Thank You with Snowflake Thinlets

I'm all finished making Christmas cards, so thought I would try my hand at making a non Christmas Thank you card using the Snowfall thinlet dies.

The Brokeh Dot background stamp was stamped with Balmy Blue using the Stamparatus. Across the lower part I placed a Whisper White sentiment panel with the sentiment embossed in silver embossing powder on it.

At the left side I die cut some floral images from the Snowflake thinlets as well as some branches in Whisper White and a couple in Silver Foil.  Lately I have rediscovered the pleasure of using the Sizzix adhesive sheets to die cut and adhere fine die cuts and I used these sheets to die cut and adhere them without a fuss and without a mess.

Some silver threat, wound up around my fingers, was added behind the floral die cut , and a rhinestone was added in the center of the flower.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Bokeh Dots, All Things Thanks, Love What You Do

Inks:  Versa Mark, Balmy Blue

Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Silver Foil

Accessories:  Silver embossing powder, Silver thread, Stamparatus, Snowfall Thinlet dies, Sizzix adhesive sheets, rhinestone

Floral Wreath - Circle Stamping with Stamparatus

Pinterest is full of examples of wreath and/or circle stamping using a template with the Stamparatus.  It took a few practice attempts, but I finally managed to make a wreath.
But first I had to make the template.
Again, there are many examples of how to make templates, and once I figured out the principles I was able to make my own. Making a template will be part of a separate post

This is a 5 by 5" square card with an Elegant Eggplant base.

The wreath was built on a 4 by 4" piece of Whisper White card stock, using the following stamps: Abstract Impressions, Enjoy Life, Varied Vases, and Love What You Do. Smaller stamps seem to work best.

The larger flowers were double stamped with Flirty Flamingo and Highland Heather from the Abstract Impressions stamp set.

The smaller flower is stamped in Highland Heather and is from Varied Vases; the butterflies from "Enjoy Life"; and the leaf stamped in Granny Apple Green from the stamp set "Love What You Do"

Small rhinestones were placed in the center of the larger flowers.

The sentiment in the center is from "Enjoy Life", stamped in Black Memento, punched with a 2" circle punch which is matted with a 2 1/4" circle punched in Highland Heather. On top of the sentiment I placed a black bird stamped and fussy cut from the Enjoy Life stamp set.

A bow make with white organza ribbon is attached to the lower right. of the wreath.

The 4 by 4" focal piece is matted with Highland Heather card stock, and adhered to a Whisper White layer with dimensionals.  This is added to an Elegant Eggplant base.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Enjoy Life, Love What You Do, Abstract Impressions, Varied Vases

Inks:  Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Black Memento

Papers:  Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Highland Heather

Accessories:  Stamparatus, Template, 2" circle punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, rhinestones, 1/4" white organza ribbon, dimensionals

Graceful Glass Vellum - Sneak Peak new vellum DSP

My Dad made some wonderful Stained Glass window hangings, and almost 20 years after his death I still have them hanging in my window.

There's an enduring nature about this artistic medium, and for Stampin' Up to bring out a 6 by 6" Vellum pack of various patterns to color is absolutely marvelous!

Coloring can be done with markers, watercolor pencils, blender pens, but for me the preferred method are the Blendabilities.  They are not available for ordering until June but I managed to get some earlier so I am using them to color this stained glass image.

The card base is a top folding Bermuda Bay card, layered with a Striped embossed Whisper white layers.

The stained glass vellum (there are 2 images on a 6 by 6" page) was colored on the wrong side using blendabilites.  Then I matted it with glimmer paper leaving a1/8" margin around the outside before adhering it to the card front.  Some Clear Wink of Stella on the flowers and butterflies completed the picture.

The sentiment is from "Love What You Do"- and is stamped with Bermuda Bay ink on Whisper White card stock - and added to the card top using dimensionals.

To finish the card I added some  Bermuda Bay enamel shaped embellishments.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Love What You Do

Inks:  Bermuda Bay, Blendabilites

Papers:  Graceful Glass Designer Vellum, Whisper White, Glimmer Paper, Bermuda Bay

Accessories:  Stripes embossing folder, Bermuda Bay Enamels shapes, dimensionals, Clear Wink of Stella

Love What You Do - Another Catalogue Sneak Peak

Friends are so important in life so I just love the sentiment that is part of the "Love What You Do" stamp set- which goes  like this:

I'm lucky

to have a 

friend

like you

The sentiment was a perfect focal point in a shaker element for this card - a shaker made using glitter tulle rather than window sheet.

The base card of Mint Macaron card stock, is layered with Love What you Do DSP with an oval aperture die cut in it. This was covered on both sides with Glitter Tulle using tear and tape adhesive with Fancy Frost Sequins shaker elements in between the tulle.

The sentiment, black embossed on a separate piece of Whisper White on a stamped off Mint Macaron background, was positioned under the die cut aperture.

To provide a more distinctive delineation between the shaker and the DSP, I added a Basic Black border around the shaker element.

Before adhering the 2 layers together, some 3/8" metallic edge Berry Burst ribbon was added to the left side of the shaker element.  An embellishment was added over the ribbon.

On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock I stamped and colored a flower and 3 flower elements - then fussy cut them and adhered them to a small oval die cut.  This was added to the edge of the shaker element using dimensionals.  The ribbon bow was added to the base of the flowers.  Clear Wink of Stella was added to each of the blooms.

One advantage of using tulle instead of the traditional window sheet is that the resultant card is much thinner and lighter.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Love What You Do

Inks:  Mint Macaron, Versa Mark, Black Memento, Dimensionals.

Papers:  Mint Macaron, Basic Black, Love What You Do DSP, Whisper White

Accessories: Layering Oval Framelits, Glitter Tulle (non SU), Fancy Frost Sequins (retired) shaker elements, 3/8" metallic edged Berry Burst ribbon. Black Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, Clear Wink of Stella

Sneak Peak Annual Catalogue- The Impossible Card

I'm intrigued by unusual cards, and the Impossible Card is just that.

I've seen numerous samples of this card type on Pinterest posted by numerous Demonstrators, but I used the measurements by Dawn ( and the template she suggests) to make this card, using some of the new products from the upcoming Annual catalogue.

The card is not that impossible to make, but it can be a bit tricky.

The card base is Marine Macaron ( a color brought out of retirement) and layered with Whisper white and Share What You Love DSP.

The flip up panel is comprised of Whisper White matted with Always Artichoke card stock.  On the Whisper White, I stamped some "dot" stamps from the Timeless Texture Stamp set and some leaves using the Mossy Meadow marker.  The flowers were cut from remnants of the DSP and adhered in both corners. (Looking at the card now I see the possibilities for a calendar card)

A double white organza ribbon was adhered in the upper left.

To stabilize the card a 1/2 by 5 1/4" strip of Mint Macaron was added near the bottom of the card. On that strip I added a 1 3/8" Mint Macaron circle, layered with a  1 1/4" Whisper White circle.  On that circle I added another flower I cut from the DSP.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Love What You Do, Timeless Texture

Inks:  Mint Macaron, Mossy Meadow Marker

Papers:  Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Love What You Do DSP

Accessories:  1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1/4" white organza ribbon, score tool.