Orange Theory for the October Pals’ Blog Hop!

Oct 9, 2024 | Creative Creases, Pals Blog Hop | 9 comments

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the theme is Orange Theory. We hope to inspire you with our creations using the color orange today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

I couldn’t resist an orange and black Halloween card. My daughter’s favorite holiday is Halloween, with all others tied for second. Therefore, every year I make her more than one Halloween card, and you can see the other one I made her here.

Here’s my z-fold orange and black Halloween card:

As with all my fun folds, I am adding this card to the Creative Creases Gallery.

Measurements:

The Basic Black base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
The black cardstock piece for the front flap measures 3-3/4 by 5 inches
I’m still finishing up the previous year’s 6 x 6 inch DSP in Pumpkin Pie, which is trimmed to 5-3/8 by 2 inches
I needed to trim another piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Then, I punched a 1-inch circle of DSP for the envelope seal, and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
After I ran a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock through my Cut & Emboss machine using the exposed brick folder, I trimmed it to 3-5/8 by 4-7/8 inches
- HINT: Remember, if you trim the cardstock before embossing it, you will wind up with a smaller piece of cardstock than you wanted/needed
Finally, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches for the inside of the card
Thankfully, the other elements on the card were cropped from scraps of white and Crumb Cake cardstock

Stamping, Coloring, Assembly:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose glue to adhere pieces together
I used Gorgeous Grape ink to stamp the front and inside sentiments.
Then I used the Granny Apple Green ink pad for the accent stamps on the front sentiment panel
After cropping the outside sentiment using a Nested Essential die, I outlined it using a Basic Black marker and added dimensionals to the back of it so they would straddle the ribbon
Since I wanted black and Pumpkin Pie ribbon, I needed to color the Black and Very Vanilla ribbon using the dark Pumpkin Pie blend marker
I adhered the ribbon using the ribbon saving technique and you can find pictures of what I did here or here
After adhering the ribbon to the dry-embossed Pumpkin Pie cardstock, adhere the cardstock to the black cardstock
I cropped two sets of the broom pieces from scraps of Crumb Cake cardstock, which I adhered together to add just a touch of height
I used the Crumb Cake combo blends to color the broom handle and sweeper
Then, I used a Crumb Cake marker to accent the sweeper lines and to add some sort of wood looking handle
Stamp the cat the stack of books (for the inside) using Momento Tuxedo Black ink on scrap pieces of white and crop both pieces
I cropped another cat from white cardstock to add just a bit of height so I could tuck the cat in behind the sentiment
I used Smoky Slate dark and light blends to color the cat and the dark Granny Apple Green blend for the cat’s eyes
Then I colored the books using the light Pumpkin Pie and dark Highland Heather blends
For the middle two books, I used the light and dark Crumb Cake blends and outlined them using a black marker
Adhere the Pumpkin Pie DSP to the front flap
Add liquid glue to only the left side of the black cardstock flap piece and adhere to the DSP
- HINT: If you add liquid glue to the whole flap, the card won’t open
Adhere the book stack to the lower left side of the inside white cardstock so that it hides behind the Pumpkin Pie flap when the card is closed
Adhere the white cardstock to the inside
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set

Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be Random Acts of Kindness.

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Hurricane Milton:

Before I finish the post, I just wanted to share that I live in west Central Florida and that means today and tomorrow are going to be wild because of Milton’s very much unwanted appearance. I feel absolutely terrible for the people on the southern Gulf Coast because they are getting hit for the second time in two weeks. Helene caused a great deal of damage, but Milton is so much worse. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of them, and I very humbly ask you to keep them and all of those impacted in your thoughts.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

Colors Used:

Basic Black

Basic White

Pumpkin Pie

Supplies Used:

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Details:

This stamp sale only happens once a year!
The sale will run for three days.
The 15% off discount will apply to all stamp sets (photopolymer and cling) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog.
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Stamp sets are available while supplies last.

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Kits on sale will NOT qualify for the Stampin’ Rewards 50% off.
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Kid Friendly with Make My Monday # 236

Oct 7, 2024 | Creative Creases, Make My Monday | 2 comments

Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #236. Our host for this MMM challenge, Pamela , chose Kid Friendly as the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my Kid Friendly Halloween card in a box:

My daughter’s favorite holiday is Halloween, with everything else tying for second. I made this card in a box as just one of her Halloween cards for this year.

I found this video from Wendy Cranford for the tutorial for this rectangle card in a box. Her directions are so easy to follow. The first time I watched the video straight through. Then watched and paused it as needed when I was creating my own box.

