I have a lot of Designer Series Paper as I am sure you know. I use it on almost all of my cards. This time of year I begin to panic that I have too much with the Annual Catalog winding down. I had the idea of going through the papers and doing a card using each of the packages. Silly me, that really isn’t going to put a dent in it!!! 🙂
I love the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper. So it was one of the first packages I picked up. At first you may think it is only for romance or valentine. I do not really think so. It is for any card that comes from the heart.
I saw the sentiment in the Special Someone stamp set and just knew it was a perfect one for our current situation. I think we all need some healing, even if we have not been sick. The Special Someone stamp set has a matching set of dies that came out after the stamp set. I really hope they carry over to the next Annual Catalog. These critters are so adorable.
I stamped the squirrel and then masked the bottom section of the balloon. It was too long for the layer I was planning. I then used the Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker to make the little loop through his hand. The balloon is stamped and then cut out for a bit of depth.
The sentiment is in two pieces as I have them. I just cut them out with the Classic Label Punch and staggered them in the corner. You can see the left end is the normal Classic Label punched end. The right side I put back into the end of the punch to get the flag look.
The two different DSP are both from the From My Heart DSP. I love using companion pieces to compliment each other.
It may not seem so, but the Mini Catalog and the Annual Catalog are both coming to an end. June is not too far away. The Retiring List should be out around the first of the month. If there are any products from either catalog still on your wish list, now is the time to order. Especially the outgoing In Colors, they tend to go quickly.
I know there are products that are on the Not Orderable List due to the shipping slow down from China. I will let you know as soon as I do when items are available again.
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I shared the graduation card on the Pals April Blog Hop on April 8th. I gave the basic instructions for the fold at that time. I have since made a video of how I scored for the fold. I have updated that post. But wanted to post it here in case you were interested and might not go back a week.
I also included the written directions from the original post as well.
Please let me know if you have any questions. This is now my third video. Woohoo!! I appreciate your comments.
Directions:
Card Base is 4 1/4 X 11, score at 5 1/2. Then make little marks at 3 3/8 and 7 5/8. Rotate 180 and make the marks on the other side. If you imagine connecting the marks you should have a long X.
Line up the marks from opposite sides using your Simple Scored (I have a black marker line down the 6″ score line of my SS so it shows up very well) or use your Paper Trimmer and scoring blade. Using the scoring tool, connect the two marks. Rotate the paper and repeat with the other two marks.
Fold on all of the score lines. Crease well with your bone folder.
For the inside layer, cut to 5 1/4 X 4, Make a mark on the 4″ side at 2″. Rotate to the5 1/4″ side and make a mark at 2″. Rotate 180 and make the mark on the opposite side at 2″.
Using your Paper Trimmer, line up the mark on the 4″ side and one of the longer side marks and cut off that triangle. Repeat for the opposite side.
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I have seen quite a few cards in the last week with a Rainbow background. I decided to give it a shot myself. I am not the greatest with watercolor backgrounds, but am quite happy with the results.
The sentiments that I used are from the New Early Release of the Ornate Suite of products. This is the Ornate Thanks stamp set. You can get it all now, or wait until the next Annual Catalog, which is not very far away!! I do love the mix of the bold and the cursive fonts.
My background is made using all of the 2018-2020 In Color re-inkers. These colors will be going away with the end of the current Annual Catalog. Actually they will probably be gone before then. Usually everyone decides at the Retiring List debut that they need to stock up on the colors they love. The In Colors retiring are usually the first to go. And as you can see, these colors are all bright and gorgeous. I recommend that if you like these…..order them now!
For the background, I put a drop of each ink color on my Clear Block “H”. I then used my Aqua Painter with water to pick up each color and add it to the Shimmery White card stock. (You can use water or alcohol in your aqua painter. Alcohol dries quicker, but at the same time occasionally dries too quickly) You can use Watercolor Paper, and it may work better, but I love the shimmery effect you get as a bonus. I went in the order of colors I thought would look best. I am not sure how a rainbow goes 🙂
The ribbon is from the 2018-2020 colors as well. I used the Grapefruit Grove as the base and then added little strips of the Pineapple Punch and Blueberry Bushel. A great look with very little ribbon use.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you were able to enjoy the Easter weekend.
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I do not normally post on the weekends. But I had a cute idea that was appropriate to share for a little Easter project. I had the idea to use the Delightful Tag Topper Punch to make a little basket to hold 3 X 3 cards and envelopes. After I made it, I thought it would make an adorable Easter Basket. I did a video and hopefully you could make some of these for your little ones.
If you get my blog posts through an email, you may need to open it into a web browser to see the video. I haven’t got all of the kinks out of the process yet. They say practice makes perfect…..I sure hope so!!
