Hi Stampers. Do you have a man in your life who likes Whiskey? The Whiskey Business stamp set could make just the perfect masculine card. I chose to CASE a mostly monochrome card with a touch of vellum and some heat embossing to give it a special touch, made by the talented Kelly Acheson.
Today’s card starts with a Basic Black card base, followed by a layer of Basic White CS. Using Memento Black ink, I stamped the decanter all over this layer (and also on a scrap of Basic White CS). I used the Stampin’ Blends to color it and then fussy cut out the decanter from the scrap of Basic White.
Over the Basic White layer, I added a layer of Vellum, the same size with Stampin’ Seal across the lower part of the card front. The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed in white onto a strip of Basic Black CS. I adhered this over the Vellum Adhesive to hide it. Then the decanter is attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A few randomly placed Gold Enamel Dots add a little splash of color to my (mostly) monochrome card.
Inside the card is a single layer of Basic White CS 4″ x 5-1/4″. Using Cinnamon Cider ink, i stamped the sentiment in the center of this layer. In the lower right corner, I stamped the decanter in Memento Black ink.
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Hi Stampers. Hats Off to all those baseball lovers out there! Today’s card is masculine, patriotic and birthday. A quick chance of the sentiment and this card can be used for all sorts of occasions!
Our family is a Little League family. My husband and his brothers played & coached. His niece and nephew played. Our son & daughter played. We watch the Little League World Series on TV. I had my son C-Section. When we were released from the hospital, instead of taking us home, my husband took us to the Little League field for a game. We are a big Little League family! LOL
This Hats Off card starts with a Night of Navy card base, followed by a 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ layer of Real Red CS and a 4″ x 5-1/4″ layer of Basic White CS. I used the Hat Builder Dies to die cut the hat and a star out of Night of Navy CS and two stars out of Real Red CS. The USA was die cut using the Playful Alphabet Dies and Real Red CS (with Adhesive Sheet on the back).
Using the Lighthearted Lines stamp set, I stamped the sentiment “Happy Birthday” onto a 3/4″ strip of Basic White CS. This was then adhered to a 1″ strip of Real Red CS and then to the front of the card.
Inside the Hats Off card is another 4″ x 5-1/4″ layer of Basic White CS with a sentiment stamped in Night of Navy ink.
Did you or anyone in your family play little league? Who would you send this Hats Off card to?
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Hi Stampers. I have another simple card for you today featuring the Pierced Blooms Dies. Since we are nearing the end of the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, I’ve been on a mission to use up as much of the retiring DSP as possible. Lately, you have seen a multitude of ways you can use the Forever Greenery DSP.
This card starts with a Granny Apple Green card base with Forever Greenery DSP on the front. One side is just a little wider than the other, it was a great way to use up leftover pieces.
The focal point on the card is layer of of Granny Apple Green that was die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. This scalloped rectangle was adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. A Basic White layer was cut to fit inside the scalloped rectangle. The sentiment “Happy Birthday” (from the Peaceful Moments stamp set) was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.
Using the Pierced Blooms Dies, I die cut a variety of leaves and flowers in Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze and Bumblebee CS. I did alot of mixing and matching until I had a look I liked. Using glue dots, I adhered the flowers and leaves together and to the card front.
Here is a close up of the (Pierced Blooms) flowers to show you how wonderful these look. The dies cut and add the stitching in one easy step.
Stampin’ Tip: To save time, pick a few coordinating colors and place a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ in to the cut and emboss machine and place all the flowers (or leaves) onto the sheet and cut them all at once, out of each color. Use what you need for that project and add the remaining leaves and flowers into a clear envelope and store them inside the stamp case for use later.
Inside the card is a 4″ x 5-1/4″ layer of Basic White CS. The flowers in the lower corner are stamped in Bumblebee ink and the floral centers and sentiment are stamped in Cajun Craze ink.
Here is another version of the same card. The bases are very similar just the focal point and flowers were adjusted a little.
Instead of using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies, I used the Stitched Nested Labels. The sentiment also changed from birthday to thinking of you.
Here you can see where the (Pierced Blooms) flowers are very similar, I just used the leftover flowers and leaves from the first card.
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Hi Stampers. I’ve been hearing an awful lot about slimline cards lately. Since I had never made one before, I gave it a try. When I looked it up they said there were several sizes of slimline cards. The standard slimline card is 7″ x 8-1/2″, scored at 3-1/2″. I chose to make mine 8-1/2″ x 9″, scored at 4-1/4″ so that it would fit into a business (#10) envelope. (Note: my research said it should be 9-1/2″ instead of 9″, but that wasn’t divisible by six as easily as 9″ was.)
