It’s Laurie with another Design Team Card using Surfer Emma from Paper Nest Dolls! Isn’t she a sweetie! I had a lot of fun colouring her with my Copic Markers and creating this card using things from my stash. I thought the Topical Oasis Suite from Stampin’ Up! was perfect for my card! I’m so ready for my Summer of Sun to begin!
Close Up of Surfer Emma from My Summer of Sun Card
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Copic Markers:
Skin:E04/11/21/00/000 Hair: E29/27/25/23/21 Yellows: Y11/21/35 Reds: R22/24/27/29/C4 Glasses: R22/24/27 and C3/4/5 White Jelly Roll Pen and Glossy Accents on Sunglasses Clear Wink of Stella on Hibiscus on Surf Board and Flowers in the corner
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Card Recipe for Summer of Sun Card:
Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Lawn Fawn Spring Showers Dies Stampin’ Up!: In the Tropics Dies Tropical Thinlits Dies Stitched Rectangle Dies Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper Tropical Oasis Memories and More Card Pack Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Garden Green, Pear Pizzaz and Thick Whisper White Card Stock
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Measurements:
Thick Whisper White Card Base: 5 ½ x 5 ½ Real Red card stock: 5 3/8” x 5 3/8“ Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” Stitched Rectangles x 3: 1 ¼” x 3 ¼” Scraps of Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Garden Green and Pear Pizzaz
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Who’s ready for the summer and beach weather to arrive? Let’s go catch a wave!
To view my other Copic Marker cards, please click here.
Hope you like my Summer of Sun Card! Thank you for stopping by!
Today I am sharing my All Things Wedding Package that I gave to one of my Carding Ladies who just got married. She asked me for a Thank you Card Kit that she could put together. This Package used something new, the Ornate Thanks Bundle from the new 2020/21 Annual Catalogue, something old, the retired Foral Boutique Designer Series Paper, and something blue, Night of Navy card stock. As soon as I saw her dress, I knew that I wanted to use the retired Floral Boutique Suite. So, I based my design on her gorgeous wedding dress.
Wedding Dress
In addition to the Thank You Card Kit, I included a wedding card from me that used that suite and tied it with some pretty White Glitter Ribbon.
My Wedding Card using the Floral Boutique Suite
I also made my own envelope using the Foral Boutique DSP.
My Custom Envelope, Wedding Card and Thank You Card
I packaged it all up in a tin from the Bird Ballad Laser Cut Cards and Tin and tied it all together with the same White Glitter Ribbon. You can never have too much glitter!
Inside My All Things Wedding Package
My All Things Wedding Package Ready to Go
Supplies:
Stamps: Ornate Thanks Stamp Set (149471), Floral Phases Stamp Set (retired)
Inks: Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110)
Paper: Night Of Navy (100867), Whisper White (100730), Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper (retired)
Accessories: Ornate Layers Dies (152726), Detailed Floral Thinlits (retired), Silver 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon (144213), Bone Folder (102300), Paper Snips (103579), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Night Of Navy: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
5” x 2”
Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼”
Whisper White:
1 ¼” x 4 ¼” (for sentiment)
5 ½” x 2 ½”
4” x 5 ¼” (inside card)
Silver 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon: 2 pieces at 4”
Instructions:
Fold the Night Of Navy card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the sentiment on the Whisper White card stock in Night of Navy.
Die cut the sentiment out with the stitched die from the Ornate Layers Dies.
Die cut the Night of Navy card stock with the die that frames the sentiment piece.
Using the second largest piece of Whisper White, die cut it with the scallop frame that will layer the Night of Navy piece.
Adhere the DSP to the Night of Navy card base with SNAIL.
Wrap the Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon around each end of the scalloped piece and adhere with SNAIL to the card base.
Using SNAIL, adhere the sentiment to the Night of Navy frame.
Attached the Night of Navy frame with dimensionals centered on the scalloped piece.
