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Dragonfly Dreams

Dragonfly Dreams

Here it is a cold weekend and I thought Spring had sprung, but guess there must be more days of cold.  Have a great weekend anyway!  I really used a lot of stamp sets on the creation of this card.  Hello Cupcake, Beautiful Bouquet, Itty Bitty Greetings stamp sets and the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies.

These are my challenges for the week:

As You See It Challenge #196

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches

 

I am excited that my card qualifies for three challenges that rarely happens.
 
The card starts with a Whisper White card base and a mat of Basic Black card stock for all the different strip of 6″ x 6″ DSP.  You can see the different stacks at the bottom of this post.
 
The strips are adhered to the Basic Black mat using Liquid Glue, leaving a small border between each strip so you have the effect of a mat around each strip.  Once all the strips are adhered, the Basic Black mat is adhered to the Whisper White card base using Liquid Glue.
The dragonflies from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies  are cut from Basic Black card stock that has an Adhesive Multipurpose Sheet adhered to it for easier adhering.   Four sets were cut twice and adhered together.  Since there are only five I had to cut twice to have enough for the entire card front.  By adhering the four set together it gives them dimension and depth.  By using an Adhesive Multipurpose Sheet it makes it easier to adhere the dragonflies together.  It is much less messy also as using Liquid Glue you get real gluey fingers.Different jewels were adhered to each dragonfly to give them a bit of Bling!  The Happy Birthday is stamped in Soft Suede on a small scrap and then cropped to a small size to fit the space it is adhered.  The card front is finished.
The inside sentiment is stamped in Shaded Spruce on a panel of Whisper White that has been matted on a panel of Basic Black card stock.  Two dragonflies are stamped to give the panel a bit of decoration.
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you like my card.  Visit again soon.  Have a blessed day!
 

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Only Two Weeks Left to Get Your  Starter Kit Plus the Discount!

Sale-A-Bration is the best time of the year to join the Stampin’ Up!   We have a wonderful Krew– Mary Deatherage’s Critters N’ Krew (she has critters on her farm) and Amy’s Inkin’ Krew, we all like to get our fingers inky.  You get to create your own  Starter Kit – filled with $175 worth of YOUR choice of goodies! and you’re only going to pay $99 plus tax!  Stampin’ Up! will even foot the bill for shipping your kit to you!

So…$175 worth of goodies for $99?  That’s like…45% off!  OR you may want to add the Craft and Carry Tote for an additional $30 (valued at $50) for a total of $129 And then, you’re going to get a perpetual 20% off on Stampin’ Up! products (that’s right—any and everything you purchase while you are an active demonstrator will get you at LEAST a 20% discount!).

  

Stampin’ Up Products Used in Creating This Card

Card Cuts:

Whisper White Card Stock  — 4-1/4″ x 11″  scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline.  3-3/4″ x 5″ inside sentiment panel

Basic Black Card Stock — 4″ x 5-1/4″ mat for card front and 1″ strips on card front– 4″ x 5-1/4″  mat for inside sentiment panel

6″ x 6″  Various Designer Series Papers — 1″ x 4″

 

 

 

 

 

 


By The Bay

By The Bay

My card today is created using the By The Bay stamp set.  This set is free during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase. The birds are from the High Tide stamp set.  It is a 2-1/3 layer card.  The base is Basic Black card stock.  The focal panel is stamped on Whisper White thick card stock so the coloring will be absorbed better and not make the paper rough up.  It is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on the full panel.  The Stamparatus is great for being able to stamp this.  After you have stamped the full panel, place the 1-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ panel in the center of the full panel and stamp again.  This will be the panel you will color and mat with a Basic Black mat.

My inspiration comes from the Color Throwdown Challenge for this week.

