Today’s project has four of my favorite “Last Chance” products. What’s a “Last Chance” product? It’s a product that Stampin’ Up! is retiring, and in other words, is available only as long as supplies last. The first four items in my Product List are the ones that are retiring.
Best Fishes
This fabulous little fish is from the Jar of Love stamp set, and cut with a die from the coordinating die set, Everyday Jars. My “tropical” fish are stamped in three colors of ink: Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, and Daffodil Delight. The whitewater was made with Thick Whisper White cardstock and a Swirly Scribbles die.
The Night of Navy cardstock became an ocean by using the Ruffled embossing folder.
My three, wave jumping, tropical fish are on a clean and simple card for this week’s Fusion challenge.
The last detail for the sketch was the sentiment, “Best Fishes,” stamped in Night of Navy ink, and cut with the Classic Label Punch.
Thank you for paying me a visit today. Have a great one!
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Today’s project was created using the square die from the Tropical die set with an inlaid technique.
Can you imagine looking at palms through a window?
Inlaid Palms
To enhance this scene, I set the window on a piece of wood DSP from Floral Romance, and gave the wood some texture with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder.
Now for the fun part, the inlaid technique!
I used a Tropical die to cut the square, window frame from Mossy Meadow cardstock, and a duplicate cut using Pool Party cardstock. I chose a Sahara Sand card base to blend with the Wood.
I was careful to leave the Pool Party pieces in place on the cutting surface, so it would be easier to fill them in around the palms.
“Happy Birthday” is from the Piece of Cake stamp set, and a Rectangle Stitched die was used for cutting.
The layout is perfect for this week’s Global Design Project.
The inlaid technique can be a bit tedious, but fun, if you like this sort of thing. Give it a try!
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June is a big month for weddings, so I’m planning, and creating cards, ahead of time. How do you like this elevated frame of flowers?
bride & groom
My idea for the frame was inspired by this week’s sketch challenge at Fab Friday.
I began today’s project with a Thick Whisper White card base, layered with striped Blushing Bride, which is in the Subtles 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper Pack.
The words, “bride & groom” are from the Well Written die set, and I’m happy to report, this set is in the new 2019-2020 Stampin’ Up! Catalog. I cut the words from Thick Whisper White cardstock, careful not to lose the “i.” The three flowers are from the same die set and paper. Share What You Love Artisan Pearls were placed in their centers.
To frame the words and flowers, I used a piece of Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper. First, I reinforced the DSP with a layer of cardstock, using Snail Adhesive. Then, I used two Rectangle Stitched dies for cutting, and Foam Adhesive strip to elevate the frame.
Thank you for visiting me today. You can click on the photo of the Well Written dies in my Product List to see all of the words. This will take you to my store for shopping. The Petal Promenade DSP is retiring, so order now, while supplies last. Thank you for shopping with me!
My teacups are topsy-turvy, and look who hopped out!
Surprise!
The frog from So Hoppy Together is trying to steal the show from the Tea Together stamp set that is being featured at What Will You Stamp? this week.
So, let’s ignore him while I tell you about the teacups. They were made with Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper, and a die from the Tea Time die set. Aren’t the pastel designs pretty? The colors are Petal Pink, a Multi-Dot, and Pool Party, which matches the card base. The frog is Soft Sea Foam, shhhh, I don’t want him to know I’m talking about him.
I stamped the cups in Black ink, used the die for cutting, and layered the cups for thickness.
For the background, I used Whisper White cardstock, trimmed the edges with a scallop die from the Be Mine Stitched die set, and embossed with Subtle Textures.
Everything was neat and tidy, until the frog came along. I think Best Bunny gave the frog his “surprise” sign to hold, and even cut it out for him with a Layering Ovals die! I can’t leave these hopping critters alone for a minute!
Thanks for hopping by! I’m off to straighten my craft room. Keep scrolling to see my supply list, and keep in mind, the Twinkle Twinkle DSP is retiring, so order while supplies last.
Today’s card features a well used stamp set, Beautiful You, which I re-named “Barbie.” The sketches look so much like the illustrations in the booklets that came with the Barbie doll when she was introduced in 1959. Yes, I owned the original, and too many to count after that.
Dancing Barbie
When I saw Anne Marie’s challenge for Paper Players this week was “paper piecing,” I couldn’t think of anything other than making dresses for Barbie.
Because today’s project also needed to be Clean and Simple, I used very few supplies, which you’ll see in my Product List below.
First, I decided on a Thick Whisper White card base with just a single layer of vellum from Floral Romance Designer Series Paper. This provided a gorgeous frame for my dancing girl from the Beautiful You stamp set.
Next, I stamped Barbie in Soft Suede ink on Whisper White cardstock, along with the sentiment, “Life looks beautiful on you.”
A Rectangle Stitched die was used to cut this piece, which I glued in the middle of the floral, vellum DSP.
And, now for the fun, “paper piecing technique.” For Barbie’s dress, I stamped her entire image on a leaf print from the same pack of Floral Romance DSP. Then, I cut off her arms and legs, even her hair, leaving only the dress. Just like paperdolls! I glued on her dress, and my card was complete!
Here’s my video for those who like a live demonstration:
Thanks for visiting me today. Thank you for shopping at my store!
Stop by the other Design Team blogs to see more Paper Piecing.
Is Stampin’ Up! retiring the “Happy Birthday” die? The answer is “yes.” So, if you want to have it in your stash, order now, while supplies last.
The beautiful lettering makes easy work of creating a handmade card in a jiffy. For this card, I chose a Balmy Blue card base, layered with Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper. The bubble print combines all of the colors in the DSP, which is bordered with Fresh Fig, and “Happy Birthday” is in Tranquil Tide.
Floating Bubbles
I decided to try the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets for the first time. If you look in my Product List, you can see that the sheets are shown with “Happy Birthday.”
I was pleasantly surprised to discover the ease in using the Adhesive Sheets, however, I just found out this is also a retiring item!
This card took so little time to make, I decided to add some dimension with floating bubbles. I used a hole punch for bubbles in the cardstock colors in my Product List, along with a few in Sparkle Glimmer Paper. I “popped” them up (pun intended) on tiny bits of dimensionals. Can you see how they are floating?
Of these colors, Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide are retiring.
I think this calls for a retirement party! But, I’m sharing my “Happy Birthday” card with Seize the Birthday
Bottom line is, if you want any of these items, “seize” them now, while supplies last.
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