Starburst card

Here is another starburst card that I made!

This was a lot of fun to make & it was so easy to do!

 On this starburst card I added a couple of balloons to it.

As this is the card that I made for Masen's 5th birthday!

 

NOTES:  For the Balloons- I punched them out using the Balloon Bouquet Punch.  And the strings are just 2 very thin strips of card stock that I curled by wrapping around a pencil.  The asterisks on the balloons are from the 'Nothing Better Than' stamp set.  

HOW DID I DO IT?

I laid these strips in my paper cutter, at opposite diagonals- like shown below & cut them both at the same time.

#1.   1 1/2 x 4" each- diagonal cut these 2 strips.

#2.  1 1/2 x 4" each- diagonal cut these 2 strips.

#3.  Take a piece of 2 3/4 x 5"- Whisper White card stock & lightly mark it in the center top, along the 5" side, at the 2 1/2" mark.

 

#4.  Now start adhering these diagonal strips to the 2 3/4 x 5" piece of Whisper White card stock, by starting in the center, on the mark you made, like this.

 

#5.  Alternate DSP pattern/colors.  And when you are done it should look like this. 

 #6.  Flip it over so that you can see the strips that are hanging over the edges. 

#7.  Using your Paper Snips (scissors), cut along the Whisper White card stock edges, removing the dsp that is hanging over the edges.  

 #8.  Flip it over to the front side & it looks like this! 

#9.  You now need to stamp the words, along the bottom edge of the 3 3/4 x 5" piece of card stock & adhere the starburst piece of card stock to it! 

#10.  Now adhere is all together & it looks like this!  I love it!  And I hope you do too! 

And then check out how I decorated the inside of his card!

I added cookies to it!

 Sarah did different kind of cookies for Masen's birthday party, instead of cake.

So I thought that this was very fitting for this special celebration!

Masen liked It!

And I thought it turned out cute too!

All of our kids are cookies monsters!!!  

And grandma makes them home made warm cookies almost every day!

 

stamp set: 'Nothings Better Than' (cookies & inside words); 'Happiest of Birthdays' (outside words) & 'Itty Bitty Greetings' (Happy Birthday words on inside)

card stock:

• Misty Moonlight- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base; 5 x 1/4"; 2 1/2 x 1/8" strips (x2) for balloon strings
  
• Night of Navy- 4 x 5 1/4"
  
• Whisper White- 2 3/4 x 5"- make starburst on this piece; 3 3/4 x 5"- for front of card- stamp words along the bottom; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 2" strip- punch out 2 ballons; 2" strip- stamp cookies onto & die cut out

designer paper:  2020-2022 In Color DSP (Misty Moonlight)

ink:  Misty Moonlight, Memento, Soft Suede

other: Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Love You More Than Dies; Balloon Bouquet Punch; 

 

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

SUSIE

Try this Sketch!!

 

Check out this weeks sketch!!  

And have fun creating with it!

 

Basic Black- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2" & fold in half for card base

Basic Gray- 5 x 2 3/4"; 5 1/2 x 3/4"

Whisper White- 4 3/4 x 2 1/2"; 3 1/2 x 1"

These are the cards I made for the twins!

They turned 9 years old yesterday!!

I tried to make them look like lightening bugs in a jar!

And this is what I ended up making!

Here are some of the supplies I used in creating this card.

If you look closely at the jar, can you tell that I punched out a jar image- using a Window Sheet?

I wanted to make it look like a true glass jar!

stamp sets:  'Lots to Celebrate' & 'Field of Flowers'

card stock:

• Basic Black- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
  
• Granny Apple Green- 5 x 2 3/4"' 5 1/2 x 3/4"
  
• Whisper White- 4 3/4 x 2 1/2"- stamp grass & bugs onto; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card; 1" strip- stamp jar lid onto & fussy cut out using Paper Snips; 2 3/4" strip- stamp jar onto & punch out with Jar Punch
  
• Bumblebee- 1 1/4" strip- stamp words onto & die cut out using Tasteful Labels Die
  
• Window Sheet- 2 3/4" strip- punch out with Jar Punch
  

inks:  Memento, Granny Apple Green & Bumblee

Stampin' Write Marker- Basic Black (to draw on antennas)

other: Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Tasteful Label Dies; Clear Epoxy Droplets; Jar Punch; sponge dauber; Paper Snips (to fussy cut out jar lid)

 

I HOPE you have a SUPER Sunday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Simple Saturday!

