Today I'm sharing the second card from my team event over the weekend. This card is stunning and features the new Delicate Dahlias Set. You can earn this set free during Sale-a-Bration with a $100 order. I LOVE how gorgeous this stamp looks when you stamp it. Because it's one of our DisINKtive stamps you get the amazing shading and texture with just one ink and one stamp. It's so incredible!!!! I used Pumpkin Pie for my outline image and then Pale Papaya for the solid flower. This is an amazing color combo! If you love this stamp set make sure to join me this weekend! I'll be featuring it this week for Sale-a-Bration Sunday! Because of the holiday weekend this week I'll be live on Saturday morning at 9am MT instead of Sunday, mark your calendars!
Don't miss my next team event! It's a great time to join my team! Join my team during Sale-a-Bration and add a free bundle from the Mini Catalog in your starter kit*!!!! Joining is easy. You'll get to choose $125 in product for only $99!!! PLUS choose a free bundle! PLUS get free shipping! PLUS get a free Paper Pumpkin!!!! It's a WIN/WIN/WIN/WIN/WIN!!!! Join my team today!!!
*select bundles available
I have a full supply list below. You can shop for these products in my Online Store.
Over the weekend I held an event with my team. They got to make two beautiful cards! This is the first one. Check my blog tomorrow for card number two from my team event. This one features the Christmas To Remember Set and the Seasonal Labels Dies. I love the pop of gold from the ribbon and the Be Dazzling Paper. The DSP is the gorgeous Painted Christmas DSP. This is an amazing DSP!!!!
Don't miss my next team event! It's a great time to join my team! Join my team during Sale-a-Bration and add a free bundle from the Mini Catalog in your starter kit*!!!! Joining is easy. You'll get to choose $125 in product for only $99!!! PLUS choose a free bundle! PLUS get free shipping! PLUS get a free Paper Pumpkin!!!! It's a WIN/WIN/WIN/WIN/WIN!!!! Join my team today!!!
*select bundles available
I have a full supply list below. You can shop for these products in my Online Store.
I'm super excited to join you for another project in my Sale-a-Bration Sundays Series! Every Sunday during Sale-a-Bration I'll feature a different Sale-a-Bration product. You can join me live in my Facebook VIP Group every Sunday at 9am MT or catch the replay on my YouTube channel. Today I'm featuring the Peaceful Prints DSP. This DSP is so versatile. There's beautiful holiday prints but also prints that would work year round or for masculine cards. It's a winner for sure! Today I'm sharing THREE fun fold cards all featuring the Peaceful Prints DSP!
For all three of my cards I started with a piece of DSP that is 4" x 12". Trimming your DSP to this size will give you three cards per sheet of DSP with almost no waste! The DSP is all mounted onto a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock (unless noted otherwise) to complete the card. All measurements are included in the text of this blog post but make sure to check out the video so you can see how they're all scored, trimmed and assembled.
First up is a fun gift card holder. This is a super simple fun fold but I know that many of us tend to give gift cards for the holidays and this one is simple and gorgeous! I used the Christmas Season Bundle to stamp my holly and leaves. I die cut them with the Seasonal Labels Dies, the label is also die cut with those same dies. The greeting is from the Christmas To Remember Set.
The gift card holder is inside the card. With the DSP you'll make a pocket. To make this card score the long side of your 4" x 12" DSP at 1", 3 1/2" and 6 3/4". Fold the score lines to create a pocket inside your card. Add a little glue to the sides to keep it closed and you have the perfect pocket for all your gift card giving!
The second card is a fun trifold card. I used the Peaceful Deer Bundle for my stamping. I colored my deer with Soft Suede Stampin' Blends and punched him out with the coordinating punch. His antlers are stamped onto the white cardstock behind him. I stamped my trees in Sahara Sand. To finish my deer I added a Red Rhinestone to his nose.
The first inside panel is done the same way, using similar inks. This time I colored my bunny with Gray Granite Stampin' Blends. You'll need two of the second largest scalloped rectangle from the Scalloped Contours Dies. You could use any large shape you want though!
To make the tri-fold card score the long side of your DSP at 3 3/8" on each side. Use a pencil to mark 1 1/2" from the bottom on each side. Then cut diagonally from the score line to the mark on each side. Add your first inside scalloped rectangle to the card. Then close the card and adhere the front scalloped rectangle directly over the inside one. It sound confusing, make sure to watch the video to see just how simple this card is!
Finally, our last card is my favorite! This is another tri-fold card but with a twist! For this card you'll score the long side of your DSP at 4" on each side. You'll have three 4" x 4" panels. The cardstock to mount this card on is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4". This card will fit in a standard envelope. I used the Peaceful Deer Bundle again for this card.
You'll do some die cutting into the DSP. Using the largest circle from your Layering Circles Dies, die cut through the top layer folded over. Position your die so it's halfway onto the DSP, overlapping the fold. Make sure your inside panel is NOT folded up. You don't want to cut through three layers, just two. Check the video for details.
I die cut another circle with the 2nd largest circle. With the card completely closed, adhere the circle to first inside panel (the one you did NOT cut). This card is so much fun!!! Sure to WOW all your friends and family.
I have a full supply list below. Make sure to check out the video for all the details on this card and the other two.
I am happy to announce a new way to do classes with me! Welcome to Card Crate! The class that comes to your door and you can do your projects on your time from the comfort of your home. Read on for all the details!
Card Crate is $35 (includes shipping!)
You'll get:
Supplies for your projects
A PDF with all the supplies and photos of projects
$20 in product, needed to complete your cards
A Thank You gift from me
Video Tutorial
What you'll need:
Stamps and ink to complete your projects, per Stampin' Up! policy all projects will come unstamped (you'll know in advance what the supplies are so you can plan ahead and place orders if you need to). There's always room to substitute items and be creative if you don't have the exact supplies!
Adhesive, some months may contain specialty adhesive.
Scissors
How to purchase:
Email me and let me know you want the September Card Crate and I'll send you a link to pay via PayPal. Per Stampin' Up! Policy I cannot list the 'buy now' button on my blog. Please email me if you want the Card Crate stamperrdn@q.com
Last day to RSVP for September's Card Crate is September 10. All supplies will be ordered on September 11 and classes will ship by September 20. (Time between ordering and shipping is longer due to longer expected shipping from Stampin' Up!, I hope to have them out sooner but I'm overestimating on timelines to be safe.) You will receive an email with your PDF when all crates have shipped.
This months kit is so much fun!!! It features 5 card designs! I'm featuring the In Symmetry Bundle. Add on the In Symmetry Bundle to your Card Crate for only $29.50 and I'll pay the tax and shipping on it!! Make sure you indicate that you'll need the bundle when your RSVP for Card Crate. NOTE: You WILL need the stamps and punch to create the projects.
This month's Card Crate you'll make 5 cards. But you'll have supplies to make many many more!
What you'll get in this month's kit:
Supplies for your 5 projects
Package of White Notecards and Envelopes
Package of In Color Jewels
Half package of Sweet Symmetry DSP trimmed to 6" x 12"
PDF Instructions with photos
Video tutorial
Free Gift
What you'll need to complete this month's kit:
In Symmetry Bundle-Add onto your kit for only $29.50
All other supplies for your cards will come in your kit. Your kit may contain die cut, pre punched or pre dry embossed pieces. You will need to supply all stamps and inks to complete your project. If you don't have the supplies listed above you can place an order to get them or you can substitute what you do have. There is always room for to be creative.
If you have any questions please let me know. I hope you enjoy this month's Card Crate!!
Caution: Cute Card Ahead! Last weekend was my sons birthday so this is the card I made for him. The puppy is from the Pampered Pets Set. This little dog is our favorite because he looks like our dog Chase. I love incorporating him into family cards when I can. I think it makes him part of the celebration too. The other set I used was the Biggest Wish set for the greeting. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this set. I haven't pulled it out in a while but every time I use it I just adore it!!!
