I have had a hard time of getting my mind wrapped around the Online Exclusives. Basically I forget to look at them. I am old fashioned and love the catalog in my hand. However, now that I have begun checking out the Online offerings, I am in love. And looking on the website is becoming normal. I shop on websites all the time.
All of this said, today’s card is made with a fabulous Online Exclusive Die set. It is the Everyday Arches. There are several of them and they all layer. That is my favorite thing! So after all of my talking, here is the card.
STAMPS
The arches are what I began with, but this amazing stamp is also a star. It is similar to a stamp set we had previously that I loved. The name is Shadowed Shapes. And that is a perfect name for these stamps. When I saw this set of two stamps I knew I had to have it. The stamp is a negative really. To add color to the detailed cut out places I went over them carefully with Shaded Spruce and Real Red Stampin’ Write Markers. I used the direct to rubber technique of using the brush tip to gently go over the stamp. In this case it was going over the fine cut out pieces.
To begin with I had to decide on the solid color of the stamp. In thinking of the strawberries as they are shown, I decided it needed to be sky blue. Balmy Blue was my choice. I inked the stamp with the Balmy Blue and then used the markers to do their thing. Of course I love that it also has an arched top. The inside of the card has sentiments from the awesome Unbounded Love stamp set.
PAPERS
There is no designer paper today. It shocks me every time. I went with the colors from the strawberries. The Real Red makes a bold arch for the stamp. To keep things somewhat simple, even though the arches are a standout, I went with Basic White for the card base.
The cutting of the Real Red arch left a perfect layer for an outline. When I really looked at it, I decided it had to go on the inside of the card. The sentiments are from the Unbounded Love stamp set. Here is the inside open view.
EXTRAS
The Everyday Arches are my star as mentioned several times. I used the 3rd and 5th from largest to cut the images. For the texture touches I add a ribbon of the Shaded Spruce Satin & Sheer Ribbon. It is wrapped around and secured on the back then a separate pieces is tied in a knot on the front. Easy Peasy! And the final touch is the bling. Even though these are not shiny bling, I love them. They are from the Regal Foiled Adhesive Dots. I chose to use both the red and the green for a different look.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
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
I love the “Fun” stamp sets that the Stampin’ Up! Artists design. They generally will find their way to my craft room. The card I am sharing today is from one of those Fun sets. This one has a variety of designs and sentiments to make you smile. And that is what card making is all about in my book.
STAMPS
This Fun stamp set is named One More Year. It has unique designs and sentiments to wish someone a happy birthday. I love this one with Wine and Cheese. You cannot go wrong here for almost anyone in their adult years.
The wine and cheese are stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored using Stampin’ Blends. For the sentiment I went with a bit of fussy cutting to get it to the size I needed for the label.
PAPERS
The DSP used today is partly due to this being a male birthday card. And I love the plaid designs. The name of the DSP pack is Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper. This is a 6 X 6, so I see a lot of different projects coming soon in plaid! I paired the plaid with Flirty Flamingo as the card base and Cherry Cobbler as the layer.
EXTRAS
There are several products under the Extra banner today. First are the layers of the wine and cheese. These are the 2″ and 2 3/8″ Circle Punches. And the sentiment label is from the Labeled With Love Punch. To add some color to the open area of that label, I used the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker to “Flick” some splatter onto it. Unfortunately the markers are only available as a color family pack.
To my surprise I realized there is no bling! But there is some additional texture that leans toward masculine. I used Linen Thread to tie a strip around the card and added a double knot for the bow. I love Linen Thread in place of ribbon on certain cards.
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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.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
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
I have a gorgeous butterfly to share with you today. Generally I do not choose the butterfly sets but this one really got my attention. Part of the grab is the matching Die set and the other are the sweet sentiments that go along with the butterflies. You will be seeing more of this bundle in the near future from me!
STAMPS & DIES
This card is all about the Beautiful Butterflies Bundle! This is a fabulous bundle of images, sentiments, and some really neat Die details. My card is a bit on the simpler side of things for this first one. The big star is the large butterfly. You can see the wonderful details of the Die even in my photo. To give myself away, I actually intended to use the other side of the butterfly as I chose that paper first. But after seeing the detail and it seemed to show better on this more floral side. The detail on the reverse does not disappoint either.
