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“Love Life” card with the Cottage Garden stamp set and Sunny Garden DP & some winners!
Posted: Monday, August 9th, 2010 | Comments
Today’s card is a fun, bright and cheerful card that I made using Stampin’ Up!’s new Cottage Garden stamp set and Sunny Garden DP. Because the DP was already so patterned, I opted to only use the greeting from the Sunny Garden stamp set, rather than any of the images. There just didn’t seem to be room on the card for them. I also used a very easy but effective background inking technique to try and mute the brightness of the Peach Parfait CS which I had texured with my Big Shot and Square Lattice embossing folder.
Here’s how I made the card:
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Take a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Whisper White CS and fold it in half using your bone folder to create your card base.
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Cut a 4″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Peach Parfait CS and run it through your Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder. The embossing with this particular folder will cause the CS to shrink so that it should now measure approx 4″ x 5 1/4″. If it’s not quite there, then trim it so that it measures 4″ x 5 1/4″.
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Take a Whisper White Craft ink pad and drag it across the embossed Peach Parfait CS. You want the coverage to be kind of patchy. Let dry.
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Sponge the edges of the inked Peach Parfait CS with Poppy Parade Classic ink and a stamping sponge.
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Center and stick a 1 1/2″ x 4 1/8″ strip of Poppy Parade patterned DP (from the Sunny Garden DP collection) along the top edge of a 3″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Poppy Parade CS.
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Center and stick a 1 1/2″ x 4 1/8″ strip of the floral patterned DP along the bottom edge of the 3″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Poppy Parade CS.
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Lay a 5 1/4″ piece of Poppy Parade ribbon across the seam of the DP. Bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the DP and stick them down using SNAIL adhesive.
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Center and stick the matted DP piece to the card front.
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Stamp the greeting from the Cottage Garden stamp set in Basic Black Classic ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS. Punch it out with the wide oval punch.
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Sponge around the edge of the greeting using a sponge dauber and Poppy Parade Classic ink.
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Stick the greeting over the ribbon, on the matted DP piece, towards the right edge, with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals.
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Thread three coordinating buttons with white embroidery floss and stick them to the card front as shown in the picture above, with mini glue dots. You’re done!
Okay, and now onto the winners of the Greenhouse Gala Class and the Artistic Etchings workshop planner. As promised we drew the names for 5 lucky winners who will receive BOTH the Greenhouse Gala Class AND the Artistic Etchings workshop planner. To claim your prize, be sure to email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com. In subject line please put August blog winner. Drumroll please….
1. Jerri Ann Holdaway
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I would so love to win! Your projects are always so wonderful and useful! Pick me! Pick me! LOL Great job!
2. Roberta Smith
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Looks great! I didn’t like the Greenhouse Gala DSP at first. Then I saw the tote from Convention and fell in love with it. Thanks for the chance to win! You and Sophie do great work and I don’t know what I would do without you two. Thanks for sharing.
3. Tina Lockhart
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Both planners look absolutely amazing. I love how you always create cool boxes/packages for the beautiful cards and I can’t decide which planner I like better. I love, love the Greenhouse Gala DP set and the sneak peaks of the Artistic Etchings planner look simply gorgeous. As always – phenomenal job ladies!
4, Mary Jemes
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I want it, I want it. Please pick me. This is so cute and so beautiful. Thanks for giving us a chance to win.
Mary
4. Ellie
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:09 pm
I would love to be able to win this as I am trying to revive my SU biz as its holding on by some threads and I really feel this class would give it a wonderful boost & push I really would love right now
If you’re name wasn’t drawn, we still have another give-away going on and that is for the Artist in You online class. So be sure to click HERE and leave a comment if you haven’t already done so. Winners for that class will be drawn on Wednesday.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card.
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All products are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Cottage Garden
Ink: Basic Black, Poppy Parade Classic inks, Whisper White Craft ink
Paper: Whisper White CS, Peach Parfait CS, Poppy Parade CS, Sunny Garden DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, mini glue dots, white embroidery floss (non-Stampin’ Up!), peach colored button (non-Stampin’ Up!), Brights Designer Buttons, Button Latte (now retired), Poppy Parade stitched poly-ribbon, sponge dauber, stamping sponges
Check out our current and upcoming Classes:
Discover your creativity with the “Artist in You” Online Class. Featuring 20 lessons/tasks/inspiration based around four core themes, this online class will help you take your creativity to the next level. For more details and to register, click HERE.
