Friends Make Life Beautiful
Hi Creative Friends, In the latest release from Papertry Ink is a gorgeous floral stamp and die set called Winter Iris. These stunning flowers help create a beautiful display of iris-like blooms. I used pinks and purples for mine, but they would be equally wonderful in any color… or even multi-colored!! To create these flowers, I first stamped them onto hot-pressed watercolor paper using VersaMark ink, then […] 
Simply Ravishing
Hi Creative Friends, I am hitting the pause button on the holiday projects just for a moment so I can make a special birthday card for my sister. She loves the vintage-style botanical paintings. Penny Black is the best with this kind of stamp, and the Ravisihing cling stamp is no exception. It creates a gorgeous single blossom! This single blossom is so beautiful, and since it […] 
Autumn Birthday
Hi Everyone, I am sharing a delightful birthday card for those Autumn birthdays. This one was made for a dear friend who not only has a birthday in October but also LOVES Fall colors. For me, I loved making the leaves from the Leave It To Me stamp and die set by Papertrey Ink, and adding the sweet dimensional bow was icing on the cake! This card […] 
Birthday Paw-ty
Hi Creative Friends, You can never have enough birthday cards at the ready in my book, and the Puppy Paw-ty stamp and die set is perfect way to celebrate an animal lover’s birthday. This card was for a special person who just got her own little puppy to love. I had loads of fun making this card. It gave me a chance to do a little coloring […] 
Next Trip Around The Sun
Hi Cardmaking Friends, I love flowers, so I am super excited to share this floral card made with the brand-new Sentimental Florals stamp and die set by Concord & 9th. It is an awesome set! Just about any color scheme works, and there are SO many wonderful sentiments included in the set… or use one of your own! This set is complete with all the elements needed […] 
Welcome To My Garden
Hi friends! It’s Dana (IG: @dkirbystamps)here today, and I am back with a card that uses the Above Ground set from Papertrey Ink. This set is packed full of sweet images to build a fun garden of your own. There are so many details that can be added, and I love that this set can be used for lots of different occasions too. I started my card by building my garden box […] 
Daisy Love
Hi Cardmaking Friends, I have a trio of fun things to share with you today. First, I have three card designs to share that feature the Daisy Bouquet stencil pack by Concord & 9th and Kristina Werner. Kristina is a superb cardmaker, so she knows what works and what’s fun and versatile to work with. So, when you get a Kristina Werner goody, you know it is […] 
Best Day Ever
Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am back with a card that uses the fun Boardwalk Stacks dies from Concord & 9th. These dies build the cutest amusement park with its own ferris wheel and roller coaster! There are lots of dies included in this set to give you so many options and details that can be mixed and matched, lots of possibilities! I started my card by die cutting all of […] 
Flourishing Florals
Hi Creative Friends, My card today features the new and beautiful spray of flowers in the Flourishing stamp by Penny Black. As you know, Penny Black excels at gorgeous flowers, and this one is no different. I don’t know the names of many flowers, but these are delicate and sweet, just the same! This card design begins with a piece of hot-pressed watercolor paper, the stamp, and […] 
Fluttering By…
Hi Creative Friends, Today I have another Papertrey Ink card design for you. In their last release, there was a myriad of butterflies to choose from. The Build-A-Butterfly and its matching stencil set really caught my eye! I often don’t have a preconceived notion of what my card design will look like. When this happens, I dive into creating the main subject and hope I’ll have a […] 