  Hello!!
Today I'm sharing a quick & simple card I made with some left over pieces on my counter.

What a fun card huh!

I just love this 'Press On' stamp set!

 

How did I I do that?

Did you notice how I made the piece that the words are stamped onto- smaller?

#1.  Punch out scalloped rectangle, using the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch.

#2.  I lightly attached it to a scrap strip of card stock, so that I had a "handle" to hang on it.

#3.  Slide it into the top side of the punch & line up the grooved notches & PUNCH again to make smaller.

#4.  This is what you get.  2 thinner pieces to use!!  Neat huh! 

You can CLICK HERE to see another CUTE card using the 'Press On' stamp set!

stamp set:  'Press On'

card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
• Poppy Parade- 4 x 5 1/4"
  
• Crumb Cake- 3 x 3"
  
• Whisper White- 2" strip- stamp cup onto & fussy cut out with Paper Snips; 1 1/4" strip- punch out rectangle punch, stamp words onto & then put back into the punch & make a little smaller
  

designer paper:  Trimming the Town3 x 4""

ink:  Crumb Cake & Poppy Parade

Stampin' Blend:  Dark Crumb Cake

other:  Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch; Paper Snips; Wink of Stella; dimensionals

We have a jam packed weekend!!  I have some friends coming this morning to stamp.  And then we have the twins 9th birthday party this afternoon.  Grandma has their cake to bake, cards to make & lots to do yet!!  I still can't believe that Brody & Drake are going to be 9 years old today!!  Time just flies!

Gotta run.....

I hope you have a SPECIAL Saturday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Stampin' Up! So Much Happy Bundle

WOO HOO!!

Check out these CUTE cards using the 'So Much Happy Bundle'!

I can't decide which one I like better!

They are just both super cute!

 

 I do think that this one with the big bow on the top, is just totally adorable though!

 

This bow is from the 'Gift Wrapped Bundle'!

Yes- the bow is a punch!!

And you know I'm a punch girl- so I think it is pretty cool!

This card is a fun fold!

 And here is what it looks like when it is opened up.

Check out the words that I used for the inside greeting.

They are from the 'Happiest of Birthdays' stamp set. 

This is another one of my favorite stamp sets!

 

 

stamp set:  'So Much Happy'; 'Happiest of Birthdays' & 'Gift Wrapped

card stock:

• Misty Moonlight- 5 1/2 x 5 1/2"- score at 4 1/4" for card base; 3 x 4 1/4"- emboss using the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder; 1/2 x 3"
  
• Whisper White- 2 3/4 x 4"- die cut words out of the center of this using the Happy Dies; 1" strip- stamp words onto & punch out using the Classic Label Punch; 4 x 5 1/4"- stamp inside greeting words on
  

designer paper:  Flowers for Every Season- 1 x 5 1/4"

ink:  Misty Moonlight

other:  Bow Builder Punch; Classic Label Punch; Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Happy Dies; Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder; dimensionals; glue dots

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Last weekend was Nathan's birthday.

His card was very similar to these.

Here it is.

This was my inspiration for the cards I posted above.

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

Stampin' Up! Gather Together

 I love this card!!! 

It is such a neat fall card!

This could be used for so many different occasions.

 

I used the wheat image from the 'Gather Together' stamp set 

on page 47 in 2020 August-December Mini (Holiday) Catalog.  

Check out how I stamped the wheat onto the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch.

I stamped the wheat in 3 different colors- Cinnamon Cider; Bumblebee & Crumb Cake

stamp set:  'Gather Together' & 'Celebration Tidings'

card stock:

• Cinnamon Cider- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
• Crumb Cake- 3 3/4 x 5"- emboss using the Tasteful Textures Embossing Folder; 1/2 x 3 1/2"- stamp words onto & punch both ends using the Banners Pick A Punch
  
• Bumblebee- 4 1/4" strip- die cut using the Stitched Rectangle Die
  
• Very Vanilla- 2 3/4" strip- punch out 3 rectangles, using the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Flowers for Every Season-

inks:  Cinnamon Cider; Bumblebee & Crumb Cake

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder; Stitched Rectangle Dies; 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots (Cinnamon Cider); Banners Pick A Punch; Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch; Linen Thread; dimensionals; glue dots

 

I hope you a have a great Thursday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Autumn

 Check out today's fun fall card!

