Spread A Little Kindness Today

Today's card is sweet and simple.  I used the Kinda Eclectic stamp set, which is one of my favorites, for the sentiment.  Honestly, I love everything about that set!  The spray of flowers is from In The Meadow, and the butterfly is from Flowering Fields, one of the Sale-A-Bration sets from this year.  This card is a perfect example of why you can't have too many stamps!  Mixing and matching images from different sets helps you create a completely new card!  Remember when you are stumped for an idea, go to your favorite images from different sets and see what you can create.

Coloring directly onto the rubber with Stampin' Write Markers is the technique used for the flowers.  I colored in the stamped butterfly with the markers as well.  

This is a great card to quickly assemble and send to a friend.  I got this idea from a card I found on the internet somewhere; but, unfortunately, can't remember who was the original creator.

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Guy Greetings Birthday

Today's card is a simple, but masculine birthday card.  I used the Guy Greetings stamp set and the retired Adventure Bound DSP stack.  I just love that old car and it makes such a great card for any guy!  This one was made for a special 80th birthday celebration.  It just seemed to need something when I was finished, so I put a single Basic Rhinestone on the bottom of the Basic Black piece.  Perfect!

I CASED this card from Janet Holmes.  You can see her original card HERE, along with several other masculine card ideas.  Thanks for the inspiration, Janet!

What do you think?  I love to hear your comments!

A Little Smile

Have you ever had a friend who just needs a smile and a hug?  Sending them a card to do this just might make their day!  This card is like getting a hug in the mailbox!  The Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder gives texture and interest to the Real Red layer.  The center layer was stamped twice--once on Whisper White and once on Soft Sky Cardstock, then the Soft Sky layer was cut out on the inside of the border and layered onto the Whisper White image so the border edge showed white and not blue.  I tried to do it without this extra step, but the white gave it just the right amount of pop!  The white banner was cut out of the Whisper White layer before adhering the Soft Sky layer to it.

I CASED this card from Linda Heller and loved her version so much, I made pretty much an exact duplicate.  The only difference is that I skipped the Silver Brads on the tops of the banner poles and cut out the whole hedgehog from the Crumb Cake Cardstock, including the spines.  You can see her original card with instructions HERE.

UPDATE:  Can you believe I posted this days ago and just now noticed that I didn't tell you the name of the stamp set?  It is A Little Smile, just like the title of the post.  So sorry about that!!

What do you think?  I love how fun and cheery it looks!

Helping Me Grow

Today's card is a simple card made with the Helping Me Grow stamp set and a die from the Rose Garden Thinlits.  A simple accent of 1/8" Gold Ribbon runs across the lower portion of the card.  To give it a subtle shimmer the images are stamped on Shimmery White Cardstock, and the flower centers and stems are lightly colored in with Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, and Delightful Dijon Stampin' Write Markers.

I CASEd this card idea from Dawn Bourgette.  You can see her original card HERE.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this lovely spring card.

Suite Sayings Easter

A blessed Easter to you!  This is a simple but classy Easter card using Suite Sayings for the sentiment and the Bloomin' Heart Thinlit Die image inside an opening made with the Ovals Collection Framelits.  Using Dimensionals to pop up the Whisper White layer to which the Gold Foil cut image is attached, leaves a nice space between the Gold Foil Paper and the Bermuda Bay layer beneath it, giving interest and dimension to the card.  Just a simple Basic Metal Gold Button adorned with a tiny bow made from 1/8" Gold Ribbon is all the bling this card needs.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of my simple, elegant Easter card.

Fluttering Butterflies

 Butterflies are definitely a sign of spring!  In this card I have used the soon retiring gorgeous Blackberry Bliss cardstock as the base and embossed it with the Fluttering Embossing Folder.  I used the Bold Butterfly Framelits to cut out the pretty little butterflies in Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon (also both retiring), then cut out a second butterfly with Vellum cardstock to layer on top of them.  A simple Basic Pearl adorns each butterfly and the sentiment is from Watercolor Wings and punched out with the Large Oval Punch.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Wonderful Happy Birthday!

Today was a wonderful birthday for me and some very lovely cards made by my stamping friends made it extra special.  I would like to share their beautiful work with you.

The beautiful rose card was made by Jan Paulson using Rose Wonder, Timeless Textures, and Botanical Blooms stamp sets, as well as Botanical Builder Framelits Dies and Rose Garden Thinlits Dies.

The birthday candle card was made by Judy Besancenez using the retired Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, retired Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper, and I'm not quite sure what set the sentiment is from.

This gorgeous fun fold card was made by Julie Morgan using Birthday Blooms stamp set and Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper.

The fun bathtub card was made by Reenie Watson using the Curvy Corner Trio Punch and retired La-Dee-Da stamp set.