Todays card is a break from Christmas cards and back to birthdays. This one has a mix of products that I hope you will like. Most are from the Modern Garden Suite.
Papers
The paper is where the color choices were chosen from so starting there is a good point. The two pieces you see of DSP, the left side and the area behind the sentiment, are from the Garden Walk Designer Series Paper. Actually they are opposite sides of one piece of the paper. And did you notice the torn edge? That is something I have not done in forever. Another old technique that is always in style!
The card base is pulled form the DSP and is Poppy Parade. And even though I know that blue flowers are very rare, I had to pull the Boho Blue from the paper for the thin layer as well as a few flowers. The boughs behind the sentiment are punched from Pretty Peacock card stock. **The Bough Punch is back in stock as of yesterday!!!!
Stamp Bundle
This stamp set is a Punch Bundle and I love it. There are several different sentiments and flowers, even a poinsettia. It is the Modern Garden Bundle. And the Punch is the Modern Oval Punch. It is a great size for medium to larger sentiments. All of the floral stamps I used, and I used several, are in the stamp set. I could have gone a bit overboard, but just loved trying the different ones and adding colors from the DSP piece. The flowers on the sentiment layer are probably supposed to be definitions for the larger flowers. But I thought they were cute enough to be their own flower.
Finishes
To complete the card I need bling of course. But first I added some loops of the White Iridescent Ribbon under the sentiment layer. It does not show up well in the photo but does add texture in person. And the final touch is the addition of the Adhesive Backed Sequin Trio. There are more than my normal three here. I added one to the center of each stamped flower! This is a happy birthday card after all.
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The card I have to share today is a beautiful Flip Front Fun Fold that is a sympathy card. I hate making these, but they are necessary. And with the All About Autumn DSP it gives you a warm feeling.
Papers
The intention of this card was to focus on the stamp / punch bundle. But the paper really stole the show. This piece of the All About Autumn Designer Series Paper is a fabulous one. The walking through the woods is beautiful and perfect for a sympathy card. For the side panel I used the reverse of the front piece of paper. And the Wild Wheat really highlights the gold of the scene.
Stamps and Punches
The Heartfelt Hexagon is a new Online Exclusive bundle that I really like. It has stamps for a few different occasions which is great. The punch is the hexagon with the sentiment stamped on it. It reminds me of the Tailored Tag Punch, just a bit taller and fatter. The size is perfect for larger sentiments!
The hexagon is layered on the 2 3/8″ Circle. It needed something else and that circle seemed to do the trick. To give it a touch of bling, I added two of the Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems. And for the inside sentiment I went to another stamp set. This one is the So Sincere from the Mini Catalog. It also is a multi-purpose sentiment set. Here is a view of the open card.
Fun Fold
This Fun Fold is a twist to what I call a “shortened” card. The card base is 7 1/2, instead of 8 1/2 wide with the height of 5 1/2. Score at 1″ and 4 1/4″ on the long side. As you can see from the inside view, the 1″ side is on the right and folds backwards to allow the card to open. The real trick is placing your sentiment layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals only on that 1″ panel. But I love how this keeps the card closed.
The layers are Very Vanilla cut to 3 X 5 1/4 and 3/4 X 5 1/4. Then the DSP is 2 7/8 X 5 1/8 and 5/8 X 5 1/8. I almost did only DSP instead of adding the Very Vanilla layer, but I like the lightness it adds. And it is aligned with the inside layer when open.
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The card I am sharing today is a really Fun, Fun Fold that is a tri-fold card. Say that a few times! LOL!! I cased this from my sweet friend Julie DiMatteo, The Paper Pixie.
There are two stars of this card. The papers and the stamps are equally wonderful. But the paper is the beginning. It is the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper. I love that you can see both sides of this great sheet. And actually, that is what you need to make this fun fold is a double sided paper that is complimentary to each other.
