You Brighten my Day - A Teapot full of Flowers - Stampin' Royalty #335

The challenge with Stampin' Royalty this week is the "Use Your Dies" i.e make a project using our dies.
So, for this challenge, I dug out some recently retired dies, used a current stamp set and created this card.  I was inspired by a card similar to this made by jnbcards, which I saw on Pinterest.

• The base card is Flirty Flamingo 4/1/4 by 11, folded to make a top fold card.
• The dies cuts and punchies were built upon the next Whisper White layer which had been embossed with the sparkles embossing folder.

Here are the dies/punches I used:
1.  Cups and kettles framelit dies for the tea pot and lid (Whisper White edges with Flirty Flamingo)
2.  Bouquet XL die for the leaves (garden green cardstock)
3.  Petite Petal Punch to make the flowers which had been stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink.

Stamp sets Used:
1.  Petite Petals
2.  Sunburst Sayings
3.  Wild About Flowers

Accessories:
1.  Wink of Stella gold glimmer brush for center of flowers
2.  Wink of Stella clear glimmer for flower petals and tea pot
3.  1/8" gold taffeta ribbon
4.  Pewter embossing powder
5.  Dimensionals.

Thank You Notes

Now that Christmas is over, and presents  received, it is time to send Thank You notes to those who gave you those wonderful items you were wishing for.

So, I made a set of 4 Thank You Note cards.

• I used the Note cards from Stampin' Up and layered the front first with Bermuda Bay cardstock, and then Color Me Irrresistibly DSP.  This DSP was sponged randomly with Bermuda Bay ink and wiped with a paper towel.
• A 1/8" stitched Bermuda Bay ribbon (new Occasions catalogue) was adhered to the lower half of the front.
• Above that, using dimensionals, I added the sentiment, from "Another Thank You", stamped in Melon Mambo.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, 4 Petite Petal flowers per card were stamped using Daffodil Delight and punched out using the coordinating Petite Petal Punch.  The leaves were punched using the Bird Builder punch using Old Olive cardstock.
• The flowers and leaves were adhered to the card front as shown in the picture.
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• A bow was placed over the sentiment.

Metal rimmed pearls were added to the center of each flower, and then I added glitter using the new glitter brush in the Occasions catalogue  - available Jan/16

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Petite Petals, Another Thank You
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo
Papers: Whisper White Note cards, Bermuda Bay, Color Me Irresistibly DSP, Whisper White, Old Olive
Accessories: Petite Petals Punch, Bird Builder Punch, 1/8" stitched Bermuda Bay ribbon, metal rimmed pearls, glue dots, dimensionals.Wink of Stella gimmer brush

Get Well Soon - SUO Challenges #131

A number of my friends have been ill lately, and my stash of Get Well cards is getting low.  So I was particularly happy to see "Get Well" as this week's topic at SUO Challenges

I partially cased a card I saw on Pinterest - namely the tissue pop up box on the inside.

• The base cardstock of Mint Macaron was matted with Whisper White embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder.
• Down the middle is attached a piece of Pretty Petals DSP matted with Mint Macaron.
• The imagae panel was first stamped with the "Gorgeous Grunge" stamp set using Mint Macaroon, then the swirl image from "Flowering Flourishes" was stamped with Black Memento
• On a separate piece of Whisper White, 5 flowers from the stamp set "Petite Petals were stamped using Mint Macaron.  They were punched out using the Petite Petal punch.  Three of the flowers are for the front of the card, and 2 for the inside.
• Using the Owl Builder punch, 5 small circles (the eyes) were punched using Black Glimmer paper.  These were attached to the inside of each flower with a glue dot.  But before doing that, the petals of each flower were curcled up slightly.
• A 1/4" strip of Mint Macaron was adhered to the bottom of the panel, and a 1/8" strip of black glimmer paper was added to the middle of that.  
• The 3 flowers were added as shown in the picture above.
• The sentiment is from "Word Play" and die cut using the Lots of Labels framelits.  I played around with the framelit to get the shape I wanted.  Not sure if I suceeded.  It was attached using dimensionals.

