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So Saturday ~~ Mom's Big Magnolia Birthday Card!

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

Is everyone staying sane??  It has ended up being a little bit busier Saturday than I had originally imagined, what with being cooped up and all. 

Today is my mother's 78th birthday!!!  And a strange birthday it is turning out to be for her indeed.  It makes us all a little sad.  But we are making the best of it that we can.  My brother and sister-in-law stood on her front porch this morning and sang Happy Birthday to her and brought her a little "mini" cake, dinner all planned and ready, and of course, some presents to cheer her day!!  And she's been receiving LOTS of phone calls!

I originally had planned on her being here with us for dinner this evening; but we decided this morning that maybe she should just stay put for now.  I struggled with some grocery shopping for her this morning (that is truly a nightmare these days!!); and then I went over this afternoon to take her a birthday gift .  .  .  and of course, a hand made birthday card!

 

Inspired by something I saw online, I sat down with the Good Morning Magnolia set (one I haven't used in awhile), and created what I hope will feel like "spring" for her and cheer her up on this strange and sort of sad birthday this year!!  Coronavirus has certainly impacted everything in our lives!!

 

This card is cut from Thick Whisper White cardstock, 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2".

The main colors on this card are Purple Posey, both in the background layering and on the flower; using stampin' blends in Purple Posey & Highland Heather; Mossy Meadow and Old Olive for the leaves.

 

In the background I cut a piece of Purple Posey cardstock, 3-3/4" x 5"; then layered over it with a "distressed-edged" piece of Best Dressed designer series paper in a tone-on-tone Purple Posey; and a piece of the Purple Posey Vellum out of the Sale-a-Bration So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper.  Lots of nice texture to the background of this card.

The gorgeous flower is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored; then cut with the Magnolia Memory Dies.  Although this flower is stamped on Shimmery White cardstock, I can never have enough shimmer ~ so I added Clear Wink of Stella to the flower petals. 😉😉😉

I layered a scalloped rectangle in the back of the magnolia flower using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies; and tucked behind flower cutouts from the Magnolia Memory Dies again.

Then the piece is finished with a pretty sentiment from the Varied Vases Stamp Set, and cut using the Stitched Labels Dies.

A piece of the Purple Posey 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon is tucked behind the label.

 

I picked another stamp set to finish the inside of the card ~ Beautiful Friendship!

It worked like "Perfectly" for this!!

The floral image stamped in the background is done in Purple Posey and just "kissed" to the paper to keep it light.

And the sentiment is in Highland Heather - so pretty!!

 

I know I don't often post on weekends; but it seems like we could some extra inspiration these days!

I'll be back later with some Studio Organization fun!!

 

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Hugs, . . .

 

 

Terrific Tuesdays ~~ Happy Birthday SAB & Product Coordination Feature!

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

Happy Tuesday!!!  We're sailing through the week at the highest of speeds -- LOL.  Did anyone else watch the craziness on The Bachelor last night?!?  Okay, I probably shouldn't admit I watch that silliness -- LOL.  But I am just a "little" bit addicted; and now I've got Mike watching with me -- LOL.  Although I think he only watches so he can make the "cynical/snide" remarks -- LOL

 

It's time for this week's Sale-A-Bration Product Focus -- and with it, our Product Coordination Focus of the week as well!!  Whooo hoooooooo

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TERRIFIC TUESDAY PRODUCT FOCUS SHOWCASE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU STAMP SET ~ ITEM #152308

&

BIRTHDAY DIES ~ ITEM #153590

 

Create a custom die-cut birthday cake with floral decorations using the Happy Birthday To You stamp set and the Birthday Dies.  Pair the dies with the Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set to quickly and easily cut out stamped images from the set.

The Birthday Dies is a set of 5.  One of them quickly crops the entire cake and one crops the beautiful flowers to quickly add depth and dimension. Here’s a look at the Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set that can be earned for FREE with a qualifying $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration. You can read more about the Sale-A-Bration Promotion HERE.

 

TODAY'S PRODUCT FOCUS FEATURED DESIGNS!

 

Today's card design(s) feature a "simpler" version that you can whip together quick and easy; and a more "stepped up" version with lots of fun details to create a feast for the eyes.  I love them both!  [And the pictures DO NOT do these cards justice!!]

 

The focal color I chose for these card designs is soft Petal Pink.  I added a "pop" of Champagne Foil which carries throughout the card ~ in the matting, the edge of the gorgeous metallic ribbon, and of course, our beautiful Champagne Rhinestone Jewels.

Here I use a monochromatic look by cutting the card base from Petal Pink; and then adding the background overlay embossed with the Parisian Flourish 3D Emboss Folder, on the card base.

Then I used my new favorite die set ~ the Stitched So Sweetly Dies ~ to create the pretty scalloped center background, matted with Champagne Foil.

