Feb 10, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
This month the Kre8tors Blog Hop is all about Valentines and Love. Hearts are wonderful for making Valentines, but they are just as wonderful for making wedding cards. Today I’m sharing a white on white wedding card, with just a touch of color.
Wedding Heart
My Thick Whisper White heart is from the Be Mine Stitched die set in the Occasions 2019 catalog. After cutting the heart with the die, I embossed it with the Lace Textured embossing folder, which takes it to a new level of “wow.!”
TIP: I was careful to place the heart, so the embossed design would be symmetrical.
The white branch behind the heart is made with a favorite, Petals & More die, also cut from Thick Whisper White cardstock.
How do you like the hearts of color? They were made with a die from the Be Mine Stitched die set, which I used for cutting a stencil. Then, holding the stencil in place, I Sponge Daubed Pool Party ink across a lower portion of the art piece.
Before adhering the art piece to the Thick Whisper White card base, I attached some Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon. It seems perfect for a wedding card, doesn’t it?
The sentiment, “Congratulations,” is from the Petal Palette stamp set, stamped in Black ink, and cut with a Petals & More die. This was raised on dimensionals, as was the heart.
I finished the inside with a sentiment from the Better Together stamp set, “All the Best for a future filled with love!”
The heart was stamped in Pool Party ink with a stamp from Meant To Be, and cut with a Be Mine Stitched die.
I embossed the envelope flap with a Petal Pair embossing folder for added detail.
After a sprinkling of a few Iridescent Sequins, my wedding card was complete.
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Melissa Tennison
Su Mohr
Tricia Butts
Kathy Maurer
Janey Backer
Ilonka Schneider
Jacqui Lawrence
Sandra Roberts
Kirsteen Gill
Pia Gerhardt
Jacqueline Schilder
Tracy Marie Lewis
Linda Handford
Sue McDonald
Alexandra Rauf
Anastasia Radloff
Jo Blackman
Laura Kate Mackie
Cheryl Hamilton
Deb Naylor
Rebecca-Jo Unwin
Ximena Morales
Cheryl Taylor
Dorothee Buhn
Eva Potts
Jan Musselman
Annette Elias
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Feb 10, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
First Frost is a wonderful, holiday, stamp set, that is carrying over to the new year. Thank you Stampin’ Up! It’s beautiful foliage and flowers are great for any time of year.
Growing Together
Today, I’m using the First Frost stamp set, and Frosted Bouquet dies, with Laurie’s Paper Players color challenge.
This wedding or anniversary card began with a sturdy framework of a Basic Gray card base, topped with a layer of Smoky Slate cardstock, which I used a Stitched Rectangle die for cutting. The next size smaller, Rectangle Stitched die, was used for the Whisper White layer that I embossed with Layered Leaves.
The plaque was made with two Frosted Bouquet dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set in Basic Gray ink on Whisper White cardstock, and layered it on Smoky Slate cardstock. After adding dimensionals, I placed it on the embossed layer.
I wanted the foliage and flowers to have a delicate look, so I decided to stamp the images from First Frost on Vellum cardstock. The two flowers are Melon Mambo, and the two pieces of foliage are Basic Gray.
TIP: The ink doesn’t dry as fast on vellum, and can smear. Stamp a few extra, so you can test for dryness.
Once the vellum pieces were dry, I used Frosted Bouquet dies for cutting. I used Tombow Liquid Glue for adhering parts of the foliage, and it doesn’t show at all. The flowers are on a single dimensional that I placed in their centers.
I’ll decide the inside sentiment when I know the recipients, because there are several great options for a wedding or anniversary in the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set.
The final touch was the row of pearls.
Thank you for visiting me today. You can see what I used in my Product List below. Clicking on the pictures will take you to my online store.
Now, off you go to see what the other Paper Players design team members created for your inspiration. I’m hoping to see you in our gallery!
The Paper Players Design Team
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Feb 9, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s Valentine begins with an easy, Vellum cardstock, technique.
It’s a matter of placing a pre-cut piece of vellum in an embossing folder, and running it through the Big Shot. In this case, I used the Lace Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder, and it was so much fun seeing the results!
Vellum Valentine
My inspiration for the design was from this week’s TGIF sketch.
Now that I had my background, I knew just the place to go to find those two hearts. All My Love Designer Series Paper has a pattern of beautiful, floral, hearts in two sizes. And, the best news is, the Be Mine Stitched die set has two dies that will cut them out perfectly!
