Retiring Products Class - card 4

Wow, I can't believe I've actually managed to have a consistent week of blogging!!!  I do hope I can continue on this path, but I won't make any promises!!!!

This is card number 4 from class last weekend and features one of my favourite A la Carte stamps from the 11/12 catalogue - Triple Treat Flower.

I've teamed Peach Parfait (retiring 10/11 In Colour) with Old Olive and Whisper White, using the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder on the background layer.  The sentiment is from Petite Pairs.

The flower was stamped twice, once in each colour, and then we used the Fancy Flower Punch on one, and the 5 Petal Flower Punch (retiring) on the other.  They were layered with Dimensionals between and finished off with a Basic pearl in the centre.

The leaves were cut with the Big Shot and Little Leaves Sizzlit.

I liked the clean and simply styling of this card.

Only one card left to show you.  I personally think I have saved the best till last as it's my favourite :o)

Julie x 

Julie Halls

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August Card Class - Flower Power Card

This post is the first of the five cards we made in my August card class.

I tried to make the class varied in the use of Stampin' Up! products, card themes and colours.

This card used a few punches plus the Big Shot with the Top Note Die.

I started by selecting the colour combo with the Colour Coach - I cannot praise this product enough.  One of the ladies at class ordered this product even though she doesn't have SU card stock in her stash, that speaks volumes for this products usefulness!!!

I started with a card base in Pumpkin Pie, layered with a square cut piece of Old Olive.  The Whisper White layer was cut with the Top Note, then you turn it 90 degrees and line it up and run it through the Big Shot again to get this square layer with perforated edge all the way round.  So simple yet effective!

The Rich Razzleberry layer is punched with the Fancy Flower Punch and then stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink with the circles image from the Confetti stamp set.  This is a great set for doing all kinds of backgrounds with six patterns to choose from.

I then used the 5 Petal Flower Punch with Pumpkin Pie card and sponge daubed the edges with pumpkin Pie ink.  This was layered on the card using Dimensionals and then a Designer Button from the brights collection was threaded with some Silver Elastic Cord and added with a Glue Dot.

The sentiment is from Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) was inked in Rich Razzleberry and positioned using the Stamp-a-ma-jig.

This was quite a simple card with lots of different elements.  It would be really simple to re-create in a variety of colour combinations.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Pumpkin Pie / Old Olive / Rich Razzleberry / Whisper White

Stamps / Ink - Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) / Confetti / Pumpkin Pie / Rich Razzleberry

Embellishments - Designer Button / Silver Elastic Cord

Tools - Big Shot / Top Note Die / Fancy Flower Punch / 5 Petal Flower Punch / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Snail / Trimmer / Glue Dots / Dimensionals / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Sponge Dauber / Colour Coach

Customer Thank You Cards

As you know, I had a couple of workshops last week, so this week I have taken delivery of all the goodies they ordered and have packaged them up for delivery.

I make a thank you card for everyone who orders, but the cards I made for the first bundle of deliveries I forgot to take a picture of - d'oh indeed!!!!

However, I shall be delivering another bundle of orders tomorrow so have made these simple little thank you cards to add to each persons package.

The card base is Pear Pizzazz, with a strip of Sunny Garden DSP added near the top.  I used the Fancy Flower Punch with Peach Parfait card, the 5 Petal Flower Punch with Poppy Parade card, and the flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack with Peach Parfait card also.  The edges of these flowers were sponge daubed in the same colour ink as the card colour, and then they were secured together with a Daffodil Delight Brad in the middle.  I added then to the card front with Dimensionals.

The Sentiment is from the Level 1 Hostess set called Afterthoughts.  It was inked with a Chocolate Chip Marker as I didn't want to use the whole image, just this part of it.

Quick and simple - I hope my lovely customers like them :o)

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Pear Pizzazz / Peach Parfait / Poppy Parade / Sunny Garden DSP

Stamps / Ink - Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) / Chocolate Chip / Poppy Parade / Peach Parfait

Embellishments - Brads

Tools - Sponge Dauber / Mat Pack / Paper Piercing Tool / Tombow / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / 5 Petal Flower Punch / Fancy Flower Punch / Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack