May 12, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
First of all, Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you for taking time to visit me on this very special day.
And, now for this week’s Paper Players fun, color challenge. I created lovebirds with one of my favorite “carry-over” products, a Botanical tags die.
Lovebirds
Here are Joanne’s colors:
I began with a Thick Whisper White card base, and embossed the front with the Layered Leaves embossing folder. Next, I used a Rectangle Stitched die to cut a piece of Brights 6X6 DSP in Granny Apple Green. A smaller Rectangle die was used to cut out the middle, forming a frame. Then, I backed the frame with Pool Party cardstock.
My focal point is the bird cage, made with the Botanical Tags die. I made three cuts; one from Thick Whisper White cardstock, one from Lovely Lipstick, and one from Daffodil Delight. Can you see how I turned my white birds into red and yellow? I simply snipped the birds from the Botanical Tags die cuts, and glued them on top of the white birds.
Since these are two lovebirds, I wanted to say, “Happy Anniversary,” and chose the font from the Best Birds stamp set. After stamping it in Granny Apple Green, I used a Petals & More die for cutting, and placed it on Dimensionals.
The tie at the top is Old Olive Linen Thread, but it can pass for Granny Apple Green. Right?
The last detail was a little, enamel heart in Pool Party.
Thank you for stopping by today. When you look at my Product List, keep in mind that several of the items are retiring: Best Birds, Petals & More, 6X6 DSP, and the Old Olive Linen Thread. Order now, so you won’t be disappointed when the supply is depleted.
For more color inspiration, don’t forget to visit all of the Paper Player’s blogs.
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May 10, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Wow! I’m having so much fun! My pre-order of the 2019-2020 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog arrived, and I couldn’t wait to share with you my first, “sneak peek.”
birds & lace
As I opened the box, each new product was amazing! It was hard deciding what to play with first, but I was most anxious to try the Stitched Lace die. I began by cutting with regular Whisper White cardstock, and all the tiny holes came out perfectly, when using the Foam Pad and Brush (item #149655 in the new catalog).
Second, I used Thick Whisper White cardstock, and I did have to individually poke out a number of holes. But, I wanted the thickness for this project, and I think it was worth it. Next, I used the “edge” die to form the pretty, horizontal, borders, and wound some Linen Thread around my lace piece. Then, I glued this to the bottom portion of a Thick Whisper White card base, that I had embossed with the Subtle Textured embossing folder.
Next, I opened the pack of Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper. Nothing like the smell of freshly inked paper! It brought back the excitement of opening new text books in elementary school. I chose a piece with beautiful birds, and began snipping away. I covered the back of the snipped birds with Dimensionals, and set it aside.
The sentiment, “Your friendship means the world to me,” is from the Free As A Bird stamp set, which comes as a bundle with the Stitched Nested Label dies. I used the third to smallest die in the set for the sentiment, thinking how this die set will get a tremendous amount of use.
My inspiration for the layout was from this week’s CAS(E) this sketch.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this “sneak peek.” Demonstrators are able to pre-order certain items now, and customers and demonstrators are able to order from the entire catalog June 4th. Start making your “wish lists!” Mine is already growing!
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May 9, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
In case you’ve forgotten how cute this elephant is, I’m here to remind you. He’s from A Little Wild stamp set, and isn’t he adorable?
Party Elephant
I stamped the elephant in Black ink on dotted, Smoky Slate, Neutrals 6X6 Designer Series Paper. Then, I used his Little Loves die for cutting, and layered him for thickness.
The surroundings for my elephant were “cased” from Brian King, who is this week’s designer at Global Design Project.
I layered the Balmy Blue Gala Gingham DSP on Thick Whisper White cardstock. Then, I cut a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock, embossed it with the Simple Stripes embossing folder, and layered it on Lemon Lime Twist cardstock.
For the sentiment, I stamped the words, “HAPPY” and BIRTHDAY” in Black ink, and used a Rectangle Stitched die for cutting.
After placing the elephant and sentiment on Mini-Dimensionals, I started working on the party decorations.
The banner was made with The Pick A Pennant stamp set and the Playful Pennants die set.
The stamp set has different designs for stamping the flags, but I stuck with dots, because the elephant said he wanted them to match his hide. The ink colors I used are in my Product List.
Speaking of retiring, the main ingredients of this card are not carrying over to the new 2019-2020 Catalog. When looking at my Product List, the first nine items are the ones that are retiring. If you see something you like, order now, while supplies last.
Have a great day, and thank you for shopping with me!
