Mar 24, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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Today’s card features a delicious, paper, cake that has my mouth watering! I will admit, here and now, that I have a sweet tooth. And, if cake is available, I will eat it.
Blue Floral Cake
First, I stamped the cake from the Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set in Memento Black Ink on Whisper White Cardstock. Then, I used five Stampin’ Blends, in the colors listed in my Product List, for coloring.
Next, I used the Birthday Dies to cut the cake, and its beautiful, Gold Foil cake stand. I glued them together, rounded both with my fingers, and placed them on Foam Adhesive Strips for the 3D effect.
The pattern on the left side of the card front was created with Whisper White Cardstock, and the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder. This design was inspired by the Fusion card challenge. You can see why I wanted to color the flowers blue.
I glued the four pieces to a layer of Whisper White Cardstock, atop a Thick Whisper White card base.
“It’s your day!” is from the Under My Umbrella Stamp Set, a very versatile sentiment, which is great for weddings, as well as a birthdays. It fit nicely in the smallest, Stitched Shapes, oval die.
First, the bad news: the Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set and coordinating dies are no longer available. May my card be an inspiration to those who have the set in their stash, and a reminder to order early, the things you love, because they are only available as long as supplies last.
The good news: if you haven’t taken advantage of Sale-A-Bration, Stampin’ Up! has just released its third, and final, FREE products.
Many of the First and Second Release products are still available, so click on my shop button, and do some “quarantine shopping.” Thank you! I appreciate you!
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Mar 23, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The Positive Thoughts Stamp Set has beautiful images for expressing sympathy.
Positive Thoughts Sympathy
I began today’s card with the branch, stamping it in VersaMark on Whisper White Cardstock. Then, I sprinkled it with Gold Embossing Powder, set it with the Heat Tool, and cut it with its Nature’s Thoughts die.
I imagined the beautiful, gold branch against burlap, which I found in Pressed Petals Designer Paper. I cut a rectangle using a Nature’s Thoughts die, and backed it with Lily Impressions Designer Paper in purple. Then, I cut a 1″ strip of burlap, and backed it with Lily Impressions DSP in red.
The Lily Impressions DSP is one of the FREE Sale-A-Bration items for a qualifying order, and I love the deep, rich, colors on the solid side.
I used the same heat embossing method to stamp “sympathy” on the Lily Impressions DSP, and used the smallest Stitched Rectangles Die for cutting.
The three sprigs were made with a Nature’s Thoughts die and Lily Impressions DSP, glued flat to the burlap, while the branch was placed on Dimensionals.
The background is Whisper White Cardstock, embossed with the Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, atop a Thick Whisper White card base.
I added three, little, sequins as the finishing touch.
Freshly Made Sketches was my inspiration.
My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April. YAY! Plus, a $50.00 order will earn you a FREE Sale-A-Bration item, like the Lily Impressions Designer Paper.
Thank you for stopping by. Stay safe and happy stamping!
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Mar 22, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
My second card with the Ornate Garden products features a row of hand-cut daisies.
Row of Daisies
I began by fussy cutting five daisies from the gorgeous, Ornate Garden Designer Paper.
I placed the daisies on Dimensionals in a row across a second piece of Ornate Garden Designer Paper, cut with one of the eight, Ornate Layers Dies. Isn’t it fabulous?
The background is Whisper White Cardstock, embossed with the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder, atop a Pear Pizzazz card base.
The sentiment, “just wanted to say,” is from the Ornate Thanks Stamp Set, stamped in Mossy Meadow Ink. The inside will be completed later with one of the 19 sentiments in the set.
TIP: I stamped the sentiment before embossing, and the fine font still shows clearly.
The bow is from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack.
CAS(E) this sketch was my inspiration.
My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April. YAY! Plus, a $50.00 order will earn you a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!
Thank you for visiting today. If you’d like a closer look at everything in the Ornate Garden Suite, click this link.
The suite is available to Demonstrators now, and customers April 1.
If you’d like to become a Demonstrator, so you can order the Ornate Garden Suite today, it can be in your Starter Kit!
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I appreciate you stopping by. Wishing you a day of “golden moments.” Sometimes we have to look hard to find them, but they are there.
