Fine Art Floral with Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate

Oh this Specialty Acetate is so pretty! The designs coordinate perfectly with the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper to outline the flowers with a beautiful gold lines.

Watch the video to see how pretty this Fine Art Floral Suite is.

Tips & Instructions

• Poppy Parade Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Gold Foil Sheet - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 (I cut the inside to save paper)

• Lay Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate over the coordinating piece of Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper and cut both at 5 1/4 x 4

• Peel the film from back of acetate

• Adhere acetate to designer paper layer putting adhesive across the middle so it will be hidden behind ribbon.

• Adhere layers to gold layer and wrap piece of Fine Art Ribbon around the layers covering the adhesive and adhere to back.

• Stamp sentiment on scrap of Basic White Cardstock with Poppy Parade Ink and punch with Double Oval Punch. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Punch Party Host Stamp Set.

• Punch scrap of Gold Foil with the scalloped punch using the Double Oval Punch and adhere to sentiment label, then adhere to card using Dimensionals.

• Tie a piece of ribbon around ribbon using a single knot. Add Gold Metallic Pearls to sentiment.

On this card the sentiment is from the Art Gallery Stamp Set.

On the inside stamp sentiment and flowers using Poppy Parade Ink. The sentiment I used is from the Punch Party Stamp Set.

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Punch Party Valentine's Card

I used the Punch Party Stamp Set to make this pretty card. The Designer Series Paper is Paper Blooms and its one of the Sale-A-Bration products that you can get for free with a qualifying order.

You can get the Punch Party Stamp Set for free if you host a party with sales over $300. It’s a great set that coordinates with multiple punches. If you want to host an online party, just email me and we can work out the details. patti@pspapercrafts.com

Tips & Instructions

• Night Of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4

• Night Of Navy Strip - 4 x 1 1/2, emboss with Scripty 3D Embossing Folder

• Adhere embossed strip to Designer Series Paper layer and wrap White Bakers Twine around 3 times and adhere to back. Adhere layer to card base.

• Stamp heart image on Basic White Cardstock using Rococo Rose Ink. Stamp sentiment inside the heart using Night Of Navy Ink and punch using the scalloped heart from the Heart Punch Pack.

• Adhere heart to card using Dimensionals.

• Tie bow with 3 strands of Bakers Twine and adhere to card using Glue Dots.

On the inside stamp sentiment with Night Of Navy Ink and heart with Rococo Rose Ink. Stamp 3 hearts with Rococo Rose Ink, stamping off first to get a lighter shade.

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Sketch Saturday - Pretty Perennials

For this week’s sketch challenge I used the Pretty Perennials Stamp Set. This is a super, simple card where I used only stamps, ink and paper.

Below is the sketch I followed from the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge from Splitcoaststampers.

There are lots of flower images in this set and they have a watercolor look to them; so pretty!

Tips & Instructions

• Melon Mambo Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Stamp large sentiment using Melon Mambo Ink

• Stamp flowers using Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Coastal Cabana Inks. I stamped off the Coastal Cabana first to get a lighter color. Branches were stamped with Soft Suede Ink and leaves with Granny Apple Green Ink.

• Stamp flower centers with Black Ink.

• Stamp the BIRTHDAY sentiment on 1/2” scrap using Black Ink and cut to size. Adhere using Dimensionals.

• Adhere layer to card base.

On the inside stamp the sentiment with Melon Mambo Ink. The sentiment I used is from the Queen Anne’s Lace Stamp Set.

Stamp flowers with Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight Inks. Stamp flower centers with Black Ink and leaves with Granny Apple Ink.

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Beautiful Hydrangea Hill Cards

The Hydrangea Hill Suite is just gorgeous! I love hydrangeas so I was happy to start playing with this suite.

In my video below I’ll show you the products in this suite including this cool Mercury Glass Designer Acetate.

Tips & Instructions

• Gorgeous Grape Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Very Vanilla Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, emboss with Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.

• Wrap piece of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon around embossed layer and adhere to back. Adhere layer to card base.

• Using largest Stitched Nested Label Die, cut piece of Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate (Highland Heather) and adhere to card.

• Cut flower from Gorgeous Grape Cardstock using Hydrangea Dies. Using a Take Your Pick tool, push the petals up from behind. I laid it on the Foam Pad from the Die Brush Tip set.