I used the Gilded Autumn Suite to make this card.

You can find this suite on pages 44-46 in the 

2020 August- December Mini (Holiday) Catalog.

I love the 'Beautiful Autumn' stamp set, especially the wording & the font.

Isn't this Gilded Autumn DSP pretty!

You know I love fall!!

So I think that this is just a great suite!

stamp set:  'Beautiful Autumn'

card stock:

• Cajun Craze- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4"; 4 1/4 x 1 1/2"
  
• Mint Macaron- 4 x 5 1/4"
  
• Very Vanilla-  2 3/4" strip- die cut Tasteful Labels Die & stamp words/leaves onto; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP- 3 x 4"

inks:  Cajun Craze & Crumb Cake

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Tasteful Textures 3D Embossing Folder; Tasteful Labels Dies; Basket Weave Mint Macaron Ribbon; Elegant Faceted Gems; dimensionals; glue dots

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

Stampin' Up! Press On

Check out some of the new products from the Holiday Mini Catalog 

I used when creating this card!

 

This is a fun card using the 'Press On' stamp set!

And I combined it with the Poppy Parade DSP that 

is in the Trimming The Town DSP pack.  

I am a hot drink lover (not a Starbucks fan)-

but I think that this stamp set is totally adorable & totally me.

Notice how I stamped the coffee beans in the background, doing a 

tone on tone look with Crumb Cake card stock & Crumb Cake ink. 

Check out how I used the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch in 2 different ways!

It is the normal (regular punch) size with the coffee cups.

And then for the words I punched it, slid it back into the punch (from the top side, 

so that I could hang onto it) & punched it again to make it narrower.

stamp set:  'Press On'

card stock:

• Poppy Parade- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4'- fold in half for card base; 1 3/4 x 2 1/2"
  
• Soft Suede- 4 x 5 1/4"; 1 x 4"
  
• Crumb Cake- 3 3/4 x 5"
  
• Whisper White-2 3/4 " strip-; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Trimming the Town DSP- 1 1/2 x 5"

ink:  Soft Suede & Crumb Cake

Stampin' Blends:  Dark Poppy Parade & Dark Crumb Cake

other:  Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch; Linen Thread; Dimensionals; Glue Dots

 

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

Stampin' Up! Lots to Celebrate

WOO HOO!
Here is another fun fall card I made using my

"Lots to Celebrate" stamp set & coordinating Jar Punch!

I love these colorful leaves that are hanging in the jar. 

So what do you think? 

It is a totally Susie card.

stamp set:  'Lots to Celebrate'

card stock:

• Old Olive- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base; 1 x 5"- emboss; 1" strip- punch out leaf
  
• Bumblebee- 4 x 5 1/4"; 1 1/4" strip- die cut circle; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4"- emboss
  
• Whisper White- 3 3/4 x 5"- for outside of card; 3 3/4 x 5"- for inside of card; 3 /4 x 2"- stamp words onto & punch end with Banner Pick A Punch; 2 3/4" strip- stamp jar & punch out using Jar Punch; 1" strip- stamp jar lid (fussy cut); 1" strip- stamp doily (fussy cut)
  

designer paper:  Trimming The Town- 3 x 3 3/4"
ink:  Old Olive & Smoky Slate
Stampin' Write Markers:  Early Espresso, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie & Cajun Craze
other:  Jar Punch; Autumn Leaf Punch (Small leaf); Banner Pick A Punch; Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Layering Circle Dies (1" Circle); Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder; Meadow Moments Embossing Folder; Jar Punch; Paper Snips; Linen Thread; Playing with Patterns Resin Dots; dimensionals; glue dots

 

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!

