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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Country Livin'

Now here is a subject that is near and dear to my heart! Not only are we finally living our dream of living in the country, but I love old trucks (especially old green ones!), and this one just tickles me. We are sooo in need of a farm truck, because hauling stuff in the utility trailer is a pain in the patoot. But I digress.....

This was one of the cards we made in the Second Saturday Stamp Club this weekend. It's quick to watercolor with an Aqua Painter and the beauty of it is, you don't need to be precise! If you miss a spot, that's okay. If you color out of the lines a bit, that's okay too. It adds character!

Here's the "How To"
Image: Watercolor Paper 2-1/2" x 4"
Mat: Emerald Envy 2-3/4" x 4-1/4"
DSP: 2016-2018 In Color DSP Stack Emerald Envy 2-1/2" x 5-1/2"
Mat behind DSP: Soft Suede 3" x 5-1/2"
Whisper White for greeting 1" x 3"
Card base: Crumb Cake 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded

Stamp truck on watercolor paper using Basic Black Archival ink.
Color as desired using Aqua Painter and ink squished onto lid of ink pad.
Mat on Emeral Envy mat.
Tear DSP and Soft Suede in random pattern and adhere to card base with bottom edges even.
Stamp splatters in upper corners with VersaMark ink.
Adhere image to card base.
Cut burlap ribbon 5-1/4" long, and cut banner at right end. adhere to card with glue dots.
Stamp banner and greeting on Whisper White, and punch with Duet Banner Punch. Fasten to card with dimensionals.

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Paper Pumpkin Flash!!!

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I love Paper Pumpkin! It's like Christmas or my birthday every month when that little box arrives in my mailbox, and I'm filled with anticipation about what might be inside! Each month is different, and some months they knock my socks off but occasionally (very rarely) they don't, so I just use the components to make something I DO love. Case in point: Last December was a 2016 desk calendar kit. I really have no use for a desk calendar (no room to write in appointments), and besides, my phone does that for me. But there were really pretty bases for the calendar - twelve of them - that I could use on a card, plus the other decorations included in the kit. So this is one of the cards I made using a greeting from a different P.P. kit:

Last month's Paper Pumpkin was called Many Manly Occasions. I wanted to see how I could change it up and came up with these cards. The first one was made per instructions. The second one I used a sponge brayer and Night of Navy ink to make the greeting darker, and leftover (retired) Corrugated Kraft instead of the corrugated orange in the kit. (Saving that orange for this fall!)

Then I got to thinking about how that die-cut card base reminded me of a trellis, so I got out the new Flourish Thinlits to make a vine, and the May Flower Framelits for some flowers, and came up with this feminine card! (Should have stamped the greeting a tad lower, but it still looks okay.)

The kits contain everything you need to put the projects together, with the exception of scissors (for any twine, ribbon, etc. in the kit) and adhesive. Oh, and an acrylic block for the stamps. If you sign up for Paper Pumpkin through me, and you don't have an acrylic block, I'll send you one, free of charge!

The great thing with this Flash Sale is it's a great way you can try it to see if you like it. It's only $5 for the first kit, and that includes shipping! You can cancel any time or, if you're going on vacation or something, you can suspend a month and then pick right back up when you get back - no worries!

Interested? Click the Paper Pumpkin banner at the top of the page, or THIS LINK. Remember, the sale starts at 5:00 PM (MT) today and ends at 11:50 PM (MT) tomorrow, Friday. And don't forget to use the promo code ONEDAYDEAL!

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Floral Boutique Suite is Sweet!

This has to be my favorite suite in the new catalog (pg. 77)....at least for the moment, anyway! First of all, the DSP is a classic, cool, clean color combination of navy blue and white. Then there's the stamp set, which not only has a great floral image (can't wait to color marker-to-stamp on that one!), but the messages are a combination of script and print fonts, which I love. And last, but not least, there is a fabulous Thinlits die that is to die for! (heh heh)

This card was a lot of fun to make, but a teeny bit tricky due to using the embossing folder on just the upper half. This is a top fold portrait orientation card, meaning the card base was cut 4-1/4" x 11" and scored/folded at 5-1/2". So how to emboss the top half without also embossing the back side of the card? Open out the card so it lays flat, and slip it sideways into the embossing folder. When you lay the TOP clear cutting pad on, have the edge of the pad even with the fold line, so no pressure is put on the cardstock beyond that point!

Here's the "How To"
Card base: Whisper White 4-1/4" x 11", scored/folded at 5-1/2"
DSP: Floral Boutique 2-1/4" x 4-1/4", adhered 1/8" from bottom on inside of card base

Use smaller Detailed Floral Thinlits Die and matching edge die on card front, near bottom. Note: these can be used together in one pass through the Big Shot. I do highly recommend the Precision Base Plate and the Die Brush. The plate makes cutting detailed dies easy and the brush deals with the little fussy bits of "confetti" left over.
Stamp greeting just above openings of die cut.
Stamp border image just above greeting.
Emboss top half of card front above border as instructed above.