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A Mixed and Beautiful Bunch Birthday Card

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

My card this week is inspired by the color challenge of Blackberry Bliss, Smokey Slate and Pool Party.  I stamped flowers from the Mixed Bunch and Beautiful Bunch stamp sets.  For the leaves I used the Bird Builder punch to die cut them from Blackberry Bliss and Silver Foil paper.  I also used the punch to die cut the bird.  The background is stamped with Smokey Slate using the Hardwood stamp.  I embellished the center of the flowers with basic rhinestones.  The edges of the card is sponged with Blackberry Bliss.

Stampin Up Birthday Flower cardJoin us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  We’d love to see how these colors inspire you,

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A Mixed and Beautiful Bunch Birthday Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch, Beautiful Bunch, Hardwood

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party, Silver Foil

Ink:  Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss, Smokey Slate

Accessories: Bird Builder Punch, Fun Flower Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Blossom Punch, Word Window Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals

 

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A Grateful Bunch

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a sketch challenge.  The sketch inspired me to create a card with the Grateful Bunch Stamp set and coordinating punch.  What’s fun about this stamp set is there are so many elements.   The lace stamp is a favorite of this set.  I used it on the side of the card along with the Venetian Crochet trim.  The flowers, leaves and sentiment are also from this set.  The flowers I die cut with the coordinating Blossom Bunch punch.  The dots were created with the stamp from Timeless Treasures which is also a new stamp set from the Occasions catalog.  The set is very versatile which is a must-have for your collection.

Stampin Up Grateful Bunch card with flowers and laceI would love to see how this sketch inspires you.  For more inspiration visit Hand Stamped Sentiments to see what our talented designers have created.

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Grateful Bunch Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets: Grateful Bunch, Timeless Treasures

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, DSP retired Gold Soiree

Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Scalloped Oval punch, Blossom Bunch punch, Venetian Crochet Trim, Basic Rhinestones, dimensionals, glue dots and snail

 

 

Filed under: Feminine Thank you cards, Grateful Bunch, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge, Thank you cards | Tagged: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Rose Wonder Birthday Card

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

My card for this week’s color challenge of Blushing Bride, Rose Red and Crumb Cake was created with new products from the Occasions catalog.  The rose cutout and stamp set are from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set  + Rose Garden Thinlits Dies bundle.  I water colored the rose with Blushing Bride and Rose Red using an Aqua painter brush.  This was a simple card to create.  I CASE’D it from the OnStage conference.  I like how my card turned out.

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Join us at HHS and upload your project. For more inspiration see what our talented design team has created.

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Rose Wonder Birthday Card

Size:   5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Rose Wonder Stamp Set

Paper:  Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Whisper White

Ink:  Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Versamark

Accessories:  Rose  Garden Thinlets, Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Cording Trim, Aqua Painter, White Organza Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder

 

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Thanks A Bunch

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge is a sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I created this card with the Market Fresh stamp set and coordinating dsp.  The card is CASED from page 116 of the Stampin’ Up! Catalog and Idea book.  There are so many great project ideas in the catalog.  I always see something new every time I go through it.

I used the watercolor technique to color the image and embossed the card base with the brick embossing folder.  A super cute and easy card to make.

Thanks a Bunch Market Fresh Stampin' Up cardUpload your project at HSS and show us what you created with this sketch.  See what our design team has created for inspiration!

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Thanks a Bunch Market Fresh Card

Size:  4.50″ h x 4.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Market Fresh

Paper:  Card stock:  Crumb Cake, water color paper, Market Fresh dsp

Ink:  Image stamped with Momento Black; Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Green, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Regal candy dots Always Artichoke, aqua painter, Brick Wall embossing folder

Filed under: Feminine Thank you cards, Market Fresh, Masculine Thank you cards, Thank you cards | Tagged: , , , | 1 Comment »

Making Spirits Bright Among the Branches

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s inspiration challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments inspired me to create this cute card using the Woodland Embossing folder and the greeting from Among the Branches stamp set.  I fussy cut the cute deer from the Home for Christmas DSP.

Stamping Up Woodland embossing folder and Among the Branches Christmas card

The card base is Very Vanilla, the next layer, 5.25″ h x 4.00″w is Whisper White and I embossed it with the Woodland Embossing folder.   The cute deer are fussy cut from the Home Christmas DSP.  The striped dsp, .25″ h x 4.00″ is also from the Home Christmas DSP pack.  I used a silver foil doily for the greeting and embellished with rhinestones.  Super cute and easy card to create.

Be inspired and share your project with Hand Stamped Sentiments.  Please also see what our design team has created.

