Hope it's AWESOME!

Do you have an expression? Like a favourite one? That you use A LOT?

For a while, mine was "That's SOOOOO CUTE!!!" Lately though, it's been "WOW! That's AWESOME!" And today's card reflects that. :)  I created it for my friend Jill's birthday (it was last week, so I'm not spoiling any surprises) and I sure hope she liked it!

Check it out:

I started off with a base of Sweet Sugarplum and added layers of Blooms and Bliss Designer Series Paper (same sheet, different side - I love that Stampin' UP! paper does that!). Then I cut out a tag and may or may not have gone a little crazy - LOL!

For Whisper White tag, I cut out a Sweet Sugarplum Swirl using the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, stamped and punched out some Flower Shop flowers in Blushing Bride and Sweet Sugarplum and added a sentiment from Endless Birthday Wishes (I love that set!) in Sweet Sugarplum.

I stacked it all up and added some ribbon and linen thread:

Do you have a favourite accessory? Like something that pretty much goes on ALL your cards? And sometimes you even try to find ways to add it to your cards? Mine would be the linen thread. I think I add it to every single order! I just LOVE that stuff!

And here's where the AWESOME comes in!

If you look closely at the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set, you'll notice that attached to the "hope it's" is an "an". In order to get the sentiment the way I wanted it, I just inked up the stamp and used my finger to wipe away the ink on the "an". Besides...as everyone knows, you haven't really been stamping if there's no ink on your fingers, right?

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Crew have been up to!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Endless Birthday Wishes, Flower Shop
INK: Blushing Bride, Sweet Sugarplum
PAPERS: Whisper White and Sweet Sugarplum Cardstock; Blooms and Bliss DSP
ACCESSORIES: Dies, Punches, Ribbon, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Stamp it OFF!

As a paper crafter, I'm always stamping ON something, but have you ever thought of stamping OFF?

Your images get a whole different look when you stamp OFF before stamping ON. Check it out:

To create the background paper, I used Early Espresso, Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand Ink. But, they look nothing like that, do they? That's because I stamped some of the ink off before stamping it on to my Whisper White Cardstock. It's a great way to create your own paper if you don't have exactly what you're looking for in your collection.

The idea for the banners was taken from the lovely and talented Shelli Gardner, the CEO and co-founder of Stampin' UP! She showed it to us earlier this year at Leadership and I've reproduced it a couple of times now.

The sentiment is from Perfect Pennants (one of my favourite sets) and is stamped in Sahara Sand (at full strength) onto Whisper White Cardstock. I used my Big Shot to cut it out.

On the inside, I stamped some more flowers, but these were stamped at full strength (no stamping off):

I also added some of my signature doodling around the edges. :)

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the divas have been up to here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Flower Shop, Perfect Pennants
INK: Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso
PAPERS: Whisper White, Sahara Sand and Early Espresso Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Die, Punch, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Everyone needs a little sparkle!

This week's card is quick and easy! Just a layer or two of cardstock, some stamps and a couple of punches. It's perfect for those "Oh shoot! That's TODAY?" moments.

Check it out:

Our base is Pear Pizzazz and the squares/rectangles are Blushing Bride. I cheated a little with this week's colours and added some Strawberry Slush sponging around the edges of the large flower from Flower Shop after I stamped it in Blushing Bride and punched it out. The square image panel started off with a layer of Soft Sky under the Whisper White and the images.

The sentiment was stamped in Pear Pizzazz and since it said "sparkle" I just HAD to add a Basic Rhinestone.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the divas have been up to here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Good Greetings
INK: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride
PAPERS: Whisper White, Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz and Blushing Bride Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Sponges, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

I'm all out? What do you mean I'm all out?

When I went to pull the cardstock for today's card, I was FLOORED to discover that I was all out of Rich Razzleberry Cardstock. Not even any SCRAPS! WHAT? How is that even a thing? So, I ordered that right quick and then got to creating!

Check it out:

I had SO much fun with this! I was looking for some Designer Series Paper that had some of this week's colours in it (Pear Pizzazz, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry), but I had none, so I set to making my own. To do this, I used the giant swirly stamp from Everything Eleanor and stamped it off before stamping the colour onto my piece of Whisper White Cardstock.

Next I stamped the sentiment from Four You in Tempting Turquoise, the large flower from Flower Shop in Rich Razzleberry and the small flower from Petite Petals in Pear Pizzazz. I matted the "hello" sentiment onto a piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock and stacked the flowers using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The finishing touch was a Rich Razzleberry Candy Dot.

And of course, I had to add some stamping on the inside too:

You can see what the rest of the Divas have been up to here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Everything Eleanor, Four You, Petite Petals and Flower Shop
INK: Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise
PAPERS: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz and Tempting Turquoise Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Candy Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'


P.S. I'm in Paris this week and will be documenting our journey with Project Life! Don't forget to check out my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/handstampedfromtheheart to keep track of where we're at!

Catalogue CASE x 2 - One for me and One for YOU!

I thought I'd try something new today! If it works, this feature will be ongoing - YAY!

Today's card is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from the annual 2014-2015 Stampin' UP! Catalogue. You can check out the original on page 67. And here's mine:

I started off with a Pool Party base and then stamped the World Map image (the original card uses the Dictionary Background Stamp) onto a piece of Whisper White Cardstock. I then stamped several flowers from Flower Shop and punched them out using the coordinating punch.

A thin piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock was added to the top of the map image piece and a length of Venetian Crochet Trim (by far the PRETTIEST ribbon in the catalogue) was added just above it.

The Crisp Cantaloupe and Crumb Cake flowers were adhered to the map image and the Linen Thread was tied around it. Finally, the Pool Party flower was adhered with a Stampin' Dimensional and the whole panel was added to the card front using even MORE Stampin' Dimensionals!

The last piece of the puzzle is the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I love this versatile set! There's a sentiment in there for just about EVERYTHING!

Now, since the title of this post is "one for me and one for you", you OBVIOUSLY need to know how to get your hands on one of these cards!

• Step 1: Go to my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/handstampedfromtheheart)
• Step 2: If you haven't already, like the page
• Step 3: Leave a comment on the card post telling me what you think and that you'd like to receive the card
• Step 4: SHARE the post on your wall

Easy peasy, right? You have ONE WEEK. I'll do a random draw of everyone that followed all the steps and then contact the winner and put the card in the mail.

What do you think?

STAMPS: World Map, Flower Shop, Teeny Tiny Wishes
INK: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe
PAPERS: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake and Pool Party Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Venetian Crochet Trim, Punch, Linen Thread, Candy Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!