Sep 17, 2020 | Cards, Christmas, Fun Folds, Gallery, Holiday |
Whether it’s a warm cup of coffee or hot cocoa, nothing says Happy Holidays like sharing a warm cuppa with someone special. This is a card for someone extra special in your life. The triple cube card if very popular right now. I decided to change it up a little by having it a full 5-1/2″ tall, instead of the 4″ tall ones I’ve seen. I realize the height doesn’t technically make it a “cube,” but I’m calling it a cube anyway. The base itself is really easy to put together. I used 3 patterns of Designer Series Paper from the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper. With all the different paper elements, I didn’t feel the need for any embellishments. What do you think?
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Here’s what I made:
It folds flat to fit into a Whisper White Medium Envelope! When folded flat, the card is 4″ x 51/2″. You can see I have a cup sticking out just a little bit on one side. This is okay because the card is 4″ wide instead of the regular 4-1/4″. But be aware of your placement, so you don’t have any thing sticking out too far.
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Paper Trimmer & Simply Scored Tool:
- Pear Pizzazz card stock (CS) cut to 8-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. then scored at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″
- 2 pieces of Pear Pizzazz CS cut to 2″ x 8-1/4″, and scored at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″
- 2 Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper pattern 1 (DSP-1) layers cut to 1-7/8″ x 3-3/8″
- 4 DSP-1 layers cut to 1-7/8″ x 1-7/8″
- 6 DSP-2 layers cut to 1-7/8″ x 1-7/8″
- 2 Whisper White CS layers cut to 1-7/8” x 5-3/8”
- 2 Real Red CS strips cut to 1/2″ x 2″, and scored in half at 1″
- 1/4″ strips of Pear Pizzazz CS cut as follows:
- 1 piece cut to 3-1/2″ long, and scored at 1″, 1-1/2”, 2-1/2”, and 3”
- 1 piece cut to 3-1/4″, and scored at 1″, 1-3/8″, 2-3/8″, and 2-3/4″
- 2 pieces cut to 3” long and scored at 1”, 1-1/4”, 2-1/4”, and 2-1/2”
- 1 piece cut to 2-3/4” and scored at 1”, 1-1/8”, 2-1/8”, and 2-1/4”
Stamped with the Warm Hugs stamp set:
- the 2 donut-shaped sentiments in Real Red ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
Stamped with the Wrapped in Christmas stamp set:
- the two round sentiments in Real Red ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
- “NOEL” in Real Red ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
Stamped with the Press On stamp set:
- largest cup in Mossy Meadow ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS (5 of them)
- largest cup in Mossy Meadow ink onto a scrap of DSP-3 (5 of them)
Cut using the Warm Wraps Dies:
- the 2 donut-shaped sentiments
Cut using the Ornate Frames Dies:
- a scrap of Real Red CS to frame “NOEL”
Cut using the Layering Circles Dies:
Cut using Paper Snips:
- the 5 Whisper White Thick CS cups
- only cup wraps from the 5 DSP 3 cups
Colored using the a Stampin’ Write Marker:
Assembled the base:
- burnished all the folds in the three large Pear Pizzazz CS pieces with a Bone Folder
- burnished the folds in the 2 Real Red CS strips with a Bone Folder
- 1/4″ section of the largest piece of Pear Pizzazz CS glued onto the inside of the opposite side, to create a tall, open ended “cube”
- 1/4″ section of both of the smaller Pear Pizzazz CS pieces glued onto the inside of the opposite side, to create 2 smaller, open ended “cubes”
- small cubes glued onto two adjacent sides of the tall cube, at the bottom
- 4 of the DSP-2 layers glued onto the back and bottom inside of the two small cubes
- remaining 2 DSP-2 layers glued onto the inside of the tall cube, on the 2 back sides, so you can see them when looking down from the front
- 2 larger DSP-1 layers glued onto the tall cube above the small cubes
- 4 remaining DSP-1 layers glued onto the top and front of the small cubes
- Whisper White CS layers glued onto the 2 back sides of the tall cube
- NOEL glued onto the Real Red CD die cut
- one half of each Real Red CS strip glued onto the back of the Real Red die cut, with the fold lines meeting in the middle, so the other halves of the strips stuck out in a V-shape
- glued the V-shape onto the corner between the two small cubes, on half of the V on each cube
- round sentiments glued onto the fronts of the 2 small cubes
- donut-shaped sentiments glued onto the 2 front sides of the tall cube, near the top
Attached the cups:
- burnished all the folds in the 5 Pear Pizzazz CS strips with a Bone Folder
- one DSP-3 cup wrap glued onto each Whisper White Thick CS cup
- 1/2″ section at one end of the 1/4″ Pear Pizzazz CS strips glued onto the 1″ section at the other end, to create tiny open rectangles
- a long side of one rectangle glued onto the back of each cup, vertically, making sure the bottom/short side is even with the bottom of the cup
- cup with 1/8″ thick rectangle glued onto the the top of the left small cube, gluing the bottom side to the small cube, and the back side to the tall cube
- 3/8″ thick rectangle cup glued the same way to the left of the first cup, so it sticks out farther
- 1/4″ rectangle cup glued onto the front of the second cup, with its bottom glued onto the top of the small cube
- the other cup with a 1/4″ rectangle glued onto the cube on the right, the same way as the others
- cup with the 1/2″ rectangle glued onto the top of the small cube on the right, with the back glued to the tall cube, so it sticks out farther than the previous cup
- NOTE: It’s best to let the glue dry completely, to make sure the cups stay in position when the card is folded flat, especially the bottoms.
