Shine Brightly

Hi, everyone! Heather P. here with a fun, sparkly gift tag!

To create my tag, I started with a green piece of cardstock, which was stamped with the polka dot strip from You Said It, Sister, and heat embossed with clear powder.  After that, I cut pieces of white and purple cardstock, angling the bottoms.

Once that was done, I stamped the sentiment from Say Anything with gray ink, and the lanterns from String Me Along with Memento ink.  I colored the lanterns with Copics, then lined up the cardstock pieces before rounding the corners.  To finish up, I used pop dots to give the tag a little dimension between the layers, added stickles to the lanterns and purple cardstock, then unraveled some purple/white twine.

That's it for me today, be sure to come back tomorrow for more FSS inspiration!

Back to Stamping!

Hello, Fresh Squeezed friends! It's Virginia here sharing a simple card with you. It's all about STAMPING!! There isn't a single piece of pattern paper or embellishment involved! It is completely FLAT and it's perfect for mailing

This 100% stamped card has that "special something" that a printed card does not have! It has a whitewash look- rustic and organic!  Each balloon was stamped multiple times (white chalk ink and various colored dye inks).  After stamping the balloons, I then stamped the strings in black.  I also inked up the edges to make the design look more cohesive. At the end, I embossed the sentiment from this set Inside Scoop: Birthday.  The balloon image is from Life of the Party.

I hope this has inspired you to try stamping with kraft cardstock. The effect is satisfying and oh.so.FUN!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Shine Brightly

Hello weekend!!! It's Heather C here. Today I'm sharing a card that was very fun to create!

I used Trendy Triangles to create the triangle pattern stamped in various colors of ink. Then I added a sentiment from Say Anything.  It took a few tries to get everything lined up, but I even love where it's a little off too.  :)

Trendy Triangles                                Say Anything

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Getting More Out of Your Stamps

Hi there! Leigh here with a card that I made with Everyday Expressions in an unusual way: I used the front and back sides of my stamps!

I inked up the back of several stamps in three colors to stamp my background, stamping off with each color.  Then I went back and stamped the corresponding image overtop, stamping off again sometimes.

I trimmed my stamped panel and adhered it to my card, stitching it in place. I stamped my sentiment and then adhered a die cut frame (embossed with a woodgrain impression plate and wrapped with twine & buttons) with dimensional adhesive.

Everyday Expressions

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Welcome Baby Girl

Hey everyone! Erin here. During the August release week I used the baby sentiment from Subway Series: Occasions to create a baby boy card. I really liked the layout, and decided to CASE myself and use the same sentiment to create a baby girl card. 

I embossed the sentiment onto vellum, then ran it through my Xyron so adhesive covered the entire sheet. After I adhered it to my card, I embellished it with buttons, a resin cabochon, and a few enamel dots. 

Subway Series: Occasions

That's it for me today! Check back tomorrow for more inspiration using Fresh Squeezed Stamps!

Sip On

Hi Fresh Squeezed fans!  Tracey here with a fun coffee themed card for the caffeine addict in your life!

I created a background on my card base using the coffee cups from Hot, Hot, Hot. Then I die cut a stitched mat to stamp my sentiment and the two tiny coffee beans on.

Hot, Hot, Hot

That's it for me today!  Check back here tomorrow for more Fresh Squeezed fun!

Happy Happy Birthday!

Hi, everyone! Heather P. here to share a fun little birthday card I created featuring Happy Hexagons!

To create my card, I started with a kraft woodgrain card base which I trimmed down to 3 1/2" wide to accommodate my large sentiment banner.  Next, I stamped three of the patterned images from Happy Hexagons onto colored cardstock, and heat embossed them with white powder before cutting them out.

Happy Hexagons                                          Trendy Triangles

After all the hexagons were cut out, I played with their arrangement before adhering them to the card front with pop dots.  I added two strips of green cardstock to the card front, and stamped the birthday sentiment from Trendy Triangles in turquoise ink.  To finish up the card, I die cut the word "happy", covered it with stickles, and adhered it to the banner.

That's all from me today, but be sure to come back tomorrow for more FSS inspiration! :)