Feb 27, 2017 | Cards, Gallery, Occasions |
I made today’s card with the Big On Birthdays stamp set, which is on page 6 of the Occasions catalog. The Happy Birthday stamp I used has a straight, rigid feeling font, and can certainly be used for a more minimalistic, masculine card. However, the pretty and carefree floral image stamped above and below it, and the coloring in the letters, transform it into something quite feminine. And it’s a really simple card to make!
Big on Birthdays stamp set © Stampin’ UP!
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Old Olive card stock (CS) to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, and scored it in half at 4-1/4″
- Whisper White CS to 5-1/4″ x 4″
Stamped with the Big On Birthdays stamp set:
- sentiment in Basic Black ink onto the Whisper White CS
- floral image above and below the sentiment in Basic Black ink
Colored in using the Watercolor Pencils (on page 24 of Occasions catalog:)
- flowers and letters in Melon Mambo
- leaves in Old Olive
- I then smoothed out the colors with a Blender Pen.
Assembled the card:
- glued the Whisper White CS onto the front of the card base
Here’s what I used:
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Feb 26, 2017 | Baby, Bags, Challenges, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Occasions |
My project today is made with the Moon Baby stamp set, Kraft Tag a Bag Gift Bags, and Layering Ovals Framelits Dies. This sweet little gift bag is perfect for a small baby shower gift or card. The design is inspired by this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge:
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- So Saffron DSP from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack to 3-1/2″ x 6″
Stamped with the Moon Baby stamp set:
- full image in Basic Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White CS
- sentiment in Basic Black ink onto the 3-1/2″ x 6″ piece of DSP
- just the umbrella in Basic Black ink onto a small scrap of the DSP
Colored in with So Saffron Stampin’ Write Marker:
- baby’s clothes and hair
- tiny circle on the top of the umbrella
Die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies :
- full image on Whisper White CS
- next size up oval from another Kraft Tag a Bag Gift Bag
- scalloped oval from Basic Black CS
Fussy cut with Paper Snips:
- umbrella top that was stamped on the scrap of DSP
Assembled the bag:
- umbrella top glued to the full image
- full image glued to the oval cut from another kraft bag
- kraft oval glued to scalloped Basic Black oval
- large piece of DSP glued to the front of the bag, and folded over the top of the bag
- Basic Black oval glued to the DSP & bag
- folded over the top of the bag and used a clip to hold it closed
Here’s what I used:
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Feb 20, 2017 | Cards, Gallery, Occasions |
For today’s project I used three products from the 2017 Occasions catalog: the All Things Thanks stamp set (which has nine different ways to say thank you,) the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper (DSP,) and the Lace Doilies.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Early Espresso card stock (CS) to 4-1/4″ x 11″, and scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Emerald Envy CS to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
- Cupcakes & Carousels DSP to 4″ x 5-1/4″
- Very Vanilla CS to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Stamped with the All Things Thanks stamp set:
- inked the sentiment stamp with the So Saffron ink pad
- then added Early Espresso and Emerald Envy inks with Sponge Daubers
- then stamped it onto a piece of Very Vanilla CS
Die cut using the Stitched Shapes Framelits:
Die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits:
- a piece of Early Espresso CS
Lace Doilies:
- cut a doily in half
- inked the edges of one half for the card front in Early Espresso and Emerald Envy ink with Sponge Daubers
- inked the other half for inside the card in So Saffron, Early Espresso, and Emerald Envy inks with Sponge Daubers.
Adhered:
- inside doily to the 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla CS
- Very Vanilla CS to the inside of theEarly Espresso card base.
- sentiment to the Early Espresso CS oval
- outside doily to the back of the Early Espresso CS oval
- ovals/doily to the DSP
- DSP to the Emerald Envy CS
- Emerald Envy CS to the front of the Early Espresso card base
Here’s what I used:
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Feb 19, 2017 | Cards, Gallery, Occasions |
The Day at the Beach stamp set has eleven images perfect for super fun beach themed cards. I decided to use just one of them, the umbrella, for a more subdued beach themed card.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Crumb Cake card stock (CS) to 4-1/4″ x 11″, and scored in half at 5-1/2″, for card base
- Island Indigo CS to 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
- Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack (DSP) to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Stamped with the Day at the Beach stamp set:
- umbrella in Basic Black ink onto the Serene Scenery DSP
- umbrella in Basic Black ink onto a scrap of Succulent Garden DSP
Stamped with the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set:
- sentiment in Island Indigo ink onto the Serene Scenery DSP
Colored:
- the umbrella’s shadow with a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker onto the Serene Scenery DSP
Fussy cut using my Paper Snips :
Assembled the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue:
- umbrella top over the stamped umbrella on the Serene Scenery DSP
- Serene Scenery DSP onto the Island Indigo CS
- Island Indigo CS onto the Crumb Cake card base
Here’s what I used:
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Feb 18, 2017 | Cards, Gallery, Occasions |
Beetles & Bugs, oh my! This is another stamp set I knew I had to have, without knowing what I would do with it. There are lots of possibilities. You could make something creepy crawly, or something with a pretty nature theme. Since the stamp images include pins, you could even make something scientific. The beetle I used for today’s card is at the bottom right of this picture:
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Wild Wasabi card stock (CS) to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Basic Black CS to 3-3/8″ x 4-7/8″ (large)
- Basic Black CS to 2-3/8″ x 2-3/4″ (small)
- Whisper White CS to 2-1/4″ x 2-5/8″
- Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack (DSP) to 3-1/4″ x 4-3/4″
Stamped with the Beetles & Bugs stamp set:
- ants in Basic Black ink onto the Whisper White CS piece
- outline of beetle in Basic Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
- body of beetle in Wild Wasabi ink onto the beetle
- spots in Basic Black ink onto the beetle
Stamped with the Big on Birthdays stamp set:
- sentiment in Basic Black ink onto the DSP
Fussy cut using Paper Snips:
- the beetle, only around the outside. I didn’t try to cut out the white bits inside its legs or antennae.
Assembled the card:
- Beetle adhered to the Whisper White CS with Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Whisper White CS glued to the small Basic Black CS
- Small Basic Black CS glued to the center of the DSP
- DSP glued to the large Basic Black CS
- Large Basic Black CS glued to the Wild Wasabi card base
Here’s what I used:
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Feb 16, 2017 | Cards, Gallery, Occasions |
Hello, Sweet Stampers! Today’s card features the Builder Birdcage stamp set and the Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Paper (DSP) from the Occasions catalog. The see-through photopolymer stamps make it super easy to line up the images. And the paper is as cute as all get out.
Builder Birdcage stamp set © Stampin’ Up!
Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper © Stampin’ Up!
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Marina Mist card stock (CS) to 4-1/4″ x 11″, and scored in half at 5-1/2″.
- Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) to 4″ x 5-1.4″.
- a smaller piece of Marina Mist CS to 2-1/4″ x 3-3/8″.
- Whisper White CS to 2-1/8″ x 3-1/4″.
- You may be wondering why the smaller pieces have such odd measurements. When designing the card, I stamped the image first, then trimmed around it until I liked the way it looked. And those just happened to be the measurements.
Stamped using the Builder Birdcage stamp set:
- birdcage in Crumb Cake ink onto the Whisper White CS.
- birds in Marina Mist ink “inside” the birdcage.
- sentiment in Marina Mist ink onto a strip of Whisper White CS big enough to accommodate the banner die (see below.)
Inked:
- edges of doily in Marina Mist ink with a Sponge Dauber.
Die cut:
- stamped sentiment using the Cupcake Cutouts Framelits. Then fold on the score lines created by the die.
Adhered, using glue unless otherwise noted:
- DSP to the card base.
- birdcage piece to the smaller piece of Marina Mist CS.
- doily to the back of the smaller piece of Marina Mist CS.
- smaller piece of Marina Mist CS (with birdcage and doily) to the DSP.
- adhered the middle part of the banner with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the ends with glue, to the DSP.
- self stick dots in Marina Mist from the Subtles Enamel Shapes.
Here’s what I used:
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