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Wintertime Greetings

February 19, 2025 / Leave a comment

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Are you staying warm? It has been cold here in Castle Rock, Colorado so it is fitting that when I needed a thank you card and a birthday card I made them with a winter scene.

Cherie Davies made a card like this back in December of 2015 and I saved it to Pinterest since I had purchased the Sleigh Ride Edgelits from Stampin’ Up! and knew ‘someday’ I would use them. That someday finally came, though I tweeked a few details as usual and changed the greetings. I did make a Christmas card with the framelits – HERE.

Base: Basic White, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Layer 1 (X2): Night of Navy, 5 3/8 X 4 1/8 (1/16th reveal)
Layer 2 (X2): Basic White, 5 1/4 X 4 (1/16th reveal); Emboss with Snowfall Embossing Folder
Banner:
- #3 framelit, Basic White
- #4 framelit, Night of Navy, cut the sides of the banner to be 1/16″
- #1 framelit, Night of Navy, tail between the large framelits
Circle:
- Use Circle framelits #6 and #7 to make a frame in Grey Granite
- Die cut a #7 circle framelit from snowy DSP and sponge the edges with blue
- Die cut two #6 circle framelits from Basic White
  - Die cut one about 1/2 way with trees from Sleigh Ride Edgelits
  - Die cut one about 1/3 of the circle with the sleigh and horse from the Sleigh Ride Edgelits
  - Use Snow puff paint sprinkled with glitter on the top edges of both
Bow: Blue Seam Binding Ribbon made into a double bow
Greetings: Stamp in Night of Navy
- ‘Small Script’ for the “wish” and “grateful” on the front of the banners
- ‘Happiness Abounds’ for the “sending many thanks…” and “Happy Birthday”
- ‘Very Versailles’ for the “Have A Beautiful Day”

I think you were still dreaming about the sleigh ride you went on in Steamboat before Christmas.

You are probably right. It was such a special time to go to Steamboat and have a sleigh ride with the family on our 49th wedding anniversary.

We did the hot cocoa ride. They also do dinner rides. It was an unforgettable afternoon with a glorious sunset to finish the day. So when you are in Steamboat Springs you can ride a hot air balloon -that’s the pilot in the picture- and then go for a sleigh ride.

I think they would rather know the name of this place than the name of the stamps you used.

Nah, once a stamper, always a stamper but it was the Bar Lazy L ranch. I will link it in the computer below.

Thanks for stopping by.

SAL, Snowing A Lot

Karen

Quotation of the day:

“TRUTH does not mind being questioned.

A LIE does not like being challenged.”

Layered Eagle Thank You

October 28, 2024 / Leave a comment

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Hello friends, bear with me as I catch up on my blog posts – or journaling as I like to think of it. Let’s start with the Layered Eagle die set that Sharon gave me for my birthday. I used it for thank you cards. The patterned paper is Whaline Patriotic paper I purchased on Amazon.

I guess it makes sense if someone gives you a die that you make a card with that die to thank them.

It also makes me use it to see how it looks. The eagle die is from Honey Bee Stamps. I will link the site down below where little Sal is waving at us from the computer.

This is a Starburst card, however the diagonal strips are not adhered next to each other, there is a gap between each strip where the navy blue shows. This keeps the card from being overly busy.

Recipe

Base: Red, 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
Layer 1: White, 4 1/8 X 5 3/8
Layer 2: Navy Blue, 4 X 5 1/4
Base of Starburst: Navy Blue, 3 3/4 X 5
Patterned Paper:
- 2 pieces, 4 1/2 X 1 1/2, cut on diagonal
- 4 pieces, 3 X 1 1/2, cut on diagonal
- Mark your center point on the Starburst base and position each strip on the base. When you are happy with the placement of the strips, adhere them to the base and then turn the base over and cut off all the excess sticking out from the base. Now you can adhere the base to the larger Navy Blue layer.
Circle: White 2 3/8″ die cut with circle dies
Eagle:
- Soft Suede, large wing feathers
- Early Espresso, body and top of wings; talons
- Shimmery White, head and tail
- Crushed Curry, beak and feet
- Evening Evergreen, Branch
- Soft Succulent, Berries
Inside Greeting, Patterned paper for shadow, Navy Blue for letters, 3 3/4 X 1 1/2, die cut with Scrapbook.com Word Dies Grateful Sentiments
Heart: Cut out from a Kokorosa starburst die

That die you started with that didn’t work very well?

