Easter but not Easter

I'm sometimes a bit hesistant to purchase "seasonal" stamp sets, in case I won't get enough use out of them. But I could see a lot of uses outside of Easter for the Easter Basket stamp set. So, that was this week's card challenge - Easter but not Easter!

First up, a cute little garden of flowers. I cut these out in white and coloured them using ink and Blending Brushes. It gives a softer look than straight cardstock. For my colours I chose Granny Apple Green, Strawberry Slush, Fresh Freesia and Daffodil Delight - pretty and bright! The flowers are framed by the Everyday Arches dies, and in the background I've used the new Ladybug Picnic 3D embossing folder.

Marelle

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Product List

Easter Basket Bundle (English) [166947] $87.25	Easter Basket Dies [166946] $63.00	Easter Basket Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [166940] $34.00	Everyday Arches Dies [164629] $51.00
Beautiful Pattern 3 D Embossing Folder [167097] $18.50	Ladybug Picnic 3 D Embossing Folder [167478] $17.50	All In A Row Embossing Folder [166989] $16.75	Paradise Garden Hybrid Embossing Folder [167120] $77.00
Paradise Garden Bundle (English) [167121] $107.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Small Blending Brushes [160518] $25.00	Cutest Crew Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167146] $34.00

Gears & Textures Card Set

I've seen lots of amazing grungy cards with the Gears & Textures Bundle, but I'm really more of a clean and simple person, so I challenged myself to make a set of not-grungy cards using this set. The colour combo is Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Cloud Cover, Smoky Slate and Earthen-toned Metallic Foil. I needed some masculine cards for my stash and this bundle definitely ticks that box. 

To make these cards, I stamped images from the Gears and Textures bundle on my card fronts, and added a few die-cut gears, and I even used a few of the leftover centre dots from the die-cuts as embellishment, instead of gems or sequins.

By the way - how great are these sentiments? It's January's Product of the Month (still available...for now!)

Marelle

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Product List

Gears & Textures Photopolymer Stamp Set [166851] $35.00	Gears & Textures Dies [166853] $53.00	Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854] $79.00	Fabulous Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167972] $9.00
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [165901] $13.25	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00

Happy Birthday Gears

I've seen lots of amazing grungy cards with the Gears & Textures Bundle, but I'm really more of a clean and simple person, so I challenged myself to make a set of not-grungy cards using this set. First I chose my colours - Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Clous Cover, Smoky Slate and Earthen-toned Metallic Foil. I needed some masculine cards for my stash and this bundle definitely ticks that box. 

To make this card, I stamped images from the Gears and Textures bundle all over the front of my card. I added a few die cut gears, and I even used a few of the leftover centre dots from the die-cuts as embellishment, instead of gems or sequins.

By the way - how great is this sentiment? It's January's Product of the Month (still available...for now!)

Marelle

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Product List

Gears & Textures Photopolymer Stamp Set [166851] $35.00	Gears & Textures Dies [166853] $53.00	Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854] $79.00	Fabulous Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167972] $9.00
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [165901] $13.25	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00

Thank You Gears

I've seen lots of amazing grungy cards with the Gears & Textures Bundle, but I'm really more of a clean and simple person, so I challenged myself to make a set of not-grungy cards using this set. First I chose my colours - Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Clous Cover, Smoky Slate and Earthen-toned Metallic Foil. I needed some masculine cards for my stash and this bundle definitely ticks that box. 

To make this card, I stamped the gears and textures down the front of my card. I added a chain border, a sentiment inside a Stylish Shapes stitched circle, and a few die cut gears. I even used a few of the leftover centre dots from the die-cuts as embellishment, instead of gems or sequins.

By the way - how great is this sentiment? It's January's Product of the Month (still available...for now!)

Marelle

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Product List

Gears & Textures Photopolymer Stamp Set [166851] $35.00	Gears & Textures Dies [166853] $53.00	Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854] $79.00	Fabulous Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167972] $9.00
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [165901] $13.25	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00

Birthday Gears

I've seen lots of amazing grungy cards with the Gears & Textures Bundle, but I'm really more of a clean and simple person, so I challenged myself to make a set of not-grungy cards using this set. First I chose my colours - Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Clous Cover, Smoky Slate and Earthen-toned Metallic Foil. I needed some masculine cards for my stash and this bundle definitely ticks that box. I stamped the gears and textures across the front of my card, making sure it was wide enough so it didn't hide behind the sentiment banner.

By the way - how great is this sentiment? It's January's Product of the Month (still available...for now!)

Marelle

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Product List

Gears & Textures Photopolymer Stamp Set [166851] $35.00	Gears & Textures Dies [166853] $53.00	Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854] $79.00	Fabulous Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167972] $9.00
Earthen Toned Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [165901] $13.25	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00

Soft Swirled Designs Card Set

Mostly I take inspiration from the Stampin' Up! Catalogues, but this week's cards were actually inspired by Stampin' Up! CEO Sara Douglass. I just loved the card she posted to her Facebook page, so recreated a set of 3, making just a few changes to make them my own. 

The colours I chose for mine are Soft Sea Foam, Pretty in Pink and Highland Heather, with a touch of silver. The Swirled Designs stamp set makes such a fantastic background. And the dies frame the Gallery Blooms flower perfectly. I cut them out in Silver Foil and used a few Rhinestones too. The sentiments are from the fabulous Banner Sayings Bundle.

Have a great day!

Marelle

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Product List

Gallery Blooms Bundle [165213] $93.50	Gallery Blooms Dies [165212] $70.00	Gallery Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set [165211] $34.00	Swirled Designs Bundle (English) [167311] $74.50
Swirled Designs Dies [167032] $49.00	Swirled Designs Photopolymer Stamp Set [167030] $34.00	Silver 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Foil Sheets [163387] $8.75	Banner Sayings Bundle (English) [167051] $68.25
Banner Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167044] $30.00	Three Banner Punch [167050] $46.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $15.75
Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad [163807] $15.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00