“Love You” Card featuring the Love Letters Designer Paper
Posted on: Friday, August 20th, 2010Comments
Happy Friday everyone! I’m so happy the weekend is here because that means I get to spend more time with my hubby and kids. My husband is taking the boys out to the driving range tonight, and then tomorrow we’ll probably go for a family bike ride at some point.
Today’s card is a scrappy type of a card that is made with a variety of different elements.
Here’s how I made the card:
- Take a 5 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of Very Vanilla CS and fold it in half using a bone folder.
- Stamp the Sanded background onto a 5″ x 5″ piece of Riding Hood Red CS using Riding Hood Red Classic ink.
- Cut a 6″ diameter circle from a piece of Love Letter DP using the Circle Scissors Plus and a Glass Mat.
- Stick the 6″ diameter circle onto the Riding Hood Red CS, towards the bottom right, using SNAIL adheisve. The circle will extend over the Riding Hood Red CS. Turn the Riding Hood Red CS over and trim off any of the circle that is overhanging.
- Center and stick the Riding Hood Red CS to the card using SNAIL adhesive.
- Stamp the trio heart image and two other heart images from the I Heart Hearts stamp set onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla CS using Riding Hood Red Classic ink.
- Punch out the trio image using the Heart to Heart punch. Cut out the other two heart images, using paper snips, leaving a slight vanilla border around the images. Set aside.
- Stamp the greeting onto a 1/2″ x 2″ piece of Very Vanilla CS using Early Espresso Classic ink.
- Sponge around the edges of the 1/2″ x 2″ piece of Whisper White CS using the Tea Stain ink from the Distressing Essentials kit and a wedge of a Stampin’ Sponge.
- Ink up the L, O, V and E chipboard letters using Riding Hood Red Craft ink. Sprinkle Iridescent Ice embossing powder over the letters and tap off any excess. Heat the letters with a Heat Tool until the embossing powder has melted.
- Stick the chipboard letters to the card using Tombow multipurpose liquid glue.
- Stick the stamped and cut out hearts to the card using SNAIL adhesive for two hearts and Stampin’ Dimensionals for the other three hearts.
- Stick the greeting to the card using SNAIL adhesive.
- Stick self adhesive rhinestones to the card, as shown. You’re done!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card.
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Stamps: Fabulous Phrases, I Heart Hearts, Sanded background
Ink: Early Espresso Classic ink, Tea Stain ink (from the Distressing Kit), Riding Hood Red Craft ink
Paper: Very Vanilla CS, Riding Hood Red CS, Love Letters DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Tombow Multi-Purpose adhesive, Circle Scissors Plus, glass mat, Heart to Heart punch, stamping sponges, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, heat tool, black rhinestones (dollar store)
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Congratulations card with the Cheers to You stamp set and Brights Designer Paper Stack
Posted on: Thursday, August 19th, 2010Comments
Today’s project is another fun card I made with a stamp set I’ve owned for a few years now called “Cheers to You”. I paired it with a brand new greeting set called “Curly Cute”.
Here’s how I made the card:
- Dry emboss the front of a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ Crumb Cake CS card using the Big Shot and the Polka Dot embossing folder.
- Center and stick a 3″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Pumpkin Pie Patterns DP to the card using SNAIL adhesive.
- Stamp three drink images from the Cheers to You stamp set onto a 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Whisper White CS using Basic Black Classic ink.
- Stamp the “congratulations” greeting from the Curly Cute stamp set just under the drink images using Basic Black Classic ink.
- Color in the three drink images using Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Real Red Classic inks and a blender pen.
- Add some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the drink images using a 2-way glue pen.
- Take a 5 1/2″ piece of 1/4″ Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain ribbon and fold about 1 1/2″ of it onto itself and secure the two pieces together using a mini glue dot. Repeat using a 5 1/2″ piece of 5/8″ Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon and again with a 5 1/2″ piece of 1/4″ Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain ribbon.
