Hexagon Throwback

Another card featuring some great retired products. I know it retired a few years ago, but I can't seem to sell my Hexagon Punch. It's just so versatile. I can punch full hexagons, partial hexagons, or banner ends. I love using it so much! For this card, I punched a ton of hexagons from various pieces of retired DSP scraps. It's hard to see, but the floral piece at the bottom features copper foil, so it's awesomely shiny in person. Such a simple design, but this card is a great way to use up your paper scraps.

• Stamps: Cool Treats
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP (retired); Brights Collection DSP (retired); 2015-2017 In Color DSP (retired); Whisper White; Random scraps
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Hexagon Punch (retired)

Peekaboo Hello

Today's card was an attempt to use more of my retired DSP. I still had a few pieces of the beautiful Affectionately Yours DSP laying around in my scrap box. One piece was big enough to create this great peekaboo card for today. I kept my sentiment simple to keep the focus on the paper. As a last touch, I added a candy dot to the fold.

• Stamps: Better Together; Four You (retired)
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP (retired); Night of Navy; Whisper White
• Accessories: Candy Dots (retired)
• Tools: 

Mint Flowers

Another great card featuring the Affectionately Yours DSP and my favorite retiring color, Mint Macaron.  My favorite part is the tone on tone stamping of the Love and Affection stamp. 

• Stamps: Love and Affection; Happy Happenings
• Inks: Night of Navy; Mint Macaron
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Mint Macaron; Night of Navy; Whisper White
• Accessories: Mint Macaron Striped Ribbon
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits

Shiny Happy Day

Today’s card is a great quick and easy card. I love using up those leftover scraps of DSP that always seem to be hanging out on my desk. This card creates a fun patterned background using those scraps. Once the paper is in place, all you need is a great sentiment and maybe an embellishment. I decided to give the card something extra by heat embossing my sentiment and echoing the copper with the washi tape. 

Detail of the heat embossing

• Stamps: Scenic Sayings
• Inks: Versamark
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White
• Accessories: Affectionately Yours Washi Tape
• Tools: Copper Embossing Powder

Floral Affection Mother's Day

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card for Mother's Day. Just like last month's card, I always go to flowers for Mother's Day cards. I pulled out some scraps from the Affectionately Yours DSP pack and started playing with layering. I saw a card that featured a diagonal piece of patterned paper and thought it might look nice on this card. From there, I embossed a piece of Mint Macaron to act at my focal point. A simple sentiment finished off my card. 

• Stamps: Love and Affection
• Inks: Night of Navy
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Mint Macaron; Very Vanilla; Watermelon Wonder
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Floral Affection Embossing Folders

Celebrating the Earth

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card in celebration of Earth Day tomorrow. Of course I had to go with something involving flowers and animals. I settled on this gorgeous flower from Remarkable You and the little bee from Dragonfly Dreams. It's hard to see in the picture, but I colored the inside of the flower with gold Wink of Stella. Gives the card the bit of bling it needed.

• Stamps: Remarkable You; Dragonfly Dreams; Endless Birthday Wishes
• Inks: Soft Suede; Old Olive; Blushing Bride; Delightful Dijon; Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Daffodil Delight; Chocolate Chip; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Gold Wink of Stella; Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits; Lots of Labels Framelits

Easter Twisted Gate

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create an unusually shaped card. I chose to make the twisted gate fold. It looks complicated, but promise it was super easy to make. Do a quick Google search to find a tutorial. For my embellishments, I just added a few punched flowers to the outside. The inside features a simple Easter message. A fun shaped card for today!

• Stamps: Love and Affection; Suite Sayings
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Daffodil Delight; Night of Navy
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Night of Navy; Watermelon Wonder; Daffodil Delight
• Accessories:
• Tools: Pansy Punch

Stamp Sets to Use:

• Birthday Blooms
• Celebrate Today
• Build a Birthday
• Love and Affection
• Foxy Friends
• No Bones About It
• Watercolor Wings
• Papillon Potpurri
• Jar of Love
• Petite Petals
• Seaside Shore
• Suite Sayings
• Friendly Wishes
• Flower Shop
• Timeless Textures
• Playful Backgrounds
• Work of Art
• Blooms and Wishes
• Botanical Blooms
• Kinda Eclectic
• Labeler Alphabet
• Cookie Cutter Christmas
• Paisleys and Posies
• Endless Birthday Wishes
• Dragonfly Dreams
• Cool Treats
• Bookcase Builder
• Birdcage Builder
• Tasty Trucks
• Hey Chick
• Designer Tee
• Reverse Words
• Four You
• Four Feathers

Affectionately Yours Flowers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card featuring one of your favorite products. Lately, I've rediscovered my love of the Affectionately Yours DSP. So pretty! And I love the color combinations. This is a super simple card with some fun accents. I love the inclusion of the coordinating washi tape and rhinestones.

• Stamps: Remarkable You
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Cucumber Crush; Basic Black
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White
• Accessories: Rhinestones; Affectionately Yours Washi Tape
• Tools: Circles Framelits

Split Flowers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a get well or sympathy card. Most of my sympathy cards feature flowers or butterflies. For this card, I wanted to feature this great and colorful paper from the Affectionately Yours DSP and the beautiful Mint Macaron ribbon. To bring a bit more to the card, I added some tone-on-tone fussy cut flowers.

• Stamps: Love and Affection
• Inks: Night of Navy; Watermelon Wonder; Mint Macaron; Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Crumb Cake; Night of Navy; Watermelon Wonder; Mint Macaron; Daffodil Delight
• Accessories: Mint Macaron Striped Ribbon
• Tools:

Simple Gift Card Holder

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a 3D Valentine's Day project. I'm not big on Valentine's Day projects, so I made my own little project that could be perfect for Valentine's Day or lots of other occasions. This project was so incredibly easy to make! Main cardstock:

• cut 5" x 8"
• score long side at 2" and 5 1/2"
• use adhesive along sides and the bottom edge (to create a "shelf" for your insert)

DSP:

• cut 2 3/8″ x 4 7/8″ and 1 7/8″ x 4 7/8″

Cardstock band:

• cut 1 1/4" x 8"

Make the label. I used two layering circle framelits.

Inside: perfect for a gift card or a little love note.

• Stamps: Love and Affection; Happy Happenings
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Daffodil Delight; Blushing Bride
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits