Jul 25, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The Hand-Lettered Prose Dies were perfect to use for today’s color challenge.
Bright “happy”
The color challenge is from Fab Friday:
First, I used a stamp from the Waterfront Stamp set to stamp rows of the colors on Whisper White Cardstock.
Then, I used the the letters, “h-a-p-y,” to cut “happy” from my striped paper, and layered the letters for thickness. Can you see the stamp I used from Waterfront?
“Birthday” is from the Well Said Stamp Set, stamped in Pacific Point Ink, and cut with the smallest Stitched Rectangles Die.
For the background, I thought the bright letters would look great against white, and decided to emboss the Whisper White Cardstock with the Brick & Mortar Embossing folder.
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Jul 24, 2019 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I’ve used the pens from the Crafting Forever Stamp set a number of times, and here they are simply stamped in black, expressing a thank you beyond words.
Beyond Words
The pens are stamped in Memento Black Ink on Whisper White Cardstock, that is bordered with Basic Black Cardstock.
The sentiment, “Words can’t express just how deeply your love a support has been appreciated,” is from the Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set. I used a Stitched Rectangle Die for cutting, and gave it a matching black border.
To emphasize the lack of words, the pens are dripping color, created with a stamp from the Waterfront Stamp Set. The ink colors are: Real Red, Night of Navy, and Daffodil Delight.
The theme at Global Design Project reminded me to use the Crafting Forever Stamp Set.
Minus the black border, and die-cut sentiment, this would qualify for #simplestamping. I’m tempted to call it that anyway!
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Jul 23, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Are you ready for Christmas in July? I must admit, I’ve been watching the Hallmark movies, and their Christmas in July movies are getting me in the mood. Plus, this is the day that Stampin’ Up! demonstrators get to view the Holiday 2019 Catalog, so, time to bring out my favorite reindeer from 2018, wearing a new coat of burlap.
Burlap Reindeer
The reindeer is from the carry-over die set, Detailed Deer, and his burlap coat is from Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper, both available right now. You can click on the pictures in my Product List to order.
The deer’s background was made with trees from the Winter Woods Stamp Set, also a carry-over from 2018, and available now. I stamped the trees in VersaMark on Whisper White Cardstock, sprinkled them with Gold Powder, and set it with the Heat Tool. It’s not the easiest to photograph shine, but you can see it here.
I trimmed the background with a Stitched Rectangle Die (second to the largest), and adhered it to a Thick Whisper White card base, that was embossed with the Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder. It kinda looks like snow, right?
The snowflakes were made with two dies from the Detailed Deer Die Set, cut from Sparkle Glimmer Paper.
The sentiment, ” ’tis the season,” is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, stamped in Soft Suede Ink, and cut with a Merry Christmas label die.
An additional incentive for creating this Christmas card is the challenge at TGIF, “Christmas in July.”
Thanks for visiting! I hope Rudolph’s snowy scene can cool off those who are hot in the middle of summer.
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Jul 22, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
A dandelion is for making wishes, and perfect for birthday cards.
Dandelion Wishes
It’s really fun to use the dandelion die from the Sweet Silhouettes Set, which cuts out easily from Thick Whisper White Cardstock. The long, thin, stem is amazingly sturdy.
I decided how to position the dandelions, because of this week’s CAS(E) this sketch.
First, I embossed the bottom portion of the Thick Whisper White card front with the Subtle Textured Embossing Folder.
Then, I cut the two, vertical strips from Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper, gluing them in place. Do you see the faint, daisies in the background of the DSP? So pretty!
For the sentiment, I used the words “birthday” and “wishes” from the Well Written Die Set. They look special, cut from the Sparkle Glimmer Paper, don’t you think?
This clean & simple birthday card came together very quickly. I love it when that happens! You can see my Product List below.
Make a wish, even if it’s not your birthday!
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Jul 21, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
You might not normally think of unicorns as subject matter for masculine cards, but here it is:
Masculine Unicorn
It’s just in time for Ann’s masculine theme at the Paper Players.
This card was a special request by my son-in-law for thanking a friend who happens to like, you guessed it, unicorns. He may even like rainbow unicorns, but I decided to play it safe by keeping it in the brown tones.
How do you like the burlap? It’s a fabulous new paper in the Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper pack, and I LOVE it! As you can see, I used it as a layer on top of the Early Espresso card base, as well as the die-cut “Thank You.”
The unicorn, from the Leave A Little Sparkle Stamp Set, was stamped in Early Espresso Ink on Crumb Cake Cardstock, cut with a Rectangles Stitched Die. I gave it some “burlap like” texture with the Subtle Texture Embossing Folder.
The curve of the “u” called for a tiny touch of sparkle, and I used some retired, Glitter Epoxy Shapes.
Thank you for checking out my masculine, unicorn card. I hope my son-in-law’s friend likes it.
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Jul 20, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
There are so many flowers to choose from, but once again, I find myself using Stampin’ Up’s Medium Daisy Punch. Today the daisies are punched from solid, Whisper White Cardstock, with amazing, Perennial Essence Floral Centers. Yes, they are really fuzzy!
Daisy Wall
For the background, I created a brick wall, using the “eclipse” technique. I began with a piece of Whisper White Cardstock, which I embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder.
Before embossing, I inked the embossing folder with Crumb Cake Ink, which gives the bricks this nice, mottled look.
TIP: Rinse the ink from the embossing folder with water and dry. This will prevent transferring the ink to future projects.
Next, I used a Stitched Rectangles Die, making two cuts from the wall. The two rectangles are layered with cardstock for thickness, lifted on dimensionals, and placed back in their holes without disturbing the pattern of the wall. So, they are hidden, but raised, which is the “eclipse” technique.
The brick wall is adhered to a Crumb Cake card base.
The green foliage was made with Pear Pizzazz Cardstock and a Tropical Die.
“Hello” is from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set, stamped in Soft Suede Ink, and cut with a Merry Christmas Label Die. This is a wonderful die for small sentiments in small spaces.
The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches. Challenges are a great source of inspiration.
Thank you for visiting! You should give the eclipse technique a try. It’s really fun!
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