• Color small pearls using Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Marker and adhere to center of flowers.

• Cut large outline piece from a piece of Old Olive Cardstock and snip off the flower (you only need the stem and leaves)

• Back a small piece of Mossy Meadow Cardstock with an Adhesive Sheet and cut the detailed stem and leaves. Remove the backing and adhere to the Old Olive leaves.

• Adhere leaves and flower to card using Dimensionals.

• Stamp sentiment on scrap of Very Vanilla using Gorgeous Grape Ink and cut with small tag die. Snip top of the label off and adhere to card using a Dimensional.

Follow the same steps for the Rococo Rose card with the following changes:

• Old Olive Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Use the Rococo Rose Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate.

• Cut flower from Rococo Rose Cardstock.

• Color Pearls with Light Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Marker.

• Color Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon with Light Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Marker.

On the inside stamp sentiment and floral image. This sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set.

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Simple Hydrangea Hill Birthday Card

I love that you can let our Designer Series Paper do the work. I made this card using a piece of the Hydrangea Hill paper and just added a sentiment and some pearls; so simple!

These papers are so pretty. I love hydrangeas, they are one of my favorite flowers.

Tips & Instructions

• Gorgeous Grape Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4, adhere to card base.

• Basic White scrap - stamp sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthdays using Gorgeous Grape Ink. Cut with Stitched Rectangle Dies. Adhere to card using Dimensionals.

• Add 3 Pastel Pearls to top corner.

On the inside stamp sentiment from Happiest Of Birthdays using Gorgeous Grape Ink. Stamp the flowers from Hydrangea Haven on top and bottom using Seaside Spray Ink. Stamp the filler with Seaside Spray Ink but stamp off first to get a lighter shade.

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Always In My Heart Card

I made this card for the monthly Simple Suite Stampers Tutorial Bundle. We featured the Love You Always Suite this month and you can get this pdf with 12 projects for FREE with an order from my Online Store.

I’ll show you how to make this card in the video below and go over some of the products in the Love You Always Suite.

The Always In My Heart Bundle has a beautiful stamp set and coordinating dies. My favorite die in this set is the large floral heart and I used it on this card.

Tips & Instructions

• Rococo Rose Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper (Blushing Bride) - 5 1/4 x 4

• Basic White Cardstock - cut floral heart using Floral Heart Dies.

• Cut the inside heart from Rococo Rose Cardstock using Floral Heart Dies. (Don’t worry about getting the entire heart, you only need the inside piece.)

• Stamp sentiment on Rococo Rose heart using Versamark and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder.

• Adhere floral heart to piece of specialty paper.

• Adhere inside heart using Dimensionals.

• Adhere layer to card base.

• Tie bow using Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and adhere with a Glue Dot.

Each month I collaborate with 11 Stampin’ Up Demonstrators to create a pdf Tutorial Bundle with 12 beautiful projects for you to make. If you order from my Online Store this month, you will get this bundle for FREE. The pdf contains 12 projects including pictures, measurements and instructions.

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Love You!!!

The Love You Always Suite has everything you need for Valentine’s Day! This is the suite we are featuring in the Simple Suite Stampers pdf this month. You can get this pdf for FREE with any purchase from my online store in January. The pdf contains 12 beautiful projects with pictures, measurements and instructions.

I used lots of different products from the suite to make this card to give you a better look at this suite. I also used the Heart Punch Pack to punch out the hearts.

The True Love and Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper are just beautiful.

Tips & Instructions

• Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• True Love Designer Series Paper (striped) - 5 1/4 x 4

• Vellum Cardstock - 5 1/4 x 3 1/4

• Rococo Rose Cardstock - punch 2 scalloped hearts using the Heart Punch Pack

• Blushing Bride Cardstock - punch 1 scalloped heart using the Heart Punch Pack

• Love You Always Specialty Designer Series Paper - punch 3 plain hearts using the Heart Punch Pack (2 from the Blushing Bride and 1 from the Rococo Rose paper)

• Place Vellum piece over the striped piece and wrap a piece of Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon around the layer. I put some adhesive on the back of the ribbon to adhere it to the vellum and then to the back of the striped piece.

• Adhere hearts over the ribbon.

• Back piece of Basic Black Cardstock with an Adhesive Sheet and cut the word Love twice using the Always Dies. Adhere one on top of the other to get a thicker sentiment. Then adhere to card.

