Stampin Up Happy Hello Card Kit - Flowers

The second card my groups are doing was also done with the Stampin Up Happy Hello Simply Sent card kit. They absolutely loved the shape of the card and the fancy envelopes. In order for them to keep the cards together I collect them after each session and then after our last session of making cards they get to take them all at once. I put them in plastic baggies with their names on it so the cards don't get lost or messed up in case they drop them. Last year this came in handy since one of them had set their baggy down and forgot about it. Luckily one of the Job Coaches saw it and knew whose it was so it got promptly returned to the rightful owner.

This is a card one of my clients put together. Again some of them chose to go vertical and others went horizontal. They did stamp something on the inside and they are getting rather good at making a nice clean crisp image with the stamps.

Some of the cards in the card kit had "HELLO" printed on them and in order to use the card I cut some strips of paper to put over that area and the group was then able to go ahead and use the card for a birthday card.

The flowers are done with the Stampin UP Flower Shop and Petite Petals stamps and punches. I dotted the centers of the yellow flowers with a red marker. The rhinestones on the red flowers were included in the kit. The sentiment is punched with the Stampin Up Word Window and Modern Label punch. Those two punches should be included in every card makers craft supply!

We will be doing two more cards next week and I had to make sure at least one included the Cuttlebug because they all LOVE LOVE LOVE using the Cuttlebug.

Stampin Up Flower Punches

I used a lot of Stampin Up punches on this card. The paper is a Stampin Up retired collection.

Here is the front of the card.

Here is a picture that shows dimension.

Not The Usual Sympathy Card

Once again I forgot to write the post after I uploaded the pictures! Thank goodness I'm able to go back and edit.

One type of card I don't make a lot of is sympathy cards. I think it is because I remember when my parents died we received cards and I read who sent it but never paid much attention to the card. They all seem to be the same, very monochromatic very neutral...just pretty much bland. If we are to rejoice a life then why are the colors so bland? For this card, which I did make 6 of because I needed 2 right away, I decided to go with brighter colors. I also made this card much larger than what I usually make and it was a bit of a challenge for me but I really liked how it turned out. I need to start making some larger cards because my friend Linda got me a deal on some A9 envelopes, which you use a full sheet of cardstock for one card.

The paper is American Craft Botanique. The following Stampin Up stamps were used: Simply Sketched sentiment, Petite Petals, Flower Shoppe, Mixed Blossom, along with their coordinating punches. I used the Stampin Up Bird punch for leaves and the oval frame was cut with my Pazzles.

I decided to get out my Janome Sew Mini and do a little sewing on the card and ended up sewing quite a bit. I always like how it seems to add interest to a card but most of the time I am too lazy to get it out *okie won't mention that the sewing machine is right under her desk where she works*.  It was a little tricky sewing around the oval but I still pleased with the overall effect. I really need to use that baby a little more often! I do highly recommend the Janome Sew Mini to anyone who likes to sew on their papercrafting projects.

I used some of the paper I have that is "Clear Translucent Sheets" to stamp the sentiment and overlay it on pink paper which was the back side of one of the other sheets. The same paper was used to stamp the small flowers on and then punched out. I got the paper at the bargain store here in town a few years ago and I absolutely love it. It was made by The Paper Company, which is out of business now. It is much like vellum but so much better! I am able to print on it with my printer and stamp on it with Memento Ink and it doesn't take forever to dry. Of course I am hoarding the few packages I have since I can't find the stuff anymore *okie is so regretting giving her friends pack of this awesome paper because she knows they won't use it*.

I'll try to remember to finish writing my posts after uploading the pictures but I can't make any promises...after all, y'all know I got a squirrel problem!

Stampin Up Flower Shop - Cutie Pie

So this is it, the last of the cards I made with the Flower Shop bundle! At least the last for now anyway because I am sure I will be pulling this set out again! Tomorrow will start my Stampin Up Happy Hour series of cards and there are 6 in that series as well.

The papers are from the Cutie Pie designer papers, and yes of course, once again they came from the clearance rack sometime ago. The colors just scream summer to me and I think they are very cheery.

I wanted to show you how you can layer the flowers as well to make a more fuller looking flower. If you notice on the red flower I have two layers and staggered the petals. I can imagine you can do several layers and get a really full looking flower if you so desired but since I don't like cards that won't fit in envelopes I didn't try it.

I hope y'all liked this series because I really did like doing it and I am so glad that it got me back remembering why I have all those stamps and inks.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for the start of the Happy Hour series!

Stampin Up Flower Shop - Everyday Enchantment

The Everyday Enchantment designer paper was available in the Sale-A-Bration catalog some time back. At that time I had a party and got the coordinating ribbon, paper, brads and everything else that went with it. When it went on the clearance rack I had to order another set of the paper because I loved it so much!