My banner is created out of Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Pacific Point & Gorgeous Grape CS. Each banner was cut to 4-1/4″ x 1-1/2″ each. Because the word I chose was 6 letters long, I divided 9″ divided by 6 and got 1-1/2″. Then, I flagged the end of each strip with the Triple Banner Punch.
Using the Playful Alphabet Dies, I spelled the word “friend” on the banners, one letter per banner. After the letters were cut out, I used liquid glue to adhere them to the slimline card front in varying heights. Once they were all adhered, I used the paper snips to snip off the banner tops flush with the top of the card front. (Note: When cutting, be sure to save the center of the R and the D so you can glue them back in when the banners are on the card.)
Using various Stampin’ Write markers, I inked up the stamp “Happy Birthday” and stamped it onto a 1/2″ strip of Basic White CS. Using paper snips, I flagged the end. The sentiment is adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I’m thrilled with how bright and cheery it is.
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Hi Stampers. Yesterday I shared a mini Twisted Gate Fold card with you. Today, I have a similar (diagonal gate fold) card that is slightly larger. (This card was made as the second card in the video and starts approximately 8 min 25 sec into the video.)
For today’s diagonal gate fold card, I used the same colors and DSP as yesterday’s card. This card started with two, Rococo Rose card bases 4″ x 10-1/4″, scored at 5-1/2″. Next, I made a small mark with a pencil at 6-1/4″. I scored a diagonal line from that upper left 6-1/4″ to the lower right corner (at the 10″ end). The two card bases were then over lapped (placing the 4″ x 5-1/2″ panels on top of each other) and were glued together.
To decorate the two front triangles, I used a 3-7/8″ x 3-7/8″ layer of Night of Navy CS and a 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ layer of Designer Series Paper. These two pieces were cut diagonally and attached to those front triangles using liquid glue.
The two sides fold into the card and the triangles fold outward in opposite directions, so when it’s closed it makes the diagonal gatefold closure.
The inside panel is 3-3/4″ x 5-1/4″ layer of Basic White CS. Night of Navy ink and the In Bloom stamp set were used to stamp the sentiment in the center. The two opposing corners have partial flowers (also from the In Bloom stamp set) in Petal Pink, Seaside Spray, Old Olive and Misty Moonlight inks. The stamping was done first (so the flowers could be stamped off the edges) and then it’s adhered with Stampin’ Seal.
For the front focal point, I used the layering ovals (they are retiring… sniff… sniff….) with Night of Navy and Basic White CS. The sentiment and flowers were stamped onto the Basic White oval and it’s adhered to the scalloped Night of Navy oval. Using Stampin’ Seal the ovals are attached to the triangle on the left.
For some added decoration (and to keep it closed) I added some Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon.
Stampin’ Tip: I wrapped the ribbon around the card and then held it together with a pair of reverse tweezers, so I could use both hands to make the knot and bow.
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Hi Stampers. Happy March! Can you believe it?!? The year is flying buy and it’s soon going to be Sweet Ice Cream weather! I’m combined my impatience for the cold weather to go away and my love of this new fold I recently discovered to make this awesome card! You can see my Forever & Always version of this fold HERE and my other Ice Cream Corner version HERE.
To create the corner fold, I created a template by using a 2-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ piece of CS and cutting diagonally and gluing the two together, so it was thicker and sturdier so I can use it over and over again. Using this template, I was able to mark where I wanted to make the score on the cardbase with a pencil and then scored it using my trimmer. For the outside, I used a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White CS and a 3-3/4″ x 5″ piece of the Ice Cream Corner DSP. I used the same template to cut off the same corner of the layers that I scored in on the cardbase and adhered them to the card front.
I almost used the Ice Cream Builder Punch to make ice cream cones for the corner, but they didn’t look right. The paper is ice cream “bars” not “cones”. It was pointed out to me by a friend during our Coffee & Cards Zoom meeting (held each Thrusday at 11am MT – and YOU ARE INVITED to join us!), that the Jar Punch is almost the right shape. Using paper snips, I rounded off the top of the jar (or you can use a circle punch) and then made popsicle sticks for the bottom (using the stamp and Crumb Cake CS/ink) and BOOM – Ice Cream bar!
Inside the card is decorated in much the same way, by using a 5-1/4″ x 4″ layer of DSP (on the top) and Basic White (on the bottom). I used the template from above to cut off the corner to get the larger piece. Next, cut 1/4″ off the long side of the triangle for the piece that will fit onto the top up. Using the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set, I stamped the confetti in Granny Apple Green ink and the sentiments in Pool Party ink. The final touch was adding the ice cream cone to the pop up corner. This was made using the Ice Cream Corner DSP and the Ice Cream Builder Punch.
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