Yes, it wouldn’t cut out all the detailed cuts without having a metal shim plate, so I wasted a bit of paper but saved the heart! I ordered the metal shim plate from Amazon so I can try again another time.

Star Embellishments are silver star gems I colored with red and blue alcohol markers.

I hope you found some inspiration for your card making today!

SAL, Saluting A Land we love

Karen

Riddle of the day:

Question: What game is dangerous for your mental health?

Answer: Marbles; you don’t want to lose them.

Thank You Cards & Bumble Bees for the Teachers

August 19, 2024 / Leave a comment

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God has blessed me with wonderful friends to encourage me, to celebrate me, to bring a casserole or send a card if I am sick, to be that listening ear on occasion, or to keep me company while Ruger is being groomed. It is always a delight to make a thank you card for them, to pray for them as I create it and always to give thanks to God for them.

I saw a card on Pinterest made by Kristi at stampingwithkristi.com and chose her idea for this thank you card. I added more layers for additional color, used a different embossing folder, different ribbon, different inside greetings and different bling but the die tools and flower stamp were the same. Thank you, Kristi.

Recipe

Base: Thick Basic White, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Matte: Black, 5 3/8 X 4 1/8 (1/16 reveal)
Layer (X2): Lovely Lipstick, 5 1/4 X 4
Top (X2): Basic White, 5 X 3 3/4, emboss one with dotted diamonds embossing folder
Design Frame: Black, 5 1/4 X 2
- die cut with Stampin’ Up! Detailed Bands Die
- use a scrap of black and die cut just the band part of the die (X2) for extra length on the main black die cut; (I wanted the band to cover the pink layer so it blends with the black layer).
Flower, leaves and inside of the black detailed die: Basic White, 5 1/2 X 4 1/4
- Using the same die as used for the black, position it so it just cuts the white for the inside
- Flower and leaves are from Band Together SU stamp set, stamped in Memento Black Ink and colored with alcohol markers – Polished Pink Lt & Dk
Greetings: Waterfront SU stamp set, stamp in Memento Black Ink, ‘Friends make….’ and the inside ‘hard times….’
- So Glad We Are Friends is in the Band Together stamp set used for the flowers and leaves
Inside Strip: Black, 5 X 1, die cut with another of the Detailed Bands Dies, trim edge after adhering
Bling: 5 pink sequins

How many ideas like this have you saved in Pinterest to make ‘someday’?

Let me check my Pinterest, Sal; just 6,200 ideas! When I bought a new set of stamps or dies I would save all the examples that I liked and then take bits and pieces from different cards to create something for classes that was unique. Sometimes just the visual would spark my creativity and send me down the path to create something totally different.

This next thank you card is a case but it is not in my saved Pinterest cards; it is a screen print from somewhere and was saved in pictures so I don’t have the creator’s name. She/he made it as a Mother’s Day card and I changed it up a bit, added a colored base and matching DSP layer and greetings from the Stampin’ Up! Messages Die stamped with the Many Messages stamp set.

I love that your greetings don’t cover up the pretty flowers.

Thank you, Sal. The greetings I had in the Many Messages that were cut with the Messages die set were perfect for what I wanted to say.

What you need to know:

Standard Base, Standard White Layer with 1/8 reveal, DSP layer with 1/16th reveal
- Base: Petal Pink, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
- Layer: Basic White, 5 1/4 X 4
- Top: DSP, 5 1/8 X 3 7/8
Flowering Tulips Stamp set and Tulip dies; Using DSP for die cuts of blossoms and leaves
- Inside greeting from the stamp set, inside die cut squares and bottom tulips from Tulip Dies & DSP
Daffodil Daydream Stamp set and Daffodil dies
- Daffodil Delight die cuts with Crushed Curry layers, all sponged for depth
- Garden Green die cuts for leaves sponged on edges
Pansy Patch Stamps and Pansy dies
- Petals are White, Fresh Freesia and Dark Purple with a Crushed Curry middle
- Leaves are Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent
Embellishments: 3 brass butterflies, gold bow, 6 yellow jewels

So why not a ‘real’ recipe?