I realized I didn’t have any more Pumpkin Pie 6 x 6 inch DSP for the bottom sections of the card, so I embossed some Pumpkin Pie cardstock using the (retired) 3D Brick embossing folder. I was also running low on the Gorgeous Grape DSP, so I had to. use two different patterns for the flaps.

As always with fun folds, I will be adding this to the gallery for the Creative Creases Challenge.

What I Did:

In addition to the measurements given in the tutorial, I trimmed a piece of Gorgeous Grape DSP to 2-1/2 by 6 inches for the envelope flap
Then, I punched a 1-inch circle from coordinating DSP for the envelope seal and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
I only used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces. It’s already a bulky card, and dimensionals would’ve made it bulkier, which would cause a problem with mailing.
I used the Potions & Spells bundle along with a Nested Essentials die for this card in a box
Anything that needed to be colored I stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock
I colored the parrot using Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake blends
The eyes for the cat are Granny Apple Green, and the cat itself was colored using the Smoky Slate blends.
I used Pumpkin Pie, Gorgeous Grape, and Crumb Cake blends for the book stack, then outlined them with a Basic Black marker
I wanted to add some depth to the broom, so I cropped and adhered two layers of brooms together
After cropping the broom from Crumb Cake cardstock, I colored and outlined it using Crumb Cake blends and marker
I colored the cauldron with Smoky Slate blends and the light Black blend
Then, I cropped the potion bottle and goopy piece from Granny Apple Green cardstock then I. used a blending brush and ink to add texture
All the sentiments come from the Potions & Spells stamp set and stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green
I cropped the front sentiment using a Nested Essentials die, and the back sentiment using a deckled rectangle die
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card in a rectangle box, envelope, and envelope seal

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

Colors Used:

Supplies Used:

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Details:

ALL kits from our collection qualify for the discount.
All order types qualify for this sale. There is no limit on how many kits you can order, as long as product is available.
Orders must be opened and placed during the promotion dates. Orders opened before October 1 will not qualify for the sale.
Kits on sale will NOT qualify for the Stampin’ Rewards 50% off.
Kits can be added to a Starter Kit at their discounted rate.
Coupon codes can also be used with discounted kits.

Here’s a look at the kits:

I am especially looking forward to getting the Alpine Air Kit! It’s already on my next order.

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Ship Wheels for Cardz 4 Guyz #357

Oct 1, 2024 | Cardz 4 Guyz, Creative Creases | 1 comment

Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge #357! Dawn is hosting this two-week challenge and she chose Wheels for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

At first, I thought I didn’t have anything for the theme. I decided on a card with ship wheels, Then I realized I did have DSP for a wheels theme, but by then I had settled on the ship wheels and decided to use a fun fold.

Here’s my ship wheels card:

If you look carefully at the first picture, you can just barely see the inside panels of the flaps, to which I added a piece of Basic Gray cardstock for a handwritten message.

Measurements:

The Night of Navy base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 1-5/8 & 3-1/4 from each of the long ends
There are 4 pieces of Basic Beige card stock measuring 1-1/2 by 5-3/8 inches
Trim another piece of Basic Beige to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
- I stamped the sentiment and cropped it from the center of this Basic Beige piece of cardstock since no one will see the ugly underneath the pattern #2 DSP
Trim 2 pieces of DSP (designer series paper) pattern #1 to 1-3/8 by 5-1/4 inches
Trim one piece of DSP pattern #2 to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
You also need a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle for the envelope seal and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker

Stamping, Cropping, & Assembly:

I used the retired Smooth Sailing stamp set and coordinating die set
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the pieces together because the card is already bulky and would need extra postage
The only place I used mini-dimensionals was on the backs of the two wheels with bakers’ twine
- I needed to cut the mini-dimensionals into three pieces each.
Crop 6 ship wheels from Night of Navy cardstock
Add baker’s twine to two of the little holes in the center of two ship wheels
- HINT: The only way I could’ve accomplished was to use a floss threader. To do this, slide a length of baker’s twine through the threader loop and very, very gently pull the threader and baker’s twine through the hole. Once you get the baker’s twine through the hole, you can tie a knot on one end of the twine.
- Here’s the threader I used, which I purchased on Amazon:
- WLLHYF 100 Pcs Floss Threaders Multifunctional Deep Clean Floss for Braces, Bridges, and Implants Dental Threader (Blue)
Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy ink on Basic Gray cardstock and crop the sentiment
Adhere the DSP pattern #1 to two pieces of the Basic Gray cardstock
Adhere the cardstock and DSP combo to the front outside flaps of the card
Adhere the remaining two pieces of Basic Gray cardstock to the inside flaps
Adhere the DSP pattern #2 to the 4 by 5-1/4 inch piece of Basic Gray cardstock
Stamp the lighthouse on Basic Gray cardstock using Night of Navy ink, then crop it out
Stamp the trio of birds randomly on the DSP pattern #2
- HINT: I needed to cover a tiny spot of Night of Navy ink, so I added a third partial trio of birds
Adhere the sentiment to the DSP pattern #2 making sure that it is covered by the flaps when closed
Add the wheels to the front flaps, three on each side
- HINT: I added the bakers’ twine wheels to the bottom of the front flaps, but I would do it in the middle for a more secure bow
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

