Today’s card is a mix of FunFold, Beautiful Paper, and an easy Wow factor. It all begins with the Expressions In Ink and Artistically Inked products.
Paper
Choosing which product is the star of this card was difficult , the paper or the stamps. Since the paper has been purchased the most over the last year, I will say that is the winner. It is the Expressions In Ink Designer Series Paper. I have used two different pieces of the gorgeous pack of papers.
First is the Gold Striped piece. It is on the front and on the right edge of the back layer. To say it is pretty is very lacking. And the best piece is what I have just barely peeking from behind the center flower. A marble look with pink and yellow flowers and veins of gold could not be prettier. This fabulous DSP is paired with Pale Papaya. Which works wonderfully with the gold and the brightness of the pinks.
Stamps and Dies
Artistically Inked is the name of this gorgeous bundle. The flower in the center of the card is stamped and die cut using Pale Papaya Ink as well as Pear Pizzaz. There are a variety of colors in the paper to choose from, but these were the ones I chose for this card. Both stamped images are die cut and then adhered to the center panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. And the finishing touch is a couple of Champagne Rhinestones. The color matches the Pale Papaya pretty closely.
Directions and Measurements
Beginning with the Pale Papaya card base, it is cut 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 and scored at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4. Make an accordion fold on the left side of the card with the scores. Next the striped DSP is cut 1 7/8 X 5 1/4. (There are two of these pieces but you only see the one on the front in the photo. The other piece is on the inside of that accordion and is viewed when the card is open.)
The inside back layer is Basic White cut to 4 X 5 1/4. You can see the matching DSP on the right side edge. A strip of the gold DSP is cut to 1/2 X 5 1/4 and adhered flush to the right edge of the White.
The front diamonds are cut 2 from Pale Papaya at 1 3/4 X 1 3/4 , and 2 cut from the flowery DSP at 1 1/2 X 1 1/2. These are adhered together and then placed as a diamond with the points centered on the folded line. One is even with the DSP at the top and the other at the bottom. Carefully place the adhesive so it is only on the left side. Otherwise these would stick to the inside back layer.
For the center diamond cut a piece of Pale Papaya to 3 X 3 and a piece of Basic White to 2 3/4 X 2 3/4. Adhere the die cut flower and leaves to that piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Center the diamond between the two smaller diamonds. Add this diamond using Stampin Dimensionals also. Be careful that your adhesive is only on the left side!
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Today’s card is starring the Turtle Friends Punch Bundle and would work for any age. At least I hope it does since I made it for a close friend, who is younger than me, but not a child. I thought the turtly play on words was just perfect.
Stamps and Punch
I had not really played with this stamp very much and making this card has given me several ideas for it. Sadly it is on the retiring / almost gone list. (There are only 7 days left of the current Annual Catalog!) For the sweet turtle, I stamped and then colored her body with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. And did you notice her pink toes and lips? The shell is stamped with Old Olive and then punched with the matching Turtle Punch.
The adorable little bird is stamped with Polished Pink and fussy cut using my wonderful Paper Snips. Both the turtle and the bird are raised with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I don’t care for a lot of a solid cardstock. So to alter that part of the Polished Pink I stamped the party streamers tone on tone down the open section. And finally the sweet Turtly sentiment was added on the White with the Turtle and Bird.
Colors
Normally my color choices begin with the DSP. This time the black and white plaid strip from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper was indeed the original idea. And the Polished Pink came more from “what would go best with this strip of DSP?”. An odd way of getting there but it worked!
There are probably not very many real life pink birds. Maybe a flamingo? But I took creative license and went with it for the little bird. And to add bling for my finishing touch I went with pink again. This time was the 2021-2023 In Color Gems.
Product Share
I am taking orders for the new Annual Catalog Product Share for New Designer Series Paper and Ribbons. The form is on my menu under Shop/Product Share. This is a wonderful way to get a sample of all of the new papers so you can really see their beauty in person. Then you can decide on the ones you like the most. And the ribbon is the same way.
