Sep 13, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Wishing You Well is one of the fabulous, new, stamp sets in the Holiday 2018 Catalog. Everyone who sees it says, “that bow!”
“That bow!”
I’m also enamored with the wildflower bouquet. I stamped the bouquet with Crumb Cake ink on Shimmery White cardstock, and added some color with Stampin’ Blends. There’s a gentle touch of Light Mint Macaron on the leaves, and Light Blackberry Bliss on the buds. “That bow” is stamped in Blackberry Bliss, and it’s just amazing! Isn’t it?
The colors were inspired by this week’s Paper Players challenge.
My focal point bouquet was cut with a scalloped, Layering Ovals die, bordered with a slightly larger oval of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. The card base is Thick Very Vanilla, layered with Crumb Cake cardstock, that was embossed by the Basket Weave embossing folder.
Wishing You Well has several sentiments in pretty, little script, and I thought “just a note…” was appropriate for this card. The size was perfect for cutting with a Merry Christmas label die.
If you can’t live without this bow, it’s available at my store. Thanks for being my blog follower. I appreciate you!
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Sep 12, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Pals September, 2018 Blog Hop. The 2018 Holiday Catalog from Stampin’ Up! Is out and the Pals are excited! Sit back while we share creations from “Our Favorite Holiday”.
You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Christmas is at the top of my list for favorite holidays, and I love the traditional colors of red and green. I’d like you to meet “Tappy” the reindeer.
Tappy the Dashing Deer
I named him Tappy, because his fur looks like tapestry fabric. It’s amazing how this detail is in the stamp, isn’t it?
His stamp is in the Dashing Deer stamp set, and he has a die for cutting in the Detailed Deer die set. You can buy the two sets in a bundle for a 10% discount.
Tappy is beautiful in many colors, but for this card he is stamped in Tranquil Tide ink. He wanted to coordinate with the backgound, Joyous Noel Designer Series Paper.
For added interest, I cut an oval in the center of the DSP with two Stitched Shapes Dies, making a frame. I layered the frame for thickness, so it could be raised. I also added a layer of Thick Whisper White cardstock to Tappy, to keep him sturdy. And, I used dimensionals (regular and mini) for extra security.
Before placing Tappy in his home, I layered the Sahara Sand card base with Tranquil Tide cardstock, embossed with the Subtle Textured embossing folder. The Merry Merlot berries in the DSP provided my Christmas season red. There’s a dot of Sahara Sand in the DSP also, which is why I chose that color for the card base.
Here’s another card I made using the Dashing Deer Bundle and Joyous Noel Designer Series Paper.
Detailed Deer Joyous Noel Copper Foil Christmas Card
Copper Foil Rudolf
You should check out the other paper in the Joyous Noel collection, because it’s gorgeous. Just click on the picture in my Products List below.
Thanks so much for stopping by. This is an exciting, card-making time of year!
Now it’s time to use the Blog Hop Line-up below to see what the rest of my Pals have created to inspire you.. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.
Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 10, 2018 for the next Pals Blog Hop. October is time for some wicked fun with “Wicked Folds” where the Pals will show you creations that are anything but a standard card fold. Don’t miss the fun.
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
- Terri George at StampMeCrafty
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Jill Killeen at Killeen House Studio
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Nina King at InkPaperSequins
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Rachael at Shedeed
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
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Sep 11, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The theme this month is “congratulations,” and the first thing I thought of was congratulating friends on the purchase of a new home. It’s such an exciting time, and an important event to celebrate.
Congrats on your new home
For today’s project, I needed something to represent a home, and I found the perfect house in the Hometown Greetings die set. I wanted the house to shine, so I die cut the house from a sheet of Silver Foil.
The second thing I thought of was the “congrats” die from the Sunshine Wishes die set. How would I use the word? I’m a DSP gal, meaning, I love using Stampin’ Up’s Designer Series Paper. A paper series named Petal Promenade was calling to me, where I found an interesting, realistic wreath to surround my silver house.
Next, I thought it would be cool to use the eclipse technique with the word, “congrats,” cutting through the top of the wreath. To blend with the DSP, I chose Smoky Slate cardstock for the card base, layered with Blackberry Bliss cardstock.
The sentiment, “On your new home,” is from the At Home with You stamp set. A label die from the Merry Christmas die set was used for cutting. A Bouquet Bunch die cut the pretty flowers from another piece of the Petal Promenade DSP, and I topped the flowers with pearls.
I completed the inside with a sentiment from the Better Together stamp set. “May life be filled with fond memories.” And, the envelope flap is decorated with a piece of Nature’s Poem DSP in Blackberry Bliss.
I’ve enjoyed sharing today’s project with you. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I wish you a life filled with fond memories!
The products used in today’s project are listed below, and are available at my store. Thanks for shopping! Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
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Sep 10, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
This week’s What Will You Stamp challenge is featuring the Picked for You stamp set.
Picked for You
The apple is so realistic; it’s fun creating different looks with the 4-step stamping process.
I’m also playing along with the Global Design Project challenge.
I explained my four-step stamping method in this prior post.
Picked for You for Kylie Bertucci’s Top Ten Winners Blog Hop
Picked For You
For today’s card, I already had my apple stamped and cut, but I wanted to mold it for a 3-D effect. I turned the apple over on a Foam Pad, spritzed it with water to soften the paper fibers, and used a stylus in a circular motion.
