Lots of Love to You

It's officially May which means it's time to say goodbye to all the retiring stamp sets. In total, I'm losing 18 stamp sets from my collection (although a few of those will be kept because I love them so much). Many of these stamp sets are still available, but they are no longer guaranteed. If you want any of the sets featured, buy now before they are gone!

The Lots of Love stamps has such a great large sentiment on which to base cards. For this one I started with my sentiment and layered on some DSP featuring the color Tranquil Tide. To finish off this simple card, I added a Tranquil Tide Bitty Bow and some White Accents.

Another fun card making use of a ton of DSP. I love doing DSP heavy cards. The pattern mixing is so much fun! After getting my paper set, I added a simple sentiment and some pretty shimmery ribbon to finish the card.

• Stamps: Lots of Love
• Inks: Tranquil Tide
• Cardstock: Whole Lot of Love DSP; Basic Black; Tranquil Tide
• Accessories: 2017-2019 Itty Bitty Bows; Blushing Bride Shimmer Ribbon; White Accents
• Tools: Layering Circles Dies

A Hug for You

Today's post was another Pinterest inspired card. I found a very similar card from a great cardmaker and have now misplaced the link. If it was your card that I saw, send me a note so I can like to you as my inspiration! Back to the card. I love the layering bits on this one. The layers add a great level of texture to the card. 

• Stamps: Lots of Love
• Inks: Tranquil Tide; Pool Party; Pear Pizzazz; Peekaboo Peach; Tangerine Tango
• Cardstock: Whole Lot of Lovely DSP; Pool Party; Peekaboo Peach; Whisper White
• Accessories: Clear Faceted Gems; Black Shimmer Ribbon
• Tools: Petal Burst Embossing Folder; Layering Circles Framelits

Lots of Love CASE

Today's card is a straight CASE (Copy and Share Everything) from the Stampin' Up! catalog. I just love the multitude of layers, textures, and patterns of this card. I loved this card so much that it will be a featured card at October's Stamp Club.

Picture from Stampin' Up! for CASE inspiration:

• Stamps: Lots of Love
• Inks: Tangerine Tango; Pear Pizzazz
• Cardstock: Whole Lot of Lovely DSP; Pear Pizzazz; Pool Party; Tranquil Tide; Whisper White
• Accessories: Gold Sequin Trim
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits; Petal Burst Embossing Folder

Fall Bingo -- Whole Lot of Lovely MnT

Last Saturday, I held my second Stampin' Up! Bingo Party. It was so much fun! For this time, I went with a fall theme even though it was over 100 degrees this past weekend. This week, I'll be sharing the projects I prepped and the make n takes from the party. 

Today's post is all about the make n takes I created featuring the Whole Lot of Lovely Suite (page 86-87 in the annual catalog). I ended up making two examples for the ladies to choose from. My first card featured the large sentiment from the Lots of Love stamp set. I love good sentiments and this one was perfect! After stamping the sentiment, I added some stamped flowers and leaves onto the background to echo the DSP. I finished the card with a few faceted gems and a piece of ribbon. Both the gems and ribbon sparkle a bit.

• Stamps: Lots of Love
• Inks: Basic Black, Pool Party, Pear Pizzaz, Tranquil Tide, Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Whole Lot of Lovely DSP, Basic Black, Pool Part; Whisper White
• Accessories: Black Shimmer Ribbon; Clear Faceted Gems
• Tools: 

The second card was a bit more simple in visual design. I stamped some random pieces onto the Powder Pink CS and then added some great patterned paper. I didn't want to distract from the card, so I just added a simple sentiment piece. 

• Stamps: Lots of Love
• Inks: Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink
• Cardstock: Whole Lot of Lovely DSP, Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide, 
• Accessories: Powder Pink Shimmer Ribbon; White Accents
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

And here are all the great cards the ladies made during Bingo. I love how everyone's cards are so different. I love seeing what the ladies do with my original designs.

A Touch of Ribbon

I bought the gorgeous Night of Navy Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon weeks ago and it has just say on my desk. How have I not used this yet? The ribbon is just so great to work with. It's thin and easy to tie into a ribbon. But it also looks great as just a strip on a card. After deciding on using the ribbon on some card, I started pulling ink colors and DSP to coordinate. I ended up with two jars full of flowers. I love all the patterns and textures of this card. So cute!

• Stamps: Jar of Love
• Inks: Early Espresso; Dapper Denim; Soft Sky; Daffodil Delight; Crushed Curry; Flirty Flamingo; Watermelon Wonder; Pear Pizzazz
• Cardstock: Whole Lot of Lovely DSP; Wood Textures DSP; Soft Sky; Crumb Cake; Whisper White
• Accessories: Night of Navy Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Everyday Jars Framelits; Seaside Embossing Folder