May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Hope that all the moms had an enjoyable Mother’s Day. Mine was very nice and the weather could not have been more perfect!
The past few days have been busy with other commitments so this Monday’s project share is the Mother’s Day card that I made and mailed to my mother. In addition, I sent her an FTD bouquet – look at how the card and flowers coordinated!!! Mom loved both. Thanks to my sister, Sharon, for sending me the photo of the flowers.
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| Mother’s Day Card using Secret Garden Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up! |
The card design is a variation of the birthday card shared last week. The base on the Mother’s Day card is Tempting Turquoise card stock and the large flower from the Secret Garden Stamp set was added using the Classic Stampin’ Pad in the same color onto the Whisper White CS base. Daffodil
Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad and a smaller flower from the same set was stamped into the center of each
of the Tempting Turquoise flowers using the “stamp off, stamp on”
technique as describe in the earlier post. Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad was used for the leaves. After stamping the Whisper White CS with the flowers and leaves, the Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
was used to add additional dimension to the card. The sentiment was added along with stamped and cut flower and leaves using the Secret Garden Framelits and Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine. Stampin’ Dimensionals were used to adhere the flower and leaves to the sentiment band.
Today the “Flowers are Blooming” card class was held and each of the
attendees was able to prepare four different flower themed cards. For
three of the ladies, it was their first time attending one of my card
classes and they did great! The classes are always lots of fun.
That’s it for today…I’m planning for next month’s card class and will share a sample on Thursday.
If you have any questions, please contact me: margkni@gmail.com.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check in again this week for “Creation Thursday”.
Until then, have a good week!
May 10, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Yippee!!! My Stampin’ Up! “sneak peek” order arrived yesterday and I was like a child on Christmas morning! After eagerly opening the box, there were lots of ohs and ahs. Though I am not allowed to show you the new products until the end of this month, I am able to share a card with you that incorporates some of the new product. Check out the yellow flower! It was made using the new White Simply Pressed Clay and the Blossoms Mold from the Blossoms & Buttons Simply Pressed Molds. The flower was white but I used the Aqua Painter and Daffodil Yellow Classic Ink to “paint” the color onto the flower. It has been a lot of fun playing with the clay and I can’t wait to show you more of the possibilities using it.
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| Bright Blossoms with Flower Embellishment |
The card was made using Baja Breeze CS (card stock) as the base then layering with Daffodil Delight CS and Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper. Whisper White CS was cut using the Labels Collection Framelits and the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine. The Bright Blossoms Stamp Set with Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Tangerine Tango Stampin’ Write Markers was used to stamp the vase. The clay flower as discussed earlier was then attached to the tall flower stem. A stamp from Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Collection was used to add the message using Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad.
Here’s another card that was made this week to send to someone special…
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| Regal Rose Hydrangea |
The base is Whisper White CS with a layer of Regal Rose DSP from the Brights Color Color Designer Series Paper Stack. Whisper White 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon was used to embellish. The Hydrangea stamp is from the Best of Flowers set and was stamped using Regal Rose and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers. The Loving Thoughts Stamp Set message was stamped using Staz-on Jet Black Ink.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me (margkni@gmail.com).
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check in on Monday…more sneak peek will be shown.
Until then, have a good weekend!
May 7, 2013 | Cards, Floral |
What crazy weather! Not sure what weather you’ve been experiencing, but this past weekend those of us in Georgia were able to revisit February weather. It certainly was not our normal May warmth! Let’s hope that we’ll all have sunshine and warmer temperatures soon.
For Mishmash Monday, I’m sharing three card samples prepared for next week’s “Flowers are Blooming” class. Each was prepared using a different stamp set and different techniques. The first card was made using my favorite flower stamp – Secret Garden and the inspiration for the design was from a card prepared by Brandy Cox.
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| Happy Birthday card using Secret Garden Stamp set |
The card base is Daffodil Delight card stock (CS). The first layer is Whisper White CS which has been stamped using three stamps (large flower, small solid flower and leaves) from the Secret Garden Stamp set. The larger flower was stamped using Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad. The next step was to use the solid flower to stamp the center of the larger flower using Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad. The stamp off-stamp on technique was used – i.e. ink stamp, stamp first onto a scrap paper, then stamp onto your card. This removes some of the ink from the stamp thus the stamped image is not as intense in color and creates a shadow effect. For the leaves, Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad was used and the image was stamped three times before re-inking. This shadow effect around the flowers makes it appear that the flowers are peeking through the leaves thus adding dimension. Another flower and two leaves were stamped onto scrap Whisper White CS and cut using Secret Garden Framelits in the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine. The Happy Birthday greeting was stamped onto Whisper White CS using Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Pad and the Hostess Wacky Wishes Stamp Set. The Labels Collection Framelits set was used to cut the stamped label and a label was cut from Daffodil Delight CS. The greeting was then layered onto the Daffodil Delight label. The cut flower and leaves were attached to the side of the label using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Additional Stampin’ Dimensionals were used to attach the greeting with flower to the card. Unless otherwise noted, SNAIL adhesive was used to put card layers together. A Pearl Basic Jewel was added to the center of the cut flower. As an added touch, the Whisper White CS interior card liner was stamped in a lower corner to add a finishing touch with ample room left for adding a personalized message. The Whisper White Envelope was also stamped.
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| Envelope stamped with Secret Garden Stamp Set |
The second card uses Betsy’s Blossoms and again, I’m using the Brights Collection CS and Stampin’ Classic Inks (do you think I’m ready for summer and bright colors?)!!! Regal Rose and Pumpkin Pie ink colors were used to stamp the flowers and Staz On Jet Black ink was used to stamp the saying from the Pursuit of Happiness Stamp Set (retiring soon!). The saying (again, thinking of sunshine!) was cut using the Apothecary Accents Framelits Collection. Stampin’ Dimensionals were used to attach the label. The card liner, as well as, the envelope were also stamped.
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| Betsy’s Blossoms – “Live in the Sunshine” |
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| Envelope stamped with Betsy’s Blossoms Stamp Set |
The last card is a cheerful card that was quick to prepare. It utilizes the Summer Smooches DSP (retiring soon!) layered onto a card base of Daffodil Delight CS. The Bright Blossoms Stamp Set was used to stamp the image onto Whisper White CS that had been cut with the Apothecary Accents Framelit. The top portion of the frame piece was cut using scissors after attaching to the Summer Smooches DSP (refer to photo). On a scrap piece of Whisper White CS, the flower image was stamped again. Then using paper snips, the vase shape was cut and then using Stampin’ Dimensionals was layered over the stamped vase image on the Whisper White CS accent piece. A greeting was stamped and embellishments added.
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| Bright Blossoms and Summer Smooches |
As you can tell, the class next week will have a variety of samples to use as inspiration for creating their cards! I hope that you’ve been inspired too!!!
Be sure to contact me if you have any questions.
To go shopping and purchase your own materials for card crafting,
click here!Don’t forget to check out the “Retiring Products” list,
click here. Last day to order retiring products is June 3 or while supplies last.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check in again this week for “Creation Thursday”.
Until then, have a good week!
