Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Tutorial Tuesday - Oval Occasions

Happy Groundhog Day, y'all! I hope you aren't getting hammered by winter storm Orlena. As I'm looking out my window at the snow (we only got 1.5") and dreaming of Spring, this card really suits my mood! Isn't this just the sweetest little welcome baby card?

Supplies:
•    Stamp Sets: Oval Occasions Bundle (156261)
•    Cardstock: Basic White (159276), Thick Basic White (159229), Basic Black (121045), Rococo Rose (150882)
•    Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (132708)
•    Stampin’ Blends Combo: Daffodil Delight (154883), Rococo Rose (154900), Soft Suede (154906), Granny Apple Green (154885)
•    Tools & Accessories: Stitched Rectangles (151820), Double Oval Punch *part of the bundle (154242), Pearl Basic Jewels (144219), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)
Supplies:
•    Stamp Sets: Oval Occasions (154477) *bundle (156261)
•    Cardstock: Basic White (159276), Thick Basic White (159229), Basic Black (121045), Rococo Rose (150882)
•    Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (132708)
•    Stampin’ Blends Combo: Daffodil Delight (154883), Rococo Rose (154900), Soft Suede (154906), Granny Apple Green (154885)
•    Tools & Accessories: Stitched Rectangles (151820), Double Oval Punch *part of the bundle (154242), Pearl Basic Jewels (144219), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)

Measurements:  
•    Card Base: Thick Basic White 8 ½ X 5 ½ score at 4 ¼
•    Cardstock #2: Basic Black 5¼ x 4
•    Cardstock #3: Rococo Rose 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 
•    Cardstock #4: Basic White 5 ¼ X 4
•    Cardstock #5: Basic Black 3 ¼ X 2
•    Cardstock #6: Basic White 5 x 1 ¾
•    Cardstock #7: Basic Black 2 ½ X 1 ¾
•    Cardstock #8: Basic Black 5 ¼ X 4
•    Cardstock #9: Basic White 5 X 3 3/4

Instructions: 

•    Attach the Rococo Rose cardstock #3 to the Basic Black cardstock #2 and attach to your card front.
•    On the Basic White cardstock #4 place the 4 7/8 X 3 ½ Stitched Rectangle Die and place the 3 ¼ X 2 Stitched Rectangle Die inside; centering it.  Now run it through your Cut & Emboss machine.  You are left with a thick frame.
•    Stamp the little bouquet of flowers around the frame using Black Memento ink.
•    Color in with the Daffodil Delight, Rococo Rose and Granny Apple Green Blends.
•    Attach to your card front.
•    On the Basic Black cardstock #5 place the 2 7/8 X 1 5/8 Stitched Rectangle Die and run it through your Cut & Emboss Machine.
•    Attach to your card front in the center of your frame.
•    On a piece of Basic White card stock #6 stamp the Bunny image and your sentiment using Black Memento ink.
•    Color in with the Daffodil Delight, Rococo Rose, Soft Suede and Granny Apple Green Blends.
•    Punch out both the image and the sentiment using the Double Oval Punch as shown.
•    Attach the Bunny image to the center of your frame as shown using dimensionals.
•    On the Basic Black cardstock #7 punch a scallop oval using the Double Oval Punch.
•    Attach your sentiment to the Basic Black scallop oval and attach to your card front as shown using dimensionals.
•    Attach the tiniest of Pearls to the flower centers.
•    Attach the Basic Black cardstock #8 to the inside of your card.
•    On the Basic White cardstock #9 stamp the little bouquet of flowers using Black Memento ink in the upper left hand corner and bottom right hand corner.
•    Color in with the Daffodil Delight, Rococo Rose and Granny Apple Green Blends.
•    Attach to the inside of your card.

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Monday, February 1, 2021

SOTW Punch Party


Here's another idea for using the Punch Party stamp set. I got the idea from the greeting to make the hearts into smiley faces because I'm weird like that. I never know what is going to pop in my brain, LOL.

 Smiley from Millan.Net

Normal-ly (heh) I'd use traditional colors but it somehow seemed right to go with bolder colors. Like I said, I never know what is going to pop in my head!

I stamped the hearts all over the card base in Magenta Madness, Coastal Cabana, and Granny Apple Green, then added the faces with a black Stampin' Write Marker. This is really just about the simplest, cute card you could make. The only way to make it simpler would be to stamp the greeting right on the card base instead of cutting it out and popping it on dimensionals.

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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Jan. 31 Stamp of the Week - Punch Party


Hey, stampers, here we are at the start of a new stamp showcase! This week it's the Punch Party Sale-a-Bration host set, and it will only be available for four more weeks! Can you believe how quickly SAB is flying by?!

I still have Valentine's Day on my mind, so I chose the heart greeting/image that coordinates with the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch. I didn't punch the image, though. I cut closely around it with Paper Snips and then popped it on dimensionals on punched Basic White.

I just can't get enough of that gorgeous black and white True Love DSP! I used two of the patterns, randomly coloring some of the blossoms to match the Real Read ribbon and mat.

Black, white, and red are such a striking combination that I didn't think it needed any bling. *GASP!*

Measurements

  • Card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"
  • DSP on bottom 1-1/2" x 4"
  • DSP on top 3-3/4" x 4"
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