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Making Spirits Bright Among the Branches Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Among the Branches

Paper:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Home for Christmas DSP

Ink:  Pool Party

Accessories:  Metallic Foil Doilies, Gold sequins, Woodland Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Silver 1/8″ Ribbon, Glue dots, TomBow Glue

 

Filed under: Among the Branches, Christmas, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Inspiration Challenge, Stamp Sets | Tagged: , , , | 1 Comment »

Cozy Christmas Card

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

My card this week is inspired by the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I love the stamp set Cozy Christmas and the coordinating DSP Home for Christmas.  Together these make cute cards.

My card is CASED from the sample on page 8 of the 2015 Holiday Catalog and the sketch on HSS.

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The card base is Mint Macaron, the DSP layer 4″ w x 5-1/4″ h, the Very Vanilla layer size 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″, the Pool Party layer size 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″, the DSP banner 4″ w x 1/2″ h, Mossy Meadow layer size 4-1/4″ w x 1/2″ h.  The cute deer is fussy cut from the Home Christmas DSP.  Super cute and easy card to create.

Be inspired and share your project with Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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Cozy Christmas Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Cozy Christmas

Paper:  Cardstock:  Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Mossy Meadow, Home for Christmas DSP

Ink:  Mossy Meadow, Markers; Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Pacific Point

Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Silver 1/8″ Ribbon, Glue dots, TomBow Glue

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Perfect Pennants, Perfectly Wonderful Life

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a color splash challenge with the  beautiful rich colors of Blackberry Biss, Delightful Dijon and Mossy Green.  These colors are perfect for creating a fall project.  Once again I was inspired by a project on page 65 of the 2015-2016 Catalog and Idea book.  With so many little things that sometimes go wrong in life, the greeting is a perfect sentiment to maintain perspective.  The Perfect Pennants stamp set, Banner framelits along with the Bow Builder punch made it easy to create this card.

Stampin UP Perfect Penants Hardwood background cardJoin us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and show us how these colors inspired you.

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Perfect Pennants, Perfectly Wonderful Life Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Perfect Pennants, Hardwood background stamp

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Delightful Dijon

Ink:  Mossy Green, Blackberry Bliss, Craft Whisper White

Accessories:  Bow Builder punch, 2-1/2″ circle punch, Metallic Foil Doily, Banner framelits, Project Life corner punch, Dimensionals, glue dots, basic rhinestones

 

 

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Say Thanks with Vintage Leaves

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

This week on Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a color challenge of Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Pool Party.   For my project I used the Vintage Leaves stamp set with coordinating framelits.   I stamped the leaves in Tangerine Tango on Very Vanilla card stock.  I sponged Daffodil Delight and Pool Party on the leaves.  The background I embossed with the Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The sentiment was die cut from gold foil paper with the Hello You Thinlit dies.  Creating this card was easy! 

Thank you Vintage Leaves Stampin Up cardGo to Hand Stamped Sentiments to check out how this Color Challenge inspired our design team and I hope you’re inspired to create a project and join us!

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Say Thanks with Vintage Leaves card

Size:  5.50″ w x 4.25″ h

Stamp Sets:  Vintage Leaves

Paper:  Cardstock:  Pool Party, Daffodil Delight Very Vanilla; Gold Foil

Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party

Accessories:  Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Hello You Thinlit dies,

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BOO to you and a Howl-o-ween Treat

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

I received my pre-order stash from Stampin’ Up! and part of my order included the Howl-o-ween Treat Stamp Set + Boo to You Framelits Dies bundle.  Super cute images and the framelits makes it easy to die-cut them.  These cute images inspired me to make a side drawer card.  This type of card  CASE’d from Jackie Topa.  For instructions and a video click here.  I have previously made a couple of Halloween cards of this type and can be found here and here.

My side step drawer card features a skeleton and spider coming out of spooky drawers and an owl with a witch’s hat saying BOO!  I also used for embellishment the Spider Web Doilies.  I love them.  One side is black and the other is white.  I used the white side so it would contrast against the black.  I stamped the owl with silver ink.  I cut the drawers and the panel behind the owl from the new Black Glimmer paper.  I also used the Decorative Label punch on the to create the legs of the dresser.  I had so much fun creating this card!

All these products may be found in the new 2015 Holiday Catalog.

Stampin Up Halloween Howl-o-ween Treat Boo to You Framelits dies side step drawer cardAll Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

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BOO to you and a Howl-o-ween Treat card

Size:  4.25″ h x  5.00″ w

Stamp Sets:  Howl-o-ween Treat

Paper:  Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Tangelo Twist, Black Glimmer paper

Ink:  Encore Silver ink, Momento Black

Accessories:  1/8″ silver brads, basic rhinestones, Spider Web Doilies, Boo to You Framelits dies, Decorative Label punch, Fine Tip Glue pen, dimensionals

 

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