My card for today is an oldie but goodie in regard to technique. It is the very easy to do Pinwheel card. There are many versions of this if you check Pinterest. And they have been around for many years. I find that old techniques and new designer series paper, make for beautiful cards. So here is my new version.
I love our new 2019-2021 In Colors! One of my favorites, well truthfully I do love them all, is the Seaside Spray. I used the 2019-2021 6X6 Designer Series Paper Stack of the Incolors as my pinwheel. As I mentioned above there are a variety of ways to achieve this.
Generally you see a layer behind each piece of the pinwheel. Because I used this DSP and it is solid and white only, I decided to leave off the layer and just go with the white layer behind. Each of these pinwheel pieces are 1 1/4 X 1 1/4. (Again, these can be any size and are generally 1″ square with the 1 1/4 square background layer.)
For the background layer I decided to try the Handwritten background stamp. It is a nice change from DSP or an embossing folder background. I used the Seaside Spray card stock with Seaside Spray ink to make this layer.
I kept this a very simple card and did not add a sentiment or my usual embellishments. My only extra was the large Basic Pearl to the center of the pinwheel.
I would love to see your versions of this card if you decide toggle it a try. Please tag me if you do!!
Measurements:
Base card is 8 1/2 X 5 1/2
First layer is 5 3/8 X 4 1/8
5 1/4 X 4
White layer 3 1/2 X 3 1/2
Each pinwheel 1 1/4 X 1 1/4
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a great day and will return tomorrow for another new project!
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For every $50.00 of product you spend during July, you will receive a coupon code worth $5.00 to use in August. There are no limits to the number of coupons you can receive!
Joining Stampin’ Up! and my TEAM is always a good idea. Now there are some good incentives to do it during July and August. For the price of the Starter Kit, which is the ULTIMATE BUNDLE!!!!, you receive an additional $30.00 of products, plus a $10 coupon.
The Starter Kit is $99.00. For that amount, you normally receive $125.00 in product. During July and August, you will receive $155.00 in product. This includes FREE SHIPPING, and an additional $10.00 Coupon to be used the following month. There are NO requirements to ever place another order. However, if you do decide to use your discount and place other orders, you will receive a 20% discount on every order.
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Today I have an unusual Birthday Card. I made it for a dear friend that I love to laugh with. I fell in love with this stamp set, Young At Heart, when I first saw the ladies. Then after reading the sentiments I knew I had to have it in my hands. As we get older it seems to me it is the little things that make us happy. And for me that is Friends!!!
The look of the front is dominated by the Designer Series Paper in the background. I wanted that to shine and not have a battle between the stamped areas and the DSP. And yes, I have used the Stampin’ Blends again. I think I am addicted!!!
Because of the dark card base, it is Pretty Peacock, I knew I needed a white insert for the inside. I decided to use one of the DSP leftover pieces to add some pizzaz to the inside as well. I do not usually show the inside of my cards, but I have this one for you.
I had originally intended for the inside sentiment to be on the front of the card. Of course I realized that didn’t work for the birthday. So I used the new Timeless Label punch to give it some love and then added it to the DSP strip on the inside.
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you like the unusual birthday card. In a way, different is nice!
AWESOME UPDATES:
I hope you saw my post from yesterday about the Clearance Rack Update and the Trimmer Blades. The Clearance Rack was updated yesterday and the Trimmer Blades become available at Noon Eastern Time today.
Also, a heads up about Bonus Days returning!! During July, for every $50.00 you spend in merchandise, you will receive a Coupon Code worth $5.00. There is no limit to the number of coupons you can receive. Then in August, you can redeem them towards anything on the Website. WooHoo!!
There is also another great Join Promotion during July and August. I would love to have you on my Team!! The new promotion adds to the amount of FREE products that comes with the Starter Kit. The Starter Kit should be named The Ultimate Shopping Experience!! For $99.00 you normally receive $125.00 of products. During July and August you will receive an additional $30.00 of products. So for $99.00 you would receive $155.00 in products. ALSO….the Starter Kit is FREE Shipping. Additionally, there is no pressure to ever place another order. However, you will receive a $10.00 coupon to redeem the month after you join during this promotion. AND, any additional orders you place you will receive the Demonstrator discount of 20% off of your merchandise. If you are at all interested, I would LOVE to talk with you about the advantages of becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. Please contact me!!