I drew white lines on this photo to highlight one of the Read Red CS strips on the back of the NOEL sentiment. One half of the strip is glued onto the cube and the other half is glued onto the back of the sentiment. The other strip is glued on the same way on the other side. This is how to attach the flat piece onto the corner:
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Here are today’s colors:
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Here’s what I used:
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Two ways to save in September!
Buy the Starter Kit and receive even more! It’s already the best deal: $99 for $125 in product of your choice plus Free shipping! In September you will also receive the Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set, the So Much Love stamp set, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and 16 precut card kits! Wow! This is the perfect time to work on your wish list of Stampin’ Up! products! CLICK HERE for more details.
Buy the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (standard size) from me by September 30 and I will give you a Magnetic Cutting Plate FREE! You’ll save almost $30! CLICK HERE for more details and to order.
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Mystery Stamping Party!
Go ahead and click the image above to join the Facebook group now. A few days before the party I will post what you will need to complete the mystery card. On September 23 at 8:00pm ET, I will begin posting clues you can follow to create the card. We’ll also have games and prizes! And it’s all FREE!
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World Card Making Day 2020:
- Join me for an afternoon of Bingo, cardmaking, prizes, and fun!
- October 3 at 2:00 pm ET
- See details and register HERE by September 25
- $25 (extra Bingo cards available for $5 each)
- Tell your friends! The more people who register, the bigger the prizes!
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Sep 16, 2020 | Autumn, Bags, Blog Hop, Food, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Halloween, Holiday, Tags |
Welcome to the September 2020 Inking Royalty Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations. This month’s projects are all about Halloween. I used the Ghoulish Goodies stamp set, Essential Tag Punch, and Fancy Label Punch to create tags for this cute and scary little treat bag. The candies inside are Bloody Bones Sweet Tarts Candy. Ooooooo spooky! You can buy them here.
Prepare yourself for a wonderful mix of spooky, scary and sweet. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person, Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink, on the list you can see when you scroll down. Be sure to hop around to ALL the stops, because you definitely want to see all the projects this group has created for you!
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Stamped with the Ghoulish Goodies stamp set:
- raven in cage in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
- sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Real Red CS
Cut using the Essential Tag Punch:
- stamped image and sentiment
Cut using the Label Me Fancy Punch:
- a hole in the top of each tag
- NOTE: I found it a little difficult to line up the punch exactly where I wanted it, so I drew a tiny dot on the tags where I wanted to punch, then positioned each tag so I could see the dot through the hole in the punch. Easy Peasy!
Put it all together:
- put candies in a Mpsaic Gusseted Cellophane Bag and tied the top with a piece of Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon
- black and white twine run through the 2 tags and tied around the top of the bag, tying a small bow in the back
- For the photo, I glued the tags together so you could see both at the same time. You can leave them loose if you prefer.
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Here’s the September 2020 Inking Royalty Blog Hop:
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
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <— YOU ARE HERE!
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
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Here are today’s colors:
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My husband and I have a Halloween party every year, and this year’s theme was going to be “What’s black and white and red all over?” Unfortunately we had to cancel it this year. But I just realized as I was typing this post that those are the colors of my project today. I’m sure that fact was floating around in the back of my brain somewhere as I made the tags.
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Here’s what I used:
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Two ways to save in September!
Buy the Starter Kit and receive even more! It’s already the best deal: $99 for $125 in product of your choice plus Free shipping! In September you will also receive the Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set, the So Much Love stamp set, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and 16 precut card kits! Wow! This is the perfect time to work on your wish list of Stampin’ Up! products! CLICK HERE for more details.
Buy the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (standard size) from me by September 30 and I will give you a Magnetic Cutting Plate FREE! You’ll save almost $30! CLICK HERE for more details and to order.
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Mystery Stamping Party!
Go ahead and click the image above to join the Facebook group now. A few days before the party I will post what you will need to complete the mystery card. On September 23 at 8:00pm ET, I will begin posting clues you can follow to create the card. We’ll also have games and prizes! And it’s all FREE!
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World Card Making Day 2020:
- Join me for an afternoon of Bingo, cardmaking, prizes, and fun!
- October 3 at 2:00 pm ET
- See details and register HERE by September 25
- $25 (extra Bingo cards available for $5 each)
- Tell your friends! The more people who register, the bigger the prizes!
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Sep 14, 2020 | Blog Hop, Cards, Fun Folds, Gallery, Halloween, Holiday |
Welcome to the September 2020 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! This month’s theme is Halloween. I used the Festive Corners stamp set, Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder, and Magic in this Night Designer Series Paper to create a spooky fun 3D Pop Up card.
We have two special guests hopping with us today. One is the amazing and talented Mikaela Titheridge of The Crafty Oink Pen, and I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us. Mikaela has been a member of the prestigious Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team, and her projects are always spectacular. She’s also cute as a button! Next, Pam Morris of Tap Tap Stamp, is joining us on a regular basis, and I know she’ll have a super fun project for us. She is one of my Stampin’ Up! uplines, and she’s an absolute hoot and a half!
Be sure to hop around to all the stops, be cause you definitely don’t want to miss any of the projects from this group of terrific stampers!
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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:
- Basic Gray card stock (CS) cut to 11″ x 4-1/4″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Basic Gray CS layer cut to 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″
- Magic in this Night Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 4″ x 3-1/2″ (stripes)
- DSP layer cut to 2-3/4″ x 3″ (spiders)
- Whisper White Thick CS cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then cut and scored according to the diagram below
- DSP (cobwebs) cut to 2-3/8″ x 1-3/4″ (2 pieces), to 1-1/2″ x 3/4″ (4 pieces), and to 1/2″ x 1-3/4″ (2 pieces)
- DSP (cobwebs) cut to 3-3/8″ x 3-3/4″ (1 piece) then cut into a C shape according to the diagram below
Stamped with the Festive Corners stamp set:
- sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the spider DSP layer (I used my Stamparatus to stamp it a couple of times so it would be nice and dark.)
- cobweb in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Whisper White Thick CS around the farthest right cut/score line
- spider in Memento Tuxedo Black ink hanging from the cobweb
Embossed using the Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder:
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base, and all the folds in the Whisper White Thick CS, with a Bone Folder
- striped DSP layer glued onto the embossed Basic Gray CS layer
- Metallic Mesh ribbon wrapped around both layers and adhered onto the back using Stampin’ Seal +
- Basic Gray CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
- spider DSP layer glued onto the striped DSP layer over the ribbon
- 3 Iridescent pearls applied onto the striped DSP layer (I like to use the pointy end of the Take Your Pick tool.)
- center score line of the Whisper White Thick CS lined up with the score line in the card base, then the C-shaped areas at both ends glued onto the inside of the card base
- cobwebs DSP pieces glued onto their corresponding scored areas of the Whisper White Thick CS
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Here’s the September 2020 Candy Hearts Blog Hop:
Thank you for hopping with the Hearts today! Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You do not want to miss any of the creativity in this talented group of stampers!
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
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Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Two ways to save in September!
Buy the Starter Kit and receive even more! It’s already the best deal: $99 for $125 in product of your choice plus Free shipping! In September you will also receive the Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set, the So Much Love stamp set, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and 16 precut card kits! Wow! This is the perfect time to work on your wish list of Stampin’ Up! products! CLICK HERE for more details.
Buy the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (standard size) from me by September 30 and I will give you a Magnetic Cutting Plate FREE! You’ll save almost $30! CLICK HERE for more details and to order.
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Aug 25, 2020 | Cards, Christmas, Fun Folds, Gallery, Holiday, Techniques |
Today I’m sharing a card I designed as one of the Make & Takes for our August Candy Hearts team meeting. I used the Poinsettia Place Suite Collection to create this double gate-fold card. At 3″ wide, it’s skinnier than the usual 4-1/4″, but that leaves room for the sprigs to hang off the edge. It will still fit into the standard medium envelope. The poinsettia was die cut from the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper, and glued onto a piece of card stock that was cut with the same die. That’s to make it sturdier, since half of it hangs off the layer.
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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:
- Old Olive card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 9″, then scored at 1-1/2″ 3″, 6″, and 7-1/2″”
- Soft Suede CS layers cut to 1-3/8″ x 5-3/8″ (2 pieces)
- Old Olive card stock layers cut to 1-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ (2 pieces)
- Very Vanilla CS cut to 2-3/4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Poinsettia Petals stamp set:
- sentiment in Soft Suede ink onto the Very Vanilla CS
Cut using the Poinsettia Dies:
- flower from a piece of Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- scrap of Old Olive CS using the same poinsettia die
- 3 sprigs from a scrap of Soft Suede CS
Embossed using the Greenery Embossing Folder:
Assembled the card:
- burnished the folds in the card base with a Bone Folder
- Soft Suede CS layers glued onto the two outer most sections of the card base
- Old Olive CS layers glued onto the Soft Suede CS layers
- Soft Suede CS sprigs glued onto the Old Olive CS layer on the left
- DSP poinsettia glued onto the Old Olive CS die cut in the same shape
- only the left part of the Old Olive poinsettia glued onto the Old Olive CS layer on the left, covering the bases of the sprigs
- Very Vanilla CS glued onto the center section of the card base
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Here are today’s colors:
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Here’s what I used:
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Aug 24, 2020 | Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday |
The elegant new Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper has three flocked patterns on vellum. The flocked bits provide perfect cover for glue so you can’t see how it’s adhered onto the layer underneath. I cut three leaves using the Poinsettia Dies, and embossed two of them and stamped the sentiment onto the third one. I added a double bow and Beaded Pearl embellishment to create a cluster on the bottom right of the card front. x
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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:
- Night of Navy card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper (SP) layer cut to4″ x 5-1/4″
- Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Poinsettia Petals stamp set:
- sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
- holly leaves and berries in Night of Navy ink onto the Whisper White CS for the inside of the card base
Cut using the Poinsettia Dies:
- sentiment using the larger leaf diex
- cut and embossed 2 holly leaves from a scrap of Night of Navy CS
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- SP layer glued onto the front of the card base
- NOTE: I put glue only under the flocked areas around the edges
- 3 leaves glued together
- Beaded Pearl embellishment adhered onto the leaves using Mini Glue Dots
- ribbon tied into a double bow and adhered onto the SP layer using a Mini Glue Dot
- leaves adhered onto the SP layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals, over the knot in the ribbon
- Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
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Use your Bonus Days coupons by August 31!
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Aug 21, 2020 | Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday, Swaps |
Today I’m sharing the cards I made for our Candy Hearts August 2020 Team Meeting swap. I used products from the Snowflake Splendor Suite Collection: Snowflake Wishes Bundle (Snowflake Wishes stamp set and So Many Snowflakes Dies,) Winter Snow Embossing Folder, Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper (DSP,) Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper, and Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems – basically everything in the suite except the ribbon!
There were some pieces of the DSP left from another project, which dictated the size of the pieces on today’s cards. I used two different patterns on the card fronts, because didn’t have enough of the same pattern for all the cards, and I used a third pattern for the strip on the inside.
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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:
- Highland Heather card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper cut to 4″ x 3″
- Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 3″ x 5-1/2″
- DSP cut to 4″ x 3/4″
- Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Snowflake Wishes stamp set:
- sentiment in Highland Heather ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
- snowflakes in Balmy Blue ink, stamped off once, onto the upper left of the Whisper White CS for the inside of the card
Embossed using the Winter Snow Embossing Folder:
Cut using the So Many Snowflakes Dies:
- 3 snowflakes from a scrap of Vellum CS
Cut using the Layering Circles Dies:
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper layer adhered onto the front of the card base using Stampin’ Seal
- DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base, over the Glimmer Paper layer
- vellum snowflakes adhered onto the DSP layer using Mini Glue Dots
- a blue gem applied onto the center of each snowflake using the pointy end of my Take Your Pick tool
- sentiment adhered onto the DSP layer, over the snowflakes, using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- DSP strip glued onto the bottom of the Whisper White CS for the inside
- Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
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Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Use your Bonus Days coupons by August 31!
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