Can you believe it’s August! I know time seems to be flying by. Even though it’s August, I’m still sharing cards from the July card class featuring the Zany Zoo Bundle. This week’s card is a Zany Zoo Birthday Card. The whimsical card is appropriate for all ages but would be especially good for those hard to create preteen/teen cards. At least, for me those are the ages that challenge me when cardmaking. As in my last post featuring the Zany Zoo Bundle, the coordinating Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper is used for the characters. And since the turtle has the microphone (singing Happy Birthday), the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder creates a perfect base for the singer and his dancers. Below you’ll find cut dimensions and a video to help you recreate this fun card.
It’s A Zany Zoo Birthday Card Cut Dimensions:
Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ (score/fold at 4-1/4″ for card base)
Basic Black Cardstock: 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″ (layering panel); scrap (die cut)
Basic White Cardstock: (2) 5-1/4″ x 4″ (embossing & card interior); scrap (sentiment)
Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper: fussy cutting & die cutting
Assembly Video
The fun characters on this card make me smile!
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August Card Class: Kit To-Go Option Available
The August class is featuring Fun Folds and will use the following stamp bundles:
Little Monkey
Seaside Bay
Trucking Along
Inked & Tiled
In addition to being offered in person, a “to-go” kit is available to craft at home. Details & registration can be found here. Register soon – deadline is August 7!
Speaking of kits – during the month of August, Stampin’ Up! is offering all kits in the Kits Collection (does not include Paper Pumpkin) at a discount of up to 30%.
This is a great time to order kits for yourself or to give as gifts. Everything needed to create the kit is included in the box. You can see all the kits in the Kits Collection by following this link.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
Thanks for stopping by. Happy crafting and enjoy the weekend!
Today’s colorful card sends Zesty Birthday wishes using the Sweet Citrus Stamp Set and coordinating hybrid embossing folder/dies set. The hybrid embossing folder with the coordinating dies helps create cards that look complicated but really aren’t complicated at all. The embossing folder/die combo does all the hard work! The card is one created in a previous card class and the designer series paper background has since been discontinued. However, you can easily substitute with another paper or stamp and create your own background paper if the paper. Have fun creating this Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday card!
FYI…this is the perfect card to accompany a drink kit for the margarita lover! 🙂
Watch how to recreate the Sweet Citrus Zesty Birthday card in the video below…
You can view all the project materials for this card in the Project Materials section at the bottom of this post.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
Have you checked out the Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper in the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog yet? If not, it’s definitely a paper you’ll want to put on your wish list! Not only are the designs beautiful but the paper includes all of the new 2023-2025 In Colors (plus a returning favorite, Pretty Peacock). Today’s birthday card features one of the paper’s designs and the Cheerful Daisies Bundle. The Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set and coordinating dies offer several daisy designs. Plus the dies can be used alone to create gorgeous layered daisies. It’s a bundle that will get lots of use in my craft room!
The card below highlights two of the new In Colors, Wild Wheat and Moody Mauve. Like all of the new In Colors, these blend together beautifully.
Fresh As A Daisy with In Colors Cut Dimensions:
Wild Wheat Cardstock: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ (score/fold at 4-1/4″ for card base) and scrap (for die cutting fronds)
Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Moody Mauve Cardstock: 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut)
Basic White Cardstock: 4″ x 5-1/4″ (interior) and scrap for sentiment
Assembly Video
You can view all the project materials for this card in the Project Materials section at the bottom of this post.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Thank you for shopping with me. Be sure to track your orders on my Customer Loyalty form.
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Again, thank you for placing your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
Today’s card features a fun fold. It’s a Dutch door birthday card featuring the Happiness Abounds Bundle and the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper. The Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper is gorgeous! Best of all, focal flowers on the front panel are easily cut using the coordinating Blossoming Happiness dies. Participants in the recent Stamp-a-Stack had fun making three of these cards.
How do you create a Dutch door card? Start with your card base (4-1/4″ x 11″) and score at 5-1/2″. Next, cut the front panel in half at 2-1/8″ and then trim along the fold seam from the top to intersect and remove the top piece. In the photo below, you can see the decorated panel and card interior.
Hues of Happiness Dutch Door Birthday Card Materials & Measurements:
Happiness Abounds Bundle
Coastal Cabana Card Base: 4-1/4″ x 11″ (score/cut as noted above)
Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper: 5-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ (interior panel); die cut 3 of the large flowers and 2 smaller flowers from designer paper
Basic White Cardstock: 5-1/4″ x 4″ (interior panel); 2″ x 5-1/4″ (die cut with Blossoming Happiness panel die); 1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (for sentiment); scrap to stamp/die cut leaves
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends
Brushed Brass Butterflies
White Baker’s Twine
And for embellishing the envelope, stamp with Coastal Cabana ink and color using the Pool Party Stampin’ Blends.
With the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper, there are many colors of the spectacular flowers. So you’ll be able to create cards in a variety of pink, yellow, purple and blue hues.
REMINDERS
‘Tis the season to make your own Christmas cards with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit contains whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette which is sure to match various styles of holiday décor and look great on mantles everywhere.
Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes. These cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit.
And word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin tag kit and the special add-on product! With so much coordination between products, you’ll have a breeze at creating a cohesive look for all your holiday gifting needs. Make this season the most wonderful time of the year for your loved ones—and for yourself!
Don’t delay – the last day to subscribe to the October Paper Pumpkin Kit is October 10. You can subscribe here.
Margaret’s Customer Loyalty Program:
Download the form (Customer Loyalty Form) for program details and start tracking your orders. Just a reminder: for orders over $150 you’ll also receive rewards from Stampin’ Up! You can order by clicking this link: Margaret’s Online Store. (please confirm that it says you’re shopping with Margaret Knight) Thank you for selecting to place your order with me. I truly appreciate your business.
In today’s post, I am featuring cards highlighting two methods for coloring Designer Series Paper. For one of the cards in the July “to go” card class, participants were able to color the background of the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper. The Peony Garden Designer Series Paper provides perfect designs to color. For coloring the designer series paper, Stampin’ Blends Markers and Watercolor Pencils can be used. To ensure a fair comparison of the two methods, Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green have been chosen. On both cards, the peony flowers become the feature on the designer series paper by coloring the background and the leaves.
The first card features the Calypso Coral Light and Granny Apple Green Light Stampin’ Blends Markers. The Stampin’ Blends Markers provide a bright background for the peony flowers on the Designer Series Paper.
The card below uses the Calypso Coral and the Granny Apple Green Watercolor Pencils for shading the background and the leaves. Since the designer series paper is not designed to watercolor, no water is used. Instead the watercolor pencils are being used like a coloring pencil.
Notice the background using the Watercolor Pencils provides a more subtle color and areas have shading. This is due to variation in the amount of pressure when coloring with the watercolor pencils. Note: Due to lighting with my photo, the shading is more pronounced than when actually viewing the card.
TIPS:
Color the leaves first. Once the leaves have color added, it becomes easier to separate the background from the flowers.
When coloring with the watercolor pencils, use a small circular coloring motion vs straight line coloring. This method provides a smoother appearance.
Option: Use an eraser and gently erase areas of the watercolor pencil are heaviest. (Personally, I think the variation in shading looks good.)
Hopefully, I have inspired you to try coloring designer series paper. Have fun experimenting with different papers and coloring tools! In addition to coloring the background, you may want to just color specific images. The possibilities are almost endless!
Reminders:
Stampin’ Up! is making it even better to order this month…check out the Bonus Days info below.
To take advantage of Bonus Days, be sure to place your order on or before, August 3, 2020.
Also, the July 3D Tutorial Bundle is still available!
Would you like the July 3D Tutorial Bundle?
You have several ways of receiving the July 3D Tutorial Bundle:
1. Order $50 (before taxes and shipping) from my online store between now and July 31, 2020 and you’ll get the PDF for FREE. Note: be sure to register and allow me to contact you so I receive notice of your order and can send the tutorial.
2. Purchase the July 3D Tutorial Bundle PDF (a total of 6 tutorials) for $15.00. This is a one-time purchase. Simply drop me an email at creativestampingwithMargaret@gmail.com and I will send you a PayPal Invoice. Upon receipt of payment, I will send you the tutorial bundle.
3. Join my Playtime with Paper team! Team members always receive the tutorials for FREE!
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