To decide on the sentiment for the front of the card became a bit of a challenge. There is a lot going on for this card front. Since the butterfly is so large and I have it going from edge to edge, I opted to do the same with the sentiment. This strip of Daffodil Delight was from trimming the layer. I cut it to fit and then stamped this simple Happy Birthday.
PAPERS
The butterfly and the DSP layer are one sheet from the Floral Delight Designer Series Paper pack. As I said above, my plan was to use the other side of the butterfly. That is what is now the layer pattern. I flipped both pieces back and forth a few times until I decided to go as you see.
The flowers at the bottom of the card are from another sheet from this same DSP. I fussy cut these little flowers to add to the card. There is also a corner piece on the inside of the card. Please remember when you have a design in the corner of a sheet that it is not wasted! They work wonderfully by being cut out and added to the bottom of the inside layer. I apologize that I failed to get a photo.
EXTRAS
To add some bling to this card was debated for a few minutes. There really is a lot going on here. But I gave in to my normal way of doing things. And I am so happy I did. These gold dots are from the new Low-Profile Dots that are an Online Exclusive item. And they are really low profile! In fact they feel almost flat. This pack has both gold and a pink/coral color. You will be seeing me use a lot of these little sweeties!
HOST CODE
My January Host Code is KSG3THS3. Orders of $50.00 or more will receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
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.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
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
The idea for a happy Daisy Birthday card came from two sources. The first is I cased from a card that was part of our retreat during Hurricane Helene. The other spark was that I have been seeing Daffodils and other flowers blooming because of this crazy weather. Who said daisies aren’t good for November!
STAMPS and Dies and Punches
The Cheerful Daisy Dies are really the star of this card. The daisies are one Die cut that I then cut apart. I had to then cut the leaves again from Lemon Lime Twist. I like them better separated. The detail of the flowers and leaves really make them stand out. I used the included backing for the centers of the flowers. But had to cut it down some for the two smaller ones.
The Labeled With Love Bundle is a great one to have on hand. This is one of the bundles that you get to choose between the Punch or a Die. I personally love punches so that was my choice. The sentiment, label outline and then punch are all from the Labeled With Love Punch Bundle. I really like that simple outline inside the label.
PAPERS
The gorgeous Petunia Pop striped paper is from the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper. That is a fabulous pack of DSP. This piece is part of the card highlights to me. It is layered on a piece of Basic White. The card base is also Petunia Pop, as are the daisies. For the Pop of color, I used Lemon Lime Twist to cut the leaves. And there is the bit of Daffodil Delight behind the flowers to show the centers.
EXTRAS
To complete the card, wanted some more of the bright green. I felt like the leaves were all alone. In looking through all of my different bling, I found these Tensile Gems. Sadly they are discontinued. They fit great with the Lemon Lime Twist. If you are like me and love the embellishments in every catalog, you probably have one that would work. And if all else fails, you can color a Pearl using the Stampin’ Blends to create your own. I thought that was what I was going to have to do!
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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.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
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
The card I have to share is a mix of several different products. The unusual one is a set I bought because of the flower. It is the Love & Strength stamp set from the back of the Mini Catalog.
STAMPS
This gorgeous flower is, as I said I said above, from the Love & Strength stamp set. It has very caring sentiments that go with it. I simply loved the flower. These are the type of flowers that can be the star of the card without requiring anything else.
The flower is stamped using Basic Gray Ink and then colored with Fresh Freesia and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends. The speckle is from the set as well. It is stamped with Blackberry Bliss that is stamped off first.
The sentiment is from the Keeping Tabs stamp set. It is a perfect little sentiment for the card. The set includes the Tabs to be stamped prior to punching, but a number of cute and simple sentiments. I then used the matching Keeping Tabs Punch to punch out the sentiment. Instead of the bulk of folding the tab over the DSP layer, I simply cut the tab in half. I got the same look without the extra bulk. This Bundle is also available with a Die set instead of the Punch. This is a unique, and in my book wonderful , idea that Stampin’ Up! has done on two different sets in the Annual Catalog.
