Flower Cards

Cardmaker Collective Club: May 2023

Featuring The Cheerful Daisies Bundle

Get ready for another month of beautiful cards…with my Cardmaker Collective Club for May 2023! The May Club Kit features the Cheerful Daisies Bundle. Here is what you will receive in your May Club Kit:

  • Card kits (8 total, 2 each of 4 different designs, see sneak peek above!).
  • Cardmaking supplies (the consumable type, valued at @$22, so use them up!).
  • Private video assembly tutorials and PDF card recipes (so easy to put together!)
  • Opportunity to purchase the featured bundle at 16% savings (save money, ask me how

May Stampin’ Up! Consumable Products

Your consumable items include:

  • A half pack of the Fresh As A Daisy DSP (cut to 6 x 12″)
  • Full package of 2023-2025 In Color Jute Trim
  • Full pack of Adhesive Backed Solid Gems

Order The Featured Bundle & Save

Since I will not be stamping for you using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set, or
die cutting for you with the Cheerful Daisies Dies, you may want your
own set! (Of course, these cards will look amazing using whatever stamps, dies
or punches you have on hand too.)

After you sign up for the May Club Kit, I will contact you to see if you
would like the featured bundle at the catalog price (that is @16% savings, I
am paying tax and shipping!). You just need to let me know if you would like to
add this item to your May Club Kit and you will receive a separate invoice for the Cheerful Daisies Bundle.

Already own this bundle? Perfect! Just get the Cardmaker Collective Club Kit and you will have everything you need to make these cards per the included instructions.

Don’t Delay On The May Kit

The deadline to start your subscription to the Cardmaker Collective Club and get the May Club Kit is May 18, 2023. If you sign up after May 18th, you will be receiving the June Club Kit. (*normal deadline is the 15th of each month, I am extending May!).

This is an auto-renew club, your card will be charged every month on or around the same date that you first sign up. But, you have the option to cancel you membership at any time. Try it once, or keep receiving the kits!

If you continue to receive kits monthly, after 6 consecutive kits, I am gifting you with a $25 reward certificate, good on any current merchandise in my online Stampin’ Up! store. That is your club benefit!

The Cardmaker Collective Club Kits

Here is what IS included (when applicable):

  • Cardbases for A2 size cards, 2 each of 4 designs for a total of 8 card kits
  • Envelopes for 8 cards
  • Embossed cardstock
  • Die cuts or punched pieces that are different from the featured bundle for the kit
  • Cardstock for you to use for die cutting or punching with the featured bundle
  • A half pack of designer series paper
  • A full bolt of ribbon
  • A full pack of embellishments
  • Private video tutorial
  • Emailed PDF recipe card and instructions
  • Optional bundle add on at 16% savings

Here is what is NOT Included:

  • Any stamping of images
  • White cardstock inserts (for the inside)
  • Any die cutting/punching that uses the featured bundle in the kit
  • Printed PDF directions

New Month, New Bundle, New Card Kit

Look for an announcement around the first week of each month regarding a new card kit. Every month will feature a different bundle, different crafting supplies and different cards. Your consumable supplies will keep you crafting long after your 8 kit cards are completed.

And with sneak peeks of the featured bundle and card designs (via email and social media), there is no question of whether or not you will like the card kit being offered. The design is yours to make…join the Cardmaking Collective Club when the time is right for you!

Ready to get started today? Click the subscribe button and watch the mail for your May Card Kit (shipping @May 25).

Dainty Delight The Best Card

Dainty Delight Card Class, Card 3

Dainty Delight The Best Card

We are now on to the last card from my Weekly Card Class From ME. And this week features the Dainty Delight Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. While this card is cheerful in bright pink (Polished Pink to be exact!), it is the sweet white daisies that really make this card the best!

Want to see another card in bold and bright colors using the Dainty Delight Bundle? Click here.

Layers And Tags

I love a card with layers! So of course, I added some to my card, too.

If you recognize one selection of this designer series paper, it comes from the same paper pack, Flowers & More, that I used for my previous Dainty Delight card. The other piece is from the paper pack, Enjoy the Journey.

And let’s not forget the tags! The Tailor Made Tags Dies have a lot of options, in both design and size. I chose one that would fit 3 of my sweet little daisies along with my sentiment. These tags also nest together so nicely, it’s fun to mix and match color and patterns on each project you use them for.

Dainty Delight Daisies

During my live cardmaking class, I let it slip that this little daisy die is my absolute favorite from the Dainty Delight Dies. Of course, you could use just a single die cut daisy for your card or project, but I love to adhere 2 together and let their petals offset.

This will give your daisies a fuller look, making them the best! It also means you will have to run this small die thru your die-cutting machine twice per flower. For my Dainty Delight The Best Card, that meant a total of 6 die cut daisies!

And don’t forget the small center die for your daisies. This little gem is set up to die-cut 4 centers at once. Two of the centers are full circles, and the other more triangular in nature. You can see the difference in my card picture above.

Get Your Dainty Delight Card Class From ME

This Dainty Delight Card is the last one in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I will have enjoyed sharing these cards from this class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week went on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Petal Park Thanks Card

Petal Park Card Class, Card 2

Petal Park Thanks Card

We are on to the next card from my Weekly Card Class From ME. And this week features the Petal Park Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. This stamp and coordinating punch bundle is part of the Regency Park Suite. Look for lots more to come in that regard!

And just like our first card from this class, I am using the Regency Park 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper pack. Need to see our first card? Click here for all the details!

Specialty Papers

The Regency Park DSP is not the only great paper on this Petal Park Thanks card. There are 2 other specialty papers here too! Both of these great selections came straight out of the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog.

Textured Shimmer Paper

This 12 x12″ Textured Shimmer Paper is really special. Each sheet has a sheen to it that is noticeable, but not loud. The “texture” element to this paper is the ridges in it, which are similar to corrugated paper. It gives the paper dimension too,

There are 3 great colors is this paper pack: Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue and White. You will find lots of ways to use any of them in your upcoming projects. For my Petal Park Thanks Card, I used a piece of the white. It helps to “hide” the middle empty space of the detailed leaves on my Night of Navy card base.

Vellum Basics Specialty Paper

While Vellum is not the most showy item on this card, it lends a softness and richness to behold. And maybe you use plain Vellum from time to time! But stepping it up with this Vellum Basics Specialty Paper provides a lot more wow factor.

I adore all the Vellum choices in this paper pack! My favorite by far is the leafy patter. I used it on my Petal Park Thanks Card as a die cut, stitched circle. But the stripes pattern and the dots pattern are just as charming! In my live card demo, I shared a great tip on how to adhere the Vellum to the card without adhesive showing. Check out my video replay here.

Petal Park Punched Flowers

There are soooo many ways to use the Petal Park Stamp Set and Petal Park Builder Punch to create gorgeous flowers. During my live card class, I shared 3 of them. For this second card, I used Balmy Blue and Night of Navy. These colors match my cardbase and chosen piece of designer series paper.

Petal Park Flowers, Option 2

For this card, I chose White Cardstock to stamp my flowers on. I began with Balmy Blue Ink and the filler flower stamp for this two-step stamping technique. I stamped one full set of flowers with full ink, then immediately stamped again to get second generation inked flowers. This gave me 2 different color blue flower sets!

Next, I used the outline flower stamp and Night of Navy Ink. I was able to line these stamps up quite easily, as the stamps from the Petal Park Stamp Set are photopolymer. After my stamping was complete, I used the coordinating Petal Park Builder Punch to get perfect flowers!

Get Your Petal Park Card Class From ME

This Petal Park Love Card is just one card in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I will be sharing more cards from the Petal Park Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week goes on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Petal Park Love Card

Petal Park Card Class, Card 1

Petal Park Love Card

Join me this week as I take a look at the Petal Park Bundle by Stampin’ Up!. It is all part of my Card Class From ME. If you missed the live video assembly of my card kits, check it out here.

What is so special about another flower stamp set and a punch, you may be wondering. Didn’t we just cover something similar last week?

To begin, this new bundle in the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog is a lot different than what we used last week. The Petal Park Bundle is a part of the Regency Park Suite. That means there are a lot more products that coordinate with this bundle! After this week, we will continue to explore more from this same suite next week.

And to get more of the details on how awesome these new products are, check out my post for my thoughts on the stamp set and punch by clicking here.

Regency Park Designer Series Paper

As part of the Regency Park Suite, we have some beautiful 6 x 6″ Regency Park DSP to work with. In fact, that is where my color inspiration came from for this Weekly Card Class From ME!

With solid and bold colors like Balmy Blue, Mango Melody, Night of Navy, Petal Pink, Shaded Spruce, and Sweet Sorbet, I just knew I was going to have a primary color palette for my card bases. So, I decided red, blue and yellow were must-do’s.

Circle Punches Are Back!

As I write this blog post in March of 2023, Stampin’ Up! just released their very first Online Exclusives. These new products will not be in any catalogs, but sold only in the online store. I was really excited to see the 2″ and 1-3/4″ Circle Punches making a comeback!

Now don’t get me wrong, I love my dies. But punches are so much faster and quicker to use. Because of this, I used these 2 punches quite a bit in the design of my first card from this class.

Petal Park Punched Flowers

There are soooo many ways to use the Petal Park Stamp Set and Petal Park Builder Punch to create gorgeous flowers. During my live card class, I shared 3 of them. For this first card, I used Petal Pink and Sweet Sorbet to match my cardstock and chosen piece of designer series paper.

Petal Park Flowers, Option 1

First, I started with Petal Pink Cardstock. By using color cardstock instead of white cardstock, you really get a different look. There are 2 reasons for this: the punch leaves an area of cardstock showing around the perimeter of the stamped area (therefore you see either a white or color surround); and stamping on white or color cardstock effects the way the ink tone reflects on the paper.

For my stamping on this card, I only used 1 color of ink. First I stamped the inner flower of the two-step stamping onto Petal Pink Cardstock using second generation ink in the color Sweet Sorbet. That means I stamped off on a scrap paper and then stamped the second time onto my cardstock. This gives my flower middle a lighter tone.

Lastly, I stamped the outline stamp for my two-step stamping process using full Sweet Sorbet Ink. Now the flower outline is twice as dark as the middle of my flowers. After I punched the flowers out and assembled them on my card, I added some Wink of Stella to give them a little glimmer and shine.

Get Your Petal Park Card Class From ME

This Petal Park Love Card is just one card in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I will be sharing more cards from the Petal Park Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week goes on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Irresistible Blooms Hooray Card

Irresistible Blooms Bundle Card Class, Card 2

We are on to the next card from my Weekly Card Class From ME, featuring the Irresistible Blooms Bundle, by Stampin’ Up!. This exclusive bundle was just released to the public today as part of a new Online Exclusive offering.

And just like our first card from this class, I am using very neutral colors. Need to see my first Irresistible Blooms Card? Check out the previous card class here.

Basic 3D Embossing Folders

Perhaps you really noticed the embossed cardstock on my Irresistible Blooms Hooray Card. Each of my cards from this class showcases one of three of the newly released embossing folders. As part of my gift to you with your qualifying order in my online store this week, I am sending you embossed panels of cardstock, along with other things! Get more details here.

What makes these Basic 3D Embossing Folders so different? First, they are sold as a 3 pack! This is the first time Stampin’ Up! has offered embossing folders like this. And while they are the regular 4 x 6″ size, they are also the 3D style, leaving deep impressions in your cardstock for lots of texture.

TIPS For Using 3D Embossing Folders

Here are a few helpful things you may want to remember when using 3D Embossing Folders:

A Splash of (Old) Color

While my card is mostly black and white, there is also a splash of color…and one of these colors may be a little familiar. Recently, Stampin’ Up! announced some returning retired colors, and Pretty Peacock is featured on my flower.

I found that a great way to use the stamp images in the Irresistible Blooms Stamp Set is to heat emboss them. So that is just what I did. I used White Embossing Powder on colorful cardstock for easy add-ons to my card.

Get Your Irresistible Blooms Card Class From ME

This Irresistible Blooms Hooray Card is just one card in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I will be sharing more cards from the Irresistible Blooms Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week goes on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.