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Pin#271 - Love Cats hearts birthday card

 

 

 

  Hello and Happy Friday!  There is a new {PIN}spirational challenge out this month - #271 challenge: Birthday Hearts - and I decided to use the Love Cats stamp set once again, but this time for a birthday card to showcase its versatility.  Are you getting tired of seeing this set yet?

 

 

 

 

  Here is the inspiration image for the month that is to be used on a birthday card at the {PIN}spirational challenge  blog.

 

 

 

 

 

  As you can see, I pulled the color palette from the image using basic black and flirty flamingo to make my card. The heart oval was die cut into the basic black card stock using one of the dies from the Framed Florets dies. Unfortunately, this item is currently unavailable due to it being on backorder until late March.  Since the hearts were cut out, I backed it with a slightly smaller piece of flirty flamingo card stock so it would show through. The oval was die cut from another die in the set. I stamped the cute hanging kitty on it using early espresso ink and colored in the heart with a flirty flamingo stampin' write marker. The birthday sentiment is from the Happiness Abounds stamp set. It was easy to line up on the 3/8" wide strip of flirty flamingo card stock since this is a photopolymer set. 

 

 

 

 

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  For the inside panel, I stamped another sentiment from the Happiness Abounds stamp set with flirty flamingo ink. The tiny basic black hearts are what were cut from the front panel. These are teeny, but add a nice touch don't you think? I am saving the rest and save them for a shaker card for another day.

 

 

 

 

 

  Here is one more view of my card. Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Watercolor fun birthday card

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday Monday! I apologize for the delay in getting this post published (yet again), but we went up to Rhode Island over the weekend to visit my son for his Parents weekend at Bryant University and got in too late to finish my project last night.

 

 

  I was thrilled to stop in Pennsylvania on the way up to Rhode Island and have dinner with my friend Rachel (my fellow Sister in Stamping designer) last week.  I can't even remember the last time we were together, so it was great seeing her again!!  The best part of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is all the wonderful friends I've made over the years.

 

 

  Our product theme this week was watercolor paper over on the Sisters in Stamping blog.  For today's post I created a background for my birthday card using watercolor paper - it was fun!

 

 

 

  Did you know that Stampin' Up! carries water color paper?  I was torn about how to use it in my project but ultimately decided to make a beautiful background.  If would like to purchase watercolor paper, please click the list above to hop over to my online Stampin' Up! store (don't forget to use Host Code DJTZ9EEH with your online order at checkout through November 30th).  But hurry, inventory is low!!

 

 

 

 Here is a different view of the card where you can really see the background I created on the watercolor paper. Want to know how I did it?  Let me caution you that this is a messy technique and you'll want to protect your table surface with some paper towels. 

1. First, use a stampin' spritzer to wet your watercolor paper. Next, I opened my Parakeet Party, Orchid Oasis and Tahitian Tide ink pads and put a few drops of the ink refills for each in the respective lids.
2. Next, I took the middle sized water painter brush, made sure the tip was wet, and picked up the Parakeet Party ink and randomly touched the brush tip to the wet watercolor paper. It instantly spread out and made a pretty pattern.
3. I then cleaned the water painter brush, made sure the bristles were wet again (squeezing the barrel) and picked up some Tahitian Tide ink from the lid, and touched it to the wet watercolor paper in areas that had no ink. Again, the ink really spread out.
4. Last, I re-cleaned the water painter brush and repeated the last step with Orchid Oasis ink.
5. I did have to go back and fill in where the color didn't run, making sure to clean my water painter brush really well between color changes.
6. The last step I did was drop kosher salt randomly onto the watercolor paper. The salt absorbs the water and gives it that splotchy look.  I left it to dry overnight and then wiped off the dried salt the next day. I was then able to complete my card.

 

 

  For the embellishment, I cut out a silhouette floral image from the Honeybee Blossoms die set from Starry Sky card stock and glued it onto a piece that I cut out using my Handmade Wishes punch. I added a few rhinestones and a banner with a birthday sentiment (I used a retired stamp set by mistake - Flowing Flowers).

 

 

  For the inside of my card, I used a strip of watercolor paper that was a scrap piece that I had used to experiment. I added another silhouette flower die inside as well.

 

 

  Here is one last view of my card.  For even more watercolor paper ideas, please be sure to check out the Sisters in Stamping blog to see what Karla and Rachel created this week.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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More envelope gift card holder ideas featuring the SAB selections Wonderful World bundle and Hippest Hippos

  Hello and thanks for stopping by mid-week!  On Sunday I shared these fun envelope gift card ideas using the Sale-a-Bration selections Wonderful World DSP and Hippest Hippos stamps and coordinating dies. 

