
other:  Die Cutting & Embossing Machine; Happy Die; Tasteful Labels Dies; Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder; Dimensionals

Have a SUPER Sunday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Simply Citrus

It is simple Saturday......check out this card made with the 'Simply Citrus' stamp set! 

This is a card that I got from a friend.  It is bright, cheery & so cute!

NOW- check it out with me steppin' it up some!

I added:

• Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack (Coastal Cabana)
• Playing with Patterns Resin Dots (Coastal Cabana)
• An extra layer of Mango Melody card stock.
• AND used the NEW Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder (little dots), that will be available on August 4th, 2020 in the upcoming August-December 2020 Mini Catalog!

stamp set:  'Simply Citrus'
card stock:

• Coastal Cabana- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 14"- fold in half or card base
• Mango Melody- 3 1/4 x 4 1/2"; 1/2 x 3 1/2"
• Whisper White- 4 x 3"- adhere DSP to the top part of it & stamp words on the lower part of it; 4 x 5 1/4" for the inside of the card

designer paper:  Artistry Blooms DSP- stamp fruit/leaves onto it, using the Gorgeous Grape ink
ink:  Gorgeous Grape 
other: Die Cutting & Embossing Machine; Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder (little dots); Playing with Patterns Resin Dots (Coastal Cabana); Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack (Coastal Cabana); dimensionals; glue dots

 I hope you have a SPECIAL Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Ornate Garden Suite!

This is a pretty summer card, using the Ornate Garden Specialty DSP!  I colored the flowery foil using my Stampin' Blends!!  This card was so fast & easy.  And it is just gorgeous in person!

I used these NEW Annual Catalog products:

• 'Ornate Thanks' stamp set 
• 'Ornate Style' stamp set
• Ornate Borders Die
• Ornate Garden Combo Ribbon (Old Olive)

So what do you think?  It is pretty!  Not my normal style or colors.  I was trying to go outside of my box.  I just LOVE this foil Ornate Garden DSP & the way it looks when colored with the Stampin' Blends!  This whole Ornate Garden Suite is amazing!!  

Ornate Garden Specialty 12 x 12" DSP

Coordinating colors= Bumble Bee, Early Espresso, Gold Foil, Mint Macaron,

Old Oive, Terracotta Tile, Whisper White

Look for all of the other Ornate Garden Suite projects I have created.  
How do you do that?  You type in Ornate Garden' in the search bar along the right edge here on my blog.  It will bring up LOTS of other cards that I have created using this Ornate Garden Suite, so you can check them all out!

stamp sets:  'Ornate Style' & 'Ornate Thanks'
card stock:

• Rococo Rose- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base
• Whisper White- 5 1/4 x 2 3/4"- cut edge with the Ornate Borders Edge die; 4 x 5 1/4'- for inside of card; 4 1/4" strip- stamp words onto & die cut out with Stitched Rectangle die

designer paper:  Ornate Garden Specialty DSP (foil with flower images)
ink:  Rococco Rose
Stampin' Blends:  Rococo Rose; Flirty Flamingo; Bronze; Mossy Meadow; Old Olive; Daffodil
other:  Die Cutting & Embossing Machine; Ornate Borders Die; Stitched Rectangle Die; Ornate Garden Combo Ribbon (Old Olive); dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Framed For You- daisies

Humm.......I had fun with some left over pieces laying on my counter & whipped up this quick card last night, for today's post.

It is definitely a fall looking card, with some Bumble Bee colored daisies on it!!

I used these NEW products:

• 'Framed for You' stamp set
• Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch (made smaller by sliding it into the punch ends)
• Field of Flowers Punch
• Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon
• 2020-2022 In Color DSP (Bumble Bee)
• Bumble Bee ink pad

2020-2022 In Color 6x6 Designer Paper

Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Bumble Bee, Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight

stamp set:  'Framed for You' (daisies & words)
card stock:

• Early Espresso- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 3 x 4 1/4"; 1/2" strip- punch out small flower for daisy centers
• Bumble Bee- 2 3/4 x 4"
• Whisper White- 3 1/4 x 4 1/2"; 1" strip- stamp words onto & punch using the Rectangle Postage Stamp, making this smaller to fit the words; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

designer paper:  2020-2022 In Color- (Bumble Bee)
ink:  Bumble Bee
other:  Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch; Field of Flowers Punch; Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a great Thursday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Lots to Celebrate!

Here is a sneak peek of some of the images that are in my stamp set!

'Lots to Celebrate'- #154034 (Photopolymer)= $17.00 

I designed this stamp set!

It coordinated with the Jar Punch!

Check it out.......

hearts
daisies
stars
leaves
snowflakes

Here is the Jar Punch-#152703= $18.00.

It is in the Annual Catalog on page 168.

This is what my stamp set- "Lots to Celebrate" looks like!

It will be available on August 4th, 2020 to purchase.

I LOVE it & am having so much fun creating with it!

I will be sharing LOTS of all occasion cards created with my stamp set in the coming weeks/months!

So stay tuned!

WOO HOO!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Ornate Garden Suite

I was needing a thank you card- so made this one, using the Ornate Garden Suite!  

I love the daisies in this DSP!  And I love the colors of this DSP!

