Welcome to the Cardz 4 Galz biweekly challenge #180. Our host this time, Claudia, chose using 3 of anything for the theme. When you are finished here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team created. I’m looking forward to seeing our creations in our gallery.
Here’s my card:
I really went with the theme of using 3 of anything for this card. There are three DSP (designer series paper) patterns, all from the soon-to-be retiring FREE Sale-a-Bration Rings of Love DSP set. The trees DSP rectangle contains three threes, two of which are partially covered by the birds DSP pattern. In addition, there are three rectangles, three sentiments (two on the inside) and three elements from the embellishments section of the annual catalog.
Measurements:
The Night of Navy base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The DSP splatter pattern measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
Next, I trimmed a piece of the trees DSP pattern to 5-1/8 by 2-7/8 inches.
Then, I trimmed a piece of the birds DSP to 2-1/2 by 4-3/8 inches and added dimensionals underneath it.
I also trimmed a piece of the birds DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 4 inches by 5-1.4 inches.
Finally, I punched a 1 inch circle from the trees DSP for the envelope seal.
What I Did:
First, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the splatter and trees DSP to the front of the card.
Then, I stamped the front sentiment, which comes from the Hello Ladybug stamp set, in Soft suede on a piece of scrap white cardstock. I cropped it using a Tailor Made Tags die and trimmed it down.
Next, I wrapped a piece of Mint Macaron ribbon around the birds DSP and pushed it through the hole in the tag. After tying it in a knot, I added a piece of braided linen thread to it and tied it in another note.
I popped the tag up on dimensionals and adhered it to the DSP. Then, I added the DSP to the front of the card.
The last step for the front was to add a Crushed Curry dot to the tag.
I stamped both sentiments for the inside using Soft Suede ink and two sentiments from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. I adhered it to the inside of the card using multipurpose liquid glue.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting). Including printed die-cut sheets: sticker adhesive sheets & non-adhesive sheets
Makes 12 cards of 1 design
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Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8 cm)
12 preprinted envelopes
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Product colors: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Evening Evergreen, Garden Green, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie
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Welcome to the latest Cardz 4 Galz two-week challenge. Our host for # 180, Helen, chose the theme of using checks somewhere on a project. As always, the finished cards created by the whole design team are varied and awesome. I hope you are inspired to play along with us. When you are finished here, I hope you check out the challenge website and then join in the challenge.
Here’s my checked card:
While it is a bit early for Halloween, my it’s my daughter’s favorite holiday and she doesn’t think it’s ever too early to start decorating. Since this card came together relatively quickly, I’d call it an easy-peasy card.
Measurements:
The black base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
I used a Pumpkin Pie mat and trimmed it to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
The Gingham DSP (designer series paper) on the front of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches. I also trimmed a piece of this DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. This fabulous 12 by 12 inch pack can be found on page 59 of the current mini-catalog. Take a look at all the fun colors in this paper:
Since I used the Old Olive blends on the pumpkin leaves, I wanted to incorporate it on the card. Therefore, I used a (retired) piece of the Regals Old Olive 6 x 6 inch DSP and cropped a circle using the largest Stylish Shapes circle die. I also punched a 1-inch circle of Old Olive DSP for the envelope seal.
Then I cropped black cardstock swirl directly behind the pumpkins using one of the Painted Labels dies.
Stamping, Coloring, Finishing Up:
I stamped the pumpkins (from the Pretty Pumpkins stamp ) the sentiment ( from the Cutest Halloween stamp set) using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. The cute faces on the pumpkins come from the Cutest Halloween stamp set. Word of warning with these tiny photopolymer stamps – it’s really easy to lose them. Believe me, I may or may not have misplaced two of these little, tiny cuties. Just saying.
I used the Old Olive, Crumb Cake, and Pumpkin Pie blends combos to color in the pumpkins. Then, I fussy cut them out and popped them up on dimensionals.
Next, I cropped the sentiment banner using one of the banner dies from the Stylish Shapes die set. Here’s a couple of pictures showing how I made the tag half size:
The little piece of tape is Post-it tape, which you can find on A,mazon. It’s tremendously helpful! I also added dimensionals to the back of the sentiment banner.
I wrapped a length of the black and white checked ribbon around the DSP on the front of the card and tied it in a bow.
Then, I added the cropped circle and swirl using multipurpose liquid glue under the ribbon.
Next, I adhered the pumpkins and the sentiment banner.
Finally, I stamped a sentiment on the inside panel and adhered it to the inside of the card.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card envelope, and envelope seal set.
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Here’s a link to the new Holiday Mini-Catalog, which runs through January 4, 2023.