I decorated the basket with the Welcome Easter little chick stamp. I stamped it on a piece of Thick Whisper White card stock and die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The chick is stamped a little above half way on the die cut. I used the design of the die , where you can see the chick’s top knot, as a line. I scored across there and then secured it to the bottom of the basket and to the side. You could also simply cut off that section and adhere the piece flush with the bottom of the basket.
The chick is stamped in Gray Granite Ink and colored using the Stampin’ Blends. The yellow is both of the Daffodil Delight Blends. The feet and beak are colored with the Light Mango Melody Blend. I went around the chick with the Light Pool Party Blend.
The DSP is from the Dinoroar Designer Series Paper and is one of my famous “back side” of the paper. I have a tip in constructing the basket. Put the DSP on while the box is laying flat. I messed up in the video and forgot to do that!! Of course I would make a mistake 🙂
Here is a picture of the 3X3 holder that I made originally
I hope you can use this idea to spread some extra cheer this Easter. It will be different for all of us. Take care!!
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I love to travel and my trip for this year was canceled even before the virus hit. Today’s card is a nod to hoping we can get back to our normal routines soon. I cannot wait to plan my next trip.
This card is a quick and easy one. It would qualify as a #simplestamping card since it is simply paper and ink. I wanted a quick and not a lot of layers card. This one is somewhat of a collage, or my version of that, since I do not normally do that.
I used the Love What You Do background stamp behind the tower. The tower is from the Parisian Beauty stamp set, as are all of the other stamps. Everything except the background is stamped in Gray Granite Ink. The background is Pool Party Ink.
I love quick and easy cards and this is definitely one of those. Thank you for stopping in today. Hopefully the weather and the virus doesn’t touch you this weekend.
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Today I am sharing the card I made for a friend who lost her doggy best friend a few weeks ago. Our pets are family to a lot of us and it is so hard to say goodbye.
I love the HappyTails stamp set for so many reasons. This sentiment is one of the main reasons! It is so true. All of the stamps I used are from this one stamp set. I love when I can make cards from just one set.
I paired the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper with my favorite Stampin’ Up! color, Seaside Spray. I added Rococo Rose as the complimentary color for more of a pink than the Purple Posy would have given. Although I love that color and used those colors in a card last week. You can click on the GALLERY button at the top of my page to see all of the projects I have blogged.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have the opportunity to get some crafting of any kind in while you are in the Stay At Home mode.
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Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! While the COVID 19 pandemic is adding stress to our lives, we Pals hope this blog hop will help to lift your spirits. Let us inspire you to take a creative break and relax for a little while. This month our theme is “Special Occasions” where we have made a project for just about any occasion you can think of! You’ll find the full line-up below to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
My choice for a Special Occasion card is a Graduation Card. I feel badly for all of the graduating students this year. I know most look forward to walking across the stage. So I tried to make a bit of a different card.
I hope it appears to you as a graduation cap!! Here is the inside with it’s funky fold.
I used a variety of stamp sets for this card. They will all be listed in the supply list at the bottom of the post.
I love different folds and had made a similar card to this when a neighbor’s son graduated a few years ago. Sadly in looking for it, I realized it was before I began my blog. So I had to go by memory and a card on Pinterest. The card I started with is from Chris Sloger from 2014.
For the front of the card, I used the Witty-Cisms stamp set with the Layering Circles Dies. The Congratulations stamp is from the I say Hello stamp set and it cut using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. The “tassel” is Night Of Navy and Whisper White Bakers Twine. The White twine is a bit thicker, which required the circles to be raised with double Stampin’ Dimensionals. This might be a bit difficult to mail due to the thickness of the folds and the tassel layer!
I especially love the “point of the cap” and the mimic of that on the inside layer. The star from Morning Star stamp set, seems to fit perfectly in the pointed section.
Here is my video of basic instructions. I also have written instructions at the bottom of the page from before I added the video.
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 13th, when we will say “Goodbye to January Mini and 2019 Annual Catalog and/or Hello to 2020 Annual Catalog.” The Design Team will showcase their favorites from the retiring catalogs or new products from the new catalog. Don’t miss the fun! And, until then, please stay safe.
Card Base is 4 1/4 X 11, score at 5 1/2. Then make little marks at 3 3/8 and 7 5/8. Rotate 180 and make the marks on the other side. If you imagine connecting the marks you should have a long X.
Line up the marks from opposite sides using your Simple Scored (I have a black marker line down the 6″ score line of my SS so it shows up very well) or use your Paper Trimmer and scoring blade. Using the scoring tool, connect the two marks. Rotate the paper and repeat with the other two marks.