Colors Used:

Basic Beige

Night of Navy

Balmy Blue

Current Supplies Used:

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Mediterranean Blooms for the SU! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop!

Sep 24, 2024 | Creative Creases, Stampin' UP! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop | 4 comments

Welcome to the September, 2024 SU! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop! Each month, a group of demos share fun fold cards for a blog hop. I always learn something new and thoroughly enjoy seeing the creations of the other demos. We hope that you will use the line-up below to hop along with us.

Here’s my Mediterranean Blooms Suite z-fold card:

As always with fun folds, I will be uploading this to the Creative Creases Challenge. You can see my other Mediterranean Blooms fun fold card here.

Measurements:

The basic card is a z-fold card so the base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
The Citrus Blooms DSP for the front flap measures 2 by 4-1/8 inches
Trim another piece of the same DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Then, punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
Trim two pieces of Old Olive and one piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock to 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
You will need a piece of the Citrus Blooms DSP to crop the front swag of oranges
- Don’t you just LOVE when the coordinating dies work with the DSP?

Cropping, Stamping, & Assembly:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together, especially since this card will already be bulky
After stamping the sentiment from the Citrus Blooms stamp set in black ink, crop it using the smallest circle die
Emboss the Daffodil Delight and one of the Old Olive cardstock pieces using the exposed brick embossing folder
Center and then crop the large outline die on the embossed Old Olive cardstock
Do the same with the embossed Daffodil Delight cardstock
Using the large outline die and the inside leafy die, crop both on the remaining Old Olive cardstock
Crop the large orange and leafy piece of DSP using the coordinating die
Stamp the single orange and leaves using Daffodil Delight ink in the center of the white cardstock
Stamp the sentiment in the center of the white cardstock using Tuxedo Black ink
Adhere the embossed and cropped Old Olive cardstock to the white cardstock, then adhere those pieces to the inside of the card
Adhere the Daffodil Delight and Old Olive leafy cropped pieces together
Add the large orange and leafy cropped DSP to the center of the Daffodil Delight/Old Olive front
Adhere the DSP to the front flap of the card
Center the cropped front so that it will line up with the cropped inside of the card
Adhere the cropped front to front flap of the card
- HINT: It is very important that you only adhere the left of the front of the cropped piece to the front flap.
Add the coordinating Daffodil Delight opal rounds to the centers of the orange blooms
I adhered a piece of the retired faux suede ribbon under the circle sentiment using tear & tape, mainly because I wanted something minor to pick up the Early Expresso branches
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment circle and adhere
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set

Back to the SU! Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop:

We’d love to have you play along with us, and don’t forget to upload your fun folds to the Creative Creases Challenge. You can use the following links as a guide to hop along with us:

SU Demo Fun Fold Blog Hop Lineup

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

Colors Used:

Supplies Used:

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Dry or Wet Embossing for Cardz 4 Guyz #356

Sep 17, 2024 | Cardz 4 Guyz, Creative Creases | 0 comments

Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge #356! Juile is hosting this two-week challenge and she chose Wet or Dry Embossing for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my dry & wet embossed easel fold card:

Since this is a fun fold, I’ll also be entering it in the Creative Creases Gallery.

