SHARING THE ART OF HANDCRAFTED CARDS...BY LORI PINTO
July 2024 – Online Class – Wildflower Design – CLASS CLOSED Registration is open now for our July Online Class featuring the Wildflower Design Bundle! Registration officially opens on Monday, July 8th… but you can register early! (Registration link is at the end of the post). I am so happy to be back offering my …
I haven’t created a C&S (Clean & Simple) card in awhile and I forgot how much I love the look. A C&S card front usually has more white space than anything else… it’s clean and simple! The Full of Life designer series paper, which is part of the Full of Life Suite Collection (Friends for …
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Every month, I include a card in with the monthly In Color package that is sent to each member of our 2024-26 In Color Club. Every one gets their color of the month! This one was done with the Peach Pie In Color. I also try to incorporate as many other In Color products in …
This card was created using a couple of products from the Unbounded Beauty Suite Collection. You can find the whole collection on pages 54 and 55 of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog! This suite of products includes two bundles, two DSP packs and an embellishment. The bundles are the Flowers of Beauty and the Unbounded Love …
This Layers of Beauty bundle (stamp set, dies AND coordinating Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks) makes it so simple to create the most beautiful bouquet of flowers. You can find this bundle on page 57 of the new Annual Catalog! And it is discounted for just a few more days – sale ends June 30th! …
I was inspired to make my own border for this card project after seeing this great print from the Unbounded Beauty DSP. I decided to use my Stampin’ Up! Masking Paper and trimmed a sheet into (4) 1/4″ strips. This made for easy removal of the strips once I was done with adding color to …
When I first saw the Poised Peony Stamp Set, I was immediately drawn to the large single Peony image! I can imagine many different ways to make this image pop and decided my first project would be a design with a watercolor effect. To do this, I pulled out my Stampin’ Spritzer. POISED PEONY STAMP …
I was feeling a little ‘colorful’ when I designed this card, but I really love the new In Color – Petunia Pop and decided to go for it! I matched the Petunia Pop with Daffodil Delight and think it turned out well! I am using the Country Flowers bundle – perfect for simple line stamping …
The new Pocket Thoughts Bundle (from the Annual Catalog-pg. 62) is perfect for gift card giving. There are three different sizes of pockets you can crop from the dies! Pocket Thoughts Dies Pocket Thoughts Stamp Set As you can see, the images are great for many occasions – but I was completely drawn to the …
Layering is big for me! I have to say that the Country Lace designer series paper in conjunction with the Country Flowers bundle and the Eyelet 3d Embossing Folder makes this a really easy design. Sometimes when I design a card that I really love, I am immediately drawn to creating a sketch of the …
Every Thursday, I (try to) post a ‘This or That’ project on my Facebook group page and I ask for everyone’s preference. I have to say, I am always surprised at the responses… which totally makes me happy! It also reminds me to change things up a little as we all have different likes and …