Card Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Colored Cardstock:

• 1 15/16" x 3 15/16"
• 2 11/16" x 3 15/16"

Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper:

• 1 3/4" x 3 3/4"
• 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Whisper White: 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

For my first card sample, I combined the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper with the Rooted In Nature stamp set. This set of rubber stamps has coordinating dies. As a bonus, the set of dies has dies that emboss the veins of the leaves that match the stamps and can be combined with the cutting dies or used separately. Here, I stamped the leaves with Blackberry Bliss and Melon Mambo ink on Bumblebee and Melon Mambo cardstock. I cut the stamped leaves as well as two vellum leaves using the dies. Then, I ran the leaves through again with the embossing dies to emboss the veins into the leaves as well. It's a little hard to see, but it adds beautiful texture to the card. 

My second card uses a plaid design that is primarily Rich Razzleberry with Bumblebee. I stamped the flowers from the All Things Fabulous stamp set with Rich Razzleberry and Bumblebee to match the patterned paper. The leaves are stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. Once again, I used a sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set and stamped it in Rich Razzleberry on a Whisper White circle cut from the Stitched Shapes dies. 

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If you've been hopping along with us, you've joined me from Jean Bolan Beaulieu's blog. When you're done here, I hope you'll continue on to Kim Quade's. At the end of this blog post, you'll find a complete list of all the designers for today's blog hop with clickable links to all of their websites. They have creates some gorgeous cards and projects, so go check them all out!

On y go! Let's get stamping.
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My designs today were inspired by a video by Jennifer McGuire. She shared how to use pointillism with a stamped image. Perhaps you remember this technique from a grade school art class. Pointillism is an art technique using small dots to create an image. I've used it on both the outsides and insides of my stamped designs today to create a unique look. 

My second card uses the same fern as the first card, but here I stamped it in Early Espresso ink and used the light and Dark Mango Melody and the dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends alcohol markers to do the pointillism dots on the outside of the image. I added a thin strip of Early Espresso cardstock under the stamped image and I embossed the Mango Melody cardstock with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder. 

​Likewise, my third card uses the light and dark Pumpkin Pie and the light Mango Melody Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and is mounted on a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock that has been embossed with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder.

My last two cards use the Rooted in Nature stamp set. Again, I stamped the images with Early Espresso ink, but this time, I did the pointillism inside of the stamped image. I started by coloring the image with the light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend. Then, I added the dots in the same way with the dark Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie blends.

I embossed the Daffodil Delight cardstock background with the Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder and the Mango Melody with the dotted pattern from the Wrapped in Texture embossing folders. 

Whisper White cardstock: 3" x 4 3/4"
Mango Melody cardstock: 3 3/16" x 4 15/16"
Early Espresso cardstock: 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"
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I used the Rooted in Nature stamp set for the box top. I stamped the leaves with Early Espresso ink and used masking to create a string of leaves. I used the same pointillism technique on the outside of the leaves using the light and dark Daffodil Delight, the dark Mango Melody, and the dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. added a few of the Artistry Blooms Sequins in Mango Melody and some Linen Thread to the box top.

I cut the letters with the Playful Alphabet dies. I cut the top layer from Mango Melody cardstock. Then, I cut two more layers from Early Espresso and stacked them to give them more dimension. I layered the box top on Mango Melody and Early Espresso cardstock.
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The box is a mini Paper Pumpkin box available in the August-December Mini Catalog. To color the outside, I filled two Stampin' Spritzers with rubbing alcohol. I added about 15 drops of Mango Melody re-inker to one and 15 drops of Pumpkin Pie to the other. I spritzed the outside with Mango Melody first and then spritzed areas with Pumpkin Pie. I finished by splattering the box with Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede ink using the medium Water Painter. I put a couple of drops of re-inker on a clear block and scooped it up with the Water Painter. Then, I flicked across the cap to the Water Painter to create splatters.
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I absolutely love card sketches! These card making layouts make designing handmade cards so much easier and can be a real help if you're stuck on how to get started. Just grab some images that work with the size of the card sketch, choose your colors, and get stamping! Plus, you can modify the card sketch as little or as much as you want. My two samples follow the sketch closely, but I've seen lots of cards based on sketches that have really stretched the basic layout idea. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Colored Cardstock # 1 (Gorgeous Grape): 8 ½” x 3”, scored at 4 ¼”
Colored Cardstock #2 (Coastal Cabana): 1 ¾” x 5 ¼”
Colored Cardstock #3 (Granny Apple Green): 3 7/16” x 4 11/16”
White or Vanilla Cardstock:

• 3 ¼” x 4 ½”
• ¾” x 3 ¼”

My second card making idea uses the To a Wild Rose stamp set. This card sample has a completely different look to it than the Dino Days sample, even though it uses the exact same design. Using a different stamp set impacts the overall feel of the card design.

I started by stamping the roses with Melon Mambo ink. This is a three-step stamping set, but I only used the two interior rose images to create these roses. I also stamped the most interior rose image in Melon Mambo ink on the piece of Melon Mambo cardstock.

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Click here to see the complete supply list for the Dino Days card sample. While they aren't needed for this card, I included the dies and the discontinued matching patterned paper and enamel shapes on the supply list. Just like the supply list for the To a Wild Rose card, it's easy to shop directly from the list by choosing what you need and clicking add to cart.

Night of Navy cardstock:

• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• scraps

Whisper White cardstock:

• 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"
• scraps

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper:

• Tile design: 2 1/2" x 3 1/4"
• Fabric design: 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"

After coloring the images, I cut them with the Sunflower dies. I also cut a couple of the wheat pieces from Night of Navy cardstock.

I heat embossed the greeting for this simple card design. Heat embossing is easy! It just requires the right tools. I stamped the greeting with Versamark ink. After stamping, I dump embossing powder on the image and then tap it off back into the container. Versamark is a sticky ink, but it's not glue. The powder won't stay on the image long term. To make it permanent, you have to melt the embossing powder with a heat tool. After I finished embossing the sentiment, I cut around it with my Paper Snips and added it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
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All three cards use the same basic layout. 

• Colored cardstock (Melon Mambo, Mango Melody, & Flirty Flamingo): 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic Black: 3 11/16" x 4 15/16"
• Whisper White: 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

​Additional cardstock needed for each card:
Melon Mambo card: 

• Whisper White: 1" x 

Mango Melody card:

• Basic Black: 3/4" x 3 11/16"
• Whisper White scraps

Flirty Flamingo card:

• Whisper White scraps
• Whisper White strip cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies

This first card I have to share, is a simple stamping card. This easy card making idea features Melon Mambo flowers with Granny Apple Green leaves. I only used the base stamp for these flowers making this a quick and easy card to whip up. to finish, I added a few of the Iridescent Pearls from the 2020 August - December Mini Catalog.

My second card is a little more intricate, but still pretty quick and easy. I used the Stamparatus to stamp the flowers in Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody making it easier to line up the three stamps. While I was at it, I stamped the flowers for the next card as well since the Stamparatus makes it easy to quickly stamp multiples. You'll want to watch the video to see how I die cut the flowers first and then stamped them. I also show how to do the heat embossing for the sentiment on this card.

Like the previous examples, each card becomes more intricate.