Birthdays Are The Theme - Canada Inks Up! Team Blog Hop

If you are needing to make some quick birthday cards then check today's post for some inspiration!!  Our Canada Inks Up! Team Blog Hop features birthday cards which we always need to have on hand . . .  who likes the thought of running out to the store at the last minute to pick up a card or two?? 

I sure don't and that's why I usually turn to our Annual Catalogue for all the amazing year-round products and get my inspiration from the Designer Series Papers, the Stamps and Dies or Punches, and the fabulous artwork from the Stampin' Up! concept artists on each page!

I needed some cards for men in my life, so turned to the He's The Man Suite on p 78-79 . The Specialty Designer Series Papers were perfect for some quick cards where I only had to add a stamped greeting found in the Celebrating You set. 

Here's another one - same design and different die-cuts!

And a close-up of those cool die-cuts!

I'm sure you could have these cards ready to give before you could grab your purse, keys and get to the nearest store 😉. You really need to take a second look at the DSP because it has two sheets of punch out Die Cuts to coordinate with the DSP - look how the card below doesn't need any stamped greeting - it's all DSP! 

And those die-cuts are perfect for adding to your scrapbook layouts too . . . I keep all my die-cuts in a Clear Envelope in the pack of DSP - always ready for me to use!

I can't forget cards for any of my girl friends - somehow they seem easier to make or maybe it's that I have a few (well, maybe more than a few LOL!) stamps with floral images. The card below is made with one of my favourite sets called Painted Poppies on p 29 and the greeting is stamped then die cut using the Charming Sentiments Bundle on p 38 - love the effect the dies give to the words! The background DSP is from Tea Boutique 6" x 6" DSP.

I hope these cards inspire you to make a few to keep on hand - they are quick and easily adaptable to the products you have in your stash!

Click on the picture below to get all the products I used today - 

If you need any inspiration I'd love to help you - just message or give me a call 💕. You can also check out my Zoom Craft and Chat events - let me know to add your email to my invite list!

Happy stamping!

Ginny

Biggest Wish - Canada Inks Up! Team Blog Hop

 Welcome to another Canada Inks Up! Team Bog Hop. This month we are showcasing Birthday cards and what better stamp to use than Biggest Wish with it's oversize greetings and scripty fonts too!

I made a couple of cards to share today - June and July are big birthday months in our family so I needed a few . . . . and the first one has a pocket inside for a gift card. I used Pansy Petals DSP for both cards and love that in spite of the name, there are designs that work for my guys as well as the ladies in my family who love their pansies! I have a cousin who is pansies everything in her house!

The gift card holder gets it's bling from the 2021-2023 In Color Jewels and I picked the darker green to coordinate with the Evening Evergreen touches in the DSP. I did use Soft Seafoam Cardstock for my card bases and it works really well with the DSP. Here's a tip if you never noticed before - on the back of each pack of DSP is a list of solid colours that go with the patterns - so it's super easy to coordinate for any look! For the ombre look on the "Birthday" stamp I used a Sponge Dauber to add some Evening Evergreen Ink over the Soft Succulent ink before stamping. And I used my Stamparatus to line up all the "happy" words!

The next card is more traditional and used some cut ends from the first card - worked out really well and took all the scraps off my workspace too 😊. I popped the greeting part over the other layers and tied some Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon around that layer between two of the "happy" words and fastened with a glue dot behind the bow.

If birthday cards are hard for you to do, try one of these designs and share with us . . .  I'd love to see your projects! If you need any products, I'd be happy to have you shop with me - use my shopping link anytime - it really is open 24/7 for you to get what you need and have it shipped to your door.  Please use my current Host Code so I can track your order and send my thank you at month end. I also send in group orders after any of my events so do check my calendar on my website and message me if you'd like to join in. 

I'm taking an "Event" break for July but will be sharing inspiration on my Facebook page and posting here too - enjoy your summer and stay safe!

Check the other posts from my friends on the team by following the links below and until next time -

Happy stamping!

Ginny

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Hooray To You With A Sketch Blog Hop!

 

Welcome to another Crafty Challenge Blog Hop - today is all about how we interpret the sketch - take a look at my card sample and then check out all the other great ideas.  They are sure to inspire you when you need to make a card but can't decide where to start! Sketches are a perfect way to give you some direction when you most need it!! Here's the sketch for today:

I was pulling retiring stamp sets from my shelves (yes, I DO have a few retiring!!)  and realized this sketch was made for the Hooray To You stamp set - the circle . . .  the words in the middle  . . . it all works! So here's a fond farewell to a stamp I love and the Brights Designer Series Paper too . . . .

I made the background using my Blending Brushes and a template punched from the retiring Balloon Bouquet Punch - I used the smaller balloon and taped the larger one back in it's space so I wouldn't go over the lines with my blending brushes . . . those brushes make it so easy to create your own coordinated background - just pick a colour (in this case Granny Apple Green) and go for it!!

The balloon itself was stamped in Magenta Madness and I added some of the retiring In Color Enamel Dots to the side of the balloon. I carefully inked only the balloon part then added the string with my Stampin' Write Basic Black marker, a quick "huff" to moisten and stamp! Need to get this stamp before it's gone?? Shop my store now and it will be on its way to you!!  Use my current Host Code 6QG2FEHK which closes at noon today to get in on the draws for Host Rewards!

Share what you make using this sketch - it has so many possibilities!

Happy stamping!

Ginny

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Butterfly Brilliance Collection Shines On This Sketch For You!

 The sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches seemed like a great chance to break out my latest order with the Butterfly Brilliance Collection - this sketch was made for the special Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper that's exclusive to the early release of this group of products . . . . read on!

I took the first sheet of Designer Series Paper - yes, it was the one right on top . . . and ran it through my Embossing Machine with the big die - it cuts all the butterflies in one pass! I decided to use the one with the greeny-blues for my card so reached for the coordinating soft pattern in the pack to make my strips for the sketch challenge. I tucked the other die cuts into a Clear Envelope and put them safely in the front of the paper pack so they are ready for my next card idea.

I added a vellum die cut over the top, fastened with a Glue Dot and a small Gilded Gem then popped onto the DSP strips, which were flagged with the Banner Triple Punch. I added texture to my Pretty Peacock cardstock background with the Meadow Moments Embossing Folder.  I wrapped the layers with the Gold Trim from the Forever Greenery Combo Pack - love the way it frays on the ends!

I used the simple Happy Birthday die from the Hey Birthday Chick Dies which are a special promotion only while they last and added it to the layers before popping onto my Thick Basic White card base. And I added some of the DSP to my envelope flap!  Need to get some products? Use this link to go direct to my site and use my Current Host Code so I can send my thank you!

What are your crafting plans for the next few days? I can see lots more butterflies in my future LOL!

Happy stamping 

Ginny

Well Suited Designer Series Papers Suit This Sketch!

I'm playing along with the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches again this week - it seemed to be calling me to make a card for one of the many guys in my life so I turned to the Well Suited Designers Series Papers in the January - June Mini Catalogue

I really liked the clean look by pairing the grey pinstripe pattern for the background with the bold stripe from the reverse side for the smaller panel on the front! And of course I had to add some more grey pinstripes to the envelope flap!

I used the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder to add some more texture to the card front and I found the perfect sized birthday greeting in Enjoy The Moment Stamp set and die cut it using one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. I chose the Pacific Point ink to bring out the bright blue in the papers - and wrapped the strip with some of the coordinating Grey Twine from the Suite. I then added a few Matt Black Dots for my final embellishments.

Thanks for looking at my card today and if you live in Canada, I'd love to help you make some fun cards too so you can share happy mail with family and friends. It's a great way to keep in touch and let people know you are thinking of them! Use my shop now links on this page or contact me to get you started!

My February Host Code is UKMBTRYF and it's good until noon February 24th - if you use it I can track your order and send you a thank you!

Happy stamping

Ginny

Sunday Share - Birthday and Christmas Cards at The Wesbrooke

A quick post today to share with you the cards my ladies made at The Wesbrooke last week. They are always in need of birthday cards for the residents, and this time everyone made one to help fill the birthday box so they have a few ahead . . . .

Here's the birthday card we made - with an option for Thank You if you want to change it up! The Designer Series Paper is retired, but everything else is currently available in my on line store so you can shop (click here) and re-create the card idea at home.

The Christmas card we made was really popular and they all told me it's never too early to start card making for the holidays! Next month we will get to make some more!!

Once everyone had completed their cards, I handed out some small "Trick or Treat" bags which were greeted with lots of smiles . . . . I love going to visit the ladies and making cards with them!

If you think you will be short of time, try making cards from one of our awesome kits! They have everything you need except adhesives and you can spend a relaxing evening or afternoon making your cards - what a great feeling it is to have some cards ready to give next time you have a special occasion!

Check out the Stampin' Up! kits on my website :-)

What did you stamp this weekend?

Happy stamping!

Sunday Share - Happy Easter - Cards with my friends at The Wesbrooke

Happy Easter to you!

