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Timeless Tulips Sympathy . . .

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

Well, if you're wondering if I'm still here  . . .  the answer is yes!!!  It's been a kind of crazy several weeks; moving my mother-in-law to a different apartment and higher level of assistance at the Assisted Living Facility; sorting out the entire 2nd bedroom (quilt room) from her apartment that we brought home with us, and getting everything we weren't keeping off to charity; and then there's the multiple snow storms, culminating with the more than 2 footer over this past weekend!!  Am I sick of snow yet?!?  LOL

Nevertheless, inbetween all of that, and keeping up with my regular job, and trying to do some work on my own quilting projects, it seems card designing has fallen in the cracks!!  Yikes!  Actually I've had several projects on the work table these past couple of weeks, I just need to concentrate on where I'm taking those ideas is all!

 

So, as we kick ourselves back into gear here, I'm starting with something that is my least favorite card to design - a Sympathy card.  Probably the most necessary card we create; but one that I always find difficult.

We have lost a very dear friend of the family recently, and so I am finding it necessary to send out warm thoughts.  I've decided now is the time to share a card I designed for a customer a year ago when her mother passed away and she asked me to help her create something to announce the passing to friends and family.  The card on the upper left is that final design - done in Pear Pizzazz and Rococo Rose (for the tulip).

 

What I decided was since it was a male who passed away, to re-design the card using a different color palate; so I used Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight for the tulip.

I love the Timeless Tulips stamp set for sympathy cards; and will definitely keep this one on hand after it retires.  There is just something so special about this sentiment!!

So whereas the first card was done on a Whisper White (or Basic White) Thick cardstock base; this one was done using Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock (4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2").  The background of Night of Navy is cut 4" x 5-1/4"; and then an overlay of Vellum cut 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".

Then I used the largest of the fabulous Stitched So Sweetly Dies to cut the center panel from Shimmery White Cardstock; and created the Tulip from there.

The sentiment was cut with the smallest rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  The center panel is popped with dimensionals; and everything else is adhered flat.

A few simple pearls and some Wink of Stella finish off this design.

 

The inside of the card is simple - with a stamped off version of the tulip and this sweet sentiment, also found in the stamp set.

I can now write my personal message over the tulip stamped lightly in the background.

 

I think this will be a sympathy card design I may re-create often; I just really love the simplicity and the sentiment.  I think each person makes a difference in someone's life!!

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CASE-Out Thursdays ~ A Simple Sympathy CASE

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

Scary -- two posts in a row!!  LOL  It's been nice to finally be sitting at my work table and doing some playing and designing.  This week I got all carried away with the new Poppy Parade Suite.  I need to be concentrating on Valentine's designing; but I was having too much fun!!  LOL  I do really LOVE our poppies this year!!  So much fun!!

 

Today's CASE is from the 2020 Spring Mini Catalog.  The sample that inspires this card design was actually a gift bag.  I will walk you through how I took that idea, and made it into this sweet sympathy card.

 

 

Design Colorology . . .

Calypso Coral

Poppy Parade

Pear Pizzazz

Old Olive

Granny Apple Green

Mossy Meadow

Copper Foil

Whisper White

 

Stamps, and Ink, and Paper . . . Oh, My! 

Stamps: Peaceful Moments cling stamp set** [Item #151595]
Paper:  Thick Whisper White (4-1/4" x 11"); Vellum cardstock (3-3/4" x 5"); Shimmery White cardstock (4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece for watercoloring and cutting); Pear Pizzazz (scrap for leaf die cutting); Old Olive (scrap for leaf die cutting); Granny Apple Green (scrap for leaf die cutting); Mossy Meadow (scrap for leaf die  cutting); Whisper White (1-7/8" x 2"  for sentiment banner); Poppy Parade (scrap for flower die cut outline); Crushed Curry (scrap for flower center); Copper Dotted Treat Bag (cut apart as noted below) 
Inks:  Old Olive [Item #147090]; Poppy Parade [Item #147050]
Other: Poppy Moments Dies** [Item #151594]; Copper Dotted Treat Bags [Item #149609]; Banner Triple Punch [Item #138292]; Perennial Essence Floral Centers [Item #149442]; Peaceful Poppies Sequins [Item #151325]; AquaPainter [Item #103954]

**Purchase this in the bundle to save 10% - Item #153824

 

"CASE-Out" Design Guide

1. Score your 11" x 4-1/4" Thick Whisper White cardstock base (along the 11" side) at 5-1/2"; gently fold and burnish with your bone folder.  Reminder:  The "raised bump" of your score line goes to the inside to create that beautiful professional fold.

