SU274 Congratulations

I punched the embossed flower from the coordinating Fancy Flower punch, the flower center from a 3/4" punch, matted with a 1" Circle punch from Celery card stock. I then added some Faux Brads by punching 1/4” circles, putting them in place on my card and covering them with Crystal Effects.

Stamps: Posy Punch, Something to Say.

Paper:  Delicate Dots DSP (SAB 2009), Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White.

Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron

Punches: Fancy Flower, 3/4" Circle, 1" Circle, Scallop Border, ¼” circle

Accessories: Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, sponge.

I punched the embossed flower from the coordinating Fancy Flower punch, the flower center from a 3/4" punch, matted with a 1" Circle punch from Celery card stock. I then added some Faux Brads by punching 1/4” circles, putting them in place on my card and covering them with Crystal Effects.

Stamps: Posy Punch, Something to Say.

Paper:  Delicate Dots DSP (SAB 2009), Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White.

Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron

Punches: Fancy Flower, 3/4" Circle, 1" Circle, Scallop Border, ¼” circle

Accessories: Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, sponge.

One Hour Card Class 008 Two Step Stamping OHCC008

If you have never made a card before, you will love these One Hour Card Class workshops!  We will complete a card with a matching envelope – ready for the mail!  I host card classes every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  You pick the day and the time that suits you - 9:30, 11:00, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00 or 7:00.  Message or email me for more info. I hope you will consider joining me as we learn how to get the very best from the products that we buy.  You can order SU! products online and have them shipped directly to your door. Don't forget to pick me as your Demonstrator.

Stamps: Signature stamp or an address label, Hardwood, Lovely as a Tree, What I Love SAB 2016 (retired), Something to Say.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party.

Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party page.

Accessories: Stamping Sponges, bone folder, scissors, pencil, Snail Adhesive, Tombow glue, Stampin’ Trimmer, Crystal Effects.

Punch: Itty Bitty Accents pack, Bird builder, ¼” circle, 1/8” circle.

Prepare card by cutting Crumb Cake cardstock at 5.5” x 8.5”.  Fold in half – a bone folder gives you a crisp fold.  Stamp and sign the back.  Set aside.

Cut white cardstock 5.5” by 3”.  Use a sponge to smear a bit of Bermuda Bay ink on to the panel.  Stamp with the Hardwood stamp using Crumb Cake ink.  Set aside.

Cut a panel 5.25” x 4” from white cardstock for the inside of the card.  Without re-inking, huff on the Hardwood stamp then lay the white panel on top.  Walk your fingers gently around it.  Add flowers across the bottom.  Sponge edges in Crumb Cake ink.  Use Snail Adhesive to adhere to the inside of the card.  Set aside.

Cut a panel 3.5” x 4.75” from white cardstock.  Ink the tree in Pear Pizzaz ink and stamp off on a scrap paper.  Stamp one on the right edge of panel and without re-inking, stamp another one on the left edge of panel.  Repeat with the row of trees.  Sponge edges in Pear Pizzaz.  Set aside.

Cut Bermuda Bay at 3-3/4” x 5”.  Cut out the center.  Set aside. 

Cut the Hardwood panel into 5/8” strips.  Cut one strip in half – about 2-3/4” long.  Sponge edges in Crumb Cake ink. 

Adhere first long strip about ¼” from left of tree panel and the other two long strips about 1/8” from there.

Adhere one short piece about ½” from top and the second one about ¾” from bottom.  Trim all edges even with panel.  Re-sponge edges.  Adhere to the Bermuda Bay panel then to the card front.  Set aside.

Cut Pear Pizzaz cardstock 1” wide by 8” long.  Punch out 4 leaves and set aside.

Stamp 2 tiny flowers on a scrap of white cardstock and 3 tiny flowers on Pool Party cardstock using Pool Party ink.  Punch out.  Curl petals with the bone folder.  Set aside

Stamp 4 large outline flowers on a scrap of white cardstock using Bermuda Bay ink.  Use the second stamp in Pool Party ink for the centers.  Cut out two complete flowers and two smaller ones.  Curl petals with the bone folder.  Glue one large and one small flower together.   Add the two remaining small white flowers to the center of each one and set aside.

Adhere leaves and flowers to the card front in a pleasing manner.  Set aside.

Punch 2 Bermuda Bay circles at 1/8” and add to the white flowers.  Punch 3 Pear Pizzaz circles at 1/8” and add to the Pool Party flowers.  Cover with Crystal Effects.

To make Faux brads, punch three ¼” circles.  Adhere to the fence.  Cover with Crystal Effects and let dry.

Other nice color combos for the What I Love flower can be found HERE.

We made an envelope from a calendar page.

If you have never made a card before, you will love these One Hour Card Class workshops!  We will complete a card with a matching envelope – ready for the mail!  I host card classes every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  You pick the day and the time that suits you - 9:30, 11:00, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00 or 7:00.  Message or email me for more info. I hope you will consider joining me as we learn how to get the very best from the products that we buy.  You can order SU! products online and have them shipped directly to your door. Don't forget to pick me as your Demonstrator.

Stamps: Signature stamp or an address label, Hardwood, Lovely as a Tree, What I Love SAB 2016 (retired), Something to Say.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party.

Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party page.

Accessories: Stamping Sponges, bone folder, scissors, pencil, Snail Adhesive, Tombow glue, Stampin’ Trimmer, Crystal Effects.

Punch: Itty Bitty Accents pack, Bird builder, ¼” circle, 1/8” circle.

Prepare card by cutting Crumb Cake cardstock at 5.5” x 8.5”.  Fold in half – a bone folder gives you a crisp fold.  Stamp and sign the back.  Set aside.

Cut white cardstock 5.5” by 3”.  Use a sponge to smear a bit of Bermuda Bay ink on to the panel.  Stamp with the Hardwood stamp using Crumb Cake ink.  Set aside.