Well, Sal, I used scraps for the die cuts and I do not have measurements for how much I used. At least the above list will show the dies and stamps that I used should I ever do another bouquet of flowers like this one. Or if I want to pull the die I used on the inside to cut little squares (bringing more of the base color into the inside) then I can go to the recipe box and click on the card to go to the blog and find the die set.

Moving along…. I had a birthday celebration with a friend and wanted to make something special so I pulled out the Big Shot Spiral Flower Die and lots of designer series paper to make a 3D bouquet. Michaels and the dollar store had tiny flowers and leaves I could add to the paper flowers as well as a small vase.

They have mixed media creations so mine is a mixed 3D creation. There are seven spiral flowers in various southwestern colors which is my friends decor. Next time I need to remember to have the prettiest side of the DSP rolled to the middle instead of on the outside where so little shows.

It is back to school time for the grandchildren and my last Thursday watching the boys so I guided them in making bumble bee cards for their teachers. I bought apples and little single serving caramel treats and had them pick out a bag from my ‘bag of bags’ and put the apple on top of the caramel and then we made the card to attach by watching a Pinterest video. They love videos and it worked well to show them what we were doing.

The pin is from CraftISH corner.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/72479875249202152/

Jaxson:

Emmitt:

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Thanks to Robyn, my Australian friend, I had a bee stamp. I was sad about a stamp set I sold that had a bee I liked and she remembered me saying that I wished I hadn’t sold that set so she bought me a bee stamp. Thanks Robyn!

The boys didn’t quite understand stamping the bee but not writing the word ‘be’. I avoid some of the ‘pun’ stamps because I know they are learning to spell and it can be confusing.

Spoken like a concerned retired third grade teacher.

Need to help wherever we can, Sal.

Riddle of the day:

Question: What can be held in your right hand but not your left hand?

Answer: Your left hand.

Sharon Fincham September 2023 Shoebox Event

October 20, 2023 / Leave a comment

I have so much to show you today, so grab a cuppa and a pencil to take notes about the products in the awesome cards that we did at Sharon’s Shoebox Event.

Products:

Garden Green cardstock, Pearlescent paper and gold foil paper
Merriest Moments bundle with a stamp set, a set of dies and a hybrid embossing folder
Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set (outside greeting) & Dies, Ornate Layers Dies
Farmhouse Christmas (inside greeting)
Pearl bling and gold cord bow

You were probably glad to do one more Christmas card!

Delighted, Sal!! And she had another Christmas card for us to make!

Just awesome! Thank you, Sharon.

Products:

Navy Blue and Gold Foil paper, Gold Glimmer Paper for the star and brown for the stable scene
Night in Bethlehem Edgelits Dies
Candy Canes Die Set for the front greeting piece which has the ribbon run through each side
Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies for the inside white background layer
Star Of Light stamp set

Perfect choice of gold foil which catches the light!

Sure does, Sal! And Sharon had more for us. Check out the Halloween card kit she had for all of us:

So cute! I can’t help you with the products on this one. I loved that paper and needed a fall card before Halloween so I saved her cat for another card and made this one:

I used the Nuts About Squirrels stamp set. The funky cut out for the front greeting is the fence post in the Grace’s Garden die set!

That’s thinking outside the box!

Well, so many of the dies were too big and this one fits the words nicely.

Sharon’s birthday was in September so I made her this birthday card:

Sharon gave us a set of the flower blings you see in the card and I wanted to use them on her card so I used the die set I recently bought from Inlovearts and some fun fall designer series paper. The greeting is from the Pretty Petities stamp set with a matching punch. This hasn’t sold from the Bake Sale products so I pulled it out to use it.

You’ve pulled more than one set from those you are selling to use so why sell?