2.  Carefully cut apart a Copper Dotted Treat Bag on the side and bottom folds.  Then using the front piece of the bag, trim down to 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  Using SNAIL, cover the front of the card base with the trimmed Copper Dotted piece. [Yes, it covers the entire card front side-to-side/top-to-bottom]

3.  On a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Shimmery White cardstock, using an AquaPainter, spread Poppy Parade in a watercolor wash effect (you want dark and light areas).  Allow piece to dry.  Once dry, using the solid floral die from the Poppy Moments Dies, cut a large flower background; then using the flower "bud" die, cut 5 buds from the same watercolored cardstock.

4.  Using the "detailed" large flower die, cut out from Poppy Parade cardstock, and carefully line and attach to the background flower using Fine-Tip Glue.  Cut a "center" using Crushed Curry cardstock scrap and attach to the layered flower center; and finish with a Perennial Essence Floral Center.

5.  Using the solid leaf die, cut a leaf from Granny Apple Green and Pear Pizzazz cardstock scrap.  Cut the "bud" leaf/stem from Pear Pizzazz for your 5 buds.

6.  Using the "detailed" leaf die, cut one from Mossy Meadow cardstock scrap, and one from Old Olive cardstock scrap.

7.  Layer the detailed leaf cutouts over the solid leaf cutouts using Fine-Tip Glue - the Mossy Meadow on the Granny Apple Green; and the Old Olive on the Pear Pizzazz.  Attach the buds to their bud leaves/stems.

 

8.  Cut a piece of Vellum cardstock to 3-3/4" x 5".  Set the Vellum in front of you in your work space; using Multi-purpose glue (sparingly!!), attach the Granny Apple Green/Mossy Meadow leaf to the Vellum so it points "up" on the left-hand side of the Vellum; and the Pear Pizzazz/Old Olive Leaf at an angle pointing toward the right-hand corner (see sample).  Attach one flower bud layered over the Pear Pizzazz leaf at the junction of the first two leaves on the stem.

9.  Pop the finished layered large flower overlapping the glued leaves using dimensionals.

10.  Using glue dots, layer in the final flower buds underneath the popped flower (as you see in the sample).

11.  Attach the Vellum to the front of the card base using SNAIL where it is "hidden" behind your flowers and leaves.

12.  On a piece of 1-7/8" x 2" Whisper White cardstock, stamp the "With Deepest Sympathy" sentiment in Old Olive classic ink; then use the Banner Triple Punch to "flag" the bottom of the cardstock.  Attach to the right-hand upper corner of the Vellum using SNAIL.  Add a glue dot or two behind this on the back of the Vellum to secure this area to the card base front.

13.  Finish off by adding 3 Peaceful Poppies Sequins beneath the banner / sentiment using Fine-Tip Glue.

14.  Finish off the inside of your card - Poppy Parade matting 4-1/8" x 5-3/8"; Whisper White cardstock layered on top, 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  Cut a large flower with the die set using Calypso Coral cardstock, overlayer detailed in Poppy Parade cardstock, Basic Black flower center, and large single leaf in Granny Apple Green/Mossy Meadow overlay; attach to the bottom right corner with SNAIL.  Stamp the sentiment in Old Olive ink.

 

 

It's amazing what you can do with this bundle and suite.  I just love it!!!

Ready to play? 

 

Hugs, . . .

 

 

 

Fabulous Friday Fun!! ~~ A Lattice of Flowers

Hello Fabulous Fellow Stampers ~

 

My goodness!!  When was the last time we had a "Fabulous Friday Fun" post??  Sheesh!!  It's so nice to have been designing and creating this week, and getting to share with you.  Let's hope we can keep up the goodness . . .  especially with Easter ahead of us, and the retirement of our beautiful Annual Catalog looming!!