 

 

  I made a few more using some of the other gorgeous patterned papers from the Wonderful World bundle plus the Hippest Hippos stamp set and coordinating dies, Sweet Songbirds stamp set and Lasting Label punch.  Be sure to also check out my summer flowers card post and this birthday card post for more projects featuring this gorgeous DSP.   With Sale-a-Bration winding down TOMORROW (August 31st), you'll want to place an order to earn one or more of these items before they're gone!  Be sure to hop over to my online Stampin' Up! store to place an order (don't forget to use Host Code 9KTH7QVD with your online order at checkout through August 31st).  If your order is $50+ you also get to choose a free Sale-a-Bration item, too!  If you want to earn this Wonderful World bundle, make sure your product total is at least $100.

 

 

 

  I made one more gift card holder using the Hippest Hippos stamp and dies because it is just too cute!  What do you think of this one?   Instead of using the crinkled seam binding ribbon to tie this one shut, I pulled out my In Color bakers twine. I really like this one!

 

 

 Here is one I made using the Wonderful World DSP and Sweet Songbirds stamp set and coordinating punch.  I wanted to show the inside so you could see how cute the punched out little birdie is along with the rest of the sentiment from the front cover. 

 

 

 

  Here are two more that include sentiments from the Sweet Songbirds stamp set. For the top card, I used my Dark Orchid Oasis stampin' blend marker to color basic rhinestone jewels to embellish the oval punch. Did you know that stampin' blends are great for coloring rhinestones, pearls and even ribbon?

 

 

 

  This graphic shows how I took a piece cut out using the Lasting Label punch and cut it to make two new mats. Make sure you are getting the most from your tools by thinking outside the box and cutting them.

 

 

    Here's one more look at all of my envelope gift card holders.  Which one is your favorite? Don't forget, if you love the Wonderful World bundle or the Hippest Hippos stamp set and coordinating dies, you only have until TOMORROW (August 31st) to earn them for FREE with a qualifying order. Want all 3? Make sure to place a $200 order... not only will you earn these products for free, but you'll also earn $20 in free host rewards. Contact me ASAP to help you with your order, or place it yourself via my online Stampin' Up! store. 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Wonderful World Hippest Hippo envelope gift card holder

  Hello and Happy Sunday! We are featuring alternate uses for envelopes today for our projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog .  With the end of the current Sale-a-Bration promotion coming this week (August 31st!!), I wanted to once again feature the Wonderful World DSP (did you see my summer flowers card post or catch this birthday card post earlier?).   In addition to this DSP, I also used the Hippest Hippos stamp set and coordinating dies which are also SAB selections (each separately free with a qualifying $50 order).  I also used two new punches - the Lasting Label punch from the Annual catalog and the Handmade Tag punch from the Holiday catalog. Want to place an order? Be sure to hop over to my online Stampin' Up! store to place an order (don't forget to use Host Code 9KTH7QVD with your online order at checkout through August 31st).  If your order is $50+ you also get to choose a free Sale-a-Bration item, too!  If you want to earn this Wonderful World bundle, make sure your product total is at least $100.

 

 

 

 Here is a closer look at the first card. Isn't this hippo the CUTEST?!?   I colored her using Gray Granite (light and dark), Dark Melon Mambo and Light Old Olive stampin' blends markers.  To create the mat for the Lasting Label punch, I cut the ends from a melon mambo piece and glued offset to the basic white one.   

 

 

 

 

  Here is my second card. I am not sure which one I like better. For this hippo, I colored it the opposite way from the first card with the gray granite stampin' blends and added the little flower with the dark Orchid Oasis stampin' blend marker. 

 

 

 

  I am sure you are wondering "where is the envelope?"  Well, this card is sized at 4-1/2" x 3-1/8" and the inside is an envelope folded in half to form a pocket to hold a gift card holder.  Here is the inside of the card. I added a card stock mat and panel to the right side and left the opening on the left to hold a gift card and additional room to write.  The card is held closed by this beautiful crinkled seam binding ribbon.  Keep reading for more photos and how-to instructions. 

 

Materials and dimensions needed for gift card holder:

• Medium envelope
• Card base 6-1/4" x 4-1/2", score on long side at 3-1/8" 
• Card front mat 4-1/4" x 2-7/8" (use the Handmade Tag punch to cut out a piece from the center before adhering to DSP)
• DSP panel 4-1/8" x 2-3/4"
  
• Inside mat 4" x 2-1/2" (use the Lasting Label punch to cut out a piece before adhering the inside panel) 
• Inside panel 3-3/4" x 2-1/4"
• Skinny scrap of DSP to embellish the inside panel
• Ribbon 20" piece

 

Steps:

1. Take a medium envelope and fold the flap INSIDE the envelope.
2. Fold the envelope so that the "pocket" is on the inside.  Use a bone folder to ensure a crisp fold
3. Fold card base in half and line up folded envelope inside. Glue one side, then the other.
4. Wrap ribbon around card so that the tails face to the right. Tape down in the center of both the front and back of card.
5. Adhere DSP & mat to the front over the ribbon to secure.
6. Add a punch to secure the ribbon on the back.
7. Embellish as desired.

