East Coast Stamping with Mary Louise

Good day folks!  I am here with another card created for my recent Stampin' Up! gathering this past weekend.  We had a day long activity where we focused on building up our Stampin' Up! business, watched several Atlantic Demos create some beautiful projects and then participated in a show box swap.  This was my shoe box swap offering. I have used this fancy fold layout several times and thought it was the perfect opportunity to showcase some of the beautiful Nests of Winter dsp in the latest mini catalogue! My cardbase is Grey Granite which was cut and scored, the die cut square behind the image and the strip to hold the card together are all Gray Granite too.  The dsp is from Nests of Winter and they are adhered to the front and the inside of the cardbase.  There is a small piece of Basic White for the insert and fits beside the piece of dsp.  The strip of Gray Granite,  is scored is secured next.  Starting at the far left edge of the card front, adhere the strip up to the fir

Today's card was inspired by a sketch seen on facebook from an American Demonstrator.  I was intrigued by the cool way to use some of our beautiful designer series paper and the best part is, you don't need a huge piece! I am attending a Stampin' Up! event this weekend and we were asked to bring a few projects to share and this is one of my projects. Fall isn't officially here yet, but once school starts up and the leaves start to fall off the trees, it's pretty close.  The Splendid Autumn designer series paper is gorgeous, the beautiful rich colours are simply stunning.   The cardbase and matte layer are Wild Wheat and the cardstock that the dsp is mounted on is Crushed Curry.  Simply cut the pieces and adhere together and then adhere to the card front.  I stamped using Memento onto a strip of Basic White cardstock which was then mounted on to another piece of Crushed Curry.  This was then popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals after the length of 2023-2025 In C

Hello, and welcome to my blog!   Today's project is using an epic older layout and giving it a fresh look using products from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue as well as some Online Exclusives. It always amazes me how the products all coordinate and compliment each other.  Using three different selections from the Unbound Beauty Designer Series Pack, I was able to create a very pretty birthday card.  I like should have thought a bit about what colours I wanted to use for my cute bird but oh well!   Once the cutting and the stamping is done, the card goes together so easily...if you are like me it might take an attempt or two to line up the pieces. After running the larger of the two Basic White pieces through the Stamp and Emboss machine using the Zinnia 3D embossing folder, I attached it to the Petunia Pop cardbase.  Next I add the two long strips of dsp (bottom layer) to the cardfront using Stampin' Seal.  Next I added the three strips (top layer) to the middle layer, again usi

Today's card is from a sketch that I found online from an American Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I often search facebook or instagram for inspiration to get the creative juices flowing. Stampin' Up! has made card creating so easy by offering so many coordinating products, it takes the guess work out of it and allows us more time to focus on having fun. The first layer of dsp used is a piece from the 2024-2026 In Color and I used the Summer Splash colour. This is adhered to a Summer Splash cardbase.  There are three more pieces of Summer Splash cardstock topped with either dsp or the top one which has Basic White on it.  They are all adhered using Stampin' Seal and Stampin' Dimensionals along the outer edges.  The Basic White cardstock layer is stamped using Memento and the Country Birdhouse stamp set.  To achieve the happy birthday, I covered one half of the stamp while inking it up, removed the covering (post it note) and then stamped. I also added a fussy cut image

 Today's project features a bit of fussy cutting from dsp, paired with coordinating coloured cardstock to create a great friends birthday card.  The layout is super simple and can be altered to easily accommodate any themed card by switching out the dsp and sentiment.  Stamping with versamark and the "dots" stamp from the Country Birdhouse stamp set on the layer of Lemon Lolly which now can be adhered to the Old Olive cardbase.  Next, add the strip of Mediterranean Blooms dsp to the center of the Lemon Lolly layer.  Stamp the die cut piece of Basic White using Old Olive and the greeting from Country Birdhouse next, and adhere it to the die cut of Old Olive cardstock.  Pop this up using Stampin' Dimensionals and then add the fussy cut image.  I added a bow using Lemon Lolly bakers twine (attached using a mini glue dot) and a few of the Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots to finish the front.  The insert has the sentiments stamped in Old Olive ink, add another fussy cut image

 Hello and welcome to my blog!  My focus lately seems to be to use some of my beautiful retired designer series papers that I have in my paper stash.  I'm pretty sure all paper crafters have more dsp tucked away than they will ever use.  I've been paper crafting for over 10 years and my stash shows it!  :)   I love finding new ways to especially use up smaller pieces and this layout didn't disappoint.  My paper choice today was Snail Mail.  I don't think there's a paper in this pack that I didn't enjoy!  And the images are so easy to fussy cut to use as embellishments or focal points.  Bermuda Bay cardstock is what I chose to accent the dsp which is another bonus as it too, is retired.   The cardbase and first layer are both cut from Bermuda Bay card cardstock.  After carefully choosing what I wanted for dsp pieces, they were adhered to the layer using Stampin' Seal.  This is when you would put on any fussy cut images you have.  Would be fine without too!  T