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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Beautiful You Birthday

This is one of those stamp sets that, at first, I wasn't really "feeling." But the more I saw other peoples' creations with it, the more I fell in love with it. Does that happen to you, too? Please tell me I'm not the only one who does that! The greetings that come with it are fabulous, as well.

Instead of coloring the image, I thought paper-piecing her dress and hat would be fun. Besides, I really need to use up some of that pretty paper I've been hoard....I mean, collecting!

Here's the "How To" (Click on images to enlarge, if needed)
Image: Whisper White 2-3/4" x 3-1/2"
Dress/hat: Blooms & Bliss DSP 2" x 3"
Mat: Rich Razzleberry 2-3/4" x 3-1/2"
Embossed bottom half: 2-3/4" x4-1/4"
Background: Blooms & Bliss DSP 4" x 5-1/4"
Card base: Blushing Bride 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

Stamp the image in Basic Black on the smaller Whisper White and DSP pieces. Fussy-cut the dress and hat.

Cut image out with second-largest Stitched Shapes Oval. Note: The Stitched Shapes Framelits will be back in stock Jan. 16th, wahoo!

Attach dress and hat with liquid glue. Die-cut the Rich Razzleberry using the third-largest scalloped oval in the Layering Ovals Framelits. Adhere image to scalloped mat.

Emboss larger Whisper White piece with Falling Petals embossing folder, making sure to leave room for the greeting and ribbon at top. Stamp greeting in Basic Black. Trim to 4" wide.

Adhere embossed piece to bottom of DSP background. Tie a bow with Blushing Bride Stitched Ribbon. Wrap Blushing Bride ribbon around top of embossed part, fastening ends to the back.

Adhere DSP to card base. Add dimensionals to back of image and adhere to card. Attach bow with a glue dot.

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Sunday, January 8, 2017

Balloon Birthday Adventure

Okay...the remote shutter release for my iPhone works flawlessly, YAY! Unfortunately, the picture quality is lacking, BOO! I don't know why, but I got light and dark lines through every one of the photos. I don't know if it's the lighting or what. I will still be doing step-by-step tutorials, but the photos will be taken by my trusty DSLR camera. I'll reserve the iPhone for videos (if I ever get there, lol).

Sooo, please excuse the picture quality. I fixed it as best I could in Photoshop, so you will still be able to see the steps. As always, you can click on a photo to enlarge it. And without further ado...

Here's the "How To"
Balloon: Night of Navy 3" x 4"
Greeting banner/Clouds: Whisper White 3" x 4"
DSP: Carried Away (Sale-A-Bration item) 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
Mat: Night of Navy 4" x 5-1/4"
Card base: Whisper White Thick 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

Die cut largest balloon from Up & Away Thinlits in the smaller Night of Navy cardstock. Note: Using the Precision Base Plate with intricate Thinlits ensures complete cuts, and the Die Brush helps get rid of the little fiddly bits.

Stamp the banner and greeting from Balloon Adventures in Night of Navy ink on the lower half of the Whisper White. Fussy-cut the banner. From remaining cardstock, die cut the largest and smallest cloud.

Stamp the greeting on the lower right side of the DSP. Adhere to Night of Navy mat and then to card base.

Adhere balloon to left side of card with small dots of liquid glue.

Adhere banner over balloon with dimensionals (halved).
Lightly sponge edges of clouds with Night of Navy ink, and adhere larger cloud to card with liquid glue. Attach smaller cloud with half of a dimensional.

Stamp sentiment inside.

Sign it, put it in an addressed envelope, attach a postage stamp, & MAIL IT!

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Friday, December 9, 2016

Best Bird Birthday

I had this little bird left over from when I made the easel calendars and needed to make a quick birthday card for a stamping friend. My Box o' Useful Bits sure comes in handy sometimes! The So Saffron stitched circle was languishing in there, too, which made the perfect background for the little guy. All I had to do was stamp the mesh background on it, then add the branch and bird. (His eye is a medium pearl, colored with a black Sharpie.)

Her favorite color is mauve, and I think Sweet Sugarplum comes pretty close, so I used it for the card base and added some Sweet Sugarplum ribbon from the Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack. By the way, that ribbon pack is discounted 40% right now, and the Fancy Frost DSP I used for the background is 20% off. But everything is "while supplies last", so don't wait too long before deciding you need it!

Here's the "How To"
Bird & branch: Shimmery White 3" x 4-1/4"
Circle: So Saffron 3-1/4" x 3-1/4"
Greeting: Whisper White 1" x 5-1/4"
Background: Fancy Frost DSP 4" x 5-1/4"
Card base: Sweet Sugarplum 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

Stamp bird and branch on Shimmery White cardstock with Basic Black Archival ink. Let dry thoroughly, then color using Blender Pens. Die cut with Birds & Blooms dies.
Die cut So Saffron with largest Stitched Shapes circle, then stamp mesh using So Saffron ink.
Stamp greeting on Whisper White strip, toward the right side.
Adhere Sweet Sugarplum ribbon to Fancy Frost DSP 3/8" from bottom, wrapping ends around back. Adhere greeting strip over ribbon, leaving some showing underneath.
Adhere DSP to card base, then circle to DSP (overlapping greeting strip a bit). Add branch using liquid glue. Perch the bird on the branch. I used Stampin' Dimensionals behind his head and back, and liquid glue to hold his feet to the branch.

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