Today I am sharing my Paris Sketch Challenge Card. My Demonstrator Group has been giving us Sketch Challenges each week that we can join in during this difficult time to keep us busy and to explore our creative side.
Card Sketch Challenge
I decided to use the Parisian Beauty Bundle for this sketch challenge as a last hurrah since it is retiring. I’m very sad to see this set go, but it will be added to my stash for future projects. I had so much fun with this sketch that you get two cards for the price of one, as well as a bonus one that I will share next week. For these two cards that I am highlighting today, I just switched the coloured card stock. The Pool Party card was the one that I decided to use for my swap.
Here is the second card using a Petal Pink base and Pool Party scalloped frame and different ink colours.
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107), Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad (147108)
Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Pool Party (122924), Petal Pink (146985), Whisper White (100730), Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper (151192), Champagne Foil Sheets (144748)
Accessories: Stitched Shapes Dies (152323), Layering Squares Dies (151772), Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder (151474), Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (151193), Bone Folder (102300), Paper Snips (103579), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Mini Glue Dots (103683), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Pool Party: 4 x 5 ¼”
Petal Pink: 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Whisper White: 2 ¼” x 2 ¼”
Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper: 5” x 2”
Champagne Foil Sheets: 5” x 3”
The Two Card using the Sketch
Instructions:
Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Die cut the Whisper White piece with the second largest square from the Stitched Shapes Dies.
Stamp the Sentiment from the Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad on the stitched Whisper White piece.
Using the single blossom from the Forever Blossoms Cling Stamp Set, stamp it in Petal Pink.
Stamp the Fleur De Lys border in Pool Party at the top and bottom.
Die cut the Petal Pink card stock with the fourth largest scalloped square from the Layering Squares Dies.
Emboss the Pool Part card stock with the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder.
Die cut the Eiffel Tower from the Champagne Foil Sheets.
Attached with Multipurpose Liquid Glue the Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper to the embossed Pool Party piece at an angle.
Turn over the Pool Party piece and trim the corners from the DSP with Paper Snips.
Attach the Pool Party piece to the Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Using Glue Dots, attached the Eiffel Tower on the left side.
Adhere the sentiment piece to the scalloped Petal Pink piece with SNAIL.
Using dimensionals add the sentiment piece to the card.
Scatter three Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels on the card.
Hi Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie again with my Mer-Message in a Bottle Card for the Paper Nest Dolls’ Design Team. It is using using the sweet Curly Haired Mermaid from Paper Nest Dolls’ Mermaid Set. I had so much fun colouring her with my Copic Markers, especially all those curls, and creating this underwater scene with my Distressed Oxides.
My Mer-Message in a Bottle Card
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Copic Markers:
Skin:E15/13/11/00/000 Hair: C3/5/7/9 Fins: V17/15/12 Bottle: BG0000/000 and Glossy Accents Paper: E50/51/53 Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory and tail highlights
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Card Recipe:
For the Water:
Salty Ocean Distressed Oxide Mermaid Lagoon Distressed Oxide Wilted Violet Distressed Oxide Blueprint Sketch Distressed Oxide Tsukineko Frost White Shimmer Paint Splashes of water and paper towel to remove water droplets Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
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For Rest of Card:
Spring Bloom Dew Drops by The Robin’s Nest Joy! Crafts Shell Border Die Walnut Stain Distress Ink (to sponge shell border die) Dazzle-it! Aqua Mix Seedbeads The Sea Siren Blend Fibre by Busy Box Blends Echo Park Imagine That 6×6 Paper Pad Shells from Dollar Store
I hope you enjoyed my Mer-Message in a Bottle Card that I made for the Paper Nest Dolls’ Design Team!
Today I am sharing this pretty Grace’s Garden Gate Card. For this card, I combined the Beautiful Moments Stamp Set and the Grace’s Garden Bundle. I thought these two sets went perfectly together! The Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper is perfect for the gate. I used my Paper Snips to cut the gate doors so that it can open to reveal the beautiful scene beyond. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to walk through a lavender field! There is a Sneak Peek of one of the new Greenery Embossing Folders that frames the scene. Let’s get started.