The center panel is colored using Calypso Coral, Highland Heather, Garden Green, and Crumb Cake inks.  The roofs of the buildings are colored using a Calypso Coral Stampin Write Marker.  The dark image beside the house is colored with Highland Heather and is made dark for the ocean.The sky is Calypso Coral and Highland Heather sponged onto the card stock.  Amazing how different the color can be using different techniques to apply.  The birds are stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink using the stamp from High Tide stamp set. The bushes are colored using Garden Green ink that is mixed with water using an Aqua Painter.  The walkway and a bit of the wall is colored using Crumb Cake in with an Aqua Painter.  The two side panels are left uncolored with the exception of the roofs of the two small buildings. The greeting is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink at the bottom of the center panel.   After the coloring is finished, the panel is matted using a panel of Basic Black card stock.  It is then adhered over the full focal panel using Liquid Glue.    The inside sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on a panel of Whisper White.  The sentiment is from the Well  Said stamp set.  The birds are stamped in Crumb Cake ink.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you like my card.  I hope you are having a blessed day!


Paper Pumpkin Is Turning Six – And Subscribers Get A Free Stamp Set!!

Paper Pumpkin is turning six and we want to celebrate with you! After all, we could not have shared all these years of creativity if it weren’t for our subscribers.

To celebrate this fun occasion and to thank everyone who supports Paper Pumpkin month after month, we’re offering a specially-designed March kit and a FREE STAMP SET. Oh, yes. You read that right. In March, you will receive TWO stamp sets with your Paper Pumpkin kit.

About the March Kit and FREE stamp set:

We don’t want to give away too much, but here’s a little bit about the March kit! Because it’s our birthday, we decided to create a kit that is perfect for making birthday cards!

  • The March kit features eight full-sized, mailable cards
  • Coordinating colors are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and Poppy Parade
  • This kit has an element that is sure to “pop”!
  • The FREE stamp set is even bigger and better than your typical Paper Pumpkin stamp set and can be used on a variety of crafting projects.

And a few details about the free stamp set promotion:

  • A subscriber must have an active subscription by March 10, 2019 in order to receive the March kit.
  • The FREE stamp set coordinates with the March kit but it is not needed to complete the projects.
  • Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

Let me know if you have any questions, can’t wait to see the March kit!!


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Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Card Cuts:

Basic Black Card Stock – 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline  — 1-3/4″ x 5″ mat for center panel on card front

Whisper White Card Stock — 3-3/4″ x 5″ for focal panel  and inside sentiment panel — 1-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ center panel on card front 


 

 

Incredible Like You

Incredible Like You

Today I am using the Incredible Like You stamp set.  It is a fun set to use.   My card has a Pool Party card base and is embossed using the SubtleTextured Impression Embossing Folder (TIEF).  It is a one layer other than the jar with the flowers from the Incredible Like You stamp set.

Today’ s  Inspiration comes from The Sisterhood of Crafters. The challenge this week is called “In The Red”  Use the color red on your project or card.

And since I am using the stamp set Incredible Like You,  What Would You Stamp is having a challenge using that set so I thought why not join that one also.

The flowers are stamped in Lovely Lipstick on a panel of Whisper White card stock.  This was done three times as I wanted three flowers.   Each flower was fussy cut.

A jar was cut from Vellum card stock using the Everyday Jar Framelits.  A length of Linen Thread was wrapped three times around the neck of the jar and tied in a bow.  A doily from the Doily Builder Thinlits Dies was cut from a panel of Whisper White card stock.  It was adhered to the Pool Party card base using Liquid Glue. I stamped the stems twice for each stem to make sure they were long enough for the jar and still be able to adhere the flower heads to them using  Stampin’ Dimensionals cut in two pieces.  The stems were adhered using Glue Dots and the flower heads were adhered using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Three pears from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls package are scattered to various spots on the card front.

The sentiment is stamped on a panel of Whisper White card stock using Lovely Lipstick ink.  A flower and stem are also stamped using Lovely Lipstick and Pear Pizzazz ink.

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you are having a blessed day.