I know, Sal; call it sellers remorse but I have run out of room and need to purge.

Then Sharon sent me a thank you card! She loves bees and I found this die set at Simple Pleasures in Colorado Springs and I knew Sharon just ‘had to have it’!! It is a die set from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Could you have a salt shaker die set made?

Hmmm……… that could be interesting.

Happy fall everyone! I hope you enjoyed the cards and they ..

I will say it… ….bring a pinch of creativity to spice up your crafting world.

Thanks, Sal!

SAL, Shoebox A Love of crafting

Karen

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Under The Sea Thank You

May 22, 2023 / Leave a comment

When you see something you like, do you analyze and over analyze and then find out it is gone when you go back to get it? That would be me- usually. This time I actually ordered from an ad that popped up on Facebook and I am delighted with this die I purchased through inloveartshop.com. Take a look see:

You are looking at a base of Pretty Peacock, with a die cut fancy layer of Just Jade and cut outs from a sea themed 6 X 6 retired DSP (designer series paper) from Stampin’ Up! and embellishments of Sea Glass. The right front side has a strip of the DSP with a greeting from the Veritcal Greetings Stampin’ Up! set. The inside left has a strip of the DSP and a stamp from Happy Hedgehogs. The right side uses the Stampin’ Up! Friends are Like Seashells stamp set with the Seaside Seashells Die and hybrid Embossing Folder. The die does the cutting as the folder embosses in one run through the Big Shot. I cut an extra shell and stamped a greeting on it, adhering it amongst the other shells.

Let’s take another look at the Kokorosa die. It comes with all the pieces attached with little bitty bits of the metal. You need one of the little metal cutters to cut them apart – or a husband like my Paul who cut them apart and then used his grinder to make sure there were no sharp edges. He is so handy and can fix just about anything! Thanks, Paul.

BUT- before you cut the dies apart you want to run your cardstock through to cut out all the pieces. There are layering pieces and inside pieces; those little layering pieces give you perfect placement for the inside pieces.

I am scratching my head – that didn’t make sense.

Okay, Sal, let’s try some pictures.

This is the die set after Paul so carefully removed the metal connecting pieces.

I die cut it with the Just Jade before Paul cut the dies apart and I had the outer background piece that you see in the top picture and then lots of puzzle pieces-

-a piece for each of the outside borders, and then a piece for each inside die cut.

You could do puzzle piecing and use a different color for the border pieces and then die cut your inside pieces from another color, but I just layered the main background die cut piece on the base of Pretty Peacock and then die cut different scenes from the DSP. What saved me much fiddling, in getting the inside DSP pieces perfectly lined up, was placing the border pieces in the cut out section and then adhering the DSP inside the border. I didn’t even need to glue the border pieces temporarily; the main background cutout kept the border in place, then I removed the border and had a perfectly aligned piece of DSP. I saved those border pieces to use each time I make a card with these dies.

Notice – look back at the first picture – the main background piece in Just Jade fits nicely top to bottom but does not go equally to the edges left to right. In the future I would adhere the background piece close to the left side and either cut off the right side front base, or do as I did here but with a larger strip of DSP for the vertical greeting.

Now that I have taken my Stampin’ Up! blinders off and have allowed myself to use other companies products, it is like a whole new world of crafting.

Are you getting rid of all your Stampin’ Up! products?

No, indeed, Sal! Stampin’ Up! has some amazing products like what I have used on this card, but I am purging to eliminate stamps that I don’t see me using in the future.

Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing items from my stamp stash. Check out the Bake Sale tab here on the blog to see what is left. I listed 67 sets on Saturday and have sold over half of them. Several are still pending payment so I won’t remove them from the BAKE SALE until I receive payment. We call that NIL in the online shopping world. NIL means Next In Line so if someone doesn’t pay the NIL person gets notified. It works really well. People change their mind or find a better deal and then the NIL has a chance to purchase your set.

