Quick cards are what I seem to be focused on lately. Today’s is a fun and quick one using the Forever Friendship stamp set. I love these simple images and matching sentiments.
Stamp set
Previously I have made cards using almost all of the images and matching sentiments from this Forever Friendship stamp set. These are a perfect size for Note Cards or full size ones. And I personally love the whimsy of the sayings. Plus you have a One Stamp Card, which I always love. For this card I kept everything very simple. Even though I love layers and fun folds sometimes I just need to make a quick and easy card. This one began with the strip of DSP.
Paper
After some marathon stamping and prepping for a class, I decided I needed to make some work space before I could do anymore. And that is where this card was born. I found the strip of DSP. It is from the Texture Chic Designer Series Paper. The colors are all ones that I love so I began looking for a set to make a quick card. And the rest is history so to speak! In keeping with the quick and easy theme, I simply cut the DSP strip to the height of the card and adhered it.
Finishing
Trying to decide what was the appropriate finish was maybe the hardest thing about this card creation. I finally decided just a bow would be fine. When I saw the Petal Pink Soft Ribbon I knew it was the answer. I do not care for a ribbon to be seen on the inside of a card, as this one is in being wrapped all the way around the card base. But with it being the same color as the cardstock that concern was not a concern at all! It simply blends in to the cardstock. Yay!!
Birthday Organizer Kit
DETAILS
Kit includes one 8″ x 10″ (20.3 x 25.4 cm) monthly planner with space to record birthdays each month as well as a pocket sleeve to hold birthday cards.
Includes 12 full-size birthday cards, 6 of 2 designs, and 12 coordinating envelopes.
Includes Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive
Includes die-cut florals and pieces ready for you to use—no prep work required!
Includes sticker sentiments and die-cut labels in Dutch, English, French, and German
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Today’s card is a pretty Winter scene that could be used for any occasion. Sometimes I forget about a simple seasonal card.
Paper
This paper is really the star of the card in my opinion. It is from the Storybook Gnomes Designer Series paper. And it is a sweet Winter scene with a mix of blues and browns. For the card base I went with Early Espresso to highlight the tree bases. But the sentiment layer is framed with Night of Navy for some contrast.
Stamp Sets
To compliment the paper, I found the little animals in the Peaceful Deer stamp set. It is in the Annual Catalog and carried over from last year’s Mini. These cute little guys seemed right at home with this scene in the paper. Both of them were stamped with Early Espresso and colored with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. And for this perfect sentiment I went to the Beauty of Friendship stamp set. It also is in the Annual Catalog.
Fold
This is the triple bar card that I have shared a couple of times before. Today’s version may be my favorite because of the paper and how it looks like a solid piece instead of the strips when closed. Here is a partially open view where you can see how it slides apart.
And here is a previous versions. This fold was cased from Connie Stewart. Here is the link.
Birthday Organizer Kit
DETAILS
Kit includes one 8″ x 10″ (20.3 x 25.4 cm) monthly planner with space to record birthdays each month as well as a pocket sleeve to hold birthday cards.
Includes 12 full-size birthday cards, 6 of 2 designs, and 12 coordinating envelopes.
Includes Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive
Includes die-cut florals and pieces ready for you to use—no prep work required!
Includes sticker sentiments and die-cut labels in Dutch, English, French, and German
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HOST CODE
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Stampin’ Up! has a great new Kit that I absolutely LOVE! It is the Birthday Card Organizer Kit. Keeping up with everyone’s birthdays can be difficult for the most organized and caring among us. There are little books, and of course a calendar, where you can normally keep these special dates written down. But this goes one step beyond and has pockets to keep ready made cards with your lists. Plus it is really pretty and very well made. It will last for many years.
DETAILS
Kit includes one 8″ x 10″ (20.3 x 25.4 cm) monthly planner with space to record birthdays each month as well as a pocket sleeve to hold birthday cards.
Includes 12 full-size birthday cards, 6 of 2 designs, and 12 coordinating envelopes.
Includes Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Adhesive-Backed Embellishments, and Tear & Tape Adhesive
Includes die-cut florals and pieces ready for you to use—no prep work required!
Includes sticker sentiments and die-cut labels in Dutch, English, French, and German
This view shows the inside cover with a pocket for cards. But the first calendar page is also a pocket. And they are thick pages. These are not going to tear easily. This photo was before I added the month sticker to the pages.
Cards
The Kit contains 6 each of two designs, as stated in the details. Here are the two cards as they are shown on the instruction sheet that is included.
This one is a card base of the black and gray dots. The two overlays are included as is the sentiment.
This card is my favorite! I love the background and the image. Plus you could recreate this card using the Cottage Rose stamp set.
Make It Your Own
Even though I totally love the floral card, the polka dot one is not exactly my style. So I took one of the polka dot card bases and made my own card using the North Pole Mischief stamp set.
All it took for this card was a few scraps of Tahitian Tide and Basic Gray for the strips. Then just stamping and coloring with Stampin’ Blends for the images. Easy Peasy!!
Please give this Birthday Organizer Kit a look. What a great gift for someone who loves to send cards. These are going to be included in my gift giving this year! Please use my Host Code at the bottom and side of this post if your order is under $150.00. Simply click on the photo below to be taken to my online store.
