Happy July!

July 4th has been one of my favorite holidays for a long time. Now that we have a second Saleabration in July, I love July even more!

Today I'm going to show you a sweet card using the Wonderful World stamp set and coordinating DSP. You can earn both of these FREE with a $100 order during July! 

Check out this video to see the tutorial on the trifold card pictured here. 

Wonderful World Trifold card

Supplies:

Here is one more card I made after the video. I used the DSP in strips across the front of the card. You are seeing both sides of the DSP here, just alternated. I colored on the stamp like I did for the watercolor card, but I didn't spritz it. You can really see the awesome detail on here.  I punched out the rose and a sentiment from the Charming sentiments set and layered them on the front. I love all the colors and patterns on here. This card has the same supplies as the last with just some ribbon and silver thread added. 

 I was playing around with the Sweetest Cherries set last night. I created two cards that I thought were pretty cute! I went to clear up my creative mess and realized I accidentally laid one of them in my Sweet Sorbet stamp pad! Have you ever done that? 

Well, I believe you can fix almost anything in crafting! Here is what I did.

Here is my first card. See that nasty red line on the upper right-hand corner? Bummer! I tried a few things to remove it, but it just made it darker. I decided to go to my trimmer.

I ended up cutting off about 3/4 inches from all three sides of the card. I did the same for the inside since I had already stamped a sentiment in there. 

Here is my 'new' card. I actually like it better now! I ended up using dimensionals to pop up the front panel. I sponged the edges of the inside sentiment and put it all together. 

What have you done to save a card or project after making a mistake? I'd love to see your creativity!

Sweetest Cherries card 1

Here is a second card I made using the same set. This one has a cool window on the front with a sentiment hidden behind it. I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire for this one. I also added some texture with an embossing folder to the front panel after stamping it. You can see what I mean in the short little video below. All supplies are listed at the end. I am loving this cute set! 

Sweetest Cherries card 2

Happy stamping! If you'd like to purchase any of the supplies I used or if you are interested in becoming a demonstrator like me, please email me at ladystampe@gmail.com or visit my website at www.beckiecarlson.stampinup.net

 Hello and welcome!

 Today's card features a fun fold that looks a bit like the shutter on a camera. There is a bit of math involved, but it is totally worth it! Check out the video for a demonstration of how to put the card together. The measurements and supplies are listed below. You can purchase supplies through my website here: www.beckiecarlson.stampinup.net

 I'd love to see what you make!

 Yes, I'm sharing more flowers. What can I say? Flowers are good for almost every occasion! They are a great investment. The stamps I am highlighting today are the Prized Peony set (#152504) and coordinating dies (#152701). 

The next sample uses the same colors on the Peony, but I layered it on a different green background. This green is the Mint Macaron (#138337) and it has a more blue tint to it. I simply colored over my green with the Light Mint Macaron blend and it gave it that blueish look so it coordinated with the background. Also in the background, I stamped the large peony image with Versamark randomly over the front of the card to give a bit of texture. I also used Versamark (# 102283) to rub the edges of the card. This just makes the color of the cardstock a bit darker, it doesn't actually add any color. I layered my sentiment from the Ridiculously Awesome set(retired sadly) on a leftover piece of DSP from the True love set and put it all on a piece of Black cardstock. I also added some bling here and there with the In Color jewels (#155571)

 

This next sample uses the full flower image from the set. I colored it with the blends and really like how it turned out! The colors I used were the Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo (#154884) and the Granny green and Old olive combo from above. I added a bit of wink of Stella (#141897) to the petals and leaves here and there. I just love how it gives it a little shimmer. The sentiment is from the Simple Succulents set (#154480). I added some bling using the Genial Gems ($155500). The DSP is again from the True Love package. The card base is made from Blushing Bride cardstock (#131198).

This last sample was my favorite. When I first got this set, I was confused about how to put this big flower together. After playing around with it, I discovered that Stampin' Up! gave us a guide along the bottom! All the layers line up perfectly. I decided to make a video to show how this works. I hope you enjoy it!

As always, I would love to have your business! As a single mom, I love the flexibility of doing Stampin' Up! to supplement my teacher income. If you have questions, please email me! If you'd like to order, please visit my website here.https://beckiecarlson.stampinup.net/

 Happy stamping!

 This is one of the sets I didn't think I needed till recently. What really sold me on it was the large background die that came with the bundle. I am totally in love with it! Today I am sharing a few cards that focus on that background die. 

These first two are super easy but totally gorgeous! I used the Rainbow Glimmer Paper (#153056) with the background die cut out in Thick White Cardstock (#159229) for the first one and Basic black cardstock (#121045) for the second one. I used a sponge on a binder clip dipped in multipurpose liquid glue to glue it all together. The saying is from the Simple Succulent set that comes in the Potted Succulent bundle (#154330). 

The next card was actually really fun to do. I cut out TWO of the backgrounds in white cardstock. I glued one down to a piece of cardstock (4-1/2 x 5-1/2). Using the die as my guide, I colored in the succulents using the blender markers. It looked kind of messy! After I was done coloring, I glued another background over the first. That covered up all my mistakes on the first one and really made it pop!

This last one was the hardest one, but the most beautiful! I have a tutorial at the end to show how I did it. It is really stunning in person! I think I like the white outline the best. 

I'd love to see what you come up with using this technique! I'd be happy to help you order any Stampin' Up! products you see here (glitter is retired! Sorry!) The supplies are listed below as well as a link to my online store.

Happy Stampin!

Beckie