Use The Brightly Gleaming Suite For Your Christmas Cards

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The Brightly Gleaming Suite from Stampin’ Up! offers endless possibilities for Christmas and Holiday cards.  With just a few elements from the suite, you can WOW the people on your card list.

The products in this suite are beautiful and if you are prone to the copper look, you will want to grab this one in short order. The papers feature seasonal image sand all-purpose patterns so you can create with these papers for any occasion. And, with the Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack, it takes no time to punch a decoration.

What I like the best in this suite are the Brightly Gleaming Foil Elements.  They are copper on one side and white on the other so that you can colour with the Stampin’ Blends and make them any colour.

Brightly Gleaming Suite

Brightly Gleaming & Copper Elements Card Recipe

Stamps: Christmas Gleaming.

Ink: VersaMark, Crumb Cake, Pretty Peacock.

Paper: Very Vanilla Thick, Very Vanilla, Pretty Peacock, Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper (Leaves on Pretty Peacock background, Stripes and Copper Scrolls).

Accessories: Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack, Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Brightly Gleaming Foil Elements (Leaves), Watercolor Pencils (Old Olive), Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 (Coastal Cabana), Aqua Painter.

Gleaming Brightly

Supplies:

  • Cut Very Vanilla cs – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, score at 4-1/4″ and fold.  Don’t forget to burnish with your bone folder, Scraps for Leaves and Holly.
  • Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP (leaves) – 5-1/4″ x 4″ and attach to card base, (stripes) 2-3/4″ x 4-1/2.
  • Very Vanilla 2-1/2″ x 4-1/4″, 3-1/4″ x 2-1/2″ (leaves & holly).
  • Pretty Peacock cs – 2″ x 3″,  DSP (scroll) 2″ x 3″

Put It All Together

  • Stamp the long ornament on Pretty Peacock cs and punch. Punch a long ornament from the scroll DSP.
  • Stamp the leaves and holly  2 times on Very Vanilla cs with Crumb Cake ink.  Use the Old Olive Watercolor Pencil and trace the veins in the leaves. Use the Coastal Cabana Watercolor Pencil and trace around the the holly. Take the Aqua Painter and with a tiny bit of water, brush the leaves and the holly to  to make them look watercolored. Now , fussy cut them with the Paper Snips.  
  • Use the Embossing Buddy and wipe across the Very Vanilla Panel.  This step gets rid of the static cling before embossing. Mask the “&” on the  “& be Jolly this season” stamp and use VersaMark on the image. Stamp on left hand side of the panel. Sprinkle Copper embossing powder on the sentiment and heat set with Heat Tool. 
  • Attach the stamped panel to the striped DSP.  Place the ornaments on the right overlapping  the edge. Arrange leaves (2 sets) from the Brightly Gleaming Foil Elements on the top right. Attach the leaves and holly at the top of the ornaments.  
  • Finally, place a strip of the leaves DSP on the inside bottom.  Stamp your verse, or use your own writings above the strip.

Brightly Gleaming

Do you need the supplies to create this card? You can order these from my ONLINE STORE. You can order the Brightly Gleaming Suite under 1 item # or you can order the items individually.

If  you have questions, please, leave me a comment and I will answer you. 

For more inspiration, check out this Blog Post

 

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Create Amazing Cards with Heirloom Frames and Embossing Folders

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We all like to create amazing cards.  It makes us feel great and accomplished in our craft.  One way to accomplish this is to use the Heirloom Frame Dies and the matching 3-D Embossing Folders.

Below there is a video on How To Use the Heirloom Frames and Embossing Folders.  Don’ t forget to check it out.

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Embossed Frame Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Royal Peacock, First Frost.

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Sahara Sand.

Paper: Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, 2019-2021 In Color Designer Series Paper, Noble Peacock Foil Sheets, 3/4 Circle Punch.

Accessories: Die Cutting and Embossing Machine, Heirloom Frames DIes & 3-D Emboss Folders, Magnolia Memory Dies, Frosted Bouquet Dies, 3/4″ Punch, 5/8″ Woven Threads Trim, Perennial Essence Floral Centers, Sponge Dauber.

Here’s The Fine Points with Cutting Measurements

Cardstock:

Sahara Sand – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ score at 4-1/4″ and fold, scraps.

Very Vanilla – 2-3/4″ x 3-1/2″  – for sentiment, scraps for flower.

Noble Peacock Foil Sheets (Pretty Peacock) – 4″ x 5″

2019-2021 In Color Designer Series Paper (Pretty Peacock Script) 4″ x 5-1/4″.

5/8″ Woven Threads Trim – 5-1/4″

Now that you have everything measured and cut, let’s put it together.

  • Die cut the Pretty Peacock Foil with the Heirloom oval die. Emboss with the Heirloom oval embossing folder.  (watch video below) .
  • Stamp sentiment with Pretty Peacock ink on Very Vanilla cs. Try to stamp closer to the top so that the flower will not cover the saying.  See Photo. Use Multi-purpose glue to attach to back of the frame.

