Metallic Magic Cards

 I finished the Metallic Magic online class from Stampin' Up! earlier this month, and I really enjoyed it!  Here are my cards from the class!  I had fun learning to use the system, and liked the challenge of using what I had on hand to create the cards.  While I had the Butterfly Flight Bundle, I didn't have the Botanical Glow Bundle or the designer series paper recommended for the class. 

After seeing it in action during the class, I have now ordered the Botanical Glow Bundle!  I also ordered some more window sheets since I only had scraps and some printed ones in my supplies!  (Definitely would like to do some more foiling on window sheets!  Lots of fun possibilities with that!)  

Anyway, I will say my projects are not perfect, as I did get some overfoiling on them.  I think that was because I was putting everything on the platform while it was heating up instead of waiting to put it on after it heated up.  Have tried more since then, and that does seem to have been the issue.

Here are the cards I created during the class (plus finished inside decorations and envelopes):

ss:

I saved the leftovers from the class, and I have since been able to reverse foil with those.  Stay tuned for the cards I created with those!

Have you tried hot foiling yet?

Thanks for visiting my blog!

- Michelle

Endless Love Dressed Up and Simple Heart Treat Boxes

 Still catching up on sharing some projects from February (and before)!  I had found a couple cute boxes at a craft store, and decided it would be fun to alter them with some die cuts made with the Endless Love dies.  On one of the boxes, I dressed that up further with some flowers from the Swirled Designs Dies.  I also added some Bubble Bath Faux Linen Ribbon (loving this ribbon . . . in case you couldn't tell from yesterday's Paper Pumpkin post!)

Which of these boxes do you like better?

Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin Kit Cards

 I am finally sharing the cards I created with the January 2026 Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin kit!  I really enjoyed the colors, patterns, and elements in this kit!  In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I actually cut up the envelopes and made more cards with them.  I haven't done that for a while, trying not to end up with too many cards, but really couldn't resist with this kit.  I ended up with a total of 20 cards, some made following the kit directions, but most my own designs.  

I added some texture with the All in the Row Embossing Folder.  I also used dies and stamps from the Endless Love Bundle.  You may also spot a Softest Spring Mix and Match Puffy Sticker or two on the cards (pink butterfly on the postage shaped Just for You card, and yellow butterfly and pink heart on the sending love card with the greeting stamped in blue, and a blue butterfly on the next card).  I also had fun stitching the Bubble Bath Pink Linen Ribbon through a couple of the die cut hearts.

I think these cards work for more than Valentine's day!  What do you think?

Tea Themed Thank You Notes

 Here are a set of six thank you notes that I had fun making using a combination of current and retired tea themed stamps, dies, and papers.  These are 5" x 7" cards, so a bit larger than my standard card size, which gave a bit more room for creativity.  

Which is your favorite card?