Suite Sampler meets Vases Builder punch

Todays cards feature the Hydrangea Hill designer series paper along with the flowers from the Suite Sampler Host stamp set that is in the January - June 2021 mini catalogue.  

Base card is misty moonlight with a layer of the Hydrangea Hill DSP.  The vase is punched out of the gold embossed circular globe sheet of World of Good specialty dsp.  Sentiment is from the Lovely You stamp set.

Well Written Dies meets Basic Pattern Decorative Masks

 

Todays card features some retiring product from the 2020-2021 Stampin' Up Annual Catalogue.  

The base card is balmy blue with a layer of basic black and whisper white.  I have sponged the filigree pattern from the Basic Pattern Decorative Masks using our new blending brushes with pool party, balmy blue and seaside spray inks.  The leaf die is from Well Written and the leaves are coloured using the dark balmy blue blends.  This makes the leaves "pop".   Sentiment is stamped in memento and is from Here's a Card stamp set.

Stitched leaves dies - Inlaid technique AUC March 2021

This month at the Adamstown Uniting Church card-making group we worked with embossing folders.  My technique was to teach the inlaid technique.  The Inlaid technique was very popular when we had the square lattice die a few years back.  It was in our 2011 Annual Catalogue and is still one of my favourite embossing folders.  For my card I decided to use the Stitched Leaves dies and show the difference between the square lattice and tasteful textures 3D embossing folder.

The first card is using the square lattice embossing folder which gives a very deep imprint 

My second card uses the tasteful textures 3D embossing folder, and is a softer look.  The leaves are sponged with their corresponding colours and then glued on to the whisper white layer.

Stamp set:  love of leaves

Card:  merry merlot, whisper white, just jade, cinnamon cider, bumblebee, rococo rose, terracotta tile, pretty pink

Ink:  merry merlot, just jade, cinnamon cider, bumblebee, rococo rose, terracotta tile, pretty pink

Accessories:  tasteful textures 3d embossing folder, sponge daubers

Stamp set:  seaside notions

Card:  merry merlot, whisper white, just jade, cinnamon cider, bumblebee, rococo rose, terracotta tile, pretty pink

Ink:  merry merlot, just jade, cinnamon cider, bumblebee, rococo rose, terracotta tile, pretty pink

Accessories:  tasteful textures 3d embossing folder, sponge daubers

Adamstown Uniting Church card-making group meets the 3rd Sunday of the month at 1pm at Belair Baptist Church, 130 Garden Grove Parade.

Happy Dies easy open and slide surprise card CASE

 This card was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's latest post.  She is an inspiration and has some fantastic ideas.  You can view her post here with a detailed video on this technique.

For my card, I followed Jennifer's instructions for the circle opening for this easy open and slide surprise card.  For the rainbow, I have used real red, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, granny apple green, pacific point, gorgeous grape, highland heather.  The front layer was embossed using subtle 3d embossing folder.  Dies used to decorate the front are the happy dies.  Sentiments are from the well said and under my umbrella stamp sets.

Creative Cards at Belair March 2021

At Belair Creative Cards this month we are focusing on the Icecream Corner Suite of products. 

The first card is a fun fold idea that I saw on Shannon Colon's blog

The base is cinnamon cider, the folded layer is petal pink, and the triangles are so safron, and the scalloped circle is terracotta tile with a whisper white circle.  DSP is Ice Cream Corner.  The icecream cone is cut out using the coordinating ice cream cone builder punch.  The belly band is vellum with a strip of Ice Cream Corner DSP.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Birthdays stamped in Blackberry Bliss.

My second card is also another CASE, This time from Patty Bennett.  I made my card into a book fold card 

Card:  Whisper White, ice cream corner dsp, so safron, pool party, petal pink, soft sea foam.

Ink:  Bermuda Bay, petal pink

Accessories:  Halloween night enamel dots (retired), ice cream cone builder punch

Treasured Medallion and a sketch challenge

Today's cards feature the stamp set Treasured Medallion. 

Both cards are on seaside spray base.  

The first card uses the sand & sea dsp.  The medallion is stamped on pretty peacock in versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.  The sentiment is stamped in pretty peacock, using the stamparatus, then also in versamark straight over the top, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The medallion has a pearl basic jewels.

For my second card I decided to use a Freshly Made sketch for inspiration.  The three strips are pretty peacock with a layer of whisper white stamped with the birch stamp also in pretty peacock.  The medallion is stamped with versamark on a piece of oh so ombre dsp and heat embossed in gold.  The medallion has a pearl basic jewell.  The sentiment is stamped in pretty peacock and from the art gallery stamp set and punched out with the coordinating punch.  The sequins are retired (Bermuda Bay sequin trim) but coordinate perfectly.

 

Circle Celebrations meets the 2 in 1 card technique

At Adamstown Uniting Church Card group last month the technique we worked on was called a 2 in 1 card, a variation of a one sheet wonder.  This technique is ideal for the Circle Celebrations stamp set.  

Firstly draw a line down the centre of the card with a lead pencil.  Stamp the images individually several times in a curved pattern, overlapping the images. Cut in half.

On the first card, I stamped the Birch background stamp over the top using balmy blue.  On the second card I have sponged ink over the dot pattern of the basic pattern decorative masks using the new blending brushes.

Next step is to stamp the greeting using pacific point.  Greeting is from the Approaching Perfection SAB stamp set.

Assemble the cards on pacific point base.

I'm really happy with the background with the birch stamp set but not as much with the dots.  

What you need:  

Stamp sets:  circle celebrations, birch, approaching perfection

Card:  basic white, pacific point

Ink:  pacific point, balmy blue,l seaside spray, pool party, pretty peacock, tempting turquoise (retired)

 

Theatre Card featuring Ice Cream Corner Suite

 

Today I saw a terrific video by Sara Levin here on how to make a Theatre Card.   

I decided to have a go using the Ice Cream Corner suite of products which worked really well with this technique. 

Products used:  

Card:  basic white, ice cream corner dsp

Ink:  Bermuda Bay, coastal cabana, terracotta tile, blackberry bliss

Accessories:  ice cream cone builder punch, 1" circle punch (retired)

This is the card closed.  A fun technique!!