Jumbo Berry

I circled back to an set that I've had for a while, since it's berry season!  This is the Jumbo Berry set from Pigment Craft Co.

After stamping and fussy cutting the images, I used a slimline die to cut the green plaid paper, adhered them down and then tied a gingham bow around it all.

The sentiment set is called Berry Sentiments, also from Pigment Craft Co.  I tied one onto the ribbon, and popped the other up with 3D foam dots.

Pattern Play in Blues

I really love the Pattern Play die set from Concord & 9th - and it's done exactly what I hoped - given me a bunch of cards that are gender neutral.

Both of today's card designs are ones that I've done before, but if it ain't broke, and all that.  I just try out a new colour combo, and it all looks new.

I used sentiments from the You Are Everything press plate set, that were hot foiled in gold on black cardstock.  Four more for my stash!

Brighten Foliage

Yes... I do think this is an odd name for a Betterpress plate??  The May Betterpress Society plate is called 'Brighten Foliage'.  Not really sure what it means... but it is lovely!

My first project with the plate was a simple one.  I pressed it in Betterpress Black ink on a Porcelain Cotton Card panel, so it has wonderful texture!  I used an Art Impressions font set to cut out Happy from some Concord & 9th cardstock, then glued them together, overlapping slightly.  I wrapped some metallic gold thread around my panel several times, then added a gold foiled sentiment and some gold pearls.

You can get a Betterpress Society subscription from The Papercrafter's Workshop!

Cards 4 Cancer Patients

There is a new Facebook group called 'Cards 4 Cancer Patients', for Canadian card makers to create cards that will be given to patients in hospitals.  *I believe there is an American group as well if you search for it.  I've started to prep a package of cards to send off later this summer, or whenever my envelope is full.

I pulled out some (ANCIENT!) papers from my craft room to make up some bright, encouraging cards using the Awareness Ribbon & Sentiments set designed by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders.

This is the perfect set to cheer people on, and comes with a whole bunch of different sentiments.  I have four done so far, and I love being able to use up some pretty older papers.

If you're interested in the die set, you can find it at The Papercrafter's Workshop.

Quilted Cards

 I adore making sewing themed cards!  I pulled out the gorgeous October Afternoon 'Farmhouse' papers (from many moons ago...), and got busy die cutting.

The frames and squares are the Quilted Frames Dies from Waffle Flower - a little finicky to assemble (don't look too close!), but the result is so lovely.

I used the Needleworker Tool Kit dies from Spellbinders to cut out all the notions - using some brushed silver cardstock for the metallic items.

I had some already pressed sentiments using the You Are Everything Betterpress plate, done on cream cardstock with black ink, and added them with some foam adhesive.

Newsprint Lilies

 This paper is so ancient, I can't even tell you when I bought it!  Happy to be using it to create another card using the April Betterpress Society plate, Cascading Lilies.

It's a very thin paper, so I pressed it with Betterpress Black ink, and an extra shim - worked beautifully.  I cut the entire image out with a stitched rectangle die, then added some Dried Marigold and Bundled Sage ink to the image with blending brushes - just to make it stand out a little.

Finally, I added a hot foiled sentiment from the You Are Everything plate set, attached with 3D foam adhesive, plus a few gold pearls.

You can get a Betterpress Society subscription from The Papercrafter's Workshop.

Hot Flash Happy Hour!

What a fun stamp set name... by Unity Stamp Co.  

I coloured her up with Copic markers, and die cut her with the Essential Arches dies from Spellbinders.

Sentiment is from Uncorked by My Favorite Things