• Stamp the word YOU on scrap of white with Black Ink and cut with die. Adhere to card.

On the inside stamp sentiment with Black Ink and hearts with Rococo Rose Ink. The sentiment and hearts are from the Always In My Heart Stamp Set.

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Sketch Saturday - Darling Donkeys

I used the Darling Donkey Stamp Set for this week’s sketch. This donkey is just so sweet and it’s a Sale-A-Bration Product.

I found this sketch on Pinterest from (MOJO)Monday and I changed it up a little bit by using ovals instead of circles and putting the smaller one on the left. That’s what I love about using sketches, you get a main idea from it and then make it your own.

During Sale-A-Bration you can earn the Darling Donkeys Stamp Set for FREE with a $50 order (before tax & shipping). This Stamp Set has such cute images and sentiments.

The Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper is also a FREE product with a $50 order. You get 48 sheets of 6x6 paper in 4 colors. Spend $100 and get both for FREE!

Tips & Instructions

• Bermuda Bay Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4, adhere to card base.

• Basic White Strip - 5 1/2 x 1, emboss (I used the Wrapped In Textures Embossing Folder which is retired). Adhere to middle of card.

• Basic White Cardstock - cut one large and one small Layering Oval. Stamp donkey on a larger one and sentiment on smaller one using Black Memento Ink.

• Color Donkey using Dark and Light Stampin’ Blends Markers.

• Bermuda Bay Cardstock - cut one large and one small scalloped Layering Oval and adhere to stamped ovals.

• Adhere sentiment oval to larger oval and adhere to card using Dimensionals as shown on card.

On the inside adhere strip of the Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper. Stamp a sentiment if you want.

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Sweet Strawberry Fun Fold Card

This is such a simple Fun Fold Card and I love how it turned out using the Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper.

I’ll show you the Sweet Strawberry Bundle with a fun stamp set and coordinating punch as well as some additional products you can earn for FREE with a $100 order. I’ll also show you how to make this fun fold card.

The Sweet Strawberry Bundle has a great stamp set and a coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch that punches the strawberry, green top, leaf and small flower.

During Sale-A-Bration, you can earn the Berry Blessings Bundle for free with a qualifying purchase. The paper is so bright and cheery and the Berry Blessings Stamp Set has some additional images and sentiments.

Tips & Instructions

• Green Garden Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11, score at 5 1/2 and again at 2 3/4.

• Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper - 3 pieces, each at 4 x 2 1/2 (I used one with berries and 2 with the green plaid).

• Basic White Cardstock - 4 x 2 1/2 for inside sentiment layer. Stamp sentiment using Garden Green Ink.

• Basic White Sentiment Layer - stamp sentiment and cut using Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

• Garden Green Cardstock - cut using Stitched So Sweetly Dies and adhere behind sentiment layer.

• Basic White scrap - stamp 2 strawberries using Poppy Parade and 2 strawberry tops using Garden Green. Punch using coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch. Adhere tops to berries.

• Adhere the Designer Series pieces to card and inside sentiment layer as shown on the video

• Adhere sentiment layers making sure you only put adhesive on left side so the card will open.

• Add the strawberries using Dimensionals (note: make sure the strawberries don’t adhere to card where it opens)

Here’s what the inside looks like when its open.

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Dragonfly Garden Birthday Card

I love the elegance of this card. It was easy to make using the Dandy Laser-Cut Paper and it turned out beautiful!

The Dandy Laser-Cut Paper is so delicate and pretty. You get 2 sheets, 1 each of 2 designs.

The Dragonfly Bundle includes a stamp set and coordinating punch. The punch even punches out some of the images on the Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper.

Tips & Instructions

• Misty Moonlight Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Misty Moonlight Layer - 5 x 3 5/8

• Adhere Dandy Laser-Cut Piece to Misty Moonlight Layer. I used small amounts of Liquid glue. Adhere layers to card base.

• Stamp sentiment (from Itty Bitty Birthdays) on 1/2” strip of Basic White Cardstock using Black Memento Ink. Punch one end using Triple Banner Punch and adhere to card.

• On scrap of Basic White Cardstock stamp dragonfly using Black Memento Ink and punch with Dragonfly Punch. Color wings using So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Marker. You can add some Wink Of Stella to the wings to give it a shine.

