Today’s project is a double Z-fold card made using the Ribbon of Courage Bundle (Ribbon of Courage stamp set and Support Ribbon Framelits dies) for the ICS Blog Hop. The theme for this month’s hop is Colors of Courage. We’ve made projects to inspire those wanting to send cards or projects to friends/family in cancer treatment.
The Ribbon of Courage stamp set is perfect for this month’s theme.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but there are lots of other types of support ribbon colors. See the chart below. I used Rich Razzleberry and Sweet Sugarplum as the main colors, and the sentiment is all purpose, so you can decide if it’s for Breast Cancer or something else.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Rich Razzleberry card stock (CS) cut to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, then scored along the 8-1/2″ side at 2-1/8″ and 4-1/4″
Rich Razzleberry card stock (CS) cut to 8-1/2″ x 2-3/4″, then scored along the 8-1/2″ side at 4-1/4″ and 6-3/8″
two pieces of Sweet Sugarplum CS cut to 4″ x 2-1/2″
three pieces of Sweet Sugarplum CS cut to 1-7/8″ x 2-1/2″
Whisper White CS cut to 1-7/8″ x 2-1/2″
Stamped with the Ribbon of Courage stamp set:
ribbon in Rich Razzleberry ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
sentiment in Rich Razzleberry ink onto one of the1-7/8″ x 2-1/2″ Sweet Sugarplum CS pieces
large hearts and small hearts all over the remaining four Sweet Sugarplum CS pieces
Colored using Blender Pens:
ribbon in Rich Razzleberry and Sweet Sugarplum inks
Die cut using the Support Ribbon Framelits:
ribbon
Assembled the card:
the far left 2-1/8″ x 2-3/4″ section of the 8-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ glued onto the bottom left of the card base
the far right 2-1/8″ x 2-3/4″ section of the 8-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ glued onto the bottom right of the card base
layers glued onto card as shown
bottom and top left half of ribbon glued onto the card front as shown
Here’s the next stop on the hop:
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Here are today’s colors:
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Here are some key points to remember:
World Card Making Day Sale October 1-10, 15% off select card making essentials. See details HERE.
Designer Series Paper Sale October 1-31, Buy 3 Get 1 FREE! See details HERE.
Hostess Code for the month of October (HGB2HGXK)
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October’s FREE gift
Mini Pizza Boxes
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New Merry Patterns Hostess Stamp Set – added to your Host Rewards! There’s a brand new stamp set that isn’t in any catalog. You can’t buy it, but you can get if for free with a qualifying order! You can host a party, or place your own order, or join under me and get a 20% discount on your demonstrator order. Find out more HERE.
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My team, the Candy Hearts, meets once a month. We eat, talk, and stamp, among other things. We have monthly challenges and a monthly swap. Today’s post is all about this month’s swap cards. September’s theme was Autumn. For my swap card, I used the Merry Cafe stamp set, Coffee Cafe Bundle, Colorful Seasons Bundle, and Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper.
Brian King joined us for this month’s meeting. He acted as official meeting photographer, and he participated in the swap. Be sure to check out his blog post today for more photos from the meeting, and for details on his swap card!
Here are the swap cards:
Debbie used the Count My Blessings stamp set, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Squares Framelits, Coffee Break Designer Series Paper, and Crumb Cake 3/8″ Classic Weave Ribbon.
Judy used the Vintage Leaves stamp set, Leaflets Framelits, Best Birds stamp set, Layering Circle Framelits, 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, and Pinewood Planks Dynamic Embossing Folder.
Nancy used the Flourishing Phrases stamp set, Flourish Thinlits, and Petal Burst Embossing Folder.
Brian used the Gourd Goodness stamp set, Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper, and Stitched Shapes Framelits. Check out his blog post today for details on his card!
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Chocolate Chip card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Very Vanilla CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside
Stamped with the Merry Cafe stamp set:
cup in Chocolate Chip ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla CS
lid in Chocolate Chip ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
sentiment in Chocolate Chip ink onto a scrap of Crumb Cake CS
Stamped with the Colorful Seasons stamp set:
solid leaf image in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, and Elegant Eggplant inks using the technique described below*
leaf lines in Chocolate Chip ink over the solid stamped image
*Baby Wipe Stamping Technique:
applied scattered drops of ink onto a wet baby wipe, and used it as my ink pad
NOTE: this is usually best using a solid image (like the leaf) instead of a detailed one (like the leaf lines)
Cut using the Coffee Cups Framelits:
cup, lid, and sentiment
Cut using the Seasonal Layers Thinlits:
leaf
Assembled the card:
leaf glued to the DSP layer
lid and sentiment glued onto the cup
cup adhered to DSP layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals
DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
Very Vanilla CS glued to the inside of the card base
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.
