Four Flower Birthday Card

I am loving my Triple Layer Blossom Punch.  I made this card using the inside flower and faux glitter brads.  See picture tutorial below for how to make the faux brads.  I used Concord Crush card stock as the base and Embossed the Whisper White card stock with an embossing folder and then punched the edges with the Eyelet Border Punch.  Mine apparently needs to be sharpened as it did not give me a clean cut.  I adhered that panel to the base.  I then stamped the Happy Birthday stamp from the Swirls and Curls Verses (2011 Summer Mini hostess set) in Concord Crush ink on the white card stock.  I colored the balloons with markers.  I adhered the sentiment panel to it to a Concord Crush panel and then adhered that to the embossed white  I punched out the flowers out of the In Color Designer Series Paper in Pear Pizazzz, Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, and Peach Parfait and placed them on the card and finished them off with the faux glitter brads.

Faux Glitter Brad Tutorial:
Supplies:  Card Stock (CS) or Designer Series Paper (DSP) Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, circle punch from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  (Click on each picture to enlarge and then use your browser's back button to return to here).


Punch out circles from Card stock or DSP.
I use 3 circles per faux brad.  I'm making
4 brads so I punched ouit 12 circles.

Glue 3 circles together for each brad. 

Apply Crystal Effects to cover each stack of circle.
Start on the edge of the circle and in a circular motion
apply until entire circle is covered.    

 The Crystal Effects is very thick and will not spread over the sides unless
you squeeze too hard and apply too much.  It will also harden when it dries.



While Crystial effects is still wet,
lightly sprinkle Dazzling Diamonds glitter.
Let dry an hour or more.

July Workshop Projects

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Had a wonderful time with my customers and friends at my July workshop.  The workshop theme was friendship and I made the first card with the Bird-Builder Punch, the Boho Blossom Punch, and the Language of Love stamp set.  This card features nearly all the stamps in the set and both coordinating punches.  We first stamped the sentiment on the Early Espresso panel and then stamped the flowers on some scrap Early Espresso card stock and then embossed those with white embossing powder.  Then the larger panel of Early Espresso was stamped with the flower stamp in white ink.  for the background.  The Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper was used for the squares.  The bird is inked with Black StazOn ink and the branch was "inked" with an Old Olive Stampin' Write marker and then stamped on Whisper White card stock.  We colored the bird by using the daubers to sponge on the Riding Hood Red ink.  We then punched it out with the Bird Builder punch.  The bird and branches are mounted on a Whisper White scallop circle and adhered to the card on top of the Santa's Workshop paper and Whisper White with rounded corners.  Stampin Dimensionals were used on the scallop circle to pop it up a little and they were also used on the embossed flowers around the sentiment.

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The Second card we did was Hippy Hoppy, Happy Hello from the Turtle and Co. set.  This set is is an exclusive stamp set designed to help raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMDHC).  Stampin' Up! will donate $3 to RMDHC for each Turtle & Co. stamp set sold.  This is a simple card made featuring the frog image colored with Stampin' Write markers.  The paper used was Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper and the card stock is Poppy Parade and Whisper White.  The Basic Pearls were tinted using the Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker.  Also used on this card was the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and the Scallop Trim Punch.    



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 The last project was a book mark.  This was made with Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stock and the First Edition Specialty paper.  The stamp set was the Posy Punch hostess set.  The stamp was inked with Riding Hood Red ink and stamped on Very Vanilla card stock.  Then we cleaned the stamp and inked the center again with More Mustard stamped it on Very Vanilla and trimmed it out.  We popped it up on the flower with Stampin' Dimensionals.  We also did some second-generation stamping of the flower on the First Edition paper, rounded the corners and then adhered that to the Basic Black card stock.  Then the flower was adhered to the top of the book mark. 






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PUNCHES:

• Bird Builder Punch (# 117191 - $16.95)
• Scallop Circle (#119854 - $16.95
• Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border (#119275 - $15.95)
• Scallop Trim Border (#118402 - $15.95)
• Fancy Flower (#118073 - $16.95)

Stamps:

• Posy Punch (#122482 - Hostess Set)
• Turtle & Co. (#122872 - $14.95 for clear mount)
• Language of Friendship (#122752 - $11.95 for clear mount)

Paper and Card Stock:

• Early Espresso (#119696 - $6.95 for a package of 24 sheets)
• Poppy Parade (#119794 - $6.95 for a package of 24 sheets)
• Whisper White (#100730 - $8.50 for a package of 40 sheets)
• Very Vanilla (#101650 - $8.50 for a package of 40 sheets)
• Letter's To Santa Designer Series Paper (#122349 - $10.95 includes 12 sheets/2 each of 6 double-sided designs)
• Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper (#124339 - $10.95 includes 12 sheets/2 each of 6 double-sided designs)
• First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper (#121878 - 12.95 includes 24 double-sided sheets)

Accessories:

• Sponge Daubers (#102892 - $10.95 for a package of 12)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430 - $3.95 for a package of 300)

Very Vanilla Newsprint Thank You



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 This is a pair of thank you cards I made using Basic black and Very Vanilla card stock and the Newsprint Designer Series Paper (DSP) as the background.  These cards are 4-1/4" square cards.  I like square cards but you have to add extra postage for mailing and have square envelopes on hand for them but if you do a 4-1/4 inch card, they fit in the standard invitation envelope (4-3/8 x 5-3/4) that we use for our standard 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" cards.  This way you won't have buy special envelopes and extra postage if you are mailing it.  The background on the smaller vanilla square is embossed using the Square Lattice embossing folder and adhered to a smaller Basic Black square.  I then die cut the black tag using a die from the Sizzlits Lots of Tags set (set of 4) and stamped the Thank You from the Just Believe stamp set and punched it out with the Modern Label Punch.  I added the Basic Pearls for the finishing touch.  Quick and easy card.  After I did the card on the left, I decided to change it up a little for the 2nd card and rounded the corners on DSP and the embossed square.  I thought rounding the corners of those pieces complimented the rounded edges on the tags and added a little more interest in the card.

Inspired By Nature Olive Thank You

This is a pair of thank you cards I made using the Inspired by Nature Set.  The set is a large double mounted set.  It has the grass on one side and the flowers on the other.  I am using it here to illustrate the versatility of a large stamps.  Even though you have a large stamp, you do not always have to use the entire stamp on your project.  I isolated the smaller flower on the stamp by coloring it with Stampin' Write markers (see below).  I created the illusion of depth by stamping twice without reinking the stamp thus giving some of the images a lighter look.  Also, on these cards are the "thank you" form the Just Believe set, buttons are die cuts from the Buttons #5 Sizzlits die and a label from the Lots of Labels Sizzlits set, and Square Lattice embossing folder.  The buttons and the "faux" brad on the label are covered with Crystal Effects to give them a shiny finish. 





Use markers to isolate part of a larger stamp. 
For this card I used the flower on the far right of the stamp.

 

Magnificent Plane and Simple



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 Plane and Simple Set (Retired) and new Perfect Words (Hostess Set) was used for this card using sketch challenge (SCCSC74) from SU's StampinConnection Demo site.  Whisper White, Baja Breeze, and Not Quite Navy card stock used.  I made the dots with a paper punch and Crystal Effects.  Here is the sketch.  give it a try.

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