Class Of 2024 Grad Cards

 

My son needed 5 grad cards for friends graduating this coming weekend from UCF (University of Central Florida) so I cranked out these cute cards using Basic Black as the base and a layer of Wild Wheat card stock which works good for a gold shade. I then cut a white panel to stamp the sentiments on with Memento Tuxedo Black ink with the Cap & Gown stamp set from the spring mini catty. I then cut the gold foil numbers with the Large Numbers dies which are retired to pop on the front. I stamped the inside on white with Wild Wheat ink as well as black. Quick and easy cards! 

Hope you have a fab week! 

Windy 

PP686 A Peachy Birthday

 

I am playing along with Jaydee's clean and simple spring flowers challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com  I am using the two new in colors called Peach Pie and Shy Shamrock. I used a Peach Pie base and another piece ran through with the Cane Weave embossing folder. I stamped the flowers and leaves from the Cheerful Daisies set in Early Espresso, Peach Pie and Shy Shamrock inks and cut them with the matching dies. I also cut more greenery with the Shy Shamrock card stock. I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso on a strip of white card stock and added the Shy Shamrock dot to finish it off. 

Hope you have a special day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

A Mother's Day Hummingbird

 

My step mother loves birds and so I made this card for her for mother's day coming up May 12th. I stamped the bird from the Thoughtful Expressions set in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with my Stampin Blends markers in Calypso Coral, Petal Pink and Wild Wheat. I then stamped the sentiment from the Stippled Roses set in Calypso Coral ink on a white circle and then added a stitched Wild Wheat circle behind. I layered from the white base a few pieces of Simply Stippled DSP prints plus some Wild Wheat card stock. I did ran a Wild Wheat ribbon around before attaching. I finished off with some Calypso Coral gems. 

Hope your Monday is lovely and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Daisies Are Pretty In Pink

 

It was nice to pull out my Cheerful Daisies bundle for the this lovely Pretty In Pink in color. It goes so well with the flowers! I used a piece of the cards tock to run through my Cane Weave embossing folder and add to a white base. I then cut a square white stitched die and a white stitched rectangle die. I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink on the rectangle and popped my flowers/leaves on the square. I stamped the flowers and leaves on white card stock in Early Espresso, Pretty In Pink, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green inks. I cut them and some leaves in Granny Apple Green card stock with the Cheerful Daisies dies.  I finished with some Pretty In Pink dots. I also cased this card a little from the great Amy K at stampwithamyk.com 

Hope you have a beautiful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Enjoy Summer Splash Today

 

The new in color Summer Splash is a light version of Coastal Cabana but it is so pretty! I have it here as a base and then I used my water color painter to added it to the piece of water color paper. I then cut two palm trees and some grass in white card stock with the Beach Day dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Beach Day set in Summer Splash ink on white card stock and hand snipped it out. I finished it off with a few Summer Splash dots. 

Hope you enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by! 

Windy

Thinking Of You With Shy Shamrock

 

I really love the color of the new Shy Shamrock. It is a very pretty green. I have ran a piece of Shy Shamrock card stock through with my Fern embossing folder and added to a white base. I then cut a white panel to stamp foliage from the Botanical Layers set in Shy Shamrock, Lemon Lime Twist and Shaded Spruce inks. I then added a strip of Lemon Lime Twist cards tock and wrapped the same color ribbon around with a bow. I stamped the sentiment from the same set on the bottom in Shy Shamrock ink. I finished with a few dots in Shy Shamrock. 

Hope you have a pretty awesome day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Enjoy Peach Pie

 

You might have guessed I am going to be featuring a new in color each day this week and today is Peach Pie!  I paired it with Pebbled Path and like them together!  I stamped the bird from the Inspirational Sketches set in Peach Pie ink on a white stitched circle. I added a Pebbled Path circle cut from the Deckled Circles dies behind. I stamped the sentiment on a strip of white card stock in Pebbled Path ink from the same stamp set. I ran a piece of Peach Pie card stock through with the Timber embossing folder and added it to a Pebbled Path base. I finished with an Peach Pie dot. 

