Dec 2, 2024 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Are you ready for a hint of Spring? While completing my Christmas cards, I couldn’t help but use the Hearts of Elegance Bundle for this week’s Global Design Project. I love Valentines, and hearts are a favorite year-round! To create the hearts, I colored Basic White Cardstock with Blending Brushes and three colors of ink: Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, and Flirty Flamingo. The cute, stitched, heart is one of the new Hearts Of Elegance dies. You can see the entire bundle in my product list below.
Spring Hearts
The background is Basic White Cardstock, colored with a Blending Brush and Coastal Cabana Ink. To create the white space beneath the hearts, I held a 4″ X 1 1/2″ piece of cardstock across the layer, while applying the ink. After coloring, I embossed the layer with the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder. Next, I stamped the sentiment in Memento Black Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and used a Peaceful Season Die for cutting. Then, I threaded gingham ribbon through the hole, and taped it to the back, while attaching the label with Dimensionals. After the sentiment was secure, I glued the layer to a Coastal Cabana card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
For extra Springtime sparkle, I added five 2024-26 In Color Shimmer Gems.
This week’s Global Design Project is a sketch. We’d love to see what you create using the sketch, and please tag it #gdp474. You could be the winner!
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Dec 1, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
For the first day in December, I began with a beautiful background of Country Woods Designer Paper (4″ X 5 1/4″) glued to a Basic Beige card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. I knew I wanted to make a Christmas card, and used the word dies “Christmas” and “merry” to cut Textured Metallic Specialty Paper. “Christmas” is from Peaceful Season, and “merry” is from Merry Tags & More Paper Pumpkin Add-On Dies.
Peaceful Evergreens
Next, I decided the focal point would be my favorite Christmas trees, from the Peaceful Evergreens Bundle. I stamped three trees in Mossy Meadow Ink on basic White Cardstock, and used their dies for cutting. I love how the natural shading makes it look like there is snow on the branches. After cutting, I glued the two, smaller trees flat, and raised the larger tree on Dimensionals.
Because I really liked this card, and it was a simple design, I ended up making a dozen. In addition, I completed the inside, with a sentiment from the Peaceful Season Stamp Set, and decoration from the Golden Greenery Stamp Set.
My December Host Code Gift
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Nov 29, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The 2024 Artisan Design Team is feeling the spirit of the season. Today we are hopping, but this isn’t an ordinary hop. This is a special Secret Santa Gift Exchange Hop! Earlier we drew names and then got busy hand stamping a project just for them. The projects in this hop are all gifts to one another. You will see the hop on Instagram.
Humble Home
I am gifting my talented, Artisan friend, Dani Dziama, with a CASE of her Humble Home card. I always look forward to seeing her artistic contributions, and she is a master of “clean & simple cards.” I love the way Dani used heat embossing to add “icing” to the gingerbread house, and line the roof with peppermints. I copied her ideas, with additional trees of “sugar,” and So Swirly embossing. It has been a pleasure being on the 2024 Artisan Design Team with her, and it will be a year I’ll always remember.
Dani’s inspiration
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I mentioned that the Artisans are hopping over on Instagram. There are several of us who are also sharing our Exchange on our blogs. Below are links to those who are blogging. To see all the gifts head over to Instagram.
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Nov 27, 2024 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
It’s easy to design a Christmas card around the beautiful trees in the Peaceful Evergreens Stamp Set. I began by stamping the trees in Mossy Meadow Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and cutting the large tree with its Peaceful Evergreens Die. Then, I cut the row of trees with a Deckled Rectangles Die (2 1/2″ X 4″), and embossed it with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder. Prior to embossing, I stamped the sentiment with Mossy Meadow Ink. “Joy & Love To You” is from the Peaceful Season Stamp Set.
Peaceful Evergreens
The background is Iconic Celebrations Designer Paper in a wonderful plaid, 4″ X 5 1/4″. I glued this to a Thick Basic White card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. After attaching the large tree, and embossed piece, my “easy” Christmas card was almost complete.
On the inside I stamped, “wishing you all the things that warm your heart and lift your spirits,” from the Peaceful Season Stamp Set. The branch and berries are from the Golden Greenery Stamp Set.
My November Host Code Gift
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Nov 26, 2024 | Fun Folds Blog Hop, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
This month’s fun fold is a Thanksgiving card, which we celebrate in two days. No worries if you don’t have time to make it, because the card base can be decorated for any occasion.
Thanksgiving Fun Fold
I began with Thick Basic White Cardstock, 8 1/2″ X 11″, cut in half, 4 1/4″ X 11″. One half was scored: 2″, 3 3/4″, 7 1/4″, and 9″. The other half was cut 4 1/4″ X 4″ and 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″, with one piece remaining for the sentiment on the front.
First, I decided the front would be leaves, colored with five colors of Ink: Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Old Olive, and Cajun Craze. Using a stencil I cut from Vellum, with a Happy Hibiscus Die, I colored Basic White Cardstock, 3 3/4″ X 4″. This was glued to the Thick Basic White cardstock, 4″ X 4 1/4″.
Second, I cut two pieces of dotted, Iconic Celebrations Designer Paper, 3/4″ X 4″. These were glued to the ends of Thick Basic White Cardstock, 5 1/2″ X 4 1/4″. By gluing these first, it helped center the long, scored piece, which I glued in place.
Next, I glued a third piece of dotted, Iconic Celebrations, 1 3/4″ X 4″, to the left side of the front fold. And, the trickiest part, I glued the leaves to the right side of the front fold, so it overlapped the left side. It opens to reveal the center, where I added Splendid Autumn Designer Paper, where I stamped the sentiment in Cajun Craze Ink. “Happy” is from the Love This Moment Stamp Set, and “Thanksgiving” is from the Choose Happy Stamp Set.
“So thankful for you” is from the So Sincere Stamp Set. I stamped it in Cajun Craze Ink, used a Cheerful Daisies Die for cutting, and attached it with Dimensionals. The last step was adding Wild Wheat Rustic Striped Ribbon. It was secured on the back with Tear & Tape, and a knot tied in the front.
SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop Lineup
- Karen Finkle
- Tara Carpenter
- Su Mohr. ***YOU ARE HERE***
- Debbie Mageed
- Beth McCullough
- Rae Burnet
- Lisa Ann Bernard
- Kathi Ondus
- Sue Jackson
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Nov 25, 2024 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
This week’s Global Design Project is a color challenge, using Pretty Peacock, Lemon Lolly, and Shy Shamrock.
The New Year
To make the flowers and leaves, I used Blending Brushes with Lemon Lolly Ink and Shy Shamrock Ink on Basic White Cardstock. Then, I cut them from the colored paper with Happy Hibiscus Dies. This gives a softer look than cardstock in those colors. For the background, I gave Basic White Cardstock (4″ X 5 1/4″) texture with the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder. This layer was glued to a Pretty Peacock card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
The sentiment, “Cheers To You and the New Year,” is from the Throughout The Year Stamp Set. I stamped it in Pretty Peacock Ink on Basic White Cardstock, used a Spotlight On Nature Die for cutting, and attached it with Dimensionals. After gluing the flowers and leaves, and adding Shimmer Gems to four flower centers, my card was complete.
Now it’s your turn to create a project using these colors. Don’t forget to share it with the hashtag #GDP473.
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