Flower Power Try Stampin on Tuesday #452

The flowers in my garden are not yet in bloom - not even close.  They are valiantly trying to sticking their heads up out of the ground, but it is still too cold.

Yet the drawing power of the garden is evident by the frequency I am drawn there- just to look/see

The card was made for the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #452, the theme for which was "flower power"

The A2 Terracotta Tile card base is layered with Whisper White embossed with the 3D Ornate Floral Embossing Folder.  A piece of Ornate Garden DSP (multiple terracotta, pink/white flowers) is added on the bottom quarter.

Flowers adhered to die cuts are added to the card front alternating above and below the edge of the DSP.

Flowers:

The small blossom punch was used to punch Whisper White flowers (2 for each flower) the petals of which were inked with Terracotta Ink, spritzed with alcohol, crumpled and allowed to dry partially. After partially uncrumpling them more there were allowed to dry before shaping them a bit. 

Two petals were also punched using the Petal punch.  Old Olive was used to colour these leaves and they were treated the same as the flowers.  The leaves were snipped off the stem to form individual leaves.

To make a flower, two completed flowers were adhered together alternating petals. Two leaves were adhered to the bottom of each flower.

Each flower was adhered to a die cut Terracotta Ornate Frame which was adhered to the card front at the edge of the DSP.

Sentiment:

The sentiment, from Another Thank You, is stamped on Whisper White card stock, in Old Olive ink, then die cut with an Ornate Frame Die.

Another larger, more ornate frame, is die cut in Terracotta Tile card stock, and the Whisper White die cut is adhered to the larger one using dimensionals.

This is then added,centered,to the top half of the card front.

A ribbon, made with a 3/8" Old Olive ribbon (which is part of the Ornate Garden bundle) is added at the bottom of the sentiment.

To finish, some Crystal Effects was added  to the flowers, and while it was wet, some Dazzling Diamonds was lightly dusted over the flowers.

Three Gilded Gems were added to the upper right.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Another Thank You

Inks:  Old Olive, Flowers (Terracotta Tile, Old olive)

Papers:  Terracotta Tile, Whisper White, Ornate Garden DSP

Accessories:  3/8" Old Olive ribbon, Ornate Frame Dies, Small Blossom Punch, Leaf Punch, Crystal Effects, 3D Ornate Floral Embossing Folder, Dazzling Diamonds, Gilded Gems, Dimensionals.

Ornate Garden Buckle Card

It's getting harder to self isolate during is Covid-19 pandemic so I'm continuing to challenge myself to create at least one project per day.
Today's project is a card fold I have seen often on Pinterest and You Tube - a Buckle Card - using the Ornate Garden DSP, which is part of an Ornate Garden bundle available for order as of April 1

Card Base and Strap

• Mint Macaron is one of the colours in the Ornate Garden DSP so I chose that for the card base and the buckle strap.
• Cut a 4 1/4 by 8 1//2" piece of Mint Macaron card stock and score at 3".  Fold at the score line to form the card fold. Burnish.
• Cut a 2 by 4 1/4" piece of Mint Macaron and score at 1".  This is the strap. Fold at score line and burnish fold.
• Add adhesive to the inside of the 1" fold line of the strap and add to the middle of the wrong side of the 2 by 4 1/4" piece of DSP. (gold pattern on a Mint Macaron background) 
• Adhere to inside of card.
• Stamp a sentiment on a 2 1/4 by 4" piece of Whisper White and adhere to the inside next to the DSP.

Card Front:

• Add a 2 3/4 by 4" piece of DSP (Daisy pattern) to front flap.
• Using the Classic Label Punch, punch an opening for the card strap 1/2" from edge of card front. Insert the strap in the opening.

Embellishment:

• Using a scrap piece of  Whisper White card stock,  punch 4 flowers using the Small Daisy Punch.  Apply Daffodil Delight ink to the flower petals and Soft Suede to the centers.  Shape flowers and add 2 together alternating petals (2 flowers).  Add a Perrential Essence Floral center to each flower center.
• Punch 4 leaves in Old Olive using the Leaf Punch. Shape and add 2 leaves to each flower.
• To cover the buckle opening, die cut a Stitched So Sweetly Die.  Stamp a sentiment near the bottom. Add to the card front with dimensionals.
• Add one flower/leaf to this die cut.
• Add the other flower/leaf on the strap, on another Whisper White  Stitched So Sweetly Die.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Another Thank You
Inks:  Mint Macaron
Papers:  Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Ornate Garden DSP
Accessories:  Small Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch, Classic Label Punch, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Perennial Essence Floral Centers, Dimensionals

Postcard Pals Thank You

I'm going out of town this weekend to spend Christmas with the family - weather permitting.  Snow is in the forecast tomorrow night and I'll have to assess Sunday morning whether or not it is safe to drive. Never the less I thought I would get a head start on thank you cards.