• Adhere dragonfly to card using Dimensionals and add a Ladybug Trinket with a Glue Dot.

On the inside stamp sentiment using Black Memento Ink and stamp flowers using Bumblebee Ink.

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Sand & Sea Birthday Card!

Today I made another card using the Sand & Sea Bundle and I used the Pearlescent Specialty Paper for the shells which is absolutely amazing! I hope you can see from the pictures and videos how beautiful it really is.

In the video I’ll walk you through the entire suite and talk about how to emboss and die cut this large grouping of shells. It’s so cool how it works. Please excuse my head and my mispronunciation of the Pearlescent Specialty Paper…hope you have a sense of humor!!!

Tips & Instructions

• Seaside Spray Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• White Cardstock - 5 1/4 x 4

• Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper - 5 x 3 3/4

• Stamp sentiment at top corner using Versamark and heat emboss with White Emboss Powder.

• Pearlescent Specialty Paper - 6 x 4 1/2, die cut grouping of seashells using Seaside Seashells Dies.

• Carefully stamp shells as shown in video using Blushing Bride, Seaside Spray and Sahara Sand Inks.

• Emboss using Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. I found it helps to line up the seaweed on the outer edges to get the piece lined up.

• Fussy cut the shells, saving the larger pieces of seaweed.

• Color seaweed using Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers.

• Adhere layers, seaweed and shells using Dimensionals on some of the shells.

On the inside stamp sentiment using Seaside Spray Ink. Stamp shells and seaweed across the bottom. I used Old Olive, Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand Inks.

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Love You To The Beach and Back!

I used the new Sand & Sea Suite for this beautiful card! The Designer Series Paper for the background layer is so pretty. And don’t you just love the sentiment?

Check out my Blog tomorrow to see how to cut out and emboss this focal piece using the The Seaside Seashells Dies and coordinating Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. These products are amazing!

Tips & Instructions

• Melon Mambo Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 14

• Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper Layer - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8, adhere to card base.

• Sahara Sand Cardstock - emboss using the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and then cut using the Seaside Seashells Dies. Adhere to card.

• On scrap of white cardstock, stamp sentiment and cut using Tasteful Labels Dies. Adhere using Dimensionals.

On the inside stamp sentiment using Melon Mambo Ink and the shells and seaweed using Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand and Pear Pizzazz Inks.

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Sketch Saturday - Forever & Always

For today’s card I used the Forever & Always Bundle along with the beautiful True Love Designer Series Paper. These black and white patterns are gorgeous. The sentiment is from the Lovely You Stamp Set.

The sketch is one I found on Pinterest from the Creative Memories site.

Tips & Instructions

• Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• True Love Designer Series Paper - 3 strips 1 1/4 x 4 1/8, adhere to white layer

• White strip 3/4 x about 4, stamp sentiment from the Lovely You Stamp Set using Black Memento Ink. Punch one end with Triple Banner Punch. Adhere to card.

• Scrap of White Cardstock, stamp flower using Black Memento Ink. Color with Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blend Markers and cut with coordinating dies.

• Add some Wink Of Stella to the flower and adhere to card on sentiment label using Dimensionals.

• Color 3 small pearls using the Dark Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blend Marker and adhere to sentiment label.

On the inside stamp two of the smaller flowers using Black Memento Ink and color with Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Markers.

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Note: The new products used on this card will be available for purchase beginning January 5, 2021.

Wishing You The Berry Best Card

Isn’t this such a bright and cheery card! I love berries and fell in love with this Designer Series Paper when I saw it.

I used a cross between the Sweet Strawberry Bundle and the FREE Sale-A-Bration Berry Blessings Stamp Set and Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper. I absolutely love these products.

These products below are FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a $100 purchase. The papers are so bright and vibrant and the Berry Blessings Stamp Set has beautiful images and sentiments and coordinate so well with the Sweet Strawberry Bundle.

Tips & Instructions

• Night Of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4.

• Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, adhere to card base.

• Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper Strip - 4 1/4 x 1, adhere to middle of card.

• Stamp sentiment from the Berry Blessings Stamp Set on white cardstock using Pacific Point Ink. Cut using the Celebration Labels Dies. Note: These dies are 50% off right now because they are retiring, what a great deal!

• On the sentiment label stamp raspberry outline using Rich Razzleberry Ink. Stamp fill with Rich Razzleberry Ink but stamp off first to get lighter shade.

