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Thursday, December 31, 2020

Hey Lady

 Hi!

Today's card uses a combination of stamps/designer series paper and dies. Don't be afraid to mix and match your stamp sets. Think of all the possibilities!

On this card Whisper White cardstock was used for the base, Granny Apple Green cardstock for the layer and the designer series paper is Flower and Field. The stamp set is Little Lady bug with coordinating dies. The layer under the sentiment was cut with Curvy Dies. 

Today is the last day of 2020. I can tell you, I am not sorry to see this year go. It's been rather challenging. Let's ring in the new year with hope and wish for a better year in 2021. 

 Happy New Year!

Until next time.




Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Art Gallery Suite- Colour Change Up

 Hello!

A few inches of snow fell last night creating a white blanket that needed to be shovelled this morning. Good exercise.

Today's card is made with the Art Gallery Suite but with a colour change up. Here I used Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Write markers to colour the image before stamping. The card base is Petal Pink cardstock.

The background layer is from the Fine Art Floral designer series paper. Add some bling and a sentiment and viola! a card anyone would be happy to receive. 

I love inspirational quotes. Here is one that I think I'll need to read over and over again during these trying times. 


Until next time.





Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Art Gallery Suite

 Hi, remember me?

It's been a while. This has been a crazy year. I retired, Covid-19 arrived and restrictions and lockdowns commenced. Not what I had planned for my retirement. Right now we are in another lockdown. So, I am making the best of it...making cards. I thought I'd get back at it. I made almost 200 Christmas cards. 90 of them went to a senior's residence where my MIL lives. So many of the residents do not have family visits on a normal basis never mind Covid. I thought it might bring a little cheer to them. 

I also made some appreciation cards which I handed out, secretly, to homes on my street who had exceptional Christmas light displays. I found this year people decorated their homes more than any other year. So, 10 homes got 'thank you for bringing cheer and joy this Christmas' cards. 

So, on to today's card. One of my favourite new stamp sets is Stampin' Up's Art Gallery Suite. The suite includes designer series paper, Fine Art Floral, 12 x 12 double sided sheets, the Art Gallery stamp set, the Floral Gallery dies. the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder, Fine Art ribbon, Gilded Leafing embellishment with Heat and Stick powder and Golden Garden Designer Specialty Paper. This set is so versatile. It can be used for birthday cards, sympathy cards, thinking of you cards....the list is endless.

All supplies are Stampin' Up from the Mini Catalogue january - June 2021

Base of Card

  • Cardstock: 5 1/2" x 8 1/5", score at 4 1/4"- Whisper White
  • Background (layer): 5 7/8" x 4 2/8"- Grey Granite
  • Cardstock (layer 1): 5 1/4" x 4"- Whisper White
Stamp Set and Dies
  • Fine Art Floral Suite
  • Stacked Stone 
Stampin' Write Markers
  • Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow
Ink
  • Grey Granite

Until next time.

Paula