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Product List

Glue Dots

$5.25

 

Card Cuts:

Pool Party card stock – 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline

Whisper White card stock 3-3/4″ x 5″ inside sentiment panel–  3″ x 3″ square used to cut doily— 2″ x 2″ squares used to stamp flowers

Vellum card stock –  used to cut jars

Pear Pizazz card stock – scraps used to cut stems for flowers

Hello Cupcake

Hello Cupcake

My card is created from the Hello Cupcake stamp set (free with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration.  I also used the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper.  The Vellum makes the greeting look blurry in the picture, but in real time it is not so.

My design and inspiration come from the Fusion Card Challenge. 

  1. The card base is Coastal Cabana card stock cut at 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline. It is stamped using Versa Mark and the Hello Cupcake Sweet Wishes stamp.  This makes a great background.  
  2. A length of Granny Apple Ribbon is wrapped around the card base and secured on the opposite side.
  3.  A  3-1/8″ x 3-1/4″ panel of Gorgeous Grape card stock is cut for the background of the focal panel.
  4. The focal panel is from the How Sweet It Is DSP and cut 3″ x 3-1/8″.  The mat and focal panel are adhered together using Liquid Glue, then popped onto the Coastal Cabana card base.
  5. A panel of vellum is cut 3″ x 3-1/8″ and adhered over the focal panel with Liquid Glue that is carefully put on each corner and then spread very thin so it would not show.  But before the vellum is adhered to the focal panel it is stamped with the greeting in Gorgeous Grape ink.
  6. The two cupcakes are fussy cut from another panel of How Sweet It Is DSP and color is added by using Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, and Gorgeous Grape Stampin’ Write Markers.
  7. Sprinkles are added to the cupcake tops by using Adhesive Backed Sequins and Glitter Enamel Dots.
  8. The sentiment is stamped on a 3-3/4″ x 5″ panel of Whisper White card stock in Gorgeous Grape ink using the stamp set Hello Cupcake.  A large cupcake is also stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green ink.
  9. A Gorgeous Grape panel is cut 4″ x 5-1/2″ for the mat.
  10. The sentiment panel is adhered to the mat and then the mat is adhered to the card base.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you like my card.  Have a blessed day!


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Stampin’ Up! Products Used In Creating This Card


Happiness Blooms with Love What You Do

Happiness Blooms with Love What You Do

Seems I used a lot of stamp sets; Love What You Do, Incredible Like You, Well Said in creating this card plus the Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper (DSP)

My design comes from Freshly Made Sketches.  At first, I thought what can I do with this sketch and then it just all seemed to come together and the card turned out to be rather pretty.

My card starts with a Whisper White Thick card base.

The card base is embossed using the Subtles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF).

Flowers are fussy cut from a panel of the Happiness Blooms DSP.  They are adhered to the Subtles embossed card front using Liquid Glue and Mini Stampin Dimensionals.

A  2″ x 4-1/4″  panel of the Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper is cut and adhered across the bottom of the card base covering the tip ends of the flowers.

There are four cuts of the Happy from a panel of the DSP  like the panel  used at the bottom. A piece of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet is adhered to the back of the panel so when the cuts were made it would be easier to adhere them together.  By having four adhered together it gives a bit of dimension to the word.  The same was done for the word Birthday only it was cut from a panel of Calypso Coral card stock.

Three sequins from the Basic Adhesive Backed Sequin package is scattered on the card front.

The inside sentiment from the Incredible Like You Stamp set is stamped in Calypso Coral ink on a panel of Whisper White that has been trimmed with a section of the same DSP used on the card front.  Flowers are from the Love What You Do stamp set is stamped in Calypso Coral and Call Me Clover ink.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you like my card.  Have a blessed day!


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February 16-28 Host Code:  4UEA4HGN

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!


Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

 Card Cuts:

Whisper White Thick card stock – 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline — 3-3/4″ x 5″ inside sentiment panel.

Happiness Blooms DSP – 2″ x 4-1/4″  panel at bottom of card front — 3″ x 4″ panel for cutting the word Happy 4 times

Calypso Coral Card — 3″ x 4″ panel for cutting the word Birthday 4 times