Feb 25, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The sentiment, “Our thoughts are with you,” is the message I want to send today.
Vellum Bliss
To go along with the sentiment, I decided to make some vellum flowers with heat embossing.
The flower is from the Botanical Bliss stamp set, which I stamped in VersaMark on Vellum cardstock. Then, I sprinkled the three flowers with White embossing powder, and used the Heat Tool to set the powder.
Happy with the shiny outlines, I began coloring the flowers on the backside with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. You’ll find the Stampin’ Blends colors I used in my Product List below.
TIP: It does not look pretty on the side you are coloring, but looks terrific when you turn it over.
After coloring, I fussy cut the flowers with my Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips, the best scissors around! I discovered that cutting around a heat embossed image is especially easy, because the raised line provides a nice cutting edge.
Wanting a clean and simple look for my flowers, I kept the background Whisper White with Subtle Textured embossing, and adhered this to a Thick Whisper White card base. The two white branches were cut with a die in the Botanical Tags die set, and glued on an angle. The flowers are attached with Mini-Dimensionals at their centers.
The sentiment is from the Lasting Lily stamp set, a Sale-A-Bration stamp set, FREE with a qualifying order and available through March 31st.
“Our thoughts are with you” was stamped in Black ink on Whisper White cardstock, and cut with a Layering Ovals die. It received the Subtle Textured treatment also, and was placed on Dimensionals.
In case you missed my card from a couple weeks ago, here it is:
Always
“Thinking of You” for February 2019
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Feb 24, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Lacey (named for her Floral Romance, Petal Pink, Vellum fur) was getting jealous, and causing trouble. She said I had been paying too much attention to the Happy Tails dog, and wanted to be the focal point of my next project.
Lacey
My next project was Ann’s great sketch for Paper Players, so I thought Lacey could be “any shape.”
Since Lacey’s fur was from the Floral Romance Designer Series Paper, wouldn’t it be good to use other paper from the group to coordinate with her? She agreed. YAY!
We chose a light green, leafy print for the larger rectangle, and a dark green print for the smaller rectangle. For the background, there was a nice piece of Sahara Sand wood, tinged with green, that would blend with a Sahara Sand card base.
Lacey wanted to sit on a strip of Sahara Sand cardstock, but only if it was embossed with Subtle Texture. This led to giving the Subtle Texture treatment to all the paper. And, believe it or not, Lacey wanted to be rolled through the Big Shot to to get the treatment also. She said it hurt quite a bit, but it was worth it. Whew!
Lacey found what she wanted to say in the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, “a little hello.” I stamped it in Mossy Meadow ink on Whisper White cardstock, and used a Merry Christmas die for cutting. After I found a Share What You Love Artisan pearl to put next to the sentiment, Lacey was very happy. I try!
Lacey’s final request was for butterflies. She promised not to hurt them, as long as I let them fly around her. So, I used the Butterfly Duet Punch to cut them from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, and she is keeping her word, so far.
Thank you for visiting Lacey today. She is in a great mood, and no longer jealous. We’ll see how long this lasts! If you’d like to make cat friends for Lacey, or butterflies, you can click on the pictures in my Product List below to go shopping.
Don’t forget to visit all of the Paper Players Design Team blogs. You will be inspired!
The Paper Players Design Team
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Feb 23, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper is for all four seasons. This circle of flowers is spring time “thanks.”
Painted Seasons Thanks
I wanted to make the colorful flowers pop against white, so the card base is Thick Whisper White with a layer of regular weight, Whisper White cardstock. The Whisper White layer is not without lots of texture. Don’t you think the Country Floral embossing makes a nice background? I’m in love with this new Sale-A-Bration embossing folder, that you can get for FREE with a 50.00 order.
Clicking on the picture in my Product List below takes you to my store where you can place your order.
The Painted Seasons DSP was cut with the largest Stitched Shapes circle die, and layered for thickness. TIP: This gives it a nice feel, plus, makes it lay nicely on the bumpy embossing.
Next, I used a Well Written die to cut the word, “thanks” from Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. I layered it also, and glued it in place.
Now, all I needed was a butterfly for this week’s TGIF challenge.
I made Wood Texture butterflies for a previous project. Remember?
Wood Texture Butterflies and Rainbow Foil
For this project, I stamped my single butterfly in Early Espresso ink using a stamp from the Butterfly Gala stamp set. The Stamparatus came in handy for perfect placement. My butterfly was attached with dimensionals, flying towards the fragrant blossoms.
To connect the butterfly and “thanks” I added a sweet, little Frosted Flower embellishment.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!
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Feb 21, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Even though the beautiful, All My Love Designer Series Paper was designed for Valentines, I’m continuing to use it for other occasions.
the world needs more people like you
Once in a while, I just feel like fussy cutting. With my Paper Snips in hand, I cropped six flowers from one of my favorite, All My Love, patterns of paper. You can see which one in my Product List below.
