It's WHALE fun!! This whale was PUNCHED from the Whale of a Time 6x6" Designer Series Paper #152460 using the Whale Builder Punch #152699! Quick! Easy!

The Whale of a Time Suite #154126 makes fun cards for any age!

To create this square fancy fold card: cut base card 4 x 11", score at 2, 3-3/4, 7-1/4 and 9". Use a standard envelope instead of a square envelope which would require additional postage in the US. 

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This makes a BIG splash: the Whale of a Time Suite #154126!

TIP: The Whale Builder Punch fits the large whale image on the Whale of a Time 6x6" Designer Series Paper #152460! I punched SIX whales from one 6x6" sheet!! What quick cards!!

The Granny Apple Green "waterspout" is punched from the new Rainbow Glimmer Paper #153056. This is an adorable seascape collection for all ages! Watch for my next post, a fancy fold using this suite!

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Outrageously CUTE little zebras!! These little critter stole my heart. Zany Zebras #152536 are so HAPPY and PLAYFUL!!

The sentiment is emphasized with a circle of new Rainbow Glimmer Paper #153056!

The three different zebra images are die cut with Stitched Shapes Dies #152323.

These FUN creatures span generations and genders!!

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As promised, equal time for kitty lovers! Cats love elevated perches to watch the world go by! So, this kitty had to be UP on a high shelf!! This is the ADORABLE Playful Pets Suite #154136, which includes the charming Playful Pets Designer Series Paper #152489.

Playful Alphabet Dies #152706 spell out C-A-T with a punch of color!

This happy cat is colored with Stampin' Up! BLENDS markers.

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Here's a SNAPPY new multi-function bundle called So Much Happy Bundle #154076!! It's got so much to LOVE!!

This giant "HAPPY" die just makes you SMILE!! 

These BOLD, vibrant colors in the Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper #152495 are a perfect party pairing!! Main colors are Night of Navy and Granny Apple Green. This card spans all ages. 

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Doodle with images from Swirly Frames Stamp Set #146519! The bright elementary colors of the 2018-2020 In Colors are perfect! But HURRY, these FUN colors are retiring June 2nd, 2020.

Just play with the shapes & color combos!

Add a sentiment if desired!

Add an embellishment, like the sparkle of rhinestones!

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I personalized a gift for my granddaughter, Lily!! I coordinated the card image to the fabric print!! The card is made with the versatile Beautiful Day Stamp Set #151257!!

Next, I added "Butterfly Confetti" made w/ the Butterfly Duet Punch #148523. I included a pre-addressed, pre-stamped blank card and asked Lily to "make me a butterfly card!" She loves crafts! This was such a fun project to create, and I bet it will deliver SMILES!!

This card was colored with Stampin' Up! Blends: Highland Heather Combo and Lovely Lipstick Combo. I added Wink of Stella glitter pen on the wings for SPARKLE! 

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How cute are these overalls created with the All Dressed Up Dies #151665 that made the "purses" in my last post?!?!?!? I cased this adorable idea from Australian Demonstrator Michele Jutrisa. Michele has a 26 minute video you can view. I just had to make the coveralls with the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper #151189!

Cut off the bottom and side panel of the die cut purse, then cut a "V" to create two legs using the simple measurements above. 

Here is the backside so you can see how I crossed the two die cut straps.

ALL dies used are in the All Dressed Up Dies #151665. What a cute baby card, baby Valentine, toddler birthday or farmer card!! Just change the color!

TWO SUPER FUN CREATIONS from one set of dies!! SOOOO many possibilities!! TRY IT!!

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This punkin looks lit up!! I stamped the face image of Harvest Hellos Stamp Set #150581 on Mango Melody card stock, cut it out and used the backside of the image to attached to the punched pumpkin. NO heat embossing needed.

Buffalo Check Background Stamp #147797 is SOOO VERSATILE!! Use Mango Melody card stock and Tuxedo Black Momento Ink Pad to achieve this Halloween background.

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Time to get SPOOKY!! This all-greeting stamp set, Everything Festive #150566 has you covered for Halloween!!

LOVE this TAB CARD, Fancy Fold. Create a standard base card then cut 1 inch off the front right edge and use it for the tab. It is a very economical use of card stock - NO WASTE!

