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Morning Florals

Jun 12, 2020 | Flowers, Friends, Friendship | 0 comments

Who wouldn’t love some morning florals to brighten their day?   The Good Morning Magnolia stamp set has coordinating products that help you bring a smile to any face.  When they open the card or the box, they know you took the time to create it just for them.  It’s such a feeling of accomplishment for you and love for them.  If you are like me, you love bringing a smile to everyone’s face.  I feel like it’s so nice to reach out to those we love, especially now.

Morning Florals

  All images © 1990-2020 Stampin’ Up!

Supplies:

  • Stamp Sets: Good Morning Magnolia  (149298)
  • Cardstock:  Whisper White Thick (140272), Petal Pink (146985), So Saffron (105118), Early Expresso (119686), Mossy Meadow (133676)
  • Ink: Mossy Meadow (147111), Memento (132708)
  • Tools & Accessories: Mini Pizza Box (144645), Magnolia Memory Dies (149578), Stitched Rectangles (148551), Layering Circles (141705), Blends: So Saffron (149557), Petal Pink (147272), Mossy Meadow (148547), Crumb Cake (144601)
  • Designer Paper: Magnolia Lane DSP (149484)
  • Misc:  Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack (149485), Organdy Striped Ribbon Petal Pink (149441), Magnolia Lane Memories and More Pack (149554), Faceted Gems Gold (144141)

Measurements: 

  • Card Base: 6” x 3”, Whisper White Heavy, scored at 3” on the long side
  • Cardstock #2: Colored CS 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” for each card,

Colored CS 3.25” x 3.25” for the box

  • Cardstock #3: scraps – White, So Saffron, Early Expresso, Mossy Meadow
  • Designer Paper: 75 x 2.75 for each card, 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 for box
Instructions:  Use your own ideas to create some of your cards.                               
  • List steps here Fold all cards at scoreline
  1. Adhere colored Card Stock to each card and the box.
  2. Adhere Designer Paper to each card and the box.
  3. Stamp small flower 4 times using Memento Ink.
  4. Use BLENDS to color flowers.
  5. Stamp greeting on white paper OR use Memories Kit
  6. Using punch or dies to cut out greetings.
  7. Tie ribbons or bows on selected cards.
  8. Use dies to create 3-D flower.
  9. Add a faceted gem.

Music Reflects Love

Jan 21, 2020 | Birthday, Card Tutorial, Friends, occasion | 0 comments

Everyone loves music and any reference to it be music reflects love.  People have a love for music and often they use it to express love and feelings.  It’s no different when you create a card using music.  I love this card because it expresses so much more.

All images © 1990-present Stampin’ Up!®

Supplies:
· Stamp Sets – Music from the Heart (151674)
· Card Stock – Whisper White (100730); Basic Black (121045)
· Stamp Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708); Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (147113); Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083)
· Misc. – Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin’ Blends Marker (144576); SNAIL Adhesive (104332)

Measurements:
· Whisper White Card Stock: 5 ½” x 8 ½”, 3 ¾” x 5”
· Basic Black Card Stock: 4” x 5 ¼”

Instructions:

1. Fold Whisper White Card Stock in half to create card base, set aside.
2. Stamp music staff lines in Memento Ink towards top of the smaller piece of Whisper White Card Stock, stamp treble cleff and musical notes as desired. (If you copy the sample, it actually is the first line of the Happy Birthday song).
3. Color the hearts with the Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin’ Blends Marker.
4. Stamp “Happy Birthday” under the music staff in Cherry Cobbler.
5. Stamp the piano in Smoky Slate at the bottom right of the Whisper White Card Stock
6. Adhere the stamped Card Stock onto the Basic Black Card Stock, then onto the cardfront.

Encourage Those You Love

Jan 17, 2020 | Card Tutorial, Friends, Friendship, New Products, Stampin Up | 0 comments

Pandas are always easy to love.  This beautiful image is adorable.  It’s a great image for any card you want to send to encourage those you love.  