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Mar 21, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
The Best Dressed Designer Paper is the star of the show on today’s card. This DSP really speaks to me, because in the early 80s, I was a handbag buyer for Nordstom.
Handbags for You
I began by cutting the DSP with a brand new, Ornate Layers Die, available to customers April 1. See the pretty border? These dies are amazing, and I’m warning you, you will want them! They are pictured in my Product List.
Next, I used a scallop edged, Layering Squares Die, to crop a square from the top half. I backed this with a 1/16″ border of Basic Black Cardstock for definition.
I decorated my “eclipsed” square with a fussy cut handbag, which I stamped with “you!” from the Hold on to Hope Stamp Set. After adding a scrap of black & white, striped, DSP, I raised the square on Dimensionals.
To complete the sentiment, I stamped “fabulous at any age,” from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, on another Best Dressed DSP print. Then, I bordered it with basic Black Cardstock, and added three little pearls.
I do love pearls, and they are my Host Code gift for the month of March. When you’re placing your order, (50.00 minimum) type this Host Code in the box provided, and I’ll send you pearls in April.
I was inspired by the theme at TGIF.
And, the sketch at Fab Friday.
As a Demonstrator, I pre-ordered the Mini-Paper Trimmer and the 6X6 Designer Series Paper Sampler, and was delighted this handbag pattern was in the selection. You have until March 31 to join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration, when you can receive these items for FREE!
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Thank you for stopping by. Have fun shopping!
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Mar 20, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I am drawn (no pun intended) to this Beautiful Moments lady. She is so graceful, and pretty, with or without coloring.
In the fields
Today, I stamped the lady in Old Olive Ink on Thick Whisper White Cardstock (2″ X 3 1/2″), and colored her with Stampin’ Blends. Her flesh is Light Petal Pink, hair is Light Crumb Cake, dress is Dark Pool Party, and field is Light Old Olive.
The foliage behind the lady is Shimmer Detailed Laser-Cut Paper. These 12X12″ sheets come beautifully packaged, with tissue between the sheets, to prevent the intricate designs from tangling. You can cut along the borders, or snip them free, as I have done for this card. You are seeing the white side, and there’s a light, gold, shimmer on the other side.
I glued the Laser-Cut Paper to a woven pattern from Tropical Oasis DSP, atop an Old Olive card base.
After placing my lady on Dimensionals, an afterthought was to add some sparkle with Iridescent Sequins. I had already completed my Product List, so here’s the number for the sequins: #144212.
The supplies I used are in my Product List below, so click on the pictures, and have fun shopping. My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April. YAY!
If you’re thinking of ordering around $99.00, you should consider getting a Starter Kit. It’s a great deal to sign up during Sale-A-Bration before it ends March 31.
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Mar 19, 2020 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
I intended to begin sharing Stampin’ Up’s “early release” Ornate Garden Suite next week, but I could wait no longer!
Ornate Floral Thanks
Embossing folders add such wonderful texture, and I LOVE the new Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. I used it on this entire Thick Whisper White card front. It makes a pretty impression on the inside too!
Next, I cut a 3 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ piece of the beautiful, Ornate Garden DSP, and used an Ornate Borders die to trim the edge. Then, I gave it texture with the Subtle Textured Embossing Folder, and glued it atop the card front.
“Thanks” is from the Ornate Thanks Stamp Set, stamped in Memento Black Ink, cut with an Ornate Frames Die, and given texture with the Subtle Textured Embossing Folder. I added Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon to the back of the sentiment with Dimensionals, and Pearls to the front.
The TGIF challenge sketch is the reason I couldn’t wait to use this early release suite. I HAD to use one of the fabulous Ornate Borders Dies.
My Host Code gift for the month of March is Pearl Basic Jewels (140 total pearls). If you order a minimum of $50.00 in March, I will send you the Pearls in April. YAY! Plus, a $50.00 order will earn you a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!
Thank you for visiting today. If you’d like a closer look at everything in the Ornate Garden Suite, click this link.
The suite is available to Demonstrators now, and customers April 1.
If you’d like to become a Demonstrator, so you can order the Ornate Garden Suite today, it can be in your Starter Kit!
CLICK HERE:
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