Cut a panel 5.25” x 4” from white cardstock for the inside of the card.  Without re-inking, huff on the Hardwood stamp then lay the white panel on top.  Walk your fingers gently around it.  Add flowers across the bottom.  Sponge edges in Crumb Cake ink.  Use Snail Adhesive to adhere to the inside of the card.  Set aside.

Cut a panel 3.5” x 4.75” from white cardstock.  Ink the tree in Pear Pizzaz ink and stamp off on a scrap paper.  Stamp one on the right edge of panel and without re-inking, stamp another one on the left edge of panel.  Repeat with the row of trees.  Sponge edges in Pear Pizzaz.  Set aside.

Cut Bermuda Bay at 3-3/4” x 5”.  Cut out the center.  Set aside. 

Cut the Hardwood panel into 5/8” strips.  Cut one strip in half – about 2-3/4” long.  Sponge edges in Crumb Cake ink. 

Adhere first long strip about ¼” from left of tree panel and the other two long strips about 1/8” from there.

Adhere one short piece about ½” from top and the second one about ¾” from bottom.  Trim all edges even with panel.  Re-sponge edges.  Adhere to the Bermuda Bay panel then to the card front.  Set aside.

Cut Pear Pizzaz cardstock 1” wide by 8” long.  Punch out 4 leaves and set aside.

Stamp 2 tiny flowers on a scrap of white cardstock and 3 tiny flowers on Pool Party cardstock using Pool Party ink.  Punch out.  Curl petals with the bone folder.  Set aside

Stamp 4 large outline flowers on a scrap of white cardstock using Bermuda Bay ink.  Use the second stamp in Pool Party ink for the centers.  Cut out two complete flowers and two smaller ones.  Curl petals with the bone folder.  Glue one large and one small flower together.   Add the two remaining small white flowers to the center of each one and set aside.

Adhere leaves and flowers to the card front in a pleasing manner.  Set aside.

Punch 2 Bermuda Bay circles at 1/8” and add to the white flowers.  Punch 3 Pear Pizzaz circles at 1/8” and add to the Pool Party flowers.  Cover with Crystal Effects.

To make Faux brads, punch three ¼” circles.  Adhere to the fence.  Cover with Crystal Effects and let dry.

Other nice color combos for the What I Love flower can be found HERE.

We made an envelope from a calendar page.

SU270 Watercolor Trio – Thanks so Much

I used markers to ink my stamp then used the stamp-a ma-jig to position them.  There is a great tutorial on how to use the stamp-a ma-jig HERE.

Stamps: Watercolor Trio, Flight of the Butterfly (for the inside).

Inks: Basic Black, Regal Rose and Always Artichoke.

Paper: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Regal Rose, White.

Accessories: Always Artichoke Marker, Regal Rose marker, mounts, stamp a ma jig, Decorative Dots embossing folder, sponge, Crystal Effects.

Punch: Large Oval, Scallop oval, Scallop Trim Border, ¼” circle.

Once I finished the panel, I ran it through the embossing folder.  To make Faux brads, punch ¼” circles.  Adhere to the card.  Cover with Crystal Effects and let dry.

Here is the inside of the card and envelope.

I used markers to ink my stamp then used the stamp-a ma-jig to position them.  There is a great tutorial on how to use the stamp-a ma-jig HERE.

Stamps: Watercolor Trio, Flight of the Butterfly (for the inside).

Inks: Basic Black, Regal Rose and Always Artichoke.

Paper: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Regal Rose, White.

Accessories: Always Artichoke Marker, Regal Rose marker, mounts, stamp a ma jig, Decorative Dots embossing folder, sponge, Crystal Effects.

Punch: Large Oval, Scallop oval, Scallop Trim Border, ¼” circle.

Once I finished the panel, I ran it through the embossing folder.  To make Faux brads, punch ¼” circles.  Adhere to the card.  Cover with Crystal Effects and let dry.

Here is the inside of the card and envelope.

SU264 You’re on My Mind with Faux Brads

Here is another retired stamp set, Upsy Daisy.  I found this layout on Pinterest.

Stamps: Upsy Daisy.

Paper: Whisper White, Print Pack DSP, Real Red.

Ink:  Real Red

Accessories: Crystal Effects, dimensionals, sponge, Swiss Dots CB EF, Square Lattice EF.

Punch: scallop border punch, ¼” circle, large oval.

I stamped the daisies on a piece of 2-3/4“ wide x 2-1/5“ long white cardstock then, without re-inking, moved the stamp towards the top and stamped again.  I ran this through the Swiss Dots EF. 

The red piece is cut at 2-3/4“ wide by 3-3/4” long and the green piece is 2“ wide by 4-1/2” long.   I haven’t made Faux Brads for a long time.  Simply punch out ¼” circles from cardstock, adhere to card and cover each circle with Crystal Effects.

Here is another retired stamp set, Upsy Daisy.  I found this layout on Pinterest.

Stamps: Upsy Daisy.

Paper: Whisper White, Print Pack DSP, Real Red.

Ink:  Real Red

Accessories: Crystal Effects, dimensionals, sponge, Swiss Dots CB EF, Square Lattice EF.

Punch: scallop border punch, ¼” circle, large oval.

I stamped the daisies on a piece of 2-3/4“ wide x 2-1/5“ long white cardstock then, without re-inking, moved the stamp towards the top and stamped again.  I ran this through the Swiss Dots EF. 

The red piece is cut at 2-3/4“ wide by 3-3/4” long and the green piece is 2“ wide by 4-1/2” long.   I haven’t made Faux Brads for a long time.  Simply punch out ¼” circles from cardstock, adhere to card and cover each circle with Crystal Effects.