Saturday, December 22, 2018

Lasting Lily Sneak Peek

Heart's Delight Cards, Lasting Lily, Sympathy, Sale-A-Bration 2019, Occasions 2019, Stampin' Up!

This was one of the Sale-a-Bration sets that I thought I wouldn't want or need, until I took a closer look at the sentiments. There are greetings that cover love, friendship, thanks, and sympathy....quite a spectrum. So, I went ahead and chose it for my free SAB item. It wasn't even in the house 24 hours when I needed to make a sympathy card. (Gosh, there have been a lot of those recently.)

Heart's Delight Cards, Lasting Lily, Sale-A-Bration 2019, Stampin' Up!

I found that when using the DistINKtive stamps, I get a much better image if I ink the stamp using a sponge dauber, rather than pressing the stamp on the ink pad. Because they are so finely detailed, the ink tends to get in the grooves and mess up the details. A light inking with a sponge dauber works quite well for me! For good measure, I huff on the stamp before pressing it on the cardstock.

Heart's Delight Cards, Lasting Lily, Sympathy, Sale-A-Bration 2019, Occasions 2019, Stampin' Up!

The soon-to-be-available Rectangle Stitched Framelits were used here, but I shortened both the image and the greeting panels. How, you ask? Easy! After cutting the image and the greeting (with both of them placed close to one side of the Framelit), I popped them out and then moved the Framelit over to cut off the part I didn't want. You can feel when the "teeth" fit into the previously cut stitches, so it lines up perfectly. Feed the cardstock through the Big Shot with the part you want cut off going in first. You only need the make sure the first part goes through (don't crank it all the way through!), then back it out.

Heart's Delight Cards, Lasting Lily, Sympathy, Sale-A-Bration 2019, Occasions 2019, Stampin' Up!

Here's another tip: Cut a mask by stamping on a sticky note and trimming just inside the edges of the image. Make sure some of the masked image is showing when you stamp the next layer because the stamp won't reach right up to the mask, leaving a gap as shown between the two larger lilies. I did better when I stamped the smaller lily.

As pretty as this card turned out, I sure hope it's a long time before I need to make another one.

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13 comments:

  1. I love your card and would love to CASE it please. It is a beauty.

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    1. Francine, I’m honored you want to CASE it! Be my guest!!!

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  2. Beautiful card! Great tip for shortening the rectangle dies. Tried it and it worked. YAY!

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  3. Love this - can you explain how you used the lace embossing folder? Also, did you stamp before using the Subtle embossing folder? Your idea cutting the rectangle is fantastic!

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    1. Lizzy, after embossing with the lace folder, I trimmed it down to fit behind the Rich Razz mat, and then fussy cut along the embossed scallops. And I did use the Subtly folder AFTER stamping. 😊

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    2. Thanks - I want to CASe this too! Just stunning! Hope mine turns out as well as yours!

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  4. I love your card. I watched a video of you making this card. I thought it was on FB but know I can't find it. Help can you tell me where the video was? Thanks.

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    1. Pam, I haven’t made any videos. It must have been someone else, sorry!

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  5. Your card is beautiful, Cindy. Is this stamp set still available?

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    1. Ginny, I'm sorry to say it is not. It was available only as a Sale-A-Bration freebie, and SAB ended 3/31/19.

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