Dec 27, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, in case you want to relax, read on……..
Imagine yourself right here: The waves (Swirly Scribble die cut) are calm in the early morning hours. A gentle breeze rustles through the palms that are dancing across the sand. The sand is still cool, not yet heated by the sun.
Waterfront Stamp Set Creates Watercolored Images
How this scene was created:
The palm trees were stamped with two Waterfront stamps (one for the trunk and one for the fronds), and cut with a Stitched Shape square die. The sand, also from Waterfront, was stamped on the Crumb Cake layer, which was embossed with the Ruffled embossing folder. Soft Sky, matching the color of the waves (Coffee Break DSP), is the card base.
“Enjoy your special day” (Dragonfly Dreams stamp set) is written in the sand, and cut with a die from the Petals and More set. For embellishment, Linen Thread was tied around the art piece, and three small pearls were added. Since pearls come from shells, I thought it made sense.
May you all have a relaxing day!
Dec 26, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s gingham “Ribbon Board” technique resulted from two sources of inspiration. First of all, I wanted to thank Peggy Noe for the generous gift of gingham ribbon that she sent to her team. She is so sweet, and it was such a nice surprise to receive the package in my physical mailbox.
And, secondly, Freshly Made Sketches gave me an idea for how I would use the ribbon.
I recently signed up for Bloglovin’, and the FMS blog was delivered to my email, showing their sketch.
Bloglovin’ is a handy way to see blogs of interest all in one place. You might want to check it out for lots of inspiration.
Here’s my inspired project:
How To Make a Ribbon “board”
I wanted to showcase the gingham ribbon, and decided to wrap the ribbon around the rectangular shape in the sketch, hence, “ribbon board.”
I cut four pieces of ribbon to fit nicely around my 2″ X 3″ rectangle. Next, I placed four strips of Tear Tape approximately where the ribbon would go, taking the tape to the backside for securing the ends of the ribbon.
This “ribbon board” technique would be easy to do with different sizes of squares or rectangles, and any of the beautiful ribbon that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.
A Petal Pair embossing folder was used to make the 3/4″ inch strip of Whisper White for hanging the board by its bow.
I had to laugh looking at this picture, because it reminds me of a blouse from the 80s. Glad I added the two die cut branches from Petals & More, rather than buttons.
A die cut word, “thanks,” (retired) was double layered on the front of the card.
Completing the sentiment inside are words from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set (annual catalog).
The flower is from the Hold on to Hope stamp set (Occasions 2018 catalog. I stamped the flower in Night of Navy and cut it with its die in the bundle.
I hope I’ve inspired you to try the “ribbon board” technique.
Have a great day!
Dec 24, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I took one look at this sketch, and had no idea how I would manage to duplicate this pattern. It had me stumped. But the samples were so interesting and colorful, I wanted to give it a try.
I’m pretty happy with the results, and glad I stuck with the challenge. It isn’t exact, but then, a CAS(E) isn’t supposed to be.
Occasions 2018 Tutti-Frutti Patchwork
Spoiler Alert!
If you’d like to solve the puzzle on your own, stop here. If you’d like to know how I did it, you can continue reading.
I could see I needed a bunch of different colors and patterns to case my favorite samples, so decided to use the new Tutti-Frutti 6X6 Designer Series Paper. It has a wonderful selection, including a black and white stripe that would be the background.
I adhered the stripe to a 4 1/4 X 5/12 piece of Basic Black cardstock with the intention of trimming it to 4″ X 5 1/4″ after all the strips were glued in place.
1/2″ strips were too narrow, 1″ strips too wide, so 3/4″ strips seemed just right. I used my Stampin’ Trimmer to cut my 3/4″ strips from eight different papers in the Tutti-Frutti pack. Next, I cut a triangle from the black and white dotted paper for the upper right hand corner, glued it down, and placed the Kiwi strip next to it.
I continued making the pattern by placing the strips at a right angle to the Kiwi strip. I was left with the strips hanging over the edge, and shortened these with scissors. Then, I used the Stampin’ Trimmer to cut a neat 4” X 5 1/4” art piece to layer on my Whisper White card base.