Fold on all of the score lines. Crease well with your bone folder.
For the inside layer, cut to 5 1/4 X 4, Make a mark on the 4″ side at 2″. Rotate to the5 1/4″ side and make a mark at 2″. Rotate 180 and make the mark on the opposite side at 2″.
Using your Paper Trimmer, line up the mark on the 4″ side and one of the longer side marks and cut off that triangle. Repeat for the opposite side.
In planning today’s card, I was thinking of using DSP that will be retiring quicker than we think with the end of the Annual Catalog or Mini Catalog. With that in mind, I was looking for a sentiment or focal image that would work alone. I have only used this lovely sentiment one other time. Now is a perfect time for these lovely words.
The sentiment is a favorite that I do not believe I will be getting rid of when it retires. It is perfect for a variety of occasions. It and other equally wonderful stamps are in the Positive Thoughts stamp set in the Mini Catalog.
The DSP is the Perennial Essence and was chosen because I wanted to use my favorite Stampin’ Up! Color. It is the Seaside Spray. I went a bit crazy with it when it first debuted and have made myself use other colors for a while.
I paired the Seaside Spray with my second favorite color which is the Purple Posy. I , like everyone else, was so bummed when the ink color could not be formulated to SU specifications. That did not deter me though. I use it regularly with the card stock as well as the marker and Stampin’ Blends.
The Old Olive was chosen as a compliment to the Seaside Spray and Purple Posy. I love the layers all working together. As a grounding for the butterfly and sentiment, I used the delicate looking edging cut in the Seaside Spray. I ended up covering more of it than I had intended.
The butterfly and the edging is from the Nature’s Thoughts Dies. They were in the release of dies released just after the beginning of the year that coordinated with stamps from the Mini Catalog or the Annual Catalog.
I appreciate you stopping by today. Please come back tomorrow for the Pals April Blog Hop. There will be quite a few great projects for you to hop through.
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I have fallen into the not knowing what day it is. I have been working on projects the last few weeks and have several ready to go. They are just not blogged about. So sorry for being late on this early Monday morning.
I have had some different treats in mind for the sweet Printed Gusseted Cello Bags. These bags are adorable and are part of the Birthday Bonanza Suite of Products. A large variety of items will fit in them. For me it was all about the tag. Here is my Sweet Treat for you.
And here is a closer look at the tag.
This was a very quick project, which I love! But it is also great for leftover designer paper. I have used the Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper. For the flap, I used Terracotta Tile Card Stock to fold over the top of the bag and secured with a hand held stapler. Any desk stapler will do for this. I then layered a piece of the DSP over top of the card stock and secured it with multipurpose glue.
The tag is from the Bonanza Dies. I cut the tag itself from Thick Whisper White card stock. I placed a strip of the DSP ,that had been cut from sizing the flap layer, across the center of the tag. I used the dies to cut a sweet koala bear from the DSP and added him with some dimensionals.
The sentiment is from the Little LadyBug stamp set from Sale-A-Bration. The word bubbles are from the Bonanza Dies as well.
To finish the tag, I added Gray Granite Textile Weave Ribbon through the tag hole . I wanted a little extra, so added a piece of the Grapefruit Grove 1/8″ ribbon and tied a bow around the larger ribbon. The tag is secured to the bag topper with a couple of dimensionals. I thought the tag itself could be a cute little bookmark as well. I have used this tag previously and folded it for a gift tag. You can see that project HERE
Thank you for stopping in today. I hope you can smile from this cute little koala. I wish I could send one to all of you. As an old Stampin’ Up! stamp said “Keep Calm and Stamp On” !
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I have another Springtime card to share today. I have also used another one of the products from the Early Release Suite, Ornate Gardens. Yesterday I used the Designer Series Paper. Today I am using the Ornate Layers Dies. At this one at a time rate, I will have used them all by the end of the month. 🙂
The Ornate Layers Dies are fabulous. The newer dies also seem to be, at least to me, sharper than the old dies. It makes for an easier release of all the little pieces. I also had a Wahoo find for the sentiment layer. The smaller of the Stitched Rectangle Dies fits perfectly inside this Ornate layer.
Here is a picture of the die I used.
The sentiment is the only stamp I used from the Free As A Bird set, but I believe it is a great one for so many people during this unusual situation. From the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, I used two different sheets. They are layered on a piece of Whisper White, and then onto a piece of So Saffron to match the Ornate Layer.
I used the Braided Burlap Trim to ground the sentiment and join the two pieces of DSP. It also gives a little nod to the bird colors.
Thank you for stopping in today. I hope you find some crafting time over the weekend, or whatever you can do to relax.
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