May 16, 2015 | Cards, Club, Techniques |
Okay, so there aren’t an infinite number of butterflies on this card, but it is an infinity card with butterflies, so I’m sticking with the title. This is the second project we made in Stamp Club this month.
I’ll admit that I’ve never really been a butterfly person. I mean, I think they’re lovely flitting around the yard, but I’ve never been one of those people with butterflies on their clothes, phone cases, etc. In fact, I think I’ve known so many “butterfly people” that I became a little turned off by butterflies in any context other than in nature. But that was before the Swallowtail and Papillon Potpourri stamp sets! Now I want to use these little suckers on everything I make! The Swallowtail is so big and so graceful, I just can’t resist it. The smaller butterfly stamps have coordinating punches, so I can stamp and punch as many as I want in no time.
The front of today’s card base is Rose Red card stock, with Painted Blooms DSP pieces cut 1/4″ smaller than the card stock sections. The Swallowtail is stamped in Rose Red on Whisper White card stock; then it’s cut out with Paper Snips, cut in half vertically through the body, and trimmed horizontally to fit the DSP sections.
Open the card once to reveal more Painted Blooms DSP. The sentiment, from the Petite Pairs stamp set, is stamped in Rose Red on Whisper White, then cut with the 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. Pacific Point and Rose Red card stock are cut with the 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch to frame the sentiment.
Open the card a second time to reveal two pieces of the DSP, and 4 small pieces of Soft Sky card stock. The sun from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set is Daffodil Delight on Whisper White. The flowers from the Petite Petals stamp set are stamped in Rose Red on Whisper White and cut with the Petite Petals Punch. The butterflies from the Papillon Potpourri, Butterfly Basics, and Kinda Eclectic stamp sets are stamped in BlackBerry Bliss on Whisper White and cut with the Bitty Butterfly Punch.
Open the card a third time to reveal the back of the card: a Wild Wasabi card stock base and Painted Blooms DSP covered with Pacific Blue butterflies and flowers. The plain white piece of Whisper White card stock is for your own handwritten sentiment.
The DSP envelope is made with the Envelope Punch Board. 
Infinity cards look terribly complicated, but are really quite simple when you break them down to their basics. I showed the steps of assembly in a previous post here. It was a 5″ x 7″card, but the steps are the same.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this or any other project.
Here’s what we used:
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May 12, 2015 | Cards, Club |
As I said in my post a few days ago, we had a fantastic time at Stamp Club this month. Here’s the first of two projects we made. I changed the colors but otherwise it’s an exact CASE from last October’s World Card Making Day event hosted by Brian King and Pam Morris.
You may recognize this technique. It’s been around for a very long time. And it’s super easy. Just drop some reinker on the paper and blow it around using a drinking straw. Start with the lightest color and end with the darkest. Here we used Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, and Tempting Turquoise, in that order. We covered the “drop spot” with a sentiment from the Work of Art stamp set.
Bottle Recycling
You know how I always decorate water bottles for our meetings? Well, this month I used White Jute Ribbon and a Lost Lagoon butterfly cut with the Butterflies Thinlits Dies…
…and look at what Caitlin did with it when she got home – she added some bling and made this beautiful Mother’s Day card! Caitlin is very talented and I’m really glad she’s part of our monthly club.
Here’s what we used:
Straw Art Card
Water Bottle
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May 9, 2015 | Club, Uncategorized |
We had a rip roaring time at Club this month. There was much laughter and merriment, yet in all the fun, we still managed to make two cards: an infinity card and a card using the straw technique.
Here’s the lovely Marenda showing off her two completed projects…
…and here are some action shots.
Even with a broken wrist, Margie was able to make her cards!
Parker tried to get some rubbies from the group, but they were busy crafting, so he finally gave up and took a nap on the chair in my stamping studio.
Check back to get a better look at the cards and see how we made them!
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Mar 13, 2015 | Cards, Club, Holiday, Occasions, Techniques, Tools |
A couple days ago I posted an Easter Bunny card for the Pals Blog Hop. You can see it here.
For the hole in the fence:
On the card front, the hole in the fence needs to be in the center of the card, but the 1-3/4″ Circle punch won’t reach that far from the edge of the paper.
Here’s how to remedy that. Fold the paper in half but crease only in the center where the hole will be.
Insert the crease halfway into the punch.
There are little holes in the metal at the half way mark. Use those to line up the paper.
Now punch.
Flatten the paper back out and there’s your centered hole. The Hardwood stamp helps camouflage any creasing that may remain.
For the hole in the hole:
You must also punch a hole in the Early Espresso piece for the Circle Treat Cup to stick through. You can do it one of two ways, although I think the first is easier.
1) Punch the hole in the card stock, then line up the Starburst Framelit so the hole is at the edge.
2) Cut the card stock with the Framelit first, then maneuver it into the punch.
Now adhere the Early Espresso piece to the fence piece, lining up the punched holes.
I hope you found this helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions at all.
