Birthday cards are the cards that I make the most of so I was so excited when I found out that The Stamps of Life was releasing a Birthday Kit. This kit includes the Brights Everyday Collection paper pad with a color scheme of Kiwi, Green Apple, Sunshine, Blueberry, Ocean, and Poppy. Poppy is the newest color at The Stamps of Life. The kit will also include a large Poppy ink pad and refill, felt border stickers, a sprinkles stencil, a stamp set with a fun birthday party scene, matching dies, and a large sheet of die cuts that include cupcakes, birthday hats, balloons, and presents.
I’m excited to share with you all of the fun cards and tags that I created with this kit. I created a total of 13 projects — 11 cards and 2 tags. If you are interested in seeing an unboxing of the kit and my design process for all of my cards and tags, watch my YouTube video.
More information about The Stamps of Life Birthday Kit can be found here.
Today on my blog I’m sharing three cards that I made with the cross flip-it die set from The Stamps of Life. This die set is currently available on HSN.com. It comes with the die set to make the flip-it card base with three layering cross dies as well as a stamp set. To see what is included with this product as well as how to make my three cards, watch my YouTube video below.
I got to play with the 72 set of Arteza Watercolor Pencils. In my video, I will give you my first impressions of them, provide some coloring tips, and make a card.
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The Stamps of Life Halloween Kit was released on September 3, 2020 and I’m excited to share with you the 10 cards that I made with this kit. (Actually, its 9 cards and 1 treat box!) If you like making Halloween cards, then this kit is for you!
The Halloween Kit includes the Cozy Basics paper pad, mini star stencil, Halloween-themed puffy stickers, washi tape, stamp set, ghost and bat die set, BOO die set, Halloween-themed ephemera, two ribbon, and the brand new Marigold ink pad with refill.
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 July 2020 card kit was released on July 15 and I’m excited to share with you the 12 cards that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called Floaties2Stamp. There are so many fun products in the July card kit.
The July card kit is called the “What a Day” kit and is perfect for summer cards! The color pallet for this month is Guava, Cherry, Kiwi, Mint Chip, Blue Jay, Sky, Blueberry, Sunshine, 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 What a Day Collection and comes with 24 double sided sheets of patterned paper. It also includes two sheets of floaties in various sizes that match the monthly stamp set, Floaties2Stamp, which can be die cut with the corresponding shadow dies from the Floaties2Stamp die set.
The card kit also comes with a loopy border die, a sentiment stamp set, a “What a Day” word die, epoxy dots, flower and flip flop puffy stickers, starfish embellishments, two ribbon (Guava and Blue Jay), idea card, a large storage envelope to put everything in, and a set of envelopes.
As a special bonus, The Stamps of Life is including TWO FREE die sets in every card kit through December 2020. My two freebies were the sailboat dies ($16.41 value) and the notebook edge and hello dies ($12.88 value). That is a $29.29 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.
The Stamps of Life is known for their flip-it cards and they just released one that is a square in the center. It’s called the Square Flip-it. There are several sentiment word dies that come with the die set including Thank You, Big Hugs, and Happy Birthday. There are also some flower dies, square layering pieces, and a flower pot die included with the set.
Today I’m sharing two cards that I made with the Pet Pudgies stamp set from The Stamps of Life. This stamp set comes with matching dies and will be featured on HSN on July 14, 2020. The stamp set comes with a dog and cat pudgie stamp and some sentiments. To see what this stamp set looks like and a 2 card tutorial, watch my YouTube tutorial. Supplies are listed below.
IceCreamTruck2Stamp Dies (Ice Cream Cone – Copic Marker E44 and white gel pen for cone portion of die cut. Spectrum Sparkle Markers for ice cream portion – see below)
Today on my blog I’m sharing another new product by The Stamps of Life that will be featured on HSN on May 5, 2020. However, you don’t need to wait until May 5 to hop on over to the HSN website to place your order. This product is currently on sale NOW!
This is the Triple Circle Flip-it Die Set with Clear Stamps. The die set comes with a die set to make an A2 sized flip-it card. It comes with a set of 15 clear stamps that you can use for the triple circles in the middle of the card.
For a quick tutorial, check out my video tutorial here.
Today on my blog I am sharing a simple and easy flip-it card that I made using products from the June 2019 Die Hard Club and Card Kit Club from The Stamps of Life.
Cardmaking Tutorial
The Stamps of Life June 2019 Card Kit Unboxing Video