- Stick the folded over ribbons to your card using SNAIL adhesive, so that the top of the loop of the ribbon extends about 1/4″ above the top edge of the Pumpkin Pie DP.
- Cut the ends of the two Tempting Turquoise ribbons on an angle and the end of the Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon in a fish-tail.
- Stick the stamped 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Whisper White CS onto the DP piece, about 1/4″ down from the top edge of the DP.
- Thread an 8″ piece of linen thread through a Pumpkin Pie Designer button and tie it in a bow. Trim the ends if necessary.
- Stick the button to the Whisper White CS piece just below the Pumpkin Pie ribbon, using a mini glue dot. You’re done!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card.
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Stamps: Cheers to You, Curly Cute
Ink: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Old Olive Classic inks
Paper: Whisper White CS, Brights Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, mini glue dots, 1/4″ Tempting Turquoise grosgrain ribbon, 5/8″ Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon, blender pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, 2-way glue pen, linen thread, Brights Designer Buttons
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Just Believe Thank you
Posted on: Wednesday, August 18th, 2010Comments
I just LOVE this set!! I think it is probably one of my favorite sets in the whole catalogue. The images are just so beautiful, so elegant and so whispy. I wanted to create something simpler than my normal type of card as far as the colouring went. I wanted something that would feature that large beautiful stamp rather than over-shadow it.
Directions:
- Take your 4 1/4″ x 11″ Early Espresso CS and score it at the 5 1/2″. Mat on to it your 4″ x 5 1/4″ Pear Pizzazz CS mat. Next mat on your 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Poppy Parade DP. Sponge the edges with some Creamy Caramel (retired).
- Take a piece of 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ Very Vanilla CS and sponge the clouds with some Marina Mist Classic ink. The cloud template is from the Artistic Etching WPS. If you do not have it, then simply make your own by drawing clouds and then cutting out.
- Take some Pear Pizzazz and sponge a bit at the base of the Very Vanilla image mat, and then stamp out the image with Early Espresso Classic ink.
- Cut out a second piece of 2 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ Very Vanilla CS, and line the perimiter with Sticky Strip. Remove the backing and sprinkle with some Olive glitter to create a glitter border.
- To the back of the image, add some Stampin’ Dimensionals to the four corners, and place it within the glitter frame. Next add 4 Stampin’ Dimensionals to the corners of the image/glitter mat and stick it down to the card front.
- Stamp the Thank you on some Very Vanilla CS scraps with Early Espresso Classic ink, and then punch out the greeting with your Modern Label punch. Sponge the edges with some Creamy Caramel (retired), and then stick it to the card front using 1 Stampin’ Dimensional, and some sticky strip.
- Place a basic rhinestone to the corner of the greeting label. You are done!
You can download the cloud template here.
hugs,
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Sweet Baby card with the Baby Bundle stamp set and Nursery Suite DP
Posted on: Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Comments
Although I don’t know anyone that’s expecting, I just couldn’t resist playing with the Nursery Suite designer paper. It has such cute patterns that are fantastic for either a girl or a boy. Anyways, I figure it couldn’t hurt to have a few baby cards on hand, just in case *lol*
Here’s how I made the card:
- Take a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Whisper White CS and fold it in half using a bone folder.
- Center and stick a 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Nursery Suite Specialty DP onto a 4″ x 5″ piece of Textured Pink Pirouette CS using SNAIL adhesive.
- Take a 3″ piece of Pretty in Pink satin ribbon. Center and stick one end of the ribbon to the Nursery Suite DP. Bring the other end of the ribbon down and around to the back of the Pink Pirouette CS and stick it down with SNAIL adhesive. The end of the ribbon on the front of the card will be covered by your stamped image.
- Center and stick the matted Nursery Suite Specialty DP to the card front using SNAIL adhesive.
- Stamp the baby tee on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS using Basic Black classic ink. Color in the image using Pink Pirouette Classic ink for the tee, Pretty in Pink Classic ink for the heart and Creamy Caramel Classic ink for the hanger.