Create Amazing Cards

  • Stamp the twig with Pretty Peacock ink using the First Frost  stamp set on the scrap of Sarah Sand cs. Use the Die from the Frosted Bouquet Dies and cut the twig.
  • With the Magnolia Memory Dies cut 2 sets of large flowers and 2 sets of smaller flowers from Very Vanilla. Sponge the tips of the flowers with Crumb Cake ink and sponge dauber.  Use the Bone Folder to curl the petals. Layer the petals offsetting to build the flowers. Punch a circle from Early Espresso cs with the 3/4″ Circle punch.  Attach 1 Perennial Essence Floral Center to the Early Espresso circle and attach to the center of the flower.
  • There is a fringe on the Woven Heirloom Trim.  To free the fringe, pull the cord joining them together.  Use the cord on another project.  
  • Attach the fringe to the bottom of the DSP and then attach to the card base and the frame to the DSP overlapping the trim. Secure the twig to the left hand side of frame with Glue Dots.  Finally attach the flower to the bottom left hand side of the frame. 
  • Stamp a sentiment on the inside and you are DONE!. 

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Merry Christmas From the Snow People Use Texture to Create Interest

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Say “Merry Christmas from the Snow People” to those on your Christmas Card List.  And, it’s so easy to create the 2 snowman and 1 snow girl.  Just use your scissors and fussy cut the images from the Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper.

The texture in this card comes from the Embossed Whisper White panel. Use an Embossing Machine and the Winter Knit Embossing Folder to create the texture. The rest of the texture comes from the images.  When you get this DSP home, some of the sheets have a glittery coating on the images to make them look snowy.

Use your paper snips to cut on these images for the card front.  You don’t have to be exact when fussing cutting, as a bit of the blue around the snow people give a drop shadow appearance.  If you tuck the snow people under the Real Red banner, then you will hide their feet.

Additional texture comes from the Real Red Glimmer paper that is peeking out from the embossed panel.

Finally, the last bit of texture comes from the Embossed “Merry Christmas” sentiment.
Merry Christmas from the Snow People

Snow People Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Snowman Season.

Ink: VersaMark.

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Let It Snow DSP, Real Red, Real Red Glimmer,

Accessories: Die Cutting & Embossing Machine, Winter Knit 3D Embossing Folder, Snowman Builder Punch, Banner Triple Punch, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Paper Snips.

Paper Measurements:

Card base – Coastal Cabana – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored and folded st 4-1/4″.

Let It Snow DSP – 5-1/4″ x 4″ – attach to card base. Fussy cut 3 snow people of your choosing for the focal images.

Real Red Glimmer Paper – 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ attach to the DSP.

Whisper White: 3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″.  Emboss and attach to the glimmer paper.

Sentiment: Real Red 1″ x 5″

Merry Christmas From the Snow People

Stamp a greeting on a 4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White panel and attach to the inside of the card.

Cut of piece of Real Red cardstock for the sentiment. Stamp a saying on Real Red Cardstock with VersaMark and use the Banner Triple Punch to make the flag. Heat emboss with White Stampin’ Emboss Folder.

Cut a length of Whisper White Baker’s Twine, tie in a bow and attach to the sentiment panel.

Now, it’s your turn to create this card to say “Merry Christmas from the Snow People.”

Do you need supplies to create this card.  Then go to my ONLINE STORE to purchase what you need.  If you have questions, please leave me a comment and I will get back to you.

Christmas Snow Globe Greeting Card Create One for Yourself

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Create your own Christmas Snow Globe for yourself or someone else. A snow globe is magic and it’s so peaceful to look at it.

Stampin’ Up!’s 2019 Holiday Catalogue goes live on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019.  Anyone who loves Stampin’ Up! and their products, love the Holiday Catalogue. Did I hear Wish List, or pages marked and remarked, or maybe it’s under your pillow so that you can dream on it.  However you enjoy the catalogue, you don’t have to wait much longer to order.

Christmas Snow GlogeSnow Globe Recipe

Stamp Set: Still Scenes.
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, VersaMark.
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Wrapped in Plaid 6″ x 6″ Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP), Feels Like Frost 6″ x 6″ Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP).
Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Snow Globe Scenes Dies, Layering Circle Dies, Snowflake Sequins, Snow Globe Shaker Domes, Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8″ Striped Ribbon, Jingle Bells, Stampin’ Gold Embossing Powder, Banner Triple punch, Snowfall Accents Puff Paint, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Blends: Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight.

Christmas Snow GLobe

How to Create the Focal Art Piece

You can purchase and use the Globe shaped stamp to create your globe and it will be mail friendly.  The Snow Globe Shaker Domes give the card a 3-Dimensional look, however it has some height to it, so will not be able to go regular mail.  You could send it in a padded envelope or hand-deliver with a package of Christmas Cookies.