Hope you have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Made My Day With Petunia Pop

 

Today, I am featuring the new in color Petunia Pop! It will be available in the new SU! annual catty starting May 1st, 2024. I love purple and was happy to have a new shade to play with. I used this color card stock for my base and another piece ran through with the retiring Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder. I used a white Stylish Shapes die to stamp my cup from the Everyday Details set in Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored with my light and dark Petunia Pop Stampin Blends marker for the flower. I used my Stampin Write markers in Peach Pie and Shy Shamrock for center and leaves. I only added some wink of stella to the cup but it does not show up in photo. I stamped the sentiment from the Cheerful Daisies set in Petunia Pop ink on a white strip and added a Petunia Pop dot to finish it off. 

Hope you have a sweet Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy 

Seaside Gift Bags For You

 

I decorated some kraft gift bags with retired By The Bay DSP and used the Seaside Bay bundle for my guests for April card classes. I cut a white Stylish Shapes die and stamped the the sentiment from Layering Leaves in either Night of Navy or Blueberry Bushel inks. I then cut shells from the Chic dies in Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, and Petal Pink card stocks, I stamped the crab in either Navy of Blueberry ink on white and cut out with the Seaside Bay dies. I finished off with a Pool Party dot.  

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Sweet Zinnias

 

I have another card for classes in April using the online exclusive Flowering Zinnias suite. I have a Flirty Flamingo base and added a layer of white ran through with the Zinnia embossing folder. I cut a strip of the Flowering Zinnias DSP for the left side. I then cut a white Countryside Corners die to stamp my flowers from the Simply Zinnia stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored with my Stampin Blends markers in light and dark Flirty Flamingo, light and dark Parakeet Party, and dark Petal pink. I then cut a strip of white for my sentiment stamped in black ink from the same set and finished with a Flirty Flamingo twine bow. 

Hope you have a sweet Thursday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Magnolia Mood For The Pals Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the theme is See How My Garden Grows. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

My card for the Pals Blog Hop is with an online exclusive bundle called Magnolia Mood. I am using this card for my April card classes as well. I have a white base and a layer of Lemon Lolly card stock and then another layer of white ran through with the Cane Weave embossing folder. I then stamped the large image plus the bud on white card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the bud and center with my Stampin Blends marker in dark Lemon Lolly. I cut it out along with the Garden Green leaves from the matching dies. I stamped the sentiment in same black ink on a Lemon Lolly Stitched Rectangle die. Before attaching, I ran a piece of Garden Green twine around and added a bow. I finished off with some white sequins. 

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Fun Family Occasions.

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
3. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
4. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
5. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
6. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
7. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
8. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
9. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
10. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
11. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
12. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
13. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
14. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
15. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
16. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose

I hope you have a beautiful Wednesday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Stamp set: Magnolia Mood

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin Blends marker- dark Lemon Lolly

Paper: Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Garden Green

Magnolia Mood dies, Stitched Rectangle dies, Cane Weave embossing folder, Garden Green twine, white sequins

Father's Day With Adventurous Sky

 

Another card for classes in April but this one is for Father's Day and using a brand new bundle from the upcoming annual catalog which starts May 1st, 2024 called Adventurous Sky.  I have used the Starry Sky base with a layer of Basic Gray, Boho Blue and white. On the white, I have stamped the clouds in Boho Blue ink. I stamped the plane in Starry Sky ink and used my water color pencils to add some Basic Gray and Early Espresso color to the plane. I cut it out with the matching dies. I stamped the sentiment in Starry Sky ink on Boho Blue card stock and cut it with the Something Fancy die in a hexagon shape then added the Basic Gray Stitched Shapes circle behind. I finished off with a few Boho Blue dots. 

Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy 

Mother's Day With Stippled Roses

 

For my card classes in April, I designed a Mother's Day card with the Stippled Roses bundle and used the Softly Stippled DSP from SAB from few months ago. I also wanted to use the retiring Orchid Oasis color for one more hurrah! I have an orchid Oasis base and a layer of white card stock which I stamped the sentiment in the Orchid ink from the Stippled Roses set. I added a piece of the Softly Stippled DSP to the top. I stamped the rises in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and cut them out. I then used my sponge daubers to add Orchid Oasis and Old Olive ink. I finished with some Crumb Cake dots. 

Hope you have a beautiful Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

PP683 Just A Note

 

Again, I am playing along with Ann's tic-tac-toe challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com using the across with DSP, die cut, ribbon and down with ribbon embossing, pastels (colors). I have a Petal Pink base and a piece of the Flowering Zinnias DSP. I then ran a piece of white card stock through the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder. I used the Petal Pink striped ribbon behind the small flower from Magnolia Mood set stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Petal pink and Old olive Stampin Blends markers then cut with matching dies. I also stamped the sentiment on white card stock in black ink and hand snipped it out. I finished with some Petal Pink gems and white leaves die cut from the Magnolia Mood dies. 

Hope you have a lovely April weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

PP683 Thinking Of Zinnias

 

I am so excited to play with Ann's tic-tac-toe challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com that I made this card and another for tomorrow! I went diagonal with flowers, fun fold and ribbon for this Z fold card using the lovely Flowering Zinnias DSP. I have the base in Fresh Freesia and inside added a layer of Blackberry Bliss and white card stock. On the front fold, I added the strip of one print of DSP. I then added another print cut with the Deckled Rectangle dies along with a piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock. They are popped up on the fold after attaching a piece of Fresh Freesia open weave ribbon to the back. I did added another piece of same ribbon under the layers inside right so it can be tied shut. I added the sentiment from the Season Of Chic set stamp in Blackberry Bliss ink on a white stitched oval die. 

Hope you have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!

Come back tomorrow to see another card from the challenge!

Windy

Hello There

 

Today I am sharing a card I made for a challenge from Brian King (stampwithbrian) and Emma Goddard (coastalcrafter) who put together the Super-Awesome Fun Kits I buy about once a month. For March, they did a kit around the Bright & Beautiful memories & more kit cards and stickers. They challenged us to make a card from the pieces we did not use for their creations/designs. Here is my card with a Calypso Coral base and a layer of white card stock then a card from the pack. I used another card the cut the sentiment with the flowers and another to cut the strips underneath. I added a bow and dots from the extras they provided in the kit to finish off. This pack of cards and stickers made some awesome cards and no stamping was involved. Hope you have a brilliant day and thanks for stopping by! 

Windy

Sending Sunshine

 

Love the Beach Day bundle and I keep wanting to play with it. Here I am casing thecraftycarrotco.com again and have started with the Daffodil Delight base and another layer of the same color ran through the Twisted Rope embossing folder. I then have a piece of water color paper I added some Balmy Blue ink with my water color brush. I stamped the birds and the sentiment on white card stock. The birds in Pecan Pie and the sentiments in Balmy Blue and Daffodil Delight inks. I cut the birds out with the matching dies along with the palm tree and grass in Pecan Pie and Lemon Lime Twist. I hand snipped the sentiment out and finished off with some iridescent sequins. 

Hope you have a wonderful day full of sunshine and thanks for stopping by!

Windy 

Love Your Way With Lovely & Sweet

 

I am doing a little casing of thecraftycarrotco.com today and another tomorrow. I have a white base and another white piece of card stock ran through the Cane Weave embossing folder plus I used my blending brush to run a little Fresh Freesia ink over it. I then stamped the large image from the Lovely & Sweet set in Early Espresso ink on white card stock twice. I colored the flowers with my Stampin Blends markers in dark Fresh Freesia and light Highland Heather. When I cut them out with the matching dies, I also cut lots of Espresso and Freesia flowers to pop on. I stamped the sentiment in Espresso ink on Fresh Freesia card stock and cut with the label die from the Lovely & Sweet dies. Fresh Freesia open weave ribbon was added behind and I finished off with the purple fine shimmer gems. 

Hope you have a lovely Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy