The Stamps of Life September 2020 card kit was released on September 15 and I’m excited to share with you the 9 cards and 1 tag that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called PolarBear2Stamp as well as the add-on set, Extras4PolarBear. Here’s a picture of everything that is included in the September Card Kit Club.
The September card kit is called the “Party On” collection. The color pallet for this month is Spearmint, Green Apple, Kiwi, Strawberry, Cranberry, Storm, Cloud, Gingersnap, and Powdered Sugar. This kit comes with 12 cardstock sheets — one in each color plus four Powdered Sugar cardstock sheets.
The petite paper pad is the Party On Collection and comes with 24 double-sided sheets of patterned paper. It also includes two sheets of the polar bear die cuts and accessories (winter hat, present, scarf) which match the monthly stamp set, PolarBear2Stamp, and the add-on set, Extras4PolarBear. The images can be die cut with the shadow dies from the die sets. In total, there are four polar bear die cuts, 4 scarves, 4 presents, and 2 winter hats that can be used on your cards.
The card kit also comes with a Party On word die, a scallop border die with shadow, epoxy dots, chipboard pieces (2 banners and several presents), two ribbon, a sentiment stamp set, two sheets of glitter alphabet stickers, idea card, and a set of envelopes.
As a special bonus, The Stamps of Life is including TWO FREE dies this month! Ken is including two freebie die sets in every card kit through December 2020. My two freebies were the Wreath2Stamp dies ($16.41 value) and the Beautiful Card Kit Die ($10.95 value).
More information on The Stamps of Life clubs can be found here.
Today on my blog I’m sharing a new product by The Stamps of Life that will be featured on HSN on September 11, 2020. It’s the Gift Fold-it die set. This die set makes a card shaped like a gift. I used it with my cards to make a congratulations card and a Christmas card. It’s also perfect for birthdays or any time you need to give a present.
Today on my blog I’m sharing a new product by The Stamps of Life that will be featured on HSN on September 11, 2020. It’s the Cupcake Fold-it die set. This die set makes a card shaped like a cupcake. It’s perfect for birthdays or any type of celebration. In addition to a cupcake shaped card, you can also use it as a large die cut to put on the front of a card or on a scrapbook page.
I made two cards with this die set. The first card is a shaker card and the second card is a slimline card.
Today on my blog I’m sharing a card that I made with the newly released stamp set called BearGang2Stamp from The Stamps of Life. This stamp set consists of seven stamps. The largest stamp is the five bears pictured here. The other stamps are sentiments such as Happy Birthday, Happy Retirement, Hello, Congratulations, and From the Gang.
The Stamps of Life August 2020 card kit was released on August 15 and I’m excited to share with you the 10 cards that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called Birds2Stamp as well as the add-on set, MoreBirds2Stamp. Here’s a picture of everything that is included in the August Card Kit Club.
The August card kit is called the “Fabulous” collection. The color pallet for this month is Strawberry, Tangerine, Cantaloupe, Banana, Green Apple, Mint Chip, Ocean, Grape, and Powdered Sugar. This kit comes with 12 cardstock sheets — one in each color plus four Powdered Sugar cardstock sheets. (Note: My kit came with the Sunshine cardstock instead of Banana and the Cherry cardstock instead of Cantaloupe. Both colors match very closely, but I wanted to point this out because when I make my cards, I refer to the cardstock by the names of the colors I received in my kit.)
The petite paper pad is the Fabulous Collection and comes with 24 double-sided sheets of patterned paper. It also includes four sheets of birds in various colors that match the monthly stamp set, Birds2Stamp, and the add-on set, MoreBirds2Stamp. The birds can be die cut with the corresponding shadow dies from the corresponding die sets.
The card kit also comes with a Fabulous word die, a die to make a flower, epoxy dots, palm tree puffy stickers, two ribbon, a sentiment stamp set, paperclips with bows attached, idea card, and a set of envelopes.
As a special bonus, The Stamps of Life is including THREE FREE dies this month! There is a Happy Birthday word die which is a freebie from Stephanie and there are two large die sets which are freebies from Ken. Ken is including two freebie die sets in every card kit through December 2020. My two freebies were the BananaSplit2Stamp dies ($16.41 value) and the Flower with Stem Dies ($12.88 value).
More information on The Stamps of Life clubs can be found here.
Watch a Video Tutorial of all 10 Cards here.
Card 1
My first card was inspired by Mojo Monday Sketch 543.
My third card was also inspired by the MFT 235 Sketch, however, I modified it slightly by moving the sentiment toward the bottom of the card, using a heart instead of a circle, and using a larger piece of paper underneath the heart.
My fourth card was inspired by the Sweet Sunday 268 Sketch.
Supplies
Cardstock Powdered Sugar, Strawberry, Sunshine, Green Apple (I used Sunshine cardstock because that’s what came in my kit,although it should’ve been Banana.)
My fifth card was inspired by Sweet Sunday Sketch 286, but I modified it slightly so that my card is in the landscape direction.
Supplies
Cardstock Powdered Sugar, Cherry, Ocean, Strawberry, Sunshine, Licorice (I used Sunshine and Cherry cardstock because that’s what came in my kit,although it should’ve been Banana and Cantaloupe.)
Cardstock Powdered Sugar, Sunshine, Chocolate, Green Apple, Grape (I used Sunshine cardstock because that’s what came in my kit,although it should’ve been Banana.)
Cardstock Powdered Sugar, Ocean, Strawberry, Sunshine (I used Sunshine cardstock because that’s what came in my kit,although it should’ve been Banana.)
Cardstock Mint Chip, Ocean, Cherry, Sunshine (I used Sunshine and Cherry cardstock because that’s what came in my kit, although it should’ve been Banana and Cantaloupe.)
The Stamps of Life May 2020 card kit was released on May 15 and I’m excited to share with you the 10 cards that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called tortie2stamp. There are so many fun products in the May card kit.
The color pallet for this month is banana, green apple, blue jay, spearmint, ocean, gingersnap, cherry, blueberry, and powdered sugar. This kit comes with 12 cardstock sheets — one in each color plus four powdered sugar cardstock sheets. The petite paper pad is the Special Friend Collection and comes with 24 double sided sheets of patterned paper. It also includes two sheets of turtles in various sizes that match the monthly stamp set, tortie2stamp, which can be die cut with the corresponding shadow dies from the tortie2stamp die set and the moretorties2stamp die set. There are a total of 16 turtles that can be die cut. This makes for a lot of quick and easy cards!
The card kit also comes with a flower die set, a sentiment stamp set, a “Special Friend” word die, epoxy dots, 9 chipboard sentiment pieces, flower puffy stickers, two ribbon (green apple and blueberry), idea card, a large storage envelope to put everything in, and a set of envelopes.
As a special bonus, starting this month, The Stamps of Life is including TWO FREE die sets in every card kit through December 2020. Let me just say that these are not small dies…Nope! They are large die sets! The two free items in my kit are the apple dies ($16.41 value) that match the apple2stamp set and the circle stitched only dies ($18.99 value). That a $35 value in FREE gifts! Every card kit club member may receive different freebies.
More information on The Stamps of Life clubs can be found here.
UPDATE TO CARD 10: The small “You Rock” word die is not available in the guitar die set. It came with my design team shipment, but The Stamps of Life decided to not include it in the final packaging. Another option is the large “You Rock” word die. Here’s a link – https://thestampsoflife.com/you-rock-dies.html
Supplies
Cardstock– Blue Jay, Banana, Powdered Sugar, Spearmint
The Stamps of Life April 2020 card kit was released on April 15 and I’m excited to share with you the 10 cards that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called mushrooms2stamp. There are so many fun products in the April card kit. The color pallet for this month is banana, sky, lemonade, artichoke, kiwi, cranberry, strawberry, gingersnap, and powdered sugar. This kit comes with 12 cardstock sheets — one in each color plus four powdered sugar cardstock sheets. The petite paper pad is the Enjoy Collection and comes with 24 double sided sheets of patterned paper. It also includes two sheets of mushrooms in various sizes that match the monthly stamp set which can be die cut with the corresponding shadow die from the mushrooms2stamp die set. There are also two sheets of gnomes that can be die cut with the gnomes2stamp die set. There are a total of 30 mushrooms and 16 gnomes that can be die cut. This makes for a lot of quick and easy cards! The card kit also comes with mushroom puffy stickers, epoxy dots, a sentiment stamp set, two ribbon (white and a green/white gingham), a word die set with the word “Enjoy,” a tag die set, and chipboard pieces that include sentiments, flowers, and banners. This month, there is a free gift included in the card kit which are two drop-in dies for the tag die. One of the drop-in dies has the words “For You.” The other drop-in die has beautiful background of flowers.
More information on The Stamps of Life clubs can be found here.
Here’s another card using a beautiful stamp from the Paper Nest Dolls. This one is called “Ballgown Avery.” My son asked me to make him a card for his friend’s Quinceañera and I immediately knew this stamp would be perfect since Avery is dressed in a ballgown. I tried to replicate my son’s friend as best as I could, coloring her dress red and hair brown. After all, red was the color of her actual dress.
Here’s a look at the inside of the card.
For a tutorial on how I made this card, watch my YouTube video here:
Echo Park Sweet Summertime 6 x 6 Paper Pad (Red Paper) – I used the 6 x 6 paper pad. I could only find a link to the 12 x 12 paper – https://amzn.to/2SMxp2c
White Doily – Recollections – Purchased at Michaels
Anna Griffin Perfect Palette II in Everyday Colors (yellow card stock) – This item is sold out on HSN. Any yellow card stock will suffice.
The Stamps of Life Punch Number dies – HSN (for the number “15” on the inside of the card) – These are sold out on HSN. At this time, they cannot be purchased on the Stamps of Life website.
Tim Holtz Thinlits 662685 (for the word “happy” on the inside of the card) – https://amzn.to/30VBvbc
Anna Griffin’s Wishful Thinking dies (for the “th” on the inside of the card) – I could not find a link to this item. I purchased it on HSN. I believe it is out of stock.
Today on my blog I am sharing a card that I made for my BFF. When her and I get together, we always go to the beach and eat ice cream so I incorporated these two items into this card. Besides crafting, these are my other favorite things to do!
Polka Dot Paper – Echo Park Sweet Summertime 6 x 6 paper – https://amzn.to/32NaxEo (This link is to the 12 x 12 paper pad. I used the 6 x 6 paper pad. I could not find it online.)
I was asked by Kristin Bost, a design team member for The Stamps of Life, to host a weekly challenge in The Stamps of Life Facebook Fan Group. Of course, I said yes. I just love the stamps and dies from The Stamps of Life. I’ve been a member of their Die Hard Club for two years and just recently joined the Card Kit Club. More information about their Kit clubs can be found here – https://www.thestampsoflife.com/club.htm.
The theme for the weekly challenge is flowers. The only rule is to use products from The Stamps of Life….easy peasy!!
I made six cards and will be posting them on separate blog posts. Each card also has a You Tube process video which I will link in the blog post.
Card 4 – Wreath Gatefold
I just love the pink and green colors in this card. I incorporated flowers on the wreath, within the panels of the gatefold card, and on the patterned paper on the inside of the card. All of the colors match beautifully.
The Stamps of Life September 2020 card kit was released on September 15 and I’m excited to share with you the 9 cards and 1 tag that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called PolarBear2Stamp as well as the add-on set, Extras4PolarBear. Here’s a picture of everything that is included in the September Card Kit Club.
The September card kit is called the “Party On” collection. The color pallet for this month is Spearmint, Green Apple, Kiwi, Strawberry, Cranberry, Storm, Cloud, Gingersnap, and Powdered Sugar. This kit comes with 12 cardstock sheets — one in each color plus four Powdered Sugar cardstock sheets.
The petite paper pad is the Party On Collection and comes with 24 double-sided sheets of patterned paper. It also includes two sheets of the polar bear die cuts and accessories (winter hat, present, scarf) which match the monthly stamp set, PolarBear2Stamp, and the add-on set, Extras4PolarBear. The images can be die cut with the shadow dies from the die sets. In total, there are four polar bear die cuts, 4 scarves, 4 presents, and 2 winter hats that can be used on your cards.
The card kit also comes with a Party On word die, a scallop border die with shadow, epoxy dots, chipboard pieces (2 banners and several presents), two ribbon, a sentiment stamp set, two sheets of glitter alphabet stickers, idea card, and a set of envelopes.
As a special bonus, The Stamps of Life is including TWO FREE dies this month! Ken is including two freebie die sets in every card kit through December 2020. My two freebies were the Wreath2Stamp dies ($16.41 value) and the Beautiful Card Kit Die ($10.95 value).
The Stamps of Life August 2020 card kit was released on August 15 and I’m excited to share with you the 10 cards that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called 
The August card kit is called the “Fabulous” collection. The color pallet for this month is Strawberry, Tangerine, Cantaloupe, Banana, Green Apple, Mint Chip, Ocean, Grape, and Powdered Sugar. This kit comes with 12 cardstock sheets — one in each color plus four Powdered Sugar cardstock sheets. (Note: My kit came with the Sunshine cardstock instead of Banana and the Cherry cardstock instead of Cantaloupe. Both colors match very closely, but I wanted to point this out because when I make my cards, I refer to the cardstock by the names of the colors I received in my kit.)
The petite paper pad is the Fabulous Collection and comes with 24 double-sided sheets of patterned paper. It also includes four sheets of birds in various colors that match the monthly stamp set, 
