Aug 10, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to my first Christmas card blog post for the 2018 holiday season, a 3-D Pink Poinsettia. First of all, I want to give credit to Shannean Moncrieff for her brilliant idea of using the Rooted in Nature leaf to build a poinsettia. It was so inspiring, I had to try it!
Pink Poinsettia Christmas Card
I began by stamping six leaves from the Rooted in Nature stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on Whisper White cardstock. The matching die from the Nature’s Roots die set cut them out perfectly. Next, I used a Stampin’ Spritzer to wet the back of the leaves, and a stylus to roll around the back of the leaves to give them shape. While they were drying, I continued with other parts of the card.
My poinsettia would need “real” leaves, so I stamped three more leaves in Garden Green, and left these flat.
My pink poinsettia would also need a background, and Whisper White is always a good choice. The card base is Thick Whisper White cardstock, which is topped with a regular weight piece that I embossed with the Subtle Textured embossing folder. I used this folder to decorate the envelope flap also.
Before gluing the embossed piece to the card base, I added a strip of Polka Dot Tulle ribbon, and some strands of Gold Metallic thread.
The “Merry Christmas” sentiment (Garden Green) is from the Star of Light stamp set, fitting perfectly in in the Bunch of Banners die cut.
My poinsettia needed a center, so I asked Siri to show me an image of pink poinsettias. Good thing I had some gold Epoxy Shapes!
My lay-out was inspired by this week’s FAB FRI challenge, turned sideways.
I hope you enjoyed Christmas in August. I’ll be receiving my first Holiday catalog order soon, so sneak peeks to come. As always, thanks for stopping by my blog. I really appreciate you!
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Aug 9, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Hi! Yes, HI is what I saw when looking at this week’s Global Design Project.
So, I got out my Letters for You stamp set, and my Large Letters Dies, and created the word in Call Me Clover green. I like the mottled look the stamp set gives the letters, like watercoloring. Let’s call it, uneven perfection.
Large Letters Hi little hello
I wanted to tie this in with the challenge at Paper Players where the theme is “humorous.”
This lead to the exclamation point in Lemon Lime Twist ink, the funny, little frog from the Animal Expedition DSP, and the Itty Bitty Greeting, “a little hello.” I hope you can see the humor in this. If not, no worries, I’m kinda weird when it comes to things I think are funny.
Everything was double layered for thickness and dimension.
I added texture to the background by embossing a layer of Whisper White cardstock with the Layered Leaves embossing folder. This was layered on Call me Clover cardstock, on a Lemon Lime Twist card base.
I decorated the envelope flap with an additional piece of Animal Expedition Designer Series paper, 5 3/4″ X 2 1/4″, and trimmed to shape.
Wishing you a wonderful day with lots of things to make you laugh!
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Aug 8, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Pals August, 2018 Blog Hop. We love to cut it out, so this month our creations feature our favorite “cuts” using punches, Framelits and Thinlits from the current Stampin’ Up! catalog.
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 the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Cutting paper has always been an activity I enjoyed. When I was a child, I had boxes of paper dolls. I didn’t particularly want to play with the dolls, but I loved cutting out their clothes. I also loved putting together jigsaw puzzles, and today’s project combines the two.
Love You to Pieces
Until joining Stampin’ Up! two and a half years ago, I had no idea what cutting tools I’d been missing. Scissors, I knew, but the Stampin’ Trimmer and Big Shot opened up a whole new world.
The first step for today’s project was using the Stampin’ Trimmer to cut a piece of 8 1/2 X 11″ Thick Very Vanilla cardstock in half. Folding one of the halves in half, gave me my 4 1/4 X 5 1/2″ card base.
Second, I used the Stampin’ Trimmer to cut a layer of Regular Very Vanilla cardstock, measuring 4 X 5 1/4″. I rolled this layer through the Big Shot with the Quilt Top embossing folder to give it some nice texture.
The focal point of my card is the beautiful, jig saw puzzle heart. When I saw the Puzzle Pieces die set in the new annual catalog in April, it was an instant favorite. I couldn’t wait to start cutting with it!
The floral paper I used for the heart is Petal Promenade. The full 12 X 12″ sheets are absolutely gorgeous. But, as you can see, I didn’t hesitate to start chopping it up. I sliced a section with the Stampin’ Trimmer, and then ran this through the Big Shot with the heart die from Puzzle Pieces.
The die cuts a heart into four puzzle pieces. Isn’t that amazing? I triple layered the pieces, so they have the thickness of a real jig saw puzzle.
I wanted the heart to stand out, so I continued surrounding it with Very Vanilla. A Stitched Shapes die was used to cut the square where the heart is resting. I know I have many favorites, but the Stitched Shapes dies (4 Squares, 4 Circles and 4 Ovals) are the ones that get the most use. Everyone seems to adore how they cut those perforations.
“We just fit” is one of the creative, puzzle appropriate, sentiments in the Love You To Pieces stamp set, and I stamped it in Crumb Cake ink.
Before Gluing everything in place, I tied Linen Thread around the embossed panel. I’d already cut into this paper, so I decorated the envelope flap with a piece that’s 5 3/4 X 2 1/4″.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you like how this turned out, and remember to have fun cutting!
