Good Morning Tulle Shaker Card

I really love making shaker cards.  Usually I make them using window sheets, but today I am making a shaker card using glitter tulle instead of window sheet.  The use of tulle for shaker cards was inspired by Jennifer McGuire here .  Check out her video on how to make tulle shakers.

 

Stamp:  Good Morning Magnolia

Inks: Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink

Papers:

• Petal Pink- 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" - card base
• Petal Pink - 4 1/8 by 5 3/8" - inside
• Whisper White 4 by 5 1/4" - card base layer and one for inside
• Magnolia DSP 3 3/4 by 5 - adhere to Whisper White layer.
• Magnolia DSP 3/4 by 5 1/4" for inside
• Scrap of Whisper White for sentiment and to punch 4 flowers using Perennial Flower punch
• Scrap of Daffodil Delight to punch flower centers
• Scrap of Mossy Meadow - punch 3 leaves using Leaf Punch

Accessories:

• Stitched Nested Label Dies
• Tasteful Label Dies
• Perennial Flower Punch
• Leaf Punch
• Snowflake punch- flower centers
• Shimmer Crystal Effects
• Dazzling Diamonds
• 3/4" White petal pink edged ribbon
• Champagne rhinestones
• Glimmer tulle
• Dimensionals
• Shaker elements

A New Beginning - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #451

We all wish for a new beginning, especially at times like this, when a virus is destroying the world as we know it.

In addition, the calendar says Spring, but one look out the window makes that a lie!  The snow, although light, is most unwelcome.

Regardless, I wanted to reflect Spring and a new beginning, by creating 3D Daisies, on the card I made for the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #451.  The sketch is a throwback to Sketch #98 

This card, with a Mint Macaron base, if 5 by 5" and is layered with Whisper White and then 2 pieces of the new Ornate Garden DSP.

The larger piece has a Mint Macaron background with gold embossing; the smaller piece has Daisies all over it - thus my inspiration.

The Dollie die is non SU, and what attracted me to this die is the small Daisy-like flowers in the center of each scallop edge.  On the Doillie are added 3 Daisies - one large and 2 small.

The Large Daisy is made from Whisper White card stock using the Daisy punch.  Daffodil Delight ink is applied to the petals of  the two punched flowers and some Soft Suede in the center.  Each flower is shaped using a stylus, adhered together alternating petals, and a Perennial Floral Center added to each flower.

The small Daisies are made using the small Daisy punch, where the two punched flowers are treated the same way as the large Daisy.

A flower is not complete without a leaf.  So, each flower has a leaf punched using  the Leaf Punch.The Old Olive leaves are sponged with Old Olive ink, shaped and added to each Daisy.

Both completed Daisies are adhered to the Doillie as depicted in the picture.

To finish the card, Gilded Gems are added randomly to the sentiment and card base.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Morning Star (sentiment)
Inks: Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Soft suede, Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Papers:  Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Ornate Garden DSP, Old Olive
Accessories:  Daisy Punch, Small Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch, Perennial Floral Centers, Gilded Gems, Doillie (non SU)

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

Keep Dreaming - Freshly Made Sketches #393

The Perennial Essence DSP, with its Mone -like patterns, is one of my favourite DSPs in the new Annual catalogue - at least for today.  Not that I'm fickle.....

I have used this paper in many ways, including framing each design see post here and using it to make a shadow box see post here

Today I am using this DSP to make a card to submit to the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches #393 here.  I worked hard at keeping the design of this card simple as that is an area I have a great deal of difficulty with.

The card base is Whisper White card stock, layered with another piece of Whisper White which has been embossed with the Subtle Texture Embossing Folder.

On top of that I add a piece of Perennial Essence DSP matted with Old Olive card stock - the Old Olive only showing above and below the DSP. 

At the top and bottom edges of the DSP I add a 1/4" metallic Pink Petal ribbon (retired) and then adhere this to the card front.

I couldn't resist making a small punch art Magnolia flower and adding it to the DSP panel.  

