Thanks - Stamp, Ink, Paper #206

I made this card for the challenge at Stamp, Ink, and Paper, but missed the Link up.  I decided to post the card regardless.

The colours of the leaves of the tree, from the stamp set "Beauty of Friendship" was inspired by the picture above, as was the colours of card stock for the card base and those used to die cut the sentiment.

The card base is Cajun Craze layered with Basic White embossed with the Bark embossing folder.  The focal image is built on this base.

Tree:  On a separate piece of Basic White, the tree was stamped and then die cut. The tree trunk was stamped with Merry Merlot brushed with Early Espresso.  The canopy was stamped first with Daffodil Delight, then Cajun Craze followed by Merry Merlot (2nd generation)  Both were die cut using the "Beautiful Tree" dies.

Kangaroo: I selected the kangaroo from the collection of animals from the stamp set "Count on Me" because it was holding this beautiful flower that would be coloured to coordinate with the challenge. It was coloured with Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Flirty Flamingo - flower with Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze and Merry Merlot).  I cut it with my new Scan n Cut machine.

Thanks:  This word was die cut twice - once in Merry Merlot and once in Cajun Craze.  The two were adhered together off set from one another.  The die is a single word die from Sue Wilson.

All the elements were organized and adhered together on a Basic White Hippo and Friends lightly brushed with Bashful blue ink using a blender brush. The tree trunk was adhered first using tombo glue followed by the canopy which was added over the trunk using dimensionals.

The kangaroo was also added with dimensionals to the right of the tree.

The sentiment was added on the tree canopy slightly at an angle - it seemed to look better that way. To finish the card, a bow made with linen thread was added at the bottom of the canopy and three butterfly embellishments were randomly  to the front.

The completed Hippo & Friends die cut was now added to the embossed card front using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Count on Me, Beauty of Friendship

Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Merry Merlot, Early Espresso, Balmy Blue, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Flirty Flamingo (ears)

Papers:  Cajun Craze, Basic White, Merry Merlot

Accessories:  Beautiful Tree dies, Hippo & Friends die, "Thanks" die by Sue Wilson, Scan n Cut, Butterfly embellishments, Dimensionals, Bark embossing folder, Linen thread

Beauty of Friendship Shaker - The Paper Players Tic -Tac -Toe Challenge #556

 For the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge at The Paper Players I chose to go straight down the middle - friend, die cut/punch, shaker.

Here is my card

I used the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the friend sentiment, and die cut the tree using the coordinating "Beautiful Tree" dies. Also coordinating with the stamp and die is the Beauty of the Earth DSP.  So the three elements together were perfect for the challenge.

I don't know why, but my vision for this card was blue and white.

I've been making shaker cards using tulle rather than window sheets so that's how I made this shaker. I used the Subtle shimmer sequins as shaker elements

I added the die cut tree to the left of the shaker, with some of the branches extending over the tulle

The word "friendship" is part of a larger sentiment that I hand cut , added to some Misty Moonlight card stock and added to the card front below the tree using dimensionals.

A rabbit, from the stamp set "Peaceful Deer" was hand cut and added beside the sentiment

On the inside, I added the Misty Moonlight circle that was die cut making the shaker.  The full sentiment was white embossed onto this circle.  If you look carefully you can see the sentiment through the tulle shaker.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Beauty of Friendship, Peaceful Deer

Inks:  Misty Moonlight, Versa Mark

Papers:  Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Beauty  of the Earth DSP

Accessories:  Subtle Shimmer Sequins, White Tulle, Layering Circle Dies, Beautiful Trees Die, Dimensionals

Beauty of Friendship Tunnel card

 Some days I feel in the mood to create something different -  a different  fun fold, or a really elegant card, or a 3D card. When this happens I start scanning Pinterest, review You Tube listings, as well as other demo's blogs. 

Finally I found it!  A tunnel card! And ironically I did not find this tutorial on any of my usual search areas......

This card is 5 1/2 by 5 1/2" and consists of  2 layers - a front and a back piece separated on the outer ends by  scored and accordion like folds.  The folds allow for adding elements in 3D as well as allowing the card to fold flat for mailing.

After adhering the same size DSP (the woodgrain pattern from the Beauty of Friendship DSP), a circle was die cut in he center.  A 5 1/2 by 5 1/2" piece of the sky pattern from the same DSP pack was adhere to the other piece - the card base.

To create the accordion-like folds, a 5 by 2 1/2" piece of Basic White cardstock was scored at 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2" . This was adhered to the opposite side of the outer edges of the base with the first fold adjacent to the edge. I used Tombo glue for this to allow for a bit of give and take.

Once the tunnel card base was completed, various die cuts created using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set, were added at various levels to create the 3D look.  I also die cut a Raccoon and a Squirrel to add to the scenery.

The star of the show was a large die cut tree placed on the left front. The tree was die cut in Early Espresso; the canopy die cut from another one of the DSP patterns.

The sentiment was added to the circle with a bird perched on either side of it. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Beauty of Friendship, Special Someone

Inks: 

Trees: Early Espresso, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen

Racoon: Soft Suede stamped off, Early Espresso

Squirrel:  Smoky Slake, Black Memento

Birds:  Calypso Coral, Soft Suede

Accessories:  Beautiful Trees dies, Special Day dies, Layering Circle dies, Scoring tool, Elegant Faceted Gems, Dimensionals.

What??? Colour DSP??? A Case plus a tutorial

 What do you get when you add colour to some already spectacular DSP?  Even more spectacular paper.

When I saw cards made with this altered DSP on Pinterest I tracked down Tina Wardell,  the demonstrator who made them. I will provide a link to her video tutorial at the bottom of this post.                                                                

So Tina thank you!  I love your cards so much I cased them exactly as you made them.  

               

Don't you just love what Tina has done to the DSP?

I provide a brief pictoral tutorial below the pictures.  

A tree die cut in Early Espresso card stock was added to the card front along the edge of the altered DSP.  The canopy was die cut from another pattern of this DSP and added to the tree top using dimensionals. Two birds die cut from some Basic White which had some Pacific Point and Cajun Craze added were added to the tree top. 

The second card depicts more of a fall scene:

The only difference between the two cards is the colour of the canopy and the colour of the birds.  I also changed the sentiment.

Below is a pictoral tutorial showing the process of colouring the DSP:

Supplies Needed:  

• Pacific Point, Mango Melody, Cajun Craze inks
• 3 blender brushes
• Piece of DSP 4 by 5 1/4"

 

Start by adding Pacific Point ink to the top of the DSP.  Add darker at top edges and lighter towards center of DSP

Add Mando Melody ink below the Pacific Point colour, blending with Pacific Point ink above it.

Finally, add Cajun Craze ink at the bottom 1/3.

Cut the 4 by 5 1/4" into two equal pieces and make into cards.

Link to Tina's video https://youtu.be/EEqndfJ4wzw

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Beauty of Friendship

Inks:  Pacific Point, Mango Melody, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Papers:  Thick Basic White, Beauty of the Earth DSP, Basic White, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Beautiful Tree dies, Dimensionals, Blender Brushes