Donna's Stampin Blog

To make this card I used:

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Stamps: Echoes of Kindness, Congrats
Accessories: Stampin Up pastels, big shot & texture plate

To make this card I used:
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pawsitively Prints II, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Poppy Parade
Stamps: Baby Tees
Accessories: Stampin Up Markers

To make this card I used:
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints II DSP, Pear Pizzazz DSP
Ink: Poppy Parade
Stamps: Favorite Thoughts
Accessories: Scallop Square Punch

I recently got some new paper and am LOVING the Pawsitively Prints II DSP. Such cute designs. I made this masculine birthday card with it.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints II DSP
Ink: Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz
Stamps: Happy Moments
Accessories: StampinUp! markers, buttons sizzlits

I had so much fun making this birthday card for my niece Juliana. It's such a girly card!

To make this card I used: (All Stampin Up! products)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pretty In Pink, Pixie Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty In Pink, Basic Gray, Pixie Pink
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Wonderful Favourites, Love Bug
Accessories: tempting turquoise ribbon

To make this card I used:
Paper: Only Orange, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Only Orange (with a sponge to dye the white ribbon), Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise
Stamps: Pun Fun, Circle Circus
Accessories: white ribbon, sponges

This patterned paper reminded me of Father's Day for some reason, so I decided to make this bright Father's day card with it.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange
Stamps: All Holidays
Accessories: white ribbon

I offered to make the invitations for my brother's wedding. After all, I love making cards. I figured...how much more difficult could making many cards be versus just one? It has proved very time consuming, but I am so happy with the end result.



I took a standard card size stock, folded it in half and then cut off part of the bottom so when it folded up, it would reveal part of the card. I then embossed the bottom part of the card so when it folded up, you could see the embossing. I used my printer to create the "invitation" writing and then stamped, in Gold, the additional embellishments. I finished the card off with strip of paper to hold the card together.



For the envelope, I typed up the addresses on labels. I thought envelope looked a little plain so I stamped a flower in tempting turquoise to match the card. I took one of my markers and filled part of the flower in using Blush Blossom, to match the card as well. I then stamped a sentiment on the back.



To make this card I used:
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Matte white paper
Ink: Metallic Gold, Tempting Turquoise
Stamps: Wedding Sweet, Monogram Sweet, Embrace Life, Sweet Little Sentiments
Accessories: Embossing folder, Stampin Up Markers

I'm loving Sale-a-bration and all the free stamp sets I got from it. Here is one of the ones I received. It makes a very cute card.

To make this card I used: (All Stampin Up! products)
Paper: Pink Passion, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip DSP
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Good Neighbors, Fundamental Phrases
Accessories: Tempting Turquoise ribbon, scallop oval punch, large oval punch

I made this card on my new desk tonight. I was getting sick of always having all my stampin up stuff everywhere while I made a card on the kitchen table so I bought a desk and bookshelf so I could have a dedicated space to make cards on. I LOVE IT!

To make this card I used:
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pink Passion
Stamps: Pun Fun, Sprinkles
Accessories: ribbon, stampin up markers

I made this birthday card for my nephew and I love the colours. I saw a very similar card on Splitcoast Stampers and couldn't wait to make it.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White
Ink: Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise, Bravo Burgundy
Stamps: Look Who's Turning
Accessories: Tempting Turquoise Ribbon

I think the Old Olive and Night of Navy make this card perfect for a masculine birthday card. I used post it notes to outline the border of the stamped image for a clean border and sponged the background.

To make this card I used: (all Stampin Up!)
Paper: Night Of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Night Of Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Basic Black
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Accessories: brads, post it notes

I wasn't quite sure how the Tempting Turquoise was going to look against the Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie, but I like it!

To make this card I used: (All Stampin Up! products)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Stamps: Flowers In Silhouette, Fundamental Phrases
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie ribbon, large oval punch, scallop oval punch

This is my very first crack at trying the Michelle Zindorf technique of stamping. Her stuff is artwork and I think it will take lots of practice to get as good as her. I used a sponge and a post it note torn with jagged edges to create the background and then stamped the tree using basic black.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White
Ink: Apricot Appeal, Basic Black, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Tempting Turquoise, Night Of Navy
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Lovely As A Tree
Accessories: post it notes, sponges, window punch, embossing border, tempting turquoise brads

Here is another example of a welcome card I made. I made this one for my mom and dad. This past summer, they sold their house and bought a new one. I hand wrote a "sold" sign and put it beside one of the houses to represent the house they had just sold and put a "welcome" sign above another house, representing the one they had bought.












To make this card I used: (All Stampin Up! products)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Cameo Coral, Garden Green
Stamps: Neighbourhood Jumbo Wheel, Sweet Little Sentiments, Itty Bitty Buds
Accessories: Tempting Turquoise Ribbon, Stampin Up Pastels

Last night I decided to take a little break from making Christmas cards and instead made a birthday card. I saw a thank you card posted on Split Coast Stampers with this design and decided to make it into a birthday card.

To make this card I used: (all products Stampin Up! except for the ribbon, which is from the dollar store)
Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts
Ink: Green Galore, Pink Passion, Lovely Lilac, Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Pink Passion, Whisper White
Accessories: 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, pink ribbon

I had a chance to use the Define You Life stamp set this year, and although I don't own it yet, I had a lot of fun trying out different designs with it. I think this is one of my favourites. I made several different sentiments using varying colours and I am very pleased with how this one turned out.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Whisper White (SU), Tempting Turquoise (SU), Chocolate Chip (SU), Apricot Appeal (SU)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU)
Stamps: Define Your Life (SU)
Accessories: Brads (SU), Big Shot Embosser (SU)

I think out of all the stamp sets I have received to date, the Itty Bitty Buds set has been the most versatile for me. I never seem to run out of ideas for using this set. I found a great card on Split Coast Stampers and modified it to suit my own sentiment stamp. I love the white space on the card. It really makes the flowers and sentiment pop out. I also like the smaller borders I used to frame the white. I typically use a 1/4" border but went slightly smaller with this card.

To make this card I Used:
Stamps: Itty Bitty Buds (SU), Glad Friends (SU)
Ink: Temping Turquoise (SU), Night Of Navy (SU)
Paper: Whisper White (SU), Tempting Turquoise (SU), Night Of Navy (SU)
Accessories: Tempting Turquoise Ribbon (SU)

I love love love the way this card turned out. I love the colour combination and the new stamp sets. It turned out exactly how I wanted it to.

To make this card, I used:
Stamps: Seeing Spots (SU), Think Happy Thoughts (SU)
Ink: Green Galore (SU), Chocolate Chip (SU)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise (SU), Green Galore (SU), Chocolate Chip (SU), Whisper White (SU)
Accessories: Circle Punches (SU), Scallop Circle Punch (SU), Tempting Turquoise Ribbon (SU)