Here are some key points to remember:
Gumball Reward for all orders over $50.
Find out more HERE.
Hostess Code for the month of September (N4ZFHXK9)
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September’s FREE gift
Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
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New Merry Patterns Hostess Stamp Set – added to your Host Rewards
There’s a brand new stamp set that isn’t in any catalog. You can’t buy it, but you can get if for free with a qualifying order! You can host a party, or place your own order, or join under me and get a 20% discount on your demonstrator order. Find out more HERE.
When pigs fly, the This Little Piggy stamp set will still be absolutely adorable. These little critters still make me smile. I decided to do something a little different for this card. Instead of the usual pinkish pigs, I went with brighter colors: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, and Melon Mambo. After all, they are flying, so reality didn’t seem too important. What will you put on the inside of this card? When pigs fly… I’ll stop loving you, or I will like brussels sprouts, or you will no longer be beautiful.
The background was created by cutting a baby wipe into several pieces and using them to “sponge” different colors onto a piece of Whisper White card stock. It turned out rather dark, but it’s okay. Dark skies don’t bother these happy little flying piggies.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Tempting Turquoise card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
Melon Mambo CS cut to 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″
Whisper White CS cur to 5-1/4″ x 4″ (2 pieces)
Stamped with the This Little Piggy stamp set:
three flying pigs in Basic Black ink onto Shimmery White CS
Colored using an Aqua Painter:
three pigs: one in Tempting Turquoise, one in Daffodil Delight, and one in Melon Mambo
Fussy Cut using Paper Snips:
the three colored pigs
Colored the background:
used pieces of baby wipes to apply inks to one of the Whisper White CS pieces, using inks in Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Dapper Denim, and Night of Navy
Assembled the card:
Melon Mambo CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
background layer glued onto the Melon Mambo layer
three pigs adhered to the background layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals
the other Whisper White CS layer glued to the inside of the card
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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July Host Code
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Online orders of $75-149.99 placed with the Host Code will receive the FREE gift of the month!
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July’s FREE gift is a pack of 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bags! Use these bags for treat or gift bags. Just pop the treat or gift into one of our shiny cellophane bags and add a stamped header. These bags are also great for storing finished projects, parts for future projects, or any other odds and ends
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Today I’m sharing another project, technically three, that I made using the shaving cream marbling technique. To see the first card I made, and a video on the technique, click here. I used the three pieces of marbled paper that I made before, and used the Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies to cut out the marbled hearts.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Pacific Point card stock (CS) to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
Melon Mambo CS to 4″ x 5-1/4″
Tempting Turquoise CS to 3-3/4″ x 5″
Whisper White CS to 3-3/4″ x 5″ for the inside
Die cut using the Sweet & Sassy Framelits:
one small, one medium, and one large heart from each piece of marbled paper
Assembled the card:
Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine wrapped around front of Tempting Turquoise CS and adhered to back with Fast Fuse
a second piece of Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine tied around the first piece, and tied in a bow
used the brush end of a Tempting Turquoise Stampin’ Write Marker to color just the very edges of all the marbled hearts
largest marbled heart glued to Tempting Turquoise CS
medium and small hearts adhered to Tempting Turquoise CS with Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tempting Turquoise CS glued onto Melon Mambo CS
Melon Mambo CS glued onto Pacific Point card base
Whisper White CS for inside of card – you can glue it to the inside of the card base, or you can write your personal note on it and leave it loose inside, so the recipient can reuse the card
Here’s what I used:
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April’s gift is a pack of Urban Underground Embellishments! Each pack contains 24 brushed silver embellishments – 8 each of 3 designs. (I can ship within US only.)
I recently rediscovered this marbling technique that I did it many years ago and, like so many things, it has come back in style. I marbled Whisper White Thick card stock, then cut it using the Flourish Thinlits. The Happy Birthday sentiment is stamped onto another piece of the marbled card stock with the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.
Here’s a how-to video on the marbling technique:
Stampin’ Up’s very own Donna Griffith shows how to create marbled card stock.
Here’s how my first few pieces turned out:
I used Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, and Daffodil Delight re-inkers. I swirled it around more after each piece, so they all look different. You can see how the colors are starting to blend together a little on the last one I did, at far right, which is the piece I used for today’s card. I did the center one first.