• On the sentiment label stamp blueberry outline using Pacific Point Ink. Stamp fill with Pacific Point Ink but stamp off first to get lighter shade.

• Adhere label to card using Dimensionals

On the inside stamp sentiment from the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set using Pacific Point Ink. Stamp blueberries and raspberries just like you stamped on the sentiment label. If there is a little white space at the top of the berries, you can stamp part of a leaf using Garden Green Ink.

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Note: The new products will be available beginning January 5, 2021 with the launch of the January-June 2021 Mini Catalog.

Treasured Medallion - You Are A Treasure!

Here’s my second card using the Treasured Medallion Bundle. I am loving these stamps.

In the video I’ll show you how to use your Stamparatus to get this stamp to meet in the middle and make one overall image.

Tips & Instructions

• Night Of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Soft Sea Foam Layer - 5 1/2 x 3, using a pencil, lightly draw line at 2 3/4” to identify the middle of the layer. Erase pencil mark after stamping.

• Watch the video to see how to line up the large stamp using the Stamparatus and a piece of plastic. Stamp image using Night Of Navy Ink twice, meeting in the middle.

• Stamp the small flower images at each corner using Night Of Navy Ink.

• On 3/4 strip of Soft Sea Foam Cardstock, stamp sentiment using Night Of Navy Ink and punch both ends with round Treasured Tags Pick A Punch.

• On 1” strip (I use slightly under 1”) of Night Of Navy Cardstock punch both ends using the pointy end of the Treasured Tags Pick A Punch. Adhere behind sentiment label.

• Run Stampin’ Seal+ across the top of the back of the stamped layer and adhere Scalloped Lace Trim. Repeat this on the bottom.

• Adhere layer to card base.

• Adhere sentiment using Dimensionals.

• Add Rhinestones to center of the four small flowers.

On the inside stamp image using Night Of Navy Ink on both sides of the layer.

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Note: The new Treasured Medallion products will be available for purchase beginning January 5, 2021.

Treasured Medallion Birthday Card

I used the Treasured Medallion Stamp Set from the new Mini Catalog for this card. I stamped in black to create the background and then I stamped on Vellum Cardstock and colored with Stampin’ Write Markers for the focal piece.

This stamp set has beautiful images and pretty sentiments.

I used the In Colors to color the focal. These colors are beautiful together.

Tips & Instructions

• Magenta Madness Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4.

• White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, adhere to card base.

• Stamp the large medallion multiple times using black ink to fill the background layer

• Stamp the large medallion on piece of Vellum Cardstock using Black Stazon Ink.

• Color medallion using In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (Magenta Madness, Bumblebee, Just Jade and Misty Moonlight)

• Cut the vellum to square, tightly fitting the medallion and cut white square to same size (you can do this after you adhere them together). I used some Multi-purpose Liquid glue to adhere them by putting a little on the back of the vellum and spreading it with my finger so you can’t see it and then adhered them together.

• Adhere focal to card. You can pop up with Dimensionals if you want.

• Stamp sentiment on 3/4” strip of white cardstock using Magenta Madness Ink.

• Punch both ends of sentiment strip with Treasured Tags Pick A Punch and adhere to card using Dimensionals.

• Adhere large Rhinestone to the center of the medallion and 2 small Rhinestones to sentiment label.

On the inside stamp sentiment with Magenta Madness Ink and stamp a black medallion on bottom corner.

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Note: The new products used on this project will be available for purchase starting January 5, 2021 (Treasured Medallion Stamp Set and Treasured Tags Pick A Punch).

You're So Cool!!!

I made this card using the new Ice Cream Corner Suite. The products in this suite are from the new Jan-June 2021 Mini Catalog and they are amazing.

There’s a stamp set and coordinating punch and the Designer Series Paper is so fun.

I’ll show you all the products in this suite and how great the Designer Series Paper is to punch out the cone and different ice cream scoops.

You can make a quick and fun birthday card just by using the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper, Punch and the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set.

Tips & Instructions

• Blackberry Bliss Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper Strip - 4 1/4 x 1

• Purple Posy Layer - cut using the largest rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies, stamp sentiment at bottom corner using Blackberry Bliss Ink.

• Punch cone and 3 scoops of ice cream from the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper. Adhere the scoops to the cone, overlapping each other.

