You Make Me Feel Right At Home

This card features a new Hero Arts stamp set and uses paper piecing and markers to create a sweet, happy card.

Materials List
Stamp Set Whimsical Houses - Hero Arts, Sunny Happy Skies (clouds) - Unity Stamp Company

Inks - Ink Pad - Basic Black - Stampin' Up

Card stock - Blue Swiss Dots - Bazzill Basics, Garden Green - Stampin' Up

Decorative Paper - Whisper White - Stampin' Up

Tools - Fringe Scissors, Paper Snips - Martha Stewart, Assorted Colors of Copic markers

Adhesives - Stampin' Up SNAIL & Stampin' Dimensionals (foam tape)

Instructions

1. Create card from card stock - finished size is 4x8 inches

2. Stamp all images on Whisper White decorative paper and color with markers

3. Carefully cut out all images with paper snips and adhere to card with foam tape to a dimension to the card

4. Cut a 1x8 inch strip of green paper and create "grass" with fringe scissors and adhere to card

5. Stamp sentiment on card with black ink.

You Lift My Spirits!

This card uses paper piecing to create dramatic hot air balloons floating in the clouds.

Materials List

Stamp Set - Look Up Addition - Practicing Creativity, Sunny Happy Skies (clouds) - Bella Blvd for Unity Stamp Company

Inks - Stampin' Up Ink pad in Basic Black

Card stock - Stampin' Up Whisper White & Bashful Blue

Designer Paper - Celebrations, Whisper White - Stampin' Up

Tools - Paper snips - Martha Stewart, 

Adhesives - Stampin' Up Snail and foam tape - Stampin' Dimensionals

Instructions

1. Create card from Bashful Blue card stock

2. Stamp large balloon on 5 different pieces of coordinating decorative paper, then stamp the small balloon on 7 different pieces of coordinating decorative paper (you can use the same paper twice if you want to)

3. Cut out one section of each balloon from each color

4. Stamp the balloon with black ink on white paper and cut out the balloon

5. Adhere the different designer paper pieces on the balloons

6. Stamp the clouds on light designer paper and cut out

7. Stamp one piece of the border on 7 different designer papers and cut out

8. Stamp border on white paper and cut out

9. Adhere border pieces to border and adhere to card - go over edges with black marker to fill in any white areas

10. Adhere clouds and balloons on card with foam tape

11. Stamp sentiment in basic black