May 21, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I just had to title today’s card with an idiom, “Designer Paper Takes The Cake.” This new, 2019-2020, Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper is gorgeous, and would be fabulous paired with anything, but today it’s paired with a cake.
hooray
While I was dreaming of ways to show off my new DSP, I found this week’s CAS(E) this sketch for my layout.
I’m also playing along with TGIF’s “paper flowers” challenge.
First, I made a frame, using a Rectangle Stitched die to cut the center from a 4″ X 5 1/4″ piece of Perennial Essence DSP. I backed the frame with Petal Pink dots from the Subtles 6X6 DSP pack, and glued this to a Petal Pink card base.
Next, I cut the cake and cake stand from Thick Whisper White cardstock and Gold Foil, using the Cake Builder Punch.
The cake was stamped in Petal Pink ink, and decorated with a Light Mango Melody Stampin’ Blend. I gave the cake stand some texture with the Subtle Textuembossing folder.
The two, large, flowers were cut from another pattern of the Perennial Essence DSP, using a Frosted Bouquet die.
“Hooray” is from the Well Written die set, which I cut from Gold Foil to match the cake stand. This could be a wedding card, or a birthday card, and “hooray” fits both occasions. Why don’t we call it a birthday card, because today is May 21st, and it happens to be my birthday!
Thank you for stopping by today. Keep scrolling to see the supplies for today’s card in my Product List. The Perennial Essence DSP will be available June 4th, while everything else is available right now. I forgot to list the Frosted Bouquet die set; it is number 147895. Have fun shopping!
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May 20, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Father’s Day is coming up in June, and the Geared Up Garage Bundle is perfect for the occasion. If you’re looking for a masculine stamp set, look no further.
Best Dad
The coordinating die set is fabulous! Don’t you love the gears, die cut from a Silver Foil sheet? This is not aluminum foil; you can see the Foil Sheets in my Product List below. It was layered on gears cut from Thick Whisper White cardstock, so it would be sturdy when suspended.
I used the same foil to cut the emblem around “Best Dad,” and stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink, which has a purposely worn look.
“All geared up to celebrate” was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink on Whisper White cardstock, and placed on an angle, atop a Blueberry Bushel card base.
The frame was made with two, Rectangle Stitched dies, and In Color 6X6 Designer Series Paper. I glued the DSP to Thick Whisper White cardstock for sturdiness, used the dies for cutting, and raised it on Foam Adehesive Strips.
The design team is featuring Geared Up Garage at What Will You Stamp? this week. We’d love for you to join our gallery, and share your creations with us. If you have this stamp set, why not play along? You could be selected as a guest designer!
Thank you for visiting me today. You may have noticed, I mentioned “bundle” in the first sentence. You are able to get a 10% discount by ordering the stamp set and die set in a “bundle.” But, after June 3rd, they will only be available separately. You can see details of the three items in my Product List. I appreciate you shopping. Thank You!
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May 19, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Happy Sunday to you, and “thank you” for checking out my CAS (clean & simple) card. I chose this topiary from a stamp set called Vertical Greetings, because this week’s Paper Players challenge is to use plants, as well as being clean & simple. My husband said he loves it, so I think it also qualifies as a masculine, thank you card.
Topiary
I used a fun technique, “ink to stamp transfer, ” or, that’s what I’ll call it.
Using the Stamparatus makes it very easy. Hold your Whisper White cardstock in place with the magnet. Position the stamp on top of the cardstock, pick up the stamp with the Stamparatus hinged plate, color the stamp with ink, press the stamp (attached to the plate) onto the cardstock. Repeat with different colors until your object is complete.
I used Garden Green and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Write Markers for the bush, Bronze Stampin’ Blend for the trunk, and Dark Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blend for the pot.
TIP: Apply the ink with the brush end, held sideways, to reduce wear to the tip. The Stampin’ Blends dry quickly, so you may have to stamp several times to get the desired color. This is why the Stamparatus Tool is very helpful.
Once my topiary was complete, I bordered it with Soft Suede cardstock. For the background, I used the Subtle Textured embossing folder, leaving it white for a clean look. Prior to embossing, I stamped “thank you” from the Vertical Greetings stamp set in Soft Suede.
If you aren’t familiar with the Stamparatus positioning tool, click on its picture in my Product List to read more about it. I don’t know what I did without it!
For more clean & simple ideas using “plants,” visit the other Paper Players Design Team member’s blogs.
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Garden Green Stampin’ Write Marker
[100080]
$3.50
May 17, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card features the new, 2019-2020 Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper.
