I absolutely love to travel! And I bought this stamp set to use with that in mind. I have to confess that this is the first time I have actually used it. Don’t you just hate that? Now that I have inked it up, I am in love. Talking about quick and easy!! Wow. A few stamps and you have a really cute card. And the stamp set is: “Places You’ll Go”.
Places You’ll Go
You really cannot tell from the picture, but the globe is layered. It gives the front just a little more definition. I wanted this to be a sweet card and I do like it. Isn’t it nice to have a card that uses only one stamp set. Sometimes it is difficult to do that!
The base is Crumb Cake card stock cut to 4 1/2 X 11, scored at 5 1/2 and then the front folded under. This made for a great way to add ribbon and it not be wrapped on the inside of the card. I cut the ribbon, taped the two ends down on the back side of the crumb cake, and then took a short piece and just tied a not around the ribbon across the top. Easy Peasy!!
The Real Red layer is 3/4 X 4 3/8, and the Very Vanilla layer is 3 5/8 X 4 1/4. I like the smaller amount of red showing as opposed to the normal 1/4″ difference in layers. Remember that you will need a smaller than normal layer of Very Vanilla for the inside of the card. You do not want to see it around the edges of the red from the front. I used 3 1/2 X 4 for the inside.
Today’s card is a Patchwork card and this is a technique I have not done in quite a while. Fortunately it is also a technique that can be done in several different ways. I believe the way I chose has to be the simplest. I say that because I used scraps from a card I designed for my monthly Card Club last weekend.
The “You Are Amazing” is from the All Things Thanks set in the Occasions Catalog. That is a wonderful set for different ways of saying thank you.
You are Amazing, Stampin’ Up!, Jackie Beers Independent Demonstrator
Calypso Coral has been a favorite of mine since it was an In-Color several years ago. And when Mint Macaroon appeared it was like they were a match just meant to be together. The By the Shore Designer Series Paper is one you might overlook at first glance. But when you give it a chance and really look at the colors it is a must have. If by chance you are not into “beachy” kind of cards , just turn to the other side of the paper. It is wonderful.
Anyway, after cutting theBy the Shore DSP for my Club last week I had these little pieces left. I just could not throw these starfish and circles in the trash!! And there a card is born… A patchwork is what came of these poor little leftover pieces.
I don’t have the measurements for this and to those of you who love measurements, I apologize. But I just took them in the size they were and cut paper to fit. The only ones that I trimmed were the Mint Macaroon band and the bottom piece of Calypso Coral circles. The “You Are Amazing” is framed with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and Layering Ovals Framelits.
All Things Thanks, 143097, 19.00
By The Shore DSP, 141640, 11.00
Thank You for visiting my site. I hope you enjoyed this patchwork card.
I don’t know about you, but I believe Stampin’ Up! has the best Designer Series Paper. It is beautiful, coordinates perfectly, and is doubled sided. And I believe it is thicker than other designer papers as well.
For me, this stamp set was a bit of a sleeper. I immediately fell in love with the Designer Series Paper. What is not to love about the classiness of Navy? But the stamp set was so so. Until the first time I inked it up!!! OMG….. I love the variation in the flower. It is almost a faded look on parts of it. I remember stamping in about six different colors just to see how the variation looked in the different colors. It is a WOW!, at least to me. So here it is…..
This is actually a pretty quick card to make as there is very little stamping involved. Using this layout, which primarily uses DSP, you could make quick cards using your DSP scraps. That is definitely a Win/Win to me. I hope you will fall in love with this set like I did. I made a package of our note cards into Thank You cards for a friend. I used this set with Rich Razzleberry ink. Those were awesome !! I challenge you to try the different colors and let me know what you think.
The base is our Thick Whisper White Card Stock.
The Night of Navy layer = 5 1/4 X 4
The DSP layer = 5 X 1 1/4, and 5 X 2 1/2
The small Night of Navy layer = 3 1/2 X 2 1/2
The Whisper White layer = 3 3/8 X 2 3/8
The stamped layer is raised up with dimensional for an added interest.
Balloons are one of my favorite things. They just make me smile! And today’s card is one that hopefully would make anyone smile. It is also an alternate use for the Balloon Pop Up Dies. It is a tough call, but I think I like using the die cut better on the front than as a pop up for the inside. This way it gets your attention when you first see the card.
Isn’t that a Happy card? I love the touches of Rich Razzleberry. I know that Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry are not your normal color combination, but I love it.
I cut the Whisper White card stock to 5 X 3 3/4 ( the width is the exact width of the die cut frame in case I wrote it down incorrectly ). I eyeballed the top and bottom placement as I put the card stock onto the die cut. It is actually more even in person than it appears on the picture!. This die cut is awesome in that it cuts extremely well and very easily pops out of the frame. That is a Yay to me!!
I used the balloon dies from the Thinlits set. However you can stamp them and cut out with the Balloon Bouquet punch from the Annual Catalog. I was playing around for what to put on the left hand balloon and just tried the circles from other balloons I had die cut. I liked that look so I went with it. I did use glue dots for the circles though. I was afraid that just a drop of glue might not hold well enough. The other two balloons are held down with the Fine Tip Glue Pen. As is the Rich Razzleberry bow.
The banner was so easy to line up since the stamps are photopolymer and you can see through them. I a loving that rubber more and more! Anyway, I stamped the outline of the banner and the saying onto Daffodil Delight Card stock and then hand cut it out. Unfortunately there is not a punch or die for that one. But it is very quick and easy to cut out.
The balloon section is raised with Dimensionals on each corner and the center and placed on the striped Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper. The DSP is from the Brights DSP stack. Those color family stacks are so awesome! They are a little more expensive but you get 2 each of 2 different double sided designs of each of the 10 colors in a collection. It is so wonderful to just open that stack and find the perfect match for your card.
The items used today are:
Balloon Adventure Bundle, 144708, $53.00
Brights DSP Stack, 138434, $22.00
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Today’s card is one of the quickest cards you can make. I keep telling myself to use my Designer Series Paper and it is so hard !! But this card is the kind of kick in the pants I need to actually use it. And truly, using a Festive (HaHa) DSP as the background is so easy. The fact that all the sheets coordinate is a super bonus. (Notice the strip behind the saying) And it gets an immediate smile from the recipient. Who could resist this paper?
The stamp set Confetti Celebration is definitely one that you need on your shelf. It is perfect for any type celebration. The sentiments are so versatile. For the front of the card I went with Time To Party. At least to me, it perfectly matches that paper. I colored the individual words with my Stamp n Write Markers to match the paper. The ovals are from Layering Ovals and the Stitched Frames.
As I said, this is a quick , but Smile worthy card. And as much as we want to keep our DSP, it is much more enjoyable to share it with others.
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