Bloom with Hope Birthday Card

I made this pretty card with my Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope stamp set. I really like how it turned out. The colors look great together, I love the background and it was really easy to make. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Stampin' Up! Blackberry Bliss card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of black for the middle layer and a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white for the front. 

Next stamp the background in Blackberry Bliss ink with a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge set then stamp the sentiment and flower in Stazon Jet Black ink. Next water color the flower's center with an aqua painter and Stampin' Up! Crushed Curry ink, the petals with Blackberry Bliss and the stem with Old Olive. Then punch out the butterfly with a Stampin' Up! Bitty Butterfly Punch, attach it with a mini pop dot, attach the front to the middle layer then to the base and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Gorgeous Grunge Card

I made this pretty card with my Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge, Papillion Potpourri, and Butterfly Basics stamp sets. I love how it turned out. The colors look amazing together, I love the butterflies and Gorgeous Grunge is my favorite background stamp set. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of blue card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of pink for the middle layer, and a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white for the front. 

Then using a Stamp a ma jig stamp the large dots first in Stampin' Up! Pink Pirouette and Soft Sky inks, the small dots in Pink Pirouette then Soft Sky, the lines in Soft Sky and the sentiment in Pink Pirouette with a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics set. Next stamp the pink butterflies on pink card stock with Pink Pirouette and the blue ones on blue card stock with Soft Sky inks. Then punch out the butterflies with Stampin' Up! Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches, attach the self-adhesive rhinestones, attach the butterflies to the front layer with mini pop dots, attach the front layer to the middle layer, then the base and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Bloom with Hope Daisy Birthday Card

I made this pretty card with my Stampin' Up! Bloom with Hope stamp set. It has four different blooms so it's fairly versatile. The colors look nice together and the hardwood panel adds a nice touch so I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of pink card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 1/4" x 5" piece of green for the front, a 1 3/4" x 6" piece of white for the strip, a 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" piece of pink for the image background, and a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of white for the image. 

Then stamp the green card stock with a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge set in Old Olive ink. Next stamp the white strip with a Stampin' Up! Hardwood stamp in Crumb Cake ink, then on the white square,stamp the flowers and stems in Stazon Jet Black ink. Next watercolor the stems and flower centers with an aqua painter and an Old Olive ink pad then color the petals with a Stampin' Blendabilities Pink Pirouette marker set. Then stamp the flower on a piece of scrap paper, color it the same as the others, cut it out then attach it to the center flower with a mini pop dot. Next cut out the labels for the sentiment with Spellbinders Labels Four dies and stamp the sentiment with a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Wetlands set in Crumb Cake ink. Then punch the large butterfly out of pink card stock with a Stampin' Up! Elegant Butterfly punch and the smaller one out of green with a Bitty Butterfly punch. Then start assembling the card. First sponge the edges of each piece with Crumb Cake ink then attach the green card stock to the base. Next tie Stampin' Up! Hemp Twine around the strip, attach it to the base over the green card stock, then attach the Stampin' Up! Blushing Bride Pleated Ribbon. Next attach the flowers to their background then to the base over the ribbon. Then attach the sentiment to its pink background with a mini pop dot then to the flowers with another mini pop dot. Finally attach the butterflies to each other then to the sentiment with mini pop dots and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Giggle Greetings-Bowl of Cherries Card

I made this cute card with my Stampin' Up! Giggle Greetings stamp set. This is one of my favorites because the sayings are hysterical and it works for several occasions. I like how this turned out. The colors look good together and I love the background. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 5" x 10 1/4" piece of white card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 3/4"  4 3/4" piece of red for the middle layer, a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of white for the front, a 2 1/2" x 3" piece of red for the image's first layer, a 2 1/4" x 2 3/4" piece of black for the image's middle layer and a 2" x 2 1/2" piece of white for the image. 

Next randomly stamp the background with a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge set in Stampin' Up! Real Red ink and set it aside. Then using a Stamp a ma jig, stamp the image on the 2" x 2 1/2" piece of white card stock with Stazon Jet Black ink and color it with an aqua painter or blender pen and Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight inks. Then attach the image to it's black middle layer then to it's red first layer. Next attach the background to the red middle layer, tie the ribbon around both layers, then attach them to the white base. Finally attach the image and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Blackberry Bliss/Lost Lagoon Blooming with Kindness

Here's the last of the cards that I made with my Stampin' Up! Blooming with Kindness stamp set (for now anyway LOL!). I love how it turned out. The colors look amazing together, I love the flowers and that background. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Stampin' Up! Lost Lagoon card stock and fold in half for the base, a 4" x 5 1/8" piece of Stampin' Up! Blackberry Bliss card stock for the second layer and a 3 3/4" x 4 7/8" piece of white card stock for the front. 

