Thursday, June 12, 2025

Sunrise Sailing Shadowbox Card CASE

Todays card is a case of 2 different Shadowbox cards, one by Kim Fee and the other by Candi Suriano.  Be sure to check out their cards, they are awesome.

Shadowbox cards are so easy and fun to make.  


What you need:-

1 x A5 basic white card, score at 1.5cm and then 3cm.  Rotate 180 degrees and score again at 1.5cm and 3cm.  Cut card in half.  Burnish and crease all folds.  On the front, cut out a circle using the 2nd largest circle from the Stylish Shapes dies.  On the pack piece, colour using strawberry slush, timid tiger and darling duckling with blending brushes.  This is the backdrop for our boat.

1 x 10.5cm x 3cm basic white, stamp with the Painted Stripes stamp set, firstly in cloud cover, then move to offset the stripe and then stamp in secret sea. Cut in half to give you 2 pieces 1.5cm x 10.5cm.

1 x 8.5cm x 8.5cm basic white, stamp also with the Painted Stripes stamp as before.  Using the 2¼" circle punch, cut out the centre.  The circle will be discarded, we will use the negative.

Using cloud cover, cut out 2 small clouds and one strip of wave from the dies from the accompanying sunrise sailing die set, then out of secret sea cut some birds and then another wave.  Cut also the small boat and sails.  Assemble the sail on the boat.  

Line the circle negative 8.5cm piece with the front panel, with an even border.  Adhere in place.  Layer the 2 waves together with the cloud cover on the bottom.  Attach to the front of the card covering the bottom of the circles. Stamp also the sentiment under the waves.  

On a 1cm x 7cm piece of acetate, attach the boat using glue dots to the right end of the acetate.  to work out placement, lay the base flat, then put the acetate with boat attached to the left then layer the top, manoeuvre the piece until it sits on top of the waves.  Glue to the back panel inside the first 1.5cm fold.  Attach front by adding glue on the front panel inside the 1.5cm fold.  Attach to back.  Repeat the other side.  Crease all folds  and watch the sail boat float over the waves.     Decorate with the clouds and seagulls.  Attach also the 1.5cm strips to the creased folds.


Stamps used:  Painted Stripes, Beautiful Butterflies (sentiment)

Dies:  Sunrise Sailing, stylish shapes (circle), 2¼" circle punch

Card:  basic white, cloud cover, secret sea

Ink:  strawberry slush, timid tiger, darling duckling, secret sea, cloud cover

Accessories:  Acetate, mini glue dots



Sunday, May 4, 2025

Framed scenes meets linked together





Todays card features a new bundle called Framed Scenes.  This will be one of the cards that we make at classes this month.  I started with a Pretty Peacock base.  My layer is Basic White, stamped with the water from a new bundle called Sunrise Sailing and then embossed with the accompanying Hybrid Embossing 3D folder also called Sunrise Sailing.  My focal image is cut using the diamond shaped die from the bundle Linked together and this is layered on top of another diamond cut in half.  Sentiment is from Simply Said.

Stamps:  Framed Scenes, Sunrise Sailing, Simply Said
Ink:  Pretty Peacock
Paper:  Pretty Peacock, Basic White
Tools:  Sunrise Sailing 3d Hybrid embossing folder, Linked together dies,
Blends:  Pool Party, Watercolor pencils, soft pastels, blender pens, 

Friday, January 3, 2025

Memorable blooms sneak peak 4

Another Memorable Blooms sneak peak.  This card will be one we make in class this month!

Intricate dies, like this flower look stunning in black with a splash of colour in the background.  A great technique for masking and sponging and with a bit of texture with the Element of Text which fits perfectly in the octagon shaped window.  The flowers really pop and stand out on the sponged masked background.

Stamps:  Memorable Blooms, Elements of Text

Ink:  coastal cabana, daffodil delight, memento

Paper: Basic white, basic black, summer splash

Tools:  Memorable Bloom dies, water painters, Isocol rubbing alcohol



Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Memorable blooms sneak peak 3

Todays card features the CTMH Periwinkle cardstock - with it being 2 toned gives the perfect tonal effect for the layered effect on the focal image.  To make the flowers from the memorable blooms dies pop, sponge blueberry bushel over the flowers to give them definition.  


Stamps: Memorable Blooms, Elements of Text
Ink: memento, boho blue, blueberry bushel
Paper:  basic white, periwinkle (CTMH)
Accessories:  Memorable Blooms dies

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Memorable blooms take two

 


Todays card features another sneak peak of the Memorable Blooms bundle.

Stamps:  Memorable Blooms, Elements of Text
Ink:  memento, bubble bath
Paper:  basic white, bubble bath, petunia pop, summer splash

Monday, December 30, 2024

Memorable Blooms sneak peak

Todays post is a sneak peak for the new bundle called Memorable Blooms which is in the Jan-April 2025 Mini Catalogue.  The bundle consists of stamps and dies and the main focal point is a beautiful hexagon die frame with a lovely floral feature.  The background stamp is also from the upcoming mini catalogue and is called Elements of Text.  




Stamps used:  Memorable Blooms; Elements of Text
Dies:  Memorable Blooms
Papers:  Basic White, night of navy, Bluebird (CTMH), Periwinkle (CTMH)
Ink:  night of navy, balmy blue
Tools:  Blends: balmy blue, summer splash, blending brushes

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Painted Trees embossing folder

Todays card is a quick simple card using a new range of papers from Stampin Up - they have introduced some two-toned cardstock and the colour used here is Garden Green. I have cut a base and the top layer out of the the garden green. For the base I used the darker side and top layer the lighter side. The two tones are very elegant with a white layer in between. I have run the light garden green through the Painted Trees 3D embossing folder. I then used sponge daubers to apply ink to the raised trees with granny apple green, old olive, garden green and shaded spruce. To accentuate the trees I’ve added some Wink of Stella to the raised trees. 




Products used:-

Paper: garden green two-tone cardstock 

Ink:  shaded spruce, garden green, old olive, granny apple green

Tools: painted trees 3D embossing folder, sponge daubers, wink of Stella