Here's how the flower was made:

• With the Perennial Flower punch- punch 2 flowers in Whisper White;
• With the Magnolia die- die cut two sizes of stamens in Basic Black
•  Use the Petal punch to punch 2 leaves in Mossy Meadow.  
• Sponge the Whisper White flowers were lightly with Flirty Flamingo and Mango Melody inks, spritze with water, dry and gently shape them.  
• Adhere together alternating petals.  Shape the Basic Black stamens, adhere together, and glue to the inside of the flower.
• Sponge the edges of the leaves with Mossy Meadow ink, shape them and adhered to the underside of the flower.  
• Add a pink rhinestones from the Noble Peacock rhinestone collection to the center of the flower.

The sentiment, from "Silhouette Scenes", stamped on Whisper white with Black Memento, is punched at one end with the Everyday Label punch.  After  matting  with some Old Olive card stock which has the end punched with the same punch, it is adhered to the card using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Silhouette Scenes 

Inks:  Black Memento, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Mossy Meadow

Papers:  Whisper White, Perennial Essence DSP, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black

Accessories:  Subltle Texture DSP, 1/4" Metallic Petal Pink ribbon, Everyday Label Punch, Leaf Punch, Perennial Flower punch, Magnolia dies, Dimensionals, Noble Peacock rhinestone.

Free as a Bird - Another catalogue sneak peak

 Birds are harbingers of Spring.
I keep waiting for my favourite season to arrive, but all I keep hearing is the 'cold' word and even 'snow'
So, I'm hoping this card will remind you of Spring.

These little birds have got to be a favourite of mine (as well as several other new images but who's counting). The little one at the end seems to be singing his heart out.

The stamparatus was used to stamp the image from the "Free as a Bird" stamp set onto Watercolour paper. Then using ink pads and an aqua painter, I painted the birds with Daffodil Delight, with shading done with Crushed Curry, the leaves Old Olive, the branch Early Espresso, and the flowers Melon Mambo.  I used a pumpkin pie marker to colour the beaks.  Balmy Blue was used to create a watercolour wash behind the birds. As with a lot of the new suites, a trinket, specifically for this one, is added below the branch on the right.

The image was die cut with the Stitched Nested Labels die and adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

The card base is a 5 1/2 by 11" Balmy Blue card stock scored at 5 1/2 to form a 5 1/2" square  top fold card.  The card front is first layered with some beautiful floral pattern Bird Ballad DSP, followed by some Whisper White card stock and then with another pattern (pink dots) of the DSP.

Finally, a 1 1/2" strip of Balmy Blue card stock is adhered to the left side covering all the layers.

Along the right card edge a piece of 3/8" scallop lace ribbon and ribbon knot is added.

The sentiment is also die cut with the same die set as the image and adhered to the right below the art piece.

Some previously made paper flowers, left over from another project, are added on the left side below the image. Some leaves, punched in Old Olive with the Leaf Punch, is added with the flowers

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Free as a Bird
Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Balmy Blue
Papers:  Balmy Blue, Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP, Old Olive
Accessories:  3/8" scallop lace trim, bird ballad trinket, Stitched nested label dies, dimensionals. leaf punch.

An Easter Butterfly Shadow Frame

I found this 3 1/2" by  5 1/2" shadow box frame in the dollar store.  There were only 2 left, one bright green and one orange, and were being sold for the grand price of $1 each.  Needless to say I grabbed them up.
The first thing I did was sand them down and paint them first with a coat of white paint followed by 2 coats of black.

I made one of the two frames into an Easter shadow box.

The background is a piece of Petal Promenade DSP which I sponged with Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Balmy Blue , Crumb Cake and Basic Gray to create the colourful backdrop for the beautiful butterflies.

The branch looks real enough, but honestly it is made out of paper.  Five branches were die cut using Early Espresso card stock using the Seasonal layers Thinlet dies These were adhered  together to give the branch a 3D look.  The leaves were made by cutting apart a leaf punchie.  Each leaf was then folded in half to give the leaf a more realistic look.

Another branch was made for across the bottom, and 3 real chocolate Easter eggs were adhered to this.

Using the butterfly duet punch, four butterflies were punched out of the SAB Butterfly Gala DSP, and another two were fussy cut. All had their edges sponged with Basic Gray ink.  The butterflies were adhered one on top of the other and then to the background by the thorax only.  Another butterfly was punched to be placed on the outside of the frame.

I made 2 small roses to add to the outside frame underneath the butterfly.

