Stampin with Shirley G

The card I am sharing today is a CASe of one Mary Deatherage created a few days ago.  I love fun folds and this is an easy double easel card.  You can see Mary’s video by clicking on her name.   She gives great instruction for creating. 

Card Cuts

• Secret Sea cardstock
  • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″  score at 5-1/2″
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
  • double easel piece — 4″ x 10-1/4″ score at 5-1/4″ and 7-3/4″
  • mat for art piece easel front — use next to largest Branching Out Dies to create mat
• Crumb Cake cardstock
  • art piece easel front — use 3rd largest Branching Out Dies to create mat
  • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Elegant Pines Snowflakes Designer Series Paper
  • background panel — 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
  • smaller panels at bottom of double easel — 2-3/8″ x 3-7/8″  Cut 2
• Pecan Pie cardstock — cut one bough
• Shaded Spruce cardstock — cut one bough
• Gold Foil — die cut 6 pinecones

I used Secret Sea, Cherry Cobbler, and Crumb Cake cardstock along with Elegant Pine Snowflake Designer Series Paper.  Stampin’ Up! Branching Out Stamp Set and Dies were used.

Cut a piece of Secret Sea cardstock 4-1/4″ x 11″. Score at  5-1/2″.  This is the card base.  Cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock 4″ x 10-1/4″.  Score at 5-1/4″ and 7-3/4″.  This creates the double easel.

Cut all the remaining pieces of cardstock and designer series paper according to the card cuts given above. Adhere the Elegant Pine Snowflake Designer Series Paper to the Cherry Cobbler cardstock double easel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  

Die cut the pine boughs and pine cones. Die cut the Cherry Cobbler mat and the Crumb Cake art piece using the 2nd and 3rd dies from Branching Out Dies.  Emboss the Crumb Cake cardstock piece using Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.  Adhere the embossed piece to the Cherry Cobbler piece using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Adhere the pine boughs and pines cones to the Crumb Cake piece.

From the Black & White & Gold Baker’s Twine, tie a black bow.  Adhere the bow to the top of the pine boughs using a Glue Dot.  Stamp a greeting using a stamp from Stampin’ Up! Bloomin’ Phrases Stamp Set.  Fussy cut and pop on the art piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On the 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Crumb Cake stamp the branch in Pecan Pie ink,  stamp the pine boughs in Shaded Spruce ink and stamp the pine cones in Pecan Pie ink.  Stamp sentiments from Stampin’ Up! Branching Out Stamp Set in Pecan Pie ink. Adhere to the Secret Sea card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Stamp pine boughs on the envelope front and on the envelope flap using stamps from Stampin’ Up! Branching Out Stamp Set.

I am happy you stopped by today.  I hope you take the time to linger and look at my other blog posts and cards, and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my creations with you each day. I hope and wish you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Have a blessed day!

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Blue Balloons For Grandpa

This heartwarming story explores loss, love, and the healing power of remembrance. Through the voice of young Octavia, Blue Balloons for Grandpa offers comfort and inspiration to young readers, showing that love never truly fades — it simply changes shape and floats on in our hearts. As each balloon drifts into the sky, Octavia finds comfort, sending her love, wishes, and special memories up high.

Perfect for those looking for creative ways to celebrate cherished memories.