I added Thick Whisper White cardstock trim around the larger heart, glued it down, and placed the smaller heart on dimensionals.
For the horizontal strip, I fastened a piece of White Flax ribbon with Tear & Tape, and fringed the ends.
TIP: I did the fringing by using a pin to take out a couple rows of cross threads.
All I need is love, do do do do do, love is all I need.” Are you singing with me?
I found “love” in the Well Written die set, cut this wonderful word from Thick Whisper White cardstock, and glued it in place. Easy!
This happens to be a Valentine, but hearts are meant for year-round occasions. Keep scrolling to see my supply list, where my store is open for your ordering pleasure. Thank you for stopping by today!
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Feb 7, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today, I am walking down the path of a fenced garden. Would you like to join me?
Fenced Garden
This beautiful garden is enclosed by a wrought iron fence, made with Basic Black cardstock, that was cut with a die from the Stained Glass die set. The ground is covered with grass and foliage made with two stamps from the Enjoy Life stamp set and Pear Pizzazz ink.
Next, we see an array of flowers in four colors of cardstock, cut with two dies from the Bouquet Bunch set. My colors are named in my product list below.
Mr. Blackbird was cut from Basic Black cardstock with a Botanical Tags die.
All of the garden is on Whisper White cardstock, cut with a Rectangle Stitch die, which is adhered to a “Garden Green” card base. I have to laugh at the perfect color name of the card base, and how it ties in with the Global Design Project challenge.
The sign on the garden fence, “happy day,” is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set. It is stamped in Black ink on Whisper White cardstock, and cut with a Merry Christmas label die. I use this die often for small sentiments.
Three butterflies (Enjoy Life stamp set) are stamped in Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight ink.
Thank you for joining me on my garden walk. Have a great rest of your day!
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Feb 6, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s project has pet canaries showing off their Pineapple Punch feathers for a color challenge.
Pet Canaries
I used a die from the Botanical Tags die set to cut the birds in their cage from two colors of cardstock; Thick Whisper White and Pineapple Punch. The white, die-cut piece was left intact, while the canaries were snipped from the yellow, die-cut piece. Then, I glued the yellow canaries on top of the white birds.
The cage is resting on a Stitched Shapes square of Coastal Cabana cardstock. I used the largest Stitched Shapes square die for cutting, and embossed it with the Subtle Textured embossing folder.
The background is a piece of Whisper White cardstock, embossed with the Quilt Top embossing folder.
Sticking with the stitched look, I used the Rectangle Stitched die for the sentiment.
“Know that today a friend is thinking of you,” is from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Part of My Story. You can check out all of the sentiments in the stamp set in my Product List below.
I stamped the sentiment in Berry Burst ink, the third color in TGIF’s color challenge.
To add a bit more Berry Burst, I used a Sponge Dauber on Whisper White cardstock, and then cut a branch with a Botanical Tags die.
To draw your eye to the sentiment, I added three, little pearls.
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Feb 4, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card is for someone who needs an encouraging word. Isn’t it nice knowing that someone is “thinking of you,” and sending positive thoughts your way?
Always thinking of you
The colors were inspired by Fab Friday.
When I see the color names, Grapefruit Grove and Lovely Lipstick, my mind goes to the fabulous, Sale-A-Bration, Foil Sheets. So, that’s what I used for cutting the shiny foliage.
The Grapefruit Grove leaves and Lovely Lipstick sprigs were were cut with two of the Wonderful Floral dies. A third, Wonderful Floral die, was used for the pair of Whisper White leaves. I used a Wonderful Romance stamp for making the outline with Blushing Bride ink on Thick Whisper White cardstock.
For the background, I embossed Whisper White cardstock with the Subtle Textured embossing folder. Prior to embossing, I stamped some tiny dots in Blushing Bride ink with a Wonderful Romance stamp.
I found the perfect sentiment, “Always thinking of you,” in the Beautiful Day stamp set. It fit the size of the Petals & More die just right, and I stamped it in Black ink on Thick Whisper White cardstock before cutting. I placed it on dimensionals across the middle of my design, and my art piece was ready to adhere to a Thick Whisper White cardbase.
A sprinkling of Iridescent Sequins was the final touch. You’ll find all of the supplies I used for today’s project in my Product List below.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
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