Sunday, October 28, 2018

This holiday card features two of the tree dies from the In The Woods Framelits set from Stampin' Up!.  They are part of the Winter Woods bundle in the 2018 Holiday catalog.  This card uses a piece of DSP from the Twinkle Twinkle set for the background - but in my video for this card I show 2 alternative background options. See the Video Link Below  This is an A2 size card.

Material List:
Sentiment Stamp Set:  Merry Christmas to All
Dies:  
In the Woods Framelits, Bunch of Banners Framelits
Inks: 
Night of Navy
Cardstock:  
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Whisper White Card Base:  A2 Card
--Bottom Base Mat:  DSP from Twinkle Twinkle(5-1/4"H x 4"W)
--Whisper White Scraps for Sentiment & Die Cuts
Embellishments:  
Wink of Stella or Shimmer Spray on font of card
Other Tools:   
Sponge Dauber
Basics: 
Paper Trimmer, Adhesive Tape Runner, Tombow Glue,   Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Scissors,  Big Shot

Directions:
--Cut all Cardstock Mat per list.
--Stamp the scrap of Whisper White with sentiment using Night of Navy Ink.
--Die Cut the Sentiment using Bunch of Banners Framelit as shown - trim the edge.
--Die Cut the trees and bottom border piece using In the Woods Framelits as shown.
--Glue the trees, bottom border & sentiment onto DSP as shown.
--Trim border piece if needed.
--Use sponge dauber with Night of Navy ink on the bottom and two side edges of the border piece.
--Optional:  Spray finished mat with Shimmer Spray or apply Wink of Stella to the trees and bottom border piece.
--Attach Mat to the Card Base using tape runner.


Friday, October 26, 2018


This fall card features the tree from the Sheltering Tree stamp set by Stampin' Up!.  The pumpkins were die cut from their Seasonal Chums stamp & die set and were popped up with dimensionals.
This is an A2 size card.


This card features the Peaceful Poinsettia stamp set from Stampin' Up!.  The 2 flower clusters were stamp and heat embossed with gold heat embossing powder and then colored with Stampin Blends.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  This is an A2 Size card.

Thursday, October 18, 2018




Here are several more alternatives I made inspired by the May 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit - Manly Moments - by Stampin' Up!.









Wednesday, October 17, 2018


 Still working on completing some of my Paper Pumpkin kits from Stampin' Up!.  These additional cards are from the February 2018 Wildflower Wishes kit.








Saturday, October 13, 2018

These 2 Birthday Cards featured the Rooted in Nature stamp set & Nature's Poem DSP from Stampin' Up!.  The cards use Rich Razzleberry cardstock and ink, and feature a heat embossed tree from Rooted in Nature.  These are A2 size cards.

Material List:
-Stamp Set:  Rooted in Nature
-Sentiment Stamp Set:  Birthday Banners
-Dies: Petals & More Thinlits
-Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Versamark
-Cardstock:  Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Natures Poem DSP ( Cut pieces per  measurements below)
-Whisper White Card Base:  A2 Card (Folded Size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4")
-Rich Razzleberry Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4" x 4")
-2 Whisper White Bottom Mats:  (2-1/2" square)
-2 Nature's Poem DSP Top Mats:  (2-1/4" square)
-1 Whisper White Bottom Mat: (2-1/2" x 4")
-1 Rich Razzleberry Top Mat:  (2-1/4" x 3-3/4")
-Scrap of Whisper White to Stamp Sentiment
-Other: White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool
-Basics: Paper Trimmer, Adhesive Tape Runner, Tombow Glue,   Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Scissors,  Big Shot

Directions:
--Cut all pieces per list.
--Use Embossing Buddy to apply powder to the Rich Razzleberry Tree Mat, stamp tree from Rooted in Nature in Versamark Ink.
--Sprinkle White Embossing Powder onto stamped image.  Heat with Heat Tool to melt embossing powder.
--Stamp the sentiment onto scrap piece of Whisper White with Rich Razzleberry ink, die cut with die from Petals & More Thinlits.
--Apply DSP square mats to Whisper White square mats with tape runner.
--Attach Tree mat to Whisper White Mat using tape runner.
--Attach all 3 mats above to Rich Razzleberry Bottom Mat as shown using tape runner. 
--Attach Rich Razzleberry Bottom Mat to the Card Base using tape runner.
--Pop-up the sentiment using dimensionals as shown.




I finished working on several of my Paper Pumpkin kits from Stampin' Up! this past week.  Here are a few alternatives for  March 2018 - May Good Things Grow.









Wednesday, October 3, 2018

This Christmas Wishes card features Peaceful Poinsettia Stamp Set and Detailed Poinsettia Thinlits Dies from Stampin' Up!.  The dies are mounted on a piece of Sparkle Glimmer Paper and layered onto Cherry Cobbler CS, Garden Green CS and strips of DSP.  The sentiment is also from the Peaceful Poinsettia stamp set.  This is an A2 size card.

Material List:
Stamp Set:   Peaceful Poinsettia
Sentiment Stamp Set:   Peaceful Poinsettia
Dies:   Detailed Poinsettia Thinlits
Inks:  Real Red 
Cardstock:  Garden Green,  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Sparkle Glimmer Paper, This Christmas DSP (retired), Green & Red Foil Paper (stock)
--Card Base: Whisper White A2 Card (Folded Size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4")
--Garden Green Bottom Base Mat:  (5-3/8" x 4-1/8")
--Cherry Cobbler Mat:  ( 3-3/4" square)
--Glimmer Paper:  (3-1/2" square)
--DSP Strips:  (5-3/8" x 1")  (4-1/8" x 1")
Embellishments:   Clear Faceted Gems
Basics: Paper Trimmer, Adhesive Tape Runner, Tombow Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Scissors,  Big Shot

Directions:
--Cut all Cardstock Mats & Pieces per list.
--Die cut the Poinsettia, Leaves, and Red Berries in Red & Green foil paper using Detailed Poinsettia Thinlits as shown.
--Attach Glimmer Paper to Cherry Cobbler Mat.
--Attach flower pieces to Glimmer Paper using tape runner or glue, as shown. Use glue dots for red berries.
--Attach 2 DSP strips to Garden Green base mat as shown.
--Stamp Christmas Wishes sentiment from Peaceful Poinsettia in Real Red ink as shown.

--Attach the completed Cherry Cobbler Mat as shown.
--Attach Garden Green Mat to the Card Base using tape runner.
--Add Faceted Gems as shown.