Click this card to see an enlarged view and look at all the CREEPY CHARACTERS!! This is the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper #150447 and it's perfect for all your spooky creations! Make someone SMILE by sending an unexpected creepy card!!

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This little fairy is ADORABLE!! This host stamp set is called New Wonder #149426 and is for hostesses only, starting at orders of $150 and up. It is also reduced in price for host rewards!

Stampin' BLENDS are perfect for coloring because they have a flesh tone. Add an sweet edge of Purple Posy Scalloped Linen Ribbon #149706 attached with Tear & Tape.

This sweet card is in the mail to an outstanding Team Member who had a personal BEST sales month in June!

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Summer is picture time!! Capture the Good Stamp Set #150388 is great for teen and guy cards!!

There are cute sentiments for the image!

The camera image works in any color! Here: Granny Apple Green and Mango Melody.

SMILE you're on candid camera!! 

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A LITTLE WILD Stamp Set #144344 is retiring June 3, 2019. It's such a cute set for babies and kids!! The three different animal images are designed as tags and have coordinating dies, LITTLE LOVES FRAMELITS #143743. I didn't use the "tag" option here.

Inside sentiment is from WELL SAID Stamp Set #148796.

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Summer is coming!! Jar of Love Stamp Set #141587 is FILLED with possibilities! There are 37 images to fill the jar! 

Jar of Love  also has coordinating dies called Everyday Jars Framelits Dies #141490.

I colored the firefly bodies yellow and added Wink of Stella glitter #141897. With a very dry dauber and yellow ink, I added a "glow."

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Doesn't this sweet bunny look like Beatrix Potter's PETER RABBIT?? He is perfect to welcome a baby, celebrate Easter, announce Springtime or "just because!"

I used the wonderful Stampin' Blends, alcohol markers to color the bunny.

Sweetness overload!!

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Calling all dog lovers!! Happy Tails Bundle with punch #150631 is ADORABLE!! You can create many different breeds. To make this dog look like my Maxie, I elongated the ear by using the largest "spot" in the images. Here is our Maxie-

He is definitely Cajun Craze color!

I stamped the dog house on Wood Textures 6X6" Designer Series Paper #144177. If you love dogs, this bundle is for YOU!!

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A little gray fox is bring Valentine Wishes! Poppy Parade and Basic Gray are a perfect color combo for this foxy message!

The NEW Rectangle Stitched Framelits #148551 focus the eye right to the adorable fox, which was created with the Fox Builder Punch #141470!! The coordinating Stamp Set is FOXY FRIENDS #141549 and makes lot of different critters!

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Such a HAPPY fellow because he is surrounded by HAPPY COLORS of Real Red and Granny Apple Green! This is an easy format: simply cut 1" off the right front edge of your basic card. That piece becomes the banner by tucking 1" under the inside Whisper White layer and folding back over the front! PRESTO!

This arrow shows where the 1" banner tab is tucked under the inside white layer.

Blends were used to color the Spirited Snowman #148072. Time to start those Christmas cards!

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Color makes all the difference!! I'm playing with all the Buffalo Check samples I recently made and posted. LOVE the versatility of the Buffalo Check Background Stamp #147797!!

Checks stamped in NEW Mango Melody ink give a BRIGHT, CRISP feel. It's happy and youthful. This sweet little lion is from A Little Wild Stamp Set #144344.

Cherry Cobbler and NEW Shaded Spruce inks create a wonderful CLASSIC, traditional Christmas feeling. Notice I added added lines within the checks with Shaded Spruce BLENDS marker! Sure changes the look. This adorable little tree is from Timeless Tidings Stamp Set #148936

Lastly, Canjun Craze ink feels like chilly autumn and flannel shirts. I added TWO lines within the checks using Old Olive and Daffodil BLENDS markers. The sentiment is from Labels to Love Stamp Set #144967.

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Here is a FUN, breezy summer card!! The image is from a NEW stamp set called, ONE FOR ALL #146652 wood OR #146655 clear. The background is Brights Stampin' Write Markers #147157 on Glossy Cardstock #144240.

This shot shows the Glossy Paper. The marker colors are Poppy Parade, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody and Daffodil Delight. The markers blend very well on the glossy surface! Try it!!