 

Today I want to showcase a Sale-A-Bration stamp that I think may have gotten the short end of the stick this year -- and maybe even overlooked by some.  Sometimes "single" stamps get the shaft -- LOL.  And I think this may have been one of them!!

 

Lovely Lattice is a larger full stamp image with two smaller stamp images in the collection to compliment.

 

I started playing with this set by embossing it first in White Stampin' Emboss powder; and then in Silver.

The white is to the upper left; and the silver to the lower right.

Although I colored with Stampin' Blends exactly the same, look at what a difference the color of emboss powder makes to the image results.

I encourage you to play like this -- you learn so much; and experimentation is good!

So let's see what I did with these after I was done coloring - which was so much fun by the way!!!

 

These two cards are totally different from each other - and a lot of that was driven by the results of the embossing; and some of it was driven by what I had in mind that I wanted to do.

The images were colored with Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, and just a touch of Lt. Pineapple Punch Stampin' Blends.  I had the opportunity to practice my blending with these images and I had a ball!!

 

Both images were stamped, embossed and colored on Shimmery White cardstock - one of my very favorite cardstocks to use for special techniques!!  I love the shimmer in the cardstock, and what it does for both watercoloring, and in this case alcohol coloring with the Stampin' Blends.

For the silver embossed image, I framed out the image with a frame created from Balmy Blue cardstock using the Rectangle Stitched Framelits.

Once I adhered the frame around my image, I wrapped it with a beautiful piece of Balmy Blue Organdy Ribbon and tied a bow; and then popped the entire piece with dimensionals on a background of Whisper White attached to a Balmy Blue cardstock base.  A few scattering of pearls in just the right places, and this card was set to go!!

 

The other card took considerable more time - because I fussy cut out the flower spray!  Yes, you can do it!!!  Don't be scared!  LOL   It just takes some time and patience.  Be careful with those paper snips!!  LOL

This card base is Thick Whisper White with an arrangement of 3-3/4" x 5" backgrounds in So Saffron and Petal Pink.  The Petal Pink piece was embossed with the Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

I cut an oval from Shimmery White cardstock with the largest scalloped oval in the Layering Ovals Framelits; then after stamping the sentiment from the Part of My Story stamp set in Petal Pink, very carefully attached my cut out flower spray around the one edge using glue dots and a little bit of SNAIL.  What is left on the "overhang" out to the upper left has dimensionals along with the oval to pop this entire piece up on the card front.

 

Do you see the Vellum leaves tucked in behind for additional texture and interest?

 

This is an easy way to use Vellum in your designs - a technique I love!!

Color your Vellum with a Stampin' Blend (this one is Dk. Petal Pink) then punch out your pieces.

Attach them with glue dots where you want them.

Alcohol ink dries very quickly on Vellum making it a very easy technique versus other inks!!

 

Here's a sneak look at the inside of this card - where I attached a couple more of my Vellum leaves.

 

I absolutely adore how these two cards turned out.  The pictures don't even begin to do them justice.  I can see the Balmy Blue card for Mother's Day, Easter, or as a Sympathy card.

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Hugs, . . .

 

Case-Out Thursdays ~ The CASE of the Lilies ~~

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

Well, I didn't accomplish what I wanted for all my Valentine's blog posts last week and this!  Sigh :-(  It just gets too crazy in my life!!  But the cold and snow is returning this weekend, and I'm planning to just shut myself at home and hang out in the Studio all weekend, nice and warm and cozy!  Lots of hot cocoa too!!  LOL

 

By now you've seen the BIG news about not only our 2nd Sale-A-Bration release coming tomorrow; but the first ever "SAB Coordination" release starting March 1st!  I am soooo excited about this, I can hardly contain myself.  There is nothing I love more than having the ability to "cut out" my images without having to "fussy cut"!  And SU! surprised us all with an array of framelits and thinlits that coordinate to a number of our Sale-A-Bration stamp sets!  YOU can get these too, beginning on March 1st.  Learn ALL about the fun HERE!

