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Vintage Verse Notecards

Hi there! I hope you had a wonderful Easter. It was a wonderful day for us as we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! We started out by attending Sunday morning service at our church and ended the day by watching the final episode of "The Bible" on the History Channel. It was very moving and a great reminder of how Jesus died for our sins. Blessed be the name of the Lord!

I have a lot going on this month and I mean A LOT! I will do my best to continue to post throughout the next several weeks, but the details may be limited. Fortunately, for several of the projects I have the instructions already written out, so I will probably just post them in their original form and not be too chatty.

Today I have two versions of the same note card. One is basic and the other is stepped up a little. Even though Sale-a-bration is over, I thought you would still like to see them.

CARD: Cut 3"x6" pieces of Summer Starfruit CS and score at 3" to make a 3"x3" note card. (I recommend starting with a 12"x12" sheet of CS to eliminate waste.) Stamp greeting along bottom of card with either the "Thanks" or the "There’s Only One You" stamp from the Vintage Verses stamp set in Midnight Muse ink. Emboss card base with Delicate Designs Embossing Folder (optional).

Stamp Chevron design from Beyond Plaid stamp set with Summer Starfruit Ink. (You can also substitute the Chevron stamp from "Oh, Hello", but you may need to stamp off if the ink is too dark.) Punch out using the Decorative Label Punch.

Punch an additional piece of Midnight Muse CS with the Decorative Label Punch. Cut in half horizontally and remove a small section from center to layer behind chevron piece. Punch two butterfly from Midnight Muse CS using the Elegant Butterfly punch. Adhere together in the center with mini glue dots and slightly curve wings of top butterfly forward. Attach to Chevron piece using mini glue dots. Add pearls. Attach finished label to card base using dimensionals.

 

Oh, Hello Chevron Card

Happy Easter! I have been really busy and almost forgot to post a card for this weekend. This is another one of the cards I designed for Jill. I think she ended up using a simpler version for her workshop. It is easier than it looks, but requires a lot of easy hand cutting. Thankfully, I kept the instructions I sent to Jill on how to make this card, so rather than re-invent the wheel, I just decided to paste the basic info below.

CARD BASE: A2 Calypso Coral CS Base 

CARD LAYERS: Stamp 8-10 each of the Chevron designs from "Oh. Hello" with Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral ink on Very Vanilla card stock.Starting on the lower left side, attach chevron pieces along the edge of an over-sized piece of Very Vanilla CS. Leave an even amount of space between each design. After you have attached all of the chevrons, trim down to 3 3/8" wide x 5.25" tall. Attach panel to a slightly wider piece of Lucky Limeade CS. Then attach assembled panel to the Calypso Coral card base.

Stamp "Oh, Hello" in Lucky Limeade on Very Vanilla CS. Punch out with the Decorative Label punch leaving room on the left side to add flower later. Use Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade markers to color flower. Stamp onto a scrap of Very Vanilla CS and trim out by hand. Attach to the stamped greeting using mini glue dots. Punch an additional piece of Lucky Limeade CS with the Decorative Label punch. Cut into two halves (top & bottom). Trim away points on the sides. Attach to the back of the stamped greeting. Attach to the card using dimensionals.

 

 

 

 

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Thinking of You Friend

I have another workshop card for you today. I started with a Midnight Muse card base and embossed the front panel with the Framed Tulips embossing folder. Next I used the Print Poetry DSP paper stack and cut the floral pattern in half. (That way you can get eight pieces from each paper stack.) Then I layered it on a piece of 3.5" x 4.75" piece of Gumball Green cardstock.

The lengthwise strip of DSP is cut 1.25" x 4.25" and layered on a slightly wider strip of Gumball Green cardstock. I added a piece of Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon before adhering the entire panel to the card base.

I stamped the sentiment in Midnight Muse ink using the "Just Thinking" stamp and then die cut it with the Window Frame Collection Framelits coordinating die. I attached the sentiment to the card using dimensionals. I pmade a small flower with the Itty Bitty Shapes flower punch out of Gumball Green card stock and added a rhinestone to center. I attached a bow to base of sentiment using mini glue dots.

 

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I love the bright, cheerful colors of the flowers on this card. I used three different stamp sets: Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB), Secret Garden, & Easter Blessings. The colors are Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, and Basic Black. I added some Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine and a Daffodil Delight Button, but if you wanted a flat card that is easy to mail, you could easily leave those off and still have a great card. I have two more Easter projects to share with you, so be sure to check back again later in the week.