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Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad
[144086]
$6.50
May 8, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Pals May Blog Hop. We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects with “More Than One Score.” You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
This is my first easel card. If I’d known how easy it was, I would have made one a long time ago.
Easy Easel Card
The great thing about this easel card is that it folds to fit into a regular, medium, envelope.
I’ve made a number of “gate-fold” cards, and the “easel” has the same card base. You begin with Mossy Meadow cardstock, 8 1/2″ X 11″, cut in half, lengthwise, which is at 4 1/4″.
Score in the middle at 5 1/2″. Then, rather than scoring each half at 2 3/4″ as you would for a “gate-fold”, just score one of the halves.
Here’s how it looks folded into position.
Cut two pieces of Thick Whisper White cardstock: the card front, 4″ X 5 1/4″, and the footer, 4″ X 1 1/2″. I thought it would be fun to have a “see-through” piece at the top of my card front, so use a Detailed Floral die for cutting.
Cover the footer with Designer Series Paper, 4″ X 1 1/2″. This is Petal Promenade, one of my favorites. The piece beneath the die cut is 4 X 2 1/8″.
TIP: Cut the DSP for the card front and footer at the same time, so the pattern matches where they meet.
I devised a way to enable the card front to stand securely, by applying Foam Adhesive Strips to the back of the footer.
The backside of the floral DSP is this pretty marble, which makes a nice background for a written message. Cut two pieces: 4″ X 2 1/2″ and 4″ X 3 5/8″.
With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, I completed my easel card with “Happy Mother’s Day” from the Tea Together stamp set. It fit nicely in the smallest Layering Ovals die with the scalloped oval in Rich Razzleberry.
Also, I added two words in Thick Whisper White cardstock to the card front: “amazing” from the Celebrate You die set, and “you” from the Well Written die set.
Mothers are amazing! Right?
Three of the products I used in today’s project are retiring, so warning to the wise: Order Petal Promenade DSP, Detailed Floral dies, and Celebrate You dies while supplies last. They are the first three items in my Product List below, so click on them and shop.
Thank you for visiting me today, and I appreciate you shopping!
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.
Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 12, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share their “Anything with Wings” projects. Don’t miss the fun!
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
- Jill Killeen at Killeen House Studio
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
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May 7, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s Daisy Delight thank you card is a combination of two challenges.
Daisy Thank You
The colors are from TGIF: Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, and Pool party.
The sketch was inspired by CAS(E) this sketch.
I love TGIF’s color combo, so a Crumb Cake card base was my starting point. I layered that with Pool Party, and a top layer of Whisper White.
Searching for something that would look nice in four corners, I found a graceful vine in the Hold On To Hope stamp set. I stamped it in Crumb Cake ink on the Whisper White cardstock.
I also stamped “thank you” from the Tropical Chic stamp set, which blended in with the graceful lines of the vine.
For the focal point, I used the Daisy Punch, Whisper White cardstock, and Dimensionals to make my 3D daisy. A Sponge Dauber was used to apply Petal Pink ink to the petals. The center was in the Daisy Delight stamp set, stamped in Crumb Cake ink, and cut with a 1/2″ Circle Punch.
The final touch was a sprinkling of Sequins and Pearls.
I hope you enjoyed seeing this large daisy. A medium sized daisy will be in the new 2019-2020 catalog, which will be available in June. Can’t wait! Thank you for visiting and shopping!
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May 6, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The stamp set being featured this week at What Will You Stamp? is Butterfly Gala.
Butterfly Thank You
Look at all the butterflies in this stamp set! It’s especially fun when you use the Butterfly Duet Punch for cutting. You’ll find the stamp set and the punch in my Product List below.
The colors for today’s project were determined by Fab Friday.
I began with a Thick Whisper White card base, layered with dotted Pool Party from Subtles 6X6 Designer Series Paper. A Rectangle Stitched die was used for cutting, as well as the top layer of Whisper White cardstock.
I cut the branch from Coastal Cabana cardstock, using one of my all time favorite dies from the Petals & More die set. If you love it, order now, because it is on the retiring list.
Next, I stamped the sentiment, “Thank you so very much,” from Butterfly Gala, in Blushing Bride ink. After giving the top layer some texture with the Subtle Texture embossing folder, I glued the branch to the white layer, leaving the ends of the branch free.
The final step was stamping the butterfly in three colors of ink: Blushing Bride, Petal Pink and Poppy Parade. Then, I used the Butterfly Duet Punch for cutting, and placed the butterflies on Mini-Dimensionals.
“Thank you so very much” for stopping by. Have a great day!
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