 

The gorgeous cake is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Shimmery White cardstock, and colored with Petal Pink and Old Olive Stampin' Blends!

This cake is attached to the "side" of the center panel with SNAIL.  Notice the "dots" in the background?  Use the cute little "splatter" image from the stamp set and Petal Pink classic ink to create texture to the center panel.

A light bit of shimmer was added to the flowers with Clear Wink of Stella, so everything just shimmers a little.

And that sentiment?  Don't you love it?!?  LOL

Stamped with the Glitzy Gold Delicata Ink from the Holiday Catalog, and then embossed with my own "special mix" of our emboss powders to get an effect awfully close to the champagne color I'm carrying throughout this card.  Fun, huh?!

 

This card, though, I had a TON of fun creating!  I actually ended up starting it; and then setting it aside and "sleeping on it" overnight.  And it was early the next morning that it came to me what I wanted to try.  Sometimes it works that way!  It's better when you're struggling, or not feeling the inspiration, to give it a rest overnight and come back the next day!  Some of my best ideas happen that way!!

So again, the card base is Petal Pink ~ keeping with our theme here ~ LOL

This time the Champagne Foil plays up as the matting behind the main background, which is a gorgeous piece from the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper pack, which I then overlaid with a piece of Vellum to soften it.  These layers are wrapped with the 1/4" Petal Pink Metallic-Edged Ribbon.  Then I cut my frame again; but this time I cut the center out with one of the smaller frames in that collection to create a "window" of sorts.  The sentiment then sits on the edge of the "window."

 

Then I cut my frame again; but this time I cut the center out with one of the smaller frames in that collection to create a "window" of sorts.  The sentiment then sits on the edge of the "window."  Here you can see the double-bow and the gorgeous rhinestones throughout.

 

This cake is a true "masterpiece" -- LOL

I stamped the cake 3 times to create this look.  And look how easy it is to do this with the gorgeous Birthday Dies.

The first cake is stamped and die cut as the "base" for the rest of what comes.  Then I cut the cake platter from the Champagne Foil.  Technique Note:  You have to cut the "base stem" off the stamped cake before attaching the die cut cake platter to it.  Use a little Multi-Purpose glue on the edge where the platter attaches, and voila!

Then I colored the 2nd stamped cake flowers, once again use my Petal Pink and Old Olive Stampin' Blends.  Then I cut out JUST the flowers with the coordinating die.  That flower spray is attached right over the coordinating flowers on the "base cake" using dimensionals.

I then colored just the top flower on the 3rd stamped cake, cut out the flower spray with the coordinating die again; and this time I carefully snipped apart that top flower from the rest and attached it cascading downward as you see above!  How cool! 

And slipped in and underneath around are the sprays of leaves also cut with the dies from Vellum and Champagne Foil, to create that artistic chabby chic look I love so much!!

A little Wink of Stella, and lots of wonderful Champagne Rhinestone Jewels, and this card is truly a "masterpiece" - don't you agree?

 

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I Love to hear from you.  Leave your questions or comments below!!

Hugs, . . .

 

 

"Special Occasions" ~ August 2019 Stampin' Pretty Pals Blog Hop

 

Good Morning Fellow Stampers ~

Whooo Hooooo!!  Time to celebrate the 2nd Wednesday of the month with the Stampin' Pretty Pals!!  This month we're celebrating "Special Occasions" with cards or projects that will celebrate any special occasion in style - birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, babies - the list goes on!!  You may be starting the hop here or coming you may be coming from Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie.  Either way, you’ve come to the right place.  When you're done perusing today's project, you’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move or “hop” along your way from Pal-to-Pal.

 

I love to do something "special" (see what I did there?!? - LOL) when it comes to the Pals Blog Hop each month; and so today I jumped on a new "fun fold" that I saw this Summer online that I just had to give a try.  It's called an "Arrow Fold" ~ and it really is simpler than it looks!  A wonderful UK crafter showcased this new fold a while back; and while she is not a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, she does have a wonderful cardmaking aesthetic.

 

 

Sticking with my "sunflower" theme I've kicked off for August, we're going to use the wonderful "daisy design" paper from the new Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper collection, and "pretend" they are bright sunshiney sunflowers -- LOL; and create a wonderful birthday card today!!

The trick to the "Arrow Fold" is all in the diagonal scoring on the top fold of the regular card base (this is a Whisper White card base cut as we normally would - 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4").  My hope (no promises) is to do a "Class With Wendy" tutorial video on this card soon - so stay tuned 😉

 

When the flap is opened on this fun card, this is what it looks like!

Now you can see the "arrow" formation of the card really well!

 

Closer up you can see the sweet sentiment I picked from the Special Celebrations stamp set.

 

The best part of this card is the showcase of a new set in the Annual Catalog - the Daisy Lane stamp set; and the brand new coordinated punch - the Medium Daisy Punch.  What I love is being able to use both our regular Daisy Punch and the new punch together like this.

