Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Spring Double flap card

 


basecard is bubble bath cardstock 4 1/4x 5 1/2



Use delightfully eclectic double sided DSP  5 1/4 x 6 scored at 4 inches with 6 inch side across the top

take the old olive panel 4 1/4x 5 1/2 scored at 2 3/4 with 5 1/2 across the top.
front panel is white 2 1/4x4 white cardstock. 
stamp the easter bunny on a post-it note to use as a mask. 
stamp the Easter bunny on the white panel, cover with mask and then stamp the grass elements.
Stamp sentiment from Hooray for Surprises set in memento black.  color in the easter bunny - bubble bath inside the ears - green grass, however you want to color it in.

Easy card using 2 quarter sheet and a piece of DSP - you can get 4 pieces out of a 12x12 DSP so good way to use up your stash- especially the really pretty ones that you want to show both front and back.


Friday, March 22, 2024

Free Play Friday- Persimmon Thank you

 

I have a large collection of Asian Stamps I have collected over many years and in the past, I have not been very fastidious about keeping track of whose company it came from to give credit and many wooden blocks were unmounted to make room so I apologize to whose ever stamp design this is. I love persimmon and I have a persimmon tree which has not been able to fruit in all the years i have had it but I have many friends who have been blessing me with this wonderful fruit whenever it is in season and I wanted to thank them for their generosity.  

One of my patients brought me back a frame with a Korean folk scene inside which was cool but what I really loved was the wrapping paper it came in- like my kids who loved playing in the boxes that the presents came in rather than the presents themselves?

Anyhow someone else gave me a roll of this paper with a bunch of Korean writing on it so I used it as the background for this card to add interest but the print was too large and dark so I put a piece of vellum to soften it up and I liked how it turned out.

Very Vanilla thick cardstock base with a layer of Stampin' Up Calypso Coral- then the layer of the wrapping paper and a vellum on top. Then the center image stamped in a piece of scrap Vanilla with another layer of Calypso Coral. COlor in the persimmon with pumpkin pie and Old olive Stampin' Blends.

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Hot Air Balloon card

 




base: take thick white cardstock  8 1/2x 5 1/2  fold into 1/2 into A2 size card 4 1/4x 5 1/2 
Sunny Days DSP cloud paper- from Sale-a-bration 2024-
stamp large Hot Air Balloon in Poppy Parade and diecut out
Stamp the smaller balloon in Parakeet Party and Pool Party
stamp sentiment in Memento Tuxedo black in front of card and on the banner. mount balloons and banner and the clouds diecut with dimensionals. 







 if you do not have it use cloud stencil to create a strip of clouds using blocking technique
piece of paper to the left and right and use the cloud basic border die to create a stencil and use any blue ink of your choice to create a cloud background- I love this soft look.


 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Trusty Tools pop up Card


 







basecard is basic black 10 x 4 1/4  scored at 5 1/2 
inside center panel is piece of white 8 1/2 x 3 scored at 3 3/4 inches
Inside panel DSP  3 1/2 x 2 3/4- cut bottom corners with  Stampin' Up Very Best Trio punch. (Flip the punch to make the corners symmetrical.
mechanism is a piece of Cello bag 3 x 2 1/2- the tear tape goes onto the 3 inch edge- and adhered to front top of the inside panel.
another piece of tape goes on the other side of the cello piece on the opposite edge.
position the center panel as desired and then stick to the main card. 
make sure mechanism works before adhering the sides closed. 
stamp "pull " on the bottom of the center panel (from Hurray for Surprises stampset)
stamp
Diecut the woodpeg panel.
diecut the tool box panel and stamp the sentiment
Stamp the tools on a white cardstock scraps -color in as desired and diecut.
adhere to the front and inside panel as desired - use dimensionals to add interest.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

DSP Gatefold card with Enduring Beauty flowers


The basecard is a double sided DSP 5 1/2x12 scored with 12 across the top at 2,4,8 and 10 inches.

Mark the front panels along the sides at 2 3/4 inches using a pencil and cut the triangle from the top fold at 2 inches and 10 inches to the side 2 3/4 inch mark.  save the 2 triangles to use on the bottom.  Flip the triangles and adhere it to the bottom part of the front panel so it mirrors the top when card is closed. 
watch direction of your fold if top is in one direction.

stamp the Enduring Beauty flower image with versamark on a separate piece of scrap paper, heat emboss with gold embossing powder and diecut to create the front panel. mount with dimensionals on the left side of the front panel only 

inside panel is white cardstock 3 3/4 x 5 1/4- stamp with image and sentiment if desired with smoky slate ink - leaves plenty of space to write a message- and if you wanted you could cut the paper twice as long to create a flap for additional messages. 3 3/4 x 10 1/2 scored in half for a top flap inside panel.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Cutest Cows Case


 Cutest Cows punch card- total CASE from the Spring catalog 2024 page 68 - sometimes they have another sample in the back where they catalog the items and this one really caught my eye.

