I am loving the new Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Love is in the Air Bundle! I previously shared a card with the cute helicopter boy and today I’m using the girl in a hot air balloon. I used shades of purple, pink, and blue and paired her with one of the new window dies.
Products used: Arched Window Die, Love is in the Air Bundle
Some teeny pearl hearts were added to finish it off. ♥
Have a great day!
I am sharing two cards today using products from this month’s Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps release. The first one is a shaker card. They are fun to create and receive.
Products used: Cathedral Window Die, Love is in the Air Bundle, Delicate Doily Die, and With Love.
I started with a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of double-sided patterned paper and cut it in half diagonally. One piece was adhered to the bottom front of the shaker card. The other piece was flipped and added to the bottom of the second card. A different coordinating pattern was added to the top of the shaker card, but I left the top of the other card white. Some polymer clay valentine chips from Hobby Lobby were placed in the shaker window (check out the cute tiny envelopes) and I fussy cut the sentiment and envelopes to add on top.
The second card is simpler, with a die cut doily accenting the sentiment.
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There are some mixed emotions with making sympathy cards, right? It’s not our favorite, but I was pleased with how this one turned out and will probably make more of the same in the future. I used Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps products, along with the SU! Brick & Mortar embossing folder. I traced the outside of the window die to cut the layer with the scene behind it by hand.
SnSS Products used: Cathedral Window Die, Nature Silhouettes 2, and Simple Sentiments Bundle.
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Who says you need a lot of supplies to make a card? Sometimes it’s fun, and a nice change, to let the background do all the work. You can make multiple pieces with your stencils or background stamps and then cut or tear the edges and layer them. I used a new stencil set from the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps January release to make this card.
Products used: SnSS- Diamond Floral Stencils, Simple Sentiments Bundle.
First, I brushed ink on three pieces of white cardstock using three colors of ink, varying the combination of colors. Note: I traced the edge of the cardstock with pencil onto my scrap paper and taped the top of the stencil down so that all three pieces were stenciled exactly the same. If you have a sticky mat for this purpose, that might help.
Next, I tore the edges of two pieces as shown below and layered them together. You will have two pieces leftover for another project.
Here’s the finished background.
Have a great evening!
Edit: I can only find two cards with this trifold design, and I cannot find a name for it. Since any shape could be added to the top, I am simply calling it a Topper Trifold Card going forward. The other circle shaped Topper Trifold card that I made is here.
Yesterday I was virtual stamping a bit with some friends and I made a trifold card with the Art Impressions Cardinal freebie stamp. This was some quick coloring, and I kept the card design simple as well. I made it for an Ai challenge to use one of the bird freebies in a 3×3 size.
Products used: Art Impressions– EX5840 Cardinal freebie, 5193 Woodland Holiday Set, 5434HL Greenery Invite Set, and 4804 Snowflake Dies.
When you open the card, there are two more panels with the same circle top. I originally saw a card with this design by Paula Barin. The base card is 10 1/2 x 4, scored @ 3 1/2 and 7. My circles are approx. 2 3/4″ and 3″. The patterned paper and white cardstock layers are 3 1/4 x 3 3/4.
The strong winds here have us out of power with trees down everywhere. Stay warm!
Posted in Art Impressions, cards, etc., challenges, tutorials and templates
Hello! I have a Fun Fold card today using new products from the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps January release. It has been a long time since I made a Tunnel Card, and I thought the new window dies would be perfect to create one.
Products used: SnSS- Arched Window Bundle, Seasonal Trees Stencils, Love is in the Air Bundle, Bitty Hearts Stencil, Script Sentiments Bundle.
I die cut a window from kraft cardstock for the front and layered some white cardstock behind it which I stenciled the bare tree onto. Then I added a few small images and a sentiment.
On the inside, I first used the tiny heart stencil with the tree stencil to create a valentine tree. You could alternately use a tiny heart stamp. Also, try other shapes or images such as stars, flowers, etc. Note: Any stenciling or stamping needs to be done before the base card is scored.
Next, I added an extra piece of cardstock to create the window or “tunnel”. Start with 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Score @ 2 1/8, 4 1/4, and 6 3/8. Center any shaped die over the middle scored line and die cut. Valley-Mountain-Valley fold the cardstock and adhere the left and right sides to the base card.
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Good morning! I hope your new year has gotten off to a great start. Today Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps is starting out the year with a new release, and we are having an Instagram Hop with card samples using the new products, plus some oldies but goodies too! Be sure to check over there for this card plus all the other projects in the hop, and comment on IG for a chance to win a $25 prize. You can find me on IG- @papercookies4u, and the hop will start at @sweetnsassystamps. This month our projects are created with the theme of Loving One Another.
My project for today is a fun pocket card which features an awesome new set that I just think is so cute! (I recently shared directions for the pocket card here).
Products used: SnSS- Love is in the Air Bundle, With Love, Circle Dies.
How sweet is this valentine helicopter? It’s from the new Love is in the Air Bundle. I also used the Happy Valentine’s Day sentiment on the insert from the new With Love stamp set. These pocket cards are a way to easily change up your ordinary cards and make them fun. You can use any shape for the focal point…it doesn’t have to be a circle!
Enjoy the hop and be sure to comment on Instagram for a chance to win!
