Fresh Vintage pleat
I tried pleating card stock to make an additional detail on this card. See what you think -
I used the smooth Very Vanilla card stock - but this set looks even better on textured Very Vanilla or Whisper White. It gives it a kind of cross stitched look. The pleats are okay - but not very stable. I used a 1/4 inch pleat - maybe try an 1/8 inch. (I'm my own critic today!)
Supplies
Stamp Sets - Fresh Vintage, Elementary Elegance
card stock - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP, In Colors Pattern Paper pack
Ink - Early Espresso
Stampin Write Markers - Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait
Etc - Framelits Label dies, Scallop Trim border punch, Simply Scored, Basic Pearls, Sticky Strip, Petals a Plenty embossing folder
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I used the smooth Very Vanilla card stock - but this set looks even better on textured Very Vanilla or Whisper White. It gives it a kind of cross stitched look. The pleats are okay - but not very stable. I used a 1/4 inch pleat - maybe try an 1/8 inch. (I'm my own critic today!)
Supplies
Stamp Sets - Fresh Vintage, Elementary Elegance
card stock - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP, In Colors Pattern Paper pack
Ink - Early Espresso
Stampin Write Markers - Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait
Etc - Framelits Label dies, Scallop Trim border punch, Simply Scored, Basic Pearls, Sticky Strip, Petals a Plenty embossing folder
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Blue Bird
On a training video, SU showed a card using the new Heart Framelit dies. I cased it! I love cards with lots of "stuff" on them- and this one suits the bill!
Do you see the Dazzling Diamonds on the Calypso Coral card stock?
Supplies
Stamp Sets - Take it to the Heart, Loving Thoughts, En Fracaise
card stock- watercolor paper, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral
Ink - Calypso Coral, Soft Sude, Lucky Limeade,Baja Breeze, Jet Black Stazon
Etc - Dazzling Diamonds, Baja Seam binding, Victorian Lace, Framelit Hearts die, Petals a Plenty and Square Lattice embossing folders, Basic pearls, Vintage Trinkets pin, aquapainter, Top Note die, Lace Ribbon Border punch, sponge dauber
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Do you see the Dazzling Diamonds on the Calypso Coral card stock?
Supplies
Stamp Sets - Take it to the Heart, Loving Thoughts, En Fracaise
card stock- watercolor paper, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral
Ink - Calypso Coral, Soft Sude, Lucky Limeade,Baja Breeze, Jet Black Stazon
Etc - Dazzling Diamonds, Baja Seam binding, Victorian Lace, Framelit Hearts die, Petals a Plenty and Square Lattice embossing folders, Basic pearls, Vintage Trinkets pin, aquapainter, Top Note die, Lace Ribbon Border punch, sponge dauber
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Love & Laughter
Here's a card featuring Love and Laughter from the Occasions Mini. The dress was embossed with silver embossing powder and cut out. (That Brushed Silver is looking a bit blue in the photo!)
Supplies
Stamp Set - Love & Laughter (Occasions Mini), Together Forever (retired)
card stock - Whisper White, Real Red, Brushed Silver
Ink - Versamark
Etc - Petals a Plenty embossing folder, Silver embossing powder, Small heart punch, Ovals Big Shot die
Hope you have a great start to the week! I've got one home sick today - sigh..........Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Supplies
Stamp Set - Love & Laughter (Occasions Mini), Together Forever (retired)
card stock - Whisper White, Real Red, Brushed Silver
Ink - Versamark
Etc - Petals a Plenty embossing folder, Silver embossing powder, Small heart punch, Ovals Big Shot die
Hope you have a great start to the week! I've got one home sick today - sigh..........Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Sprinkled Expressions
I cased this layout from someone on Stampin Connections - and now I can't find it (hate when I do that!) I changed the placement and kept the colors. Sprinkled Expressions is a SAB set - free with a $50 purchase!
