Dec 13, 2021 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Winter |
Welcome to the December 2021 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! Today we are sharing Winter themed projects. I used the Snowbody Better stamp set along with the Stitched Snowflakes Dies and the Rectangle Stitched Dies to create a wintery, snowy card. It’s a great way to send warm wishes when the weather is cold. After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see all the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
Inside:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Balmy Blue card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- You’re A Peach Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Basic White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Snowbody Better stamp set:
- front sentiment in Balmy Blue ink onto a scrap of Basic White CS
- inside sentiment onto the 5-1/4″ x 4″ Basic White CS for the inside
Cut using the Stitched Snowflake Dies:
- 7 snowflakes from Snowy White Velvet Paper
- snowflakes cut into the 5-1/4″ x 4″ Basic White CS for the inside
Cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies:
- front sentiment
- first mat from a scrap of Balmy Blue CS
- second mat from a scrap of Basic White CS
- third mat from a scrap of Vellum
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
- snowflakes glued onto the DSP layer
- front sentiment glued onto the Balmy Blue CS mat
- Balmy Blue CS mat glued onto the Basic White CS mat
- Basic White CS mat adhered onto the Vellum mat using Stampin’ Seal+
- Vellum mat adhered over the snowflakes using a piece of a Foam Adhesive Sheet
- Opal Rounds applied onto the exposed centers of the snowflakes using my Take Your Pick tool
- Basic White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Nov 17, 2021 | Bags, Blog Hop, Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday |
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Welcome to the November 2021 IRBH! This month’s theme is Pretty Packages & Tags, and we’re featuring Christmas gift packaging. I used the All Dressed Up Dies with the Merry Snowflakes Bundle (Merry Snowflakes stamp set and Stitched Snowflakes Dies) and the Whimsy & Wonder designer Series paper to create a cute little bag that can hold any number of small gifts.
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Here’s what I made:
You can tuck in the sides for a slim look…
… or you can pull out the sides for a wider look.
The back:
Close up of the front:
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Here’s what I did:
Stamped with the Merry Snowflakes stamp set:
- snowflake in Polished Pink ink onto the front of the purse
Cut using the All Dressed Up Dies:
- 2 pieces of Whimsy & Wonder Designer Series Paper (DSP) for the body of the purse (green)
- 1 piece of Whimsy & Wonder DSP using the same die (pink)
- 2 straps cut from the pink DSP
- latch cut from a scrap of Mint Macaron card stock (CS)
- 4 buckle pieces cut from a scrap of Silver Foil paper
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- trimmed down the pink DSP purse half to about 1/4″ smaller on each side than the green purse
Cut using the Stitched Snowflakes Dies:
- snowflake out of the center of the pink DSP front piece
Assembled the bag:
- burnished the folds in the bag with a Bone Folder
- glued the tabs of each half of the purse onto the inside of the other half
- bottom tabs glued together to form the bottom of the purse
- pink straps threaded through silver buckles and glued onto the purse, one strap on the front and one on the back
- pink DSP glued onto the front of the purse so that stamped snowflake shows through the die cut hole
- Polished Pink gem applied onto the center of the snowflake using my Take Your Pick tool
- tiny magnets adhered onto the latch and the inside of the purse using Mini Glue Dots…
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Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Marilyn Jones at Stamp with MJ
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <——- YOU ARE HERE!
- Jan Dufour at Stamp Me Silly
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Lisa Graham at Lisa’s Little Ink Spots
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Here’s what I used:
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Price: $35.00
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Nov 8, 2021 | Blog Hop, Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday |
Welcome to the Candy Hearts Blog Hop for November! Today we are sharing Holiday projects. I used the Stockings Dies to make a hobby horse. I remember having one of these when I was very little. It had jingle bells on it. I usually played with it outside, because inside I had my rocking horse. It was on a metal stand with springs, so it didn’t rock so much as it bounced. I would get going so fast that it would scoot across the room. After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
You can see the embossing better in this photo:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Garden Green card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Real Red CS layer cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
- In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 1/8″ x 5″
- Basic White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card base
- Note: All the other pieces of CS I used were left over scraps.
Stamped with the Classic Cloche stamp set:
- sentiment in Real Red ink onto Basic White Thick CS
Cut using the Stockings Dies:
- stocking from Soft Suede CS
- toe from Crumb Cake CS
- topper from Early Espresso CS
- holly from Garden Green CS
- bow and berries from Real Red CSx
Cut using the Tulip Builder Punch:
- leaf cut from Soft Suede CS (2 pieces) and from Crumb Cake CS (1 piece)
Cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies:
- sentiment
- Garden Green CS for the mat
Cut using circle punches:
- 1/4″ circle from a scrap of Basic White Thick CS
- 1/8″ circle from a scrap of Basic Black CS
- Note: The punches I used by Stampin’ Up! are retired, but you can find punches like them almost anywhere.
Embossed using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder:
- the 5-1/4″ x 4″ Real Red CS layer
Mane:
- trimmed one edge from a piece of Gold 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon using Paper Snips (I keep one pair just for ribbon)
- pulled out the long gold threads, leaving a fringe
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- Real Red CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
- Basic White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
- topper glued onto the stocking
- fringe adhered onto the back of the stocking using Tear & Tape
- Crumb Cake leaf glued offset onto the front of a Soft Suede leaf, then trimmed using Paper Snips to create the ear shape
- second Soft Suede leaf trimmed using Paper Snips to create the ear shape
- 2-color ear glued onto the front of the horse head
- second ear glued onto the back of the head
- Basic Black circle glued onto the Basic White circle
- Basic White circle glued onto the head as the eye
- Early Espresso Faux Suede ribbon cut in half lengthwise using Paper Snips
- Faux Suede ribbon strip glued onto the stocking toe piece
- toe piece glued onto the head as the nose
- one end of another Faux Suede ribbon strip glued under the first strip
- the other end of the ribbon strip adhered onto the back of the head
- holly and berries glued onto the stocking topper
- bow glued onto the head in front of the ear
- DSP strip glued onto the Real Red CS layer
- head adhered over the DSP strip using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
- sentiment glued onto the Garden Green CS mat
- Garden Green CS mat adhered onto the Real Red CS layer using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
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Oct 14, 2021 | Autumn, Blog Hop, Boxes, Cards, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Halloween, Holiday, Treat Holders |
Welcome to the October 2021 OSAT Blog Hop! This month’s theme is A Ghoul’s Night Out, so we’re sharing Halloween projects with you today. The theme suggests fun, and I wanted my projects to be fun, but also spooky. I used Linen Paper and the Cutest Halloween Stamp Set to create a mummy card and treat box. The Cutest Halloween stamp set can be bundled with the Halloween punch to save 10%. The bundle is also a part of the Cute Halloween Suite Collection.
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Linen Paper:
- cut Linen paper to 6″ x 6″ (2 pieces)
- used a Blending Brush and ink pads in Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Early Espresso to color the Linen paper
- colored the edges and flap of a Very Vanilla Note Card envelope using the same Blending Brush and ink pads
- added more color to the Linen paper with the edges of the ink pads
- used Paper Snips to cut little snips along one edge of the Linen Paper, just to get it started so I could tear it into strips
- tore the Linen paper into strips averaging about 3/8″ wide
- Note: the backing tended to curl up or come off entirely as I tore.
Stamped with the Cutest Halloween stamp set:
- card sentiment in Jet Black Memento ink onto one of the linen strips (I used my Stamparatus to stamp a few times so it would be nice and dark.)
- box sentiment in Jet Black Memento ink onto a scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock (CS)
Envelope:
- colored the edges and flap of a Very Vanilla Note Card envelope using the same Blending Brush and ink pads
Eyes:
- cut 4 circles from Basic Black CS using the Turtle Builder Punch
- cut 4 circles from Basic White Thick CS using a standard hand-held 1/4″ hole punch (available anywhere you buy office or school supplies)
Tag:
- tore the Crumb Cake CS around the box sentiment, leaving a little extra space at one end for the hole
- cut a hole in the end using the Turtle Builder Punch
- used the same Blending Brush and Soft Suede ink pad to “dirty up” the tag a little bit
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in a Very Vanilla Note Card with a Bone Folder
- applied torn strips of Linen paper onto the card front, then trimmed the excess from the ends using Paper Snips
- Note: I used the strips from the cut edges of the Linen paper along the top and bottom of the card front.