Date: Sept. 1st – 30th
Early Bird Price: $49.95
Bright colors, bold patterns & a vintage texture create an eye-catching combination that is sure to elicit a “wow” from everyone who sees it. In the Greenhouse Gala Class your customers will create these four gorgeous cards along with a coordinating window card box to gift them in. To purchase the class planner version for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators please click HERE. For the Stamp Class by Email click HERE. You can find more great class planners at thethe Demo to Demo store.
Not sure how to run a workshop, needing a boost or just running out of time? With the Artistic Etchings workshop planner, we take all the tears and fears out of workshop’s for you. To purchase the workshop planner please click HERE. You can find more great workshop planners at thethe Demo to Demo store.
Long Night? card featuring the Morning Cup stamp set and the Brights DP Series Paper Pack
Posted: Thursday, August 5th, 2010 | Comments
I have to tell you, today’s card just tickles me pink. I don’t know why precisely. Maybe it’s the towering stack of cups – I usually go through a lot of coffee and/or tea when I am working long hours. Or maybe it’s how perfectly the font of my greeting goes with the feel of the card. The font I used is is a free font dowload I got from Simply the Best Fonts – and it’s called 1942 Report Font. If you click on the link you can download it for free too. Although I don’t use downloaded fonts all that often in my card making, I love having that option available to me. It’s the perfect solution when you just can’t find that perfect greeting.
Here’s how I made the card:
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Working in a wordprocessing program like MS Word, create a new document. Change the page orientation so that it is in the landscape mode with normal margins. Type your greeting towards the bottom left of the page. Print it out onto a piece of Whisper White CS and then cut your mat. The piece I used is 2″ x 4 1/4″.
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Stamp a towering stack of cups just above the greeting using the image from the Morning Cup stamp set and Basic Black Classic ink. You will need to create a mask out of a Post It note and you will need a Stamp-a-ma-jig for this.
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Color in the cups using a blender pen and the following ink colors: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie Classic inks.
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Use the brush tip of a Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker to outline underneath and to the left side of the image. This gives your image the illusion of depth by adding a hint of shadow.
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Cut a 2 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Tempting Turquoise CS and scallop the left edge (along the 4 1/4″ side) using a Scallop Edge Border punch.
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Center and stick the stamped Whisper White CS piece onto the scalloped Tempting Turquoise CS piece.
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Stick the Tempting Turquoise CS piece onto a 3″ x 4 1/4″ piece of the type pattern Tempting Turquoise DP. You want about 1″ of the DP showing to the right of the scalloped edge of the Tempting Turquoise CS.
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Wrap about 26″ of linen thread around the DP and tie it in a bow, towards the top of the DP. Thread some linen thread throught a Daffodil Delight button and then stick it over the bow with mini glue dots.
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Cut a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Crumb Cake CS (formerly Kraft CS) and fold it in half with a bone folder to create a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card.
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Emboss the card front with the Big Shot and the Polka Dots textured impressions embossing folder.
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Fold the card closed and round the top and bottom right corners with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
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Stick the DP/image piece to the card front, about 1/2″ away from the right edge of the card. You’re done!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card.
Click Here to Order your Stampin’ Up! Products Online 24/7! (Canada Only)
All products are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Morning Cup
Ink: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie Classic inks
Paper: Crumb Cake CS, Tempting Turquoise CS, Tempting Turquoise DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, mini glue dots, linen thread, Brights designer buttons, 1/2″ corner rounder punch (non-Stampin’ Up!), Scallop Edge border punch, Big Shot, Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Check out our current and upcoming Classes:
Discover your creativity with the “Artist in You” Online Class. Featuring 20 lessons/tasks/inspiration based around four core themes, this online class will help you take your creativity to the next level. For more details and to register, click HERE.
Date: Sept. 1st – 30th
Early Bird Price: $49.95
Bright colors, bold patterns & a vintage texture create an eye-catching combination that is sure to elicit a “wow” from everyone who sees it. In the Greenhouse Gala Class your customers will create these four gorgeous cards along with a coordinating window card box to gift them in. To purchase the class planner version for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators please click HERE. For the Stamp Class by Email click HERE. You can find more great class planners at thethe Demo to Demo store.
Not sure how to run a workshop, needing a boost or just running out of time? With the Artistic Etchings workshop planner, we take all the tears and fears out of workshop’s for you. To purchase the workshop planner please click HERE. You can find more great workshop planners at thethe Demo to Demo store.
Greenhouse Gala “For You” Card – Another Ashley Cannon Newell Make-Over!
Posted: Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 | Comments
The card I want to share with you today is a make-over based on THIS CARD which was created by Ashley Cannon Newell. You guys have heard me mention Ashely before – her blog is one of my favorites to visit - I typically stop by several times a week. I absolutely love her style and always get tons of ideas for projects.
Make-overs have always been one of my favorite things to do because it stretches my creativity and makes me look at my supplies in a whole new way. I also always get lots of neat card sketch ideas.
Here’s how I made today’s card:
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Take a 4″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Pear Pizzaz CS and dry emboss it using your Big Shot and the Square Lattice embossing folder. The dry embossing will cause it to shrink so that you end up with a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece. Double check that measurement and trim it to that size if necessary (in case for whatever reason yours doesn’t shrink as much as mine did).
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Cut a 1″ x 5 1/4″ strip of Greenhouse Gala DP in the Daffodil Damask pattern. Stick it to the textured Pear Pizzaz piece about 1″ in from the left edge of the CS, using SNAIL adhesive.
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Cut a 3″ x 4 1/2″ piece of the Greenhouse Gala DP with the large yellow flowers. Center and stick it to the Pear Pizzaz CS with Snail adhesive.
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Take a 42″ piece of linen thread and wrap it around the Pear Pizzaz CS three times. Make sure it is positioned over the 1″ DP strip. Start with about 5″ piece positioned 1 1/2″ below the top edge of the Pear Pizzaz CS. Hold it in place with your left hand as you wrap the thread down and around the CS. Continue wrapping the linen thread around the CS three times. Tie the ends of the linen thread in a knot, being sure to keep the thread taut.
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Die cut the tag from the Table Setting Bigz XL die out of Pear Pizzaz CS.
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Stamp the “for you” greeting along the bottom of the tag in Basic Black Classic ink. Use a Stamp-a-ma-jig if necessary.
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Use your Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write markers to color the small flower image from the Friends Never Fade stamp set and stamp it onto a scrap of Whisper White CS. Color and stamp a second flower. Cut out the first flower completely and only the petals of the second flower.
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Layer the petals of the second flower on top of the first flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
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Stick 6 small orange peel and stick rhinestones in the center of the flower.
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Die cut a swirl out of Pear Pizzaz CS using the Swirls Scribbles die and your Big Shot. Sponge them with Old Olive Classic ink and wedge of stamping sponge.
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Cut the main swirl apart and then stick the various pieces to the back of the flower with Snail adhesive.
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Stick the flower to the tag, just above the greeting with mini glue dots.
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Slide the ends of the linen thread up through the hole of the tag and tie the ends of the linen thread in a bow. Trim the ends if necesasary.
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Stick the tag to the DP with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
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Center and stick the embossed & decorated Pear Pizzaz textured CS to a Whisper White card (created out of folding a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Whisper White CS in half). You’re done!
Well I hope you enjoyed today’s card. I’m on my way out to meet my second-level upline for lunch so I’ll be back later to add in the supply list at the bottom of this post.
Thursday Trend Watch: Using twine
Posted: Thursday, May 13th, 2010 | Comments
Welcome to Thursday Trend Watch. The trend we are looking at today is using twine (i.e. things like linen thread or hemp twine) to your projects. If you check out magazines and websites you’ll see it being used over and over again.
I must confess, it’s a good thing it’s not a stretch for me to use twine, and that I already had a pretty good idea of what I was planning to make for today’s post, because until 4:30 pm this afternoon (EST) I had actually forgotten all about my post! This morning I was helping out at the kid’s school (I’m class librarian for the Gr. 3 and Gr. 6 class) and then when I got home, I started browsing the web for info on Apple’s new ipad. Now I have to tell you, ever since it was first made public I’ve been drooling over it. This afternoon, over a quick cup of tea, I decided to do some research on it. Well my quick cup of tea lasted 3 hours which culminated in me taking the plunge and buying the ipad! I am so excited for it to arrive.
Anyways, what does this have to do with today’s post? Well, I was shopping when I should have been stamping. As a result I had to rush through my card which is why I ended up grabbing some foam sticker letters from my stash rather than die cutting them out of White Fun Foam with my Big Shot and Timeless Type Junior alphabet die. Yup! I took a short cut *LOL*. Now looking at the card, I can see that the “S” is a bit off kilter – I did go back and fix that, but don’t have the time to take and edit another picture, as my husband is headed out to a school board meeting and I’m on my own with the kids tonight.