PAPERS
The gorgeous DSP here is the Regal Winter Designer Series Paper. This pack of paper has fabulous floral sheets. This tone on tone is so elegant looking. From this DSP I pulled the Blackberry Bliss for the card base, as well as the Fresh Freesia for the flower layer. The thin layer of Basic White helps the flower to pop as does the tab sentiment on white.
EXTRAS
The addition of bling is a must. It can be in many different shapes and sizes. The one used is a favorite. This single bling on the sentiment layer is from the Purple Shimmer Dots. There are three or four shades of purple. I held each up next to the card to see which worked best. Thinking it would be the darker one was so very wrong! It ended up being the lighter.
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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.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
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
I have shared a few different cards using this layout of late. However this one adds the little corner tuck. It is a fun addition and one I hope you will enjoy.
And here is a view of the card open. You can see that it is very similar, when opened, to a couple I have shared recently.
Papers
These fun papers are what makes this card in my opinion. I love being able to mix patterns. Plus pairing them with the Shy Shamrock for the card bases was unusual for the inside panel, but works anyway. All of the DSP is from the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper. I have used this paper quite a lot. It is a favorite with the floral and faded looks each sheet has. One side is a beautiful floral pattern with the reverse being a faded solid color. I used one of those on the front of the small card.
All of the additional colors were pulled from the DSP. The Shy Shamrock of course, but also the Petunia Pop, Pretty In Pink, and Shaded Spruce. You cannot go wrong when using the DSP as the color coach!
Stamps & Bundle
The stamps used are all from the Flowers of Beauty and Unbounded Love. These, along with the DSP, are part of the Unbounded Beauty Suite of products. The sentiments are the ones from the Unbounded love set as it is a sentiment set with some fabulous matching dies. Although I did not utilize those dies.
The floral images are all from the Flowers of Beauty stamp set. Using the little leaf on the inside of the small card seemed to tie everything together. It was stamped using Shaded Spruce Ink. And the die cut greenery on the front of the card is also from the set and stamped with the same ink. Plus I used the matching die to cut it out. As well as the die for the flower. I used the 2″ Circle Punch for the sentiment layer for a simpler look there.
Finishes
To layer the sentiment focal point is to me part of the finishes. I tried layering and raising different parts of it. But I also had to add bling. And it needed to stand out a bit. So I turned to the 2024-2026 Resin Dots in the Shy Shamrock color to be the bling. It was a great size and in addition does not add any further height as they are fairly flat. Additionally, if you ever purchase full Suites of products, they are included in the Unbounded Beauty Suite along with both stamp bundles, the DSP, and Glimmer Paper. The Glimmer Paper was the only Suite item I did not use.
Measurements
This is a card that looks difficult and in fact is very simple to do. It just takes some cutting of paper.
The card base is Shy Shamrock cut 6 1/2 X 5 1/2 and scored at 2 1/4
The White layers are 4 X 5 1/4 for the inside, and 2 X 5 1/4 for the left front flap
The DSP is 3 7/8 X 5 1/4 for the nside and 1 7/8 X 5 1/8 for the left front flap
The corner Tuck piece is Shy Shamrock at 1 7/8 X 1 7/8 cut in half diagonally (you can make two of these)
The White for the corner is 1 3/4 X 1 3/4 cut in half diagonally
The DSP for the corner is 1 5/8 X 1 5/8
Only adhere the corner tuck piece on the left and bottom, NOT along the long straight edge.
The small card is Shy Shamrock at 5 X 3 3/4 scored at 2 1/2
The White is 2 @ 2 1/4 X 3 1/2 (one for theinside)
The DSP is 2 1/8 X 3 3/8
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New Scrapbooking Catalog
The newest addition to Stampin’ Up! is an Online catalog of Scrapbooking products. You can see the catalog by clicking the photo below and save it to your computer.
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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