Next randomly stamp the base with a stamp from a Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge set in Blackberry Bliss ink. Then using a Stamp a ma jig stamp the lighter row of flowers with the double-stamping technique (ink your stamp, stamp on a piece of scrap paper then your card stock w/out re-inking) in Blackberry Bliss and Lost Lagoon inks. Next stamp the darker row of flowers as you normally do with the same colors. Then stamp the sentiment in Lost Lagoon ink, attach the front to the second layer then to the base and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank  you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Pink and Green Blooming with Kindness Card

I made this pretty card with my Stampin' Up! Blooming with Kindness stamp set. I absolutely love this set!!! The flowers are gorgeous and really versatile too! I like how this turned out, the colors look great together, the two shades give it a 3D effect, and I love that background! Here's how to make it:

First, cut 6" x 9 1/2" piece of pink card stock and fold in half for the base, a 4" x 5 1/8" piece of green card stock for the middle layer, and a 3 3/4" x 4 7/8" piece of white card stock for the front layer. 

Next randomly stamp the background on the base with a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge set in Stampin' Up! Rose Red ink and set it aside. Next using a Stamp a ma jig stamp the two lighter flowers with the double-stamping technique (ink your stamp then stamp on a piece of scrap paper then on your card stock w/out re-inking) with Rose Red ink, then stamp the darker flowers with the Rose Red ink as you normally do. I love this technique, it gives the project kind of a 3D effect. Next stamp the sentiment, attach the front to the green card stock, then the green to the base and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Nature's Perfection Birthday Card

I made this pretty card with my Stampin' Up! Nature's Perfection, Gorgeous Grunge and Blooming with Kindness stamp sets. I really like how it turned out. The colors look awesome together, I love the silver embossing (it's hard to tell in the pic but trust me it really is silver lol!), and the background's a really nice touch. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9" piece of Stampin' Up! Island Indigo card stock and fold in half for the base, a 4 1/4" x 5 3/4" piece of white card stock for the front layer and a 1" x 4 1/4" piece of Island Indigo for the strip. 

Then randomly stamp the white card stock with a stamp from the Gorgeous Grunge set in Melon Mambo ink. Next heat emboss the flowers and butterfly on Melon Mambo and Island Indigo card stocks with Versamark ink and Ranger Silver Embossing Tinsel (I LOVE this stuff!!!!!) Then cut them out and attach them to the background with mini pop dots. Next cut the end of the Island Indigo strip with a Stampin' Up! Hearts a Flutter Framelits Die then heat emboss the sentiment with a stamp from the Blooming with Kindness set, attach the self-adhesive rhinestones and attach the banner to the background. Finally finish assembling the card and enjoy!

Please let know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Haunt Ya Later Cat with Pumpkin Card

Here's another card that I made with my Stampin' Up! Haunt Ya Later stamp set and I love how it turned out. The colors look amazing together, I love the patterned paper and the kitty's adorable! Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of orange card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of black for the middle layer, a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white for the front layer, a 1 1/2" piece of patterned paper for the pumpkin strip, a 2" x 4" piece of patterned paper for the orange strip, and a 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" piece of white for the image background.

Then on the front layer use a Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge set to randomly stamp the circle and larger splatters in Stampin' Up! Tangelo Twist ink, the smaller dots with Stazon Jet Black ink then the smaller dots again with Stampin' Up! Basic Grey ink. Then attach the patterned paper strips to the front layer. Next using a Gorgeous Grunge stamp randomly stamp the small dots on the image's background with Jet Black then Tangelo Twist inks and attach it to the front layer. Then stamp the cat and pumpkin on a separate piece of white card stock in Jet Black ink. Next color the cat with Stampin' Up! Smoky Slate and Always Artichoke inks and the pumpkin with Tangelo Twist and Always Artichoke. Then cut them out, attach the cat and pumpkin to their background with mini pop dots, stamp the sentiment in Jet Black ink, finish assembling the card and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen
www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com
360-326-8820
lnelson0774@gmail.com

Haunt Ya Later Witch Card

I made this adorable card with my Stampin' Up! Haunt Ya Later stamp set. I love this set and wanted it the second I laid eyes on it. The images are sooooooo adorable and fun to use. I love how this turned out, the patterned paper's awesome and I love that sentiment. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of purple card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of orange for the first layer, a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of black for the second layer, a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of patterned paper for the front layer, a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of black for the image's first layer, a 2 3/8" x 3 3/8" piece of purple for the image's second layer, a 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of white for the image, two 1" x 4" pieces of patterned paper for the banners, a 7/8" x 1 3/4" piece of black for the sentiment's first layer and a 3/4" x 1 5/8" piece of purple for the sentiment.

Next cut the banners with Stampin' Up! Hearts a Flutter Framelits dies and attach them to the front layer with mini pop dots. Next using a Stamp a ma jig stamp the sentiment on the small piece of purple card stock in Stazon Jet Black ink, attach the purple piece to the black one, then attach the black one to the front layer with mini pop dots. Next stamp the witch on the white card stock with a Stamp a ma jig and Stazon Jet Black ink. Then carefully stamp the dots around her in Stampin' Up! Perfect Plum ink with a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge set. Next color the witch's hat and hair with black and white American Crafts Galaxy markers, her costume and hat's belt with Perfect Plum ink and an aqua painter or blender pen, her shoes, necklace, and hat buckle with Stampin' Up! Tangelo Twist and the frog with Stampin' Up! Always Artichoke ink. Then attach the witch to the purple layer, the purple layer to the black layer, the black layer to the front layer with mini pop dots, then the front layer to the black layer, the black to the orange, then the orange to the base and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen

www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com

360-326-8820

lnelson0774@gmail.com

Gorgeous Grunge Happy Birthday Card

I made this pretty card using my Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge stamp set. It's another one of my favorites because it's also very versatile. I love how this turned out. The colors look awesome together and I love butterflies! Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of pink card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of gray for the middle layer and a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white for the front layer.

Then (using a stamp positioner) stamp the circle drops with Stampin' Up! Pink Pirouette ink then stamp the gray blotches with Stampin' Up! Smoky Slate ink. Next stamp the small dots with Stampin' Up! Basic gray ink, then stamp the sentiment with a stamp form the Stampin' Up! Sincere Salutations set in Basic Gray ink. Then cut out the butterfly using the Stampin' Up! Butterflies Thinlits Dies and the flowers with misc flower punches. Next attach the flowers and butterfly with mini pop dots then add the self adhesive rhinestones and assemble the card. Enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen

www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com

360-326-8820

lnelson0774@gmail.com

Happy Hoppy Easter Card

I made this colorful and cheerful Easter card using my Stampin' Up! For Peeps' Sake and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets. I love both sets because the images in the For Peeps' Sake set are adorable and the sentiments are hysterical while the Gorgeous Grunge set is so versatile. This wasn't one of my favorite cards when I made it but it has grown on me a bit. I wish it were a little easier to cut out the chicks and small eggs. Here's how to make it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of pink card stock and fold it in half for the base and a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of white for the front layer.

It's been over a year since I made this (of course I didn't write anything down . . . nooooooo that would be waaaayyyyyy too easy lol!) so I'm not exactly sure of what colors I used. I'll give it my best guess (all are Stampin' Up! colors). First stamp the background (I used a stamp from my Gorgeous Grunge set) in Pink Pirouette ink. Then color each chick on the chick stamp a different color using either markers or ink pads with a blender pen (I think I used Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron, Lovely Lilac and Pink Pirouette inks) and using a Stamp a ma jig stamp directly on the background. Next create a 3D effect by stamping the same image on scrap paper and cut out both chicks and the egg then attach them over the previous images using mini pop dots. Then stamp the bottom edge either using individual eggs or a border stamp. I'm not sure who made the border stamp that I used as it doesn't have any identifying marks on it. Then color the eggs on the egg border stamp from the For Peeps' Sake set a different color, stamp it on a piece of white scrap paper, cut them out then attach them to the front layer with mini pop dots. Next create the die cut for the sentiment using a Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die, sponge the edges in Pink Pirouette ink and stamp the sentiment as shown by coloring the stamp with markers . Then all you have to do is attach it with a mini pop dot, attach the front layer to the base and enjoy!

Pleases let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments or suggestions that you'd like to share. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen

www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com

360-326-8820

lnelson0774@gmail.com

A Happy Bluebird Card

I made this adorable card using my Stampin' Up! A Happy Thing, Butterfly Basics and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The bird's adorable and the colors look great together. Here's how I made it:

First cut a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Stampin' Up! Tip Top Taupe card stock and fold it in half for the base, a 4 5/8" x 5 7/8" piece of Stampin' Up! Pool Party for the middle layer, a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of white for the front layer, a 1 1/4" x 4 5/8" piece of Tip Top Taupe for the strip, a 3 1/4" x 4" piece of Pool Party for the image background and a 3" x 3 3/4" piece of white for the image.

Next create the background with stamps from Butterfly Basics and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets in Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake ink and attach the Tip Top Taupe strip. Then stamp the bird with black Stazon Jet Black ink, color it using an aqua painter with Stampin' Up! Soft Sky and Pumpkin Pie inks, attach it to it's Pool Party background then to the front layer. Then cut out the sentiment's background with a Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs die. Next on a white circle die cut, stamp the sentiment in Soft Sky ink, attach the self-adhesive pearls, attach it to it's background then to the front layer . Next make the flowers with a small flower punch, attach the self-adhesive pearls, then attach them below the bird with mini pop dots. Then attach the front layer to the base and enjoy!

Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm always happy to help. I always appreciate any comments/suggestions that you'd like to share.  Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Linda Jensen

www.lindascreationscardsandcrafts.com

360-326-8820

lnelson0774@gmail.com