Happy Thursday! Today I am sharing some thank you cards that I was behind on getting in the mail. I wanted them to be company/product-specific, so I kept the designs simple to easily make them all with different supplies. My first card uses Avery Elle’s Be Zesty and coordinating dies.
Next, I used Gina K Designs retired Hygge Time for a sweet snowy card.
Here I used Lawn Fawn’s Cerealsly Awesome set & Dies. You can see the ATC that I previously made with these Here.
Nic Magnuson from Magnuson Custom Stamps is the best to work with for custom stamps! He did the cute snowman here for our Stamp & Swap event’s theme and I designed the sentiment.
I love MFT stamps and their Alpine Friends and Alpine Friends Die-namics are adorable!
I used Pink & Main’s Pocket of Sunshine (retired) and Layered Scallops A2 Rectangle Dies for the next card. These layered scallops are fun!
I used some rainbow striped paper to coordinate with the sentiment and image from the Prickley Pear Scalloped Oval stamp set.
And last, I used the Inked & Tiled stamp set that I purchased through Amy K, SU! demonstrator to create the following thank you card.
We appreciated each of these donors, plus My Sweet Petunia and Scor-Pal, for helping us to have a successful event!
Posted in Avery Elle, cards, etc., CAS (clean & simple), Gina K, Lawn Fawn, MFT, Pink and Main, Stampin' Up!
I have a few more cards from the year to quickly share before 2023 is over. First is a CAS graduation card with a Darice embossing folder, some large Numbers Dies, and a simple die cut word from SnSS’s Script Sentiments Stamp & Die Bundle.
The next two CAS cards use My Father’s House stamp set. The first card was for a pastoral ordination and the second card was for some churches that were being prayed for. The church image was stamped directly onto patterned papers and only needed a sentiment added.
Tim Holtz’ Chilly & Freezy dies from SSS 2022 Diecember were used on this card. I made it back in February to thank a friend for sharing the dies with me. Distress inks were applied to the background and then spritzed with water for the snowy sky. The sentiment is from my own set, Snowy Hello.
I love to personalize cards, but don’t do it often enough! Here’s a notecard that I made and personalized with the recipient’s name. The flowers are SU!, the alphabet, sentiment, and stencil are SnSS, and the frame and border are Sizzix.
The next two cards use SU! Peaceful Cabin. The second one is an altered Paper Pumpkin kit which I made a pocket inside for a gift card.
I loved this Paper Pumpkin kit just the way it was designed…no alterations here!
I needed several last-minute money holder cards and didn’t find any in the store. I made a quick slimline sample with an optional belly band and took some photos of it when done. I used different patterned papers but forgot to take photos until I was going to seal the last one. lol. This card uses a Tim Holtz stamp and Hobby Lobby patterned paper.
Have a safe & happy New Year!
Happy Friday! Today I am catching up with nine of my favorites from the past year that were hanging out in my files…a bunch of birthday cards! These cards were not made for a company design team and just hadn’t been shared yet. It’s another photo heavy post today!
My first card was for a dinosaur-loving girl who turned 7. I used MFT‘s A-roar-able Friends and Lawn Fawn’s Platform Pop-Up Dies. The platform card folds flat for placing into an envelope. Strips of clear acetate were used to attach a few of the elements.
For the mini slim birthday cake card, I used… Spellbinders Stitched Fringe Cake Dies, Taylored Expressions Happy Birthday Banner and Skinny Mini Party Borders Dies, Sizzix Bold Flora Dies, and SU! Scattered Sequins embossing folder. Each cake layer was stitched by hand with white thread.
My next two cards were made in the same style, with the top half of the card front cut away. (Cut the top of the card front @ 2 3/4″) This piece is then turned 1/4 turn and adhered to the bottom front. So, for the center front layers on the first card… the black is 2 3/4 x 4 1/4, the green is 2 1/2 x 4, and the white is 2 1/4 x 3 3/4. The inside white layer is 2 1/2 x 4. Add additional cardstock and patterned paper layers as desired. Here I used SU! Artistically Inked Bundle, and Expressions in Ink dsp and Ephemera (gold foliage), plus a gold bee charm.
The masculine version was made the same way, using SU! Seaside Bay and coordinating papers.
A beautiful paper napkin was applied to the following card front for a pretty floral background. Then I used Lawn Fawn’s Pop-Up Bee Dies and You’re a Keeper stamp set to create this sweet pop-up card. LOVE the bee dies!! This card is so cute in person. I only wish I had made those wings sparkly!
Another masculine card, this one’s for a sushi lover. I used Lawn Fawn’s Let’s Roll and Sizzix Tropicool Slider Card Dies. The Sushi pops up and reveals the greeting inside as the top is pulled.
How cute are these two from the MFT Sweater Weather- In the Woods set? I kept this card CAS and spot-lighted them with some plaid circles. I followed the MFTWSC498 sketch.
Pink & Main has some terrific stamps…this is from the Beach Unicorn set. I also used the Waves Border Dies. You can see some of the glitter sparkle in the second photo.
And last for today, I was asked to make a strawberry themed birthday card for a little girl turning one. I used the Altenew Mega Number 1 die and SU! Sweet Strawberry bundle.
Have a great weekend!
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