All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®

 

Supplies:
· Stamp Sets – Wildly Happy (149408)
· Card Stock – Whisper White (100730), Thick Whisper White (140272)
· Stamp Pads –Pear Pizzazz (147104), Pool Party (147107), Memento Tuxedo Black (132708), Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (147942)
· Misc. – Sponge Daubers (133773), Stitched Shapes Dies (145372) Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579)

Measurements:
· Thick Whisper White 8 ½” x 5 ½”, score at 4 ¼”
· Whisper White –4” x 5 ¼”, scrap

Instructions:

1. Crop largest stitched square from white, use Sponge Daubers to add Pool Party to the top and Pear Pizzazz to the bottom, blending to the center
2. Stamp panda image in Memento, color with Basic Black Blends, fussy cut and add to square with dimensionals.
3. Add this to the white layer with dimensionals and then to the card base.
4. Stamp sentiment in Memento in the bottom right corner.

Lucky Friend Like You

Jan 13, 2020 | Card Tutorial, product, thinking of you, Tutorial, Valentine's Day | 0 comments

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, you can create this lucky friend like you card for anyone who needs it.  You don’t have to be in a relationship to let your friends know you love them too.  I always like to surprise my friends with thoughtful gestures on Valentine’s Day and you can too.  Show them the love with a handcrafted card made from the heart for a lucky friend like you.

All images © 1990-2018 Stampin’ Up!®

Supplies:
· Stamp Sets – From My Heart (151417); From my Heart Bundle (153775)
· Card Stock – Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730)
· Ink Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708)
· Misc. – From my Heart Specialty DSP (151189); Heart Punch Pack (151292); Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon; SNAIL Adhesive (104332); Dimensionals (104430); Mini glue dots (103683)

Measurements:
· Real Red: 4 ¼” x 11”, scored at 5 ½”; plus scrap for heart
· Whisper White: 3 ¾” x 5”
· DSP: 3 5/8” x 4 7/8”

Instructions:

1. Using the scalloped heart punch, punch out one Flirty Flamingo heart and one Real Red heart from the 12×12 sheet of hearts, included in the package of specialty paper.
2. On the Red Heart, stamp your sentiment using Tuxedo Black ink.
3. Take a piece of Real Red scrap and stamp the dotted outline heart in Tuxedo Black Ink.  Punch it out using the “plain” heart punch.
4. Adhere this piece to the Flirty Flamingo heart.
5. Assemble your card as shown. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the Sentiment.
6. The ribbon bow is adhered with a glue dot.

Inspire Those You Love

Sep 29, 2019 | birds, Card Tutorial, Fall, Flowers, Friends | 0 comments

As we approach the holidays, we are inclined to give thanks and spread some holiday cheer.  Here is a card that will help you to inspire those you love.  This card was created using the Shimmer Detailed Laser Cut Specialty Paper.  This card is perfect because it looks so detailed and in reality, it’s very easy to put together. It always helps this time of year to have projects that can be assembled with ease.  

All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®

Supplies:
Card Stock (CS) – Early Espresso (119686); Bermuda Bay CS (131197); Whisper White (100730); Mango Melody (146989)
Misc. – Shimmer Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper (149611); Sweet Silhouettes Dies (149541); Pearl Basic Jewels (144219); Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends (147945); Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082): Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements:

• Early Espresso CS: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored in half at 4-1/4”
• Bermuda Bay CS: 5-1/4” x 4”
• Whisper White CS: 5-1/4” x 4”
• Mango Melody CS: 1 piece for die cutting
• Specialty Paper: 5-1/4” x 4”

Instructions:
1. Die cut the word inspire from a piece of Mango Melody CS.
2. Glue the specialty paper (white side up) onto the Bermuda CS layer.
3. Glue the Bermuda Bay CS layer onto the front of the card base.
4. Using a black marker, fill in the eye of the bird.
5. Glue the die cut word onto the specialty paper layer.
6. Color 3 pearls using a Mango Melody Blends marker, and apply them onto the specialty paper layer.
7. Glue the Whisper White CS onto the inside of the card base.