SAL, Smile A Little and Share A Lovely find

Karen

More Dainty Delight Cards

May 20, 2023 / Leave a comment

I have two more Dainty Delight cards to share today, one using the Dainty Delight stamps and one using the Dainty Delight Dies! This is a Triple Time Stamping Card where you layer the three white pieces together with temporary glue, stamp the images and color them, then take the three white pieces apart and layer them on the base and two purple pieces.

Recipe for Triple Time Stamping Layers

Stamps: Dainty Delight, Shaded Summer for the Happy Birthday
Base: Highland Heather; 11 X 4 1/4, scored at 5 1/2
Mats: same cardstock as bases
- 3 1/4 X 4 1/2
- 2 1/4 X 3 1/2
Artwork Layers: Basic White, Temporarily adhere together with temp glue or use just a bit of snail and then use your fingers to rub the snail so the oil in your fingers makes the glue less sticky
- 2 X 3 1/4
- 3 X 4 1/4
- 4 X 5 1/4
Inside Layer: Basic White, 4 X 5 1/4
Embellishments: Highland Heather Open Weave Ribbon, Brass Butterflies;
Copic Markers: BV00-flowers, Y06-centers, YG13 for the greenery
Ink: Highland Heather and Shaded Spruce for front greeting; the flower stems are also stamped in Highland Heather
Markers: I used Stampin’ Up! watercolor markers for the little inside flowers at the bottom

Which do you like better for triple time- the Dainty, the Color Contour or the butterflies?

Dainty has its place depending on the person. I guess that is why we choose to make cards that we can personalize!

Click HERE to visit the prior post with two other Triple Time Stamping cards! Then vote for your favorite!

This next card uses the dies instead of the stamps:

For this card I cased a card made by Jan Clother of New Zealand!

Recipe

Base: Thick Basic White, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
Layer (X2): Basic White, 5 1/4 X 4; Use the 3D Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder to emboss the front layer
Flowers: Die cut with Dainty Delight dies
- Blushing Bride – 1 1/2 X 2, 4 full flower cut, 1 flower bud cut
Vine: Old Olive, 8 X 2 1/2, die cut 3 with Dainty Delight vine die, use cut off edge of one for the inside
Butterflies: Blushing Bride, 2 X 1, Butterfly Brilliance Dies, Die cut one tiny and one small
Front Greeting: Basic White, I reached in my container of greetings from More Messages and then punched two backgrounds in Blushing Bride cutting them and layering them
The Thank You Greeting on the inside is from Go To Greetings stamped in Old Olive
Embellish: clear jewels for the inside of the flowers and sparkly jewels for the butterfly and card front

So is the Dainty Delight bundle going to be put in the bake sale since you used it more than most?

Oh my, Sal, that is the best reason to keep it in the stash. So many of the BAKE SALE items I never used or only used for one workshop. Friends, if the item is in bold it is still available at http://stampinup.com

Check out the BAKE SALE today for great deals on products. I am listing the rest of the stamps on Facebook today.

Thank you for checking out my blog!

SAL, Sacrificing A Lot of the stash today

Karen

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Dainty Delight Stampin’ Up!

April 21, 2023 / Leave a comment

The Dainty Delight bundle at Stampin’ Up! carried over into the new catalog and I am definitely delighted! I am casing a Wyermann’s Whimsey card design and she has a great tip for us on her youtube channel. I will include those links further down the blog.

Here is a thank you card just like Lorraine Weyermann’s with just a few of my own changes:

Wait! You used a die cut for the greeting that isn’t symmetrical?!

Yes, Sal, it is from the Beautiful Shapes Dies from Stampin’ Up! – retiring May 3!

The stamping on the inside of the birthday card is from the Stampin’ Up! Artistically Inked Stamp Set and it is not retiring. The little flowers and grass at the bottom of the inside of the birthday card are from the Dainty Delight stamp set and I colored the back of the stamp with markers. The front greetings are both from the Dainty Delight stamp set stamped in Memento Black on a Basic White Beautiful Shapes Die- (the one I said I would never use-ha -never say never)!