Supplies
Stamp Set - Sprinkled Expressions
Card stock - Whisper White, Real Red
Ink - Real Red
Etc - Edglelit die and Adorning Accents embossing folder, Real Red satin ribbon, Basic Rhinestones
My lack of memory probably comes from cutting out 80 flip cards. I have weird measurements running through my brain. Go figure! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Supplies
Stamp Set - Sprinkled Expressions
Card stock - Whisper White, Real Red
Ink - Real Red
Etc - Edglelit die and Adorning Accents embossing folder, Real Red satin ribbon, Basic Rhinestones
My lack of memory probably comes from cutting out 80 flip cards. I have weird measurements running through my brain. Go figure! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Party This Way
There are several sets in the Sale a bration catalog from the Idea Book and Catalog - and you can get them free with a $50 product order! One of them is Party This Way - a favorite of mine! (You may hear this a few more times from me because several of my favorites made the SAB mini!) Here's a 3 x 6 using Party This Way -
I made a mask out of a Post It note and stamped the front of the card with lots of balloons. On a separate piece of Whisper White, I stamped more balloons and cut them out. Before I adhered them with Dimensionals, I drew the lines for the strings. Then I added a few popped up balloons.
Supplies
Stamp Set - Party This Way
card stock - Whisper White (!)
Ink - Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink
Stampin Write Marker - Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
Etc - 1/8 Daffodil Delight ribbon, spritzer
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I made a mask out of a Post It note and stamped the front of the card with lots of balloons. On a separate piece of Whisper White, I stamped more balloons and cut them out. Before I adhered them with Dimensionals, I drew the lines for the strings. Then I added a few popped up balloons.
Supplies
Stamp Set - Party This Way
card stock - Whisper White (!)
Ink - Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink
Stampin Write Marker - Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
Etc - 1/8 Daffodil Delight ribbon, spritzer
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Love You 24/7
Here's a 3 x 6 Valentine using Pretty Postage. I love how these stamps work with the 1" square punch and the postage stamp punch - it just makes things so much easier. For this card I masked off the 24/7 with tape until the last heart - little tiny pieces of tape!
Supplies
Stamp Sets - Pretty Postage, p.s. I Love You
card stock - Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black
Ink - Real Red, Basic Black
Etc - Pinking Hearts border punch, 1/8 Real Red ribbon, 1" and Postage Stamp punches
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Supplies
Stamp Sets - Pretty Postage, p.s. I Love You
card stock - Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black
Ink - Real Red, Basic Black
Etc - Pinking Hearts border punch, 1/8 Real Red ribbon, 1" and Postage Stamp punches
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
You're a Hoot
I saw these owls on Creating the Hive attributed to Kerry's Paper Crafts. They are created using the Big Shot Pillow Box die. Aren't they cute? I couldn't resist having them hold a paper chain of hearts!
I tried two different ways to do the "feathers" on the owls. The one of the left (Melon Mambo) uses the 3/4" circle punch to make the feathers. Each one is attached separately The one on the right (Pumpkin Pie) uses the Big Shot Tasteful Trim die. Can you see the difference?
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Supplies
Stamp Set - Candy Conversation (Occasions Mini)
card stock - Melon Mambo/Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Stampin Write Markers - Indigo Island, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight
Etc - Big Shot Pillow Box die, Tasteful Trim/3/4" circle punch, 1" and 3/4" circle punches, Trio Heart punch, Oval punch, Basic Rhinestones
So while I was playing around I decided to see if this little guy could be used as a party favor for my daughter's graduation this spring -
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I tried two different ways to do the "feathers" on the owls. The one of the left (Melon Mambo) uses the 3/4" circle punch to make the feathers. Each one is attached separately The one on the right (Pumpkin Pie) uses the Big Shot Tasteful Trim die. Can you see the difference?
