I have been making rather quick cards lately. And today’s is another fairly quick one. It is also my first play with the Cake Fancy stamp set.
Stamp Set
All of the stamped images are from the Cake Fancy stamp set. I had fun with this card and mixed colors along with making a cake that I have been craving. Instead of an actual cake, I have been wanting a big, rich, Key Lime Pie. So I made one for myself. And this one contains no Fat or Calories!!
The images are all the distinctive type so they show light and dark texture. My choice of Soft Sea Foam was really light in places for the Key Lime part of the pie. And the dollop of whipped cream on top came out a big darker than I would want. But I will take creative license and go with it.
The sentiment was a bit more challenging than anything. It is one stamp and did not really fit anywhere. That meant getting a little creative and cutting it into pieces. Three small pieces will fit just about anywhere. And I made it work.
Background
The dotted background is from the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder. I am so in love with this folder. The dots are not only fun but they really pop. And even though I have covered a lot of the background with my images, they still pop and make themselves seen. If you do not have this folder, I hope it is on your wish list.
Papers and Colors
There is no DSP on this card. That is a rare occasion for me. However all of the other elements made it really unnecessary. I chose the Soft Sea Foam for the Key Lime of my pie. Then held that paper along the rest of my papers to see what brighter color went well with it. I settled on Highland Heather for the Dotted Layer on top of Thick Basic White for the card base.
The Soft Sea Foam banner is stamped with Soft Sea Foam Ink for a softer background. And the Cake stand is Gorgeous Grape to pop a bit more than the background layer. Then I decided to go with Gorgeous Grape for the layer of the Pie since it was over the Highland Heather. I did not want them to meld together.
Finishes
There was not much left to add to the card after all of the layers and texture. But I really needed a touch of bling. I opted for two of the larger Iridescent Pearls on the banner. The banner itself is a bit of an extra, like ribbon would be to ground the focal layer. So I still have two Extras!
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Designer Series Paper Sale begins on August 6 – 31st.
Papers included in the sale are:
Bright & Beautiful
Countryside Inn
Country Lace
Country Woods
Full of Life
Lily Pond Lane
Mediterranean Blooms
Perennial Lavender
Take To The Sky
Thoughtful Journey
To Market
Unbounded Beauty
Wildly Flowering
Winter Meadow
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives have dropped. There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round. Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
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The card I have for you today is a quick and easy gift card holder. It stars the gorgeous Thoughtful Journey DSP. The scenes created on the paper are ones I wish I could see in real life. They are amazing.
Papers
The Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper is a 6 X 6 pack filled with gorgeous scenes like the one above. The opposite sides are beautiful watercolor mixes. I paired this scene with Berry Burst for a bright background. Surprisingly I did not add a layer between the card base and the DSP. The paper stands out enough without the extra layer.
Stamps
This fun sentiment is from the Unbounded Love Stamp Set. That set is all sentiments with some fabulous Die shapes to use with them. I opted to keep this card simple and used a punch instead. But I do love the elegant script along with the boldness of it. That helps the simple sentiment really pop!
Extras
The finishes for this card are all easy ones as well. I used the 1 3/4 Circle Punch for the sentiment. And to add some texture I used the 3 pack Bakers Twine in the soft blue. By adding some adhesive to the back of the circle, I could loosely wrap the twine to create a very loose looking bow. Then the circle is added with Stampin’ Dimensionals. And the final touch is a single dragonfly on the sentiment layer. The Adhesive Backed Birds & Dragonflies are great little added pieces. This scene seemed to fit the dragonfly.
Measurements
The “gift card” holder is made with one simple cut. Here is a view of the open card for you to see.
To create this little pocked I began with the basic 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 piece of Berry Burst card stock. It is scored at 4 1/4. Place the front flap of the card on your paper trimmer with the 5 1/2 length at the top. ***For short measurements I use the 1 1/2 measurements that are to the right of the cutting line!! Or you can slide the top of the card over to 4 1/4. Either way, you are making a cut at 1 1/4 from the bottom of the front flap edge over to the score line.
Once the cut is made, fold and burnish the score lines making sure to keep that small section aligned. The DSP is cut 4 X 4 for the top section and 4 X 1 for the bottom section. I cut a 4 X 5 piece and then cut the 1″ off the bottom. For a scene paper like this one, it allows your scene to look continuous.
Next add adhesive to the very bottom of the cut piece and just the far edge. Do not adhere the top part. This allows for the pocket for the gift card. Tip: I always lay a gift card under the card stock when adhering a pocket to ensure it is not too tight of a fit.
