Jul 6, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I learned a new fact about flamingos yesterday, and had to make this card. I knew they liked to spend time together, but what was the name of their group? I would have answered “flock,” because “birds of a feather flock together.” Right? I was delighted to discover their group is called a “flamboyance.” How fun is that!!! So here they are:
The Flirty Flamingo stamp set has stamps for layering to make a complete, realistic looking bird. I needed to get a flamboyance on one card, so decided to use just one stamp. Flirty Flamingo (of course), Blushing Bride, and Powder Pink would be the colors. For some reason, Flirty Flamingo was looking more like Watermelon Wonder, so I chose Watermelon Wonder for the base card. I like the contrast of Basic Black with pink, and used that for layering. “Tickled Pink for you” was die cut with Stitched Shapes and Layering Ovals. The Powder Pink splatter was made with a stamp in Timeless Treasures.
Last, but not least. Clear and white star sequins were sprinkled over the card. TIP: Put the tiniest dot of Tombow glue where you want the sequin to go. Then, use a straight pin to pick up the sequin and place it on the glue. The clear ones are especially hard to see, but they shine when the lighting is right.
I hope you enjoyed my discovery. May your day be filled with flamboyance!
Jul 5, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Washi Tape is something I don’t often use, but the colors of green and yellow in this Basic Packs 2 were irresistible. When I saw this week’s Global Design Project #94, I knew how I would use them. The five different tapes would go horizontally across a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock. I chose Lemon Lime Twist for the card base and “paired” it with “Pear” Pizazz, embossing it with the Layering Leaves embossing folder.
I adore our little, backward girl from Birthday Delivery, and could see her in my Washi Tape garden scene. I stamped her in Always Artichoke on Whisper White, and cut her out with the die that comes in the set. I was taken back to my childhood while hand cutting her yellow, polkadot dress, remembering the hours I spent playing paper dolls. I used Watercolor pencils for her hair and socks, and she was ready to be placed in the garden scene. I wanted her to be holding a long stem, which I found in the Balloon Pop-Up thinlit dies. Rather than a flower, I decided on this beautiful heart from the Ribbon of Courage set. I stamped it in Daffodil Delight to coordinate with her dress.
I chose the words she wanted to say, “Hello,” “Grateful,” and “For You,” from the At Home With You stamp set, and cut them out with the coordinating die. She is standing in branches from an Eclectic Layers die, which were doubled for durability. With everything glued and popped up on dimensionals, her garden was complete.
This little girl makes my heart happy, and for all of you reading this, she is grateful.
Jul 3, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I’m sure I’m not the only one, but this week’s fun CAS(E) this sketch #228 challenge brought to mind a Swirly Scribble. It happened to fit perfectly, angled on the card like the sketch. I used Thick Whisper White for the card base and the Swirly shape, doubling the die cut for dimension.
My vision was for three bright daisies to wind their way up the curve. The brightness would come from Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper with three different patterns. The Daisy Punch would make my flowers, and the 1/2″ punch for the centers of the flowers. It turned out that two daisies was a better fit for the dimensions of the card, and just right after popping them up on dimensionals. I found “celebrate” in the Weather Together stamp set, and stamped it with Pacific Point ink. I used a retired label punch, because I wanted the sentiment to mimic the shape of the flower petals.
This was such a fun sketch! I think I hear fireworks going off! Happy July 4th everyone!
Jul 1, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I love weddings; wedding cake, wedding dresses, wedding flowers, wedding couples, and last, but not least, wedding cards! The Detailed Floral Thinlits do all of the work to make this beautiful design. I folded a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, and centered the top die before running it through the Big Shot. The larger, bottom die was placed on a piece of the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, run through the Big Shot, and glued to the bottom half of the card.
“Congratulations” and the sentiment on the inside of the card are from the Floral Phrases stamp set. I thought the occasion called for a special treatment of heat embossing the words with gold powder. TIP: Sometimes heat embossing may cause the paper to curl. If this happens, I let it cool off for a bit, and press it flat under the weight of a couple heavy books. I used Stampin’ Up’s heat tool, Versamark, and the Embossing Buddy (a tiny pillow) which prevents stray powder from sticking to your project.
I decided at the last minute to add the two little gold hearts, which seemed just right for the happy couple!
Jun 30, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I’d be willing to bet that most men like wood. They seem to like wood furniture, wood colors, walking in the woods. Why not wood paper? I was delighted to see that Stampin’ Up has Wood Textures Designer Series paper that looks like real wood. This would be the beginning for today’s masculine birthday card.
I ran this DSP through the Big Shot using the Pinewood Planks Dynamic embossing folder to give it an even more realistic feel. The Ticket Tear Border Punch was used, top and bottom to add interest, before tacking it to a layer of Very Vanilla with Metallic “nails.” Everyone needs to hear the “Happy Birthday” song on their birthday, so I triple layered this sentiment using the thinlit die. The top layer was stamped with the Sheet Music stamp using Night of Navy ink on Very Vanilla, middle layer was Night of Navy for shadowing, and bottom was Very Vanilla for lifting. Accidentally, the lines of the sheet music mimicked the horizontal lines in the wood. I love it when that happens! So, I added more horizontal lines with baker’s twine, and tied on the last two words of the song using the Classic Label Punch.
P.S. I like wood too!
Jun 29, 2017 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Sometimes you just need to relax while celebrating your summertime birthday. And, it’s always nice to have a friend by your side.
Today’s card was inspired by Jeanie Stark at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I chose the middle row down: blue-embossing-happy.
The two chairs, side by side, were cut with the die from Seasonal Layers using thick Whisper White cardstock. I embossed “HAPPY” with one of the Celebrations Duo embossing folders. It’s named “Duo,” because the set comes with the word “Celebrate” also. I layered this Lemon Lime Twist “HAPPY” on Whisper White to match the chairs. I needed a tiny “birthday,” and found it in the At Home With You Bundle. The white stick, balloons (colors are Bermuda Bay and Tempting Turquoise) and bows are from the Balloon Adventures set.
I attached dimensionals and dots of glue, and placed all of this on the “lawn” from Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper. Once adhered to an Old Olive card base, we were ready for a happy, relaxing birthday!