This is where the detail comes into play!

I stamped the larger daisy image from the new stamp set in Crushed Curry on Crushed Curry cardstock - twice.

Then the same with the smaller daisy image - this time in Daffodil Delight ink on Daffodil Delight cardstock - 4x so I could make 2 stacked flowers.
Because when you stack the two together, you get this nice full look to your flower.

The petals on all the flowers were carefully curved with a bone folder, and lightly sponged on the tips with Crumb Cake ink using a sponge dauber.

I stacked the sets together using glue dots; then popped them on the card front with dimensionals.  The larger flower as double dimensionals stacked together to give it more lift.

The centers are really fun!!  Using an Early Espresso and a Mango Melody stampin' write marker, I colored our new Perennial Essence Floral Centers to give some extra pizzazz and texture to each flower!  This is like so perfect!!

Finally, I used our Leaf Punch to punch Old Olive and Vellum leaves, and tucked them in place using glue dots.

The sentiment was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink (from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set), and cut with a wonderful banner found in the Lakeside Framelits.

And I finished the whole thing off with a cute little Mossy Meadow Linen bow (attached with a glue dot), and those brand new (not yet released), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels ~ oh my, I can tell already these are going to be a top favorite of mine all this coming season!!

 

I hope you had fun with me today!!  More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team.  My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created!  Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 11, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share their “It's the Sentiment that Counts” projects.  Don’t miss the fun!

Until Next Time . . . Puppy Hugs,

 

Pals Blog Hop Line-Up

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
3. Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
4. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
5. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
6. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
7. Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
8. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
9. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
10. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
11. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
12. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
13. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin
14. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
15. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
16. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
17. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
18. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
19. Jill Killeen at Killeen House Studio
20. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
21. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
22. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
23. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts

 

 

Mix-It Up Mondays ~~ Sweetest Treat Cups!

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

What a busy weekend!!   Capped off with  a wonderful pedicure and relaxing Sunday afternoon - much needed!!

I had a disastrous week last week with the computer, which is officially "dead" and at the Geek Squad getting a new hard drive.  I'm crossing my fingers they are able to retrieve everything, or it's going to be pretty catastrophic!!  Pray for me!!  LOL

So I'm limping along on a jimmy-rigged system with my little HP Elite Notepad and some of the items I need to put together a blog post.  It's been interesting for sure!  But since I lost all of last week, I didn't want to lose a whole 'nuther week, so we'll do the best we can here and see what happens!!  LOL

 

Are you missing out on the spectactular How Sweet It Is Suite (pages 14 & 15 of the Spring Occasions Catalog)?  Oh my goodness!!  This entire suite of products just grabbed me the first time I saw it, and I am still totally over the moon about it!!  I wanted to play with the Sweet Cups back at Valentine's Day, but it kind of fell apart on me.  Covering these cute cups with designer paper can be a little tricky.  So after consulting with some fellow demos, I finally realized that you need to sacrifice one of your cups to really make this work; and that's what we're going to talk about today!!

 

Aren't these just the "sweetest" things??  LOL  And think of all the wonderful little gifts or goodies you can put inside to give someone.  These are a nice-sized cup ~ 2-1/8" tall x 3-1/2" diameter (at the top).  So you can get quite few little treats in a cup.

Now the trick really is that not only are we dealing with a "circle" when looking to cover these cups; but they are also tapered ~ 3-1/2" diameter at the top of the cup, tapering down to 2-3/4" diameter at the bottom.  So you can't just cut a strip of paper and stick it on. 

 

The easiest thing to do is create a template.  And the easiest way to do that is to "sacrifice" one of your treat cups, and basically take it apart.  To do that, cut down the "back" seam of the cup; then carefully cut off the rolled rim all the way around the top of the cup.  Then what I did was to very carefully separate the bottom-edged seam all the way around the inside of the cup and cut the bottom out.  This way I was careful to keep the entire outside of the cup intact.

 

Now, use your new created "template" - stretch it out and work the curve out of it - to draw around on your desired designer paper.  Whatever design of paper you choose, draw the template on the "back side" of that paper so that your chosen design is to the front.   The "front" side of this paper is the Highland Heather with all the colorful little dots on it (top cup in the picture above) - and so I drew my template on the "back" which was the Coastal Cabana stripes.

Extend the line(s) (top and bottom) just beyond the end(s) (on both ends of the template) and draw a line to join the two to create an overlap "tab" for yourself. 

Then cut just inside the pencil line you drew (all the way around). 

Place a strip of Tear & Tape on each end (back side) of the designer paper and line it up with a new cup (I suggest on that back seam) and wrap it around (your "tabs" should overlap).  Voila!!  It's perfect every time!!  Well worth sacrificing a cup!! LOL

 

Decorate your lids!!

