Moon Lake Card

Card with stamped envelope

Today's card is an idea I CASED (copy and share everything) from a Leadership Swap I received from Anoli Ilona.  The original card uses the Moon Lake stamp set from the Occasions Catalog and the SAB Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP.  For this card, I used some retired Presto Patterns DSP that I had since I was still waiting for my Stampin' Up! order with the SAB DSP in it.  The color combo is Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey and Whisper White.  I love how simple and classy it looks put altogether!  It is so simple to create that all you have to do is stamp an image (the boat and tree, the bird or the loon in the water) and stamp the greeting from the same set in Lost Lagoon on Whisper White card stock.  Sponge a piece of the Irresistibly Yours Speciality DSP using Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon then wipe with a tissue afterwards to allow the white embossed part of the DSP to shine through.  Adhere all the layers on top of a Hello Honey layer and then onto a Lost Lagoon card base and you're almost done.  Add some Hello Honey ribbon from the SAB Best Year Ever Accessory Pack around a little piece of Lost Lagoon card stock and adhere on top of where the Whisper White layer and the DSP meet.  So simple and gives the card a real "WOW!" factor.

This card used retired Presto Patterns DSP.

Want to make your own quick and easy card to share with friends and loved ones?  Order some of the SAB Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP and the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack before March 31st when Sale-A-Bration ends!  Have fun!

Original Card Design

Close up of stamped image and details on Irresistibly Specialty DSP (SAB)

Ingredients: 

• Stamps
• Moon Lake stamp set

• Paper
• Lost Lagoon  – 4 ¼” x 11” (scored at 5 ½”) & 3/4" x 3 5/8" piece
• Whisper White – 2 ¾” x 3 5/8”
• Hello Honey – 3 7/8” x 5 ¼”
• Irresistibly Yours Speciality DSP (SAB) –2 1/8" x 3 5/8”

• Ink
• Hello Honey
• Lost Lagoon

•  Accessories
• Stampin' Up! sponges for sponging ink onto the DSP
• Hello Honey ribbon from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (SAB)
• Glue Dots

Butterflies Thinlits Card

Butterflies Thinlits Card

Close up of butterfly card

Need a quick Spring or Easter card?  All you need is some card stock, DSP, a stamp set and the Butterflies Thinlits die.  The Butterflies Thinlits die makes it so easy to create a beautiful card in no time at all using this simple die.  For this card, I made my card base a square card (5 ¼” x 10 ½” - scored at 5 ¼”).  First, I stamped my greeting in either Tangerine Tango or Night of Navy depending on the card you are looking at below.  Then, I cut out the largest butterfly using the Butterflies Thinlits die.  I placed the thinlits die near the top of my card so I had room for my greeting to show.  Tip for making the butterfly easier to pop out of the die: place 4 dryer sheets folded in half between the thinlits dies and the card stock.  This will allow your butterfly to easily come out of the die without having to use your paper piercer.  If you don't have dryer sheets, just poke out the card stock using your Paper Piercing Tool.   Next step, add the Whisper White layer and DSP layer with Stampin' Dimensionals to the card base.  Finally, add the cut out butterfly using glue dots in the middle of it's body and pop up the wings with your fingers.  Done!  Quick, easy and gorgeous in just a few minutes.

Happy Easter Card

Close up of Easter card

Ingredients: 

• Stamps
• Delightful Dozen set for "happy easter" greeting
• Simply Wonderful (SAB) set for "You're Simply Wonderful" greeting

• Paper
• Bermuda Bay or Night of Navy – 5 ¼” x 10 ½” (scored at 5 ¼”)
• Birthday Bash Specialty DSP –5" x 5"
• Whisper White – 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”

• Ink
• Bermuda Bay
• Night of Navy

•  Accessories
• Butterflies Thinlits Dies
• Paper Piercing Tool
• Dryer Sheets
• Glue Dots
• Stampin' Dimensionals

Celebrate Today Shaker Card

Today's card idea comes from Jen Arkfeld's Stamped Silly YouTube page.  I loved how simple and easy her video instructions were to duplicate.  I haven't done a lot of shaker cards before for fear of creating a disaster in my stamp room with sequins falling everywhere.  Well, I got over that when a demo friend of mine did an adorable Easter shaker card.  So I went to YouTube to find a shaker card that I would enjoy duplicating and creating with my Club members.  Jen Arkfeld gives a different technique for creating shaker cards using Fun Foam.  I shared this technique with my Club members but I also showed them how to do a shaker card using Stampin' Up!'s Shaker Foam.  To be sure I was able to show my Club members how to duplicate this card, I had my 6-year old daughter create a shaker card along side of me.  She did all the stamping, cutting, and putting together all the layers herself.  I think she did a fabulous job for a 6-year old!

Shaker Card with 2 bows

How To Make a Shaker Card Using Stampin' Up!'s Shaker Foam:

1. Cut your card base as you normally would in Crisp Cantaloupe or Coastal Cabana in these pictures.
2. Cut a top layer out of Whisper White or other color if you prefer.  I usually cut my top layer at 4" x 5 1/4".
3. Cut out your balloon using your Big Shot and the Balloon Framelits.  Be sure to put your balloon framelit toward the top center but not too close that you can't adhere your card layer to the card base.
4. Stamp the balloon tail in the same color as your card base using the Celebrate Today stamp set.
5. Stamp on a  3” x 3 ¼” piece of Window Sheet using Staz On White ink.  Tip: I think it is easier to attach the Window Sheet to the back of your Whisper White layer and stamping inside the balloon.  This allows you to center your wording inside the center of the balloon.  Let the stamped wording dry for a few minutes.
6. Adhere another 3” x 3 ¼” piece of Window Sheet to your card base where your balloon will fall on your card.
7. Cut and add the Shaker Foam to the Window Sheet on the outside of where your balloon will fall on your card.  Tip: Use a pencil or pen to make marks on your Window Sheet or card base where the outlines of your balloon will be.  This way you will not be able to see the Shaker Foam once you adhere your Whisper White layer.
8. Add sequins of any color or type to the Window Sheet inside the Shaker Foam area.  I used the In Color Sequins for my card and my daughter used the retired snowflake/silver sequins from the 2014 Holiday Catalog.  Tip: Jen Arkfeld gives a great tip on how to make it look like your sequins don't fall to the bottom of your shaker.  You glue a few sequins on randomly before adding your sequins to the shaker foam area.  Give her video a look to get the full effect.
9. Remove the adhesive from the Shaker Foam and add dimensionals to your Whisper White layer in the four corners and near the middle of your card under the balloon.  Add the Whisper White layer to the Shaker Foam adhesive and your card base to complete your card.
10. Jen Arkfeld had a great idea of adding a bow using Stampin' Up!'s Bow Builder Punch.  I did this with my Club members and even added two bows to one of my shaker cards.  They absolutely loved how their cards turned out!  So give it a try.  I promise it is a lot easier than you think.

My daughter made this card.  You can see a bit of the shaker foam but she did a good job.

Ingredients: 

• Stamps
• Celebrate Today

• Paper
• Coastal Cabana or Crisp Cantaloupe – 4 ¼” x 11” (scored at 5 ½”)
• Whisper White – 4” x 5 ¼”
• Window Sheets – 3” x 3 ¼”
• Irresistibly Yours Speciality DSP (SAB) – scraps to punch out the pieces for the bow

• Ink
• Coastal Cabana
• Crisp Cantaloupe

•  Accessories
• Balloon Framelits
• Shaker Foam
• In Color Sequins
• Glue Dots