Apr 29, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s project features the Happy Tails Stamp set for the What Will You Stamp? Design Team.
Paw Print
I found a perfect sentiment in the Happy Tails stamp set, “A best friend leaves a paw print on your heart.
I was asked by a veterinarian friend to make sympathy cards for cats and dogs. If you missed my post a couple weeks ago, here are the cats:
Kre8tors April 2019 Blog Hop: Spring Color
Like the cat cards, I made ten dog cards.
I used Share What You Love Designer Series Paper for the background, which determined the coordinating colors.
The hearts were cut with a die from the Be Mine Stitched die set from the card base colors. The card base colors are Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, and Mint Macaron, and the heart trim is Whisper White, Real Red, Tranquil Tide, Rich Razzleberry, and Pear Pizzazz.
The dogs were cut with the Dog Punch from Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, layered for thickness, and placed on dimensionals.
I discussed the inside sentiment with my friend, and decided on, “Thinking of You….Please know that I care.” It’s from the retired, Thoughts and Prayers, stamp set.
This was a very satisfying project, knowing that my veterinarian friend will send these cards to help heal the hearts of those who have lost their pets.
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Apr 28, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
How I love Baby Bear! I have a soft spot in my heart for stuffed animals, and Baby Bear looks so real! Isn’t he irresistible?
Sepia Baby Bear
Baby Bear has been on my mind, since I learned that he was one of Stampin’ Up’s retiring products. So, when I saw the “sepia” challenge at TGIF, I immediately thought of him.
I used three colors of brown to stamp Baby Bear; Soft Suede , Crumb Cake, and Sahara Sand. To achieve his realistic look, Stampin’ Up gave us three stamps for a “3 step” process. First, I stamped the most details in the darkest color, Soft Suede. Second, I stamped the medium details in the medium shade, Crumb Cake. Third, I stamped the least details (looks like a blob) in the lightest shade, Sahara Sand.
The Stamparatus positioning tool made this “3 step” process very easy.
I stamped Baby Bear on Very Vanilla cardstock, matching the card base, and cut with a Stitched Shapes circle die.
The sentiment, “love you,” is from the stamp set, and the inside says, “beary much.” I used a Bunch of Banners die for cutting, which is a die set that is also retiring.
The background is Crumb Cake cardstock with a vertical strip of Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut DSP, and a horizontal strip of 6 X 6 Neutrals DSP. This layout was designed by Claire at Paper Players.
Thank you for stopping by to see Baby Bear. If you want one of your own, remember, he is a “Last Chance” product, so only while supplies last. You can click on his picture in my Product List, or click on my “shop” button to see the entire “Last Chance” products.
Be sure to visit the Paper Player’s blogs for more inspiration using this great sketch.
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Apr 27, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s project has four of my favorite “Last Chance” products. What’s a “Last Chance” product? It’s a product that Stampin’ Up! is retiring, and in other words, is available only as long as supplies last. The first four items in my Product List are the ones that are retiring.
Best Fishes
This fabulous little fish is from the Jar of Love stamp set, and cut with a die from the coordinating die set, Everyday Jars. My “tropical” fish are stamped in three colors of ink: Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, and Daffodil Delight. The whitewater was made with Thick Whisper White cardstock and a Swirly Scribbles die.
The Night of Navy cardstock became an ocean by using the Ruffled embossing folder.
My three, wave jumping, tropical fish are on a clean and simple card for this week’s Fusion challenge.
The last detail for the sketch was the sentiment, “Best Fishes,” stamped in Night of Navy ink, and cut with the Classic Label Punch.
Thank you for paying me a visit today. Have a great one!
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Apr 25, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s project was created using the square die from the Tropical die set with an inlaid technique.
Can you imagine looking at palms through a window?
Inlaid Palms
To enhance this scene, I set the window on a piece of wood DSP from Floral Romance, and gave the wood some texture with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder.
Now for the fun part, the inlaid technique!
I used a Tropical die to cut the square, window frame from Mossy Meadow cardstock, and a duplicate cut using Pool Party cardstock. I chose a Sahara Sand card base to blend with the Wood.
I was careful to leave the Pool Party pieces in place on the cutting surface, so it would be easier to fill them in around the palms.
“Happy Birthday” is from the Piece of Cake stamp set, and a Rectangle Stitched die was used for cutting.
The layout is perfect for this week’s Global Design Project.
The inlaid technique can be a bit tedious, but fun, if you like this sort of thing. Give it a try!
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Apr 23, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
June is a big month for weddings, so I’m planning, and creating cards, ahead of time. How do you like this elevated frame of flowers?
bride & groom
My idea for the frame was inspired by this week’s sketch challenge at Fab Friday.
I began today’s project with a Thick Whisper White card base, layered with striped Blushing Bride, which is in the Subtles 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper Pack.
The words, “bride & groom” are from the Well Written die set, and I’m happy to report, this set is in the new 2019-2020 Stampin’ Up! Catalog. I cut the words from Thick Whisper White cardstock, careful not to lose the “i.” The three flowers are from the same die set and paper. Share What You Love Artisan Pearls were placed in their centers.
To frame the words and flowers, I used a piece of Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper. First, I reinforced the DSP with a layer of cardstock, using Snail Adhesive. Then, I used two Rectangle Stitched dies for cutting, and Foam Adhesive strip to elevate the frame.
Thank you for visiting me today. You can click on the photo of the Well Written dies in my Product List to see all of the words. This will take you to my store for shopping. The Petal Promenade DSP is retiring, so order now, while supplies last. Thank you for shopping with me!
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Apr 22, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
My teacups are topsy-turvy, and look who hopped out!
Surprise!
The frog from So Hoppy Together is trying to steal the show from the Tea Together stamp set that is being featured at What Will You Stamp? this week.
So, let’s ignore him while I tell you about the teacups. They were made with Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper, and a die from the Tea Time die set. Aren’t the pastel designs pretty? The colors are Petal Pink, a Multi-Dot, and Pool Party, which matches the card base. The frog is Soft Sea Foam, shhhh, I don’t want him to know I’m talking about him.
I stamped the cups in Black ink, used the die for cutting, and layered the cups for thickness.
For the background, I used Whisper White cardstock, trimmed the edges with a scallop die from the Be Mine Stitched die set, and embossed with Subtle Textures.
Everything was neat and tidy, until the frog came along. I think Best Bunny gave the frog his “surprise” sign to hold, and even cut it out for him with a Layering Ovals die! I can’t leave these hopping critters alone for a minute!
Thanks for hopping by! I’m off to straighten my craft room. Keep scrolling to see my supply list, and keep in mind, the Twinkle Twinkle DSP is retiring, so order while supplies last.
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