Basecard is thick white cardstock 8/1/2 x 5 1/2 folded in half to create A2 card ( 4 1/4x 5 1/2)
stamp the flowers on the left side  and stamp the cow and rooster on a scrap of white cardstock and color in
add some clouds using the basic borders die and blue ink pad of your choice
stamp the sentiment onto a nested essential banner
take a piece of pecan pie 4 1/4 x  2 3/4 and score every 1/2 inches and fanfold - rub edges on the inkpad to create shadow
fold in other direction and rub edge on inkpad- unfold to create fence
take a strip of 1/4 inch strip x 4 1/2 pecan pie for the fence strip. 

take a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock and tear the top and stamp with coordinating grass stamp
Add the cow, add the banner and rooster/bird  to the fence using dimensional (or Not)
if you have any mini wobble springs, you can use it on the cow head to make it move.


Don't you just love it?





Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Thoughtful expressions Book Z-fold card-




basecard: take white cardstock  4 1/4x11 and score with long end across the top at 2 1/8,4 1/4,5 1/2
top panel 4 1/4x 3 1/4 (here I used white cardstock embossed with Layered Florals embossing folder) (if you want DP 4x3 to put on top of panel)
2 pieces of DSP (sunny days from Sale-a-bration spring 2024) 4x1 and 4x2- one on the left side and one on the right side as shown.
a panel from the Thoughtufl expressions die in white- stamp images in black Memento ink sentiment and flowers in Gray Granite
stamp hummingbird in black on a scarp piece of paper and color as you wish and mount with dimensionals on the left side of the panel only.
Fold back the main card right front panel and center the front panel on it and tape down. adhere the scalloped piece on top only on the left side and the bird on the scalloped piece as shown.




Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Easy Bee my Valentine Box window Card

 Bee my Balentine Box window Card



take thick white basecard 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and score into A2 card base at 4 1/4
take a cardstock 8 1/2x 4 1/4 and score at 3/8, then every 1/2 inch for 3 lines on both ends,
You will use these to create a half inch box on either end (see below).
diecut the center panel - I used the Thoughtful Expressions Die
take a piece of DSP 4x4 if using just the center or 5 1/2x4 1/4 if covering the whole front on top of the base card.
the sentiment is stamped on Bubble bath cardstock
DSP is Sunny days from sale-a-Bration 2024(free with any $50 purchase)
Stamp Bee body in Daffodil delight and memento Tuxedo Black for the stripes. 
Stamp the vellum with the wings stamp in black- heat dry or use stazon black- color the vellum from behind with bubble bath Stampin Blends if you have it to add a tad color
Red hearts in real red.





Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Sending Love centerfold card

 Sending Love centerfold card



I am going blind with Presbyopia (that's a medical term for old eyes!) so in order for me to see what I am typing I am changing the font to Large - I hope it does not bug you.

I love mail boxes and I've bought many of these but this was so cute - I love how it opens and when you close it it perfectly fits over the opening so I had to have it - and love the folded envelope and the ribbon die.
basecard is Poppy  parade 8/1/2 x 5 1/2 folded in half to create A2 card ( 4 1/4x 5 1/2) Diecut piece to make the panel.
top panel on front 4x 5 1/2- use cloud stencil with blue ink of your choice to create soft clouds behind the mail box 
mailbox- gray granite
grass- Green apple green
Wood stand- pecan pie
use a small brad to make the black flag pop up and move
the letter is pool party with poppy cardstock for the ribbon die and hearts.

stamp the sentiment in black and punch it out with a circle punch or circle die- I used the circle dies from Reach for the Stars stampset and coordinating dies. 

inside - use regular cardstock -not thick - 5 1/4 x10 inches scored with long side across the top at 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 inches and fold as shown.

Stamp the sentiments and side stripes and attach some punched out diecut hearts as shown. make sure they don't peek out when you close the card though.




You can enclose a secret message if you want since the letter come out- the ribbon is adhered to the back side.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

punched belly band money/giftcard holder using Filled with Happiness stampset


 

punched belly band money/giftcard holder using Filled with Happiness stampset

basecard is 3 1/2x 11 Tahitian Tide cardstock- score with long side across the top at 4 5/8 and 9  1/4
DSP 3x 7 3/4 score at 1/2 and a smidge over 4 1/8 - punch out the center with modern oval punch (but any punch will work)


Stamp the image and Punch it out using the same punch in white cardstock here 
You want this to show exactly where the DSP was punched out when the belly band is on.
Left side gets folded over to create a pocket for the money or giftcard as shown.
inside panel whisper white  4 3/8x3 1/4
Stamp with different (or same) if you want from the same set and color as desired.

Easy peasy card using basic card items but a little different
I am always looking for a different fold using the basic card size that fits into an A2 envelope and however way we can use up our ever growing stash of DSP!