Apr 1, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Growing up in San Diego, I was privileged to be a frequent visitor of Balboa Park. I was doubly blessed to have grandparents living close by, who loved taking my brother and me to the park. We discovered a lesser known, tropical area, which was thrilling to explore, Palm Jungle. Thanks for the memories, Mimi and Archie.
Palm Jungle
As soon as I saw this week’s challenge at Global Design Project, “A Day At the Park,” I knew I would get to use my “new to me” Tropical die.
I couldn’t wait to see how this die would look, cut from some Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. The blue sky is from a piece of Tranquil Textures DSP, which I glued to the back of the cut-out section of Wood Textures. Then, I glued this layer to a Gray Granite card base, which blended with the Wood Textures DSP.
I thought about adding green, but decided on Shimmer White cardstock. The bird, perched on the “t,” is from a Birds & Blooms die, and “thanks” is from the Well Written die set. Can you see how they sparkle?
The final detail was the five little pearls.
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Mar 31, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Easter cards are still on the agenda, and I love Stampin’ Up’s floral image from the His Grace stamp set. I can’t believe this was my first time for using it!
Easter Blessings
First, I stamped the floral image in Mossy Meadow ink on a piece of Floral Romance DSP. The pattern I chose is a light, wood texture, that I thought would make a great background. I also stamped “Easter Blessings” from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set.
Next, I filled in the delicate leaves and flowers with Watercolor Pencils. The colors are: Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Flirty Flamingo, and Daffodil Delight.
TIP: This was easy, but make sure your pencil points are sharp.
The cross was made with a die from the Cross of Hope die set, cut from the same Floral Romance DSP. I added some texture with the Subtle Textured embossing folder, and layered it for dimension.
I glued the cross to its background, and the background to the Sahara Sand card base, and I was finished with my clean & simple Easter card. Keep scrolling to see my short supply list. Just click on the pictures to shop at my store. Thank you!
My Easter card satisfies Laurie’s Tic Tac Toe challenge at the Paper Players this week. I chose the diagonal row: Easter, embossing, patterned paper.
Have you played Tic Tac Toe? It’s really fun, and I hope to see your creations at the Paper Players this week. Thank you for visiting me today, and now, check out all of the designer’s blogs for inspiration.
The Paper Players Design Team
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Mar 30, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Okay, pig lovers, here she comes!
This Little Piggy happens to be one of the stamp sets that Stampin’ Up! informed us will carry-over to the new 2019-2020 catalog. I’ve seen so many adorable cards with these piggies. I’m happy to say, I ordered the set, and now I can make my own.
This Little Piggy
If you’d like to see the other known, carry-over sets, you can click this link to my earlier blog post.
Carry-Overs for Inquiring Minds
I began by stamping the flying pig in Black ink on Watercolor Paper, and coloring with three Stampin’ Blends: Light Calypso Coral, Dark Petal Pink, and Light Mint Macaron.
The pig fit perfectly within the largest Stitched Shapes circle die, which I trimmed with the largest Layering Circles die.
For her background, I chose a piece of Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper in Soft Sea Foam to blend in with a Soft Sea Foam card base. The strip of flowers is from our Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper, which is 1″ X 5 1/4″.
I added a 1/4″ X 5 1/4″ strip to mimic this week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.
The sentiment, “She believed she could…” is attached to the flying pig stamp, so easy to stamp in one motion. There’s a stamp for the inside which says, “… so she did.” How cute is that!
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Mar 30, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Here I am at a previous On Stage in Salt Lake City. I have just been gifted a stamp set from Prize Patrol. You have to be there to understand the thrill of it all.
Excitement is building for Stampin’ Up’s 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. The big reveal will be April 13th for demonstrators attending On Stage, and they will each be given a physical copy. A PDF will be available for all demonstrators on April 15th, 1:00 Mountain Time. I’ll be watching the clock, because I won’t make it to the live event this time. Customers will begin seeing samples made with the new products, but won’t be able to order from the new catalog until June 4th.
This is one of the benefits of being a demonstrator. If you don’t have a demonstrator, and would like to become a demonstrator, I would love to have you join me in this fun, paper crafting venture. Don’t you want to see the catalog, and order from it, as soon as possible?
In the meantime, Stampin’ Up! has given us a short list of items that will be carry-overs in the new catalog. I owned half of them, and ordered the ones I didn’t have. This made sense to me, because I’ll be able to use these “current” products for over a year. Of course, I can always rationalize buying more! The entire list of carry-overs will be available at a later date.
The Cake Builder Punch is on back order, but you can order it now, and it will be shipped later. I also ordered the stamp set, 148610, that coordinates with it.
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I hope I helped satisfy some of your curiosity. Have a great day!
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Mar 29, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Stampin’ Up’s Tropical Chic stamp set and dies take me to Hawaii, my favorite vacation destination.
Tropical Thank You
Today’s “clean & simple” thank you card began with a Thick Whisper White card base and a layer of Whisper White cardstock. I embossed the white layer with a Petal Pair embossing folder, and turned it over to use the debossed side.
The embossing folder is 2 1/4″ wide, which would be just right for this week’s CAS(E) this sketch challenge.
Next, I used a die from the Tropical die set to cut ferns from Granny Apple Green and Call Me Clover cardstock. Then, I stamped tropical flowers from the Tropical Chic stamp set in three colors of ink: Poppy Parade, Real Red, and Berry Burst, and cut them with their die.
The flowers were “stamped off” to give a softer look, which means I inked the stamp, stamped once on scratch paper, and twice for the image you see. Make sense?
I arranged the ferns and flowers atop the debossed section with liquid glue and dimensionals. Oh, prior to adding the ferns and flowers, I stamped “Thank you” in Black ink. And, there’s my “clean & simple” card that was “quick & easy.”
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Mar 27, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I’m in Easter card mode, so today’s project combines His Grace stamp set with Cross of Hope die set.
His Grace
I began by embossing a piece of Petal Promenade DSP with the Country Floral embossing folder. It was an easy way to get a variation of tone on the Petal Pink background. I chose Sahara Sand for the card base, which added a soft contrast.
The cross was made with a die from the Cross of Hope die set, and Wood Textures DSP. I layered it two times for thickness.
The scripture is from the His Grace stamp set, stamped in Soft Suede ink on Petal Pink cardstock. It fit nicely within a Layering Squares, scallop edged die, which I layered on a plain square of Sahara Sand.
The design was inspired by this week’s challenge at Global Design Project.
For some added color, I used a Bouquet Bunch die to make some flowers from Calypso Coral cardstock.
Before gluing everything together, I tied Braided Linen Trim around the larger embossed piece.
TIP: The Braided Trim does not go entirely around the embossed piece, but is taped on each end, on the backside. The knot was tied separately with a short piece of trim.
I had fun using the GDP sketch, and I hope you enjoyed seeing today’s Easter card. Thank you for visiting!
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