Thank you for stopping by today!!!
Designer Series Paper Sale begins on August 6 – 31st.
Papers included in the sale are:
Bright & Beautiful
Countryside Inn
Country Lace
Country Woods
Full of Life
Lily Pond Lane
Mediterranean Blooms
Perennial Lavender
Take To The Sky
Thoughtful Journey
To Market
Unbounded Beauty
Wildly Flowering
Winter Meadow
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives have dropped. There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round. Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
HOST CODE
My AUGUST Host Code is NB9XKFUZ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
I have another of the possible Overlooked stamp sets. This one is the Happiest Day set. It makes me smile and I hope it will you as well.
Stamps
This is a one stamp set card. You know how I love these for a quick card. These dragonflies are so fun. You can stamp them and color the wings, stamp a design from the set for the wings, or do as I did and stamp on DSP. I stamped on the DSP and then also stamped on White. There are no matching dies for this set. But fussy cutting the dragonflies is not a time consuming or hard thing. After cutting out the wings, I glued them to the image that was stamped on Basic White card stock. Easy peasy!!
The sentiment is from the set as well. I will say I do love the sentiment. And at the same time I am not a fan of glitter that flies around. When I get it on me, it wants to stay forever. Or on my desk forever as well. This glitter in the sentiment is a good glitter! LOL!!
Other Products
To finish the sentiment layer, I used the Nested Essentials Dies. The 3rd Largest is the one I used to die cut the sweet sentiment. Having just the small touch of the dots around the edge was perfect. And to complete the sentiment I added some Wink of Stella touches around the sentiment. In person you can see the “glitter” a bit better.
The gorgeous background is the Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder. This is one that I originally was not sure I needed. I could not picture how I would use it with the type cards I make. Well…..I was so wrong! This is a beautiful and stand out type embossing folder that is a great one for your collection. It really does pop the card. And if you can believe it, I did not add any further bling! I know that is a shocker. But the embossed with the dragonflies seemed good to go. And the bit of shine from Wink of Stella was enough.
Thank you for stopping by today!
Designer Series Paper Sale begins on August 6 – 31st.
Papers included in the sale are:
Bright & Beautiful
Countryside Inn
Country Lace
Country Woods
Full of Life
Lily Pond Lane
Mediterranean Blooms
Perennial Lavender
Take To The Sky
Thoughtful Journey
To Market
Unbounded Beauty
Wildly Flowering
Winter Meadow
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives have dropped. There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round. Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
HOST CODE
My AUGUST Host Code is NB9XKFUZ. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Today is the final day of Bonus Days! This is the last day to earn Bonus Coupons to spend beginning tomorrow, August 1. I really am having a hard time realizing it is August already. Where is time going!
For today’s card I have a wonderful pairing of beautiful paper and Dies. The stamp set is one you may have overlooked, but I have fallen in love with it. After this, I hope you will as well.
Papers
The products used on this card are all wonderful. And this made choosing the star a difficult job. However the paper truly does stand out as I have used quite a lot of it. This is the Country Woods Designer Series Paper. All of the patterns are various wood photos. This piece of different faded painted planks is my favorite. But I also used the tag as a way of using a second piece of this fabulous paper.
To give the tag more depth and to help pop it from the painted planks, I added a second tag of Smoky Slate. Of course this is the card base as well. The Smoky Slate plays well with all of the colors of painted planks. And especially the Misty Moonlight ink.
Stamps
The hidden stamp set I mentioned is what contains both this fun image as well as the sweet sentiment. It is the You Are Beautiful set. The set is on page 93 of the Annual Catalog. The image has the faded look. And the sweet sentiment is written in a fabulous font. I love the majority of Stampin’ Up!’s fonts they use.
Dies
The maybe Star of this card is the tag (s). This great tag is from the Greetings of the Season Dies. They are an Online Exclusive with a wonderful stamp set of sentiments. I only used the tag though. It is a great size for the card. The little stitching around the edges adds the perfect amount of extra to it.
Finishes
To complete the double tags, I added a bow from Linen Thread. I love this as a country or masculine finish for a card. Plus it is so simple to work with. I doubled the thread to make a bit more substantial bow. And my bling is also one of the new Online Exclusives. These are Pecan Pie and Clear Ribbon Adhesive Dots. The ones used are the Pecan Pie. And they do look as if there is ribbon underneath.
Thank you for stopping by today!!
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives have dropped. There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round. Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
Bonus Days are winding down……
Do you have a wish list? I always have one on my desk. Bonus days are a good time to get some of those items. You then have a discount for next month’s order of a few more from that list. I call that a Win!