TIP: Start lightly, increasing pressure slowly, because you don’t want to tear the paper.
I set my apple aside to dry, and began on the background. The Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut DSP makes great stencils, and I chose a pattern I liked with the apple. Since red and green are complementary colors, I “picked” Granny Apple Green and Garden Green for the stenciling treatment on Whisper White cardstock. Holding the stencil in place with my left hand, I used a Sponge Dauber in my right hand, daubing and blending the two colors together.
Next, I chose the sentiment, “You are terrific to the Core,” and stamped it in Granny Apple Green ink. I used the square, Stitched Shapes die for cutting, which happened to be the right size.
Garden Green was the natural choice for a card base, and I added a layer of texture with the Corrugated embossing folder. Before gluing everything down, I cut layers of Granny Apple Green cardstock to border the sentiment and art piece.
The supplies I used are available at my store, listed below. Just as in nature, no two apples are exactly alike, so don’t be intimidated by the stamping process.
I hope you’ve been inspired to play along at What Will You Stamp. I’d love to see your creation in the gallery!
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Sep 9, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to the Kre8tors September 2018 Blog Hop. Our theme this month is sympathy cards, where we’ll share ideas for reaching out to loved ones during difficult times. The Blog Hop name list is at the end of my post, or you can click the “next” button to go to Maria’s page.
There is something peaceful about neutral colors, so I chose gray and brown tones for this sympathy card.
Tin Tile Botanical Bliss Bird
I began by stamping the bird from the Botanical Bliss stamp set in Sahara Sand ink on Whisper White cardstock. The bird is stamped in even rows, and “stamped off,” which makes him lighter in color. Then, I stamped the cluster of hearts, from the Love You to Pieces stamp set, in full strength Sahara Sand ink.
With my “bird designer paper” complete, I layered it on Crumb Cake cardstock, to match the Crumb Cake card base I had chosen.
It seemed to call for rounded corners, and our Detailed Trio Punch accomplished this very easily.
The background (first layer on the Crumb Cake card base) was made with two, exciting, new products in the Stampin’ Up 2018 Holiday Catalog. It’s the Galvanized Metallic paper, embossed by the Tin Tile embossing folder.
Are you familiar with antique tin tile? I liked it so much, 18 years ago, we installed a reproduction of it as a backsplash in our kitchen. You can imagine how excited I was to see the Tin Tile embossing folder in the Holiday catalog.
I used Foam Adhesive Strips to adhere my rounded, corner piece to the tin tile layer, before adding some detail to the card front.
The sentiment, “with love and sympathy,” is from Itty Bitty Greetings, and cut with the Classic Label Punch.
The decorative strip is Galvanized Metallic paper, cut with a Petals & More die, and laced with the new Braided Linen Trim.
Finally, I used a Frosted Bouquet die to cut the two sprigs from Whisper White and Sahara Sand cardstock.
I cut one more sprig from Crumb Cake cardstock for the inside. The sentiment, one of my favorites for sympathy cards, is from Flourishing Phrases.
The Tin Tile embossing folder was used one more time to decorate the envelope flap. I couldn’t resist, and it’s great in Whisper White too!
Thank you for joining the Kre8tors Blog Hop today. We love to read your comments. Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
Melissa Tennison
Sandra Roberts
Tracy Marie Lewis
Laura Mackie
Lisa Kmiec
Sue McDonald
Kirsteen Gill
Su Mohr
Maria Calia
Jackie Lawless
Deb Naylor
Jan Musselman
Tricia Butts
Ilonka Schneider
Pia Gerhardt
Linda Handford
Cheryl Hamilton
Anastasia Radloff
Jo Blackman
Jacqui Lawrence
Kathy Maurer
Nichole Loe
Cheryl Taylor
Alexandra Rauf
Rebecca-Jo Unwin
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Sep 8, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Today’s card brings a smile to my face. I often watch birds soar, and imagine how they feel.
Bird Soaring Among the Clouds
The colors were inspired by this week’s TGIF challenge. Don’t you love Coastal Cabana? I began with it as the card base.
I also used Coastal Cabana for the clouds, applying a stenciling technique. The Pretty Label Punch has a great cloud shape, so I punched one from Thick Whisper White cardstock. Then, using a Sponge Dauber on regular weight, Whisper White cardstock, I added ink around the border of my punched cloud, moving it, and filling in the blank areas with more ink.
TIP: Daubing onto the punched cloud first (before spreading) will prevent making a round spot. You can see my punched cloud is dark from the repeated daubing.
I owe my cloud idea to this week’s challenge at Festive Friday.
The Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Paper was perfect for framing my clouds, which I cut to fit. Before gluing the two together, I stamped a row of tree tops (Lovely As A Tree stamp set) in Early Espresso ink.
Next, it was time to start on my soaring bird. I stamped the Serene Garden bird in Early Espresso ink on Thick Whisper White cardstock. Then, I colored her with three Stampin’ Blends: Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie and Ivory.
A Garden Scene Die was used to cut my Pumpkin Pie, soaring bird, and I raised her on dimensionals.
Thanks so much for visiting today. I enjoyed sharing my project with you! My supplies are listed below, and available at my store. Just click on the pictures.
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