Three Blooms
What do you do with a brand new pack of Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper? I used to look at it for days, but now I cut into it, and start creating. Let’s just say, I’m no longer shy about cutting it to pieces. There will be more, and I’ve discovered I’d rather use it than save it.
Now that Stampin’ Up! sometimes offers coordinating dies and punches for images in the DSP, I don’t always make straight cuts. This is how I cut the three magnolias on today’s card. If you cut straight lines, you might snip off part of a flower. Right? I placed the Magnolia Memory die, so you can see how it cuts out the flower perfectly.
The beautiful, Petal Pink, striped background, is another selection in the Magnolia Lane DSP pack.
Not to be overlooked is the middle section of lace, which I made with Whisper White cardstock and the Stitched Lace die. You can see most of the tiny cut-outs on the foam pad, which I scraped into my trash container for easy clean-up. I did have to do some individual poking. It has come out cleaner, previously, so it probably has to do with the amount of pressure.
The sentiment, “thanks,” is from the Well Written die set, which I cut from Basic Black cardstock.
My inspiration for today’s card was from Freshly Made Sketches.
After gluing everything together, I realized this is a “no ink” project. Sometimes it’s nice to let the Designer Paper do all the work.
Thanks for stopping by. Are you working on your “wish list” for June 4th? If you like flowers, it will be hard to pass up the Magnolia suite! Thank you for shopping at my store!
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May 16, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Are you ready for another sneak peek of the 2019-2020 Stampin Up! Annual Catalog? Today’s card is from one of my favorite, pre-order, stamp sets, Good Morning Magnolia.
Magnolia Thanks
Our magnolia tree has its first bloom of the season. There will be new ones every day for a while now. I just wish they lasted as long as paper flowers!
I was anxious to see how the large magnolia looked with a gold, heat embossed, outline. So, I stamped the flower in VersaMark on Sahara Sand cardstock, sprinkled it with Gold embossing powder, and set it with the Heat Tool.
A Magnolia Memory die was used for cutting the flower. This was especially handy, because I cut two more for thickness, which made for easy layering.
Next, I gave the flower some light coloring with three Stampin’ Blends: Light Old Olive, Light Daffodil Delight, and the Color Lifter. After coloring, I gave the flower texture with the Subtle Textured embossing folder.
The background was made with the Corrugated embossing folder and Sahara Sand cardstock, which I glued to the Sahara Sand card base.
“Thanks” is also in the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set, and I used the same method as the flower to heat emboss it in gold. I used a new Stitched Nested Label die for cutting out the sentiment, and added five, tiny pearls.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed my sneak peek of Good Morning Magnolia. The first three items in my Product List will be available June 4th. The other supplies I used in today’s card are available today. I appreciate you shopping with me. Thank you!
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May 15, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s Tropical friendship card was designed with two challenges in mind.
Tropical Day
Fab Friday for the sketch.
Global Design Project for the colors.
I chose the Tropical Chic stamp set, because I could imagine it in these pretty, bright colors. I began by stamping the flower in Pineapple Punch ink on Whisper White cardstock. The Tropical die set has a die for cutting the three flowers. The set also has a die for the ferns, which I cut from Coastal Cabana cardstock. I used a Rectangle Stitched die to cut a Thick Whisper White background for the flowers and ferns, which I raised on Foam Adhesive Strips. The ferns are glued flat, and the flowers are on dimensionals.
TIP: The middle flower is on two dimensionals (stacked) for greater height.
The background on the cardbase is a layer of Whisper White cardstock that I embossed with the Basket Weave embossing folder, and glued showing the debossed side.
I brought Gorgeous Grape to the scene with some striped 6X6 Designer Series Paper, which I cut with a Rectangle Stitched die. The same 6X6 pack was used for the larger, dotted banner in Coastal Cabana. I cut a piece, 4″ X 1″, and used the Banner Triple Punch for cutting.
TIP:The Banner Triple Punch is great, because it gives you perfectly cut banners in three widths: 1″, 1 1/2″ and 2″.
The sentiment, also in Gorgeous Grape, is from the new, Good Morning Magnolia, stamp set. It was sitting on my work table, because I just received it, and “Enjoy Today” was the right size and sentiment for this project. Don’t you agree?
The five, tiny pearls were the finishing touch.
This Tropical Chic Bundle is carrying over into the new catalog, which makes me very happy. I have it listed separately in my Product List, but, if you love it, buy it now for a 10% discount. After June 3rd, the stamp set and dies will only be sold separately. The bundle number is 148399.
Thanks so much for visiting my blog! Enjoy today!
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