Ornate Garden Specialty 12 x 12" DSP

Coordinating colors= Bumble Bee, Early Espresso, Gold Foil, Mint Macaron,

Old Oive, Terracotta Tile, Whisper White

stamp set: 'Ornate Thanks'
card stock:

• Early Espresso- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 5 1/4 x 2"; 2 3/4" strip- die cut out stitched shape
• Old Olive- 5 1/4 x 1 3/4"
• Terracotta Tile- 4 x 5 1/4"- emboss using Ornate Floral Embossing Folder
• Whisper White-  2 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & die cut out stitched shape; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card

designer paper:  Ornate Garden DSP- 5 1/4 x 1 1/2"
ink:  Early Espresso-
other:  Die Cutting & Embossing Machine; Ornate Floral Embossing Folder; Stitched So Sweetly Dies; Ornate Garden Combo Ribbon (Terracotta Tile), Gilded (Gold) Gems; dimensionals; glue dots
I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Simply Citrus All-Inclusive Card Kit

Check out this cool card made using the Simply Citrus All-Inclusive Card Kit .

You can find this kit on 

• page 7 in the ANNUAL CATALOG- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IT!
•  OR
• page 13 in the  BEGINNERS BROCHURE- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IT!

Look at the CUTE coordinating envelopes that come in this card kit too

 Look at all of the products & bright colors that are in this kit!

Included in this Simply Citrus kit- #153128= $32.00

• Makes 15 cards, 3 each of 5 designs= Folded card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
• The Simply Citrus Photopolymer Stamp Set (10 images)
• Night of Navy ink spot
• Clear Block
• twine
• clear flower sequins (you attach with glue dots)
• dimensionals
• glue dots
• Comes in a printed cardboard box- 9 1/4 x 9 1/4"
• Coordinate with these colors- Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Just Jade, Mango Melody, Night of Navy, white

NEAT HUH!

If you want some cute & quick cards- this kits if just for you!

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

A fun fold cross card!

Yesterday Brody & Drake had their first communion!  When going through my stamps, trying to decide on what kind of card to make for them- I decided to make them wooden crosses!!  Why?  Because check out the awesome wooden rosaries we got for them last summer when we were in Athens, Greece.  

We walked clear up to the top of a huge rock hill (on rough, big rocks)- to an old Catholic Church in Athens.  These rosaries were hand carved by a priest & then blessed with Holy Water there.  I thought they were really cool.  And the boys liked them too!!  So that was great!  I wanted to make sure that they had something special, on such a special day for them!  

This cross card is a fun fold- tent card!!  

Check out how it looks from the side view!  

Cool huh!!  

It is called this, as it stands up like a tent!

This is what it looks like when it is opened up & laying down flat.

I used the In Good Taste 12x12 DSP pack!

This is where I good the pretty

woodgrain DSP to make the cross with.  

This is an assorted 12x12" DSP pack, with 24 different sheets 

(2 each of 12 different double sided sheets). 

Look at all of the different patterns, colors & images!

Alot of them are true photogenic images such as wood, tile, fabric, etc.

Coordinating colors that go with this In Good Taste DSP are-

Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, 

Rococo Rose, Petal Pink, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

How did I make this fun fold tent card?

1. Early Espresso base- 4 1/4 x 7"- score at 3 1/2"- fold in half for card base.
2. Add 4 x 3 1/4" wood grian DSP to this.
3. To make the Cross= 3 3/4 x 3/4"- wood grain DSP; 2 3/4 x 3/4"- wood grain DSP.
4. Layer behind DSP= 4 x 1" & 3 x 1".
5. Adhere to 4 1/4 x 3 1/4" Crumb Cake, embossed using the Tasteful Textures Embossing Folder.  
6. Layer onto- 4 1/2 x 3 1/2" Early Espresso card stock.
7. Using your Grid Paper- so that you adhere the 2 pieces together, but don't make them taller than 5 1/2".  
8. See where I added the dimensionals & then adhered the 2 pieces together to make a tent type fun fold!

So what do you think?

I like the way it turned out!

These are the boys' cards that I posted yesterday!

stamp sets:  'Beautiful World'- outside words; 'Gorgeous Posies'- inside words
card stock:

• Early Espresso- 4 1/4 x 7"- score at 3 1/2"- fold in half for card base; 4 x 1"; 3 x 1"; approx. 1/2 x 1 1/2"- layer behind words
  
• Crumb Cake- 4 1/4 x 3 1/4"- emboss using the Tasteful Textures 3D Embossing Folder
• Very Vanilla- 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & punch out using the Classic Label Punch; 4 x 3 1/4"- for inside of card- stamp words onto

designer paper:  In Good Taste DSP- 3 1/4 x 4"; 3/4 x 3 3/4"; 3/4 x 3 3/4"
ink:  Early Espressoother:  Die Cutting & Embossing Machine; Tasteful Textures 3D Embossing Folder; Classic Label Punch; Dimensionals

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Yesterday we had mass at 10:00 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sigourney.

And the twins made their 1st Communion.

We then had a family picnic at a shelter at Lake Belva Deer afterwards.

So here are some pictures I'd love to share!

Our twins- Brody & Drake

Our daughter- Amanda, her husband- Steve & their 3 boys-

Brody, Drake & Trey

Our son- Nathan with Drake & Brody.

Nathan is their God Father!

Brayden- 13; Drake & Brody- almost 8; Trey- 6; Masen- almost 5; Ainslee- 3

  Our whole crew!

All 6 of our grandkids.

How truly BLESSED WE ARE that they live so close 

& we get to see them almost every day.

I LOVE the smiles in this picture!

It was a beautiful hot day, with a gentle breeze!

We had lots to celebrate!

Last night Deke & I went back out to the lake to visit the Seeley family, that was camping there.

We sat around the campfire & enjoyed our time with them.

Tonight Trey & Masen have their last baseball game of the year.

So we are looking forward to this too!

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Crosses

Today is a quick post.  

I will have more photos & will share more details in tomorrow's post.

As the twins (Brody & Drake) make their First Communion this morning 

& here are the cards I made for them!

I hope you have a SPECIAL Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE