Peaceful Cabin Pop Up

 The Peaceful Cabin bundle is one of my favourite bundles so far, and today I made a pop up card using this bundle.

This card is 5 1/2 by 5 1/2" - a little larger than usual, so I made an envelope using the envelope punch board.

The front of the card is a piece of DSP trimmed to 5 by 5", matted with a 5 1/4 by 5 1/4" piece of Smokey Slate card stock and then added to a 5 1/2 by 5 `/2" Thick Basic White card stock base.  The sentiment, from Christmas to Remember, is stamped in the lower right corner,  using Basic Gray ink.

This is what the card looks like opened up and below from the side.

Stamp and die cut the following  images on Basic White cardstock using Basic Gray ink.

• Cabin
• Trees - 3 sets for a total of 6 trees
• Fox - 2
• Die cut only 2 large and 1 small tree from Basic Gray card stock

Stamp sentiment with Basic Gray ink.  Die cut with layering circle die and mat with a larger Basic Gray die.

Die cut  a small rectangle basic white  piece  and a larger Basic Gray piece using the  Scallop contour dies.

Putting the Card together:

Inside front:

• Add a 5 1/4 by of 5 1/4" piece of Peaceful Place DSP (snowflakes) to the inside front before adding the pop up mechanisms all of which are made using thick basic white card stock.

Pop Ups:

• Pop Up 1 - near the top    5 1/2 by 4 1/4  scored at 1/2, 3 1/2, and 4"
• Pop Up 2 - middle    3 1/2 b y 3 1/2" scored at 1/2, 1, and 3"
• Pop Up 3 - bottom   3 1/2 by 1 1/2"  scored at 1/2, 1 1/2, and 2 1/2"
• Burnish all folds well.

Add the cabin and trees to Pop Up 1.  Stamp the fence twice below the cabin.

Add the two foxes and 3 trees at one end, and another tree at the lower middle , to pop up 2

Add two of the larger trees to pop up 3

On the bottom portion of the inside, add a 3 1/4 by 5 1/4" of  Peaceful Place DSP .  Then add the two scallop contour dies.  At the right side, add the sentiment piece.

Add a couple of snow flakes and the card is done.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Peaceful Cabin, Christmas to Remember

Inks:  Basic Gray

Papers:  Thick Basic white, Smokey Slate, Basic white, Peaceful Place DSP

Accessories:  Cabin Dies, Layering circle dies, Scallop contour dies

Peaceful Cabin Five Ways - a Mini Catalogue Sneak Peak

 The new Mini Catalogue launches after this long weekend - August 3, and so does the second installment of Sale-a-bration (SAB).

I have many upcoming catalogue stamp favourites, but the Peaceful Cabin bundle and DSP is one of them.  Once I felt comfortable using the stamp/die combinations it was time for a little experimenting. I wanted to see the effect of putting different designer papers behind the cabin.

This is the original card made in tones of Basic Gray and silver and Basic White.   In the back ground is the Peaceful Place DSP (silver snowflakes)                           

Put a different pattern behind the cabin, stamp the trees with Evening Evergreen ink and the card looks like this.

To create a fall scene, the DSP was changed to one of the pattern of Beauty of the Earth DSP.  I also stamped the cabin with Early Espresso ink

For this card, the Beauty of the Earth DSP, Mossy meadow and Evening Evergreen ink was used to stamp the trees.  The cabin was stamped with Evening Evergreen ink,

This time the blue pattern of the Beauty of the Earth DSP was added.  The blue tones were facilitated by stamping the trees and cabin with Pacific Point ink

Its amazing how changing the DSP behind the cabin gives you a different picture and mood of the cabin.

Another Peaceful Place - an elegant card

This version of the Peaceful Place stamp set is so elegant looking it could be used as an anniversay or wedding card.

The picture doesn't do it justice!  Foil paper is notoriously difficult to photograph.

Using the stamparatus, I stamped the image onto a 3 by 4" piece of Whisper White card stock 

using Versa Mark ink.  The image was then gold embossed and when cool, cut into 3 equal 1 by 4" pieces.  Each piece was matted with a 1 1/8 by 4 1/8 piece of gold foil paper and adhered to the  stripped embossed Whisper White layer.  This layer was also matted with gold foil paper before being adhered to a top fold Whisper White card base.

Below the 3 panels, I added a 1/8 by 4" piece of gold foil and added a piece of  1/8" Copper edged Very Vanilla ribbon tied into a knot, under the middle panel.

I did not add a sentiment to this card.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Peaceful Place
Ink:  Versa Mark
Papers:  Whisper White, gold foil
Accessories:  Simple Stripe embossing folder, gold embossing powder,  1/8" copper edged Very Vanilla ribbon

Peaceful Place Sympathy - sponged embossed background

Only 1 more day and the new Occasions (and SAB) goes live!

Today I have 2 more cards for you made with the Peaceful Place stamp set from the new Occasions Catalogue.  It seems I can't get enough ways to use this stamp set.

The sponge and emboss background technique I have used before.  In some ways it is similar to Joseph's Coat.

My son saw this card and he tells me it reminds him of the sun coming up over the park near our home.

On a 3 3/4 by 5" piece of Whisper White card stock I started by sponging So Saffron in the center, followed by Cajun Craze around that, blending into some of the Saffron and then extending beyond it.  Early Espresso ink is sponged on last, sponging from the Cajun Craze layer to the outside of the card stock.

Then using the stamparatus, the image from "Peaceful Place" was stamped in Black Memento (although it could be stamped in Early Espresso).  I love the way the light seems to come from the far end of the card

After applying Versa Mark ink all over the sponged art piece, Clear embossing powder was added and set with a heating tool.

This piece was layered with a 4 by 5 1/4" Very Vanilla piece.  Using the Detailed Trio punch, I punched two holes in the upper left of the layered art piece and added some 1/8" Very Vanilla ribbon edged in copper and tied it into a bow.

This was added to an Early Espresso card front.

The sentiment is from "Flourishing Phrases"

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Peaceful Place, Flourishing Phrases

Inks:  Black Memento, So Saffron, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Versa Mark

Paper:  Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Accessories: Clear embossing powder, Detailed Trio punch, 1/8" Very Vanilla copper edged ribbon

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.

Peaceful Place- another catalogue sneak peak

In less than a week the new Occasions catalogue and Sale-a-bration go live.  Today's post gives you another sneak peak not only of a stamp set, but also of an embossing folder as well as rectangular framelits.  All will be available for ordering January 3rd, 2019.

If Watercoloring is not your fort, I have designed some other cards that need no coloring on your part (other than the ink used of course)

My most favourite method is Watercoloring, so I'll start with that method.

Using the stamparatus I stamped the image with a permanent ink (Stazon or Memento) on watercolor paper (the rough side).

When the ink was dry, I used an aqua painter and ink pads to apply the following  colors over the stamped images - Old Olive and Mossy Meadow on the trees and grassy banks, Balmy Blue for the water and sky, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede for the banks and tree trunks, and Smokey slate for the rocks.  I also added some Highland Heather and Daffodil Delight to the sky with some reflections in the water.

Once dry, I added some glue from the fine tipped glue pen on the water.  This dries glossy making the water look wet.

Tearing is something I have not done for quite some time, but this technique suits the image. The torn edges were sponged with Basic Gray ink. 

Dimensionals were used to adhere this to the card front

Whisper White card stock, embossed with the new Lace Dynamic Embossing folder, was adhered to an Old Olive card base.  But, before adhering it  I added some 3/8" shiny Pear Pizzazz ribbon near the bottom.

I deliberately left a sentiment off the front allowing me to use the card for a number of different occasions.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Peaceful Place

Inks:  Black Memento , Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray

Papers:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Watercolor paper

Accessories: Lace Dynamic embossing folder (new), 3/8" shiny Pear Pizzazz ribbon, Aqua painter, Dimensionals, Fine tipped glue pen.

Another way to use this stamp set is no coloring at all.  Do I hear yeah????

I used my stamparatus to stamp several different colors of  monochromatic images of the Peaceful Place stamp set.  With the one stamped with Mossy Meadow I used the new rectangular framelits to make a trilayer card.

The card base is Soft Suede, with Soft Suede layers between the layers.  I added two leaves punched with the Leaf punch and a sentiment notched at one end at the bottom.

I used Mossy Meadow to stamp this image, but any color could be used.  Here are some samples:

This image was stamped with Highland Heather and adhered behind a  circular aperture  die cut in the card front which is embossed with the lines and stripes embossing folder.  When I applied the glue to the water the color ran so I will be careful of that in the future.

Balmy Blue was used to stamp this image and then I die cut it with an Oval Framelit and adhered it to a top fold Whisper White card base.

My last sample has not been converted into a card.  I stamped it in Mint Macaron

Stay tuned for cards with the little squirrel on it.