. Supplies
Stamp Set - Candy Conversation (Occasions Mini)
card stock - Melon Mambo/Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Stampin Write Markers - Indigo Island, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight
Etc - Big Shot Pillow Box die, Tasteful Trim/3/4" circle punch, 1" and 3/4" circle punches, Trio Heart punch, Oval punch, Basic Rhinestones
So while I was playing around I decided to see if this little guy could be used as a party favor for my daughter's graduation this spring -
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
The Gnome
I have to admit it - I wasn't thrilled with the little gnome set. (Don't tell!) But I earned it for free and was bound and determined not to let it collect dust! And I was wrong! (Don't tell that either - especially to my kids!) It's darling! I am guilty of sometimes getting my mind set stuck somewhere it shouldn't be. So I challenged myself to create a card with the gnome and here it is -
The lantern and mushrooms are popped up to give dimension.
Supplies
Stamp Set - Gnome Sweet Gnome
card stock - Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, watercolor paper, Paisley Petals DSP
Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Blush Blossom
Etc - Square Lattice embossing folder, Designer Label punch, Old Olive brad, Scallop Circles #2 die, Circle Cutter, 2 1/2 circle punch
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
The lantern and mushrooms are popped up to give dimension.
Supplies
Stamp Set - Gnome Sweet Gnome
card stock - Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, watercolor paper, Paisley Petals DSP
Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Blush Blossom
Etc - Square Lattice embossing folder, Designer Label punch, Old Olive brad, Scallop Circles #2 die, Circle Cutter, 2 1/2 circle punch
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Upsy Daisy Flip
I'm interrupting the sneak peeks to share a sample I did for a friend who's daughter is getting married this summer. She (the bride) wants a card for her "save the date" magnets. I have to say, I think these magnets are very cool - stick it on my refrigerator and then it's in front of me all the time and maybe I'll remember! She wanted lots of color and something fun so I made a flip-flop card. Her colors are red/turquoise - we're still working on those - so for the sample I used Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze.
Open it and the magnet will fit in the center-
(That last picture is kind of wonky!)
Supplies
Stamp Sets- Upsy Daisy, Together Forever (retired)
card stock - Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Rich Regals and Soft Subtles Patterns packs, Whisper White
Ink - Baja Breeze, Versamark
Etc- Daisy #2 die, Bird punch, Cherry Cobbler seam Binding, Hemp Twine, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, 3/4" circle punch, Black embossing powder
Once she makes some decisions, I'll share some of the other samples. Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Open it and the magnet will fit in the center-
(That last picture is kind of wonky!)
Supplies
Stamp Sets- Upsy Daisy, Together Forever (retired)
card stock - Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Rich Regals and Soft Subtles Patterns packs, Whisper White
Ink - Baja Breeze, Versamark
Etc- Daisy #2 die, Bird punch, Cherry Cobbler seam Binding, Hemp Twine, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, 3/4" circle punch, Black embossing powder
Once she makes some decisions, I'll share some of the other samples. Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Soft and Fresh
But it didn't photograph very well. This is a 3 x 6 card made with the upcoming Sale a bration set Fresh Vintage. I realized after I had made it that the embosslit is retired. I stamped the floral image in Whisper White and then stamped over it - slightly off (yes, I meant to do that) in Early Espresso. In real life, it's not so blurry - promise!
Supplies
Stamp Set - Fresh Vintage, Elementary Elegance (SAB sets)
card stock - Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink - Craft Whisper White, Early Espresso
Etc - Simple Flower embosslit (retired), 1/8 Very Vanilla taffeta,
It's funny how I look at the photo as I'm putting it up and start thinking about how I would change it! Enjoy - Hugs, Fran
Supplies
Stamp Set - Fresh Vintage, Elementary Elegance (SAB sets)
card stock - Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink - Craft Whisper White, Early Espresso
Etc - Simple Flower embosslit (retired), 1/8 Very Vanilla taffeta,
It's funny how I look at the photo as I'm putting it up and start thinking about how I would change it! Enjoy - Hugs, Fran
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