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

Button, Button

Hello,

The card I have to share with you today is one I made for this weeks Less Is More challenge which is entitled Buttons or Ribbon.  I thought I'd use a bit of both!

I used the Printed Petals stamp set to make my own DSP on a Whisper White background, stamping the various flower images in Real Red and Daffodil Delight.  I layered this with a piece of Daffodil Delight DSP from the Brights Stack, onto a card base of Tempting Turquoise.  I used some 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon across the middle.

I stamped another Printed Petals image in each of the colours and punched them out with the Scallop Circle Punch.  These were each topped off with a Designer Button  in a corresponding colour, stuck on with Glue Dots.

The sentiment was added right onto the DSP, in Basic Black.  It was from the Hostess Level 1 set called Afterthoughts.

It's probably not the most Clean and Simple (CAS) card I've ever made for the Less is More challenge, but I think it goes well with the sunshine that has been out for the last few days :o)

Later in the week I will be showing you some other make and take projects I did at a workshop this past weekend, and also some thank you cards I made for my lovely customers.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Tempting Turquoise / Whisper White / Daffodil Delight DSP Stack

Stamps / Ink - Afterthoughts / Basic Black / Printed Petals / Real Read / Tempting Turquoise / Daffodil Delight

Embellishments - designer Buttons / 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon

Tools - Scallop Circle Punch / Glue Dots / Snail / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Paper Players Challenge # 53 - Growing Green

Good Morning!

I decided to try out a few different techniques while making this card for the Paper Players Challenge this week.  Yet another sketch challenge - it seems to be the week for sketches!

I went with a Very Vanilla card base, and then cut some Soft Suede and Melon Mambo pieces of card.

I thought the Growing Green stamp set would lend itself very well to using with bleach - yes, you heard right, bleach!  

You have to be very careful when doing this and work pretty swiftly.  I put some folded up kitchen towel on a small plate and poured on some bleach so it saturates the kitchen towel.  Press your stamp into the kitchen towel and stamp immediately onto the card.  Depending on the colour card you use, you get different colours coming through where the bleach hits the card.  You must press down firmly, and then keep going until the card is covered with the desired image.  Wash the stamp right away!  Be careful not to spill any of the bleach as well :o)

This effect on Soft Suede gives a lovely golden brown colour, whilst on the Melon Mambo is came through almost white.

I then stamped some of the images with Versamark onto Water Colour Paper.  I added white embossing powder and heat set this with my heat gun.  I used my Aqua Painter to then colour the flowers in with Melon Mambo ink.  These were cut out and mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) stamped in Soft Suede.

Rather a mixed bag card, but I actually really like it.  Half way through making it, that was in dispute, but it turned out better than I thought.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.........

If you would be interested in learning how to do these techniques, or if you've fallen in love with the Growing Green stamp set, then contact me HERE

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Very Vanilla / Soft Suede / Melon Mambo / Water Colour Paper

Stamps / Ink - Growing Green / Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) / Soft Suede / Melon Mambo / Versmark

Embellishments - None

Tools - White Embossing Powder / Bleach / Paper Snips / Dimensionals / Snail / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Stamp-a-ma-jig

Monkey Madness!!!!

Hi everyone - I wanted to share with you a card I have made for the Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge this week.

I went a bit monkey mad and ended up stamping some Fox and Friends monkeys in Rose Red and cutting them out.  A little fiddly, but fairly quick to do.  It's just the tail that gets in the way a bit, but thankfully I didn't accidentally chop any off!  

I used Pear Pizazz DSP (level 1 hostess reward) for a leafy backdrop, and also stamped onto some Crumb Cake card with the leaves from the Confetti stamp set, in Versamark.  The branches are cut in Pear Pizazz from the 2-Step Bird Punch.

They are definitely some playful little monkeys, hanging out in the trees!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Rose Red / Crumb Cake / Whisper White / Pear Pizzazz DSP (L1 Hostess)

Stamps / Ink - Fox and Friends / Afterthoughts (L1 Hostess) / Plane and Simple / Confetti / Versamark / Rose Red

Embellishments -  1/2" Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools - 2-Step Bird Punch / 1 1/2" Scallop Square Punch / Sticky Strip / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Snail / Dimensionals

Less Is More - Super Swift

This week the Less Is More challenge is a One Layer Card entitled In The Frame!

I didn't have much time to get this one done so wanted something quick and simple.  

I fully utilised my Stamp-a-ma-jig for this one!  Using the scroll stamp from the Strength and Hope stamp set I made a frame on Whisper White in Poppy Parade Ink.  I added the Just For You sentiment from the Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) stamp set in the centre of the frame, simply stamped in Basic Black.

Quick and Simple - I hope you like it!  Let me know by leaving a comment below.

Thanks for stopping by 

x

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Whisper White

Stamps / Ink - Strength and Hope / Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) / Poppy Parade / Basic Black

Embellishments - None

Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and mist

Mojo Monday Time!

Hey everyone!  

Yes, it's Thursday, but I've only just got around to taking a picture of my Mojo Monday card for this week.

I loved the sketch they posted up this week, take a look HERE

I went right for the In Colours, and used every single one on this card.  I made full use of the In Colour DSP which is a Level 1 Hostess product, host a workshop and you can get this item too.......

I used Peach Parfait as the card base, with a mount of Concord Crush.  I added panels of DSP and the scalloped edge at the bottom is actually the DSP punch with the 1" Circle Punch and stuck under the Concord Crush strip.  I finished it off with some Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon and the sentiment from Afterthoughts, another Level 1 Hostess product.  I used markers to ink it in Poppy Parade and Concord Crush, then punched it with the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle.

I hope you like it!  Let me know............

The Details: 

Card / Paper -Peach Parfait / Concord Crush / Whisper White / In Colour DSP (Level 1 Hostess)

Stamps / Ink - Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) / Poppy Parade / Concord Crush

Embellishments - Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools - 1" Circle Punch / 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch / Dimensionals / 2-way Glue / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist