Cards and Coffee

So today I'm sharing the second card we made at Cards and Coffee - and I know I don't need to say it, but I'm going to - I love "Kinda Eclectic".  I'll admit it, some of the sets I buy sit on the shelf, and don't get used at all.  I know, I know - it's a crying shame.  But not so with this set - I have used it so much it has paid for itself over and over and I'm sure this won't be the last you see of it.  The sentiment in the set is about kindness - but for this event I wanted a "Thinking of You" card - so I pulled out my "Sassy Salutations" (another set that does not collect dust by the way) and this is what we came up with.

The fun little tag on the front doubles as a layer on the card and the punch and twine on the left give it some added interest.  The leaves were stamped twice with out re-inking to get the two different colors.  It was a very fun card to make and sure to cheer anyone who receives it.  For some reason the colors look off in this picture, must have been my lighting, but I still think it looks great. ~Maureen

Products used to complete this project are listed below - click on any of them to order now!

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

$6.50

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$20.00

Sassy Salutations Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$24.00

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

$23.00

Bitty Butterfly Punch

$16.00

Elegant Butterfly Punch

$16.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

$5.00

Linen Thread

$4.50

Fun with Merry Christmas

Here's my second card from last month's Christmas Card Class.  I had tons of this DSP left from the Holiday Mini - so decided to punch a bunch of circles and layer them to make this fun and kinda funky design for a card.  It uses the 'Sassy Salutations' stamp set that just shouts "FUN" all on it's own.

The circles are just several different sizes of DSP and cardstock taped onto the card overlapping.  To finish it we stamped the verse layered it on Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso and popped all of that up on dimensionals.  Then added a few pearls to give it a little pizzazz.  This is very easy card - that can use up a lot of those scraps you have laying around.  Let me know what you think!  See you soon. ~Maureen

Holiday Card Buffet - Card 3

So here is the next card we made at last month's Holiday Card Buffet - and this one was popular too - I think it's the glimmer of it.  Who wouldn't want this adorable little birdie to arrive  in the mail.  We first ran the embossing folder through the Big Shot then popped that layer up on a white card base with dimensionals.

Next the verse was stamped, the little branch attached with glue dots and the bird popped up on dimensionals.  I found that tape does not work well on the glitter side of this paper- so we used a glue dot to attach the wing.  Then finished with the little ribbon bow attached with a glue dot.

Fun and lovely card in just a few simple steps.  Thanks for stopping by - let me know what you think!  ~Maureen

Here are the products used to complete this card -

Filigree Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

$7.95

Real Red 3/8" Satin Woven Ribbon

$6.95

Sassy Salutations Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Builder Bird Punch

$16.95

Red Glimmer Paper

$4.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Big Shot

$99.95

Glue Dots

$4.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$3.95

July Cards Stamp Camp - Card 2

Today I'm sharing the second card we made at my Cards Stamp Camp this month - isn't it great!  I saw one very similar on pinterest and I just loved the black and white with a POP of color.  This card uses the new set Flower Shop with the matching punch as well as Sassy Salutations. 

The Fancy Fan embossing folder and the Bird Punch for the leaves - just completed the card perfectly!  Hope you liked it!  ~Maureen

June Christmas Cards I

Today I want to share the first of two Christmas Cards we made at this month's Christmas Card class.  Since there are currently not a log of Christmas sets available - I had to get creative - so I used our new Mosaic Madness set and punch to create ornaments.   Not an original idea - I've seen many samples of cards similar on Pinterest - but this is my creation.

We also used the "Sassy Salutations" set which is on sale this month - but ONLY through tomorrow.  It is such a fun set.  We finished off the ornaments with a linen thread bow and some little gems to give it sparkle.  Sorry the picture was so dark - guess the flash didn't go off.  But hope you get the idea :)  ~Maureen