The Joy of Sets

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Today’s card is for The Joy of Sets Challenge #005 – The Letter “J”.   You may use any Stampin’ Up! stamp set, new or retired, but there’s a twist.   There will be a new letter selected each fortnight and that letter must be in the name of the stamp set you use.  For this challenge the letter is “J”.

I only have one stamp set that fits this criteria and it’s called Jar of Love.

I’ve made a waterfall card using Sweet Sugarplum card stock and the now retired Blooms and Bliss DSP.

When you pull on the ribbon each white panel flips over to reveal something different in the jar.  It’s very hard to take a video of this when you are home by yourself.  You have to hold the card with one hand, pull the ribbon with another hand……….hang on, there’s no hands left to hold the camera!!!

Photo’s will just have to do.

I hope you like my entry for the challenge.  I love reading your comments.

Hello and welcome to my blog.  As the winner of  #JOS002 I was asked to be a “Guest Designer” for #JOS004.  How exciting!!!!!   This time the Challenge at Joy of Sets is to use a stamp set starting with the letter “B”.  I chose to use Baby Bear.

I’ve made two versions of a Sliding Easel Card using the Bundle of Love Specialty Designer Series Paper.

This is the boy version in blue.

And the girl version in pink.

I’ve stamped the Baby Bear in Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede.  The balloons are punched with the Balloon Bouquet Punch.  If you look really closely you can see I’ve used the Fine Tip Glue Pen on the Bear’s eyes and nose to give them some shine.  The thread on the balloons is some retired Gold Cording Trim.

Here is a picture of the back of the card so you can see how it stands up.  I’ve used a fabulous tutorial from Sharon Burkert.  It’s super easy to follow and makes an impressive looking card.

I love a fancy fold card that folds flat and fits into a standard size envelope.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my card today.  It was such an honour to be a “Guest Designer”.  I enjoy reading your comments so please leave some love.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.  I received some very exciting news last week.  My shaker card was chosen as the winner of challenge #JOS002 and I get to be a guest designer for #JOS004 challenge.  Woohoo!!!

Today’s card is for The Joy of Sets Challenge #JOS003.  You may use any Stampin’ Up! stamp set, new or retired, but there’s a twist.   There will be a new letter selected each fortnight and that letter must be in the name of the stamp set you use.  For this challenge the letter is “C”.

Now I don’t have many stamp sets with the letter “C” in the name so I’m using a retired set called Sweet Cupcake.

I’ve made a Z fold card using Melon Mambo card stock and retired It’s My Party DSP.  Z fold cards are so easy to make and they look really effective.

Here’s a photo from the top so you can see how it works.

I’ve used the retired Cupcake Cutouts Framelits (try saying that 3 times fast) to die cut the word “Sweet”…..

…..and to die cut the cupcake and candle.  I’ve stamped the cupcake in Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride and Melon Mambo and adhered part of a Delicate White Doily behind it.

The best thing about a Z fold card is that it folds flat and fits in a standard size C6 envelope.

I hope you like my entry for the challenge.  I love reading your comments.