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Today's card is the alternate version of the card I shared in my last post. Most of the details are the same, but there are a few differences. For this card I started with an Island Indigo card base and layered on a slightly smaller piece of Crumb Cake card stock that I embossed with the Vine Street embossing folder from Sale-a-bration. Just like the other card, there is lots of sponging with Early Espresso Ink. I added Sycamore Street DSP and some Summer Starfruit ribbon before attaching everything to the card base.

For this card I stamped the flowers in Summer Starfruit. I also cut a flower from Summer Starfruit CS using the Blossom Party die and added a button from the Sycamore Street collection threaded with Island Indigo Bakers Twine.

By the way, my next three posts will be Easter-related, so be sure to check back every few days!

Workshop Cards for St. George Event

I have a little confession to make. A few months ago my upline, Jill Olsen, asked me to design some cards for her March large-group event in St. George, Utah. So if you have been wondering why I haven't been blogging much, this is basically the reason.

Creating workshop cards for a big event (over 100 stampers) was challenging, but I think it all turned out well. I ended up designing fifteen projects (some with two versions) that focused primarily on products from Sale-a-bration and the Spring Mini Catalog. I promised Jill that I would keep the projects under-wraps until after the event, so now that it is over, I can begin sharing them will all of you.

SO GLAD CARD

For this card I used a standard Crumb Cake card stock base and Sycamore Street DSP cut into 1" x 5.25" strips. I attached the dsp strips to a 5.25" x 4" Crumb Cake layer and sponged the edges with Early Espresso ink. Next I cut a Scallop Edge Medallion from Pool Party CS using Perfect Pennants Die and sponged the edges with Early Espresso ink. I cut a 2" circle of Whisper White CS using the Circles #2 Die and stamped a greeting from the "Bloomin’ Marvelous" (Sale-a-bration) stamp set using Island Indigo ink.

I sponged the edges with Early Espresso ink and adhered it to the scallop circle base. Next I stamped the flower full strength with Tangerine Tango ink on Whisper White CS. I trimmed the flower by hand and attached it to the tag using a dimensional. I added a rhinestone to the flower center and added a small bow made with Island Indigo Ribbon from the Sycamore Street ribbon & button pack (Sale-a-bration).

Just a side note: Jill may have altered a project in order to streamline the stamping process or better utilize products that she may have already had on-hand. My prototypes may vary slightly or even significantly from the final workshop projects. Also, I think she only used three or four of the cards I designed, so some of these may have only been on display or not used at all.

 

 

 

Sweet Baby Shower Card

Sorry for the little break in posts. I finally have something new to share with you today...Woo Hoo! This card uses the Rain or Shine stamp set (#126777) along with the coordinating Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP (#126922).

This card required a little bit of hand-cutting, but it was so worth it. The dimensionals under the umbrella really have a hugh impact on the look and feel of the card. I also stamped the sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners and due cut it using the coordinating Bitty Banners Framelits. I hope to be able to start sharing on a regular basis later this week, so be sure to check back soon.

Stepped Up Sale-a-bration CASE

I saw this adorable card by Brandi Barnard at the SU home office and I just had to CASE it. I prefer to photograph my cards with natural sunlight, but it's a really dreary day here in Tennessee, so I thought I would try a different approach. I hope it isn't too distracting.

It is already an adorable card, but I thought it would be fun to step-it-up even further. Here is a video that showcases this wonderful card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIJGgpFEgg4&feature=share&list=UUaytKFValhfW2z3T0jsdemA

The purpose of the video was to showcare the Vine Street embossing folder and other fun products available right now during Sale-a-bration, so there aren't alot of details about card size and such. I did my best to recreate it and here are the details of my card, which I think are close to the orignial artwork.

The finished card size is approximately 4.25" square. She used the Vine Street Embossing Folder (SAB) to emboss a portion of the folder onto the Pool Party card front. Next she cuts two strips of Island Indigo CS in to approximately 1/2 inch wide strips and angled the ends. Then she stamped the small image from the Madison Avenue stamp set with Pool Party ink on Whisper White CS to create a background design. Then she punched it out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. She stamped the larger flower from the same set, but this time she stamped off so that the image didn't overpower the sentiment. Next she stamped the greeting from Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB) with Island Indigo ink and punched it out as well. For a pop of color she stamped two butterflys in Calypso Coral from the Bloomin' Marvelous set and punched them out with the Bitty Butterfly punch (#129406).

Here is where I added my own twist to the card...I had a length of Seam Binding ribbon that I had bleached and then dyed with Calypso Coral ink so I wrapped it around the card and fashioned a shabby bow. I added some Pool Party Baker's Twine to a Pool Party "Sycamore Street" Button (SAB) and attached it to the bow.

Don't forget that you can earn free product during Sale-a-bration now through March 22.