- applied the strip with sentiment over the other strips
- ran blending brush over strips for a little more dirt
- glued 2 eyes onto the strips
Assembled the box:
- burnished the folds in the box and lid with a Bone Folder, and folded to assemble
- applied linen strips onto the top of the lid, covering up the little ribbon handle
- wrapped linen strips around the sides of the lid to cover the whole thing
- Note: I used the strips from the cut edges of the Linen paper along the top and bottom of the lid.
- wrapped strips around just the bottom of the box (Only cover the part of the box that shows when the lid is on, about 1/4″ to 3/8″. I sent a little above that and the strips tend to curl down in a few places when the lid goes on the box.)
- wrapped any extra strips in a haphazard way over the lid
- ran blending brush over strips for a little more dirt
- glued 2 eyes onto one side of the lid
- wrapped linen thread around the box and tied it in a bow, also tying on the tag
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Here’s what I used:
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Oct 12, 2021 | Blog Hop, Boxes, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Halloween, Holiday, Treat Holders |
Welcome to the October 2021 ICS Blog Hop! This month we are featuring our favorite punches. Of course, it’s impossible for me to choose one punch as my favorite. I like them all! But I finally decided to use the Halloween Punch because, you know, it’s October and all. The punch can be purchased alone or in a bundle with the Cutest Halloween stamp set (save 10% when you buy the bundle!)
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Stamped with the Cutest Halloween stamp set:
- sentiment in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Basic Gray cardstock (CS), then heat embossed it in white
Cut using the Ornate Frames Dies:
Cut using the Halloween Punch:
- 3 pumpkins and 2 ghosts from the Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Inked using a Sponge Dauber:
- sentiment die cut in White Craft Ink, then dried the ink using the lower setting of my Heat Tool
Assembled the project:
- burnished the folds in the box and lid with a Bone Folder, then assembled the box
- sentiment and one ghost glued onto the lid of the box (Note: the ghost extends past the top of the box, I was careful only to to apply glue where it would be adhered onto the box.)
- 3 pumpkins glued together in a cluster, then adhered onto the box lid using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
- second ghost adhered onto the box lid, as if coming out from behind the pumpkins, using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
- 3 Pumpkin Pie rhinestones applied onto the box lid using my Take Your Pick Tool
- ribbon wrapped around the lid, adhering in onto the top, bottom, and left side with Tear & Tape, then tied in a bow on the right side
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Oct 11, 2021 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery |
Welcome to the October 2021 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! Today we are sharing Thank You projects. I used the Gorgeous Leaves Bundle, Pretty Pumpkins stamp set, and Bark 3D Embossing Folder to create my card. After reading my post, I hope you’ll hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Early Espresso card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Very Vanilla CS layer cut to 3-3/4″ x 5″, then cut at an angle as shown (Note: I laid it on the card base front and marked with a pencil where I wanted to cut.)
- Very Vanilla CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set:
- leaves in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze inks onto the Very Vanilla CS layer
- speckled background between the leaves in Crumb Cake ink
- 2 leaves in Cajun Craze ink onto the Very Vanilla CS for the inside
Stamped with the Pretty Pumpkins stamp set:
- sentiment in Early Espresso ink over one of the Crushed Curry stamped leaves
Cut using the Intricate Leaves Dies:
- 3 small leaves, one each from a scrap of Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze CS
Embossed using the Bark 3D Embossing Folder:
- the front of the card base
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- Crumb Cake twine wrapped around the stamped layer, secured on the back with Stampin’ Seal, and tied in a knot on the front
- knot secured to the front of the layer using a Mini Glue Dot
- stamped layer glued onto the front of the card base
- 3 die cut leaves glued at the knot
- 3 Pumpkin Pie rhinestones applied onto the card front using my Take Your Pick tool
- Very Vanilla CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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