Tuesday, July 17, 2018

On the diagonal fancy fold


I have been meaning to CASE this layout since I received a card for my birthday in April!! This is such a cool card fold and a great way to show off this amazing Designer Series Paper! Check out the video below for all the ins and outs of this too cool card!


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Friday, July 13, 2018

Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper

I was challenged to create a projecting showing at least two different patterns from one pack of Designer Series Paper.  I decided to go with 5 instead! This card layout is a CASE from StampedAf.
Four of the patterns are quite obvious.  Can you find the 5th?  It's the piece with the sentiment stamped on it (stamped in Tranquil Tide).  I used the Tailored Tag punch which carried over from the Occasions Catalogue to the Annual Catalogue.



I also decided to add a bit of texture to the card front.  I did this by embossing the two solid cardstock pieces using the NEW Lovely Floral Folder (Fresh Fig & Tranquil Tide) and by using one of the stamps from the Seaside Textures set (think Octopus set) and stamping tone on tone.  I used Mint Macaron ink to match the card base AND also stamped off once to make it even more subtle.  I still wanted to add something more so I added a few of the Mint Macaron faceted gems.  



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Welcome

I wanted to make a cute card to welcome our new neighbours and I knew I wanted to include the Wood Crate Framelit and the Beautiful Bouquet set. I also used two different patterns/tones from the Wood Textures 6x6 DSP pack (currently part of the buy 3 get 1 free DSP promo for July only).



And then it got away from me and turned into a pop of the page creation with multiple layers of flowers in the crate.  I was thankful for my Stamparatus as it allowed me to punch out several of each flower shape with the BigShot and then stamp them after the fact using the jig I had made.  
Did you know as long as the die is not detailed, you can punch out two at a time with your Big Shot.  And then with the jig I had made, I was able to stamp one of each flower shape/size all at the same time!  So awesome!  Do you have your Stamparatus yet?  They are now available in the annual catalgoue.

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Saturday, July 7, 2018

One more Broadway Bound Fancy Fold

I had created an extra fancy fold base to demonstrate the fold on a video and also a Lovely Lipstick wish when I was testing out the framelits.  Well..... I needed a card for my niece who happens to LOVE pink so these 'scraps' were perfect to whip up a quick card to send back with Grandma to give her today.

I used twine and the cake cutouts (inside the card) from June's Paper Pumpkin and a retired sequin but the rest if from the Broadway Bound Suite.  The colours are Lovely Lipstick and Granite Gray.

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Birthday Boy

So my son turned 7 on July 3rd and I realized the night before when I was wrapping his gifts that I didn't have a card for him. Not handmade or store bought.  It's often the people closest to us who end up with the last minute card as we just figure we'll get to it.

Well thankfully I did and I'm happy with the end result.  Disclaimer - every item except for the punch and cardstock are retired. Well, not the rhinestones, or ink or blends either....

I CASEd this card from Stempel Fantasie and then twisted it to make it my own.  My kid has red high tops, he loves to play soccer with his friends and he is a STAR in my eyes.  Another super quick card that I will likely add to my go to layouts for quick cards - especially for kiddos!

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Broadway Bound and a Sketch Challenge

This particular suite caught my eye as soon as I first saw the catalogue but it was never at the top of my list.  And then they told us that the June Paper Pumpkin kit was going to coordinate with the suite.  I still couldn't decide whether or not to buy it quite yet.... As you can tell from this post, I changed my mind.  Am I ever glad that I did!  I am LOVING creating with not only the stamp set and framelits but also the Designer Series Paper, the ribbon and the pearls.  The only item I don't own is the candle embellishments.  You need to have this bundle/suite if you like to make birthday or celebration cards.  You will NOT regret it!.

This top card was the sketch challenge.  I LOVE this sketch!  It was sooo easy to put together a quick card and after seeing what the other team members created with the same sketch, I know it will be a regular in my arsenal of quick card layouts.

These next cards were two cards I CASEd from the Paper Pumpkin Facebook Live video and we created in my Paper Pumpkin class.  The ladies loved them and so do I.  Again, two cards I would make again and again!

The party hats and ribbon card uses the Marbled Background stamp and Lemon Lime Twist.  I love how it turned out. These background stamps are hidden gems for quickly making a so-so card come together.  They may seem a bit pricey for one stamp but they are big and SO worth the investment. You do need the largest block to use them.


This is a fancy fold card which was new to the group and they were hooked.  It's super easy (I did a video on my FB page last week) but the recipient will think it was super complicated for you to create!  We used two of the new ribbons in the catty as well as the Faceted Gems in black.

I've got one more gem to share but I have to wait until after the weekend when the birthday girl receives it.

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