Monday, June 12, 2017

Stampin' Up "Life is a Beautiful Thing" Card

Stampin' Up! Life is a Beautiful Thing" Card

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The inspiration for this cute card came from a team challenge. Each week we're giving a specific challenge and this challenge was about color. The colors we had to use were Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise. So I put on my creative hat and I came up with this project. I chose to create my project featuring the Lovely Friends Bundle 
and the Colorful Seasons Stamp set.

Card measurements 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Supplies:
Colorful Seasons Stamp Set 143726
Lovely Friends Stamp Set 143763
Lovely Laurel Thinlits Dies 143731
Tempting Turquoise Cardstock 102067
Whisper White Cardstock  101650
Smoky Slate Cardstock 131202
Tempting Turquoise Ink Pad 126952
Pumpkin Pie Ink Pad 126945
Brights Enamel Shapes 141681
Subtle Enamel Shapes 141679
Bigshot 143263
Fast Fuse 129026
 Mini Dimensionals 144108



Cutting & Die Cutting:
Cut tempting turquoise cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" , score @ 4 1/4"
Cut whisper white card 4" x 6" (die cut using Lovely Laurel thinlit die)
Cut smoky slate 4" x 6"  ( die cut sprig using Lovely Laurel thinlit die)


Stamping & Die Cutting:
Stamp the sentiment with tempting turquoise ink pad using the colorful season stamp set.  Stamp two flowers with pumpkin pie ink pad using the Lovely Friends stamp set and then die cut images with lovely laurels flower thinlit die.


Assembly:
Use the fast fuse adhesive to attach the Smoky Slate die cut pieces and the sentiment layer. Use dimensionals to attached a flower too the edge of sentiment layer. To incorporate the Soft Sky color I added subtle enamel shapes. To give the card that extra pop, I also added Pumpkin Pie enamels shapes.






Happy Crafting to you!






Thursday, June 8, 2017

Stampin' Up! Ribbon of Courage Quick and Simple Card

Stampin' Up! Ribbon of Courage Quick and Simple Card



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 This month our team is having our very first card swap. 
The swaps had to be created from new products in 2017-2018 catalog.
 I CASED this cute and quick card from 
Raquelle C with The Lady and her Stamps. 
I didn't create matching envelopes for the swaps,
but created one for my video.

Card measurements 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Supplies:
Ribbon of Courage Stamp Set 143855
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock 144245
Very Vanilla Cardstock 101650
Lemon Lime Twist Ink Pad 144086
Berry Burst Ink Pad 144083
Berry Burst 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon 144133
Rhinestone Basic Jewels 144220
 Fast Fuse 129026
Dimensionals 104430
Block D 118485
Block C 118486
Block A 118487


Cutting:
Cut lemon lime twist cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score 4 1/4"
Cut very vanilla cardstock 4" x 5"
Cut berry burst ribbon 4" x 5 1/2"

Stamping:
Using the large and small heart stamp the very vanilla cardstock with both ink pads to create your desired image. Use the berry burst ink pad and stamp your desired sentiment.

Assembly:
Use the fast fuse adhesive to attach the ribbon to the card base. Use (4) dimensionals to attach the very vanilla layer to the card base. Remember to turn very vanilla layer slightly diagonal and then attach. Add rhinestones to card for that extra pizzazz!

Join the fun to make this paper treasure!


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Happy crafting to you!





Stampin' Up! Eastern Beauty Thank you Card

Stampin' Up! Eastern Beauty Thank you Card


You can never have too many Thank you cards. I created this card using the Fresh Floral Designer Series Paper and the Eastern Beauty Bundle. The sentiment came from one of my Paper Pumpkin kits.  I really love the new 2017-2018 in-colors.


   
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Card measurements 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Supplies:
Eastern Beauty Stamp Set 143675
2017-2019 Berry Burst Cardstock 144243
Whisper White Cardstock 100730
Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper 144131
Berry Burst Ink Pad 144083
Stitched Shape Thinlits 145372
Eastern Medallion Thinlits Dies 143725
White Perfect Accents 138416
Berry Burst 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon 144133
Bigshot 143263
Fast Fuse 129026
Snail Adhesive 104332
Dimensionals 104430

Cutting:
Cut berry burst cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score 4 1/4"
Cut berry burst cardstock 4' x 4" (die cut)
Cut designer series paper (dsp)  5 1/2" x 2" (1)
Cut whisper white cardstock 5 1/4' x 4 1/8" (inside layer)
Cut whisper white cardstock 4" x 4" (die cut)

Die cutting :
Use the eastern medallion die to cut the berry burst cardstock. Use the stitched circle shaped thinlet die to cut the whisper white cardstock.

Stamping:
Stamp sentiment on stitched circle shape using the paper pumpkin stamp set and the berry burst ink pad. Pick an image from the eastern beauty stamp set to create 
inside layer and matching envelope.

Assembly:
Use snail adhesive to attach the dsp and inside layer to the card base.  Use dimensionals to attach square shaped sentiment embellishment to top of card. Add perfect pearl accents to card for that extra pop.