Oct 1, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card is to celebrate a friend’s birthday.
Sip Sip Hooray
The glasses are from the Sip Sip Hooray Stamp Set, which I stamped in our new Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink. After stamping the five glasses on Whisper White Cardstock, I “filled” them with Rococo Ink. The stamp set has three, perfect, stamps for this purpose.
I used a die from the Sip & Celebrate Die Set for one of the glasses, so I could pop it up on Dimensionals.
“Sip Sip Hooray!” was stamped in Memento Black Ink, and cut with a Stitched Shapes round die. “Happy Birthday” is from the Botanical Bliss Stamp Set, stamped in Granny Apple Green to match the card base, and cut with a Stitched Shapes oval die.
Before attaching the sentiments with Dimensionals, I taped a piece of Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around the bottom. Then, I stamped some tiny dots with the Delicata Ink, and added some green-toned Iridescent Sequins.
My inspiration for this card was from the sample in our Holiday Catalog, page 59. The Stampin’ Up! catalogs are full of wonderful ideas.
I’m entering my Sip Sip card in the Seize the Birthday challenge.
You’ll see in my Product List, I’ve listed the Sip Sip Hooray Stamp Set and coordinating dies separately, as well as together in a “bundle.” If you purchase the bundle, you get a 10% discount. Bundles are available for a number of sets in the catalog, so check before ordering.
Have great day!
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Sep 30, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Good Monday morning! Today’s Christmas card was inspired by two challenges, which you’ll see at the bottom of my post.
Elevated Joy
I began by using a Rectangles Stitched Die to cut the a rectangle of Wrapped In Plaid Designer Paper. This was backed with Shaded Spruce Cardstock, before cutting the oval with a Stitched Shapes Die.
Next, I used a smaller Rectangles Stitched Die to cut a rectangle from Thick Whisper White Cardstock. This white piece was glued to the Shaded Spruce card base. Then, the plaid piece was placed on Adhesive Foam Strips atop the card base, creating nice elevation.
TIP: The Adhesive Foam Strips are twice as thick as the Dimensionals.
I used the Hand-Lettered Prose Dies to cut the word “joy” from Gold Foil. The letters were double layered, so they would be sturdy over the oval opening. The “o” is glued directly to the white Cardstock, while the “j” and “y” are bridged over the opening.
TIP: I was careful to glue only the portions of the letters that would be attached.
The sentiment, “May this special season be wrapped in love & joy,” is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set. I stamped it in Shaded Spruce Ink, and used a Merry Christmas Die for cutting.
Here are the two challenges I used for inspiration:
Thank you for visiting me today! I hope you feel inspired to create! Keep scrolling to see my supplies in the Product List, and click on the pictures to shop in my store. Thanks!
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Sep 29, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Happy Sunday! Welcome to my blog with a Corner Fold Technique card.
Daisy Corner Fold
I came up with the elements by using our Paper Player’s Tic Tac Toe challenge, choosing the diagonal row: patterned paper, die-cut, leaves.
The Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper is a patterned paper with leaves, which I chose for my card front, cut the same size as the card base, 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″.
The card base is Crumb Cake, coordinating with the burlap background in the print.
I embossed the card base with the Subtle Textured Embossing Folder, because it would be exposed by the Corner Fold Technique.
This technique works well when you like both side of the DSP, as you see with this pretty, script design in Rococo Rose.
You simply fold down the corner of the DSP, and glue all but the corner to the card base.
The corner is fastened with a daisy, which was made with burlap DSP from the same Pressed Petals paper pack, and a Mossy Meadow center.
I used the Medium Daisy Punch, the 1/2″ Circle Punch, and Dimensionals for my daisy. The petals were layered for thickness, and the center was embossed and rounded with a stylus.
“Thanks” was cut from the same burlap DSP with a die from the Well Written die set, and layered for thickness.
I hope I inspired you to try this Corner Fold Technique. My supplies are in my Product List below, and I appreciate you shopping at my store. Thank you!
For more inspiration, check out the Paper Player’s blogs.
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Sep 27, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Feels Like Frost Designer Paper is so pretty, it doesn’t take much to make a beautiful card. I decided to have some inlaid boughs for some extra pizzazz.
Inlaid Boughs
I used Beautiful Boughs Dies to cut the boughs from Sparkle Glimmer Paper. The larger bough die was used to cut the shape from the DSP. Then, I glued the DSP to a Seaside Spray card base, and glued the larger bough in the hole. Two of the smaller boughs were placed on top of the DSP.
A pinecone die from the same die set was used to cut the pinecone from the center of the Feels Like Frost DSP. Then, I backed the pinecone with Seaside Spray Cardstock, so it is slightly raised.
“Merry Christmas” is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, fitting perfectly on the Beautiful Boughs label die, and raised on Dimensionals.
I used the Stamparatus, first stamping “Merry Christmas” in Crumb Cake Ink, which I felt was too light. This was followed by Night of Navy, and the paper moved a spec. It left a nice, shadow effect, proving that some accidents can make things better. Right?
A few Woven Threads Sequins were the finishing touch.
Thank you for visiting. If you are hot today, I hope you find this card refreshing! My Product List below will take you to my store by clicking on the pictures. I appreciate you shopping. Thank you!
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Sep 26, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card is saying, “I miss you,” to a friend.
Washi Tape Flower
If you haven’t seen the Pressed Petals Washi Tape flower, here it is, with Epoxy Dots at its center.
TIP: I added glue to the center of each of the five petals for security, and used the Embossing Buddy on the ends, so they wouldn’t stick. You can click on the picture of Washi Tape, in my Product list below, for details.
The background is In-Colors 6X6 DSP in Purple Posy. I trimmed the four sides with the long, scalloped die from Be Mine Stitched Dies. The script print makes it seem like stationary. Don’t you agree?
The flower’s stem is from the Daisy Lane stamp set, which I stamped in Sahara Sand Ink.
“I Miss You” is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, stamped in Highland Heather Ink, which fit perfectly in the smallest Stitched Nested Label Die.
“Friend” is from the Well Written Die Set, cut from Sparkle Glimmer Paper.
Thank you for visiting today! Have a great one!
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Sep 25, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The Detailed Deer Die Set makes fabulous reindeer, and this one is showing off the Wrapped In Plaid Designer Paper.
Christmas Reindeer
My reindeer is wearing Shaded Spruce dots and a pearl necklace, flying toward two rectangles from the same Wrapped In Plaid 6X6 Paper Pack.
The plaid rectangle has scalloped edges that I trimmed with a Be Mine Stitched Die. The bow on top of the plaid was made with the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set, Bouquet Bunch Dies, and Cherry Cobbler Ink. This is the sweetest bow!
The background is Whisper White Cardstock, embossed with the Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder, and layered on a Thick Whisper White card base.
“Happiest Christmas Wishes” is from the Dashing Deer Stamp Set, stamped in Shaded Spruce Ink, and cut with a Merry Christmas Label Die. There is a flower (Detailed Deer Die) in the corner, cut from Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, with a pearl in the center.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my traditional, red & green, Christmas card. My supplies are in my Product List below. Have fun shopping! Thank you!
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