Click on the following image to open the catalog:
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Welcome to Cardz 4 Galz challenge #178. It’s my turn to host, and I chose the theme of black and white plus 1. Any color you choose, which leaves it wide open to your imagination! When you finish here, I hope you will check out the projects from the rest of the design team! I can’t wait to see what you create and post to the gallery.
Here’s my card, in the classic black, white, and Real Red color combination:
I’ve gone back to the Hello Ladybug stamp set and punch for this card! I just love those cute little bugs, and the googly eyes make me smile. I got the googly eyes on Amazon. I picked the following set because it came with over 1.200 googly eyes and a cute little box to hold them. You can find them here. The best part about these little things is that they are self-adhesive. Score!
Measurements:
The Real Red base measures 11 by 4-1/4 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches.
Next, I trimmed the checked DSP, from the Gingham Cottage DSP (designer series paper) found in the current mini-catalog. I trimmed one piece to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. Then, I trimmed the second piece to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
The white cardstock on the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
I was able to punch the ladybugs and sentiment labels from my “leftovers” stash. In order to help the Real Red wings stand out, I also punched two white sets of wings.
That’s it for the measurements.
What I Did:
I punched the ladybugs from black cardstock.
Next, I stamped the dots in black ink on Real Red cardstock. Then, I punched the red wings and the extra set of white wings.
The sentiment comes from the Hello Ladybug stamp set, and seemed perfect for the card and the intended recipient. I cropped both the white sentiment panel and the Real Red mat using the Stylish Shapes dies.
Next, I wrapped a length of Real Red sheer ribbon around the checked DSP and tied it in a bow. I added a glue dot under the bow to hold it in place and tied.
I glued the red wings to a set of white wings and adhered them to the ladybugs using multupurpose liquid glue. Then I added dimensionals under the ladybugs.
After adding the googly eyes, I realized that I’d need something extra on the ladybugs to make them stand out. Therefore, I outlined these cuties with clear Wink of Stella. This added just a bit of bling and they do stand out from the DSP.
Next, I adhered the sentiment on the white cardstock to the Real Red mat using multipurpose liquid glue. I added dimensionals under the sentiment and adhered it to the front of the card.
Finally, I trimmed the DSP on the envelope flap and punched a Real Red DSP 1 inch circle for the envelope seal.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set..
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Do You Want to Place an Order?
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If you are ordering less than $150.00, please use the host code shown. If you are ordering more than $150.00, please contact me first so you an get your stamping rewards! Any order over $50 will earn a little surprise from me.
The HOST CODE through July 31, 2022 is UKDVYZSG.
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Welcome to the latest Cardz 4 Galz two week challenge! Our host, Caz, picked Get Inky for the theme of #177. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge website to see the creations of the rest of the design team members.
Here’s my Get Inky card:
, I know the picture is cut off but I gave this card to my great-niece on Monday for her 6th birthday so I can’t take another one.
My great-niece is currently obsessed with rainbows and unicorns. Her 6th birthday present is a pastel pink and purple unicorn hooded bathrobe. Therefore, I went with a rainbow birthday card.
Measurements:
The Gorgeous Grape base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
I used a black cardstock mat, and it measures 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches.
I started with a piece of white cardstock measuring 5-1/2 by 4-1/4 inches. After I had finished creating the rainbow, I trimmed it down to 5-1/4 by 4 inches. Then, I trimmed another piece of white cardstock for the inside to 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
Since I stamped a series of rainbow colors on the envelope flap, that’s about it for measurements.
Getting Inky:
I didn’t take pictures of the process of creating the rainbow colored clouds, but I do have pictures from a previous post using the same technique in Bermuda Bay.
I used a piece of window sheet film and cropped it with the cloud looking die from the basic borders die set. Then, I used the window sheet clouds as a stencil. Here are photos of this process using the stencil, a blender brush, and Bermuda Bay ink:
I did move the “clouds” as I worked my way up the white cardstock. I also blended very light areas using the dry blender brush.
The colors I used are Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Pacific Point, Starry Sky, and Gorgeous Grape.
Here’s my rainbow of clouds before I added anything else:
Happy Birthday:
I stamped the sentiment from Artfully Layered in Momento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. Then I cropped it using one of the Tailored Made Tags dies. The hole punched with this die was exactly what I needed for the balloon strings.
I used my balloon punch and started punching 2021-2023 In Color Vellum and shimmery white cardstock.
Then, I started dry-fitting the balloons together. When I figured out the placement, I added white baker’s twine and dimensionals under some of the balloons.
I pulled all the twine strands through the hole in the sentiment tag and just tied a knot.
After I had it all adhered, I used just a couple of drops of white craft ink to add highlights to the balloons.