• Adhere cone to scalloped rectangle using Dimensionals and then adhere layer to card.

• Add Wink Of Stella to the cones.

• Add 3 Pearls.

On the inside stamp the sentiment with Blackberry Bliss Ink. Stamp cone with Cinnamon Cider Ink, stamping off first to get a lighter layer.

After I finished the video, I realized there is a stamp to add texture to the cone so I stamped it on the cone using straight Cinnamon Cider Ink.

Stamp one scoop with Blackberry Bliss Ink, stamping off first to get a lighter layer. Stamp some sprinkles with Blackberry Bliss Ink.

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Note: The new products are available for purchase starting January 5, 2021.

Thinking Of You Card using True Love Designer Series Paper

I made this card using the True Love Designer Series Paper which is a new product in the upcoming Mini Catalog. It’s black and white and I colored the flowers and leaves and then fussy cut them out. Isn’t it beautiful?

Here’s a look at the papers in this Designer Series Paper pack. Black and white papers are great to work with. You can color them in or use them as is.

This is one of the packs you will receive if you join my Paper Share. Participating in a Paper Share is a great way to get a taste of all the papers without investing a lot.

Tips & Instructions

• Rich Razzleberry Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• In Good Taste Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4 - Stamp sentiment using Old Olive Ink. The sentiment is from the Happy Thoughts Stamp Set which is a new set in the upcoming Mini Catalog.

• True Love Designer Series Paper - color a cluster of flowers using Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut. I cut right to the black outline and then touched up any white showing with a Black Stampin’ Write Marker.

• Color 2 pieces of Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon using Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blend Marker. Wrap one piece around In Good Taste Designer Series Paper and adhere to back. Adhere layer to card base.

• Adhere flowers to card using Dimensionals.

• Tie bow with the second piece of colored ribbon and adhere to card using Glue Dot.

• Adhere Rhinestones.

On the inside I added some additional flowers. I colored and cut some flowers that were on the edge of the 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper so they fit nicely on the inside layer.

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Note: New products will not be available until January 5, 2021 with the launch of the January-June Mini Catalog.

Sketch Saturday - Flower & Field

I’m a day late but here’s my card for the Saturday Sketch post. I used some new product to make this card. The Flower & Field Designer Series Paper is gorgeous and it’s FREE during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase starting January 5, 2021.

Here’s the sketch that I followed. It’s from the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge from Splitcoaststampers. Their sketches are so fun to use.

Tips & Instructions

• Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Flower & Field Designer Series Paper - 5 1/2 x 4 then cut diagonally.

• Bumblebee Cardstock - 7 x 3/4, emboss with the Greenery Embossing Folder.

• Whisper White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Adhere the Designer Series Paper to white layer then adhere embossed layer along the Designer Series Paper and cut off the what’s hanging over (note, cut from the back).

• Adhere layer to card base.

• Stamp sentiment with Black Memento Ink. The Sentiment is from the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set from the new Mini Catalog available for purchase starting January 5, 2021.

On the inside stamp the sentiment and floral images with Black Memento Ink. I colored the flowers with Pool Party and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.

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Note: New products not available for purchase until January 5, 2021.

Heal Your Heart Card!

I made this card for a dear friend who recently had a tragic loss and I think this sentiment is just what to tell her.

I used some new product from the Jan-June 2021 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Brochure which becomes available starting January 5, 2021. The Designer Series Paper is called Fine Art Floral and it’s beautiful. The Stamp Set is called Heal Your Heart and it’s free with a $50 order during Sale-A-Bration.

Tips & Instructions

• Merry Merlot Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4

• Whisper White Cardstock - stamp sentiment with Merry Merlot Ink and cut with Hippo & Friends Dies.

• Wrap piece of Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding around Designer Series Paper and adhere to the back. Adhere layer to card base.

• Adhere sentiment label to card using Dimensionals.

• Tie bow with ribbon and adhere using a Glue Dot.

• Add some Opal Rounds.

On the inside stamp flower using Flirty Flamingo Ink and sentiment using Merry Merlot Ink. Both are from the Art Gallery Stamp Set.

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Note: the new product is not available until January 5, 2021. This includes the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper, Heal Your Heart Stamp Set, Art Gallery Stamp Set and Opal Rounds. If you want these products earlier, you can join my team and take advantage of pre-ordering.