- Cut out the baby tee using paper snips, leaving a narrow white border around the image.
- Stamp the greeting near the top of a 2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of So Saffron CS using Basic Black classic ink.
- Stick the baby tee cut out image to the So Saffron CS, just below the greeting, using a Stampin’ Dimensional.
- Run a piece of Scor tape along the edges of all four sides of the 2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of So Saffron CS.
- Peel the backing off the Scor tape and sprinkle Dazzling Diamonds glitter over the tape. Tap off any excess.
- Stick the 2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of So Saffron CS to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals, so that the top is aligned with the 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Nursery Suite Specialty DP. The bottom should be covering the end of the ribbon.
- Tie a 10″ piece of Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon in a bow. Trim the ends of the ribbon if necessary. Stick the bow to the Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, just below the greeting, using a mini glue dot. You’re done.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card.
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Stamps: Baby Bundle, Occasional Quotes (Hostess Level 3)
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink and Creamy Caramel Classic inks
Paper: So Saffron CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Whisper White CS, Nursery Suite DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, mini glue dots, Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon, blender pen, stamp-a-ma-jig, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Scor tape (non-Stampin’ Up!)
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Get Well card featuring the Fun & Fast Notes and the Word Play stamp sets
Posted on: Monday, August 16th, 2010Comments
Whew! I thought I’d never get today’s post up! It’s funny you know, even though I make my cards for my blog posts 2 weeks in advance, it’s still not a guarantee that I’ll manage to get my post up. Friday was a case in point. I spent the entire day running around – with appointments, errands and kid’s activities, that by the time supper was over and the kitchen was clean, the only thing I could think of was bed. The rest of the weekend pretty much followed along the same course. Saturday, we spent the entire day at soccer tournaments, and Sunday? Well, I spent a good part of the day and well into the wee hours of the morning working on a fantastic new mini scrapbook album which I’ll be releasing later this week. It’s just so stinkin’ cute I can’t wait to show you all!
Today’s card is a clean and simple card, which I absolutely LOVE. I don’t often make get well cards, but as soon as I saw that greeting from one of my new favourite stamp sets (Word Play), I just knew I had to make a card with it. The little bird from the Fun and Fast Notes stamp set made the perfect accompanying image. The funny thing is that I haven’t used that stamp for at least 2 years now. It was one of those sets that I absolutely loved when I first purchased it, and then used it for all sorts of projects. After that, it kind of lost it’s appeal and felt a bit “been there, done that”. It’s amazing how pairing it up with a new set can make it feel fresh and fun again.
Here’s how I made the card:
- Dry emboss the front of a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ Crumb Cake CS card using the Big Shot and the Polka Dot embossing folder.
- Create a scalloped border on a 1 3/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Basic Black CS using the Scallop Edge border punch.
- Pierce a hole in the center of each scallop with a paper-piercing tool and foam mat.
- Mat a 2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Poppy Parade DP onto the scalloped black CS piece.
- Stick the matted DP to the card front with SNAIL adhesive so that it is about 1/2″ away from the left edge of the card.
- Round the top and bottom right corners of a 2″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Whisper White CS with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
- Stamp the greeting and the image onto the Whisper White CS piece with Black Staz On ink.
- Color in the image with a blender pen and the following Classic ink colors: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade.
- Stick the Whisper White CS piece to the card front with with Stampin’ Dimensionals about a 1/2″ up from the bottom edge of the card. Make sure that the right edge of the CS is aligned with the right edge of the Poppy Parade DP.
- Faux thread two buttons with coordinating slivers of CS and stick them to the card with mini glue dots. You’re done!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card.
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Stamps: Word Play, Fun and Fast Notes
Ink: Jet Black Staz On, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Classic inks
Paper: Whisper White CS, Crumb Cake CS, Basic Black CS, Poppy Parade CS, Daffodil Delight CS, Brights Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, mini glue dots, Brights Designer Buttons, blender pen, stamp-a-ma-jig
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