Moved Nicole

There are SO MANY awesome new stamps, I am in creative overload right now!  Too many ideas floating through my head, I can't focus....lol!!  So today I am showing you a way to re-invent an idea and make it new.  First, let me show you the new stamp set I'm showcasing, BANNERS FOR YOU . This is yet another must have in my long list of items!  This BUNDLE is SO VERSATILE!  Many greeting to work with and banner framelits to match!  Can't go wrong with this one at all!  Now let's look at the card I have for you. I used just the banner and sentiments to add a greeting to my BIRTHDAY BLOOMS card.  You may remember I did a similar card HERE that you can check out.  I had a different sentiment on the first one. The flowers are all embossed in black and colored with an aqua painter and ink pads.  The sentiment coordinates beautifully done in Cucumber Crush and Archival Black inks.  The coordinating framelit made it easy to stamp and add this to my card. I kept it simple and j...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are featuring stamps that require coloring. I’ve gone back to a favorite of mine from the Occasions Catalog, BIRTHDAY BLOOMS. You may have noticed that I added in a couple more favorites, COTTAGE GREETINGS and the COTTAGE GREETINGS CARD KIT.  I am happy to say that COTTAGE GREETINGS is carrying over to the new catalog, but the card kit is not.  It's time for new kits, so I need to use up what I have left of this one! I heat embossed the bloom in white on watercolor paper then used an aqua painter to color it in.  I love the combo of Peekaboo Peach and Mossy Meadow, I so hate to see that beautiful green retire!  I fussy cut the flower and added it to the card with dimensionals.  The card itself is all built from supplies in the card kit.  I think the wood paper looks gorgeous with the Peekaboo Peach and Mossy Meadow flower. Now, let’s get to the good stuff, the supply list! SUPPLIES: STAMPS:   Birthda...

Let's go back to my favorite set BIRTHDAY BLOOMS today.  I have a card from a few weeks ago that I haven't shared yet because I totally forgot about it! This was one of the many, many cards I made with BIRTHDAY BLOOMS for the Luv2Stamp Group.  I was the official birthday card maker for February and March so I ended up making and mailing out 30 birthday cards! With this card, I went all out and stamped multiple flowers on the card front to make my own pattern of designer paper.  I used alcohol markers to color the blooms and add shadowing.  Since there was so much going on with the background, the sentiment is plain and simple.  However, I couldn't resist adding a little bling by using silver thread and sequins. As usual the envelope is stamped to coordinate.  I love how many ways this stamp set can be used!  The main image is so versatile, it can be the background or the focal point! If you have been enjoying my alternate ideas with the March My Paper Pumpkin kit, you sho...

I've been having lots of fun working with the March My Paper Pumpkin Kit! This weekend I gave you ideas for a tea cup card and a set of tags .  Today I have another card to share combining the kit with BIRTHDAY BLOOMS. This time I kept with more of the look that the kit intended.  I used the speckled paper for the card front and added the sentiment. The background has Soft Sky Birthday Blooms stamped at the top of the bottom like I did with this card from last week. And as always, I stamped the envelope to coordinate with the card.  Wouldn't this be an elegant way to say congratulations to the graduate in your life!   Guess what??  It's almost time for the release of the APRIL Mini Session from Create with Connie and Mary!!! Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects...THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items...perfect for your club or stamp camp! All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately ...

For the last birthday card for the Luv2Stamp Group (card #30 to be exact!), I needed a little inspiration!  So I looked to the March My Paper Pumpkin kit. Isn't this fun!  I started out with the card base that came with the kit...love the speckled look it has!  I stamped a couple the flowers from BIRTHDAY BLOOMS with Pool Party ink to create a soft background. For the sentiment, I used the supplies in the kit.  The floral paper is BEAUTIFUL!!  I added the "happy, happy" from the stamps in the kit plus "birthday" from CRAZY ABOUT YOU .  To make "birthday" stand out, I stamped it in Cucumber Crush. To finish off the card, I added a small flower using the ITTY BITTY ACCENTS PUNCH PACK .  The center of the flower has one of the green pearls from the kit.....love how it all coordinates!  And of course I stamped the envelope as usual....can't send it out with a plain envelope! Let me ask you something....are you a Paper Pumpkin subscriber yet??  If you ...

Happy Easter!  Today I have a really quick share for you.  I have one more card for this week's challenge from the Global Design Project.  I used my favorite stamp set BIRTHDAY BLOOMS. I had already made a card for the challenge using Picture Perfect, but I needed inspiration for a birthday card.  So this challenge was the perfect motivation for me!  I have made tons of cards with BIRTHDAY BLOOMS for the Luv2Stamp Group.  As I am nearing the end of my list of birthdays, I am seriously running out of ideas!  One look at the layout of this week's challenge and I knew exactly what I wanted to make! I used a similar layout and color palette.  But this time I used washi tape as one of my design elements. I love the bold black and white stripes with Calypso Coral!  I used alcohol markers to color the flowers then added a birthday sentiment. I just love how the coral pops with the bit of black and the soft Sahara Sand card base.  This turned out better than I expected...love when tha...

Today I'm combining my favorite set BIRTHDAY BLOOMS with A NICE CUPPA for a shabby chic inspired Thank You card. My inspiration came from a new source, the Global Design Project.  This week's challenge #GDP027 was to create a Thank You card. As you know, BIRTHDAY BLOOMS is my favorite set right now so it was a no brainer to include it in my design.  But this time is took backstage to the tea cup from the CUPS & KETTLE FRAMELITS. Here you can see the lightly stamped Birthday Blooms flowers on the card base.  I added a doily then the tea cup so it would stand out more.  I went with the shabby chic theme that came from using the beautiful BIRTHDAY BOUQUET DSP .  Every time I look at the beautiful floral patterns in this set of paper I am reminded of my Grammy's house full of antiques and china. This card has definitely inspired me to do more with the A NICE CUPPA BUNDLE .  I think it just might be the next favorite of mine!   CLICK HERE to SHOP anytime and earn FR...