My Grace’s Garden Gate Card Close Up
Supplies for Grace’s Garden Gate Card:
Stamps: Beautiful Moments Cling Stamp Set (151677), Grace’s Garden Bundle (153789), Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set (149275)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103)
Paper: Pool Party (122924), Old Olive (100702), Rococo Rose (150882), Whisper White (100730), Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper (149500)
Accessories: Garden Gateway Dies (151512), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144605), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Marker Combo Pack (154892), Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (147276), Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (149572), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Ivory Stampin’ Blends Marker (144606), Greenery Embossing Folder (152716), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Mini Glue Dots (103683), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements for Grace’s Garden Gate Card:
Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Pool Party: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Old Olive: 3” x 5½”
Whisper White:
2 ¼” x 3 ¾” (for scene)
2 pieces at 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” (flowers)
1 piece 3 ¾” x ¾” (sentiment)
Rococo Rose: scraps
Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper:
2 ¾” x 4” (Gate)
2 pieces at ½” x 5 ½”
My Grace’s Garden Gate Card with Open Gate
Instructions for Grace’s Garden Gate Card:
Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the image of the girl on the larger piece of Whisper White in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad.
Stamp the butterflies above the girl in Memento. Using the Blends markers, colour her and the scene.
Using the die cut from the Garden Gateway Dies that corresponds to the inside of the gate, cut her out.
Next, stamp the larger flower image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the two pieces of Whisper White card stock and colour with the Blends markers. Die cut them out with corresponding die.
Stamp the sentiment from the Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set in Highland Heather on the Whisper White strip.
Die cut the gate from the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper.
Using the flower dies from the Garden Gateway Dies, die cut them in Rococo Rose.
Emboss the Old Olive piece using the large leaves from the Greenery Embossing Folders.
Using SNAIL, adhere the Pool Party card stock to the Whisper White card base.
Adhere the strips of script from the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper to the Old Olive piece
Adhere the embossed piece with Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the Pool Party piece.
Position the scene closer to the top of card and adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue to Old Olive piece.
Position the gate over the scene and adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Using Paper Snips, cut the center of the gate door and fold back.
Adhere the flowers on either side of the gate with dimensionals.
Adhere the sentiment with dimensionals making sure not to overlap the gate so that it can open.
Using glue dots, adhere three Rococo Rose flowers and add rhinestones to the centre of them.
Life is a MerMay Party! I was asked by Paper Nest Dolls to become a permanent Design Team Member! Yahoo! I am so honoured to have been asked to join such a talented Design Team!
So, here is my first card as a Design Team Member. For this card, I wanted to create a slim line card since they are all the rage right now. This card measures 4″ x 9 1/4″ which will fit into a regular Number 10 envelope (4 1/8″ x 9 1/2″). I had so much fun colouring this cute underwater scene using most of the May Release digital images from the Mermaid Set.
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Copic Markers:
Curly Hair Mermaid:
Skin: E04/11/21/00/000 Hair: E18/E15/YR23/Y21 Fin/Hair Accessory: R81/83/85 Bottle: BG0000/000 and Glossy Accents Paper & Cork: E50/53 Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory
Jellyfish:
BV000/00/02/04/08 White Jelly Roll Pen
Dark Hair Mermaid:
Skin: E04/11/21/00/000 Hair: E49/47/44/43/42 Fin: B97/95/93/91 Star/Hair Accessory: Y17/15/13 and Clear Jelly Roll Pen
Sandcastle:
Walls: E30/31/33/35 Door/Trim: R81/83/85 Windows: Y13/15/17 Clear Jelly Roll Pen on windows, heart and door trim
Skin: E04/11/21/00/000 Hair: E30/31/33/35/37 Fin/Hair Accessory: BV00/02/04/08 Shell: C0/1/2/RV000 Pearl: BV000 Clear Jelly Roll Pen on Hair Accessory and Pearl
Water:
BG0000/000
Bubbles:
BG0000/10/11 Clear Jelly Roll Pen
Seaweeds:
G21/94/99
Sand:
E30/31/33/35
A few dies and accessories from my stash finish this beautiful underwater scene where the Mermaids frolic and play for MerMay! Life is a MerMay Party! Don’t they look like they are having fun!
