Perennial Lavender Suite

The Perennial Lavender Suite in the 2024 January-April Mini Catalog is just gorgeous! I made this card with the lovely DSP, along with Highland Heather and Lost Lagoon card stocks. The sentiment and die are also from the suite. I love the postage stamp edge of the die, and the set comes with SO MANY dies. It is great for creating layers and adding sentiments. (The ribbon and dots are retired.)

I love that this bundle includes a really pretty Mother’s Day sentiment, too. I made this Mother’s Day card using the Perennial Lavender stamp set and dies.

I recently demonstrated how to make this card on Facebook Live. Here is the video!

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Flowing Flowers Cards and Envelopes

This stamp set makes the most beautiful flowers, and it’s SO easy to use!! These specially designed stamps are called “distINKtive stamps.” They create images that have contour and shading, but you only have to stamp ONE time! It couldn’t be any easier.

I used Highland Heather for the card base. The flowers are inked with Highland Heather and Flirty Flamingo inks, and the leaves are done in Granny Apple Green. I used blending brushes to ink the stamp with the flowers and leaves. Just tap the blending brush on the ink pad and apply it where you want it on the stamp.

I die cut the pieces using the stitched rectangles dies and had to add a little bling, of course! The pastel pearls add just the right touch.

I did the same techniques to decorate the flap of the envelope.

The sentiments in this set cover a lot of occasions, making this a very versatile set.

This is a GREAT beginner’s set because it is quick and has a lot of variety in the sentiments. For the thank you card above, I stamped the flowers in Polished Pink, Mango Melody, and Granny Apple Green on the white card stock, then the sentiment in black. I cut it using the new deckled rectangles dies and glued it to a Granny Apple Green card base. I added two pink embellishments and that’s it! I then made a matching envelope. This is a FUN SET!!

This beautiful stamp set is only available until June 30, 2022. It is in the January-June Mini Catalog 2022. To view the catalog, go to www.stampinup.com, scroll to the bottom, and click “Digital Catalog.”

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Flowering Tulips Thank You Card

I just love the Flowering Fields Suite in the January-June 2022 mini catalog. This card features the Flowering Tulips stamps and dies. The colors are Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, and Evening Evergreen. In addition to the card stock, the designer paper is SO pretty, and the scalloped rectangle really shows off the tulip. Finally, I just HAVE to add some bling! The purple pastel pearls are the perfect finishing touch.

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