I mentioned yesterday I was saying goodbye to some of my favorite DSP today. Yes, It is the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper. It such fun animal prints, but also really bright sides as well. I love both sides. Thankfully the Animal Outing Bundle will be carrying over……..BUT it will no longer be a bundle in the new catalog. So if you do not have it, get it before June 3 and save yourself 10%.
If you follow my blog, you know that I love bright colors most of all. This Designer Series Paper is right up my alley!! I love to color, but the beautiful giraffe is not my coloring (I wish I was that good!). It is cut directly from a piece of the DSP. The dies and paper pair up exactly for ease of card making. Or I can imagine in a scrap book for the “wild child”!!
I layered the same piece of DSP . The Berry Burst that is attached to the Lemon Lime Twist base is the back side of the top layer of DSP with the cute birds.
I was afraid my little giraffe would not show up enough. I raised him with dimensional, and then grounded him with the strip of Lemon Lime Twist Ombre ribbon. The sentiment is stamped on white and punched with the Tailored Tag Punch. I love using that layer in the up and down direction. The added bling is from the Glitter Enamel Dots.
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Today I am sharing a couple of cards that I have made previously for occasions such as Memorial Day. We owe our freedom to those brave soldiers who were not able to retire from the military or be appreciated for their service to our country.
Ribbon of Courage, 143855
This card was from last Memorial Day. You can click HERE to see that post.
All Things Thanks, 143097
This one was a July 4th post quite a while ago. But it fits the bill for today just the same. You can click HERE to view that post.
Thank you for visiting today. I hope you have enjoyed a weekend with family and friends. Please think of our military and especially those who did not return home.
I hope you will return tomorrow for a new project. I will be saying goodbye to one of my favorite designer series papers. The stamp and dies will be staying around though. Does that give you a hint???
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I have a quick card to share that got a laugh from my Stamp Club last weekend. I had given it another name though. I named it “Kick Butt”. They saw the humor. This card is for those days that you really have to get up and get going.
I believe most of us can relate to this card in some way. For me, I am trying to get into better shape and spend several mornings a week at the park walking the trails. I feel like raising my arms and cheering when I am finished each day. Can you relate in some way?
The hardest part of this card is stamping the image to show behind the window. I punched the circle with the 2 1/4 Circle Punch. I then adhered the white piece on the inside of the card and made a small tick with a pencil to the top of the circle. Since this set is photopolymer, it was easy to insure my background went a bit above that mark. Then I knew where the silhouette needed to be. Easy Peasy.
For a bit of depth to the front, I chose to stamp and then punch the Tailored Tag Punch and I turned it longways instead of side to side. The sentiment may not be appropriate for everyone, but I love it. It is the only thing raised with dimensional.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have an awesome Memorial Day Weekend. Please remember those who gave their life for us.
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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s May Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word – and this month our projects are centered around REMEMBER. This word can mean different things to different people – fond memories, respectful tributes, special occasions that we’ll never forget. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
I love today’s blog hop theme. To me, Remember is the same as memories. So in looking through my stamps for something that fit that description, I ran across a perfect stamp set. It is retiring, so I love that I am getting one more use out of it.
This Jar Of Love Bundle has been a go to set for me for a while. I just love Ball Jars!! That is the memory for this card. When I was a kid, we did everything from drink, to catch lightning bugs, plant terrariums, use as fish bowls, and last but probably the most use was as a vase for flowers. My Mom loved the blue Ball jars. She kept those for flower vases or to hold candy. Those were special. I think she would like today’s use of the jar.
To get the look I wanted for the Blue jar, I stamped and embossed the jar with White Embossing powder on Vellum card stock. I then went back with the LOVE in Smoky Slate Embossing Powder. It did not turn out as I thought it would. But I like the very light result even better. I adhered the vellum jar to a jar die cut in Coastal Cabana. I put rolled up glue dots in each corner to hopefully not be seen.
I stamped and die cut the flowers in two colors on each flower. I stamped the leaves directly on the white. Some of the flowers are raised with Dimensionals and some are flat on the white. The yellow flowers all received an Artisan Pearl for the center. It doesn’t show well, but all of the flowers received just a touch of Wink of Stella to give them a bit of sparkle.
The background paper is a sneak peek from the next Annual Catalog. It is the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper. It had just enough of Coastal Cabana / Bermuda Bay blue in it to work perfectly.
Thank you for stopping by today. I am last on the roster today, but depending on where you started you may not have been to number 1 yet. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the bloghop, Brian King at Stamp With Brian. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
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The new products I am using today may be one that you have not seen yet. At least I have not seen very many samples made with either of them. It is the new Delightful Day Bundle. It includes the Delightful Day stamp set and the Delightful Tag Topper Punch. I LOVE the punch. It is similar to the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, which is one of my all time favorites.
I love using tags on the front of a card. Depending on how they are adhered, they could become a bookmark or decoration. This one is adhered with dimensional, but could just as easily be attached another way.
This card is a super quick and easy one. I used the Dot To Dot Embossing folder to give dimension and cuteness to the background. The DSP is Garden Impressions. It is punched with the Delightful Tag Topper Punch as well as the white layer. I placed one of the Pearlized Doilies behind just to give some more visual interest. I debated on another layer to my tag but opted for the simple doily.
The tag pieces are 2 X 4 1/4 for the DSP and 1 3/4 X 3 3/4 for the Whisper White layer. I added a loop of baker’s twine in place of ribbon. I also added the clothespin from my old stash. I think the new mini binder clips would be perfect. Unfortunately I had not ordered them yet 🙁
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you will give this sweet and simple card a try.
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I have a CASE today of a card I received in Charlotte at OnStage from a sweet friend. Vicki Townsend’s card was different in decorations and the sentiments, but the fold idea came from her swap card.
The card was a bit difficult to photograph because of the folds, so I finally took the picture with it laying flat. It was well worth the trouble though. I love this fold. If you follow my blog, you know that folds are my favorite thing to add to a card!
You also know that I occasionally do DSP scrap cards. Well, here is another one! It is great for the leftover pieces. I have all of the meaasurments further down in the post.
Here is the open card.
You can see that there are two places on this card that you could write. Or you can place another DSP piece on the smaller white space and use the larger one to sign on. I almost stamped onto the white panel, but had cut two Crumb Cake circles by mistake. I saw that as a subconscious need to add both of the circles to the card. LOL!! I like the layered circle as opposed to simply stamping on the card stock. It gives a bit more dimension to the card.
Measurements and Directions:
Card base is 4 1/4 X 5 1/2
Crumb Cake layer is 3 1/4 X 4 1/2
Multi fold white piece is 4 1/4 X 11, scored at 1 1/2, 3, 5 1/2, 8. Fold and burnish and then make mountain valley folds
DSP layers are 4 X 1 1/4, 4 X 2 1/4, 4 X 2 3/4
Thank you for stopping in today! I really appreciate you following my blog. Please come back tomorrow for another project.
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