All I had to do now was place the butterfly background into the shadow box frame----

Double Pocket Card - a Tutorial

This is the card I promised you in my last post - a card using the squirrel from the Peaceful Place stamp set on.  My plan originally was to make a tag card, but along the way my card morphed into something totally different.

Instead of a tag card I made a double pocket card, a pocket for each of 2 tags .  I blame a conversation I had with my friend for this transformation.

 A tutorial to make  a double pocket card, is included in this post.

Below is the final card:

Note:

• Start with an 8 1/2 by 11" piece of double sided DSP.  Place the side you want to be on the front of the card facing up.
• Score each fold as you make it.

Here's how to make the double pocket card:

1,  Fold an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of double sided DSP (in this case "Share What You Love") in half vertically and open.  Then fold it horizontally and open.

2.  With scissors, cut on the left horizontal line to the center fold line.  I inserted the bone folder in the cut to visualize it better.

3.  Fold right bottom corner to the center.

4. Fold top left corner down approximately 2 3/4"

5. Fold top left quarter on the top of the top right quarter.

6.  Fold left bottom quarter underneath the bottom of the bottom right quarter.

7.  Fold bottom right corner up to meet middle horizontal fold.

8.  Fold bottom quarter onto the top quarter to finish the card.

Close all loose edges with tombo glue or double sided tape.

I punched three holes in the left upper side with the crop-o-dile, inserted a 1/4" Rich Razzelberry velvet ribbon through them and tied them in a knot.  Conversely eyelets or brads can be inserted through these holes.

Two tags were made to inset into the pockets and an embellishment was made for the front.

Embellishment:

The squirrel was stamped with Black Memento ink on Whisper White card stock and coloured with Watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I used Stampin Blends to touch up the colours.  The image was die cut with the layering circle framelits, adhering the image circle to the slightly larger Mossy Meadow scallop circle with dimensionals.  This in turn was adhered to the larger Berry Burst scallop circle and the unit was adhered to the card front.  Two leaves were punched with Berry Burst card stock and added above and below the image piece.

Tags:

Both tags start with 2 by 4" Whisper White card stock and the top punched with the scallop topper tag punch.  Chevron Old Olive ribbon is inserted through the tag aperture and tied with Old Olive linen thread (new in Occasions catalogue)

On the bottom I added a 2 by 1" piece of matching DSP with a 1/8" strip of Berry Burst card stock n the top edge.

Tag 1:

The entire front of the tag is stamped randomly with the Leaf stamp using Mossy Meadow ink.
On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, using a Berry Burst marker,  I highlighted the sentiment "Thinking of You" from the larger sentiment. After trimming it so it would fit on the tag, I matted it the Berry Burst card stock and adhered it to the tag.

Tag 2:

This time I used a Mossy Meadow marker to highlight the images of the trees from the larger stamp  and stamping it onto the tag.  

I adhered a Mossy Meadow sprig punched with the Sprig Punch on the tag top.

Insert each tag into a pocket of the card.

Flower Pot Easel Card

In my previous post I explained how I made 3D flowers using the new Four Petal Flower punch. Some of the flowers were made into a bouquet, and the rest were incorporated into an easel  card shaped like a flower pot, the template of which I purchased.

I used the gorgeous Petal Promenade DSP and the colors of the flowers were 'pulled' from the colors in the DSP.

Please excuse the lighting.  For some reason I just couldn't get the color right.

The basic card is Whisper White, with the lower part and the parts of the pot layered first with Mossy Meadow and then the Petal Promenade DSP.

Five flowers were added to the top of the pot.  Some empty spots were filled in by leaves punched with the Leaf Punch.  I found some mulberry colored beads similar to those in the DSP and added a few of them between the flowers.

Here is a close up of the flowers:

The two remaining flowers were added to the bottom of the card between the sentiment.

Lift up the card and another sentiment (from "A Big Thank You" is revealed

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  A Big Thank You, Birthday Blossoms
Inks:  Black Memento, Mossy Meadow, Flowers (Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove)
Papers:  Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Petal Promenade DSP,  Mango Melody
Accessories:  Four Petal Punch, Leaf Punch, dimensionals, 3D Crystal Lacquer, Dazzling Diamonds, Stylus

Here Comes the Bride

Beautiful You is one of my favourite stamp sets, and this set, "Wonderful Moments" in  the new Annual catalogue is a continuation of that.

