Egg Dye Background Cards

 Today's cards are also arguably clean and simple like the ones I showed you yesterday (or there are at least not too many layers on them -- compared to my normal cards anyway!)  

These four cards are all from a piece of Thick Basic White onto which I had dumped the leftover dye from making our Easter eggs.  It took me a while to figure out what to do with the paper I created.  I decided to cut it apart and then stamp different images onto it. 

The first card is stamped with the Simply Zinnias Stamps:

The next card is stamped with images from the Grassy Grove stamp set plus some die cut deer made with the coordinating Grove Dies. 

The third and fourth card have some new 2024-2026 In Colors on them and use sneak peek sets -- Thoughtful Wishes and Spotlight on Nature, respectively.  

Those who are sharp-eyed may have noticed a new color for the card bases, too.  That's the new Basic Beige that will be available starting May 1st!  It is a really nice addition to Stampin' Up!'s Neutrals color family!     

- Michelle

SUper Friends March Clean and Simple Swap Cards

 Happy Sunday!  For our swap last month, the SUper Friends decided to exchange clean and simple cards.   

Jane's elegant creation uses the Softly Sophisticated Bundle.  I love how she embossed the outside of the card, and added a stamped layer inside with the greeting and for a handwritten message.  The coordinating envelope she created is beautiful, too: 

For her stunning card, Jaya chose the Stippled Roses Bundle. with a sophisticated Gray Granite and white color scheme.  The greeting is heat embossed and Jaya added some dry embossed lines for a beautiful effect.  She also added a coordinating stamp inside the card and on the envelope:

Margery's fun card cleverly features the new 2024-2026 In Colors, plus I think the top right square is Lemon Lime Twist!  I love the layout and how she embossed the squares with the Zinnias 3D embossing folder.  The greeting is also from the Simply Zinnia stamp set: 

Cathy's wonderful card is made with Sea of Textures stamps and dies.  I love how Cathy created this ocean scene and added the touches of sparkle in and around it:

Judy's gorgeous card pairs the Quiet Reflection stamp set with the Thoughtful Expressions Dies.  She created a window layer peeking through to the Quiet Reflection image, also has some elegant dry embossed lines, and some sparkly embellishments:  

Kallien's chic card shows off several designs from the Forever Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, including three pieces cut with the Hexagon Punch.  Kallien created her greeting using the Wonderful Thoughts Bundle.  I love the faceted gems she added, too:

I created my card with the Excellent Eggs Bundle, some coloring with Stampin' Blends, plus the Fun Patterns Embossing Folder, Natural Polka Dot Trim, Brushed Brass Butterflies, and Adhesive Backed Hearts and Flowers:

Thanks so much to the SUper Friends for another terrific swap!!!

And, thank you for visiting my blog!  Please let me know if you have any questions about any of these cards or the products used!

- Michelle

Sweet Citrus Meets Mediterranean Blooms Cards

 Made it to TXStampin' Sharon's Mystery Monday stamping again this week!  I decided to combine the Mediterranean Bloom Designer Paper I received as a Prize Patrol at OnStage (and which will be available with the new annual catalog in May) with the retiring Sweet Citrus Bundle for my card.  I also used the Spotlight on Nature Dies to cut the circles for the greeting.  

Really like this layout, which Sharon calls a split section card!  I think it's a fun way to show off some pretty designer paper!  Do you agree?

- Michelle

Hooray for Honeycomb Cards

For our second make and take at Sunday's SUper Friends' gathering, we each created a card from the new Hooray for Honeycomb kit!  The kit has three different designs, each of which has a coordinating honeycomb piece to use on the card.  For the berry card, we decided to move the honeycomb piece inside the card so it would be easier to mail.  The kit comes with preprinted greetings in English, French and German, but the die cuts can be flipped over and you can stamp a different greeting on the other side if you like (I did that on the balloon card, where I used a greeting from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set).

You can check out this kit in my online store here!  And, you can see all currently available kits here.  Please let me know if you have any questions about these!

- Michelle

In Color "Jungle" Cards from our SUper Friends Gathering

 At yesterday's SUper Friends gathering, one of our make and takes was this card, playing with new 2024-2026 In Colors and some new background stamp sets (the Online Exclusive Dazzling Droplets and the Leaf Collection background that will release on May 1st).  We also mixed in some of the new Basic Beige for the greetings.  The card base is Peach Pie.  

We had one other make and take, which I will show soon -- please stay tuned!  

- Michelle

Thoughtful Wishes for Mystery Monday!

 Hi!  Hope you are having a wonderful day!  On Monday, I was able to play along with Sharon Armstrong's Mystery Monday Stamping, and as always, it was so much fun!!!  (If you'd like to check out the replay and make this card along with Sharon, too, you can do so here. 

We ended up making a Double Z fold card, and I decided to use some sneak peek products I was able to preorder that will be coming out in the new annual catalog next month.  I used the Thoughtful Wishes Stamp set for the greeting, Thoughtful Journey designer series paper, and the card base and ink are Petunia Pop, which is my favorite of the new In Colors (although I love them all!!!).  Here's how my card turned out:

The card is embellished with some of the Adhesive Backed Dragonflies.

What do you think of this new paper and Petunia Pop?  Will you give this kind of card a try?  

Thanks for visiting my blog!

- Michelle