This card is based on a sketch challenge I gave to my team members. Sometimes having an example to go by makes it easier.

The tranquil Tide cardstock base is layered with Whisper White card stock embossed with the Subtle Texture Embossing Folder.  See below.

Along the bottom I adhered a strip of Tranquil Texture DSP and placed a piece of 1/8" ribbon on the top edge of that.

The image, from "Postcard Pals" was initially colored with watercolor pencils and a blender pen, but then I touched it up with some Stampin' Blends.  I love the combination of the two media.  The image was die cut with an oval framelit and matted with a Tranquil Tide scallop oval. This was added to a piece of Tranquil Texture DSP (dot pattern) which I matted with Tranquil Tide card stock, which was then added the card front with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from "Another Thank you" and is mounted on a piece of Tranquil Tide cardstock flagged at both ends.  Dimensionals adhere this to the bottom of the image.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Postcard Pals, Another Thank You

Inks:  Black Memento, Watercolor Pencils, Stampin' Blends

Papers:

• Tranquil Tide 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" (card base)
• Whisper White 4 by 5 1/4"  (mat for card base)
• Tranquil Texture DSP (dot pattern) 3 by 4"
• Tranquil Tide card stock 3 1/4 by 4 1/4" (mat for DSP)
• Tranquil Texture DSP (other pattern) 2 by 3 7/8"
• Whisper White oval 3 3/8"
• Tranquil Tide scallop oval 3 1/2"
• Scrap of Whisper White for sentiment
• Tranquil Tide 1/2 by 2" flagged at both ends for sentiment

Accessories: Subtle Texture embossing folder, 1/8" Bermuda Bay ribbon, Dimensionals, Layering oval framelits, Share What you Love Artisan pearls

Thanks for Helping Me Grow - Try Stampin on Tuesday #264

I managed to find this dated Hedge Hog Happiness stamp set - SU 2000 - and used it on this challenge card.  I just love Hedge Hogs.  Don't ask me why.  I just think they're so cute!!!
This card is for the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday

The Hedge Hogs were stamped with Black Memento onto Whisper White glimmer paper, coloured with copic markers, and then punch with a 2 1/2" circle punch. A basic black Scallop circle was die cut using the Scallop circle die.  The two were adhered together using dimensionals.

Close up of Hedge Hogs

The basic card is Wild Wasabi, and on that is layered 2 different patterns of the Pretty Petals DSP stack.  Each half was approximately 2 1/2", and a strip of Basic Black cardstock was adhered over the seam.

On the right side, a strip of Pretty Petals DSP was matted with Basic Black, and adhered to the card front.  The image was adhered to the center of the card.

The sentiment is from "Helping me Grow" and "Another Thank You".  Both were punched using the small oval punch and adhered to the the panel on the right side.

Three dark green pearls were placed on the upper right panel.

Supplies Used: 

Stamps: Hedge Hog Happiness (retired), Helping me Grow, Another Thank You

Inks: Black Memento, copic markers

Papers: Wild Wasabi, Pretty Petals DSP, White glimmer paper, Basic Black

Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Scallop circle die (retired), small oval punch, dimensionals, Wink of Stella clear glitter, dark green pearls (non SU)

Perfect Picture Thanks - TGIF #42 & Pal Paper Arts #287

Finally the cold snap we've been experiencing in southern Ontario has lifted, but the milder weather has heralded the onset of snowy weather for the next few days.    Anything is better than -42 C with the wind chill factored in.

When I saw the colour challenge with Pals Paper Arts I immediately thought of the hummingbird in Picture Perfect, and I combined the colour challenege with the sketch challenge with TGIF challenges.

 

 

On a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock the hummingbird was stamped using all 3 colours.  The first colour was Old Olive stamped off once; the second colour was calypso coral at the neck area only, and finally Lost Lagoon on the body.  This image was cut out and the edges sponged with Lost Lagoon ink.  A small black marker was used to highlight the eye.