 

 

    Here's one more look at my envelope gift card holders.  For even more envelope ideas and inspiration, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what Karla and Rachel created this week.  Be sure to check back this week - I actually cut enough card stock to make 4 more gift card holders using other patterns of the Wonderful World DSP and will be sharing those in the days leading up to the end of Sale-a-Bration.

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Color Combo Sweet Songbirds CASE'd card

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday! We are featuring a bright and cheerful color combination that Karla came up with for our Sunday Fun Day projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog today. I decided to use the super cute Sweet Songbirds stamp set for my card.

 

 

  The color combination includes several In Colors: Pale Papaya and Polished Pink from the 2021-2023 collection plus the new Tahitian Tide from the 2022-2024 collection. I saw the cute balmy blue card in the Annual catalog (page 31) and decided to CASE it. I didn't have the same die that was used to cut out the circles, so improvised and use several circle dies from the Layering Circles die collection. I think I got pretty close, don't you? If  you would like to purchase any of these products, be sure to hop over to my online Stampin' Up! store to place an order (don't forget to use Host Code 9KTH7QVD with your online order at checkout through August 30th).  If your order is $50+ you also get to choose a free Sale-a-Bration item, too!

 

 

  This view shows a little better how bright this Tahitian Tide card stock is - it's a little darker than the Tempting Turquoise that was retired a few years ago.

 

 

 Here is a close-up look at the punched birdie - so cute! You can see in the upper corner that I crinkled and sponged on crumb cake ink for my little sign.

 

 

    Here's one more look at my card.  For even more color combo card ideas and inspiration, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what Karla and Rachel created this week.

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Christmas in July Scottie Dog card

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday! We are celebrating Christmas in July over on the Sisters in Stamping blog today and sharing Christmas card ideas. It is never too early to get started on your Christmas cards, is it?  I decided to feature the Christmas Scottie bundle that I recently purchased from the Holiday catalog.  The stamp set and coordinating punch are so darn cute!

 

 

  In addition to the Christmas Scottie bundle, I also used the Layering Circles dies and the Artistic Mix decorative masks that are in the Annual catalog. If  you would like to purchase any of these products, be sure to hop over to my online Stampin' Up! store to place an order (don't forget to use Host Code ZW9YEQMB with your online order at checkout through August 30th).  If your order is $50+ you also get to choose a free Sale-a-Bration item, too!

 

 

  This view shows how I punched out the dog and bow and popped them up on the layered circle die cuts. The plaid pattern on the inner circle was achieved using a stamping' blend brush with real red ink and the respective mask from the Artistic Mix decorative mask set.

 

 

 

 Here is a look at the inside of the card. I stamped the ribbon image along the top, a sentiment in the center and a peeking little pup in the lower left corner. 

 

 

    Here's one more look at my card.  For even more Christmas card ideas and inspiration, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what Karla and Rachel created this week.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Sweet as a Peach Mini Scrapbook

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday! This week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog is mini scrapbooks. I'll be honest, I was a scrapbooker before I became a stamper, but it has been a long time since I've worked on any scrapbooking projects. I had a lot of fun with this project today and hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.  Now I just have to print some photos to add to it!  

 

 

  The products I used with today's card are seen above. All three products are on the Last Chance list so if you want them, make sure to place your order ASAP!  Click on photo above to hop over to my Stampin' Up! store to place an order.  If ordering online, please be sure to use Host Code SGCN9HKF.  

 

 

  Here are photos of the pages that I created using the stamp set, DSP and card stock colors from the color palette of the DSP. The covers are old coasters that I had in my stash from a chain restaurant that measured 4" x 4". I covered the front and back with DSP pieces and then used my snips to round the corners. I then covered the inside pieces with balmy blue card stock. The inside pages are six sheets of 7-1/2" x 3-3/4" pieces of basic white card stock folded in half. I glued each half back to back with the folds at the top. It is much easier to embellish all your pages first, then attach the first and last pages to the covers (ask me how I know, ha ha).  Once I had the covers attached I added an additional piece of card stock for the binding.  Anyway, I had fun with this and hope you give it a try!

 

 

    Here's one more look at my mini scrapbook.  For even more scrapbook ideas and inspiration, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what Karla and Rachel created.

 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Daffodil Daydream Easter card

 

  Hello and Happy Easter! Sorry for the delay, but it has been a tough week with my Mom in the hospital.  This week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog is Easter cards and I CASE'd my card from last week (see that post here), changing up the main stamp set. I wanted to remind you that the 2021-2022 Annual catalog is ending in a few weeks, so be sure to check out the Last Chance Products promotion! Many of the retiring products are on sale, grab them while you still can!