Hope you like my first card! Have a wonderful MerMay!
Today I am sharing this pretty Painted Poppies Card. In this crazy world, it’s important to send card to our friends and family to let them know we are thinking of them! And, what better way than with the Peaceful Poppies Suite. I love this beautiful suite and I’m so glad that the stamps and die will be carrying over to the new 2020 Annual Catalogue! Any friend would be pleased to receive this cheerful Painted Poppies Card! One thing that I love about the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon is that you can colour it with the Stampin’ Up! Blends to match your project! For this card I used the Dark Poppy Parade Blends Marker to colour the ribbon to match my card, You just need to set aside to dry while you work on the other parts. Let’s get started.
Supplies:
Stamps: Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set (151599), Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (151595)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050), Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (147104), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (147107), Versamark Pad (102283)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Old Olive (100702), Whisper White (100730), Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (151324)
Accessories: Poppy Moments Dies (151594), Stitched Rectangle Dies (148551), Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326), Poppy Parade Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker (146879), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Heat Tool (129053 ), Mini Glue Dots (103683), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Poppy Parade: 2 pieces, 4” x 5 ¼” and ¾” x 3 ¾”
Old Olive: 3 ½” x 5”
Whisper White: 2” x 3 ½”
Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper: 2” x 5 ¼”
Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon: 6”
Instructions:
Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Using the Dark Poppy Parade Blends Marker, colour the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and set aside to dry.
Stamp the larger splotch from the Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set in Poppy Parade randomly all over the Poppy Parade card stock.
Next, stamp the poppy from the Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the Whisper White card stock.
Stamp the smaller splotch in Poppy Parade over the flower part of the poppy image.
Stamp the smaller splotch in Old Olive over the leaf part of the poppy image.
Using the larger splotch, stamp it in Pool Party twice without reinking over the whole poppy image.
Die cut the stamped poppy piece with the sixth largest die from the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
Using the second largest Stitched Rectangle Dies, die cut the Old Olive card stock.
Next, die cut the cluster of flowers die from the Poppy Moments Dies twice in each corner from the Old Olive piece.
Stamp the sentiment on the smaller Poppy Parade piece in Versamark, sprinkle white embossing powder and use a heat tool to set it.
Using SNAIL, adhere the larger stamped Poppy Parade piece to the card base.
Adhere the DSP in the centre of the stamped Poppy Parade piece with SNAIL.
Adhere the Old Olive piece with SNAIL and glue dots in the corners where the die cuts are.
Wrap the ribbon around the Whisper White piece and tie in a knot.
Using dimensionals, center the Whisper White piece on the card.
Place the sentiment piece overlapping the Whisper White piece and adhere with dimensionals on either side.
Thought I would share with you my Clubhouse Birthday Card. The Clubhouse Bundle is perfect to create those hard to make masculine cards, especially for that golfer in your life! The demonstrator group I belong to are doing weekly sketch challenges to keep us busy during this crazy time. I thought to switch things up, I would create a masculine card even though the sketch (see below) had a flower image. That’s one thing I love about sketches! They give you inspiration and you can interpret it however you would like. Let’s get started.