The flower was stamped with Calypso coral only.  The first layer the Calypso coral was stamped off three stimes; the second inking was stamped off twice; and the final stamping was full strength calypso coral.  The 2  leaves were stamped with Old Olive - first with the ink stamped off once, and the second time stamped full strength ink.  Both the flower and the leaves were cut out.  The edges of the flower were sponged with Calypso coral ink; the leaves with Old Olive.

The base cardstock is Old Olive, layered with Whisper White sponged with Old Olive ink.  On top of this were two pieces of Pretty Petals DSP, whose edges were also sponged.

The hummingbird, flower and leaves were adhered to a 3 1/2 by 2 5/8" of Whisper White cardstock.  The flower and leaves were adhered directly to the cardstock; the hummingbird with dimensionals.

A botanical bloom was die cut in Lost Lagoon cardstock using the botanical builder die The center was die cut in Calypso coral; the leaves in Old Olive.  All edges were sponged in their corresponding colours and the flower assembled.  The completed flower was adhered to the left side of the image piece.

The fine tips of the following markers (Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral, Old Olive) were used to make dots on the background, concentrating the dots more around the images.

The image panel was matted with Calypso Coral cardstock and mounted to the card front using dimensionals.

Some dazzling details was applied to the flower and bird.

The sentiment is from "Another Thank You" and was stamped in Black Memento ink

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Picture Perfect, Another Thank You

Inks: Black Memento, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon (Markers in the latter 3 colours as well)

Papers: Old Olive, Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Petals DSP

Accessories: Botanical Builder dies, Dazzling Details, dimensionals.

Grateful Bunch Thanks - Freshly Made Sketches #219

I always seem to be in need of Thank you cards, so the card  for the sketch challenge with Freshly Made Sketches is a Thank You one.

 

• The base card stock is Rose Red, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder.
• On the left side is a 2" piece of Rose Red DSP, around which is wrapped a double ribbon - the chevron ribbon and the 1/8" taffeta gold ribbon.
• The image panel is a  2 1/2 by 3 1/8" Whisper White cardstock, matted with Basic Black cardstock.
• The "dots" stamp from "Birthday Blooms" was randomly stamped over the surface of the Whisper White piece - in Crumb Cake, Gold, and Rose Red.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White, two large flowers from "Grateful Bunch" were stamped in Crumb Cake, and 2 in Gold Encore ink.  They were hand cut and the petals snipped to the center.  Two black circles were punched with the 1/2" circle punch for the flower centers.  Also stamped were two of the smaller flower trio using Rose Red ink.  They were punched with the new "Blossom Bunch Punch".  Again, the petals of the larger of the 3 flowers were snipped to the center.  A  gold foil circle was punched using the 1/8" hand held punch to become the center of the Rose Red flower.  Using the Owl Builder punch, the pupil of the eye was used to punch a gold foil circle for the smallest flower.
• Two gold foil leaves were punched using the Bird Builder punch.
• The butterfly was stamped using Black Memento ink, coloured with a Rose Red and Basic Black marker.  Gold Wink of stella was applied to the butterfly, and then it was hand cut.

The large flowers were distressed with a stylus and the edges curled up.  

The two larger Crumb Cake flowers were adhered together alternating the petals.  A black 1/2"  centerwas attached to the flowers with a dimensional and clear Wink of Stella applied.  I then took the Crumb Cake ink pad and rubbed the petal edges with ink.
The same was done with the gold coloured flowers only the edges were rubbed with the gold ink.

Two of the larger and the two smallest of the  Rose Red flowers were adhered together with petals alternating, and a gold foil circle added to the center.

The two larger petals were adhered to the Whisper White panel as indicated in the photo.  Gold foil leaves emerged from under each one.  The rose red flowers were snuggled under the large flowers.

The butterfly was the embellishment at the upper left corner.

The image panel was adhered to the card front using dimensiionals.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Grateful Bunch, Birthday Blooms, Another Thank You
Inks: Crumb Cake, Gold Encore, Rose Red
Papers: Rose Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Gold foil, Rose Red DSP, Black and Rose Red markers
Accessories: Chevron ribbon, 1/8" gold taffeta ribbon, Decorative dots embossing folder, Bird Builder Punch, Owl Builder Punch 1/8" hand held punch, 1/2" circle punch, Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush, Gold Wink of Stella glitter brush, dimensionals, gold sequins, dimensionals.

