Cottage Lane Stamper

  A couple of days ago I posted a birthday card for my grandson on my Facebook group page.  I had seen this cute pop out card for the inside.  Unfortunately, after 5 hours of trying to adapt it to my card, I found out that it only worked for a card that was cut 4-1/4" x 11".  Mine was cut 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" I still wanted to share with you this cute pop out card and incorporate it with the Coneflower stamp bundle. The coneflower bundle has two dies for the flower.  One embosses and cuts, this die does not coordinate easily with the stamp. To make it a fuller flower, cut two of these and adhere them together. The other die has two flowers connected together so the top one flips up.   You'll see what I mean in the video.  This die does coordinate with the stamp.  How you decide to do it is up to you.  You can leave the inside blank or stamp either the top or the bottom, once it is flipped open.     Front       In...

What is Stampin' Surprise Saturday you ask?  Well, the 1st Saturday of the month we get together, via Zoom. I love being able to craft with my friends near and far, no matter the weather.  There is not a class fee.  When you have signed up, by the previous Sunday, I will send out a list of supplies needed & the Zoom link on Monday. You have a week to  gather your supplies together, cut and score etc. and then we meet on Zoom that next Saturday.  You choose your colors, embellishments, DSP, stamp sets etc.  I will give a suggestion as to what I'm using and when get meet on Zoom, we put them together.   Today's Stampin' Surprise Saturday is a fun fold.  I love to do fun folds for Saturdays, because stamping and Saturdays should be fun!!!!  And the surprise is you don't know what your card will look like when you are done. For this card I used a base of Basic White, a background layer of Night of Navy and DSP from "Beauty of the Earth" ...

 For those of you who joined me on my Facebook Live today, Sept 22, Thank you!  It is available on replay.   I featured the " Playful Pets" Suite .   I CASE'd this from Patsy Waggoner.  An adorable card that features a dog that reminds me of our Minature Schnauzer we had as a child.  You could revise this for the cuddly cats on the DSP. Here's  link t"o my FB Live video: " Tuesdays At Ten   from Tuesday, Sept 22, 2020. I love that a couple of the dies match a dog and cat on the DSP for die cutting!   Here are the supplies and dimensions to make this cute card: Whisper White: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" Playful Pets DSP: 2" x 5-1/4" Real Red 3/4" x 4" Gray Granite: 4" x 5-1/4" Basic Black: 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" All the supplies can be purchased at my  Cottage Lane Stamper store   Pampered Pets #152520   Pet Dies #152706   Playful Pets DSP #152489   Subtles Embossing...

If  you viewed my previous video on  "Christmas In July Heartwarming Hugs" you will notice how I struggled with two of the dies.  Well, wonder of wonders I finally found out how they are intended to be used! Watch my video for this and also some other tips. I also go over a couple of the features of the new Stampin' Up!© website and how to do a full cup wrap, available in my Etsy Store:  Full Cup Wrap for Mini Cups I apologize for any confusion or misinformation on my initial video. Shop here for  Heartwarming Hugs Suite The host code for August 2020 is: SXEMFKRU, be sure to use this when placing your online order. Thanks for stopping by! Sharon Images: Stampin' Up!®

Have I mentioned that I love the Tropical Oasis Suite in the 2020 Mini Catalog ?  I do! I had brilliant idea using the tiny little flowers, I have mentioned that I love those too!  Haha! CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF THE SUPPLIES Today's card uses one of the Memories & More© cards from the Tropical Oasis Suite.  I had this brilliant idea of trying to make a lei from the flowers and thought this card went well with that inspirational idea.  I die cut a bunch of the flowers, using the "In The Tropics" coordinating dies, in an assortment of colors that are in the suite & used only the smallest ones.  I strung them on a piece of thin Baker's twine from a previous PP kit.  They are attached to the card with a couple of Glue Dots and one pearl to cover the center of the flower at the top. Of course I had to use the little stars from the center of the flowers as an additional embellishment! I attached them with just a dot of the Multipurpo...

Snow is finally gone here in Minnesota, well almost, at least no more in the forecast! So time for some spring cards. Easter is this Sunday so our first card is an Easter card, using the retiring set "In His Grace"   This is a stamp set. So many beautiful sentiments and the flowers lend wonderfully to the Stampin' Blends. Watercolor pencils would also work.  Dimensions: The card base is 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" The background layer is "Blackberry Bliss", 5-1/4" x 4" The corners are punched with the "Detailed Trio" triple punch.  The sentiment is stamped on a piece of "Whisper White" , 2-1/2"x 3-1/2" The sentiment is stamped in Blackberry Bliss.  The flowers are stamped in Memento Black and colored in with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Stampin' Blends.  I used both the light an dark pens, highlighting the stamped shaded areas with the dark color and then blending it all toget...

Hi everyone!  I'm starting a new online card club.  For July I am featuring the Coffee Café stamp set. So simple to participate!  When you place a $40 order (before taxes and shipping) you will receive a card kit in the mail from me, FREE, to make the three cards shown above.  Just make sure that you use the host code 2R4MPU3X. All three cards will be using the featured stamp set.   With the card kit you will also receive a pdf listing the materials and dimensions so you can make more cards later! Here's a closer look at the three cards.           If your order is $150 or more, then make sure that you don't use the host code so you can earn Stampin' Rewards. During July Bonus days ,(July 1 - 31) if you bump your order up to $50, you will also receive a coupon that you can redeem in August.  There is no limit t...