Succulent Garden

Yay! We made it to Friday! 😁
And it's the Friday before a holiday weekend! WOOHOO! I hope you all have grand plans!

Today I'll be sharing the last card from my most recent class. It's a Succulent Garden creative fold. Unfortunately at this writing, the Succulent Garden DSP has sold out, but you can use any Designer Series paper of your choice for the same effect. That's probably one of the best things I love about Stampin' Up! Everything matches! Just pick the Designer Series Paper of your choice, grab some coordinating cardstock, cut and viola! instant card! Believe it or not, this card came together quick and easy because of that. It looks time-consuming because all of the layers, but it wasn't. 

The succulent was made using the Blossom Bunch Punch which is 50% off right now while supplies last! Hurry and get yours before they run out! 

The sentiments are both from the Suite Sayings stamp set.

My nephew & I are headed for a fun-filled weekend of camping and horseback riding. I hope you all enjoy your weekend as well and don't forget to take some time to remember your loved ones who have passed.

God Bless,
~Kim~

Candle Card

Today's card is so much fun! My class participants loved it! We used the Candle Border Punch on the front of the card and the envelope flap. It was a real hit once we added the Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper behind it. And guess what...??? The punch is 40% off right now while supplies last! Get yours today before they run out! 

I used the Layering Oval Framelits Dies to add the sentiment from the Suite Sayings stamp set. 

The sentiment inside the card is from the Everyday Tags Stamp Set which is 25% off right now while supplies last! 

I hope you enjoyed today's care share. Please come back tomorrow or subscribe to my blog by placing your email address in the slot on the right. Then you'll be sure not to miss a post! 

One more day till the holiday weekend! 😁

Baby Bear Card Swap

Good morning everyone! The weather here in Illinois is gorgeous today! The humidity finally dropped and I think the day might just call for a pony ride :) But first, I'd like to share the card that I made for our Stray Ducklings basket swap a couple of weeks ago. The theme was "Black & White with a Pop of Color." Now, I don't know about you, but I just can't get enough of this baby bear stamp! It's everything I hoped it would be when I first saw it in the new catalog.

I used Whisper White cardstock for the base, basic black cs for the 1st layer, whisper white for the 2nd layer & stamped the lace image from Grateful Bunch in Smoky Slate. I also stamped this image inside the card on the right edge. The sentiment is from the Suite Sayings stamp set. 

I stamp my Baby Bears backwards: 

First, I stamped the #3 bear (the most detailed one) in black Memento Ink

Second, I stamped the #2 bear in full strength Smoky Slate Ink

Third, I stamped the #1 bear in Stamped off Smoky Slate Ink

I cut the bear out with my Layering Squares Framelit Dies & cut a panel of Sweet Sugarplum to place behind it. I tied a fork bow using a piece of Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon and glued it to the bear. I cut a Delicate Doily in quarters to place behind the frame but added a small square of black cs to make it pop. 

Well, that's it for today. I'm off to enjoy this beautiful weather while we still have it. You know it is the Midwest; our weather changes in 5 minute increments ;) 

Baby Bear Step Card

I entered a Product Challenge with my Upline, Linda Bauwin. She sends us several current items to use to make a card. We send that card back to her to be judged. Her team judges the cards and the winner wins all of the cards that were entered. I had the honor of being a winner this month! :) The items she sent this month included some of the new In-Color Enamel Shapes, delicate white doilies and bow paper clip embellishments.

I'm in love with the new Baby Bear stamp set so I couldn't wait to use it in the Product Challenge. The idea was CASEd from images I found online. There are a lot of step cards made into dressers out there! I wanted to make the drawers look real so I scored them and raised them with 2 Stampin' Dimensionals on each side underneath of the drawers. The base of the card is done in Very Vanilla cardstock. The drawers are Soft Suede cardstock. The doilies are sponged with Soft Suede ink and one is backed with a circle cut from the new Layering Circle Framelit Dies and backed with Sweet Sugarplum cardstock. The bow is wrapped in Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon. I used the Lots of Labels Framelits Dies to cut out the base of the dresser. The sentiment is from Suite Sayings and cut out with the Layering Squares Framelits Dies using Peek-A-Boo Peach cardstock as the background.

 I stamped my bear backwards. I started using the #3 image with Tip Top Taupe. Then I stamped the #2 image over the top with full-strength Sahara Sand. Lastly, I used Sahara Sand ink again, but I stamped it off on scrap paper before stamping the #1 image over the top of the other two. I feel that you can see through the #1 image best, which makes it easy to line up. This bear is so life-like! You just wanna pick it up and give it a squeeze!

I hope you enjoy today's card. I would love to hear from you so that I know someone out there is reading my posts ;)