Hugs-
SUSIE

TRY THIS SKETCH with Life Is Beautiful stamp set!

 Check out today's sketch!

I hope you try it!

Here are the measurements I used:

Basic Black- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2" for card base

Basic Gray- 4 x 2 3/4"

Smoky Slate- 5 1/2 x 1"; 3 3/4 x 4"' 1 1/2" Circle

Whisper White- 3 1/2 x 3 3/4"

 

This is the card I made for today's post using the- 'Life is Beautiful' stamp set!

I love it!

It is a totally Susie card!

 I love this stamp set- 'Life Is Beautiful'!

It was designed by my dear stampin' friend- LeeAnn!

It is so whimsical & fun!

It is a great all occasion stamp set!

stamp set:  'Life Is Beautiful'

card stock:

• Garden Green- 4 1/4 x 11"- score at 5 1/2"- fold in half for card base
• Garden Green- 4 x 2 3/4"- emboss using the Greenery Embossing Folder
  
• Crumb Cake- 5 1/2 x 1"
• Crumb Cake- 3 3/4 x 4"
• Crumb Cake- 2" strip- die cut scalloped circle
  
• Whisper White- 3 1/2 x 3 3/4"- stamp tree onto
• Whisper White- 2"strip- stamp words & punch out using 1 1/2" Circle Punch
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

inks:  Garden Green & Soft Suede

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Tasteful Textures Dies; Greenery Embossing Folder; 1 1/2" Circle Punch; dimensionals; All the Trimmings Embellishments

 

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

SUSIE

Simple Saturday with Stampin' Up! Merry Moose

Today is simple Saturday!! 

And LOOK at this AWESOME NEW Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder!

Oh my gosh- I LOVE IT! 

I used this as my main background......

and then added just a couple of trees, the moose & some words.

This is a super simple card for me, but I really like it!

It sure makes a great all occasion guy card!

 

NOTICE how I got 2 colors of trees, using just one ink pad!

To stamp the trees like this, I stamped the one on the left full strength

and then DO NOT RE-INK your stamp- just stamp the tree again. 

This will give you a lighter shad for the other tree.

This technique is called shadow stamping.

You can't tell by the photos very well, but I did add Wink of Stella 

to the 2 evergreen trees that are in the circle.  

You can never go wrong with a little sparkle!

stamp set:  'Lots to Celebrate' (words); 'Merry Moose'

card stock:

• Old Olive- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base & emboss using the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder
  
• Crumb Cake- 1/4 x 5 1/2"; 2" strip- stamp moose using Soft Suede ink & punch out
  
• Whisper White- 3 x 3"- die cut stitched circle & then stamp trees; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

inks:  Soft Suede; Old Olive

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Stitched Shapes (Large Circle); Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder; Moose Punch; dimensionals; Wink of Stella

I hope you have a SPECIAL Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Starburst Fall card

 

Here is a fun fall card!

 

I haven't done a starburst card for a long time.....so I "played" when making this fall card!

I used some DSP & I also stamped some card stock leave images too!

For the stamped leaf images, I used my 'Lots to Celebrate' stamp set.

How did I do it?

• I took 2 pieces of DSP that measured 1 1/2 x 4" each.
• I laid them in my paper cutter, at opposite diagonals- like shown above & cut them both at the same time.
• I then took 2 pieces of Cajun Craze cardstock that also measured 1 1/2 x 4" each
• I stamped leaves on them (from my 'Lots to Celebrate') stamp set.  
• I laid them in my paper cutter, at opposite diagonals- like shown above with the DSP & cut them both at the same time.
• I then added them to a piece of 3 3/4 x 5" Very Vanilla card stock. 
• I started by marking the top edge of the card stock at 2 1/2" for the center of the card.  This is where I butted up the 2 different center strips to start the starburst.
• I added the other strips then to completely cover this 3 3/4 x 5" Very Vanilla card stock. 

•  This is what it looked like when I got all of the diagonal strips adhered.