Next, I used the shadow stamp from Wildlife Wonder to stamp the rainbow colors on the envelope flap.
Finally, I punched a 1 inch circle of Gorgeous Grape DSP for the envelope seal.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
It’s July, 2022 ~ do you know what that means? The new Holiday Mini-Catalog and Sale-a-Bration are in full swing!!
Sale-a-Bration runs from July 1 to August 31, 2022. This means you can earn FREE products for two months! Take a look at these Sale-a-Bration products!!
Here’s a link to the new Holiday Mini-Catalog, which runs through January 4, 2023. Click on the following image to open the catalog:
If you live in the U.S. and don’t already have a demonstrator, I’d be honored to work with you.
Do You Want to Place an Order?
Of course you do, especially since you can earn FREE products with a qualifying purchase!
If you are ordering less than $150.00, please use the host code shown. If you are ordering more than $150.00, please contact me first so you an get your stamping rewards! Any order over $50 will earn a little surprise from me.
The HOST CODE through July 31, 2022 is UKDVYZSG.
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Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Galz two week challenge! Dawn S., our host, chose using triangles for challenge #176. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to see all the projects by the rest of the design team.
If you are joining my blog from the challenge site, you are probably wondering if my card only has triangles on the belly band. I assure you, there are many more triangles on this very difficult to photograph fun fold card!
Here’s my card:
One of my favorite demonstrators on YouTube is JanB with JanB Cards. I watched her video for creating this card. As always, Jan B. makes these fun folds manageable and, relatively, uncomplicated. Her directions are very much step-by-step and I just pause as many times as necessary through the measurements and scoring directions. One of the best things about this card is that it’s base starts with an 11 by 8-1/4 inch piece of cardstock.
I thoroughly enjoy learning new fun folds, and this one is definitely a keeper and I’ve added it to my journal for fun fold directions.
Measurements:
I’ll just share the things I had to adjust for my card because JanB does such a good job with her videos..
I added a belly band in order to keep the card closed. I needed to use two strips of Calypso Coral Each one measured 8-1/2 inches by 2-1/2 inches. After I completed the card, I wrapped the bands around the card, trimmed down the excess and adhered the DSP.
Then, I trimmed two squares of Happy Forest Friends DSP (designer series paper) to 2-3/8 by 2-3/8 inches. Then, I trimmed each into triangles by cutting them diagonally.
The DSP for the back of the belly band covers the overlapping edges of the cardstock. This piece of DSP measures 5-3/8 inches by 2-3/8 inches.
The sentiment for the front of the card comes from the Artfully Layered stamp set. I cropped it using the banner die from the Stylish Shapes die set and added dimensionals. The Calypso Coral and Old Olive mats were adhered using multipurpose glue. I did add a dimensional under the balloon.
The DSP paper for what JanB calls the liner needs to be trimmed an 1/8 inch shorter than the measurements in the video. You will wind up with two squares measuring 2-1/2 by 2-1/2 inches. You’ll need two panels for the sides of the liners, each measuring 5-1/8 by 2-3/8 inches. Finally, the top panel of DSP measures 5-1/8 by 2-3/8 inches.
JanB didn’t add DSP to the top part of the card. I chose to do so. Therefore, I needed to trim a strip of DSP to 5-1/8 by 2-3/8 inches.
Follow JanB’s directions for trimming all these pieces down.
I need to find/make an envelope for this card, which will need to measure 6 by 6 inches on the inside.
Elephant Parade Bundle:
I’ve already made and posted a card using the Elephant Parade bundle, available in the annual catalog. This whole set is so stinking cute!!!!
With the exception of the leaf bundles, I used Momento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp everything. I stamped the leaf bundles using Old Olive ink on Old Olive cardstock.
I used Smokey Slate blends combo for all three elephants. Then, I colored the toenails and tails using a Basic Black Stamping Write Marker. I colored the insides of all the critter’s ears using the SU100 blend. The natural tone blends can be found on page 128 of the annual catalog.
I colored the adorable mouse using the Crumb Cake blends combo.
The small butterflies would’ve been too difficult for me to color using blends. Therefore, I used Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral stamping write markers. I colored the centers of the butterflies using the black marker.
To create the balloons, I first stamped them in black on white cardstock. Then, I stamped just the balloon part on coordinating pieces of 6 x 6 inch DSP. I cropped the balloon pieces and trimmed the string off the DSP balloons. Adhering the two pieces together with multipurpose glue finished off each one.
I used the coordinating elephant dies to crop all the elements already discussed.
The card would’ve been too think if I used dimensionals on the inside. Therefore, I only used them on the outside under the elephant, mouse, butterflies, and one of the leaves.
Additional Products:
The shadows under the two elephants were stamped second generation using Smoky Slate ink. The shadow stamp comes from the Wildlife Wonder stamp set.
The two sentiments on the card come from either the Happy & Heartfelt or Special Moments stamp sets.
Since I wanted to add clouds, I needed to use the cloud and bird dies from the Waves die set. I cropped four of the larger and two of the smaller clouds. Then, I glued two of each together to give the clouds just a bit of dimension. I added texture and color to the clouds by using a blending brush for blue ink. I didn’t add any ink to the brush at all, so the clouds took a little bit of time to color.
I cropped the three birds from scraps of Smoky Slate cardstock.
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Welcome to the Cardz 4 Galz challenge # 175. Lynda chose the theme of using punches and/or dies for this two week challenge. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team members created. Hopefully, you’ll be inspired to play along with us! Can’t wait to see your creations in our gallery.
I used a stamp set and coordinating die set from the upcoming Sale-a-Bration catalog. This promotion starts on July 1, 2022. I earned both parts of this set with a qualifying order of $50 each piece. Adorable and fun doesn’t even begin to describe these Hippest Hippos!
Here’s my card:
Isn’t this hippo just fabulous? I used the stylish shapes dies for the banner and the fish come from the Seas the Day dies, as does the sentiment. I used the same DIY stencil for the clouds that I used on the Color Throwdown post on Wednesday. You can see that post, and the directions for creating the clouds, here. The bird stamp can be found in the Waves of Inspiration set. Other than that, everything comes from the Hippest Hippos set.
Measurements:
The Tahitian Tide base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches.
I used the 2022-2024 In Color 6 x 6 inch DSP (designer series paper) for the waves at the bottom of the card. There’s a die in the Hippo die set to crop the waves.
Next, I picked a piece of the Parakeet Party In Color DSP for the envelope flap. I trimmed it to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches.
At the same time, I punched a 1 inch circle from the Sweet Sorbet DSP for the envelope seal. After I ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker, I had my finished envelope seal.
The life preserver and the water droplets were both cropped from the same In Color DSP pack.
I needed a piece of white cardstock for the front, and it measures 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches. The white cardstock for the inside of the card measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
I cropped the boat from a scrap piece of woodgrain DSP.
That’s it for measurements.
What I Did:
First, I used Tahitian Tide ink, a blender brush, and the DIY clouds stencil to create the sky for the background of this card. You can find the directions for how I did it here.
Then, I stamped the hippo and sentiment in black ink.
Next, I colored the hippo using the Smoky Slate light and dark blends markers. I used the light petal pink blend for his mouth.
I thought the Sweet Sorbet color would add a pop of brightness to the card, so I used that for the three fish.
Then, I did all the cropping I needed at once. I started with the waves. I’m still not 100% sold on the way they came out, but I do have another card started. My mind has been working through different ways to make the waves work better, but I might just have to visit Pinterest.
I have a layer of Sweet Sorbet topped by a layer of Starry Sky for the life preserver.
Next, I cropped the goggles and snorkle from a scrap of Parakeet Party 6 x 6 In Color DSP.
I finished up by cropping the water droplets from Tahitian Tide DSP, the fish, and the sentiment, for which I used the Stylish Shapes die.
Assembly:
First, I layered the waves on a piece of Tahitian Tide cardstock, then added dimensionals under the cardstock.
Next, I adhered the goggles and snorkle to the hippo and the life preserver to the boat using multipurpose liquid glue.
Then, I added dimensionals under the boat and hippo. Thankfully, the snorkle lies on the face of the hippo so I didn’t need to try to get dimensionals under it.
However, I did need dimensionals under the droplets. I had to cut mini-dimensionals into little, tiny pieces of dimensionals.
HINT: I strongly recommend using scissors with titanium blades so the adhesive doesn’t stick to the scissors. Since I’m left-handed I prefer this pair and this pair, both on Amazon.
HINT # 2: I also strongly recommend reverse tweezers for cardmaking. I’ve got 4 pairs (a bit much, I know) and use them on every project. They take a bit to get used to them, but since they stay closed on their own, they are invaluable. You can find the EK Tools reverse tweezers on Amazon here.
Then, I tucked two fish into the waves and one so that it would peek out from under the sentiment.
Finally, I turned my attention to the sentiment banner. I added a piece of tear and tape to the back of the sentiment so I could easily wrap the Tahitian Tide metallic ribbon around the banner three times. I added dimensionals to the sentiment banner, and adhered it to the card.
I haven’t stamped an inside sentiment yet because the front sentiment covers so many occasions. Therefore, I will add the sentiment when I am ready to use the card.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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