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To create realistic sunglasses for a handmade card, I started with Pocketful of Sunshine Bundle #145345. Stamp the sunglass image two times: once on the color of cardstock for the eyeglass frame and once on Silver Foil Paper #132178. Die Cut the eyeglass frame. Hand cut the lens only from the Silver Foil Paper. Layer. EASY! It's so cute to have a fancy pocket to show off your Rhinestone embellished sunglasses!!

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Did you notice the "Pick A Pattern" Washi Tape #144166 made the pocket more FUN??

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I was thinking of NEHI Orange Soda when I was stamping this! LOL I used Tangerine Tango for the bottles. The Bubble Over Bundle #146082 has some really fun framelits! Love the "bendy" straws and realistic looking bottle caps!!

This is a good gender neutral bundle!

Do you call this "soda" or "pop?" That is the question!

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Dorothy Chabot, my friend and Stamp Club member, sent me this "TOO-CUTE-FOR-WORDS" card!! It's extra special because we have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in our family, Maxie!! Here is Maxie for comparison-

Dorothy used her new Stamparatus, advanced positioning tool, to stamp the doggies in a circle! She did an OUTSTANDING job of making a perfectly specific card for ME!! LOVE IT DOROTHY!! Part of the JOY of stamping is personalizing our cards to connect with the receiver!

This sweet pooch is from Bella & Friends Stamp Set #141870. The Stamparatus will be available June 1, 2018 in the NEW 2018-19 Annual Catalog. Here is a link to make a template to use with the Stamparatus to stamp in a "circle!" Ruth with ArtfulStampin'

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The minute I finished this card, I KNEW it should go to the 91 year old gentleman I send to at a nursing home!! I have never met him, but he mailed me, "Everyday is a Holiday when I receive one of your cards." I get a BIG THRILL sending my cards to him!

This sassy little fox is so CUTE!! He is made with Foxy Friends Stamp Set #141549 and coordinating Fox Builder Punch #141470. Together, they create a VERY WIDE variety of critters!

 You need some paper critters in your life!! 

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The Bunnies are multiplying in my office again!! Punch art is so much fun!! Details:

    *Feet - one 3/4" Circle, cut in half

    *Body - 2" Circle

    *Tail - 1/2" Circle, Glimmer Paper

    *Head - 1-3/8" Circle

    *Ears - two of the smallest oval from Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies #145372

The color is Milk Chocolate also known as Soft Suede!! Fold down one ear for "character!"

The Tutti Frutti Cards & Envelopes make a FAST base. Add Washi Tape for interest and texture.

These would be FUN to create with kids!!

Send NON-melting chocolate Bunnies for Easter!! Calorie free, too! Try them!

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Someone VERY SPECIAL is turning the BIG #1!! Yes, our sweet only grandchild is ALREADY one! For her card, I matched the party colors and used Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Sweet Sugarplum. This is an odd size of 4 X 7" to accommodate the candle. So I made my own envelope with my ALWAYS-HANDY Envelope Punch Board #133774.

Build a Birthday Stamp Set

#138646 - $16

8 photopolymer stamp images

Clean, crisp and quick! This is such a simple, yet pleasing card!

I stamped the tropical fish in Archival Black ink and then added a POP of Yellow with a marker.

Seaside Shore Stamp Set

 #141622 wood - $29

#141625 clear - $21

15 stamp images

LOVE my Paper Pumpkin Kits and always try to create alternative ideas with the stamps that come in the kit! Check out this sweet bunny made with a 1-1/4" Circle Punch!! The trick: stamp the facial features low on the circle. I added sponged cheeks, ears and card edges for softness. I used Clear Wink of Stella on the ears, eyes and noses for shimmer!

These are Notecards with 1/4" cut off the top edges so the eggs line up nicely! This is a quick cute Easter card! Try it!

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As promised, here is another idea for EMBEDDED SHAPES! I used the same cheery color combo of Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Very Vanilla.

However, I changed the shapes to 3/4", 1", and 1-1/4" Circles. I also changed the Embossing Folder to Festive #141471.

This is such a Fast 'n Fun technique!! If you missed the last post w/ the tutorial, view it HERE

You must try this!

Isn't this ADORABLE!! Such cute youth cards for all ages! And there is a coordinating 6X6" Designer Series Paper STACK, too. I love that pine "trees" are included, because that puts this into the Christmas category, too. Very versatile!

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#142326 - $40.50

29 Photopolymer stamps &

stackable Fox Builder Punch

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