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Mar 11, 2015 | Blog Hop, Cards, Club, Food, Occasions, Techniques |
Welcome to the March Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating spring. This month we are featuring spring related projects for Mother’s Day, Easter or any other occasion that celebrates winter coming to an end.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Sue Becker at RnR Stamping on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
Today I’m excited to share one of the projects we made in Stamp Club this month. This little bunny with a belly full of jelly beans is trying to crawl through a hole in the fence, and all we see are his little backside and feet…
…until you open the card to see his adorable face.
I’ve always enjoyed Punch Art. Well, I’ve always enjoyed punches. They are such a quick and easy way to cut out a perfect shape, and they’re very portable. I knew I wanted to include a few specific things in our club projects this month: punch art, a rabbit for Easter, and the Circle Treat Cups that I’d had for a while but hadn’t used yet. So I set out to combine them into one card.
For the rabbit, I scoured the Internet for ideas. There are quite a few different ones out there, all very cute, but they all either used retired punches or just weren’t exactly what I was looking for. So I took some ideas from several of them and put them together, tweaking the design for this card. I think he turned out pretty cute, don’t you? Here’s how we did it:
Use the following punches:
7/8” Scallop Circle – 2 in Whisper White
1-3/4” Circle – 2 in Whisper White
3/4” Circle – 2 in Whisper White
½” Circle – 2 in Whisper White
¼” Handheld Circle – 9 in Pink Pirouette
Extra Large Oval – 3 in Whisper White
Scallop Oval -2 in Whisper White
Large Oval – 2 in Pink Pirouette
Small Oval – 2 in Pink Pirouette
Owl Builder Punch – 1 heart in Pink Pirouette
We used a sponge dauber to edge all white pieces with Smoky Slate ink and all pink pieces with Pink Pirouette. This gives the bunny more dimension and prevents the pieces from disappearing into one another.
For the front:
Assemble feet with 2 Extra Large Ovals in white, 2 Small Ovals in pink, and 8 ¼” circles in pink. Use 1 7/8” Scallop Circle in white for the tail.
Place 10-12 jelly beans in the Treat Cup, peel the backing off, and adhere one 1-3/4” Circle in white to the back to contain the jelly beans. (If you don’t want to use the Treat Cup, simply replace it with the 1-3/4” Circle.) On this example, I forgot to back the treat cup with the white circle, so you see the Melon Mambo card base showing through behind the jelly beans. I prefer the white backing.
Here’s one I did with the white backing. It accidentally got stepped on, plus I didn’t ink the edges of all the punched pieces, so I didn’t use it for the main photo above, but you can see the difference in the color behind the jelly beans.
For the inside:
Assemble the face with 1 Extra Large Oval in white, two ½” circles in white for the cheeks, one ¼” Circle in pink for the mouth, and the heart from the Owl Builder Punch in pink for the nose. Use a Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Marker to draw whiskers and eyes.
Adhere two ¾” Circles in white below face. Draw toes with Smoky Slate marker.
Adhere the 2 Large Ovals in pink to the 2 Scallop Ovals in white for the ears. Adhere these to the top of the face. Adhere all that on top of one 1-3/4” Circle for the body, and add one 7/8” Scallop Circle in white for the tail.
For the fence:
Use the Hardwood background stamp on Crumb Cake card stock with Early espresso ink. Create three, one for the front, one for the back, and one from which to cut the cross pieces.
The hole is cut from Early Espresso card stock with the Starburst Framelits. Cut two and adhere one over each of the two stamped fence pieces.
Punch a 1-3/4″ hole in the front pieces (fence & hole) for the Treat Cup to stick through.
From the third stamped image, cut two “boards” for cross pieces. Attach each with two 1/8″ Mini Brads.
The sentiment is from the For Peeps’ Sake stamp set. It’s Melon Mambo ink on Whisper White card stock, then matted with Early Espresso card stock. It’s attached to the fence with another Mini Brad.
Finish it up:
Attach it all to your card base (we used Melon Mambo) and you’re done! I know it looks like a lot of steps, but it’s actually very easy.
Check back for a tip on punching the hole in the right place on the fence!
The next stop is Karen Hallam at Karen’s Blog on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month. And as always, Sweet Stamping!
Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
These are the products we used for this card:
Feb 7, 2015 | Cards, Club, New Products, Occasions, Techniques |
In February’s Stamp Club meeting, we used the Petal Potpourri stamp set and the Flower Medallion punch to create this card. You can buy both together in a Bundle and save 15%!
We used three different techniques to make the flowers on this card. Here’s how we made the large flowers, from bottom left to upper right:
1) We used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the Daffodil Delight directly in the center of the Wisteria Wonder flower.
2) We stamped this flower in black Memento ink, then colored it with Daffodil Delight and Wisteria Wonder Blendabilities markers.
3) We stamped this flower onto watercolor paper, then spritzed it with water. The button is colored with a Daffodil Delight Blendabilities Marker.
The sentiment is from the Painted Petals stamp set, which comes in wood, clear, AND photopolymer. The leaves are cut with the Bird Builder punch.
Stamp Club members Martha and Linda with their cards: 
Here’s what we used:
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