Repeating Hearts

Today's card is another featured card at my Pattern Paper class. I love the idea of repeating shapes on a cards. For this one, I pulled a ton of coordinating purple papers and started punching out hearts. After adding those, I picked some coordinating ribbon and added a cute tag for a sentiment.

Stamps: Happy Happenings (retired)
Inks: Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: 2016-2018 In Color DSP (retired); Petals and Paisleys DSP (retired); Pop of Pink DSP (retired); Rich Razzleberry; Whisper White; Random scraps
Accessories: Glitter Enamel Shapes; Sweet Sugarplum Ribbon (retired); Blackberry Bliss Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Sweetheart Punch; Scallop Tag Topper Punch; small heart punch

Stacked Birthday

Today's post is a departure from my Fall and Halloween cards. Who doesn't need a stash of birthday cards on hand? I always mindful of keeping a variety in my inventory. The Birthday Memories DSP is perfect for creating cute cards. For this one, I fussy cut all these cakes to create a stacked imaged. I added a piece of coordinated basic DSP and a great sentiment. For the finishing touch, I added some retired, but still great, candy dots!

Stamps: Happy Happenings (retired)
Inks: Real Red
Cardstock: Birthday Memories DSP; Real Red; Blushing Bride; Whisper White
Accessories: Subtles Candy Dots (retired)
Tools:

Pumpkin Thanks

Today's post is a fun little pumpkin for your Friday. Easy peasy! Just die cut three large ovals and hand cut a little stem. Put them together and you have a great pumpkin! I added a stamped image from the Timeless Textures set and a bit of ink sponged onto the edges.

Stamps: Timeless Textures; Happy Happenings (retired)
Inks: Pumpkin Pie; Always Artichoke
Cardstock: Wood Textures DSP; Pumpkin Pie; Always Artichoke; Very Vanilla
Accessories: Retired SU washi tape
Tools: Oval Framelits

Quick and Easy Squares

Today's trio of cards were another attempt to use up some scrap DSP laying around. I had a ton of smaller peices of DSP (too small for a card layer), but didn't want to throw them out. I found a great repeated shape design on Pinterest and modified it for my cards. I simply die cut three squares and adhered them to a piece of slightly larger cardstock. That attached to the card base and stamped with a simple sentiment created a trio of quick and easy cards.

Mint Macaron Variant:

Watermelon Wonder Variant: Notice my boo-boo? This one will probably go into the trash, but I wanted you to see how changing the colors and patterned paper really change up the card.

Stamps: Better Together; Happy Happenings
Inks: Basic Black; Watermelon Wonder
Cardstock: Pretty Petals DSP; Pacific Point; Carried Away DSP; Mint Macaron; Tasty Treats DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits

Lift Me Up Peach

Somehow I have a ton of Carried Away DSP left over from Sale-a-Bration. And yet I love this paper! It's just so whimsical with the wonderful hot air balloon patterns. For today's card, I used my Playful Backgrounds Stamp Set to make my basic card base a bit more interesting.

Stamps: Playful Backgrounds; Happy Happenings
Inks: Peekaboo Peach; Watermelon Wonder
Cardstock: Carried Away DSP; Peekaboo Peach; Whisper White
Accessories: Peekaboo Peach Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Triple Banner Punch; Circle Framelits

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

So Happy Together

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a wedding or anniversary card. I found this great design on Pinterest and had to use it to create a simple yet striking card. I kept my sentiment vague to be able to use this for a wedding, an engagement, or an anniversary. I didn't love the entirety of the Falling in Love DSP Paper Stack, but the bokeh pieces were amazing! This piece was my favorite.

Stamps: Happy Happenings
Inks: Rose Red
Cardstock: Falling in Love DSP; Copper Foil; Tip Top Taupe; Blushing Bride; Very Vanilla
Accessories: Affectionately Yours Washi Tape
Tools: Sweetheart Punch

SSINKCC44: Spring Flowers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the following colors:

For today's card, I immediately knew that I wanted to make something features flowers. It's spring here in California, and surprisingly, the ground is still green! I wanted to make a card celebrating that. So I stamped and cut some flowers and leaves to create a little bouquet. I figured out a way to incorporate the Chocolate Chip color as a fun background. Perfect combination!

Stamps: Botanical Blooms; Happy Happenings
Inks: Cucumber Crush; Daffodil Delight
Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Chocolate Chip; Daffodil Delight; Cucumber Crush
Accessories: White Accents
Tools: Botanical Builder Framelits; Pansy Punch

Love is In the Air

Welcome to the Stylin’ Stampin’ INKspiration blog hop! This month we are creating cards with the theme of "Love is in the Air." As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 2 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ INKspiration Blog Hop – Cathy @ Maine Mountain Stamper. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

I decided to feature a simple love card featuring the beautifully simple Sending Love DSP. I'm not huge on Valentine's Day cards and all the red and pink, so I tend to go pretty simple wth my cards. For today's card, I focused on the heart shape and our Sending Love DSP. No extras embellishments or layers. I love how simple the cards is. One of my favorites.

Another fun heart card. Once I got started, I couldn't stop myself from making another card...

Stamps: Happy Happenings; Love and Affection
Inks: Real Red
Cardstock: Sending Love; Real Red; Basic Black; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: Sweetheart Punch; Wink of Stella

Blog Hop Participant List:

Nichole L. at Scrappy Stamps & Ink
Cathy A. at Maine Mountain Stamper
Tobe B. at The Craft Sea
Diana E. at Stampin' Fun with Diana
Pamela W. at Stinky Tofu
Darcy J. at Dj's Stampin' Place
Melissa S. at The Stamp Doc
Cheryl H. at Create with Cheryl
Donna S. at Geek Squad Crafting
Jennifer G. at Jenny G Paper Crafts
Jen G. at Faith.Grace.Stamp
Jen P. at By the Shore Stamping
Bree W. at Craft-somnia Momma
Tonya B. at Stampin' with Tonya
Kim R. at Stamping with Kim
Darla R. at Stampin' with Darla

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