 

 

  The products I used with today's card are seen above. The Wild Roses stamp set and Stitched So Sweetly dies set are both retiring.  Grab them before they're gone...  click on photo above to hop over to my Stampin' Up! store to place an order.  If ordering online, please be sure to use Host Code S43YYXBG.  

 

 

 

  Daffodils are my favorite spring flower so I had to buy this set when I first saw the Spring catalog. I am so glad it is carrying over into the 2022-2023 Annual catalog! I had fun coloring the flower image with my Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin' Blends.

 

 

  Here is another view of the main focal panel and sentiment, which I cut using the Double Oval punch.

 

 

  

  Here's one more look at my Easter card.  For even more Easter card ideas and projects, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Shaped Cards

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday! For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing shaped cards. I must admit, this was a struggle for me, but once I embraced it I had a lot of fun creating this Panda card!

 

 

  My inspiration came from Jennifer McGuire, whose cards I found on Pinterest (see that here). I knew I could create something similar with my Stampin' Up! products so challenged myself to come up with a card template for the panda's body and pulled in some punches to help me with the rest. Can you guess which ones I used?

 

 

  Did you guess correctly? I used the Double Oval and Strawberry Builder punches - read on to see how I used them.  Please click on either photo above to hop over to my Stampin' Up! store to place an order.  If ordering online, please be sure to use Host Code S43YYXBG.  

 

  To create my template, I took a piece of scrap paper, cut and folded it like a card with a top fold, then free-hand drew a panda.  I cut it out (first folding it in half to have symmetry), leaving the top of the ears connected at the fold. Once my template was done, I traced it with a pencil onto the back of piece of thick white card stock for my base card.  I cut it out using my paper snips and then embellished it.

 

  For the arms, ears and nose, I used the Strawberry builder punch with basic black card stock (see the pieces above). The nose was cut from the leaf piece (shown with the white gel pen markings). For the eyes, I used the oval from the Double Oval punch. I completed the look with the largest pearls from the Pearls basic jewels.  The scalloped oval punch pieces left over were glued to the legs as shown above, and once dry I cut around the edges on the back side of the card front with my paper snips (no waste!).

 

 

  The large flower (melon mambo card stock), middle flower layer (flirty flamingo card stock) and leaf (granny apple green card stock) were cut using a retired Bigz die (Island Floral). If you have the In The Tropics die set from the Annual Catalog, that would certainly work.  The smallest flower (mango melody card stock) was cut using the the Strawberry Builder punch.  I added an opal gem to the center for a little pizzazz.  I put the flower piece together, then mounted it on the panda's belly with stampin' dimensionals. The arms were also attached with stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

  Here you can see my rough-drawn template and completed card.  I love how this turned out and used the template to make a brown bear birthday card for my brother-in-law. I totally forgot to take a photo of it before popping it in the envelope. Instead of having the bear hold a flower, I used the Double Oval punch to stamp out a Happy Birthday sentiment to link the arms together.

 

  

  Here's one more look at my card. For even more shaped card ideas and projects, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to see what Karla and Rachel created.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Sunday Fun Day: Artfully Composed Tropical CAS birthday card set

Edited  - kind reader Juleen pointed out that I had the dimensions for the DSP wrong in my original post. Please find the correct dimensions below.

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday! For this week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are sharing projects featuring the specialty papers from the Spring catalog.  I pulled out my favorite Artfully Composed DSP to make my card set today.

 

 

  I decided to once again pair it with the Timeless Tropical stamp set. I shared a card set featuring these last month (see that blog post here) and really liked how they worked together. Please click on the photo above to hop over to my Stampin' Up! store to place an order.  If ordering online, please be sure to use Host Code S43YYXBG.  A complete product list and dimensions are shared at the end of this post.

  Here are close-ups of each of the three cards. It is so easy to mix and match the patterns from the DSP packs that Stampin' Up! curates. I love how the colors are listed on the back of the package making it super easy to form your color palette. This is such a clean and simple layout - two strips of coordinating DSP and a sentiment cut out using the Tailored Tag punch (retiring on May 2nd and on sale) and layered on a mat cut using my Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine (on sale through the end of this month!) and the Tasteful Labels dies (also retiring soon and on sale). 

 

  Here is how I stamped the inside of each of the cards. The sentiment, inked with evening evergreen ink, is great for a birthday card but also versatile enough that it would be perfect for a retirement card.  I also inked the palm trees with the evening evergreen ink pad (palm fronds) and colored the tree trunks with a soft suede stampin' write marker. 

 

  

  Here's one more look at my card set. For even more specialty paper card ideas and projects, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to see what Karla and Rachel created.

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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