The dog is colored with Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate and Real Red. I die cut him with the Pet Dies. Also with the Pet Dies I die cut the paw print border into some Basic White Cardstock and then put some Real Red Cardstock behind so that the paw prints would shine through. I added my pup to one of the Layering Diorama Dies that I embossed with the Checks and Dots Folder. All the little pieces add to all the details on this card. To finish the card I used some ribbon from the Playful Pets Ribbon Pack. I added some red enamel dots that I had left over from a Paper Pumpkin. I think they're perfect for this card. Not too shiny but add just the right pop. I have a full supply list below, you can shop for these products in my Online Store.
Have you checked out the Delicate Dahlias Set in our Sale-a-Bration Catalog? It is so gorgeous!!! I always say that I don't need another flower stamp set... and I don't, but then there's always something new and unique about it that makes me get it. They always know how to reel me in. This is one of our 'Distinktive' stamp sets. That means that it's made to stamp lighter and darker shades with one ink. No stamping off, no two step stamping. When you see it stamped it's just gorgeous! It's also a really good size. It's a large floral image that makes a stunning focal point.
I fussy cut the large flower once, and the smaller flower three times. I also fussy cut a few leaves too. You don't need to fussy cut. The flowers stamped is stunning enough but I love layers and I love fussy cutting so I had too! I finished the card with some Genial Gems and Essentials Bakers Twine.
Before you stamp with this image take a minute and do some prep work, believe me you'll appreciate this later. The outline and solid image line up pretty perfectly but if you spend 10 minutes rotating the stamp trying to figure it out it takes away some of the joy of stamping. When I have a tricky image to line up I use a sharpie and make a dot on the top of the back of the line image on my photopolymer stamp, then stamp it.
Do the same with your solid image. When you have it lined up, use the sharpie and make a dot again on the top of the back of the stamp. Then when you pull out your stamp to stamp it you'll know that the dots line up at the top and you can easily line up your image every time. If your marker starts to fade with use just add it again and you're ready to go. It's a quick tip that will save you time rotating your stamp later. I have a full supply list below, you can shop for these products in my Online Store.
I'm super excited to join you for another project in my Sale-a-Bration Sundays Series! Every Sunday during Sale-a-Bration I'll feature a different Sale-a-Bration product. You can join me live in my Facebook VIP Group every Sunday at 9am MT or catch the replay on my YouTube channel. Today I'm featuring the Penguin Playmates DSP. This is probably my favorite Sale-a-Bration DSP!!!! It's so cute!!! Today's project is a super cute box I've been dying to share!! It's a milk carton style box, which are always super fun to make! I love these type of boxes because you don't have to rip the box apart to get to the gift. You can simply tie it closed or use a clip like I'm doing.
I fussy cut our polar pals out of the DSP. Of course you could use the coordinating Penguin Place Bundle if you wanted to stamp your penguin. These guys are so cute why not use them!?! The greeting is from the Penguin Place set.
Inside my box are some super cute penguin socks! I love these!! What a fun warm and cozy gift! I found an assortment of penguin socks on Amazon, you can check them out here.
To make the box you'll need a piece of cardstock that is:
10 1/2" x 7 3/4"
On the short side score at 2", 5 1/2" and 7"
On the long side (with the 3/4" section on top) score at 2 1/2", 5", 7 1/2" and 10" then mark to the first horizontal score line at 3 3/4" and 8 3/4"
The DSP pieces are trimmed to:
3 1/4" x 2 1/4" (four pieces)
2 1/4" x 1 1/4" (two pieces)
Check the video for all the details on this box. I have a full supply list below. You can shop for these products in my Online Store.
Today I have the CUTEST box to share with you!! I pulled out the adorable Nuts About Squirrels Set. This treat box couldn't be cuter or easier to make! I love that little squirrel. He's got a little smirk on his face that is just so cute!!!
Last week I hit the mall and stopped at my absolute favorite candy store to pick up some treats to make cute boxes with. I stopped at See's and picked up some Peanut Brittle Bars. See's is my favorite chocolate ever, especially the Scotchmallows! YUM!!! If you have See's near you, head to the store and pick up some of these bars, if not you can shop online or substitute your favorite candy or treat in this box.