Inside: 

• After adhering the 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White cardstock, the tissue pop up box was made.
• Tissue Pop Up box:  A 6 1/4 by 3" piece of Mint Macaron cardstock was scored at 1 1/2, 3, 4 1/2, and 6" on the long side.  Crease folds and burnish with a bone folder. Adhere the small flap to the bottom to create the pop up box.
•  DSP was adhered to the top and front of the pop up. The opening for the tissue was created using a craft knife.
• Adhere the bottom and back of the box to the inside at the crease.  When the card closes the box folds down.
•  The sentiment was punched with the Word Window punch and adhered to the front of the box. 
• The other two flowers were adhered to the top right of the inside layer.

Supplies Used:

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Gatefold Heart Wedding Card

I have another craft show this weekend and I was in need of some wedding cards.  This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest.
It's a gatefold card with a heart edged in flowers in the middle of the card.

• After making the gate fold card using Blushing Bride cardstock, Whisper White cardstock embossed with Boho Chic embossing folder was adhered to the two front panels.
• A piece of Whisper White cardstock was also adhered to the inside.
• A heart was die cut using the Hearts collection framelit.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, 28 Petite Petal flowers were stamped using Blushing Bride ink, and punched out using the coordinating punch. Using a Blushing Bride marker, the center of each flower was highlighted, These flowers were adhered around the periphery  of  one side ofthe heart, and then the heart was turned over, and flowers were also placed on the backside.
• A piece of Whisper White organza ribbon was adhered to the back of the card and brought along the front.  
• Half of the heart was attached to the card front using dimensionals.
• The organza ribbon, tied, closed the card.

Supplies Used:

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Happy Easter with Vellum Flowers - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #208 and Fab Fri #59

With this Easter card, I managed to combine 2 challenges.
The first is a colour challenge at Fab Fri 59 and the second is a sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Here's the resultant card:

These are the colours from Fab Fri:

And the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday:

I decided to make the focal point embossed vellum flowers.  And to that end I used 2 different floral stamps: " Flower Shop" and "Petite Petals" and for the leaves I used "Flower Patch".

The flowers were stamped on Vellum, embossed with white embossing powder and punched out with their respective punches: Pancy Punch and Petite Petal Punch.  They were coloured on the reverse side using markers.  The leaves were stamped first in Versa Mark and then in Wild Wasabi and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  They were die cut using the framelits that coordinate with the Flower Patch stamp set.  They were also coloured on the wrong side with markers.

In the middle of the larger flower, a 1/2" Hello Honey circle was adhered with a glue dot and then a cluster of small pearls was added.  Blushing Bride circles, punched with the Owl builder punch (the eyes) was adhered in the middle of the smaller flowers followed by a small pearl.

The flowers and leaves were arranged on a 1 3/4" Whisper White circle matted with Calypso coral die cut with the Circles framelits.

The sentiment is from "Indescribable Gift"

Here are the rest of the supplies I used:

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I also used white embossing and clear embossing powder.

Happy Birthday Concertina Card with the Scallop Tag Topper punch

My very special friend, whom I roomed with when I went to University (many moons ago) is having a birthday on a few weeks.  I wanted to make her a very special birthday card, as we have been through so much together.  It really is amazing that we have kept in touch all these years, through many moves, through getting married, having children, moving to different provinces, to getting divorced and now being grandparents.  I love her to bits!  She came to visit me this summer all the way from Manitoba (she actually drove and camped along the way) and it was so good to see her.  Somehow the years have not changed her.

Anyway, back to the birthday card.
I watched a You Tube video on a special fold card called a concertina card here.  Joanne James did a marvelous job as she takes you through making this card step by step.  I was inspired to make this card, and yes it did take me a long time, especially decorating the inside, but I love it, and so will my friend.

The card is so long, that I had to take 2 pictures of the inside side by side. Then I folded the card partially and was able to get a picture of the entire inside.

I used mainly Sale-a-bration products. However, the sentiment "Happy" came from the stamp set "Celebrate Today" and the letters were die cut using the Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlets - now retired.

Here's a list of the products used:

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I also used rhinestones on the centers of the flowers and butterflies.

Petite Petals Get Well Wishes - The Friday Mashup 160

As much as I hate the idea of people getting sick, the reality is people do.  So it's a really good idea to have a number of get well cards on hand.
I chose to do one with flowers on it because when a sick person is visited invariably flowers are brought.
This card is for the sketch challenge with The Friday Mashup here

Stamps:  Petite Petals, Teeny Tiny wishes

Inks: Basic Black, Crisp Cantalope, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Pistachio Pudding

Papers:  Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP (SAB)

Accessories: Petite Petals Punch, Bird Builder punch, rhinestones, Word Label punch, Modern Word Label Punch, Square lattice folder, dimensionals.