 

Today, I'm CASEing a sample that was provided to the demonstrators internally last week, and that I just fell in love with.  So this may be the first time you're seeing a card designed similarly.  I won't share the sample ~ but just jump to my final version!

 

And today, I'm showcasing the gorgeous Lasting Lily stamp set.  When I saw our Sale-A-Bration offerings for this year, I immediately fell in love with set!!  So how exciting that now we have a die set to go with it!!

 

Design Colorology . . .

Granny Apple Green

Lemon Lime Twist

Daffodil Delight

Calypso Coral

Balmy Blue

Stamps, and Ink, and Paper . . . Oh, My! 

Stamps: Lasting Lily* [Item #149717]
Paper:  Balmy Blue (5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4"); Whisper White (Regular) (3" x 5")(and scrap pieces to stamp and die cut Lilies/leaves); Calypso Coral (scrap for sentiment & label cutouts); Gingham Gala DSP (in Grapefruit Grove plaid) for "trellis die" cutout
Inks:  Daffodil Delight [Item #147094]; Calypso Coral [Item #1147101]; Granny Apple Green [Item #147095]; Lemon Lime Twist [Item #1147145]; Versamark [Item #102283]
Other: Lily Framelits Dies [Item #150071]; Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies [Item #148549]; Garden Trellis TIEF [Item #143741]; White Stampin' Emboss Powder [Item #1]; Pearlized Doilies [Item #146936]; 1/4" Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon [Item #144235]; Iridescent Sequin Assortment [Item #144212]; Basic Pearl Jewels [Item #144219]; Sponge Daubers [Item #133773]

*Earn this stamp set FREE with a qualifying $100 purchase

"CASE-Out" Design Guide

1. Cut and score your 8-1/2" z 5-1/2" Balmy Blue cardstock, gently burnishing on the score line with your bone folder.

2.  Cut a piece of Grapefruit Grove Gala Gingham plaid DSP with the trellis die from the Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies.  Attach using Fine-Tip Glue Pen (or a multi-purpose glue stick/pen) to the upper right-hand corner of your card base front.

3.  Using the Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and your Big Shot, emboss the 3" x 5" piece of Whisper White cardstock;  Attach dimensionals, and then attach toward the lower left of the front of your card base.

 

4.  Stamp your leaves and stems from the Lasting Lily stamp set, stamping lightly first in Granny Apple Green ink, then sponging the remainder of the stamp with a sponge dauber and Lemon Lime Twist ink, on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  You will need approximately 6 of the full "twisted" leaf; and 2 of the stem w/ leaf; and 3 of the straight stem.  Stamp two of the larger lily image, and one of the smaller, by first lightly stamping in Daffodil Delight ink, then sponging the centers with a sponge dauber and Calypso Coral ink.  Die cut all the images with the Lily Framelits Dies.

5.  Using glue dots, attach the stems to the lilies.  The smaller shaped stem with the leaf will fit your small lily; the larger shaped stem will fit your larger open lily.  Then, again using glue dots, begin arranging your leaves across the 3" x 5" piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Note from the picture that some "hang off" the bottom, and then are trimmed.  Some are stems with the "base" cut off and turned upside down to give a slightly different "leaf" effect.  Arrange with the flowers intertwined as you layer up.  Use SNAIL on the back of the larger lilies; and glue dots arranged down the stems and leaves for the rest.

 

6.  Stamp the sentiment in Versamark on Calypso Coral and heat emboss with White emboss powder.  Cut with the labels in the Lily Framelits Die; and the larger label framelit to layer behind also in Calypso Coral.  SNAIL together. 

7.  Add SNAIL to the back of the layered label and layer back and for approximately 8" of 1/4" Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon.

8.  Cut a Pearlized Doily in half, and then in quarters.  Snip off just the very center of a quarter piece; then add to the back of the ribboned label with glue dots.  Add dimensionals and adhere to the front of the car base.

9.  Finish off with Iridescent Sequins in the coral color; and pearls in the center of your flowers and on the ends of the label.

