July 4, 2021

Beautiful Hand-Penned Petals in Ombré

Amy Jasper simple and cute 2021, blending brushes, brilliant wings, hand-penned, ombre 2 Comments

I have a sweet and simple card to share with you today featuring the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set from Stampin’ Up!® and the Brilliant Wings Dies.

The delicate lined floral images in this stamp set work so nicely with the butterfly die-cuts. I’ve combined the two a few times now and they always look great!

The card base is Thick Basic White with a double mat layer of Basic White cardstock. This is an easy way to create a soft and subtle frame around your card base without drawing the eye away from your focal point.

I used my Blending Brushes to add some colour to the card. Daffodil Delight at the top, then Granny Apple Green, and finally Bermuda Bay. This gives a wonderful ombré gradient effect. To build on that, I also inked the stamps to coordinate with the gradient.

The sentiment is stamped on a strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock. I flagged the end with my very loved Banners Pick-a-Punch (seriously my favourite punch right now!).

The Playing with Patterns Resin Dots are just the right finishing touch, don’t you agree!? I’ve had them for a while, yet haven’t had a chance to use them! I love that these dots are flat and matte. There are a lot of times when I’m looking to add interest to the card, but I don’t necessarily want “bling”. These dots are just right. Now, if they could be available in more colours, please!

I hope you’re having a great weekend. Get lots of crafting time in whenever you can and make something beautiful!

June 27, 2021

A Happy Hello to make You Smile

Amy Jasper simple and cute 2021, daisy punch, foam adhesive sheets, hand-penned, playful alphabet dies 0 Comments

Most of the time, the things that I receive in the mail are bills and flyers. Not very fun.

So, when I get a card in the mail (or blessed be the day that I get an actual package!), it is a reason to smile! Most packages that I receive are, of course, items that I ordered online. I get a thrill when they finally arrive, even though I know what’s inside.

The other day, I had a rather large package in the mail. It didn’t order it and I wasn’t expecting anything.

It was an ACTUAL package!

And it was for ME!

It was a care package from my best friend who, because of pandemic restrictions, I hadn’t seen in over a year. It was filled with all sorts of gifts, some silly and fun, some personalized just for me, and some lovely and surprising. A hand-made card was there as well, to say hello.

The card that I have to share with you today is one that would make anyone smile.

Making the card

I punched a couple of daisies using the Medium Daisy Punch. Crushed Curry is just the right contrast with the Daffodil Delight in the paper pattern. Do you recognize the paper I used? It’s from the Hand-Penned Memories and More Card Pack. The pack is designed with scrapbooking in mind, but is great for cards, too! I don’t scrapbook nearly as much as I’d like.

The HELLO is created with the Playful Alphabet DIes, some Basic White Cardstock, and Foam Adhesive Sheets. I adhered those letters to a layer of Basic Black and patterned paper from the Pattern Party Designer Series paper. The Banners Pick-a-Punch is one of my new favourites, and was used to created that nice flagged end to the black layers.

I trimmed the White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon in half along it’s length, tying it into a double bow. The delicate texture is the perfect finishing touch to this pretty design.

Send some joy today!

Happy mail, whether it’s a card or a full package from someone who cares about you is incredibly meaningful. The joy is in knowing that someone is thinking of you and cares about you.

Send some happy mail and make someone smile, knowing that you’re thinking about them.

After receiving my package, you can bet that I was smiling plenty that day!