One image  I am particularly partial to is the bride.

The bride was black embossed on Whisper White card stock, then die cut with  a layering oval framelit.  This was backed with an off-set Bermuda Bay oval.  Some Bermuda Bay dots were scattered around the bride and the flowers colored with a Bermuda Bay marker.

The background for the bride is some colored Glorious Vellum to mimic a church window. This was placed on a Whisper White layer embossed with the Leaf embossing folder. White polka dot ribbon was adhered to both ends of the stained glass layer,

The vellum flowers around the ovals, were punched using the new Four Petal punch, and before shaping them I colored the edges with a Bermuda Bay blendability. Two were adhered together to form a cluster.  A vellum leaf was also colored, shaped and added underneath each flower cluster. Using the Bermuda Bay blendability I colored some pearls and placed them in the center of each flower.

A 1 " circle punch was used to punch out the sentiment, which was layered with a 1 1/4" Bermuda Bay circle.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Wonderful Moments, Timeless Texture

Inks:  Versa Mark, Bermuda Bay, Blendabilities (Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight)

Papers:  Whisper White, Glorious Vellum, Vellum card stock, Bermuda Bay

Accessories:  5/8" white polka dot ribbon, layering oval framelits, Four Petal Punch, Leaf Punch, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Pearls, Black embossing powder

Lovely Floral Birthday

Today is the last day to order from the "old" catalogue as well as the "Occasions" catalogue.  Yes, the new catalogue launches tomorrow afternoon.

To highlight this event, I made this birthday card, using a number of the new products.

Mint Macaron has made a come back in the new catalogue and I use that color as my card base.  Plus this is one of the colors in the Love What You Do DSP so the two coordinate very nicely.

The card base is layered with Whisper White which has been embossed with the new Lovely Floral Dynamic Impression Embossing Folder. 

The DSP was added on top of that, and then I added some 3/8" shimmery Pool Party  ribbon over the seam

Another new accessory is the pearl doilies and I added one just to the right of the card front.  It picks up the pearl embedded in the DSP.  The sentiment was placed in the center of the doillie.

To make the embellishment, I fussy cut a flower from the DSP and punched two leaves using the Leaf Punch,  After sponging and shaping the leaves, they were added above and below the flower.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Hand Delivered

Ink:  Mint Macaron, Old Olive

Papers:  Mint Macaron, Whisper white, Pear Pizzazz, Love What You Do DSP

Accessories:  Lovely Floral Dynamic Impression Embossing Folder, 3/8" Shimmering Pool Party ribbon, Pearl Doillie, Leaf Punch, Dimensionals.

Orchid Birthday - Paper Craft Crew Challenges #284

I love making flowers and the Orchid is an example.  I used this flower in the challenge with Paper Craft Crew Challenge here  in conjunction with the Springtime Foil DSP ( I love that paper).

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the orchid pieces, using a template I made by die cutting all the flower pieces.  The images were stamped  with Berry Burst ink directly onto the flower pieces by placing each piece in the corresponding die cut in the template.

The orchids pieces were made into two complete flowers and set aside.  Two leaves were punched with the Leaf punch and formed with a stylus and also set aside.

The card base is Berry Burst card stock, layered with Whisper White and then Silver Foil. A 2" piece of striped Springtime foil DSP was adhered to the lower foil, and a silver trim was added over the seam.

The Springtime DSP was also used to make a banner on the right side. Then a top angled tag with a copper  trim  bow added to the top was adhered over the banner.  The sentiment, from "Special Celebrations" was stamped on the bottom of this tag.

Now I adhered the Orchids - the smaller one at the bottom.  The leaves were added to the larger Orchid on either side.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Climbing Orchid, Special Celebration
Inks:  Berry Burst, Black Memento, Daffodil Delight
Papers:  Whisper White, Silver Foil, Springs=time Foil DSP, Garden Green
Accessories:  1/8" copper trim, 3/8" natural silver trim, Angle top tag punch, Orchid builder framelits, Stamparatus Leaf Punch

Happy to Know You

I can't believe Sale-a-bration days are drawing to a close.  The days have slipped by me as I have been busy preparing for my Giant Stamp/craft sale on Saturday.  It's been a lot of hard work, and I hope it pays off.