Recipe

Base: Basic White, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
Layer (X2): Designer Series Paper (DSP), 5 1/4 X 4 (cut with the yellow at top left for a bit of sunshine)
Flowers: Die cut with Dainty Delight dies
- Flirty Flamingo – 1 1/2 X 2, 1 full flower cut, 1 half flower cut
- Melon Mambo – 1 1/2 X 2, 1 full flower cut, 1 half flower cut, layer behind Flirty Flamingo
- Fresh Freesia – 1 1/2 X 2, 1 full flower cut, 1 half flower cut
- Highland Heather – 1 1/2 X 2, 1 full flower cut, 1 half flower cut, layer behind Fresh Freesia
Vine: Old Olive, 5 X 2 1/2, die cut with Dainty Delight vine die
Centers: Daffodil Delight, 1 X 1, die cut with the center which has four centers together – 2 full and 2 half centers
Greeting: Basic White, 3 1/4 X 1 1/2, stamp greeting in Memento Black, die cut with Beautiful Shapes die and adhere direct to the DSP
Embellish: brass butterfly and flower resin shape – retired

The vine is glued direct to the DSP.

Layer the flowers with glue dots and then pop up with dimensionals.

Lorraine Weyermann’s video below shows this presentation of the dies:

And one more video from Melanie Coverston using a background with a brick embossing folder and sunflowers:

. You found some beauties!

Yes, thanks to the ladies who post videos for us to learn from.

My Bake Sale tab now has the products I am selling so let me know if you would like anything. I will eventually post to Facebook and Ebay but I wanted to let my loyal followers have first pick. I accept paypal, so send me your requests and your zip code and I will invoice you. When I receive payment, I will immediatly ship the product(s).

Sal, Stamp A Lot

Karen

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Thanksgiving Card with gift card holder

November 18, 2022 / Leave a comment

Thank you/ Thanksgiving Card

I used the Handmade Wishes stamp set for the greeting on this card.

I tried several coloring techniques with the Leaf Fall embossing folder but liked the embossed look without coloring the best:

I used a combination of gold and copper embossing on the greeting. The outside is gold, the inside is copper.

. Sorry, I still can’t see the difference.

Sigh…… it’s one of those days! The software I use to add the watermark froze up and the camera isn’t catching the colors. But you need to see the Handmade Wishes stamp set before it goes away and, more importantly, you need to see this die:

This Mini Pocket Envelope Die! It is the perfect size for gift cards and look at all the other dies that are included:

A miniature oval, branch of leaves die, scalloped rectangle, tags and tiny dies to punch circles or a slot for twine or ribbon! And check out the little bow you can make with two of the dies. You need this die – trust me – no more manually cutting and scoring to make a gift card holder, it is all done with the die.

Recipe for Thanksgiving Card

Base: Thick Very Vanilla, 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
Layer 1: Thick Very Vanilla, 4 3/4 X 3 1/2, (X2) outside and inside
Layer 2: Thick Very Vanilla, 4 1/2 X 3 1/4, embossed with Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder
Inside Gift Card Holder: Designer Series Paper (retired), 4 1/2 X 5, die cut with Mini Pocket Envelope Die; stamp the very top of the gift card holder in Versa Mark with ‘For You’ from Handmade Wishes and emboss with copper embossing powder.
Greeting: Very Vanilla, Scrap, stamp with border from Handmade Wishes stamp set in Versa Mark and emboss with gold embossing powder. Stamp ‘Endlessly Grateful’ from Very Best Occasions stamp set and the scrolly from the Handmade Wishes stamp set in Versa Mark and emboss with copper embossing powder. Punch with the Handmade Tag Punch
7″ of ribbon folded in thirds and attached to the back of the greeting with glue dots

The small leaves I used on the inside are from the retired Square Pilllowbox dies and the front open leaf, die cut in gold, is from the retired Stitched Seasons Framelits dies. The two leaves at the bottom left of the greeting are from the retired Gathered Leaves Dies with the larger leaf die cut in copper foil and the smaller in brushed metallic foil.

SAL, Share A Love

Karen

Sending Smiles, Blossoming Happiness and New Horizons

August 1, 2022 / Leave a comment

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The Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes in the annual catalog use all five of the new In Colors with cards and matching envelopes. I challenged myself to make a card that matched the envelope!