  • To start, stamp the house scene with Soft  Suede ink, and color using the Stampin’ Blends. When everything is dry, apply the Snowfall accents Puff Paint on the roof, trees, and front yard.  To make the paint puff, heat with a Heat Tool.  Do not put too much snow on the card.
  • Cut a circle from a sheet of Feels Like Frost (DSP) using the largest circle die. Adhere the die cut house image to the center of the DSP. Use the 3rd largest circle die to cut a circle in the Wrapped in Plaid DSP.  Make sure that the circle is centered and towards the top of the DSP.
  • Remove the front backing from the globe and slip the globe through the circle and press down to attach. Turn the globe over and sprinkle some Snowflake Sequins into the globe. Remove the adhesive backing from the bottom of the globe, center on the house scene image and press down.  Before pressing the adhesive, make sure that the image is centered in the globe.

Assemble the Card

  • Adhere, the image background circle and the Wrapped in Plaid DSP to the Crumb Cake card base.
  • Stamp the filigree image on Cherry Cobbler CS with VersaMark. Springle with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set. Die cut with matching die.  Attach to the bottom of the globe. String a piece of Linen Thread through the Jingle Bell and tie a bow.  Attach to globe stand with a Stampin’ Mini Glue Dot.
  • Stamp the greeting on Whisper White CS and punch both ends of strip with the Banner Triple Punch.
  • Attach a piece of the Shaded Spruce/Gold Ribbon to the back of the sentiment and secure on the front of card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Finally stamp a sentiment in the inside of the card.

So, now it’s your turn to create your very own Christmas Snow Globe and enjoy the magic.

All materials to create this card will be available to order from my ONLINE  STORE starting Wednesday, September 4th, 2019.

Christmas Snow Globe

Focus on the Path of Petals Suite from Stampin Up.

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This week we will  focus on the Path of Petals Bundle in the 2019-2020 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue.  The whole suite is beautiful and offers may ideas for you to consider when creating your cards, scrapbook pages, and/or decor and 3-D items.

focus on path of petals bundle

Focus On Path of Petals

Path of Petals DSP is so beautiful.  Notice the one sheet with various panels to cut out and use as a focal point for the front of your card.

Recipe for a Friendship Card

Stamp Set: Path of Petals, Beautiful Promenade.

Ink: Night of Navy, Old Olive, Soft Suede.

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP). 

Accessories: Die Cutting and Embossing Machine, Petal Label Dies, Subtle Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, Paper Snips, Frosty & Clear Epoxy Droplets.

Cardstock and Papers Cutting Measurements

  • Soft Suede CS – 5-12″ x 8-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″
  • Crumb Cake CS – 5-1/4 x 3-1/2″.   Stamp the triple diamonds on the Soft Suede Paper with Soft Suede ink.  Emboss the panel with Subtle 3-D. embossing folder.
  • Cut a piece of the DSP 3-3/4″ x 2″ and attach to the embossed Crumb Cake panel.
  • Stamp the 2 smaller flowers and leaves with Old Olive ink on Very Vanilla CS and die cut.  Stamp these again with Night of Navy ink on Very Vanilla CS and die cut.  Cut out the 2 flowers by hand using Paper Snips and attach to the 2 green flowers with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Die cut the large filigree label from Very Vanilla CS, stamp the sentiment with Soft Suede ink and die cut with small oval die. Attach the oval cutout to the filigree label  and attach to the bottom of the DSP.
  • Attach the Night of Navy flowers to the bottom of the oval with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Tie a bow in the Linen Thread, attach to the left side of oval with Stampin’ Mini Glue Dots and place a Clear Epoxy Droplet in the center.

Focus on the Path of Petals bundle for a card that says friendship, serenity and peace with flowers and simplicity. 

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Handmade Male Birthday Cards Or For Any Occasions

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Handmade Male Birthday Cards can often be hard to design. Why is that? Sometimes,
we don’t even think about creating a man card, or we don’t have the right stamp or papers.

To start to design a card, why not consider hobbies, type of work, and or interests. For example, the card created for Father’s Day centered around fishing. There is a great stamp in the 2019/2020 Annual Catalogue (page 150) and yes, the images are about fishing. Also, there are dies to cut out the various images, plus a couple of dies that do not have matching stamp images, but, compliment the other images.

Handmade Masculine CardsFishing Card Recipe

Stamp Sets: Best Catch.

Ink: Crumb Cake, Tranquil Tide, Fresh Fig, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers (Early Espresso).  **Substitute Pretty Peacock for Tranquil Tide and Purple Posy for Fresh Fig.**

Paper: Tranquil Tide, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Wood Textures 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper.    **Substitute Pretty Peacock for Tranquil Tide and Purple Posy for Fresh Fig.**

Accessories:Die Cutting Machine, Catch of the Day Dies, Seasonal Layers, Layering Square Dies, Stampin’ Sponges, Linen Thread.