Starter Kit Promotion
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The project I am sharing today is a card that is pretty and shows off the DSP. The fact it can be used for a gift card is a wonderful bonus.
Stamps
This card goes back to the Annual Catalog for all of the supplies. The beautiful flower is from the Hand Penned Petals stamp set. It is cut using the Penned Flowers Dies. Because I went with brighter colors, it is offset with some softer ones. The flower is stamped using Soft Suede Ink and the flower petals stamped using Petal Pink. For a different look, and to not add an additional color, I left the leaves plain white.
By adding a simple greeting from the Sending Smiles stamp set, it does not take away from the other parts of the card. Don’t get me wrong, I love the mixed fonts and cursive writing most of the time. But this card seemed to ask for simple. The sentiment is stamped with Mango Melody Ink and has the addition of a 2021-2023 Pearl to the left edge.
Paper
The best part of this card, besides it holding a gift card, is the beautiful Texture Chic Designer Series Paper. And since I love brighter colors the Mango Melody in this sheet won my heart. The fact that it surprisingly mixes well with Petal Pink is just a bonus!
The card base is Petal Pink with layers of Mango Melody. And here is a view of the inside. This inside was left blank until I know who I am sending it to. Do you ever do that?
Measurements and Directions
The card base of Petal Pink is cut to 10 3/4 X 5 1/2 and scored at 3 5/8 and 7 1/4. At the far right 7 1/4 score line, cut from the top of the score line down to the bottom right of the card stock. From the photo you can see that this piece then folds in to form the pocket. By shortening the card stock to 10 3/4 from 11, there is no bulkiness at the fold.
The Mango Melody layers on the front and pocket are both cut to 3 3/8 X 5 1/4. To cover the pocket you will cut one piece on the diagonal. Save the extra for another card. Next two pieces of the DSP are cut 3 1/4 X 5. And the pocket piece is cut on the diagonal from top right to bottom left. Since the DSP is not directional, the second half can be put aside with the extra half of the Mango Melody for your second card.
To finish this card, add Tear & Tape to the bottom of the diagonal pocket section. By only securing the bottom, you have plenty of room for the White signature piece as well as a gift card.
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Today’s project shows some versatility with the Christmas Scottie. I needed a rainbow card for a friend and the scottie fit perfectly.
Stamps
The Christmas Scottie stamp set is a sweet set with versatility. And that is something I love. Plus it is a one stamp set card. The thought behind this card is the memory of the sweet Scottie ready to go for his daily walk. The background plaid is stamped using Tahitian Tide and I love the brightness of it. Sad occasions do not require subdued colors in my opinion. And this card could be for an adopted new pet as well.
The Scottie is stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Stamparatus. Since I stamped directly on the plaid, it required a few stampings. The Stamparatus is ideal for this! By stamping multiple times over the plaid, I did not have the white area around the pup should I have punched the image.
Papers
To finish the Scottie I added his bow using the In Color Glimmer Paper from the Annual Catalog. The bow is part of the Scottie Dog Punch. This Glimmer paper is so beautiful and adds just enough sparkle. Plus the little Rhinestone gives him some bling! For the background paper, I went with the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper. This is a “reverse” side of the all pumpkins sheet. To bring in the Tahitian Tide I used the Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Blend to color between the smaller diagonal lines. It was just enough.
Finishes
To complete this card I wanted the sentiment to pop. Even though this is a Christmas set, this lovely sentiment is part of the Christmas Scottie stamp set. It is stamped on White with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then the ends were flagged with my Paper Snips. To complete the card I used some of the In Color Bakers Twine that is a mix of White and Tahitian Tide. It is intended to represent a leash with it being attached to the color and the little hand grip hanging down.
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This month, the theme is a Color Challenge. Using Crumb Cake, Mango Melody, Cajun Craze and Mossy Meadow, the Design Team has created some great projects that you will all want to see. We hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations! As you hop from blog to blog, we would love for you to leave a comment. Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Card challenges are a perfect way to get inspiration. And a color challenge is great and just means finding a stamp set that works.. Or to compare the colors to see which Designer Series Paper might have the colors. This is a challenge I enjoy. Then I went very simple in the end! LOL!!
My card is a case of one I saw on Pinterest. My focal point is the leaf as well as the frame it is stamped inside of an on top of.
Layout
My frame was made using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The largest of the squares was used. After cutting the shape, I layered the same size paper underneath and then stamped. After debating on using dimensionals between the two layers when finishing, I chose not to. Now seeing the photograph, it might have shown up better with more depth. But you can see the stitching around the edges and where the leaf is stamped on the top layer at the bottom, right, and top of the image.
Stamping
The leaf used is from the Soft Seedling stamp set. It was inked all over with Calypso Coral Ink pad and then with Stampin’ Write Markers I added Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, and Mango Melody. After stamping, I went back and made a few touches with the various markers to smooth things out. Note: Our Stampin’ Write Markers are only available in a color family, with the exception of Basic Black. So these are not listed in my supply list as they each are from a different color family.
The sentiment is from the Ringed With Nature stamp set. This card really needed a small sentiment, or a vertical one. Instead I opted for this one and my favorite Double Oval Punch. So to finish off, I added the Champagne Rhinestones in three different sizes.
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on November 9th when the theme will be Home for the Holidays.
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