Sketch for My Clubhouse Birthday Card
Supplies:
Stamps: Clubhouse Cling Stamp Set (151583)
Inks: Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (147116)
Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Garden Green (102584), Whisper White (100730), Country Club Designer Series Paper (151314)
Accessories: Golf Club Dies (151580), Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder (151590), Stitched Shapes Dies (152323 ), Country Club Elements (151315), Night Of Navy Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144040), Ivory Stampin’ Blends Marker (144606), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144603), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (145058), Stamping Sponges (141337), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Crumb Cake: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼” and scrap for golf clubs
Garden Green: 4” x 2 ½”
Whisper White: 2 ½” x 1 ½” and scrap for golf ball
Country Club Designer Series Paper: 2 pieces at 4 ¼” x 1 ½” and scraps for the banner, the golfer’s shirt and 3 golf balls
Instructions:
Fold the Crumb Cake card stock in half to create the card base.
Emboss the Garden Green card stock with the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder.
Stamp in Night Of Navy the sentiment on the wooden banner from the Country Club Elements.
Stamp the golfer in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the Whisper White card stock.
Colour the golfer with the Blends markers.
Stamp the golfer’s shirt in Memento on a scrap of the Country Club Designer Series Paper. Fussy cut it out.
Next, die cut the golfer with the third largest oval in the Stitched Shapes Dies.
Using the 3 golf balls die from the Golf Club Dies, carefully line up and die cut the golf balls from the DSP.
Using the larger banner from the Golf Club Dies, die cut a scrap piece of DSP.
Die cut the golf ball from the Golf Club Dies with the Whisper White card stock.
Sponge Crumb Cake ink around the edges of the golf ball.
Die cut two golf clubs from a scrap of Crumb Cake.
Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, adhere the DSP shirt to the golfer.
Adhere the embossed Garden Green piece to the card base with SNAIL.
Adhere the strips of DSP by staggering them to the card base with SNAIL.
Next, using dimensionals, adhere the golfer.
Using glue dots adhere the golf clubs to the back of the golf ball.
Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue, adhere the banner to the wood element and attached this to the golf ball.
Place a dimensional on the right side of the golf ball and Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the left side. Overlap this with the golfer piece.
Using glue dots adhere three golf balls above the DSP.
Wouldn’t you love to receive this pretty Floral Happy Birthday Card in the mail! By changing the sentiment, it would even be a perfect Mother’s Day card! I love the subtle colours of Highland Heather, Pear Pizzazz and Rococo Rose that I picked. The Layered with Kindness Stamp Set is s a Distinktive stamp set; it has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images. And the matching punches of Label Me Fancy and Label Me Lovely allow you to layer the sentiment! The Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder continues the floral theme to create a whole bouquet! Let’s get started!
My Floral Happy Birthday Card Upclose
Supplies:
Stamps: Layered With Kindness Cling Stamp Set (151655)
Inks: Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad (150080), Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (147104), Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad (147103), Versamark Pad (102283)
Paper: Thick Whisper White (140272), Highland Heather (146986), Whisper White (100730), Pear Pizzazz (131201)
Accessories: Label Me Lovely Punch (151296), Label Me Fancy Punch (151297), Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder (151823), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690 ), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (129053 ), 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots (149607), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Measurements:
Thick Whisper White: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Highland Heather: 5 ¼” x 4”
Whisper White: 4 ¼” x 3 ¼ “ and 2” x 1 ¼”
Pear Pizzazz: 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Instructions:
Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Stamp the leaves in opposite corners of the larger piece of Whisper White card stock in Pear Pizzazz twice before reinking.
Stamp the flower in Rococo Rose multiple times amongst the leaves
Using the smaller flower, stamp it in Highland Heather to fill in the space around the leaves.
Die cut this stamped piece of Whisper White with the largest scallop die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
Using Rococo Rose, stamp the sentiment on the smaller Whisper White card stock.
Punch this stamped piece out with the Label Me Fancy Punch discarding the frame part.
Rub the Embossing Buddy on the Pear Pizzazz card stock.
Stamp the sentiment in Versamark and sprinkle White Embossing Power on it.
Heat set the sentiment with the Heat Tool.