Coneflower Thank you - Freshly Made Sketches #k218

This is a simple thank you card, using the SAB "Flowering Fields" stamp set cone flower.  It is based on the sketch on Freshly Made Sketches

• the base card is Blackberry bliss layered with Whisper White cardstock.
• On the Whisper White cardstock the image of 2 cone flowers are stamped and coloured with a blender pen and Wink of Stella brush. After colouring (Calypso Coral, Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz, and Old Olive,the area around both flowers were sponged lightly with So Saffron.

• At the top two separate bands, one Whisper White and one Wildflower DSP.  Both were matted with Pear Pizzazz.  A corner rounder punch was used to round the corners of the inner edge of both bands.
• The sentiment was stamped on the Whisper White band.
• To add a bit of glitter to the card, some gold sequins were adhered to the front.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Flowering Fields, Another Thank You
Inks: Black Memento, Calypso Coral, Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive
Papers: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Flowering Fields DSP
Accessories:Wink of Stella glimmer brush, gold sequins, corner rounder punch.

Hot Diggity Dog Thank You using the Woodllands Embossing Folder

I was playing with the Woodland Embossing Folder today as my class tomorrow night is using this folder to make a number of cards.
A couple of folders didn't quite turn out the way I was wanting, so instead of tossing them, I made one into a Thank You card. Don't know yet what I will do with the other one.

A couple of weeks ago I had a medical emergency and have not been able to drive until my doctor can assess me.  Unfortunately he is away until Nov. 9, so that's a long time to be without wheels.
Thank goodness for friends  A couple stepped right up to the plate and ensured that I got to my appointments, the grocery store and to my last craft show on the weekend.

This card is for the friend who loves animals, especially dogs.  Her dog, Fred, is the love of her life.  To her, he's not a dog but a friend and companion.  Now Fred does not resemble the dog on the card at all, but I think she will get the idea.

So, I combined this love of dogs with a Thank you card made using the Woodlands Embossing folder.

• I started by inking up the embossing folder with Night of Navy and Soft Suede, then running it through the Big Shot with  Whisper White cardstock.
• A piece 1/4" Real Red ribbon was adhered to the lower third of the card
• On top of that I placed a piece of Vellum.  The dog and the sentiment were built on the vellum piece.
• The dog, from "Hot Diggity Dog" was stamped in 2 pieces - the body and the head.  I later stamped the bone at his feet.  The dog's coat was coloured red and yellow using a blender pen and markers, the nose Smoky Slate.  The dog's body and head were cut out and  adhered with glue dots.  The bone was also cut out, the ribbon coloured red, and adhered to the vellum with tiny dimensionals.
• The sentiment is from "Another Thank You" and was stamped on a piece of Whisper White, with one end notched.
• Above the thank you, I stamped a red heart from "Another Thank You".  It was coloured in using a blender pen and Real Red ink.
• A bow made with the Real Red ribbon was attached using a glue dot.
• The dog looks like he's looking up into the trees, so I added 3 cardinals from "White Christmas".  I coloured them with Real Red ink and a blender pen.

I hope my friend will like this card.  I intend to give it to her in class tomorrow.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Hot Diggity Dog, Another Thank You, White Christmas
Inks: Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Real Red, Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate
Papers: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Vellum, Real Red.
Accessories: Woodland embossing folder, 1/4" Real Red Ribbon, Blender Pen, glue dots, dimensionals

Watercolor Wings - How to and a card

I had a lot of fun today making sample colours for the new stamp set "Watercolor Wings".  Going through this exercise reminded me of the SAB Lotus Blossom stamp set where 3 colours were used to stamp the flower.

First of all, I'm going to start with a card I made using this stamp set,

•  The basic cardstock is Tip Top Taupe layered with Whisper white cardstock.  Before adhering the Whisper white cardstock to the card base, a piece of 1" Tip Top Taupe dotted lace ribbon was attached.  A second piece of ribbon was ruffled using a needle and linen thread and attached on top of the first ribbon with glue dots.
• The image panel is Go Wild DSP  matted with Tip Top Taupe.
• The butterfly was stamped first with Tip Top Taupe (stamped off), then Tip Top Taupe (full strength), and finally Black Memento.  The body is Tip Top Taupe, as are the antennae.  Some white dots, using a white gel pen were applied to the black dots at the bottom.
• The butterfly was die cut using the new coordinating "Bold Butterfly Framelits.  A second butterfly in Tip Top Taupe was die cut and the two were adhered in the middle, so the wings can flap.

