East Coast Stamping with Mary Louise

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)...

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 im...

 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 ano...

 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 i...

 Phew!  It sure is warm here in Nova Scotia today!  It's only mid afternoon and we have already reached the mid 30's without any humidity.  I am trying to keep cool in my craft room beneath the fan and drinking lots of water. Today's project is a mix of current and retired using a sketch from the 2024/25 Annual catalogue found on page 22.  I kept my card pretty basic but you could easily step it up using another layer of either dsp or an embossed piece of cardstock.  The sketch shows four shapes-3 rectangles and a circle.  I didn't choose a circle but my flowers could easily be that circle shape.  That's what I love about sketches...they are a jumping off point for your creativity.  Add what you want.   My cardbase is Granny Apple Green, and my dsp is Hues of Happiness (retired).  I fussy cut one of the many beautiful flower images as my "circle" focal point which is adhered with Stampin' Seal.  I stamped the bird image fr...

Today's project was inspired by a sketch I had seen online from another demo.  I thought it was a perfect fit for today as the colours match all of the lovely lilacs in bloom right now.   Welcome to my blog!  Sometimes I have a great plan before I start my card and sometimes I don't.  Today I started with a plan and veered slightly once I got to the end but that's okay!  The end result is great and I can't wait to send this to someone!   The strips of dsp are adhered to the Highland Heather layer using Stampin' Seal and then added to the card base.  The sentiment die cut is the square from the Stylish Shapes Dies and turned to allow the words to fit from the Happy Little Things stamp set.  You will see that the stamps have an outline stamp and then a "filler" stamp which I stamped in different colours.  Gorgeous Grape for the outlines and Highland Heather for the filler.   Stamping the inside sentiment in Gorgeous Grape, t...

 Good Day!  Here is the second project made for my club gals for this month.  Super easy and so effective of a fun fold.  It is a great way to use up those lost strips of dsp, you could also use dsp you make yourself or even a coordinating colour of cardstock and dry emboss.  Oh the possibilities are endless. I used Gorgeous Grape for my cardbase-not gonna lie...it's a very pretty colour but for whatever reason I rarely reach for it.  Paired with the Perennial Lavender dsp and it's fabulous!  So your cardbase is scored, in half and in half again. Be sure to run your bone folder over the folds a couple of times.  So the strip of dsp is going to be adhered to the first section on the left hand side.  If you open the card in full, the dsp will go on the first scored section on the left.  Next, stamp a greeting on the Basic White piece (if you want one), adhere your strip of dsp and then adhere to the inside of the card.  Phew, alm...