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Elegant Leaves

Hi Stampers!

I am back this month with a fall card.  I can’t believe it is almost the end of August!   Even though it is technically still summer, I always decorate for fall in September and that is coming up fast. .  I am  not ready for cooler weather at all.  I’m a summer kind of girl.  I don’t like being cold.

I created three different cards with the Elegant Leaves Bundle that will be available on September 1st in the September to December Catalog . They are all similar yet different in one way or another.  And I like some more than others.  I’ll let you decide which you like best.

This was the first card I made with the bundle.

This card didn’t involve too much stamping. Just the sentiment is stamped.  It did involve a lot of die cutting though.  Which just goes to show, you can create a pretty card with just the dies and a sentiment from another stamp set.  In this case, the other stamp set is the Radiant Sunflower set which will also be available on September 1st.  I ran both the Cajun Craze layer and the cut out circle through the Stampin’, Cut and Emboss machine with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder.  The colors I used are Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Crisp Cantaope, and Golden Glow.

This second card was a little unconventionally made.

This card has a plaid background that I made using rubber bands.  I saw this technique done by another demonstrator and thought I would give it a try.  I wrapped three thick rubber bands around a long and narrow clear block lengthwise.  I used clear block I but it is no longer available through Stampin’ Up!  I made sure they were evenly spaced.  I even used a ruler!  I inked the rubber bands with Blackberry Bliss ink and stamped across a 3-3/4″ x 5″ piece of basic white card stock.  Once I was done going down the sheet in one direction, I turned the card stock a quarter turn, and stamped in the other direction.   When I was finished stamping with the thicker bands, I removed them and added one thinner rubber band lengthwise and stamped the thinner line in Berry Burst.  I had to re-ink the rubber bands before stamping each time.   I have to say that it was a messy process.  Ink not only gets onto the rubber band but the clear block as well.  That means you have to be very careful not let the block touch your paper.  You can see by looking close up that I wasn’t so successful in doing that.  And my thinner lines are totally straight.  But, once I covered everything with the cut out circle, it didn’t look so bad.  I used the stamp set as if it were a two-step set stamping the leaves with Berry Burst first.  Then I stamped the veins in the leaves with Blackberry Bliss.  The third smaller leave is cut out of Fresh Freesia with Berry Burst Veins.

And my third card…

My third card is my favorite card!  I used the Stampin’ Up! hot foil system to create this card, and I once again used the stamp set as if it were a two-step stamping set.   The foil brick work was done using Echo of Details Hot Foil Dies.  I also used a piece of August’s Product of the Month which is the Glow of Harvest DSP.  In this card I stamped the solid leaf images in Crisp Cantalope and Golden Glow ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  Then I stamped the vein of the leaves in Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry ink.  I used the brick-work hot foil die on the Cajun Craze card base toward the right side and added a 1-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Glow of Harvest DSP to the left side of the base.  The card base is 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ folded in half at the 4-1/4″ mark.

I hope you enjoyed your visit .  As always, if you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Until next time…

Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Touch of Fall

Hello Stampers!

I’ve been away for awhile, so I thought it might be about time to visit with you again.  So far, summer has been very busy for us in our household.  In June my children, husband and grandchildren traveled back to Ohio for a 95th birthday party for my mom.  All of her grands and great-grands were there which is what we were hoping for and it worked out perfectly.  We were gone for two weeks.

Once we got home, we hit the ground running as the remainder of June and all of July were pretty busy with something scheduled almost every day.  There were a few minor home improvements and repairs done along the way.  Some doctor appointments too as they seem to be inevitable once you reach our age.  🙁  My sciatica had been bothering me for about a month so I finally started having that looked into.  A week’s worth of steroids has helped with the inflammation and pain, but an MRI of my spinal column is in my future.  There is nothing worse than sciatica back pain.   I would say that it is worse than going to the dentist…OR…labor pains!

I have managed to get some stamping done and held my monthly Cards & Coffee in May and July with another scheduled for August. My July creations included the use the Cutest Crew stamp set once again, along with Balloon Festoon, Fern & Flora, and Relaxing Waterside.

I created my own background DSP on this card by using blending brushes and ink; Crumb Cake and Misty Moonlight.  I was please with how it turned out.  I used the Relaxing Waterside bundle for this card.  I think this card makes an excellent masculine card.

 

My Balloon Festoon birthday card is great for a kid.  I used  retired Lighter than Air DSP on this card and once again stamped the background.

 

 

Another card we made at July’s club was this sympathy card using the Fern & Flora bundle.  The sentiment comes from the Something Fancy stamp set.  I love the simplicity of this card.

The fourth card we created was this one using Cutest Crew.  This set is so adorable!  We’ve used it for the last three months!

If you have any questions on what I used on each of these cards, feel free to ask and I will let you know.

 

Now for a new card I created with a touch of fall flair is this one.  And it seems appropriate too because once August hits in Colorado early mornings start to get chilly.  It was in the 60’s this morning when I got up and I had to use a blanket as I drank my morning coffee.  This is a new set and designer series paper that will be coming out in the September to December catalog.  I used quite a bit from  the  Radiant Sunflowers suite  to create this slim line card.  I also used the Sunflower 3D Embossing folder for part of the background on this card.

That’s about all for today.  I hope you enjoyed your visit.  Until next time…

Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

 

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It’s Still January, Isn’t It?

 

Happy New Year! I can still say that can’t I?  It’s still January…barely.

Time has flown by quicker than I thought!  My last visit here was in August last year!  Where does the time go?  I know it is very cliché to say that, but it is true.  The older I get the quicker it flies by.  If my yearly New Year’s resolution weren’t to “not make any resolutions,” this year’s would be to blog and share a video more often! But yes, my yearly resolution is to not make one because by the end of the month they are usually forgotten and old habits prevail.  LOL!

It’s like all the new gym memberships that are sold in January!  The classes at my gym have been packed this month.  But all of us regulars say that things will be back to normal by the end of February.  Not many people will make regular gym attendance a committed lifestyle change.  I did a bit of  checking and only 26% of people make a New Year’s  resolution, 12% of people who make them keep them, and 50% of those who make them lose motivation.  So, by not making New Year’s resolutions, I am never going to be part of those statistics.  LOL!

I am currently taking an improv comedy class that started the first week of January.  It meets weekly and has proven to be a great deal of fun!  It’s like an adult play date.   We play improv games and laugh often.   And our instructor is fabulous!  I did improve a million years ago when I was on my university’s speech and debate team, and it was great fun. I have been a regular cast member of the Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show since 2019.   Sometimes I am even fortunate enough to be able to be the show’s host. Good improv skills are important when performing.  Heck, they are important in anything we decide to do. There are Dinner Detective shows nationwide and if you are ever looking for something fun and special to do you will never forget or regret attending one.  When this improve class is over, I’m seriously considering signing up for another or perhaps a writing class.

So, I finally had card club again this mont after taking November and December off.  Even if I say so myself, the cards were great.  I thought I would share them with you!

My first card is a slimline cared.  I’ve always wanted to make one of these and I finally did.  I used the Petals of Beauty and Words of Beauty Bundles for this one.  I copied the layout for this card from another card that I made somewhere along the line in another card class that I took from another Stampin’ Up! person a few years ago.

 

Here’s what I used on this card:

  • Petals of Beauty and Words of Beauty Bundles
  • Secret Sea, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Old Olive and Vellum card stock
  • Secret Sea, Darling Duckling, Calypso Coral and Early Espresso Ink
  • Glass Embossing Folder (Retired)
  • Spotlight on Nature Dies
  • Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Another card we made is for Valentine’s Day. It’s a very simple card and I love it!

For this card I used:

  • Valentine’s Day Stamp
  • Bubble Bath, Real Red, and Basic White cardstock
  • Made with Love DSP
  • Real Red Ink
  • Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies (Retired)
  • Radiating Stitches Dies (Retired

And a third card we made is:

Finally:

  • Nature’s Symphony Bundle
  • Simply Said Stamp Set
  • Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, and Pretty Peacock  cardstock
  • Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder
  • Crumb Cake and Pretty Peacock Ink
  • Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend
  • Pearls (colored with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend)
  • Sponge Daubers (sponge around embossed piece with Crumb Cake ink)
  • Linen Thread

So that’s it for this month.  Perhaps next month I’ll have a video. If you need cardstock measurements for any of these feel free to email me!

Until next time!

Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

 

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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!