HOST CODE
My JULY Host Code is 2GCQ4HB6. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
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Reminder that today is Free Shipping on orders of $75.00 or more!!
I am back from my knee replacements! Woohoo!! I really missed stamping. But my craft space is in the basement and it took me a couple weeks to comfortably get down there and be able to sit for any amount of time with my leg not elevated. Thankfully there was not a lot of pain, only discomfort. I appreciate those who checked on me very much!
Today’s card is using the Changing Leaves Bundle. And it is in stock for today’s Free Shipping, plus it would earn a $5.00 bonus coupon to use next month. This bundle is amazing. I first thought I did not need another leaves set. Well…..this one is unlike any of the others!! Wait until you see the embossing!
Changing Leaves Bundle
This bundle contains three parts. It has the stamp set with a couple of sentiments and several leaves. There are matching dies for the leaves plus some sentiment shape dies. And then there is the Embossing Folder. Oh My!! The embossing folder is what created this gorgeous background. The detail in the embossing is fabulous. To add to all this greatness, it is a Hybrid Embossing Folder. There is a large die that cuts three leaves, including the large center one, and embosses them at the same time. Plus there are so many different uses for this set.
Sentiment Layer
The sentiment and the leaves are all part of the bundle. This is a one bundle card! The leaves are die cut with two dies. One cuts the left and right leaves at the same time connecting them at the stem. The center leaf is individual. And the sentiment is cut using one of the three sentiment dies. There is a circle plus a smaller version of this one.
Wild Wheat
The Wild Wheat card stock was my first choice for this card, even if unexpected. I looked through all of the different colors and simply decided the goldish hue was exactly what the leaves needed. And oh my was it ever! Then to keep things clean and simple, I went with the Wild Wheat card base. Next came the sentiment layer and I thought it was a great time to use the Basic Beige. That worked perfectly I believe. And that made me realize that I wanted a thin layer of it behind the embossed layer instead of going tone on tone.
Inside View
This is a simple card good for any occasion. And with the front sentiment it really does not need a reason or an inside sentiment really. So I left that part blank. But I could not resist using one more leaf. I stamped a leaf using Wild Wheat Ink. But I did need to stamp off first. My ink is really juicy. And I like the softer image. Here is that view.
Thank you for stopping by today!!
Online Exclusives
New Online Exclusives have dropped. There are Halloween, Fall, Christmas, and many that are great year round. Of course the new Designer Series Papers and Embellishments are fabulous as well!
You can go directly to these in my Online Store by clicking HERE
Bonus Days are winding down……
Do you have a wish list? I always have one on my desk. Bonus days are a good time to get some of those items. You then have a discount for next month’s order of a few more from that list. I call that a Win!
HOST CODE
My JULY Host Code is 2GCQ4HB6. Please use this code for orders under $150.00. I will have a small gift for those with orders over $50.00 in addition to the Perk Rewards Program. You can read all of the information at the top of the page in the Menu Bar under SHOP / Perks.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
I have really come to love the Citrus Blooms Bundle and papers. At first I thought there was limited possibilities with the stamps, and I was very wrong!!!
Stamps and Dies
This card was cased from one I found online and I apologize to whoever the creator is as I cannot find where I wrote down the name! But I truly love the card. The layout is what originally drew me to this card. It is one I will definitely use again. And having the Citrus Blooms stamp set orange image to highlight with this layout was a winner. I stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Peach Pie and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
The sentiment is another favorite from the stamp set. I love the sentiment. It is a little different and I think would really make someone feel special. The matching Citrus Blooms Die set is just as wonderful as the stamps. I used a Die to cut out the orange image as well as the little yellow flowers. There are two different citrus images with matching Dies and a variety of extras.
Papers
The blues are the star of this card every bit as much as the citrus image. I love blue and this uses my two favorite card stock blues of Night of Navy and then Boho Blue. But the gorgeous DSP is fabulous. This is from the matching Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper. One side is different blue papers and the other is different citrus images. I used two different blue patterns with both layered on Boho Blue card stock. To add a touch more color, I used Daffodil Delight to cut the little flowers.
Extras
The little yellow flowers mentioned above are part of the Extras, as well as the stamping on the Boho Blue strip. To add some more bling, I added small Iridescent Pearls to the yellow flowers and then a larger one next to the sentiment. I hope you like this card as much as I do!!
Thank you for visiting today!!! And do not forget that this Bundle is now discounted another 10% thru the end of the month!!! Woohoo!!!
Extra 10% on Bundles, and the Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, both regular and Mini…
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