How-To

  • Create card base from Tranquil Tide cardstock – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ score and fold at 4-1/4″.
  • Add a layer of wood textures paper cut at  5-1/2″ x 4″.
  • Cut a Tranquil Tide layer with the 2nd largest square  and a Crumb Cake layer with the 4th largest square from the Layering Square dies. Sponge the edges with  Crumb Cake ink and sponge.
  • TIP By doing the sponging you are adding dimension to your square.
  • Die cut the chair using the Seasonal Layers Dies. Use Crumb Cake cardstock and sponge edges with Crumb Cake.  Attach to the smaller square.
  • Use the fish dies and cut 3 fish from Sahara Sand cardstock. Sponge the fish with Fresh Fig, Tranquil Tide and Crumb Cake ink.  Attach the fish together with a piece of Linen Thread and attach to chair.
  • Cut 2 sets of  bulrushes from Tranquil Tide cardstock, sponge with Early Espresso ink and color the bulrushes with the Early Espresso marker. 
  • Stamp the fish basket with Tranquil Tide ink  and the sentiment with Early Espresso ink on Crumb Cake cs and die cut.

Place the die cut images on the wood dsp as per the card image.

Use your die cuts, cardstock and ink to create  handmade male birthday cards.  The men in your life will value the time and care you spent doing the card for them.

Need supplies to recreate this card?  Tranquil Tide and Fresh Fig inks and cardstock have retired, however, you can substitute Pretty Peacock and Purple Posy inks and cardstock.

Visit my Online Store for the supplies that you need.

For more inspiration to create masculine cards, see this BLOG POST.

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Laser-Cut Cards Are Elegant And So Easy To Create

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Laser Cut Cards with the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin are so easy to create.  The card bases are beautiful and delicate and come in Very Vanilla with matching scalloped flap envelopes.

Laser Cut Cards

 

Friend Laser Cut Card Recipe

Stamp Sets: Free as a Bird, Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock.

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin.

Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies,  Sponge Daubers, Pretty Peacock/Old Olive 3/8″ Reversible Ribbon, 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots, Post-It Notes for Masking.

How-To Details

Why do I say “so easy to create”? Using the laser-cut cards as a base, allows you to have minimal embellishments on the project, because the card base is the embellishment.  All you need to do is concentrate on the focal image.

  • Cut Pretty Peacock cardstock 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2 and score at 4-1/4″. Trim 1/16″ from each 5-1/2″ side.  Apply adhesive to the inside of Laser-Cut Card and attach the Pretty Peacock cardstock.  ** The reason for trimming the Pretty Peacock is to allow the edges to line up with the card base and allow all the pieces to lie flat.***
  • Use largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Die cuts.  Cut circle from Whisper White cardstock. Create a mask for the 2 flower stamps.  Stamp on the Post-It-Note and cut out.  Randomly stamp the large flower, small flower and leaves on the circle. Remember to stamp a few flowers that fall off the circle. 
  • See below for the Masking Technique.
  • Once you have the stamping completed, use a sponge dauber and matching color ink pad to color in the centers of the flowers and the leaves.

To Use the Masking Technique

  1. Stamp the flowers that  you would like to have in the foreground (very front) of the scene on your cardstock.
  2. Stamp the same images on a Post-It Note™, making sure that part of the stamped image is on the sticky part of the paper.
  3. Carefully cut the flowers on the Post-It Note™ out with your scissors.  Cut right on the line or even slightly inside of it.
  4. Layer your Post-It Note™ flowers over the ones stamped on your cardstock.  Stamp the leaves or other flowers over your mask. This step gives the illusion that the stamped image is in the background.
  5. Once you have finished stamping over one image, remove the mask, place it over the next foreground image and continue to stamp.  Color your image if necessary.

Complete the Card

  • Layer  and attach the circle so that it is framed on one side with the inner lace circle.
  • Stamp the sentiment on Pool Party cardstock with Pretty Peacock ink. Use the 2nd smallest Stitched Nested Label dies and attach a length of ribbon which has been doubled to the back of the label.
  • Attach to the stitched circle.
  • Put the card in the matching envelope and send in the mail or hand deliver to someone special.

laser cut cards

 

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Fabulous At Any Age Birthday Card Will Be Well Received

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We are  fabulous at any age, because we live a life.   Life can bring ups and downs, but these are part of life.  Take it all in stride.  So, while you may not like the downs, and love the ups, these can put the excitement that we all need. Our life would be boring it was monotone.

fabulous at any ageBirthday Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Floral Essence, Itty Bitty Birthdays.

Ink: Versamark, Daffodil Delight.