I had another card class recently at The Wesbrooke in Pitt Meadows and had so much fun with the ladies who attend my monthly events. They do look forward to what we are going to make and are quick to catch on and put together the kits I bring for them.

Here's the cards we made the last visit -

The card above used some retired papers on the card and the envelope but is easy to create with any of the current papers/stamps in the catalogue too.

And this card is all current products - such a pretty shine on the silver Foil Acetate

And here they are showing off their projects -

I even made their daily notice board so they remember to come and see me in the crafting area - a lovely bright space for everyone to gather at the large tables! And afterwards, a cup of tea or coffee and some goodies from the kitchen!

Thanks ladies for making my day! Here's a couple of the treat boxes I brought to share with them -

If you would like any of the products shown in my samples, then click on this link here and shop my online store - quick, convenient and delivered right to your home!

Happy Easter and Happy Stamping!

Sunday Share - Stamping at The Wesbrooke!

Today I am sharing a fun time with you - once a month I visit The Wesbrooke Residence in nearby Pitt Meadows and make cards with some of the ladies. We have so much fun and they are so quick at putting their cards together from the kits I make up. This month we even had time for some cookies and tea before they went off to their varied afternoon pursuits. Here's a picture of some of the ladies (and the Recreation Director) with the cards we made - they really liked the shiny mini bows we put on all the "girly" cards - and the fancy fold we tried for the "guy" cards -

And here's the cards we made close up using some of my retired papers for the guys card but they would work really well with True Gentleman Designer Series Paper in the Occasions Catalogue -

I love how the punched out greeting holds the fold in place until you want to open the card - it makes a fun and different look that fits in a standard envelope for mailing too! And the Tailored Tag punch coordinates with the Truly Tailored Stamp Set - and it comes in a bundle too which means you can save 10% - it's so quick and easy when we can punch out our stamped images!

You can find any of the supplies to make your own cards in my online store by clicking on this link here - or email/message me to get your order going for you!

Remember it's Sale-a-Bration time and that means until March 31st every time you spend $60 you can choose one item FREE from the Sale-a-Bration flyers! There are so many awesome products this year that it's hard to choose a favourite - stock up on your papers. adhesives and more and you can choose more than one!

Click that link (here it is again!) to start your shopping now and the order comes right to your house!

I hope you are having a happy weekend and getting some time to create for you!

Happy Stamping!

Sunday Share - Beautiful Day and Paper Pumpkin

Hi everyone - a quick share today to showcase another way to use this amazing stamp set called Beautiful Day.

We did this card at our stamp club last week and it was really popular. Sometimes we forget that stamping and heat embossing on Designer Series Papers can give us a whole new look in a few minutes.

We heat embossed the butterfly image in gold on a 3" x 4" piece of the Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, and did the same for the Happy Birthday greeting on the Whisper White Cardstock layer.  It only took a few minutes to fussy cut the butterfly with our paper snips, and we were ready to pop it onto the Whisper White with Dimensionals, and then used Snail Adhesive to fasten the whole layer to the Flirty Flamingo cardstock base. I added a few gold sequins from the Metallics Assortment, and this card was done!

Like this paper as much as we do? Then order it (link here) and it will be delivered in no time so you can start using it! 

I also want to share the awesome Paper Pumpkin deal that is on during Sale-a-Bration - it's the only time you can earn FREE items while you subscribe for 3, 6 or 12 months to the best "kit to your door" program going! Here's what Stampin' Up! says about it - 

Happy birthday to us! March 2018 is Paper Pumpkin’s 5th anniversary and we are kicking it off with a truly exciting campaign. Not only are we celebrating five years of creating and sharing together, but we also want to say thank you to all of our demonstrators and customers who have helped us reach this great milestone. And what better way to do that than with a March kit which includes a fantastic, FREE gift and a specially designed, one-of-a-kind box? This kit is gorgeous, collectible, and is almost sure to go down in Paper Pumpkin history as an all-time customer favorite!

Promotion Details

• The free gift complements the kit but is not needed to complete the kit.
• The free gift is exclusive to the March Paper Pumpkin kit and cannot be found anywhere else.
• The free gift is a crafting product with a wide range of use that can be used on a variety of papercrafting projects.
• The free gift holds an approximate retail value of $8-$10 CAD when compared to similar products offered by Stampin’ Up!.
• Subscribe between February 11–March 10 at 11:50 PM (MT).

Click on the link to my online store here (paper pumpkin link) to go directly to the Paper Pumpkin section.

When you order three months or more you qualify for Sale-a-Bration items too so don't delay!! Or email/call

me to get your order done for you!

Happy Stamping!