Taylored Expressions – Happy Father’s Day

Hello! With June just around the corner, I figured it was time to start in on Father’s Day projects. Today, I am sharing a CAS Father’s Day card featuring Taylored Expressions supplies.

TE Caps Lock DAD

Here’s how I made the card:

  • I stamped the Cutting Edge – Stars Stamp & Die Combo image on Sugar Cube cardstock and colored it with Copic markers.
  • I die-cut the stamped and colored panel.
  • I die-cut the Caps Lock – Dad from Blue Corn cardstock. I also die-cut the letters from foam.
  • I heat-embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder on Candy Corn cardstock, which I cut with one of the Double-ended Flag Stacklets dies.
  • I dry-embossed Sprinkles cardstock with the Lots of Stars folder for the card base background.
  • I added the Caps Lock – Dad letters, (to which I adhered the foam letters for dimension), and the sentiment strip to the card front.
  • I attached the card front to the card base.

TE Caps Lock DAD

Hello Gorgeous and a Sale at Ellen Hutson

Hello! Today, I am sharing a project featuring a combination of some of my favorite Essentials by Ellen supplies and letting you know about a Memorial Day sale at Ellen Hutson!

Let’s start with the savings!  The sale runs from today, Friday, May 25, through Monday, May 28, 2018. Save 20% off orders of $75 or more with the code betterthan!

Ellen Hutson Memorial Day 2018 Sale

Now for my project!

Essentials by Ellen | Hello Gorgeous

I created a CAS card featuring the Bold Blossom dies paired with the Gourd-jus dies and a heat-embossed sentiment from the Hello Gorgeous stamp set. I cut the blossom backs with the Bold Blooms Matching dies.

Essentials by Ellen | Hello Gorgeous

Have a terrific weekend!

Supplies:

Die-Cut Thank You with Butterflies

Hello! Today I am sharing a card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Adeline Butterfly die and the Big Thanks dies.

Die-Cut Thank You with Butterflies

To begin, I stamped the Flower Explosion background with white pigment ink on Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. For the butterflies, I colored white cardstock with Distress Oxide inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, and Worn Lipstick, which I cut with the Adeline Butterfly die.

Die-Cut Thank You with Butterflies

I used the Big Thanks die to cut Black Licorice and vellum for the sentiment. To ground the butterflies on the background, I dry-embossed a die-cut circle.

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Freshly Made Sketches 337 – Die-cut Crocodile

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS friendship card which I am entering into the Freshly Made Sketches 337 challenge.

Freshly Made Sketches 337

This card combines my fondness for die-cuts and for stencils.

Freshly Made Sketches 337 - Die-cut Crocodile

To begin, I cut the Picture Book Croc from cardstock colored with Lucky Clover, Pine Needles, and Cracked Pistachio inks and assembled him. Next, I inked a white cardstock panel using the Abstract Triangle stencil with Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, and Mermaid Lagoon inks. I dry-embossed the yellow cardstock with an embossing folder for texture and added a heat-embossed sentiment from the Messages for Everyday set.

Freshly Made Sketches 337 - Die-cut Crocodile

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Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Blog Hop

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing four projects as part of a Simon Says Stamp blog hop showcasing products from their SENDING SUNSHINE release. The list of stops is included at the end of my post.

Simon Says Stamp Sending Sunshine Blog Hop

My first project features the Flower Cluster die. I cut several cardstock colors with the die and inlaid the petals and leaves. I placed yellow cardstock behind the flower centers (rather than inlay those small pieces). On the card panel, I added Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink to the center and adhered the Big Thanks dies sentiment at an angle in the center of the two floral sprays. The Flower Cluster die could be used any number of ways. For example, inlay only a few flowers or simply cut an outline.

Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Blog Hop

For my next card, I used the Marilyn Full Card die to cut a panel from cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks in Squeezed LemonadeSpiced Marmalade, and Picked Raspberry. I used the Big Thanks dies for the sentiment. I shared another card example created with the Marilyn Full Card in this post.

Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Blog Hop

My next card uses the Spring Flower Burst stamp set on a panel colored with Distress Oxide inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick, and Picked Raspberry. I stamped the flower cluster from the set several times and added a few of the individual flowers to fill the space. I added Flickering Butterflies, cut from cardstock colored with the same Distress Oxide inks, and a heat-embossed sentiment. I shared another card example created with the Spring Flower Burst in this post

Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Blog Hop

For my final card, I used the You Are My Sunshine die to create a sentiment to pair with flowers and leaves cut with the Radiant Sunflower die set from cardstock colored with Squeezed LemonadeSpiced Marmalade  and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks. The card background was colored with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink.

Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Blog Hop

Time to get hopping!

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen
Yana Smakula
Heather Ruwe
Amy Rysavy
Barb Engler
Jean Manis
Bibi Cameron
Yoonsun Hur
Vicky Papaioannou
Lea Lawson
Olga Direktorenko
Kelly Latevola

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