The squirrel is a two-step stamp, which means that you stamp the outline and solid images separately, he's so easy to stamp! I used lots of dies for my tag, the Early Espresso piece is die cut with the Tasteful Labels Dies and embossed with the Greenery Folder. My greeting is stamped on a tag from the Ornate Frames Dies. I added a pop of color with the flowers, die cut with the Floral Squares Dies. You'll have to fussy cut the squirrel, no dies or punches with this guy, but he's worth it!
To make the box you'll need a piece of cardstock that is 11" x 3 1/2"
On the short side score at 3/4" On each side
On the long side score at 5 1/8", 5 7/8"
Mark to horizontal score line at 1 1/8" and 9 7/8"
Flip and mark the opposite side
Check out the video for all the details on this box.
I have a supply list below, you can shop for these products in my Online Store.
With kids headed back to school and school supplies in spades in the stores and in my home I had this idea for a card with colored pencils. I think it came out really cute!! It's fun when things work out as you hope! To make the pencils I used the smallest triangle in the Stitched Triangle Dies for the tip. The rest of the pencil is trimmed card stock pieces to about 3/8" in Very Vanilla for the wood of the pencils and the coordinating colors of the tips of the pencils. Check my supply list below for all the colors I used. To make the pencils look freshly sharpened I cut the colored pieces with the zig zag border die from the Basic Borders Dies. Before adhering them together, I wanted to give the vanilla a little more depth, so I used my Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends and added color along the sides and blended it towards the center with my Color Lifter Stampin' Blends.
Before adhering the assembled pencils to the card I used my Brick and Mortar Folder to add texture to the Basic White piece. The greeting, which I think is perfect for this card, is from the Delicate Dahlias Sale-a-Bration Set. Earn this stamp set free with a $100 order in August and September. The greeting is cut out with the Floral Gallery Dies. To embellish my card I added a little tag that was made with the Ornate Tags and Give It A Whirl Dies. I pulled out all the dies for this card! Finally to finish it, I added some sequins from the Expressions In Ink Ephemera Pack. These are like iridescent and just blend beautifully with all the colors. Such a cute card! Well worth all the work!!! I LOVE it!!! What a great card to share with a teacher you admire! I have a full supply list below. You can shop for these products in my Online Store.
Over the weekend I held a class to welcome our new Holiday Catalog and Sale-a-Bration catalog. Today I'll share the cards my guests got to make. These are some of my favorite class cards ever! Do I say that every month??? I think I do. You'll have to let me know which is your favorite! I don't have a supply list for these cards but all supplies can be shopped for in my Online Store, linked below. If you're in the Albuquerque, NM area I'd love to have you at my next in person class. Contact me for details, email stamperrdn@q.com
The first card uses my favorite Halloween set the Cutest Halloween Bundle. We also used the Cute Halloween DSP and Black Gingham Ribbon. In addition we added lots of texture with the Textures and Frames Sale-a-Bration Set.
Next up is a fun fold Z-Fold card featuring the Nuts about Squirrels Set. This set is soooooo cute!!!! The two step stamping makes for a quick and easy card. The DSP is a free Sale-a-Bration option, the Peaceful Prints DSP.
Next up is one of my favorite bundles, the Christmas Season Bundle. The stamps, the label dies, I love it all!!!! The greeting is from the Christmas To Remember Stamp Set. Don't you love these colors for a Christmas card! LOVE!
Obviously I can't have a kick off class and not include the most adorable Penguin Place Bundle. Sooooo CUTE!!!! He's sitting atop one of our beautiful iridescent snowflakes from the Wonderful Snowflake package. I added some DSP from the Sale-a-Bration package, Penguin Playmates. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!
Finally the last card features the Whimsical Trees Bundle. I love these trees, again I'm showing that I must be incapable to make a traditional colored Christmas card. But Mint Macaron and Polished Pink are close...right? The greeting is from the Heartfelt Wishes set. This is a great set to have in your Christmas stash.