I used the largest scalloped circle and the largest straight edged circle from the Layering Circles Framelits to create a cute "topper" for each of my lids to match/coordinate with the paper around the outside.

 

And then I decorated - and here's a tip that may be getting missed by some!!

There are images in the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper that have been specifically created for easy "fussy cutting."  They are all set up and ready to go for you!  Nice big white borders around the outside - and nice large images that are super easy for fussy cutting!!

Take a closer look at your papers in this collection - there are 4 specific designs that have been created in this way for you to use the images for card fronts and other uses!!  They are FABULOUS!!

I popped up images with dimensionals, and laid others flat with SNAIL to create a fun look.

 

This is such an incredible suite of products!!  From the reversible satin ribbon, to the wonderful stamp set and dies, and the sweet treat cups!!

Don't miss out!!  Get your set of products TODAY - in my Online Store!! 

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

 

Mix-It Up Mondays . . . Birthdays in December

 

 

Hello Fellow Stampers ~~

 

Happy Monday!! It's nearly the middle of December!  The tree is up, everything is decorated, I made my first batch of fudge for the season yesterday!!  The Christmas shopping is pretty much complete; and I hope to write my Christmas letter this week and start getting everything put together to go out in the mail.  Whew!  It would be the earliest I've gotten my act together for the holidays in many a year!  My year-end break from work begins this Friday, so I'm really looking forward to being home, having some down time, and spending time at my sewing machine and in the studio.  It sounds lovely, doesn't it?!?

 

December Birthdays!  Always a HUGE problem in my mind.  Especially those that fall right on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.  My goodness, I've got a number of those on the list this year; something that I hadn't experienced in years past until I met my current boyfriend!  Goodness - do we even use that word these days??  LOL  (BTW - stay tuned for a BIG announcement coming in that arena soon! ;-) )  Creating a birthday card this time of year that doesn't scream "Christmas" is the mission we have set out to accomplish this week! 

 

My first set of cards I want to share with this theme are all created using the First Frost stamp set, Frosted Bouquet Framelits and Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper as the jumping off point.  I absolutely LOVE this paper - the shimmer is to die for, and it runs throughout the entire set of designs, which is so wonderful!  It's retiring very soon - so don't miss out on snapping up an extra package for your stash!

 

 

I really wanted to showcase the beautiful florals in this set of papers so my first two cards really showcase some of those.  Our third card will be a "masculine" birthday card, that is simpler, less frilly, and I hope works well for a gentleman's birthday right on the Eve of Christmas.

 

This card uses the more neutral colors of gray (Galvanized Metallic paper for a little shimmer used here in the matting) and brown (Soft Suede), allowing the subtle coloring of Tranquil Tide to stand out.  Some added extra glimmer is added using the Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper in Tranquil Tide.

I pulled out the Birthday Banners stamp set for this card, along with the Bunch of Banners framelits to create an easy birthday greeting.  I added shimmer to the stamped flowers as well using the Re-Inker and Frost White Shimmer Paint technique I showcased earlier this Fall. 

 

The inside of the card is simply stamped to allow for your message or sentiment.

 

This card also showcases one of the floral designs in the Frosted Floral Specialty DSP.  I love the pinks and raspberries in this particular paper design; I cut the little floral stems using the Frosted Bouquet Framelits and the Merry Merlot color in the Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper collection.  A lovely deep pop of color against the background.  The sentiment was chosen from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set, and works perfectly with the frames in the Frosted Bouquet Framelits.

 

The inside of this card already has the sentiment stamped, and these pretty cone stems from the First Frost stamp set to match the cut ones on the front of the card.

 

Our last card design today is for the masculine December birthday showcasing this same paper -- hard to believe isn't it!!  With so much floral, you may not realize this wonderful stripe is in this paper collection.  I chose the simple leaf pattern to offset the stripe and give some interest.  And carried the leaves through the design with the cutouts using the framelit in the Frosted Bouquet Framelits.  I coordinated in Pear Pizzazz, Tranquil Tide and the beautiful Copper glimmer out of the same Joyous Noel Glimmer collection.  Those Galvanized Buttons with some Linen Thread give the perfect finish.  The sentiment on the front?  Maybe you still recognize our Eastern Beauty stamp set from the Annual Catalog.  Don't forget all our wonderful all year long products!!

 

The inside is stamped with some wonderful sentiments from the Special Celebrations stamp set (also in the Annual).  I love the color coordination of the Soft Suede and Tranquil Tide.

 

I hope you enjoyed this collection of Birthday cards for the Christmas birthday.  We used a beautiful set from the Holiday Occasions Catalog, and I think these look nothing like Christmas, but still have the glimmer and fun!  More to come this week . . . be sure to come back and visit.  I cherish your comments, and do read every one!!

Until Next Time . . .