☕ Coffee & Cards Episode 119 — Help Me Grow Bundle 🌱
If you missed this week’s Coffee & Cards, you can catch the replay here:
🎥 https://www.youtube.com/live/iAaSTUVcMSQ?si=qpi6o6kj6ziHtpht
This episode features the Help Me Grow Bundle, and we created FOUR handmade cards — all with a garden-inspired theme 🌿✨
This was such a fun class because each card has a completely different look and feel, while still using the same bundle.
🌿 Card 1 — Garden Tools Frame Card
This card has a cozy, rustic garden feel.
I used some retired garden DSP along with a retired frames die set to create a layered focal point. The garden tools were die cut from metallic paper, and the handles were cut from woodgrain DSP, which adds so much texture and realism.
The sentiment “You Help Me Grow” is inset into the frame for added dimension and interest.
✂️ Supply List:
- Pecan Pie Cardstock
- Pecan Pie Ink
- Crumb Cake Cardstock
- Basic White Cardstock
- Old Olive Stampin’ Blend
- Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper
- Earthy Matte Dots
- Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (natural)
🥕 Card 2 — Garden Scene Card
This one is SO fun — it looks like a little garden!
You can let your imagination run wild here… are those carrots? peas? something else?
I created the sky using a cloud stencil and Balmy Blue ink, then flicked a Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend for added texture.
The “dirt” is stamped using Early Espresso ink, which really grounds the whole design.
✂️ Supply List:
- Early Espresso Cardstock
- Crumb Cake Cardstock
- Balmy Blue Cardstock
- Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
- Mossy Meadow Cardstock
- Old Olive Cardstock
- Basic White Cardstock
- Black Ink
- Early Espresso Ink
- Balmy Blue Ink
- Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend
- Cloud Stencil
- Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (natural)
- Brushed Brass Butterflies
🌸 Card 3 — Floral Garden Tools Card
The handles on these tools might be my favorite detail from this entire class!
I used Lovely & Beautiful Specialty DSP featuring Fresh Freesia, gold foil, and Old Olive for a soft, elegant background.
The garden tools are stamped and die cut with different color combinations:
- Gray Granite on Gray Granite cardstock
- Pecan Pie on Pecan Pie cardstock
- Fresh Freesia and Old Olive accents
The DSP is cut diagonally and layered over a softly ink-blended Fresh Freesia background.
Finished with twine bows and Brushed Brass Butterflies.
✂️ Supply List:
- Lovely & Beautiful Specialty DSP
- Fresh Freesia Cardstock + Ink
- Old Olive Cardstock + Ink
- Gray Granite Cardstock + Ink
- Pecan Pie Cardstock + Ink
- Darling Duckling Cardstock
- Basic White Cardstock
- Nested Essentials Dies
- Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack
- Brushed Brass Butterflies
🌼 Card 4 — Floral Planter Card
This card is elegant, layered, and full of dimension!
I started with Lovely Blossoms DSP and paired it with Blueberry Bushel Garden Textures Specialty Foil Sheets for a bold contrast.
The planter and layers were created using the Beautifully Celebrated Dies, and I added:
- Flowers in Basic White + Blueberry Bushel
- Greenery in Secret Sea, Old Olive, and Mossy Meadow
- A woodgrain sign stamped with Secret Sea
Finished with twine and Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels.
✂️ Supply List:
- Lovely Blossoms DSP
- Blueberry Bushel Garden Textures Specialty Foil Sheets
- Basic White Cardstock
- Blueberry Bushel Cardstock + Ink
- Secret Sea Cardstock + Ink
- Old Olive Cardstock
- Mossy Meadow Cardstock
- Wood Grain Wonders DSP
- Beautifully Celebrated Dies
- Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack
- Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels
💛 Watch the Replay
If you’d like to see how all of these cards came together step-by-step, be sure to watch the replay:
🎥 https://www.youtube.com/live/iAaSTUVcMSQ?si=qpi6o6kj6ziHtpht
I’d love to know — which card was your favorite? 🌱🐾
Happy crafting,
Genna