The sale comes at a good time.  A new roof was put on my house almost 14 years to the date I had the last roof put on.  Because of climate change roof's no longer last 25 years before they have to be replaced.

Most of my profit will go towards paying for the roof.

Today I finally had time to play with one of the new SAB products from thee new brochure  "Springtime Foil Specialty DSP".  What beautiful paper!!!  As soon as I opened the pack I fell in love!

The images on this paper can be coloured with the Blendabilities, but I was reluctant to do so because the paper is so gorgeous, but I broke down .

For this card I used 2 of the patterns adhered to a Basic Black card stock base.

The leaves in the upper DSP were coloured with both shades of the Old Olive Blendabilities.  I started out tentatively hating to destroy the beauty of the paper, but I quite like the results.

Some 1/4" natural trim with silver ribbon was adhered on the seam between the upper and lower patterns.  A bow was made of the same ribbon and added to the front with a glue dot.

The sentiment, embossed with silver embossing powder, was die cut with a stitched circle framelit and added to the card front with dimensionals.  A petite petal flower and leaf were punched, shaped and added to the card front on the left of the sentiment.  A pearl, coloured with a blendability, was added to the center of the flower.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Barn Door
Inks:  Versa Mark, Stampin Blendabilities (Old Olive)
Papers:  Basic Black, Springtime Foil Specialty DSP, Silver Foil
Accessories:  Stitched Circle Framelits, Petite Flower Punch, Leaf Punch, Pear coloured with Old Olive Blendability, 1/4" Natural Trim with silver, dimensionals. Silver embossing powder

Mitten Die Penquins - Paper Craft Crew card sketch #270

These Penguins, made using the Merry Mittens Framelit/dies are so cute - and they're all over Pinterest so there's not even one person I can give credit to.  However, I have made some adaptations that are uniquely mine.

I made these Penguins for the sketch challenge with Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge

For the Large Penguin:

Die cut the following

• 2 Basic Black mittens (framelits) body and wings)
• 1 Whisper White mitten (belly)
• 2 Pumpkin Pie flowers (Feet)
• 1 Real Red pattern mitten (top half becomes hat)
• 1 Dazzling Diamond glimmer paper mitten framelit (backing behind hat)
• 1 Dazzling Diamond glimmer flower (pom pom)
• 1 small strip of Dazzling diamond glimmer paper scalloped free hand for hat rim

In addition, punch the following:

• 2 small Basic Black circles using the Cookie Cutter punch - eyes
• 1 Pumpkin Pie leaf using Leaf Punch - one leaf becomes nose

Assembling the Penguin:

1. Overlap and adhere the 2 Basic Black mittens with the thumbs facing down
2. Cut the thumb off the Whisper White mitten and adhere over the overlapped Basic Black mittens.
3. Cut off the top of the patterned Real Red Ribbon and place the Dazzling Diamond mitten behind it.  Trim to fit top of Penguin's head.  Adhere the Dazzling Diamond scallop trim and the Dazzling Diamond pom pom to the top of the hat.  Adhere the hat to the Penguin's head.

1. 4. Add the eyes with a tiny bit of tombo glue.  When dry mark pupil of eye with a white gel pen.
2. Snip one leaf off the Pumpkin Pie leaf punch.  Shape as desired.  Add to the face below the eyes.
3. For the feet, cut 3 petals of the Pumpkin Pie flower and add to the bottom of the Penguin with glue dots.

For the small Penguins follow the same steps using the smaller mitten framelits.  For the hat I cut off the top of a Real Red mitten and punched a Pom Pom using the smallest circle punch I could find.  The eyes and nose were added using a Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie marker.  For the feet I used only one petal of the Pumpkin Pie flower.

The Penguins were added to the embossed Whisper White front with dimensionals. The card base is Basic Black card stock.

The sentiment is from the retired "Oh What Fun" stamp set.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Oh What Fun

Inks:  Black Memento, Markers (Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie)

Papers:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Merry Mittens framelits/dies, Cookie Builder Punch, Leaf Punch,               Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, White gel pen.