Follow Your Dreams

Today I'm sharing a card that I created for a new catalog card swap with my team. I've always adored dream catchers. They have a magical quality to them. And, let's face it, they're just so darn pretty. So I was really excited to see this set in the new catalog. 

I used an aqua painter to pick up color from the lid of my ink pad and sweep it across the shimmery cardstock. It is kind of fun to get messy sometimes. And the effect was just what I was looking for.

I'm sort of addicted to sequins. They add such a whimsical, pretty touch. I think they are the perfect finisher for nearly any card. 

For this card, I used the following Stampin' Up! products available for purchase in my SU store:

Paper: Shimmery White Cardstock, Flirty Flamingo Cardstock, Scrap of Whisper White Cardstock

Stamp Sets: Follow Your Dreams

Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Marker (Light), Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Marker (Light)

Tools: Stampin Trimmer, Big Shot, Follow Your Dreams Die Set

Embellishments: Iridescent Sequin Assortment, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Adhesive: Snail Adhesivie Tape Dispenser, Stampin' Dimensionals

As always, thank you so much for stopping by. And I hope you found something interesting to inspire you here today.

Colorful Season Beachy Card--a Nod to the End of Summer

Day 16 of my Scrap Gals 100 Days Project. I thought I should do a summer card before summer is officially done. I am going to miss summer. I haven't done anything summery lol. Except camping. No swimming, water fights, or carnivals. I feel like I've wasted it. But, I am ready for the crisp fall air and beautiful autumn colors. And pumpkin spice everything! Lol.

I used the following Stampin' Up! products (available for purchase in my SU store at the link in the sidebar :) 

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Scrap of Crushed Curry

Designer Series Paper: Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack (My absolute favorite paper ever!)

Ink Pads: Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake

Stamps: Colorful Seasons 

Dies: Seasonal Layers Framelits Thinlits Dies

Embellishments: Sequins from the Iridescent Sequin Assortment

Other: Fuse Fast Adhesive (Strong adhesive works well when gluing down paper that has been water colored and buckled a bit.)

Also, I wanted to invite anyone who actually reads my blog, :), to a really fun stamping event I am participating in this coming October. Fall Stampfest!

This will be the first time I have participated as a demonstrator. But I have attended in the past, and it is always really fun. It is scheduled for October 14 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Here is a link to the Facebook Event so you can get more information. Contact me if you would like a ticket!

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you found something interesting to inspire you here today.

Watercolor Happy Birthday Card

This is my personal challenge Day 9 entry for the Scrap Gals Community Facebook group 100 Days Project. 

I am really loving the Happy Birthday Thinlits Die from Stampin' Up! I held off getting it for a while because I know I can cut something similar from paper on my Silhouette Cameo. But.....my Cameo kind of hates glitter paper. And I kind of adore it. Lol. The blade on the cameo gets chewed up really fast by glitter paper. And the cuts aren't usually that smooth, or it doesn't cut deep enough. Just an overall pain in the you know what. So.....that's a long way to say that this die makes my life easy. 

This card came together super quickly, and I think it will make a great impression on the recipient (my cousin). I can see myself using this for many simple and quick birthday cards in the future.

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products (current items available for purchase in my SU store at the link in the sidebar :)

Paper: Thick Cardstock in Whisper White, Watercolor Paper, Glimmer Paper in Gold

Ink Pads: Bermuda Bay

Stamps: None (*gasp*)

Tools: Aqua Painter (large tip one), Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Happy Birthday Thinlits Die, Paper Trimmer

Ribbon and Trim: Sequins from a past Paper Pumpkin kit

Adhesives: Stampin' Dimensionals and Snail Adhesive

Other (Non Stampin' Up! products): Aquamarine looking polka dot scrap from my paper stash (I think this is from the Echo Park Capture Life paper pad.)

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you found something interesting to inspire you here today.

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

I'm gonna try this blogging thing again. I have another personal blog, but I haven't kept up with it. Seems like Facebook does the job for that :) I thought I should start another one for my Stampin' Up! stuff. I'm a new(ish) demonstrator and just need a place to show people what I do and share the products needed to do it. I'll also include some non Stampin' Up! stuff once in a while. I'm a collector and have tons of other crafty stash. I enjoy making a little home decor sometimes too.

For this post today, I want to share an ongoing project I'm going to be working on. There is an awesome 100 Days Project (100 days of doing something creative) with the Scrap Gals Community group on Facebook (best community page ever for a scrapbooker in my opinion). This is my day 5. If you want to see my previous days, come see me on Facebook. Or, you can check me out on Instagram. 

My goal is actually to work on Christmas cards during my challenge. But I just got the Colorful Seasons bundle from SU and had to play with the leaf die. I'm in love!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products (available for purchase in my SU store at the link in the sidebar :)
Cardstock: Old Olive, Berry Burst, Watercolor Paper, and Whisper White
Ink Pad: Berry Burst
Stamps: sentiment is from Rose Wonder set
Dies: Seasonal Layers Framelits Thinlits Dies
Ribbon and Trim: Crushed Curry Stitched Satin Ribbon, Copper Metallic Thread
Adhesives: Tear & Tape, Fine-Tip Glue Pen and Stampin' Dimensionals

Other (Non Stampin' Up! products): gold sequins and a scrap of orange cardstock from my stash

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you found something interesting to inspire you here today.