The sentiment was my last decision, and I used a black, die cut “thanks” from a retired set. This patchwork CAS(E) was great fun after all. And, Stampin’ Up makes it easy, because of the way they coordinate everything. I hope you give it a try.
This is an exciting day! Have a wonderful Christmas Eve!
Dec 23, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The Celebrate You die set from Stampin’ Up! is sure to be a hit! I combined two of the paper words, “celebrate” and “you” with the Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series paper. We all have lots of occasions to celebrate, but this one is for a birthday.
Let’s Celebrate You with Bubbles and Fizz
I began with a Bermuda Bay card base, layered with lemon Lime Twist and a sheet of Bermuda Bay Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper. I die cut “celebrate” from the middle of the art piece, and multi-colored bubbles from the same pack of DSP. I also cut “you” from Lemon Lime Twist, and triple layered both words before gluing them in place.
Prior to all the gluing, I taped the ends of the Bermuda Bay ribbon to the back of the Lemon Lime Twist layer, so it would be ready for my bow.
The word “Let’s” is from the Amazing You stamp set, which I stamped and cut with a bottle cap (really cute) die from the Bottles and Bubbles set.
We can’t forget about our favorites from the annual catalog, so I stamped “Happy Birthday” (Stylized Birthday) on the inside. Now it’s ready to send!
If you are lovin’ these die cut words, they’ll be available Jan 3rd, FREE with a 100.00 Stampin’ Up! order.
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Dec 22, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Is there such a thing as a masculine card with flowers? Stampin’ Up’s Sale-A-Bration “Amazing You” stamp set has a flower that produced a masculine card. At least, I think so.
I started off playing around with the flower in the FREE Amazing You stamp set. I already knew the sentiments were outstanding, and would be used repeatedly. I wondered what I could do with the flower to make it different. This lead to my idea for a masculine flower card.
Amazing You Masculine Flower Card
I wanted to keep it bold, so used a Basic Black card base with a layer of Whisper White. I stamped the flower from the Amazing You stamp set three times in Basic Black.
I thought it would be fun to layer the flower, so I stamped it again (three times) on Watercolor Paper. Next, I fussy cut just the top layer of petals. Using Stampin’ Blends, I colored the three, top layers of the flowers with Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, and Daffodil Delight, Bronze and Color Lifter.
While they were damp, I turned them over on a foam pad, and molded them with a stylus to give them extra shape and crinkle. Using a small circular motion with the right amount of pressure, I was able to do this without tearing the paper.
After drying, I placed my bright, bold, masculine flower petals on dimensionals, and then on top of the completely stamped images on the art piece.
The Amazing You stamp set has a coordinating set of dies, named Celebrate You. I used this to cut the word “YOU” from Basic Black cardstock. Still looking masculine, right? The set also has the word “amazing,” which I cut and placed on the inside. And, above that I stamped “are simply,” along with a few masculine twigs.
What man wouldn’t like to be told he is “simply amazing?” Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Dec 21, 2017 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
This Global Design Project sketch greeted me this morning:
The little bird from Petal Palette wanted to take part. She is a domestic bird, so she said she’d be happy sitting on a hoop in a cage I could design for her.
You are simply Amazing Birthday Card
This amazing little bird from the Petal Palette Bundle (stamped and die cut) wrote “amazing” on this birthday card. I wish you could see how amazing it is in the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper!
I just love paper words, and I cut the Powder Pink “YOU” from the same die set. “Celebrate” is the third word in the set, and the great news is, that it’s a FREE Sale-A-Bration item. And, not only that, it will carry-over to the annual catalog! YAY! Everyone can order it Jan. 3rd.
I stamped “are simply” from the co-ordinating, Amazing You stamp set.
The black and white stripe “cage” is from the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper, and I chose a Powder Pink card base to go with it. One of my favorite outfits when I was a working girl at Nordstrom was this pink, black and white combo. The blazer was a wool, pink and black windowpane pattern, and this project takes me back in time.
The 2″ strip of Whisper White cardstock is embossed with one of the Petal Pair embossing folders, and the “hoop” was cut with two Layering Circles dies.
The Organza Ribbon was the final touch to complete my outfit, I mean sketch.
I feel like my Nordstrom ensemble is complete! Thanks for sharing my memory.
