Pretty and easy do not have to be opposites. Today’s project is both of those things starring the Sun Prints Designer Series paper
This Paper is the Star!
Sun Prints is a perfect name for this beautiful Designer Series Paper. It reminds me of a school project where we placed leaves on construction paper and placed in the sun. Except ours was not nearly as pretty. With the beauty of the paper it could be used as I did for any occasion. All you need to do is adjust the sentiment. And who would want to cover up that paper?
The second Paper star here is the vellum. This is something I tend to forget to use. However, my upline Brian King uses it more often and I always tell myself to use it as well. For this card the vellum was perfect. It gives an added layer without taking away from anything.
Stamp Set
Even though it is only one stamp used from the stamp set, it is a really good one. The set is the Bamboo Beauty stamp set. There are pretty images and caring sentiments. Sadly we need those type sentiment more than we would want.
Layers
There are three card layers of Night of Navy, White , and the DSP. For the sentiment layers the same base colors were used with the added touch of vellum. These layers were all cut using the Layering Circles Dies.
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Masculine cards do not have to be difficult. With this simple layout it was a piece of cake. Using the Vintage Tools stamp set makes it even easier.
Stamps
The new Vintage Tools stamp set in the Annual Catalog is amazing! There are a few simple, old fashioned, tools with humorous sentiments. The one on this card may take a minute if you are unfamiliar with the tool. That is my kind of humor since I am somewhat vintage myself!
Punches
You may have noticed that I have used this Decorative Circle Punch a few times recently. It has become my “go to” punch it seems. The stamped image would look just as good with circles or squares, but the new shape of this punch keeps drawing me in. For the sentiment, you should recognize it as the smaller of the Double Oval Punch. That is another of my “go to” punches. Between the two sizes one or both are generally a perfect fit.
Paper & Layout
This fun and simple layout was a Sketch from Mary Fish. Simple sketches can really help with a creativity block, or a way to use a stamp set with smaller images, like this Vintage Tools. An added bonus for this sketch is the scraps of paper. Who doesn’t have a ton of paper scraps?
The plaid paper you see is one of the new ones from the upcoming June-January Mini Catalog. It is called Gingham Cottage. All of the patterns are like this. In coordinating colors for a masculine card I went with browns and greens. The paper you may have forgotten about is the Kraft Paper. It was a carryover from the last Mini into the new Annual Catalog.
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Fun Folds are my favorite type of card. The card I am sharing today is very easy to do and extremely versatile. It features the Cottage Rose Suite of products.
Stamps
This gorgeous rose on the front of the card is the star of the Cottage Rose stamp set. There are matching dies, but they were not used on this project. Stamping for this beauty was done using Early Espresso Ink. And the shading was accomplished by using a Blender Pen to pull the color into the pre shaded areas. Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends were used on the leaves.
2nd Fold
The inside of the card is stamped using the same Cottage Rose stamp set, just using the smaller rose. It is also colored in the same manner as the front rose is. With the dark Early Espresso it is difficult to see how the white is layered. It is a folded piece of Basic White cardstock that is added as if it were simply a layer. There are equal margins all the way around. This makes opening much easier, as well as the placement of the white.
Last Fold
Hopefully it is now clear why this is called a Multi Fold card. The white opens to the center. The sentiment and leaves are from the same Cottage Rose stamp set. How easy is this card? Pretty and simple are a wonderful combination.
Paper and embellishment
The small strip of the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper is such a beautiful piece. It was chosen for the softness and that it paired well with the dark of Early Espresso on the card base and the soft of the Soft Succulent for the image layer. Not adding a sentiment on the front of the card was a bit of a quandary. The deciding factor was just that it was so very pretty without covering any portion. Adding the trio of different size Champagne Rhinestones seemed a better fit.
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It would be too long of a list for me to list all of the ones that are the most discounted. But I will say that Die sets are the best deals. Getting 10% off on a bundle is great, but some Dies alone are around 40% off. The discount would be far greater to purchase them not as a bundle.
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Today’s card is all about coloring. With the beautiful Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper that is an easy and fun thing to do.
This card is one I created for the Make My Monday Challenge. The challenge is Coloring. Any method is acceptable for the challenge. Going with my favorite, I used the Stampin’ Blends of course. You can join the challenger by clicking on the icon and adding your version of a card with coloring.
Papers
There are two different Designer Series Paper pack pieces used on this card. The first is the Abigail Rose. That pack is mostly florals and a few unique pieces. Since I needed to color, I chose one of the flower patterns. There was a 6X6 piece of this piece left from my Product Share. Coloring the entire 6X6 piece made perfect sense. Sadly I forgot to photograph the piece before fussy cutting this bouquet. This bouquet of flowers is spaced all over the sheet. Using Stampin’ Blends was a no brainer for me as they are my favorite means of coloring.
And the second layer of DSP is from the Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper. The Mossy Meadow layer fit perfectly with the darker of the leaves in my bouquet. Choosing the bouquet from the edge of the paper was two fold. It was my favorite, and the idea of attaching it to the edge was a way to showcase both papers to the best.
Stamps and Embossing
Since the floral bouquet was from a piece of DSP, there was no stamping involved. But you generally need a sentiment. So the Cottage Rose stamp set, which matches the Abigail Rose DSP, came in to the card. Only using the simply done sentiment was a bolder move than I usually do. By embossing the sentiment, it helped it to stand out more, and it tied it to the thin White layer of the card. The hardest part was deciding where to place the sentiment! Who would want to cover up the pretty bouquet?
The final touch was to add some bling! Adding three of the Pearls Basic Jewels was a method of bringing in a bit more White plus bling. Using three different sizes worked on this card with all of the open space on the green DSP piece.
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Humorous stamp sets always grab my attention. Today’s project is made with the A Little Cheesy stamp set and is actually a card of encouragement. A Smile is a good thing.
Stamps Set
A friend needs a bit of encouragement so this card is for her. Adding a little humor to most situations is fine. And this is one of those times where it fits perfectly. These type stamp sets draw me in right away. With the perfect name , this one is the A Little Cheesy stamp set . There are fun images of a cookie, bowl of pudding, a wedge of cheese, and the wine. All of the sentiments are similar to this one and just make me Smile! Stamping and coloring this wine was a piece of cake using Pool Party Ink for the glass and Rich Razzleberry stampin’ Blends for the wine.
Layers of Paper
All of the colors were pulled from this piece of the Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper. If the colors are in the paper, then they are already proven to work wonderfully together. Normally the paper is chosen first. But this one was chosen second. It was actually chosen because it matches the wine. It needed to be bright and colorful to fit the encouragement label also.
Final Additions
To ground the stamped images, I added a strip of the Merry Merlot cardstock. That did not seem quite enough texture. So to add a bit more, I went with a piece of the beautiful Rose Gold & White Striped Ribbon. It fit perfectly on the cardstock strip plus added texture and more depth. For the final touch I used one of the 2021-2023 Opal Rounds next to the glass. The yellow, which is supposed to be Pale Papaya, matches the yellow circles in the paper. That pulls almost all of the colors into the card from the DSP.
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