• I turned it over & used my scissors to trip off the edges, all of the way around it.

stamp set:  'Beautiful Autumn'

card stock:

• Early Espresso- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 5 x 1/4"
  
• Cajun Craze-4 x 5 1/4"; 1 1/2 x 4"- cut at diagonal; 1 1/2 x 4"- cut at diagonal
• Very Vanilla- 3 3/4 x 5"- adhere the diagonals to this; 1 1/2" strip- stamp words onto & die cut out with Tasteful Label Dies; 5 x 1/2"; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP- 1 1/2 x 4"; 1 1/2 x 4"

ink:  Cajun Craze & Early Espresso

other:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Tasteful Label Dies; Forever Greenery Trim Combo- Very Vanilla ribbon; dimensionals; glue dots

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

More Celebration Tidings

I have a some pretty cards to share with you today!

Check out these cards!

One is a great Fall card & the other is a great Christmas card!

I shared the Fall card yesterday.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT IT!

 

What a versatile stamp set this- 'Celebration Tidings' is.

Isn't this just a really pretty traditional green & red Christmas card. 

I LOVE the plaid 'Tis the Season Designer Paper!

I used several NEW Holiday Mini Catalog products. 

• 'Tis the Season DSP
• 'Celebration Tidings' stamp set
• Wonder of the Season (Shaded Spruce) Ribbon
• Real Red 3/16" Braided Linen Trim 

 I colored the inside of these pines with my Wink of Stella.

Since I used a water base ink, the Wink of Stella pulled out the 

Shaded Spruce & Soft Seafoam colors!

Neat huh!  

NOTE:  I did stamp the Merry Christmas words onto the Real Red card stock, using the Shaded Spruce ink pad.  It almost looks black in the photo. 

Check out the center of the card......this "technique is called block stamping".

How did I do it?

• Here I stamped the pines/berries using Shaded Spruce ink.
• Then took the CLEAR BLOCK C.
• I inked it into Soft Seafoam ink.
• I then pressed it down over pines/berries.
• And check out the neat rectangle shading I got by doing this.

 

stamp set:  'Celebration Tidings'

card stock:

• Shaded Spruce- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 2 3/4 x 3"
  
• Real Red- 4 x 5 1/4"; 1 1/2" strip- stamp words in center & punch out using the Timeless Label Punch
  
• Whisper White- 2 1/2 x 2 3/4"- stamp pines/berries onto; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  'Tis the Season DSP- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"

inks: Shaded Spruce & Soft Seafoam

other:  Real Red 3/16" Braided Linen Trim; Wonder of the Season Ribbon (1" Shaded Spruce); Wink of Stella; Clear Block C; Timeless Label Punch; Dimensionals; Glue Dots; Red Rhinestones

I hope you have a very special Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs-
SUSIE

Celebration Tidings

 

 Last night I needed to make a thank you card, so I decided to use this new 

Holiday Mini Catalog stamp set called- 'Celebration Tidings'.

And this simple card is what I ended up creating!

I like it & I hope you do too!

 

Check out the center of the card......this technique is called block stamping.

How did I do it?

• Here I stamped the leaves using Early Espresso ink.
• Then took the CLEAR BLOCK C.
• I inked it into Crumb Cake ink.
• I then pressed it down over the leaves.
• And check out the neat rectangle shading I got by doing this.

Ink the CLEAR BLOCK C into Crumb Cake ink & press over the leaf stamped image.

This is what it looks like after stamped.

I colored the inside of these leaves with my Wink of Stella.

Since I used a water base ink, the Wink of Stella pulled out the 

Crumb Cake & Early Espresso inks. 

This is just a great fall 'thank you' card.  

And this 'Celebration Tidings' is a great all occasions stamp set!

stamp set:  'Celebration Tidings'

card stock:

• Early Espresso- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 4 1/4"- fold in half for card base; 1 1/2 x 4 1/4"; 2 3/4 x 3"
  
• Crumb Cake- 3 3/4 x 5"; 3 3/4 x 1"- stamp words in center & punch both ends with Banners Pick A Punch
  
• Whisper White- 2 1/2 x 2 3/4"- stamp leaves onto; 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

designer paper:  In Good Taste DSP- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"

inks:  Early Espresso & Crumb Cake

other:  Metallic Pearl (Gold); Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim; Wink of Stella; Clear Block C; Banners Pick A Punch; Dimensionals; Glue Dots

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