Measurements:

The Cajun Craze base measures 11 by 4-1/4, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2 inches
AFTER you dry emboss another piece of Cajun Craze, trim it to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
- HINT: If you trim a piece of cardstock to your desired size before embossing it, especially with a 3D folder, you will wind up with a too small piece of cardstock
The Thoughtful Journeys DSP (designer series paper) cropped with a deckled rectangles die measures
The white cardstock mat, also cropped with a deckled rectangles die measures
I used a scrap of Cajun Craze cardstock for the sentiment on the front
For the inside, crop a piece of white cardstock using the largest deckled rectangle die
Trim a coordinating piece of DSP to 1/2 by 5-1/2 inches for the easel stop, then crop the sides using the largest deckled rectangle die
You will also need a 2-1/2 by 6 inch coordinating DSP for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle of contrasting DSP for the envelope seal, and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker

Stamping, Outlining, & Assembly:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces of this card together
After cropping the two white cardstock pieces, I outlined them with a Calypso Coral marker
I did the same to the DSP piece using a Cajun Craze marker
Adhere the DSP to the white cardstock, then adhere the layers to the left side of the dry embossed Cajun Craze cardstock
Add liquid glue to the bottom half of the front of the card only
Center the embossed piece of cardstock on the base and adhere it to the bottom half of the front of the card.
- HINT: if you use liquid glue on the whole front base of the card you won’t be able to make it an easel card
After wiping down the scrap piece of Cajun Craze with your embossing buddy, stamp the sentiment using VersaMark ink
Cover the sentiment using white embossing powder and heat set
Crop the sentiment using a small deckled rectangle die
Trim a piece of the white diagonal ribbon so that you have two pieces about 1-1/2 inches long and adhere them to the back of the sentiment panel
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment panel and adhere to the DSP
Stamp the inside sentiment on the cropped white cardstock about halfway down to allow for the easel stop
Adhere the white cardstock to the inside of the card
Add dimensionals to the strip of DSP for the easel stop and adhere it to the white cardstock
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

Colors Used:

Supplies Used:

It’s time for the September – December mini catalog!

I’m always excited for the mini catty releases because of the holiday products.

Since I am on the design team for a sister challenge, the monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenge, I already have some of the cards I will need. However, I heard new holiday products calling my name and couldn’t resist!

While you can click on the link above, here’s a listing of the new products as well. Please click on the individual pictures to see the products in a larger size picture.

If you live in the U.S. and don’t already have a Stampin’ UP! demo from whom you order, I would be honored to work with you.

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All Things Great & Small for the September Pals’ Blog Hop

Sep 11, 2024 | Creative Creases, Pals Blog Hop | 8 comments

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the theme is “All Creatures Great and Small.” We hope to inspire you with our creations today! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

I used the By Your Side kit for my cards for this hop. I made the first one following the kit directions. I used the same adorable pup for the second fun fold card as an alternative. We had a schnauzer, Brandy, when I was growing up and this cutie looks like him.

Here are my cards:

I’ve made a number of joy fold cards recently, and I used Rachel Tessman’s directions and video. You can see on of the alternate cat card from this kit here. Some of my previous joy fold cards can be found here and here. Here’s another look at one of my joy fold cards:

This Thoughtful Journey DSP (designer series paper) is just gorgeous with this joy fold! As always with fun fold cards, I will be entering this into the current Creative Creases Challenge.

Measurements:

I’ve had to adjust my measurements slightly to allow for the schnauzer on the front of my card. However, please, please, please use Rachel’s printable and video while creating this card.

HINT: When creating a card by following the directions on a video, I always watch the video first, and then make decisions about the supplies I will need. I get my stamping done and am then ready to start. This way, I can follow along with the video to make all my cuts and score lines, and assemble the card.

Stamping, Dry Embossing, & Assembly:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together, especially since this card already has a number of layers
I used a Blackberry Bliss base for this card
The center panel on the front flap is also Blackberry Bliss, which I embossed using the exposed brick embossing folder
All the stamps and the acrylic block come with the By Your Side kit
The white banner comes with the kit, and I trimmed off the black polka dot bottom and outlined the banner using a Blackberry Bliss marker
I stamped both sentiments using Blackberry Bliss ink as well as the bones on the inside and envelope flap
I used Wild Wheat to stamp all the paws
The gold heart comes with the kit
I did add dimensionals under the schnauzer to adhere him to the front of the card
Finally, I punched a 1-inch circle from a leftover piece of the embossed Blackberry Bliss cardstock and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
With that, I’d finished this adorable coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set

Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. We hope you will come back for our next blog hop next month, when our theme will be “Orange Theory.”

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Lineup

It’s time for the September – December mini catalog!

I’m always excited for the mini catty releases because of the holiday products.

While you can click on the link above, here’s a listing of the new products as well. Please click on the individual pictures to see the products in a larger size picture.

If you live in the U.S. and don’t already have a Stampin’ UP! demo from whom you order, I would be honored to work with you.

When ordering, please enter the following HOST CODE when prompted:

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Thanks again for stopping by!

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