You can download the pdf handout HERE. The handout includes directions, dimensions and full supply list.
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Stamps: Sweet Scoops
Ink: Creamy Caramel Classic ink, Pretty in Pink Classic ink, Regal Rose Classic ink
Paper: Pixie Pink textured CS, Pumpkin Pie CS, Whisper White CS, Petal Party Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals, bone folder, Linen Thread, paper snips, Scallop Trim Border punch, Sherbet buttons, Snail adhesive, VersaMark pad, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, heat tool, mini glue dots; Non-SU: foam sticker letters
Finally Friday: A Card for the Embellish Magazine Challenge & Some Secret Comment Patrol Winners
Posted: Friday, April 30th, 2010 | CommentsHappy Friday everyone! Today I wanted to share with you a card I made for the Embellish Magazine Color Challenge. I stumbled upon Embellish Magazine one day when I was blog hopping, and immediately fell in love. Remember last Thursday when I was talking about ways to keep up on trends? Well I’ve added the Embellish Magazine to my arsenal.
You can read all about the details of this challenge HERE. As part of the challenge you had to use the colors shown in the Polaroid swatches, and you had to incorporate some form of embossing whether heat embossing or dry embossing.
When I created my card I decided to kill two birds with one stone. I decided to make a card for my youngest son’s birthday (he’ll be turning two in July), while following along with the challenge. I did use all four colors for my card, but also added in orange. As the challenge didn’t say anything about not adding in extra colors I figured it should be okay. The other thing is that it also didn’t say anything about using the exact same shades they did, so hopefully that’s okay too. For the embossing, I dry embossed the card front with the Polka Dot Textured Impressions folder and I used heat embossing with craft ink, heat & stick powder, and aqua glitter on the chipboard number.
You can download a pdf handout for this card HERE. The handout gives you a full supply list, dimensions and written directions on how this card was made.
Well I hope you enjoyed today’s card. And now, as promised, I’m announcing some Secret Comment Patrol winners. If you’re new to my blog you may be wondering what the Secret Comment Patrol is. It’s our way of saying thank you to those of you that not only stop by the blog for a visit, but take the time to leave a comment. On the last Friday of the month we are going to pick 2 names from those that have left comments the preceding month. If your name is picked you get to pick a digital product of your choice from the Sunny Stampin’ Store. What that means is that the more often you comment the more likely you are to win. Soph and I read each and every comment, so when we see the same name in the comment section of each post, you can bet you’ll be seeing that name announced as a winner.
Drumroll please……..and the winners are:
1. Alita Long
April 30th, 2010 at 4:00 am
Hi Andrea and Sophia!
Wow – this is one LOVELY Box!
Thank you for sharing.
Alita
2. Isabel Z
April 28th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
This is stunning. The attention to detail is fabulous.
3. Stephanie Pézolet
April 27th, 2010 at 11:15 am
What an inspiring picture! You created a fantastic card. TFS!
4. Roberta Smith
April 27th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Very pretty card! I have this DSP but haven’t quite figured out how to use it. It is very bright and busy. This is a great way to tone it down. Thanks for the inspiration!
5. Desirée
April 22nd, 2010 at 11:03 pm
How cool! I will DEFINITELY check out that website – gotta stay current
To claim your prize please email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com. In the subject line please put “Secret Comment Patrol Winner”. In the body of the email please let me know what you would like as your prize. Remember, you can pick any digital product from the Sunny Stampin’ Store or a registration to an online class.
Have a great weekend!
All Supplies are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted. The * denotes retired items, however they can be substituted with Old Olive products.
Stamps: Look Who’s Turning, Animal Stories, Hoppy for You
Ink: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Tempting Turquoise, Kiwi Kiss*, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo Classic inks, Tempting Turquoise Craft ink
Paper: Whisper White CS, Tempting Turquoise CS, Pumpkin Pie CS, Melon Mambo CS, Kiwi Kiss CS*
Accessories: Snail adhesive, Dotto adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, paper snips, Stamping Sponges, Big Shot, Polka Dot Textured Impressions folder, Heat tool, Heat & Stick powder, Fine Supernova glitter, Polka Dot Melon Mambo & Crushed Curry ribbon, ¼” Tempting Turquoise & Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon, Kiwi Kiss Striped ribbon*, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons*, On Board Lots of Letters
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