Now it’s time to use the Blog Hop Line-up below to see what the rest of my Pals have created to inspire you.. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
Mark your calendars for September 12, 2018 for the next Pals Blog Hop. We’ll inspire you with projects for the upcoming holidays and seasons including Autumn, Winter, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. . Don’t miss the fun.
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Sara Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
- Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Denise at The Mountain Magpie
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Rachael Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Lisa Milligan at Stamp Create Share
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
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Aug 7, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Here it is August, and “Back-to-School” time has arrived. Teachers have already been hard at work preparing for the new school year. Stampin’ Up! has the perfect products for making handcrafted cards and small gifts. I’ve chosen to make a thank you card using the Hand Delivered stamp set and the Thank You die.
Hand Delivered Thank You
I knew I wanted to use the teacher with her books, and the words Thank You, but I needed a background. Since lined notebook paper screams “school,” I devised an easy way to create it. Using the Stampin’ Up grid pad paper (p.206, #130148) and a ruler, I used a Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends marker to draw straight lines across a piece of 5 1/4″X 4″ Whisper White cardstock.
TIP: Starting your line to the left of the cardstock prevents a blob of ink on the edge.
Next, I used the Thank You die to cut the word from my newly created “notebook paper.”
Then, I glued this to a piece of Whisper White cardstock with identical measurements.
For the eclipse effect, I triple layered “Thank You,” and placed it back in its hole. Also, I saved the three largest cut-out pieces and returned them to their places, trashing the smaller bits. I used a stylus to press the three pieces into place.
Coloring the teacher and her stack of books with Stampin’ Blends was next. I used 13 colors, so didn’t list them individually in my supply list, but they are available at my store. After coloring, the books were hand cut, and raised on dimensionals. The teacher is framed in Night of Navy cardstock, matching the card base.
My teacher is put on a pedestal using Foam Adhesive strips.
The sentiment inside saying, “You are wonderful” matches the cursive in “Thank You,” and expresses how I feel. It’s from the Rooted in Nature stamp set.
For more love, I added three Real Red hearts on the inside, and Real Red heart DSP to decorate the envelope flap.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, showing a teacher some love. Have a great day!
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Aug 5, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Hi there! I’m so glad you’re visiting me today, so I can let you in on my discovery. How do you like my clay pot? It’s actually a bottle label cut with a die from the Bottles & Bubbles die set. I stamped it in Cajun Craze with a stamp from the Bubble Over stamp set. The stamp even gives it a mottled look, which is perfect for clay. I’m so excited! (little things mean a lot).
Clay Pot Discovery
Now that I had my clay pot, I needed to design a card around it. This week’s CAS(E) this sketch provided a good lay-out.
I remembered a piece of Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper in Cajun Craze that looks like grasscloth wall paper. On a side note, my parents wallpapered a room in grasscloth, the color of Crumb Cake. There was some bickering going on, but not enough to stop them from hanging a variety of paper in every room in my three childhood homes. I made many trips to Standard Brands with my mother, where she made her selections. I loved getting the discontinued sample books that we would turn into scrapbooks, filling them with photos, cards, and memorabilia.
Back to this card. Cajun Craze is a rusty color that would appeal to guys. Petal Pink, not so much. But guess what….. it blends beautifully, so I chose a Petal Pink card base, topped with a another piece of Nature’s Poem DSP.
The 1″ vertical strip of Petal Pink cardstock is stamped in Cajun Craze, with a pretty leaf from the Cake Soiree stamp set. A Stitched Shapes die was used to cut the Petal Pink square holding my clay pot. The two sprigs are from the Sweet Cakes die set. I used Mint Macaron and Tranquil Tide cardstock for the sprigs, because those are the two greens in the Nature’s Poem DSP.
“Happy Day” is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, and Happy Birthday is stamped on the inside.
So, there you have my Petal Pink, clay pot, masculine, birthday card. Keep scrolling on down to see my supply list. Have a great day!
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Aug 3, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Everyone should enjoy life, and ride a bike. I rode a bike for the first time in years, when I was in Hawaii last week. I’m not a fan of thrill rides, but I like controlling the speed, and pedaling just fast enough to feel the wind. The conditions were perfect, because the streets were flat, few cars, and the temperature was just right. I’d forgotten how much fun it is!
Cycling is on my mind as I made today’s card.
Enjoy Life Cycling
The Enjoy Life stamp set has a silhouette of a guy riding a bicycle, so this provides a perfect opportunity to make a masculine birthday card. I stamped him in Night of Navy ink three times, and cut a square, bordered with Bermuda Bay cardstock.
The card base is Thick Whisper White cardstock, which I embossed with the Subtle embossing folder for added texture. I topped it with a piece of Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper.
I wanted to use ribbon, but rather than a bow, I wound Bermuda Bay ribbon around the DSP, adhering it with Tear & Tape.
To complete the sketch, I used the Everyday Label Punch to punch two pieces of Vellum cardstock. I found the sentiment, “Enjoy,” in the Banners for You stamp set, and the Lovely Lipstick bird in Enjoy Life.
Today’s project came together by using two challenges; Paper Players sketch, and Global Design Project’s colors.
When was the last time you rode a bike? Maybe you should give it a try.
Keep scrolling to see the supplies I used in today’s card. I used a retired Bermuda Bay ribbon, but #146939 Bermuda Bay ribbon would work just as well. Thanks for stopping by!
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