Aug 21, 2019 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Life is full of adventure for this guy riding his bike at sunset.
Sunset Adventure
Today’s project began with the word, “adventure,” from the Sweet Silhouettes die set, cut from Thick Whisper White Cardstock.
The sunset was made with a Layering Circles die and See A Silhouette Designer Paper. The red and yellow design makes a brilliant, instant sunset, don’t you think?
The sunset is contrasted against a layer of Blueberry Bushel Cardstock on a Thick Whisper White card base. The Blueberry Bushel layer was cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die for added interest.
I stamped the cyclist from the Enjoy Life stamp set, in Memento Black Ink, on the sunset circle.
The cyclist’s “road” is a retired piece of In-Color 6X6 Designer Paper. The current patterns are in my Product List below.
Using the Stamparatus, I positioned the “road,” stamping the wheels, so they would align with the wheels on the sunset.
My inspiration for today’s card was the Global Design Project challenge.
Thank you for stopping by. May your life be filled with adventure and beautiful sunsets!
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Aug 20, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Once again, I find myself using the fabulous tree from the Sweet Silhouettes die set.
Tree of thanks
Today’s card was inspired by TGIF’s challenge, “all on black.”
The challenge determined the Basic Black Cardstock background, which I layered on a Soft Suede card base. There is wood textured paper in the Pressed Petals Designer Paper collection that I thought would make a good tree, and I used the Sweet Silhouettes die for cutting.
To add some color, I made blossoms with a Bouquet Bunch die, and another piece of the Pressed Petals DSP. Using the DSP this way, gives the blossoms a nice variation of color.
All that remained was the sentiment, which I found in the Well Written die set. I cut “thanks” from another piece of Pressed Petals Designer Paper, and my “all on black” card was complete.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my “tree of thanks.” Keep scrolling to see my short, “ink-free” Product List.
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Aug 19, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s friendship card is a “quick & easy” version of Saturday’s Playful Penguin card.
Simply Penguins
It’s “quick & easy,” because there is no fussy cutting. You simply stamp the two penguins on Whisper White Cardstock, which measures, 4″ X 2 1/2″. I added a layer of Granny Apple Green for color, cutting it 1/8″ larger, for a 1/16″ border.
The card base is retired, Marine Mist Cardstock, but you should use Balmy Blue Cardstock, which is current, and a shade lighter. I embossed the card front with the Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder, keeping it simple, without an extra layer.
The sentiments in the set have a terrific font, and are suitable for a number of occasions. You can click on the stamp set in my Product List to see the details. You can order it here too!
I stamped “Nothing warms the heart quite like a good friend,” in Memento Black Ink, cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die, and placed it on Dimensionals.
TIP: Stamp the sentiment before cutting, to insure that it is straight.
And, that’s it! Simply Penguins, a “quick & easy,” friendship card.
Here’s my fussy cut card, in case you missed it on Saturday. (click on it for details) I forgot to add the Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder to today’s card, but you can see it in Saturday’s Product List.
Penguin Friends
Thank you for stopping by! Simple or more detailed, I think you can see, I love the penguins! On a side note, penguins are often thought of as birds, but I asked Siri, and they are definitely animals.
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Aug 18, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Dino Days has become my favorite set for kids; kids of all ages. When I saw the Paper Players challenge was a “clean & simple, card for kids,” I reached for my Dino Days stamp set and coordinating Dino Dies.
Gingham Dino
I began by using a Dino Die to cut Dino from Purple Posy, gingham, In Color 6X6 Designer Paper. It was tempting to cut more dinosaurs, but I kept in mind that this needed to be a CAS (clean & simple) card. So, instead of a friend, he just got some palm branches (Tropical Dies) for sustenance. One was cut from Granny Apple Green Cardstock, and one from a scrap of DSP.
Still thinking of CAS, I stamped “You’re RAWRsome!” right on the Whisper White background, rather than a separate piece of paper that would get placed on Dimensionals.
The white background was cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die, layered on Granny Apple Green, which was cut with the next size, and layered on a Gorgeous Grape card base. It’s so easy to layer this way, with the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
Trying to keep this CAS, I intended to glue Dino on top of the palms. However, Dino felt he deserved to be raised (imagine that!) on Dimensionals, so I complied. He was very persuasive in his cute, gingham suit.
Clicking on this picture will take you to the Paper Players site, where you can play along.
Thank you for stopping by. You can see Dino’s friends by clicking on the picture in my Products List below.
Dino hopes he inspired you, and he wants me to read all of your comments to him. Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
For more inspiration, check out the blogs of the Paper Players Design Team:
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Aug 17, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card is showing the versatility of the Playful Penguins stamp set.
Penguin Friends
The adorable penguins are beautifully sketched, and the stamp set has sentiments for Christmas, New Year’s, and friendship cards.
If you’d like to see details of two, Playful Penguins Christmas cards, click on their pictures below my Product List.
I began by stamping two of the penguins from the Playful Penguins stamp set in Memento Black Ink on Whisper White Cardstock. I also stamped the scarf from the set in Balmy Blue Ink, and Granny Apple Green Ink. After fussy-cutting, I glued the scarves to the penguins, and placed my smartly dressed animals on Dimensionals.
The background is Whisper White Cardstock with the top half embossed by the Eyelet Lace embossing folder, and the bottom half by the Subtle Textured embossing folder.
TIP:I did the top half first, and ran it through the embossing machine a second time for the bottom half.
The Freshly Made Sketches challenge gave me the idea of half n’ half embossing for the background.
And, the snow drift provides suitable waves for this week’s CAS(E) this sketch.
The snow drift was cut with a die from the Magnolia Memory set. You just never know where you’ll find a snow drift!
“Always by your side,” stamped in Balmy Blue Ink, fit perfectly, right between the friends.
Thank you for visiting my blog today. The penguins will be available September 4th, but everything else in my Product List is available today. Thanks for shopping!
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Aug 16, 2019 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Some of my favorite Christmas cards from last year were made with the carry-over stamp set, Winter Woods. It has a fabulous tree that I’m using on today’s card. You can order this current Stampin’ Up! product right now!
In the Woods
I stamped the tree in Garden Green Ink on Thick Whisper White Cardstock, and cut it with its die from In the Woods die set.
I made the background with the Buffalo Check stamp and Real Red Ink on Whisper White cardstock. Before gluing it to the Thick Whisper White card base, I tied Linen Thread around the top.
The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, stamped in Soft Suede ink, and cut with a Merry Christmas label die.
While making today’s card, I kept the Global Design Project sketch in my mind.
To go along with the strip at the bottom of the sketch, I stamped pinecones in Soft Suede Ink. This pinecone is from the new stamp set, Perfectly Plaid (I was anxious to see what it looked like), but there is a pinecone in Winter Woods also. You can see them in the pictures in my Product List below.
I lifted the pinecone strip, tree, and sentiment on Dimensionals, and decorated the tree with a Gold Glimmer Paper star. At the last minute, I embossed the envelope with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder, shown in the first picture. It has a woodsy feel, don’t you think?
Once again, I thank you for paying me a visit. What would I do without you! I appreciate you shopping at my store!
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Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad
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