On March 1st you will be able to buy the coordinating Lily Framelits Dies to go with your Lasting Lily stamp set!!  In the meantime, be sure to earn YOUR free stamp set with a minimum $100 order.  This set is well worth having in your stash!!

And tomorrow is the 2nd Release for Sale-A-Bration!!  We're already halfway through our best time of the year!  Don't miss out on all the goodies.

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

Terrific Tuesdays ~ SAB Focus - Lasting Lily

 Hello Fellow Stampers ~~

 

It's been a busy week, and I'm squeezing in as much Studio time as I can.  I'm trying to get caught up because I have a cute sewing project I want to work on and since it's for Valentine's Day, I've got to get a move on!! LOL

 

Everyone should know that we're enjoying the new 2019 Spring Occasions Catalog, and this year's Sale-a-Bration season!!  So much to love, so little time!  LOL

 

Today, we're going to have a Sale-a-Bration product focus (or maybe two - LOL), with a set that is well worth the "$$" to earn!  And for a minimum $150 order (US), you can get both products featured today!

 

This beautiful set of cards features the Lasting Lily stamp set; and also the Organdy Ribbon Combination Pack in the SAB catalog.  You can earn the gorgeous Lasting Lily set with a $100 order; and the beautiful set of Organdy Ribbon, with another $50 in product.

I am also using the Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper to create this wonderful array of color-coordinated cards.  What you'll love as we look at these closer today is how the Organdy Ribbon collection is coordinated with color series, as well as the adhesive-backed sequins that embellish each design.  Let's walk through this set and talk about the stamp set a little bit more!

 

The first 3 cards I'm showcasing out of the set showcase a slightly different version of each card by varying how the sentiment is die cut and featured on the card.

Lasting Lily is a 2-step stamp set, and I used my Stamparatus to set up the flowers and the stems, and finally the large leaf on the larger Lily.  By setting this up at the outset, I can stamp numerous cards and the images will always align in the same spots, making it easy and quick!

I used the Gingham Gala DSP colorway and followed it all the way thru - Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Grapefruit Grove, Highland Heather - with paper, ink and embellishments.  I love the "Dist-Ink-tive" stamping to the Lily image - it's just gorgeous in every color!

The Stitched Labels Framelits are used throughout all these cards.  I also embossed the background cardstock on each card with the Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder before attaching the 1-3/4" x 4-1/8" gingham strip.

 

 

Technique Tip: This is a photopolymer stamp set, so when using your Stamparatus, use your Stamp-n-Storage Magnetic Pad (use my Affiliate Link to order yours today!), your sponge pad and then a piece of liner paper before laying down your cardstock and holding it in place with the magnets.  This will give you the 'layering' and support you need to get a good stamped image - be sure you press firmly all over the flower image to get a clear ink-up.

 

In all but this card, I thread the ribbon or twine through the cut-out holes on the ends of the die cuts and wrap that ribbon around the popped up panel, tying a ribbon to one side.  On this card, I used the smaller die cut from the set, and so I set it at an angle and just added a simple bow.  It's a fun and sweet look; a great way to mix things up a little with this card design.

 

This card uses the largest framelit from the die set, so I laid things out just a little bit differently, still using the same method of pulling the ribbon through the cutouts, and around the popped panel.

 

The variation here is showing a slightly different look by using the Old Olive Linen Twine instead of the Organdy Ribbon.

 

This stamp set is geared for Sympathy cards - which is wonderful since I tend to struggle to put together a good sympathy card, and keep them in stock.  You'll also notice some other sentiments in this set, including the "thank you" I used which is perfect for thank you notes for a memorial gift; and a sweet sentiment as well for someone you love - the "I Adore You" card, which I just "adore"! LOL

 

You'll also notice that I used the gingham paper on the flaps of my envelopes so that the entire set is coordinated.  And every card is finished off with the Gingham Gala Adhesive-backed Sequins that are also part of this color-coordinated suite of products.  Stampin' Up! does this so well!!  This would make a wonderful card set for a gift.

 

 

 

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January 3 – March 31, 2019.

 

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Until Next Time . . .