The card base is a quarter sheet of Poppy Parade. And it is also the layer behind the front focal area. This paper would allow for any number of different card stock colors as the bases with the brightness of those lights. I love it.
Stamps
This is also a one stamp set card! Those are my favorite and with the number of stamps used, it is surprising. The front tree is my favorite. Using the words to create a tree reminds me of a SU stamp from probably 20 years ago that was a larger version of this. I added the star to insure it was recognized as a tree also.
For the inside I used the stamp that is the “definition” image for the large tree. I thought it was just enough. And what is stamped is not all of the tree, that would be too large for the space to include a written note. The sentiment on the inside is also from the set. Woohoo!
Finishes
The thickness of this card is maybe a bit more that a normal card due to the multiple folds. So I kept the bling to a minimum. However the front tree was crying for some decorations. The problem was solved with the Iridescent Discs. They are flat and similar to sequins with a shine. There are two showing and after the photo I added a third for more symmetry.
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Today’s card is a fun Christmas Card starring the Rocky Horse stamp set. An Old Fashioned Christmas warms my heart!
Stamps
The Rocky Horse stamp set is a mix of fun, and retro, little Christmas pieces around the larger Rocky Horse. The sentiment is included in the stamp set and I loved it as soon as I saw it. It was the reason I purchased the bundle. And yes, there is a bundle! I just did not use the dies for this card.
The horse is stamped and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. I left Rocky white more for time than for a white horse. The bow was stamped on scrap Basic White, colored and fussy cut out. It became my “bling” for this card.
Punch
The punch used for the sentiment is a new one in the Online Exclusives. And I really love the shape. It can be used for larger sentiments than most of the punches. This one is the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. It pairs with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set as a bundle. They are available now and will be used for the World Card Making Day that is open to everyone and is FREE!!
Papers
The papers I chose for this card were chosen for the “old fashioned” look. So a Crumb Cake base and a touch of red of course. The red became Poppy Parade for a little brighter look. Then the DSP is from the Merry, Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper. I knew the stars were perfect from the beginning. And played perfectly for the old fashioned theme. These colors all are repeated in coloring the horse and the bow. An addition you do not see is on the inside of the card. This card was made for my Stamp Club. After cutting all of the papers I had a couple of small strips of the DSP. So a narrow strip goes across the bottom of the inside White.
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The Beary Cute Bundle is a favorite from the Mini Catalog. Those bears are just precious and are so easy to use with a variety of products. Today I have paired it with the tag from Merriest Trees Dies.
Stamp Bundle and Dies
The stamp bundle is the Beary Cute Punch Bundle. The bear is stamped using Smoky Slate Ink and then punched out. There are two other bears but the punch only fits this walking bear. Not only is it a great stamp set, but the punch pairing is a great value as well as makes for easy cards. The sentiment is also from the stamp set.
The tag is from the Merriest Trees Dies. I love the size of the tag. It is similar to the Tailored Design Tags just a big taller and wider than those. And it is a perfect size to fit on a regular size card proportionally.
Papers
There are two different packs of designer paper used on this card. The first is the trees background. It is from the Merry, Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper. And the snow piece the tag is cut from is part of the A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper.
The card layers were pulled from the tree paper. The base is Granny Apple Green and the thin layer is Shaded Spruce. They really help the trees to pop from behind the bear and tag. To help ground the sentiment, I used a thin strip of Granny Apple Green behind it and overhanging the tag. This is a little unusual for me, but I love how it worked.
Finishes
To finish the card I added a ribbon using the Parakeet Party Metallic Ribbon as the tag pull. A little metallic shine is perfect as some bling! But there is also a little normal bling. One of the Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins is adorning the sentiment layer. That pop of blue adds a little more blue than only the tag paper.
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The card I have to share today is a really simple birthday card. It stars the Curved Occasions stamp set. This is one that comes with the arched punch as a bundle.