It isn’t very pretty in this photo, but scroll down to see how nice it looks on today’s card.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
Dapper Denim card stock (CS) to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
small piece of the marbled CS to fit the sentiment
small piece of Melon Mambo card sock just a tad bigger than the marbled piece
Whisper White CS to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card
Stamped with the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set:
sentiment in Dapper Denim ink onto the small piece of marbled CS
Die cut using the Flourish Thinlits:
marbled CS with the largest flourish die
Assembled the card:
glued Whisper White CS to inside of card base
marbled flourish glued onto front of the card base
sentiment glued onto the Melon Mambo CS
Melon Mambo CS adhered to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals
Pacific Point enamel dots applied to the sentiment
NOTE: because this card is for a member of my team, the Candy Hearts, I applied a Melon Mambo enamel heart to the card front.
Here’s what I used:
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RETIRING IN COLORS
DID YOU KNOW the 2015-2017 In Colors will retire at the end of May? That means that they will no longer be available to order on June 1. Don’t wait until then to order them. At some point before the end of May, they will become available only while supplies last. So get what you need now.
SPEAKING OF RETIRING PRODUCTS
The Designer Series Papers always retire, too. So these products won’t be available after May 31. And just like the retiring In Colors above, at some point before the end of May, these items will become available only while supplies last. Don’t wait until the last minute. Get them now!
Gum Ball Rewards
You always earn a Gum Ball for every $50 you spend on an order with me. Earn 10 Gum Balls and I’ll send you a free stamp set of your choice! See the Gum Ball Rewards page for details.
Use the Host Code on online orders less than $15o. See how to use a Host Code here.
Online orders of $75-149.99 placed with the Host Code will receive the gift of the month!
Online orders of $150 or more will automatically receive the gift of the month! Do not use the Host Code.
April’s gift is a pack of Urban Underground Embellishments! Each pack contains 24 brushed silver embellishments – 8 each of 3 designs. (I can ship within US only.)
Welcome to the February edition of the Thailand Achievers’ Blog Hop! Today we’re featuring more products from the Occasions & Sale-a-bration (SAB) catalogs. I’m sharing two cards today (one made with the Custom Tee bundle and the Designer Tee stamp set, and one made with the Lift Me Up bundle and the Carried Away Designer Series Paper) that show how well the items in both catalogs go together.
I can’t wait to see what all the talented folks in this group have for us today!
Here’s what I made:
For this card, I used the Custom Tee bundle from the Occasions catalog with the Designer Tee stamp set from the SAB catalog:
I used the Lift Me Up bundle from the Occasions catalog and the Carried Away Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the SAB catalog to create this fun card:
Scroll down to see how I made these two cards, and to purchase the products I used.
Here’s a guide for the hop:
Be sure to check out all the wonderful projects!
Here’s what I did:
Tee Shirt Card
The card base is Whisper White Thick card stock (CS) with a Calypso Coral CS layer glue to the front.
For the next layer, I got this mottled look by inking up a large clear block with my Mint Macaron ink pad, spritzing it just a tiny bit with water, then stamping it onto a piece of Whisper White CS. Pretty cool, eh? I glued this layer to the card front, tucking half a doily under one corner. (By halving the doily, I can use it on 2 cards.)
For the shirt, I stamped the outline in Tip Top Taupe ink onto another piece from the Succulent Garden DSP, then cut it out with the corresponding die in the T-Shirt Builder Framelits. I chose this particular paper design because I think it makes the shirt look like it has been splattered with ink; and since I’m a very messy crafter, it seemed appropriate. Next I stamped the sentiment from the Custom Tee stamp set in Calypso Coral ink. I glued the shirt to another piece of Succulent Garden DSP.
I adhered a couple pieces of ribbon to the card front with Fast Fuse, then adhered the shirt/DSP panel over the ribbons with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The final touch was to add three White Perfect Accents in the bottom left corner
For the inside, I used Tip Top Taupe ink to stamp two sentiments from the Designer Tee stamp set. I wanted to stamp “and” or “&” between the two, to make it one sentiment, but I couldn’t find one I liked. So I stamped a tiny flower from the Custom Tee stamp set between them.
Balloon Card
The card base is Watermelon Wonder CS with a Night of Navy CS layer glued to the front.
I cut two different pieces of Carried Away DSP and glued them to the card front.
Then I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto a strip of Whisper White CS and glued that over the line where the two pieces of DSP meet.
I used the Up & Away Thinlits to cut the balloon from Night of Navy CS, and the backing pieces from Peekaboo Peach and Mint Macaron paper from the In Color DSP Stacks. I glued all the pieces to the back of the balloon, then adhered that to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For the inside, I stamped the small balloons from the Lift Me Up stamp set in Mint Macaron onto a piece of Whisper White DSP, then glued that to the card’s interior.
Here’s what I used:
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