SHARING THE ART OF HANDCRAFTED CARDS...BY LORI PINTO
I have not made a slimline in awhile and thought I would match up my current obsession (the Paper Florist Dies) with DSP from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog, the Fresh As A Daisy DSP! The stamp set I borrowed this great sentiment from is the So Sincere Stamp Set. This set is from the Sept – …
To be perfectly honest, I never really had much success with no-line stamping… until this little cutie popped up and I knew I had to give it another try! So happy I did! This cute character is from the Playing in the Rain stamp set. Combine this set with the Rain or Shine Specialty DSP …
Talk about versatility! The On The Horizon Bundle along with the New Horizons DSP offers such a range of opportunities for beautiful cards and here is the perfect example. I didn’t use the DSP on the first card (but I could have) because I wanted a breezy summer scene to place the beach and fencing …
As far as Valentine’s Day cards are concerned… this bundle (Sweet Conversations) has it covered – and then some! These adorable heart images, x’s and o’s and background images can be used on any card – all year. Hint: Decorate any occasion card envelope with a row of hearts or add a little shaded heart …
I love to be able to get two different designs with just one simple technique. These beautiful dies from the Intricate Leaves Dies were perfect for this technique. My first step was to crop three single leaf dies from the set and place them over a layer of Basic White card stock. Next was to …
This quick, easy and simple design was created using the Beautiful Autumn Bundle and the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder. The bundle has thee adorable mini punches and actually coordinates with the Gilded Autumn DSP for easy cropping right from the DSP. I love white on white and the Early Espresso sentiment makes the design …
I created this card as a sample while I was filming one of my Back To Basics Videos. This 2-part video was all about the Stamparatus. For this card I demonstrated one of the advantages the Stamparatus has over using regular clear blocks. It’s been called ‘hinge or line’ stamping and it makes the job …
I saw this card on Pinterest from a fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Rachel Tessman and I had to give it a try! It uses the Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies to both crop the butterfly image and also emboss the background floral image. I used one of the Mango Melody sheets from the Garden Impressions 6″ …
Welcome to the Pals August, 2018 Blog Hop. We love to cut it out so this month our creations feature our favorite “cuts” using punches, Framelits and Thinlits from the current Stampin’ Up! catalog. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right …
I’m having so much fun with these Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies! They can be sponged, watercolored, cropped from card stock OR DSP or colored in any way! I used my sponge daubers to sponge around just the larger floral images and left the rest white. I also used the Label Me Pretty Stamp Set and …
This super simple card came together with the background stamp from the stamp set called Handwritten and a simple daisy cut-out from the Daisy Delight Stamp Set and Daisy Punch. I also used the Leaf Punch to crop the leaf images. The background stamp was inked up in Petal Pink ink and mounted on a …
The sentiment for this project Kindness Changes Everything, is one of the beautiful images and sentiments from the Abstract Impressions Stamp Set! Heat emboss this great sentiment… and you have a wow card for sure! The fabulous DSP is from the Garden Impressions 6″ x 6″ DSP. I chose the design in Lovely Lipstick and …