I chose the smaller of the flowers in the Blessings of Home stamp set and the long stem flower and greenery from the Sending Smiles stamp set cut out with the Sending Dies which even have a die for that itty bitty flower. The envelope has a Starry Sky little flower on the flap so I replicated that look. The Flowers of Home Dies cut out the flower image and the die set has many other images to add greenery!

Recipe for Sending Smiles Tea Boutique Cards

Base: Tea Boutique Card in Orchid Oasis, Measures 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 folded at 4 1/4
Layer 1: Basic White, 3 3/4 X 5
Layer 2: In Color Designer Series Paper in plaid, 3 5/8 X 4 7/8
Top for die cut pieces: Basic White, 6 X 4 1/2
- stamp smaller flower in Blessings of Home stamp set with Orchid Oasis ink, color with Stampin’ Blends- Lt Fresh Freesia, Lt Granny Apple Green, Lt Call Me Clover and use a Blender pen & Orchid Oasis ink
- stamp in Fresh Freesia ink 2 long stem flowers from Sending Smiles stamp set (outside & inside flower) and use the blender pen and Orchid Oasis ink to add color on the flowers
- stamp one green leaf for outside in Granny Apple Green and one double green leaf for inside, die cut
- Cut ‘sending’ background from the Basic White
- Stamp ‘Love & Big Hugs’ in Orchid Oasis and cut with die in Sending Dies, cut off right edge even with the DSP layer and leave a little on the left edge for a gem when you line up the greeting die
‘Sending’ Top Layer: Use the In Color Designer Series Paper left over from layer 2, 1 5/8 X 3 5/8, and add backing of double back adhesive paper 1 1/2 X 3 1/2
You should have enough of the In Color Designer Series Paper to make two 1 1/8 X 1 1/8 squares to cut diagonally for inside corners
Greeting on inside of second picture: Basic White, 3 X 3 , Flowering Tulips stamp set, stamped in Starry Sky and cut with a retired Hippo & Friends Die
Greeting Layer: Starry Sky, 3 X 3, die cut with retired Hippo & Friends Die, cut in half and glue to back of greeting
Little Flowers (X2): Starry Sky, 1 X 1, die cut with Sending Dies and glue on a scrap of Daffodil Delight
Embellishments: 5 In Color jewels, 4″ of Fresh Freesia ribbon tied in a knot

The top pieces are all adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals, inside corners and flowers are glued directly down.

I remember you used the Parakeet Party and the Tranquil Tide Cards and Envelopes for the catalog launch and now you have used the Orchid Oasis. What are you going to do with the Starry Sky and Sweet Sorbet?

The Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes have 20 bases with matching envelopes so I have some left of all the colors. (Click for Catalog Launch details). I would love to do more of what I have done here in all the colors!

Recipe for Blossoming Happiness Card

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The front of this card is from a kit sent to me when I played Bunco online with Debra Harrison at Simply Sweet In Ink Designs. I created the inside using matching Hues of Happiness DSP and Blossoming Happiness Dies.

Base: Thick Basic White, 4 1/4 X 11, scored at 5 1/2

Layer 1: Hues of Happiness DSP, 4 X 5 1/4

Top Layer: Basic White, 4 X 4, Die cut with large Blossoming Happiness Die; Stamp sentiment from Pansy Patch stamp set in Granny Apple Green in upper right of die cut piece

Flower & 2 sets of Leaves: Hues of Happiness DSP die cut with Blossoming Happiness Dies.

Inside Layer: Hues of Happiness DSP with center cut out using retired Ornate Layers Die and stamped in Melon Mambo using the Limited Edition stamp set.

Recipe for New Horizons Card

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Base: Misty Moonlight, 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, Scored at 4 1/4

Layer 1 (X2): Soft Succulent, 5 3/8 X 4 1/8

Top Layer: New Horizons DSP, 5 1/4 X 4, and 5 1/4 by 2; I wanted the lake in the middle so I cut 3/4″ off the top of the 6″ DSP, then cut the 6″ width into two pieces – 4″ wide with the remaining 2″ wide for inside

Use the Oceanfront stamp set for grass in Evening Evergreen and Boulders in Basic Gray. Note: Stamp the boulders first, mask them, and then stamp the grass

On the Horizon stamp set is used for the birds but stamp lightly or they become blobs -practice makes perfect!