Punch this Stamped piece out with the Label Me Lovely Punch.
Emboss the Highland Heather card stock with the Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder.
Adhere this embossed piece to the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Using dimensionals, adhere the floral Whisper White piece to the Highland Heather.
Centre the Pear Pizzazz sentiment in the centre of the Whisper White with dimensionals.
Add the Happy Birthday sentiment to the Pear Pizzazz card stock with dimensionals.
Three Rococo Rose Faceted Dots add a touch of fun dimensions to the card.
Welcome to the first day of Spring with my Spring Honey Bee Card. I am so ready for the nicer weather to arrive! I knew that I wanted to create a Spring vignette where you are looking through the flower frame from the Petal Labels Dies towards the beehive from the Honey Bee Bundle. By sponging the Spring like colours of Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral and Gorgeous Grape with a dauber onto the flowers, I created my Spring scene. Such bonny colours to welcome Spring! For the hive, I created dimension with two different colours of Daffodil Delight and the sponged Calypso Coral on the edges. Love the Gorgeous Grape bee as a accent! Unfortunately, the Golden Honey DSP is not available anymore, but you could use the honeycomb die from the Honey Bee Bundle instead. Let’s get started!
Supplies:
Stamps: Honey Bee Cling Stamp Set (151527)
Inks: Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad (147095), Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (147094), Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad (147101), Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad (147099)
Paper: Granny Apple Green (146990), Whisper White (100730), Gorgeous Grape (146987), SAB Golden Honey DSP (retired)
Accessories: Petal Labels Dies (149635), Honey Bee Bundle (153792), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690), Stitched Shapes Dies (152323), Sponge Daubers (133773), Metallic Pearls (146282), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Granny Apple Green: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Whisper White: 5 ¼” x 4”, 2 ½“ x 2” (hive) and the scrap leftover from the Petal Labels floral frame for the sentiment
SAB Golden Honey DSP : 3 ½” x 2 ½”
Gorgeous Grape: 1 ¼“ x 2 ½”
Instructions:
Fold the Granny Apple Green card stock in half to create the card base.
Centre the Petal Labels Dies in the middle of the large piece of Whisper White and die cut out.
Taking a sponge dauber, sponge Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Gorgeous Grape onto the flowers and leaves that were die cut out of the Whisper White.
Ink up the hive in Daffodil Delight and then using a sponge dauber, sponge the edges with Calypso Coral. This gives a soft look to the edges. You could use the rock n’ roll technique instead, but the edge between the two inks wouldn’t be as soft.
Die cut the hive out with the Detailed Bee Dies.
Taking the scrap from the Petal Labels floral frame, stamp the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape. This will save you some card stock…and we are all about getting the most from our card stock!
Die cut the sentiment out with the second smallest Stitched So Sweetly Die.
Die cut the SAB Golden Honey DSP with the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Dies.
Using the Detailed Bee Dies, die cut the detailed bee from the Gorgeous Grape.
Using dimensionals, center the floral frame on the Granny Apple Green card base.
Centre the SAB Golden Honey DSP in the open floral frame and adhere with SNAIL.
Using SNAIL Adhesive, center the hive onto the SAB Golden Honey DSP.
The Gorgeous Grape bee is affixed with glue dots to the hive. Bend the wings up to give it dimension.
The sentiment is affixed with SNAIL on the right side and a dimensional on the left side.
Three Metallic Pearls tie in the gold from the DSP and add a bit of sparkle.
Today I am sharing my Parisian Beauty Sepia Card using Night of Navy. I learned the Sepia Watercolouring Technique recently from fellow Demonstrator, Frances Elizabeth Kerr, who learned it from Gail Ellis at Blue Rose Paper Treasures. I love that there are so many resources out there to learn new things! For this neat card, I did a twist on the technique by using Night of Navy instead of Soft Suede. The key to a successful card is to allow enough drying time between the watercolour steps. Even though you use only a small amount of bleach, it really adds to the effect. Let’s get started!
Supplies:
Stamps: Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set (151466), Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set (149275)
Inks: Night Of Navy Stampin’ Pad (147110), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad (101406), Versamark Pad (102283)
Paper: Night Of Navy (100867), Whisper White (100730), Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (149612)
Accessories: White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (129053), Aqua Painters (103954), Stamparatus (146276), Stampin’ Spritzer (126185 ), Stamping Sponges (141337), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755 ), Small amount of Household Bleach, Fine Paint brush from dollar store, paper towels
Measurements:
Night Of Navy: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Whisper White: 5 ¼” x 4”
Watercolor Paper: 5 ¼” x 4” cut down to finished size of 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”
Instructions:
Fold the Night Of Navy card stock in half to create the card base.
Spritz the Watercolor Paper with water to get it nice and wet.
Create a pool of ink in the lid of the Night of Navy Ink Pad.
Using the thick Aqua Painter, pick up some ink and create a wash on the Watercolor Paper starting at the top and working your way down until the paper is covered.
Set aside and let dry. You could use a heat gun at this point to speed up the drying time. I let mine dry overnight.
Place the Watercolor Paper in the Stamparatus.
Since the watercolor paper is rough in texture, you will need to stamp the Eiffel Tower in Jet Black Stāzon multiple time to get a good impression.
Taking the thin Aqua Painter, paint the Eiffel Tower with the pool of Night of Navy Ink that you created from before.
Once that is dry, use the fine paint brush from the dollar store (or an old one that you don’t care if it gets ruined) and “paint” the bleach onto the Eiffel Tower where you think highlights would be. Let it dry.
Next, rub the Embossing Buddy over the watercolor paper and stamp the script from the Parisian Beauty Stamp Set in Versamark. Cover in White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a heat tool. I stamped it 3 times.
Using the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp off on a scrap paper the Fleur de Ly, postage stamp from the Parisian Beauty Stamp Set and the filigree stamp from the Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set and then stamp randomly on the Watercolor Paper.
Using a sponge, sponge Night of Navy ink along the edges and over the embossed script. Wipe the embossed scripted with paper towel to make it stand out.
Adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue the Watercolor Paper to the Whisper White card stock.
Adhere the Whisper White piece with SNAIL Adhesive to the Night of Navy card base.
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Hope you like my Parisian Beauty Sepia Card using the Sepia Watercoloring Technique!
Thought I would share with you my Painted Poppies Thank You Card. I love the Peaceful Poppies Suite, especially the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper! This DSP is stunning with its handpainted blooms and watercolor washes that make beautiful backgrounds or focal points for cards, scrapbook pages, and other paper crafts. I particularly love the piece that has the poppies at the top and bottom of the page. This layout allows you to get the most out of it. I knew that I wanted this piece to be my focal point for my card. The bee from the Detailed Bee Dies gives the card a whimsical feel as if he is landing on a poppy. The Peaceful Poppies Sequins give that card a bit of sparkle while mirroring the splatter on the DSP. I hope you like my Painted Poppies Thank You Card!
Close Up of My Painted Poppies Thank You Card
Supplies:
Stamps: Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (151595)
Inks: Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock (133675), Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock (121045 ), Whisper White (100730), Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (151324)
Accessories: Detailed Bee Dies (151526), Painted Labels Dies (151605), Stitched Rectangle Dies (148551), Scripty 3D Embossing Folder (149634), Peaceful Poppies Sequins (151325), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Poppy Parade: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper: 5” x 2 ¾” cut into 1” strips
Whisper White: 2 pieces – 5 ¼” x 4” and 2 ½” x 1 ¼”
Blackberry Bliss: 2 ¾” x ½”
Basic Black: 1 ¼” x 2 ¾”
Instructions:
Fold the Poppy Parade card stock in half to create the card base.
Emboss the larger piece of Whisper White with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder.
