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Floating Easel Card

Hi Stampers!

It has been a long time, but I do have a new video for you today!  I’ve created what I call a floating easel card for lack of better terminology.  It’s an easel card with a window so that’s why it is floating.  If any of you can think of a better name for it, I am definitely interested in hearing what you would call it.

I used the Mixed Florals Bundle and the Beautiful Butterflies Bundle to make this card, but it would work with any stamp set you might have.  I love the colors in this too.  I used Melon Mambo, Highland Heather, and Lemon Lime Twist.  It’s definitely a summer time card and even though it is almost the end of August and school has started for a lot of the country,  I am not quite ready to put my summer stuff away.  Fall doesn’t start until September 22nd so I am one of those people that says…”Keep your spiced pumpkin latte’s until then”  LOL!

As always, I am providing you with a freed PDF tutorial for this project.  I hope you enjoy making this card as much as I did.

 

Enjoy the video and as always…

Until next time…

Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WinterGreen Themed Cards

Hi Stampers!

Looks like I am just going to make my June post by a few hours!  This is my last month to share the cards I created for Splitcoast Stampers the second half of last year.  The theme for last December for the Dirty Dozen Design Team was Wintergreen.  We were supposed to make winter themed cards using green as the main color.  We were asked to depict images of pine threes or other evergreens and our key word was “Firs”.

Here is what I created:

Wintergreen Sympathy

This card meets all of the requirements of the challenge put forth this month.  I colored the pearls with Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends, Also, after I stamped the trees full strength, I stamped again as if I was stamping off. Several retired products are used in this card.

Stamps:  Encircled in Nature, Wild Ferns

Paper:  Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Basic White

Ink:  Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  Encircled in Nature and Wild Ferns Dies, Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels, Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends

Techniques:  Stamp-off

Unconventional Evergreen Trees

Another wintergreen card made using circles cut from the Deckled Circle Dies.  I used the largest circle from the dies and cut it in half.  Then I golded it three times sto create the trees  If you want to know exactly how to make these threes, you can find an older version on my blog at:

https://fancyforstampin.com/2013/11/…card-tutorial/  as this is a remake of the same tree that I did on November 24, 2013

Stamps:  Greetings from the Season

Paper:  Basic White, Early Espresso, shaded Spruce, Classic Christmas 6 x 6 DSP (Retired)

Ink:  Shaded Spruce

Accessories:  Winter Snow Embossing Folder, Unbounded Love and Deckled Circle Dies (Retired)

A Winter Sympathy

I used blending brushes to create the background for the white heat embossed trees on this winter card that includes, “evergreen” trees.  I know!  No green.

Stamps:  Forever Forest and Quiet Reflection

Paper:  Basic Black and Basic White

Ink:  Gorgeous Grape, Boho Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Basic Black & Versa Mark

Accessories:  Frosted Forest Dies, Blending Brushes, White Embossing Powder, heat too. 1-3/4″ circle punch

Techniques:  Heat embossing.

Winter Sled

Nothing says winter more than a vintage sled! This reminds me of the one I had as a child…the one that is till hanging in my garage that my children used as well.  This card brings back a lot of good winter memories!

Stamps:  Sophisticated Sled

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, Crumb Cake, and Joy of Christmas DSP (Retired).

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Sophisticated Sled Dies, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends

Winter Wreath

Using the branch dies from both the Encircled in Nature and Sparkle of the Season Dies (retired), I cut enough to create an evergreen wreath.  I created berries by using a small hole punch and cherry cobbler card stock.  I attached the berries with liquid glue.  I colored some adhesive backed pearls with a cherry cobbler Stampin’ Blend and attached.

Stamps:  Snowy Wonder

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, and Gold Foil

Ink:  cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  Encircled in Nature Dies, Deckled Rectangle Dies, Sparkle of the Season Dies (retired), gold ribbon.

Snowman Shaker Card

For this wintergreen card, I decided to make a shaker snow globe using the dies that come with the Snowy Wonder Bundle.  This one is my favorite because I really like snowmen.  I’ve even managed to collect a few that have been added to my Christmas decorations.  They are cute!  I keep them up in my house all winter long, inside and oout.  Unfortunately, I added a bit too much adhesive to the back of the DSP in order to attach the window sheet and I ended up attaching some of my sequins too.  They are stuck to the side of the snow globe!  But, this card is my favorite anyway.  the main color is green, and it is definitely a winter card.

Stamps:  Snow Wonder

Paper:  Snow Scenes DSP, Garden Green, Window Sheets

Ink:  Garden Green

Accessories:  Snowy Wonder Dies, silver sequins.

Well that’s all I have today.  Hopefully I’ll have some more up-to-date creations to show you next month.  June just seemed to fly by!  I don’t know where the month went!

Until next time…

Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

 

 

February Cards & Coffee

Hi Stampers!

This will be quick! Before too much more time goes by, I just wanted to share the rest of this month’s Cards & Coffee Club cards.  I already shared one in my last post.

These cards feature the Hills of Tuscany, Painted Lavender, and Perennial Postage stamp sets along with the birthday sentiment from the Wildlife Wonder stamp.  Please note that the Hills of Tuscany and Painted Lavender cards are CASE (Copy and Share Everything) cards with a few alterations.  The Birthday card using Trusty Toolbox DSP is one I came up with on my own.  Never have enough “masculine” cards, although I know some women that have their own tool boxes, myself included.  It was something I needed (and still use) when I was a homeowner and single mom.  And a lot of times now, even though I have a husband, I’ll do a minor repair, etc. because sometimes if a girl waits until her husband gets around to it, well…

Hope you enjoy the cards!

 

 

I especially LOVE this card made with Hills of Tuscany because it reminds me of the time my husband and I spent 5 weeks in Florence, Italy in September of 2019.

 

Until next time…

Happy Stamping!