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This is my second post for today. The first one was about the great specials that Stampin’ Up! has to offer. You can see that post HERE.
Today’s card is a cutie that I envisioned as soon as I saw this stamp set! And it fits with all the great updates I mentioned in the earlier post. I am OVER THE MOON for Stampin’ Up!.
With the color pallet I used, this could very easily be a baby card. That was not my intention, but all you would need is a sweet “welcome” on the inside and you are finished.
I stamped everything in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with my favorite things, the Stampin’ Blends. I colored the Moon with Dark Daffodil Delight and then added the little ring around it with the new Light So Saffron.
I am not a cow expert, but think the black and white ones are usually more black than white. I took creative license and made it white, with a touch of black. I wanted you to see all the details in the stamp. I gave her a bit of a feminine touch by adding Light Flirty Flamingo to the ears, nose, and mouth.
When I was trying to decide what else was needed, I thought of the moon and had a lightbulb moment that it needed stars. The perfect stars came from the Twinkle Builder Punch. It even has a moon that you could punch and use in place of the stamped one. I thought the stars were the perfect size.
Thank you for stopping in today. I was absent yesterday due to storm damage. Luckily it was not to the house. Sunday we had a lightning strike into the ground about ten feet from the corner of the house. It fried the air conditioner unit, cable, internet, and an electrical breaker. Thankfully we have friends who do those things and along with the cable company got up and running by the end of the day on Monday. For once I was ahead and already had scheduled Monday’s post.
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I wanted to let you know of some upcoming Specials from Stampin’ Up! They are all wonderful and one begins today!!
TRIMMER BLADES
Trimmer blades are back in stock!!! The are available to order at Noon tomorrow Eastern Time. There is a limit of three packs per customer. That gives you 6 blades. They probably will not last very long.
UPDATED CLEARANCE RACK
Today the Clearance Rack is updated and will include some stamp sets that have recently retired. The list can be seen in my OnLine Store. Just Click HERE.
BONUS DAYS
During July, for every $50.00 you spend you will receive a coupon code to use during August. There is no limit to how many coupons you can accumulate! I hope you will take advantage of this. I do every year!
JOIN PROMOTION
Stampin’ Up! has another great Join Promotion that begins July 1st. They have sweetened the Starter Kit for you. You get an additional $30.00 of FREE merchandise in your Starter Kit. During July and August, the Starter Kit is the regular $99.00. BUT… you receive $155.00 of merchandise for that 99.00 price. In addition to that, you get FREE SHIPPING on the Starter Kit.
Also, during this special join period, you will receive a $10.00 coupon that will arrive the following month. This can be used on any order between that month and the end of October.
There are no requirements to ever place another order. Of course, I hope you will love the demonstrator benefits and the Stampin’ Up! products as much as I do!! If you do place another order, you will receive a 20% discount on your future orders. I would love for you to become a part of my Team. We have a great time and share our love of papercrafting!
Please let me know if you have any questions about any of the specials. I would love to hear from you.
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The new Sailing Home stamp set is one of my favorites. It has great details in the stamps and the matching dies are awesome! A side note is that the lighthouse die for Sailing Home will also fit the lighthouse in High Tide. I love double duty products.
After saying how nice the dies are, I did not use them for the project. Oops!! However, I did use the gorgeous Designer Series Paper this suite has. All of the products in the suite are wonderful. I have several more ideas with this suite of products.
For today’s card, I stamped the lighthouse and the birds using Gray Granite Ink. I know it looks a little on the brown side, but I really did use the gray. I think it changes colors a bit. Plus my photo seems a tad dark. The base and layer behind the lighthouse are Night of Navy.
To add the sentiment, I decided I wanted it to look like a tag. The Congrats is part of the stamp set and I love the font used for it. I decided to punch it out with the Classic Label Punch. To make the short tag from the longer punch was very easy. I stamped and punched with the sentiment at one end of the punch. I then took the punched label and fed it back into the punch from the cutting area, not the outside like you would to make the original punch. Because the height is already cut, it makes it fairly simple to get it lined us straight. And now you have a half size Classic Label.
I added the Night of Navy Baker’s Twine as “rope” for the nautical card. I wrapped it around and taped it on the back. I then cut a small strip to tie around the front and tied a knot. To attach the sentiment, I simple added a glue dot under the end and layer it just underneath the baker’s twine. I left the end not attached.
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