Stamps
The card I made is a very simple and somewhat plain one. I love quick and easy cards and this is one that is simple, may be considered plain, but is pretty. And that is my main goal, a pretty card. The Curved Occasions Stamp set is a mix of single images that are perfect as stand alone focal layers. This card could be a birthday, wedding shower, or any special occasion that requires cake! I stamped the cake with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the leaves and flowers with Stampin’ Blends. I also added a touch of the Sea Foam Green on the cake to not have it totally white.
Papers
The colors of the card came from the DSP choice of course. That is pretty much my norm. This one is from the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper. It is a mix of Bubble Bath and Fresh Freesia. A perfect combination for a sweet birthday. To further carry those colors I used Fresh Freesia as the card base and then a layer of Bubble Bath behind the cake layer. The finishing touch is a scattering of Iridescent Pearls that I colored with both the Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends.
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I know the Autumn Leaves paper is unavailable but it is returning. And this paper is so gorgeous that it can be used year round. The Autumn Leaves Bundle and all of the other Suite products are available now. So I have a really pretty card to share.
Stamp Bundle
The Autumn Leaves Bundle is a wonderful one! The leaves stamped have a two step look to them, which I love. My leaves are all stamped off before stamping on the Very Vanilla card stock. I wanted a softer look for the leaves. I have also stamped on scrap one of the Blackberry Bliss leaves and the two small green leaves. Those two are connected but I cut them apart for my layout. They give a bit of dimension to the card, especially with the one hanging over a bit.
The leaves all have matching dies. There are both solid and embossed dies for each leaf. And that great sentiment layer is one of the dies as well. I really like the indented corners and stitching around the edge.
Additional Suite Products
This card uses all products in the suite with the exception of the Oxidized Copper Specialty paper. I did use a small strip of the DSP, but you could use any color matching paper there. The stamped leaves panel was embossed using the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. I love all of the texture of this embossing folder! We have had tile products before but I have to say that this is by far my favorite.
The other products from the suite I used are the Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots. There is a single one of the green on the sentiment layer. There was so much color and texture everywhere already, but that sentiment needed a touch of bling. And the final item is the Copper & Natural Ribbon Combo. I only used the copper ribbon. It is zigzagged behind the sentiment. The ribbon is very easy to work with and adds a great shine and color.
Papers
The paper choices were a problem because there were too many choices! I went with Blackberry Bliss as the card base. I love the deep purple leaves in Fall so I naturally gravitated to that color. It pairs great wit the Copper Clay layers and the touch of the Old Olive of the DSP strip.
The card is a little different from the normal. It is 5 1/2 X 7 1/2 and still scored at 4 1/4. This leaves the 1″ section on the right side for the strip of DSP. And it makes for a pop of pretty DSP without having to use a lot of it. I have a large card club and to only use a strip allows me to spread my paper a bit further. The same may apply when doing multiples of a card!
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Today’s card includes my favorite paper from the Mini Catalog. It is the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper. I love the blues with a pop of berry with them.
This card is a CASE from The Paper Pixie, Julie DiMatteo. I love the really simple layout. Here is a look at the open view.
Papers
I do love the DSP, Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper. Cutting it was so fun, and sad at the same time. LOL!! I did this card for my stamp club and it was wonderful to see the different looks depending on the part of this piece of the DSP was used on each card. I cut it into strips so that the top and bottom pieces matched back together, or at least were close. And where I tend to have a few layers, I shocked even myself with putting the DSP right onto the card base. The card base is Pretty Peacock as the loan green from the paper.
Stamps, Dies, and Punches
The matching stamp set to the DSP is the Magical Meadow. It is a bundle, and I only used one die from the matching Die set. This is a minimalist looking card and I love that for a different style than my norm. The focal layer is a sentiment included in the stamp set. It is stamped with the sentiment and the smoky looking tree scene on a scrap of Basic White.