This was a lot of on the card and more than I usually do but I really liked how they all went together. I used the Curly Label punch for the sentiment and then cut a shadow layer with the SVG file that is available. The sentiment happy birthday is a random stamp I had in my birthday stamp collection and it was the closest fit I could find. Even though it overlapped a little I still think it worked well.

I really like the stamps on the printed paper and it made it easy to coordinate the flowers. I added some white dots to the green flower center for a little pop. I decided to put a solid layer under the flowers so they didn't just wash out on all the other prints of the card.

Stampin Up Flower Shop - Birthday Tag

I have had this paper, Raspberry Tart, for a few years and have used it sparingly *okie thinks she's really gotta stop doing that* but I think I still have enough to make another set of cards out of it.

I love the pink and green colors on this one! I used my Stampin Up Tag Punches to do the sentiment. I kept wondering how to add a sentiment and I think this one worked out nicely with the ribbon and bow.

I had to play around with the placement of the flowers as the light and medium colors were getting washed out in different areas but after a few moves I was able to get them placed where they still stood out in the monochromatic colors of the paper strips across the card *okie wonders if sometimes she just doesn't keep typing chit so she has something to say about the stuff she makes*.

I am not sure what the punch is called that I used to make the flower centers. I got it at a sale and I know it is a retired Stampin Up punch and it punched all three of the larger decorative centers.

I added some Diamond Stickles to the flower centers to dress them up a little and it seemed to add just the right amount of sparkle to the card without making it too blingy *okie notices that her spell correct doesn't like the word blingy and thinks a crafter needs to get in there and add words to the spell check*.

Not sure if ya'll noticed so I will point it out...I went out on a limb and didn't ink the edges! *okie hears the gasps throughout the room* I KNOW! Sometimes you just gotta live on the edge!

Stampin Up Flower Shop - With a butterfly

This is the second card I made with the Stampin Up Flower Shop Bundle. I don't like this card as much as yesterday's card, I think it is the background paper, it reminds me too much of chevrons and I don't like chevrons!


The paper is from Stampin Up and I believe the name of the designer series was Rich Razzleberry, this was before the Razzleberry became a staple color in the catalog. I think the butterfly would have looked better if I would have used patterned paper and it did help when I added some glitter to the wings.

I used a bone folder to make the petals curl on the flowers, I think I did that on all the cards I made. For the larger white area on the left hand side of the card I used a 2" circle punch and then cut off the part I didn't need. This also helped me with the curve design for the flowers to follow. The middle flower was pop dotted.

I promise that tomorrow's card is a better one!

Stampin Up Flower Shop - Vertical Flowers

I am going to be honest and tell you guys off the bat that I got the ideas for the cards from the internet. I just did a search for "stampin up flower shop" and there were a ton of pictures and just like that *POOF* I was on a card making frenzy.

I don't buy a lot of Stampin' Up designer papers but when they hit the clearance rack I snag them when I can. I think this one was called Sweet As Always, or something like that, and I got it a few years ago from the clearance.

I used the Sizzix Polka Dot and the Darice butterfly embossign folders on the card. For the sentiment I used the Word Window and Modern Label punch, still by far my most used of my punches and ones I think every card maker should own.


The colors are Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade, Pink Passion and a purple one, can't remember which one. I had to improvise on a few of the colors as they were some of the past In Colors that I didn't have.

If you have some of the Candi paper dots and this stamp set then you are in good shape because they make perfect flower centers and if you happen to have the little foam squares that are sold to use with these then you are in even better shape!

I really liked the colors on this one and once I got these done I knew I would have to make more...and so I did!

Stampin Up Flower Shop - Pansies

First off let us not be too critical of this card or my coloring job. I haven't made a card in months and it has been even longer since I used my Promarkers. This is the first card I made using the Stampin Up Flower Shop Bundle and to be honest I thought about throwing these away at first *okie would still throw them away but since they are in her card box she will have to keep them*.

I used an assortment of papers as I was just playing around and wasn't sure where I was even going with this card so I have no idea the names of the papers. I did add a "thinking of you" sentiment on the front in the beige area to the right after I took the picture and it made it somehow made it look nicer.

It's hard to tell in the picture but I did some paper piercing along the bottom of the blue, you can see it more in person than in the photo, and it added a nice touch.

So back to my coloring...OH EM GEE! I totally suck at it now. Using a skill infrequently is not a good thing. I cut some of the flowers apart and added them behind the main flower to help fill in. I used my Boho Blossom punch to make the other little flowers and the small circles are actually from the Owl Punch and are suppose to be the larger circles in his eye area. The leaves are from the Bird Punch. Yeah, I pretty much had my table covered in punches during the process.

I have already told ya'll I wasn't pleased with this card but I do owe it a debt of gratitude since it made me think "OMG something better can be made" and it made me challenge myself into making something better and boy oh boy did they get better! For once I actually like all the cards I made after this one and so the next 5 days will be the other cards I made with the Flower Shop Bundle.