Thinking of You -Sketch Frenzy Friday

My blendabilities arrived yesterday and I was anxious to try them out.  The sketch with Sketch Frenzy Friday here provided the perfect background for the stamp set I had in mind.

I used the Daffodil Delight set of blendabilities, with the Skin Tone (bronze) in the middle of the large flower.  The small flowers were stamped with Island Indigo ink and punched with the coordinating punch.  The rhinestones in the center were coloured using the Tangerine Tango blendability pen.

Stamps: Peaceful Petals, Petite Petals

Inks: Memento ink, Island Indigo, set of 3 Daffodil Delight blendabilities, Skin tone blendabilities, Tangerine Tango blendability

Papers: Gumball Green, Whisper White, Watercolor Wonder DSP

Accessories: Honeycomb folder, Petite Petals punch, Artisan Label punch, rhinestones, dimensionals, Gumball green stitched satin ribbon

Hexagons and Triangle - The Friday Mashup #148

The Mashup Challenge this week is to use Hexagons and triangles on a project here
Here is my card:

The base card is Early Espresso, layered with Very Vanilla stamped with the Hardwood background stamp.  That is layered with Crumb Cake die cut using the Hexagon Hive Thinlet die.
The flowers are from the Petite Petals stamp set, stamped in different colours and punched out using the coordinating Petite Petals punch.  Two leaflets were die cut using the sizzlet leaflet die and the flowers were mounted on that - some directly on it and some using dimensionals.
The sentiment is from the You're Lovely (SAB) stamp set, punched with the small oval punch and layered with a triangular Petite Penants builder punch.

Stamps: Petite Petals, Hardwood, You're Lovely (SAB)
Inks: Early Espresso, Crisp Cantalope, Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Wonder Wisteria, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals
Papers: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Old Olive
Accessories: Hexagon Hive thinlet, Petite Petals punch, Petite Pennant Builder punch, Small oval punch, Leaflet sizzix die, dimensionals

Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect - Sketch Frenzy Friday

Are you tired of winter yet?  Are you waiting for spring to arrive?  Yes to both questions.  Spring is about 5 weeks away, but that 5 weeks seems like 5 years!  So to speed things along a little bit the card I made for the SFF challenge here is very spring like.  I just love the soft new colors!

 

The base card is Crisp Cantalope layered with first Whisper White, and then Sweet Sorbet DSP (SAB).

The banner I made using the banner framelits; the sentiment is from the Perfect Pennants stamp set.  I then stamped 4 different colors of Petite Petals and punched them out using the coordinating Petite Petals punch.

Stamps: Perfect Pennants, Petite Petals

Inks: Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Pool Party

Papers: Crisp Cantalope, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP

Accessories: Banner framelits, Petite Petals punch, Pearls, 3/8" ruffled Crisp Cantalope ribboon

Just Because - Hexagon Hive Thinlet die & Petite Petals - a Case

We had a mild day today, but the weather tomorrow is supposed to make up for any enjoyment we experienced today.  More snow is forecast.  On top of all the snow we have received to date we've run out of room to put it when we shovel.  It's getting hazardous to emerge from your driveway!

Today's card is a CASE of a card I saw on Pinterest.  It's so spring-like  looking I couldn't resist making it.

The base card is Island Indigo layered with Watercolor Wonder DSP followed by a Whisper White layer die cut using the Hexagon Hive Thinlet die.  Hint: Use waxed paper underneath the thinlet die to make removing the hexagons easier.  To attach the hexagon die cut paper, I used tombo glue thinly applied to the edges.

On a scrap piece of paper, I stamped 5 Petite flowers - 2 in Island Indigo, I Daffodil Delight, 1 Pear Pizzazz, and 1 Calypso Coral.  They were punched out using the coordinating Petite Petals punch, and the petals curled up.  After attaching to the card using glue dots, a pearl was placed in the center of each flower.
The sentiment is from "A Dozen Thoughts".  The edges of the sentiment banner were sponged with Island Indigo ink to make it stand out from the white background.

Stamps: Petite Petals, A Dozen Thoughts
Inks: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, Basic Black
Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Watercolor Wonder DSP
Accessories: Hexagon Hive Thinlet die, Petite Petals punch, Pearls, glue dots