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Fun Folds are the best kind of folds for creating cards. Today I have paired a Double Z fold with products from the Artfully Composed Suite of Products in the Mini Catalog.
Front
The front of the card stars not only the beautiful Artfully Composed Designer Series paper, but some of the Artfully Layered Stamps. And to top it off there are two different die cut leaves using the Tropical Layers Dies, which are part of the bundle. For a bit of the unexpected, I heat embossed the sentiment and some extra little heart shaped leaves onto the solid die cut leaf.
Inside Back
I know it seems odd doing the back before the center but you will see the method behind my madness…hopefully! The Double Z fold, the extra Z fold, is attached to the front and the back of the card. You can see the back section is attached to a piece of the DSP which has a very similar leaf. And to pair better with that DSP, I added the word stamp from the set using Pale Papaya Ink.
Center Section
From this center view you can see all of the sections of the card. The center panel of the small Z is where you would write your greeting and sign. It is the least exciting of the card and why I went here last. But this open view allows you to view the full Double Z at work. And you can see that the front sentiment layer is raised with Stampin’ Dimensionals with a few of the Polished Dots embellishments for some bling.
Measurements:
The card base of Pear Pizzaz is cut to 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 and scored at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4 on the 8 1/2″ length. The panels are 2 Mint Macaron pieces cut to 1 7/8 X 5 1/4. With the back larger panel cut to 4 X 5 1/4. For the DSP there are 2 pieces cut to 1 3/4 X 5 and the larger one is cut to 3 7/8 X 5 1/8.
The smaller Z section is also Mint Macaron and is cut to 3 1/8 X 7. The Basic White panels are the front focal piece cut to 2 7/8 X 2 7/8. And the small panels are 2 that are cut 1 7/8 X 2 7/8 each.
To adhere the smaller Z section, fold both the little Z and the card as they would be closed. Center the small Z on the closed card. Pay attention to how much of the focal layer is actually over that front left fold. Place Stampin’ Dimensionals only on that part. Adhere it to the front panel. Then find where the back section lands. Add adhesive to that panel and close the card.
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My project for today is a Sneak Peek of the beautiful Wisteria Wishes Bundle of products. Plus there are some of the 2022-2024 In Colors added in.
This card is also my design entry for the Make My Monday Challenge. Today’s challenge is Happy Birthday. You can join our challenge by clicking on the link below. The other design team members’ entries will be there for you to see also.
Wisteria Dies
The Wisteria Dies from the Wisteria Wishes Bundle are the star of this card. I used two of the flower dies and two of the leaves dies. Some examples I have seen only use one of the flower dies, but I love the definition it gives. Actually the solid flower piece will cut the stamped image. For added color, I used HIghland Heather as the background and a piece of DSP for the more detailed top layer.
Regarding the leaves, it is similar to the two flowers. The solid leave will cut the stamped image and then you have the more detailed one. I decided to use both again like front and a shadowed back layer. You may be able to see that I also used Stampin’ Dimensionals to give more depth to the layers.
Papers
As I said, I used a variety of old and new regarding the papers. The card base is Gorgeous Grape with the top layer being one of the new 2022-2024 In Color 6X6 papers in Tahitian Tide. I felt that brightness would be great as a “sky” image. For the leaves I went with my favorite green of Granny Apple Green. although the new Parakeet Party is a shade lighter and brighter! It may become my new favorite.
On the flowers I used Highland Heather as the background with another of the new In Colors. This one is the Orchid Oasis in a floral pattern. The two tone of the floral paper adds even variation.
Finishes
This card could be for any occasion. But since my challenge was a Birthday, I had to had that in. To do this I went with the simple Happy Birthday from the Art Gallery stamp set. It is simply a clean version of the sentiment. And to give it a little detail without adding layers, I used the Banner Pick A Punch and flagged each end. Finding the proper location was difficult, but in the end it nestled perfectly between the wisteria. And as a final touch I added a trio of the 2021-2023 Gems off to the side. Everyone needs a touch of bling!
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