This is how I started making an unknown card, just stamping some flowers from the new stamp set Flower Shop, and with a die cut tag using the Chalk Talk Framelits Dies from Basic Black card stock.

I wanted that “chalk” look on this card so I stamped a greeting from the stamp set  Chalk Talk on the black tag using Versamark Ink and then embossing with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and the Heat Tool.

I LOVE the new Pansy Punch that fits the Flower Shop flowers! You can purchase the stamp set and punch in a Flower Shop Clear Bundle (or wood-mount).

After punching out some flowers, stamping the background of the card with Versamark flowers and adding a Paper Doily, this was my final creatiion. If you just PLAY with your stamps, ink and paper a design and creation will come to you!

Today get out some stamps, ink and paper that you haven’t used yet and see what you can create on your own! Send me a photo!

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Sometimes you don’t have to look far for creative inspiration! Sometimes it is as close as the scraps on your table!

I had stamped the Five-Way Flower several times with my new stamp set and also had some Real Red card stock scraps laying out. The card stock scrap looked pretty close to a 3″ x 6″ strip to trim, fold, and make into a notecard, and the Real Red stamped flower looked good on it since the Very Vanilla edges provided a contrast. Voila!  A little notecard just that easy!

The Five-Way Flower is a single stamp in the new catalog. When you look at it closely, you realize it is made for several scallop circle punches, probably already in your collection! Stamp the flower several times and then punch different size scallops to layer to build up the flower.  Separate the layers with a Stampin’ Dimensional. Or just stamp the flower and leave it as is!  I added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the center. You could also punch a different colored center or use a pearl or whatever you like.

I only had room for a small greeting (you wouldn’t have to have one) so I chose one from Itty Bitty Banners and just cut it out by hand (although there are matching framelits you can use!) (and the new Magnetic Platform would be super-duper for these!)

Such a simple little thing to make and yet it was so easy and most importantly, made me happy to make it!

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On the one hand, I can’t believe it is officially summer already; on the other hand, here in Houston it has been summer for weeks! Heat and humidity, the standard summer weather forecast:  95 for a high, 75 for a low and 10% chance of rain!  So in honor of summer, I decided to try my hand at what I guess most people would call a “sunburst” card.  It’s a great way to use scraps of paper, and I’ve seen so many variations of this idea that you can do almost anything with it.  There is no right and wrong.

Since it is officially summer, I wanted my sunburst to be mostly yellow. I used the Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper to cut angled strips.  You can do this lots of different ways I’m sure and make lots of different sizes.  It probably doesn’t matter at all what you do,  I started with strips of the Gingham Garden paper about 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ and used my Stampin’ Trimmer to cut from one corner to the other diagonal corner.  Basically you want one straight edge and one angled side. Then just lay them out in the design you want, with the excess hanging off the card layer.  Be sure not to put adhesive ALL over the back of the strip because part will be trimmed off the card later. You can just lay out the strips in one area of the card or all over the top half as I did or over the whole card, whatever you like. Trim off the excess paper hanging off the edge of the card with your Paper Snips and you can also trim the place where all the points meet if you need to.  I placed a strip of designer paper across the middle of the card to cover that area but just the punched flower would have done so as well.  The flower is punched with the Blossom Punch – one piece of Delightful Daffodil card stock and two pieces of Gingham Garden paper. The center is a piece of Pear Pizzazz that was in my scraps already embossed! I just punched it out with the 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch.

This was a fun and easy card to make and I’m anxious to try some other versions! Dig out some of your scrap paper and try it!

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