Paper: Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin, Petal Pink, Very Vanilla,  Perennial Essence 12″ X 12″ Vellum Cardstock, Vellum Cardstock, Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon, Perennial Flower Punch, Leaf Punch, Stampin’ White Emboss Powder, and Metal Rimmed Pearl.

How-to Details

  • Cut Petal Pink cardstock 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2 and score at 4-1/4″. Trim 1/16″ from each 5-1/2″ side.  Apply adhesive to the inside of Laser-Cut Card and attach the Petal Pink cardstock.  ** The reason for trimming the Petal Pink is to allow the edges to line up with the card base and allow all the pieces to lie flat.***
  • Stamp 2 Floral Essence flowers with Versamark on Vellum.  Emboss with the White Embossing Powder and heat set with Heat Tool.  Use the Perennial Flower Punch and punch out the flowers.  Layer the 2 flowers together and adhere in the center.  Ensure that the petals are offset.
  • Punch 2 leaves with Leaf Punch from Very Vanilla cardstock and 2 sets of leaves from Old Olive Perennial Essence 12″ X 12″ Vellum Cardstock.  Adhere with adhesive on the stems.  This treatment adds a bit of interest,
  • Use the Nested Labels Dies to cut a label from Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (sheet with tiny yellow flowers and pink flowers).
  • Use a scrap of Very Vanilla, cut a label with the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (choose a die that is smaller). Daffodil Delight ink, stamp “Fabulous at Any Age” on Very Vanilla cardstock. Adhere to DSP.
  • Cut a piece of 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon.  Measure the ribbon so that is will lay corner to corner on the label.  Make sure that you can do a soft overlap and there is sufficient ribbon to leave tags on the other end of the label. Attach the ribbon to back of the label DSP and adhere to card front.
  • Attach the layered leaves to the back of the flower and attach to label.  Place an embellishment in the center of the flower.

Decorate the Envelope

The card fronts in the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin come with matching envelopes.  The flap is scalloped which adds to the femininity of this product. To decorate the flap, cut a piece of Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (same one you used for the card). Attach to flap with adhesive and trim according to the scallops.

Fabulous At Any Age

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Woven Heirlooms 3D Embossing Folders Color Inspiration Challenge 60

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The first suite you come across in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue is the Woven Heirlooms Suite. What makes this suite different from all the other suites in the catalogue?  There are the usual stamps, dies, embossing folders, papers, and embellishments.

What makes this one different is the combination of the Oval and Rectangle DIes and the matching 3-D Embossing Folders! If you order the

Woven Textiles

CI60 Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Daisy Lane, Floral Essence.

Ink: VersaMark, Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock.

Paper: Blueberry Bushel, Petal Pink, Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Embossing & Die Cutting Machine, Heirloom Frames Dies & 3-D Embossing Folders, Layered Oval Dies, Pearls, 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Woven Textiles

Sometimes, you need some inspiration when you are creating cards.  I haven’t entered a challenge for a long time, so decided to give Color INKspiration located on Facebook.  THe colors to use are all Stampin’ Up!, however, you do not need to use the exact  colors if you don’t have them  Something close will do.

In case you can’t read the colors, they are: Petal Pink, Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock, and Blueberry Bushel.

You Can Create It

  • Card Base – Blueberry Bushel cut 5-1/2″ x 8-1/3″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″.
  • Layer 2 is a piece of the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.  I love this paper, and find myself using it more and more.  While it does not have the exact colours from the palette, the colours are so muted that they make a good substitute.
  • The third layer is the embossed oval using the Heirloom Frames Dies & 3-D Embossing Folder. First, use the oval die and cut the oval from Blueberry Bushel.  Once the oval is cut, put it in the 3-D embossing folder.  Line up the cardstock so that the embossing will fit around the oval.  To make sure the the lineup is perfect, use a bit of washi tape to hold the paper in place.
  • Next, cut the oval with a scalloped oval from the Layering Oval Die.  Stamp the saying from the The Floral Essence stamp set with VersaMark.  Heat emboss with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  Attach the oval inside the embossed oval frame.
  • Place 3 pearls under the Sentiment.  Use the 5/8″ Organdy Striped Ribbon, tie a bow and place on the bottom of the scalloped oval. Stamp the daisy from Daisy Lane with Terracotta Tile ink on a scrap of Whisper White.  Fussy cut the daisy and sponge the petals with Terracotta Tile ink.  Use the So Saffron Dark Blend and colour the daisy center. Stamp 2 leaves with Pretty Peacock and fussy cut those as well.  Arrange behind daisy and adhere with adhesive.
  • Attach using to the center of the with Glue Dots.

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Paper Pumpkin May 2019 Kit Subscribe to The Kits

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Did you miss the Paper Pumpkin Kit from May 2019?  I am sorry that you did as it was beautiful.  Designed by Shelley Gardner, the co-founder for Stampin’ Up!, the kit reflected Shelley’s personality.  When I first say the kit at the April Local On Stage, there was no question, I just had to have it.

The kit came with enough materials to create 12 cards.  There are 3 cards of 4 different designs.  Now, you can decide to create the cards as shown in the directions or you can create alternative cards. Because I wanted to you one of the sets of cards and give them as a gift, I created a gift box using paper and stamps from the Bird Ballad Suite.

Paper Pumpkin May 2019

Free as a Bird Gift Box

 Stamp Set: Free as a Bird.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Paper: Pool Party, Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Adhesive Backed Sequins, Stampin’ Blends: Pool Party Combo, Old Olive Combo, Petal Pink Combo, Calypso Coral Combo, Crumb Cake Duo, Color Lifter.

How to Create the Box

  • Take measurements for your box.  Stack your finished cards and measure the width and length of the stack and add 1/4″ to each measurement.  Measure the depth of the stack to determine how deep your box will be.
  • The bottom of the box is made using Pool Party cardstock and the top box uses the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.
  • To keep the box closed as I had to travel with it, I created a belly band from Pool Party cardstock.
  • Stamp the bird, leaves and flowers with Tuxedo Black ink. Color the bird with the Stampin’ Blends (Calypso Coral, and Crumb Cake). Fussy cut the bird. Color the leaves with Old Olive Blends and the flowers with Calypso Coral Blends. Sorry, but you have to fussy cut these as well. 
  • Measure around the middle of the box to cut the belly band.  Cut the belly band, 2″ wide x the measurement plus 1/2″. The 1/2 inch gives you enough room the attach the ends together. Loosely mold the band to the box so that you can determine where you need to crease the folds with a bone folder. The band needs to slip off the box easily. When you are satisfied with the fit, (the band shouldn’t be too loose not too tight).  It sounds like we are dealing with the “Three Bears”. Attach the belly band at the back with Tear & Tape Adhesive. Attach the bird, the flowers, leaves and Adhesive Backed Sequins.

 

Don’t forget, you can also create other cards and/or scrapbook pages with the supplies in the box

While, I created this card according to the instructions in the box, I will have alternatives  to the suggested cards for Paper Pumpkin May 2019 for you shortly.  These will be here on my blog.

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Watch this Video to create the Gift Box.

Paper Pumpkin and a Gift of Thanks Subscribe to a Monthly Kit

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Become a  Paper Pumpkin subscriber and have a beautiful card kit delivered to your door.  Shelley Gardner, Stampin’ Up’s much loved President, designed  the beautiful May 2019 kit.  The kit compliments  the Bird Ballad Suite on page 91 of the 2019 Annual Catalogue.

Each month, SU releases a new kit filled with card fronts, envelopes, (sometimes decorated) and instructions.  In addition, the kits include ink, stamps, embellishments, glue dots, and dimensionals  if required.  Follow the instructions and create the cards as they are intended,  or stretch your creativity and create alternative cards. Use the supplies in the kit or additional Stampin Up products..

Normally, kits, are based on cards.  However, from time to time, the kits will have 3-D items. But, you can still use many kits to create cards.  For the August kit, Stampin Up has created an add-on to the kit.

Alternative Card Recipe

I found this alternative card below and cased it, However, I can’t remember where I saw it or who designed it, however, I fell in love with it instantly.  This card is an alternative to one of the cards in the kit.

Paper Pumpkin

Paper Pumpkin Alternative

While the alternative card is no a replicate of the kit card, the same elements are there:  background, colors, labels, and trim.

Stamp Set: Free As A Bird, Artisan Textures.

Ink: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Petal Pink, Old Olive.

Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White.

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Petal Pink Light Blends, 3/8″Very Vanilla Scalloped Trim .

Measurements and How To’s

  • Crumb Cake cardstock 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, score at 4-1/4″, and 3-3/4″ x 5″
  • Whisper White cardstock 5-1/4″ x 4″, scraps for flowers, leaves and sentiment.
  • Very Vanilla Scalloped Trim 7-1/2″
  • Use Sahara Sand ink on the leaves and randomly stamp on the Crumb Cake panel.
  • Ink the birds on the branch stamp with Early Esoress and stamp over to the left and in the middle of the panel.
  • Use the Dots from the Artisan Textures stamp set, ink with Early Espresso, stamp off once and stamp the Crumb Cake panel bottom.
  • Apply the Petal Pink ink along the bottom of the panel.  Use the ink to paper technique.
  • Sponge Early Espresso ink along the Crumb Cake cardstock edges.  Attach the panel to the Whisper White panel and attach all to the card base.
  • Stamp the flower, leaves and bud on Whisper White with Early Espresso ink.  Sponge Petal Pink ink on the flowers, Old Olive on the leaves.  Fussy cut.
  • Stamp the sentiment on the Whisper White scrap with Early Espresso Ink. Sponge edges with Early Espresso ink.
  • Color the Very Vanilla Trim with the Petal Pink Light Blends.  Attach the trim to the back of the sentiment panel, forming a loop on the left side.  Attach to card front.

See it is possible to create alternative cards from the Paper Pumpkin kits.  Why don’t you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin Here.

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Quick and Easy Card with Daisy Lane and Minimal Products

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Create this quick and easy card using minimal products,  All you need is cardstock, designer, series paper and punches.

Quick and Easy CardDaisy Lane Greeting Card Recipe

Stamp Sets: Daisy Lane.

Ink: VersaMark.

Paper: Whisper White, Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper, Calypso Coral, Gold Foil.

Accessories: Starburst Punch, Medium Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch. Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Gold Faceted Gems.

If you are looking for several  cards to create and send, then, this is the one for you.  You can set up an assembly line and create as many as you want.  Actually, if you are going into a swap, this card would be ideal.

How To Create This Card

Cutting Measurements

  • Card Base: Whisper White – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″.
  • Calypso Coral Layer – 5-1/4″ x 4″
  • Calypso Coral from the Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper (small check side) – 1-1/2″ x  5-1/4″, 6″ x 6″ for flower.
  • Gold Foil – 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″.
  • Old Olive – scraps for leaves.

Assemble the Card

  • Attach the Calypso Coral cardstock to the Whisper White card base.  Attach the strip of designer series paper to the left hand side of the calypso coral panel.
  • Punch 4 daisies from the designer series paper.  With a bone folder, curl the petals of one flower down, curl the other 3 petals up. Layer the flowers, attach at the centers and  offset each layer.
  • Punch 2 sets of leaves from the Old Olive cardstock, fold each leaf in half, and attach to back of the flower.
  • With adhesive, attach the Gold Foil to the card front lower left hand corner.   Now, attach the flower to the center of the sunburst circle.
  • Attach a medium sized Gold Faceted Gem to the flower center.
  • Stamp the “Smile” sentiment with VersaMark ink in the card’s upper right quadrant.  Sprinkle with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set with Heat Tool.

Quick and Easy

I likely took me longer to type up these instructions than it did to create the card.  So now it’s your turn to create this quick and easy card.

You can purchase the Daisy Lane Stamp set and Daisy Punch as a bundle and save 10%.  If you don’t have the Gingham Gala DSP, you can substitute it with the Subtles 6 x 6″ Neutrals Designer Series Paper (Calypso Coral Check).

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Rise By Lifting Others – Create a Hot Air Balloon Card

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We rise by lifting others up is a great inspirational saying.  This greeting card uses the Above the Clouds Bundle  (Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon Punch.

To create this fun card, use the Above the Clouds Bundle and the Rooted in Nature Stamp Set. Using the trees from the Rooted in Nature Stamp set, and combining the clouds and the birds really gives this card the feeling that it is sailing above the trees.   This card makes a great inspirational message, But, if you change up the sentiment, you can use it with many other occasions.  Some that come to mind are birthdays, thinking of you, and sympathy cards.

Rise by lifting others

Recipe for Inspirational Greeting Card

Stamps: Above the Clouds, Rooted in Nature.

Ink: Balmy Blue, Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark, Garden Green, Pacific Point.

Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Hot Air Balloon Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 1-1/2″ Circle Punch,  Shimmer White Embossing Powder, Sponge Brayer, Grapefruit Grove Nature’s Twine.

Measurements for  Cardstock and Papers.:

  • Card base – Thick Whisper White  5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″.
  • Pacific Point – 4″ x 5-1/4″, 2″ x 2″.
  • Whisper White – 3-3/4″ x 5″, 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″
  • Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper: 2″ x 2-3/4″ Choose the paper with the Abstract design, scrap for basket.
  • 6″ Grapefruit Grove Nature’s twine.

How to’s

  • Do the clouds first by using the emboss resist technique.  Stamp the clouds in several places with VersaMark ink, sprinkle with the Shimmer White Embossing Powder and heat with Heat Tool. Once the embossing powder is set, continue to the next step – emboss resist technique.
  • Use  the sponge brayer and Balmy Blue ink to give the small Whisper White panel a wash.  Remember to always start your brayering off the cardstock and then continue to cover the panel. When you have finished applying ink, rub any excess ink off the clouds.
  • Stamp the birds  with Tuxedo Black ink.
  • Ink the Balloon stamp and the  basket stamp with Tuxedo Black ink and stamp on the piece of Designer Series Paper. Punch with Hot Air Balloon punch.
  • Stamp a row of trees across the bottom of panel.  Ink the 2 tree stamp with Garden Green ink and stamp.  Without reinking the stamp, stamp the trees again just above the 1st row.  Now ink up the single tree stamp with Garden Green ink, stamp off 2x on scrap paper and fill in the tree row.
  • Ink the sentiment stamp with Pacific Point ink and stamp on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Punch with 1″ Circle Punch.  With the 1-1/4″ circle punch, punch another circle from Pacific Point cardstock and attach to the Whisper White circle.  Loop a piece of Grapefruit Grove Nature’s Twine around the back of the circle, secure and attach to card front.

Now it’s your turn to create the “rise by lifting others” card.  If you require any products to recreate this card, shop MY ONLINE STORE.

Looking for more inspiration and scenery cards? Here’s one you may like…Black and White Congratulations Card.

Bright Peacock Feathers Create a Card with Sponging

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Create bright peacock feathers by using the sponging technique.  Peacocks have beautiful tail feathers, and sadly, only the male have this unique feature. If you have seen a male display his feathers, it is a beautiful sight.

Bright Peacock Feathers

Peacock Feathers Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Royal Peacock.

Ink: Balmy Blue, Old Olive.

Paper:Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White, Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper, Nobel Peacock Foil Sheets.

Accessories:Die Cutting Machine, Detailed Peacock Dies, Stitched Nested Labels, Blueberry Bushel 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon,

How to Create The Multicolored Feathers

  • Use Whisper White cardstock and a Sponge Dauber.  Sponge the Blueberry Bushel and Old Olive inks in several lines to cover the panel. Sparingly overlay the inks.  If you do this too much the colors will become muddy and not provide the look you want.
  • Once you have the color distributed to your satisfaction, die cut 4 feathers using the Detailed Peacock Dies.
  • Use the 3rd smallest Nested Label DIe and Whisper White cardstock for the sentiment label.  THe larger label is the left over piece from the Royal Peacock Shows Off His Beautiful Colors.
  • Layer the Blueberry Bushel DSP over the Blueberry Bushel cardstock label. Attach the 4 feathers in a circular pattern to the DSP panel.
  • Stamp the sentiment with Old Olive ink on the Whisper White cardstock and attach to the foil stitched label.  Loop the  Blueberry Bushel behind the label and attach to the DSP to cover the ends of the feathers.

You can purchase the supplies needed to create your own Bright Peacock Feathers Card at my Online Store. 

On page 25 of the Annual Catalogue, you can purchase the suite (everything you see), the bundle (stamp set and dies) and/or the paper, embellishments separately.

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Royal Peacock Shows Off His Beautiful Colors – Create A Card.

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The  Royal Peacock, when showing off his beautiful  tail feathers, is a beautiful sight to see. Actually,  I cased  this  card from the 2019/20 Catalogue.  When I first saw the suite in the catalogue, I just knew it would show up at my front door sooner or later.  Well, it was sooner.   Royal Peacock Suite

This  a beautiful suite and  you can have  it  all  with  only  one  ordering  number.  Click the above image to see all the various items in this suite (152187). Royal Peacock

Peacock and Foil Papers Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Royal Peacock.

Ink: Pretty Peacock, VersaMark.

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty Peacock, Noble Peacock Foil Sheet (Old Olive), Pool Party.

Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Detailed Peacock Dies, Beads & Baubles Embossing Folder ,Stitched Nested Labels, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack (Mossy Meadow Linen Thread, Stamparatus.

How To’s

Getting the peacock framed by the Old Olive Foil Sheet was a bit tricky.

  • With a cutting tool, cut the foil 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ and center the largest Stitched Nested Label in the center of the foil. Die cut the image using a Die Cutting Machine.
  • Cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock – 3-3/4″ x 5″ and emboss with the Beads & Baubles Embossing Folder.
  • Use the Stamparatus and stamp the peacock on the Whisper White cardstock with Pretty Peacock ink. Do not remove the paper or the stamp from the Stamparatus.  Once the ink is dry, ink the tail feathers with VersaMark and line up stamp over the tail feathers.  Now, remove the stamped image,  heat emboss with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and die cut with peacock die.

How to Align the Peacock Behind the Foil

  • Slip the embossed Whisper White cardstock behind the label in the Old Olive foil and lay the cut out peacock on the cardstock and eyeball where the peacock looks the best.  When you are happy, remove the Whisper White cc and attach the peacock with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Attach the layer behind the foil and then attach the whole panel to a Whisper White card front.
  • Because the foil is a large piece be careful and when applying adhesive .  If using the Multipurpose Liquid Glue, do not press too hard.
  • NOTE: the next time I use such a large piece of foil which needs to be adhered. I will apply a piece of adhesive sheet before die cutting the nested label. Even better would be to emboss with an embossing folder.
  • Stamp a sentiment on a scrap of Pool Party cardstock with Pretty Peacock ink.  Cut a larger scrap  of the Pretty Peacock cardstock and frame the smaller piece.  Attach to card front.  Add a piece of Old Olive Linen Thread underneath the sentiment panel.

There are so many ways you can use this suite and I will be posting a blog in a few days with another sample.

Be sure to come back and see some more Royal Peacock projects.

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