Horizon Dies are used for the fence with a scrap of Basic White and the grass with a scrap of soft succulent.

Thank you for your order is the retired You Always Deliver stamp set.

Embellishments are the retired Pebbles Enamel Shapes.

I hope I have brought you a “pinch of creativity to spice up your crafting world!”

Have a wonderful day!

SAL, Sending A Lovely set of cards to inspire you

Karen (click on little Sal in the computer to go to my online store)

Butterflies & Flowers Decorative Stencils & Thank You Cards

July 29, 2022 / Leave a comment

Hello Stamping Friends, (click on the header if you are on a mobile device to view full blog)

In June I took a turn at hosting the shoebox swap and we had so much fun using the Stampin’ Up! Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks.

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I saved so many ideas from Pinterest but I really liked what Jen Morgan of cardmum.com did with one full layered set of flowers and then a partial flower at the bottom right. I did a bit more greenery, used different colors of ink and added the Brass Butterflies- my new favorite bling!

Recipe For Layered Flowers

Note: Don’t attach your green layer to the base until the top art work is done and attached to the green layer so you can wrap the ribbon on the artwork and the green layer.

Base: Thick Basic White, 11 X 4 1/4 scored at 5 1/2 (opens like a book)
Layer 1 (X2): Evening Evergreen, 4 3/16 X 5 7/16 (I know, I know, but I wanted just a tiny bit of white base- just think – one tick less than 1/4 and one tick less than 1/2)
Top Layer (X2): Basic White, 4 X 5 1/4
Three Brass Butterflies and 12″ of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon
Greeting: Shaded Summer Stamp Set stamped with Evening Evergreen Ink
Inks: Evening Evergreen, Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral, Soft Succulent for greenery

Tips For Stamping with the layered masks:

Mark the shiny side of your masks and sponge with the shiny side up
Each step, completely cover any and all white that is showing with sticky notes, outside the mask and on the mask where the flowers/greenery are cut that you are not sponging
Use the thin looking flower mask first sponging with Flirty Flamingo
Use the thick looking flower mask second sponging with Calypso Coral
There is a set of leaves that exactly matches the large flower -sponge this with Soft Succulent
Using the vine mask, sponge two Soft Succulent vines at bottom left
Wrap the corner with ribbon, then add a bow with a glue dot
If you have any ink smudges you can add greenery to cover them up

Recipe For Layered Butterfly

Note: Don’t attach your pink layer to the base until the top art work is done and attached to the pink so you can wrap the ribbon on the artwork and the pink layer.

Base: Smoky Slate, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
Layer 1 (X2): Polished Pink, 4 3/16 X 5 7/16 (I know, I know, but I wanted just a tiny bit of white base- just think – one tick less than 1/4 and one tick less than 1/2)
Top Layer (X2): Basic White, 4 X 5 1/4
Three Rhinestone Basic Jewels and of Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon 6″ to wrap and 8″ for bow
Greeting: Hello from Forever Fern and ‘Love You Much’ from Pansy Patch and Amazing Silhouettes for the inside
Inks: Smoky Slate and Polished Pink

Tips For Stamping with the layered masks:

Mark the shiny side of your masks and sponge with the shiny side up
Each step, completely cover any and all white that is showing with sticky notes, outside the mask and on the mask where the flower is cut that you are not sponging
Sponge the full background butterfly mask with polished pink
Sponge the butterfly detail mask with smoky slate
Using Masking Paper, stamp a butterfly mask and cover your butterfly
Using the background mask, sponge heavy on the corner and very lightly around the butterfly
Stamp the outside greeting in Smoky Slate and the inside greeting in Polished Pink
Use a Smoky Slate Marker to add a bit of artwork to make the butterfly look like he is fluttering
Stamp your silhouettes, wrap the ribbon around the pink and white layers and add a bow and rhinestones