Stamp in Old Olive the sentiment on Whisper White card stock.
Die cut the sentiment out with a Stitched Rectangle Die.
Die cut the Detailed Bee Die from the Basic Black card stock.
Next, die cut the Blackberry Bliss card stock using the border scallop die from the Painted Labels Dies.
Adhere the embossed Whisper White card stock onto the Poppy Parade card base with Snail.
Line up the strips of DSP for placement ¼” from the edge of Whisper White card stock. Adhere the DSP with snail starting with the top, then bottom, middle and then the last 2 pieces.
Adhere the Blackberry Bliss border scallop to the back of the sentiment.
Using dimensionals, pop up the sentiment on the front of the card.
Using glue dots adhere the bee at an angle so that one wing is overlapping the sentiment and one leg is under the sentiment.
Adhere seven sequins in different colours using glue dots scattered across the front.
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Hope you like my Painted Poppies Thank You Card! To download a PDF of this card, please click here.
Happy Valentine’s Day! My Love You Lots Valentine Card is perfect to give to that special Valentine! This Gate Fold card is sure to impress with its belly band using the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper. Love this DSP with its Real Red and Flirty Flamingo foil accents! So shimmery and shiny! The Real Red Heart Doily with the accented heart that has been punched out of the DSP really adds to the belly band!
Love You Lots Valentine Card with Belly Band Removed
Supplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Photopolymer Stamp Set (151417
Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084)
Paper: Flirty Flamingo (141416), Whisper White (100730), From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper (151189)
For this card, I wanted to create a window of leaves with the Eiffel Tower poking through like on my postcard. I accomplished this by using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies and the branch from the Sweet Silhouettes Dies. I stamped the Eiffel Tower in Smoky Slate on Watercolor Paper. By squishing my closed Pool Party ink pad, I created a pool of ink in the lid to use for my wash of sky. I love how I mixed the sentiments from the Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set and the die cut from the Sweet Silhouettes Dies. A couple of rhinestones and Baker’s Twine are added for embellishments.
This card would be perfect for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary or even a retirement card! The softness of this card definitely reminds me of Paris in the Springtime!
Supplies:
Stamps: Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set (151466)
Dies: Sweet Silhouettes Dies (149541), Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638)
Inks: Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (147113), Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad 147107) Versamark Pad (102283)
One thing I love about going to Stampin’ Up! Events is that you get to play with new products! My Painted Poppies Birthday Card is one of the cards that we made at OnStage in November. Love the new Peaceful Poppies Suite! For this card I even coloured the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon with a Dark Old Olive Blend to match my project! The Designer Series Paper is gorgeous and features handpainted blooms and watercolor washes that make beautiful backgrounds or focal points for cards, scrapbook pages, and other paper crafts. Patterns include floral prints, stripes, polka dots, and more.
Supplies:
Stamps: Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (151595), Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set (151599)
Inks: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad (147050), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Poppy Parade (119793), Whisper White (100730), Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (151324)
Accessories: Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (151326), Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker (144573), Bone Folder (102300), Paper Snips (103579 ), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430
Measurements:
Poppy Parade: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper: 2 ¼” x 3 ¾” and 2” x 3 ½”
Whisper White: 1 ½” x 3”
Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon: 10”
Instructions:
Fold the Poppy Parade card stock in half to create the card base
Stamp in Poppy Parade randomly the larger poppy and leaf from the Painted Poppies Stamp Set on the front of the card base.
Stamp the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the piece of Whisper White towards the bottom leaving enough room to rip the bottom edge of the card stock.
Next, adhere towards the top of the card front the larger piece of DSP with adhesive.
Adhere the other piece of DSP on top of the other piece with adhesive, but at a slight angle.
Using the Dark Old Olive Blend, colour the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon.
Once dry, wrap the ribbon around the sentiment piece twice and tie in a bow.
Using dimensionals, adhere the sentiment piece to the card front.