I felt that six flowers was a good number for completing this week’s sketch at Fab Friday.
For the background, I chose a coordinating print, which I edged with a Be Mine Stitched die for interest. The print has stems of Soft Sea Foam, so I highlighted this color with a border of Soft Sea Foam cardstock. The print also has a background of Crumb Cake, and this color became the card base.
The circle in the sketch became a heart of Soft Sea Foam, cut with a Be Mine Stitched die. The heart’s frame is a piece of 6X6 Subtles DSP. Once everything was glued together, the flowers were placed on dimensionals to approximate the sketch.
The sentiment, “the world needs more people like you,” is one of six great sentiments in the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Part of my Story. You can see all six sentiments in my Product List below. This card would be appropriate for a thank you, birthday, or “just because” card, don’t you think?
Thank you for stopping by. Blessings on your day!
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Feb 20, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Everyone enjoys blowing out the candles, and making wishes on their birthday! Don’t they?
Blow out the candles
This birthday card was inspired by the color challenge at Global Design Project.
The three colors are in the “Brights” family. Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green are so pretty together, and the candle flame in Melon Mambo adds some “pop.”
I chose Coastal Cabana for the card base, followed by a layer of Whisper White cardstock, that I edged with a new, favorite die from the Be Mine Stitched die set. Next, a layer of dotted, Designer Series Paper from the 6X6 Brights Collection.
The next step was very tedious, and I will not do it again with the Well Written words. First, I cut “birthday wishes” (Well Written die set) from the dotted DSP, exposing the white layer. Using the same two dies, I cut “birthday wishes” from Granny Apple Green cardstock, and placed the words in the empty space. I didn’t like the way it looked with the remaining white spaces showing, which led to the ridiculous, inlaid, part. I cut the two words a third time from Coastal Cabana, and filled 14 teeny tiny spaces. Call me silly! I should have simply cut the words from Granny Apple Green, and glued them on top.
Once I completed my words, I needed candles for making wishes, and found them in the Blow Out The Candles stamp set. I stamped three candles in Coastal Cabana ink on Thick Whisper White cardstock, and cut them with their die from Candles & Confetti. The stamp set also has the flame, which I stamped in Melon Mambo ink.
My three candles looked a little lonely, so before attaching them, I added some greenery. To make the leaves, I used a die from the Wonderful Floral die set, with Granny Apple Green cardstock, and a piece of Brights 6X6 DSP.
Thanks for paying me a visit! You’ll find all four die sets that I used on today’s card in my Product List below.
It’s bound to be someone’s birthday today, so Happy Birthday, and may all your wishes come true!
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Feb 18, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Once again, I find myself creating with the Tea Together stamp set, coupled with the Tea Time die set. When the stamp set was introduced in the Occasions catalog, I was beyond excited to discover a matching die set in the Sale-A-Bration brochure!
Mother-Daughter
The theme, design, and colors were inspired by the challenge at Fusion.
And, TGIF is all about Sale-A-Bration, so I’m sharing there also.
I stamped the teacup in Black ink on Whisper White cardstock, using its die for cutting. I used the same die to cut a second teacup in patterned Vellum from Floral Romance Designer Series Paper. Then, I glued the two together, allowing the black lines to show through the vellum.
I wanted my teacup, focal point, to have some flowers, and the Tea Together stamp set had the perfect one. I stamped three flowers in Black ink on Vellum. After using its die for cutting, I colored them on the backside with Stampin’ Blends: Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, and Dark Old Olive. Then, I placed Mini-Dimensionals at their centers for a floating effect.
The background is mostly white with a card base of Thick Whisper White. This is followed by a layer of Whisper White cardstock embossed with the Quilt Top embossing folder. Next, Petal Pink cardstock with rounded corners, like the Fusion sketch, and Whisper White cardstock with matching rounded corners. I gave the white layer some Subtle Texture embossing, in both directions. The rounded corners were made with the Detailed Trio Punch, an easy way to achieve this look.
I decided early on that I wanted to use the sweet poem that’s in the Tea Together stamp set. I’ve been waiting for the perfect card front, and this was it! It stamped beautifully in Black ink, and fit the Stitched Shapes square die just right.
To coordinate with the poem, I stamped, “I’m so glad you are a part of my story,” on the inside. It’s from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Part of my Story, and such a beautiful thing to say to a loved one. Don’t you agree?
I decorated the envelope flap with a piece of Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper in Petal Pink. I really appreciate how Stampin’ Up! coordinates the colors.
My card is now ready to send to my older daughter.
Thank you for visiting me today. Keep scrolling to see all of the supplies I used. Have a great day!
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