•  A piece of Whisper White cardstock was die cut using the new "Lots of Labels Framelits".  Before matting it with a Basic Black framelit, it was embossing using the Boho Chic embossing folder.  This unit was then adhered to the DSP panel near the top.
• Tip Top Taupe ink was used to stamp the sentiment from "Another Thank You".  It was punched using the small oval punch, layered with a 1 1/4" Tip Top Taupe circle and finally a Basic Black modern word label punchie.  It was adhered at the bottom of the image panel.
• I will put my supply list at the bottom of this post.

Now, for the "how to"  Watch Patty Bennett's video.

I learned a lot watching it.  She has some neat ideas, so rather than reinvent the wheel, I am going to embed the video in this post:



I have made my own colour samplers, some of which are the same as Patty's, but some are different.

Any colour combination can be used.  I actually went to Pinterest where I have a folder on butterflies, and they were useful in stimulating some of my colour choices.


Have fun!


Supply list for my card:

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Thanks - Paper Players #239

This week the challenge with The Paper Players is to use any die cut  on your project.

I decided to make a 4 by 4" spellbinder hinged card with flowers and leaves made using dies.  I made this card for another group I belong to, and this card is perfect for the challenge. To make the hinged card I used this You Tube  tutorial.

The hinged card was made using Whisper White cardstock and the Spellbinder Nestabilities decorative elements die as per the tutorial.  All of the circles around the card were pierced with a paper piercer.

Next I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 2 3/4 by 2 3/4" and matted it with Blackberry Bliss cardstock.  The corners of both were rounded using the Project Life corner rounder punch.

A piece of  3/8" stitched satin Blackberry Bliss ribbon was adhered to both layers at the left hand side.  A bow made with the same ribbon was added after the flowers were attached.

Then, using the Impression Obsession spiral flower die I made 3 flowers that look like daisy mums.  One was made using Blackberry Bliss, one with Wisteria wonder, and one with Daffodil Delight. They were spritzed with a Vanilla spritzer.  The Leaves were die cut with Pear Pizzazz card stock and the Tattered Lace Ornate Leaf die set.

The leaves were attached using the two way glue pen, and the flowers using tombo glue.

The sentiment, from "Another Thank You" was stamped in Basic Black and punched with the large oval punch.  It was adhered to the card using dimensionals.

The art piece was attached to the hinged card using dimensionals.  Of course I couldn't forget the bling.  So some rhinestones were placed above the sentiment, and a larger one in the lower right hand corner.

Supplies Used:

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I also used the following dies:

• Tattered Lace Ornate leaves
• Spellbinder nestabilities Decorative Elements
• Impression Obsession spiral flower die.

Forgot the Project Life corner rounder punch.

This would not be a card to put in the mail, but to lhand to someone in person.  I think I'll make a little box to put it in.

Thank You so Much

I am going to try to use one SAB per day for the next week, and today is the start of it.  Two SAB products were used to make this Thank You card - The Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum and "Nature's Perfection" stamp set.

The small floral image was stamped with Black Stazon ink and coloured with SU markers.  This Whisper White piece was matted with Tempting Turquoise cardstock.

The base card is Tempting Turquoise, layered with Whisper White over which I placed the same size piece of the designer Vellum.  Prior to attaching the Vellum, the flowers and stems were coloured with markers on the wrong side.

The faux dye technique, as described in a SU video was done on a piece of Whisper White seam  binding using a Tempting Turquoise marker.  I let the ribbon dry overnight before I attached it to the card.

This ribbon and bow were adhered to the lower end of the card, over the Vellum and Whisper White layer.

Once that was complete, the art piece was attached to the upper left of the card using dimensionals.  The sentiment, from "Another Thank You" was stamped directly on the Vellum using Stazon ink.

To complete the card, a small butterfly from "Papillon Potpourri" was stamped on a vellum remnant piece and coloured on the wrong side with markers.  When dry, the butterfly was cut out and adhered to the image panel with a glue dot.

Supplies used:

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