I have a Christmas card to share today. I am also sharing a little tip about the photopolymer stamps.
These stamps are all from the Making Christmas Bright stamp set. As I mentioned above, they are the photopolymer stamps and that means they are flexible. Do you see where I am going? The light string is included in the set and is already bent a little. The Making Spirits Bright stamp is straight. But because of the flexibility of the material, it can be arched a bit.
To do this little trick, I attached the green light string to one side of the H Stamp Block. I turned it over on my grid paper and easily bent the sentiment to the same arch. It was pretty easy to see through the block and see the line from the other side. I simply placed the sentiment on the line. It was not perfect, but close enough for me. And it only took a minute to do. You could use the same theory with the Stamparatus by stamping the line, and then laying the sentiment on the line where you want it and picking it up with the next panel.
The light bulbs are stamped and punched out using the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch. The punch looks like a shoe print to me! I went over the light bulbs with the Clear Wink of Stella to give them a bit of a shine. I am not sure how well that shows in the photo. The Christmas Tree paper is from the Wrapped In Plaid 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper. It is one of the reverse sides to a plaid.
Thank you for stopping by today. Please return tomorrow for a non-holiday card I have prepared.
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I have pulled out an Annual Catalog stamp set for today’s project. I love the stamp set and matching dies, but have not used it in quite a while.
I actually did not use the Tropical Chic stamp set, but only the Tropical Thinlits. I adore the look you get from the window of leaves. I paired the window with a piece from the Garden Lane Designer Series Paper. I wanted soft colors for a relaxing look. I pulled the Mint Macaron and Soft Sea Foam from the piece of DSP.
The sentiment is from the Parcels and Petals stamp set. I used the flower from the set as well to create the background behind the sentiment. The sentiment layer is from the matching Perfect Parcels Dies. It fits perfectly onto the Timeless Label Punch! How cool is that??? I love how SU products coordinate in unexpected ways sometimes.
The shimmery ribbon is the Mint Macaron Textile Ribbon. It is a sleeper ribbon in my opinion. It is very shimmery like the Seaside Spray ribbon in the Holiday Catalog. And for the finishing touch, I added some Glitter Enamel Dots here and there.
Thank you for stopping by today. I have been sharing both Fall and Year round stamp sets lately. I am not sure what tomorrow’s project will be. So come back to check it out.
A reminder that the Clearance Rack has been restocked and the DSP Sale is winding down!!
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As much as we hate the need for Sympathy Cards, we still try to make them personal and pretty. My friend who received this one loves the mountains and scenery that goes along with it.
The stamped leaves and the wood slice are from Rooted In Nature, as is the Thinking Of You. I love the font of the sentiment! I paired these with the embossed and die cut leaves from Gathered Leaves Dies.
The colors are Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede. What a great and rich set of colors. I shared the color and the beautiful leaf onto the front of the envelope as well. I love to add a stamp to the front of the envelope. I hope it tells the recipient there is something special inside.
The final touch for this card is the bow. I used several strands of the Linen Thread and tied a bow. It is adhered with another glue dot. They are my favorite for adhering small pieces.
Measurements:
4 1/4 X 11
4 X 5 1/4
3 3/4 X 3 1/2
3 1/2 X 3
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I am showcasing the beautiful Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper today. It contains such rich colors, but then pairs those with softer colors. I focused on the softer ones for this card.
I paired the Petal Pink with the Night of Navy and I believe it worked. The side splatter look is from Petal Pink ink stamped off using the Beauty Abounds stamp set. I then used the Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker to flick ink on top of the stamped splatter. So some flicking and splattering on the background!
To match the daisies in the DSP, I punched a flower using the Medium Daisy Punch. I then cut it in half and used a glue dot to lay the pieces on top of each other. I added a Glitter Enamel Dot as the center and attached the flower to the DSP panel with a glue dot. The ribbon is just zigzagged and adhered with glue dots as well.
The sentiment is from the Botanical Bliss stamp set. It is stamped using Night of Navy ink and punched out with the Darling Label Punch. I punched it at an angle so that there are the ticket type corners at each end of the sentiment. I then trimmed above and below for the different look of the tag.
Thank you for stopping by today. I really do appreciate you visiting my blog. I also love to read comments on what you think of my projects. So if you have a minute, please leave a comment.
It is almost the end of the month, please remember the Designer Series Paper sale that is listed just below. I know you will love this beautiful paper.
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Today is our anniversary. So I am sharing the card I made for my husband. I struggle sometimes with masculine cards, and a special one is especially difficult for me.
I bought the Rustic Retreat stamp set as a Winter / Christmas set to use. But when I was looking for the set for the anniversary card, I stumbled upon it and pulled it out. After considering, I decided it would work perfectly. At first I stamped the animals together with trees in the background. But it just did not feel right. So back to the paper trimmer and this was the result. A totally different layout than I started with!
When I searched for the proper background, I was looking for greens to match the grass in the animal squares. I couldn’t find what I liked, so then just went through all of the designer series paper. I found this piece, believe it or not, on the back side of one of the Come Sail Away DSP sheets. I don’t know if it’s supposed to be coral or something underwater. But I feel like it works perfectly.
Thank you for stopping in today. I hope you will return on Monday for another new project. Hope you can get some stamping in this weekend!! I am planning on it!
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I frequently comment on the beauty of Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series paper. Today’s card is a showcase of some of the DSP from the Holiday Catalog.
Today’s Project is made using several pieces from the Brightly Gleaming Suite of products. The Brightly Gleaming DSP definitely lives up to it’s name! I paired it with the Copper Foil Sheets embossed with the Hammered Metal Embossing Folder. The copper in both the embossed and the DSP really shine.
I cut the Copper Foil piece using the Layering Circles Dies and then embossed it with he Hammer Metal Embossing Folder. The two ornaments layered on the circle are punched using the Gleaming Ornaments Punches. The two punches come together as a Punch Pack. I adhered the larger one using Snail Adhesive and then raised the smaller one with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added just a hint of bling with the Holiday Rhinestones in the center of the small ornament.
The paper on this project is the star of the show. So I kept the rest of the card very plain. The only stamping is the sentiment. It is from a set that is fast becoming a favorite. It is the #Elfie stamp set. I stamped in Night of Navy Ink and used the Classic Label Punch to cut out the sentiment. I love the font of this sentiment!!
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you will try a card like this yourself. It was super quick and easy, my kind of card!
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