The little tag is then punched using one of the new Punches in a different Punch Bundle. This is the Modern Oval Punch. It is a great size! The sprigs are dies from the Magical Meadow Bundle. I cut two of them from Misty Moonlight card stock to mimic those in the DSP. They are layered and then the oval is added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The inside center panel is where you would sign your name. I added the same tree scene there as well. Being originally from East Tennessee, the smoky looking tree scene reminds me of my Smoky Mountains! The finishing touch is a single bling from the Faceted Gems Trio.
Measurements
The card base is 4 1/4 X 11 and scored at 4 and 6 3/4. There are no layers except the DSP. Be aware when folding your card and cutting your DSP that the two larger sections are not the same size. The top section is the smaller one, and requires paper cut to 4 X 3 3/4 and the bottom section paper is 4 X 4. For the white center section it is 4 X 2 1/2.
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Today’s card is a fun use of the Beary Cute Bundle of products. These bears remind me of the old Coca Cola white bears each Christmas. And since it is a punch bundle, it had two reasons for coming to my house!
Stamp Bundle
The Beary Cute Bundle is stamps and a bear punch. All of the stamps used are from this stamp set. I love these type cards! My idea was to create a little snow scene like I remember of the Coca Cola bears.
The scene began by stamping the left side bear on a piece of white card stock the same width as the DSP piece. Next I added the tree. It is an outline and the filling, so two stamps. Then I fussy cut a quarter of the way up the bear, around him and the tree so they appear to be in the snow. The scene continued to the other side as just an inch or so of “snow”.
The standing bear and the gift were stamped on scrap and fussy cut for the gift and punched for the bear. They are both added to the scene with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Papers and Inks
The snowy DSP piece is from the A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper. It was the catalyst for the card. So the card base is Balmy Blue with a layer of Smoky Slate for the bear color. To put the scene together with the layers I was brave and stamped the Merry Christmas directly onto the snow DSP. The tree is stamped both the outline and filling with Shaded Spruce Ink. The single bling is the one Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequin in blue at the top of the tree.
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The card I have to share today is a fun fold with extra folds! It is a use for all of the DSP we tend to hide away. This really shows off the beauty of the paper. It also stars a wonderful new multi-season stamp set.
Stamps
This card was highlighted as the star being a Multi-fold card. But I truly love this stamp set so am going to begin there. There are three stamps in the Cheers To The Season stamp set. They are all distinctive ones like this lovely Christmas stamp. There is also a wine glass with Cheers written on it, and a fall one with a maple leaf. I really like them all and they are great for quick cards.
The inside sentiment is from the Brightest Glow stamp set. It was a carryover from a previous catalog and is full of beautiful sentiments for your Christmas cards.
Papers
The star of the card in terms of paper is this 1/2 sheet of A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper. I cased this card from Connie Stewart. My first thought was that it used a large amount of DSP. Then I looked at my paper shelf and just laughed. You would think I was a hoarder of DSP looking at what I have stored. So I need cards like this one!!!
The layout of this card allows you to see both the front and back of the DSP. Which means you need to look carefully if you have directional paper. Mine is not so the scoring was pretty simple. I just needed to decide which paper is my inside view and score with that side facing up. ** If the paper is not directional this is not as much of a concern as you can refold the paper.
The 12 X 5 1/2 DSP is scored at 1 3/4, 4 3/4 and 7 3/4. Then fold and burnish with a mountain in the center. I always fold my valleys into mountains to make sure the score lines line up properly, then if it needs to go the opposite direction, I can then refold and burnish. Just do not burnish the first fold until you are sure of direction as not to tear the paper.
Inside View
This view allows you to see the folds and the mountain in the center. I have a layer of Garden Green card stock behind the White sentiment layer. It probably should have been Cherry Cobbler like the front layer! The front layer is 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 with a 3 1/4 X 3 1/4 white layer. And you can see that it is only adhered to that front folded section.
The only thing to be careful of is your inside sentiment. Do not place it too high so that it shows when the card is closed. And with a scattering of the Festive Pearls in Red on the front panel the card is a quick finish!
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