This month is my first time posting as a design team member for The Creative Crafters! I am thrilled to be able join this monthly challenge, and encourage you all to play along with us where anything goes is always the theme. We’d love to see your creations and look forward to seeing them in our gallery.
Thing 1’s challenge includes a 3-2-1- Recipe “My Guy” including 3 layers (not including the card base, 2 different patterned papers, and 1 kraft or similar to kraft color. In order to play along, you need to meet the minimum recipe requirements. I have 4 layers, 3 different DSP (designer series paper) patterns, and 1 piece of Crumb Cake (kraft colored) cardstock.
Thing 2’s challenge includes a layout from Try a Sketch on a Tuesday Challenge # 672. I have been honored to be included in the top 3 a number of times for this challenge.
Measurements:
The Early Espresso base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
I used Weekend Adventures DSP for the three patterned papers
Trim a piece of the plaid DSP to 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches
The Old Olive tree DSP measures 2-3/4 by 4-1/8 inches
The top piece of DSP measures 2-1/4 by 4-7/8 inches
Trim a piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
Punch a 1-inch circle from a different piece of the DSP and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
After dry embossing the Crumb Cake piece of cardstock using the Birchwood folder, I trimmed it to 3-1/2 by 4 inches
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside of the card
Optional: trim a piece of DSP to 3/4 by 4 inches for the bottom of the inside of the card
Scrap white cardstock for the outside sentiment
Putting the Card Together:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
The DSP patterns and embossing on the Crumb Cake cardstock made me want to keep the rest of the card simple
I used the retired Charming Sentiments stamp set for both the outside and inside sentiments since I wanted this to be a more all-occasion card
Stamp both sentiments using Early Espresso ink
Crop the front sentiment using a last chance Countryside Corners die
The Old Olive ribbon is actually white ribbon that I colored with the dark Old Olive blend
HINT: The white diagonal ribbon is part of a Petal Pink and White Diagonal ribbon, also on last chance
BIG HINT: Make sure you let the ribbon dry completely before touching it or using it on your card – I made that mistake once and never again – what a mess!
Adhere the layers of the card together following the TSOT sketch
Use mini-glue dots to adhere the ribbon to the back of the sentiment panel
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and adhere to the card
Adhere the stamped white cardstock and DSP strip to the inside of the card
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
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Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #233. Our host and fearless leader for the MMM challenge, Caz, chose On the Beach 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 beachy card using the Beach Day stamp and die set:
I took the colors from this retired piece of DSP (designer series paper) and used Lost Lagoon, Gray Granite, Granny Apple Green, and Crumb Cake.
Measurements:
The Granny Apple Green base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to create a tent fold
Next, the black cardstock measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
The white front measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches, from which I cropped the center using a Countryside Corners die
I trimmed a second piece of white cardstock using the same measurements for the inside of the card
Since I stamped the envelope flap to match the sand and grass on the front and the inside, I only needed a 1-inch circle of DSP for the envelope flap, which I ran through my XYRON create-a-sticker
I was able to stamp and crop all the beach pieces using the inside of the Coutnryside Corner piece from the front and scraps of white cardstock
Coloring & Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
Adhere the black cardstock to the Granny Apple Green base
Then adhere the DSP to the black cardstock
Outline both the inside and the outside edges of the white Countryside Corners frame using a Lost Lagoon marker
Stamp the sand/seashells along the bottom of the frame using Crumb Cake ink
Stamp grass clumps using Granny Apple Green ink
Adhere the Countryside Corners frame to the DSP
Using Momento Tuxedo Black ink, stamp two surfboards, three birds, and the lifeguard shack on white cardstock
Stamp Granny Apple Green grass clumps on white cardstock
Add Crumb Cake sand/seashells stamps to the bottom of the grass clumps
Use the Beach Day dies to crop all the pieces
Use Lost Lagoon and Granny Apple Green blends combos to color the surfboards
Use the Gray Granite, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, and Granny Apple Green blends combos to color the lifeguard shack
Color the seagulls using the light Gray Granite blend
Adhere the surfboards to the frame and DSP
Add dimensionals to the lifeguard shack, the three birds and the two grass clumps and adhere to the front of the card
Use an embossing buddy to wipe off a scrap piece of white cardstock
Use VersaMark ink to stamp a sentiment from the Beach Day stamp set
Add black embossing powder to the sentiment and heat set with a heat tool
Crop the sentiment using a banner from the Stylish Shapes die set
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and adhere to the front of the card
Since this sentiment can be used for all kinds of occasions, I didn’t stamp an inside sentiment yet
I did stamp a line of the sand/seashells in Crumb Cake along the bottom of the white cardstock for the inside of the card
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge! Jolanda is hosting this two-week challenge and she chose Metallic 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!
It’s so easy to get carried away with metallic products, but I wanted to keep this card clean and simple for a masculine birthday card.
Here’s my card:
The Peaceful Moments stamp set, the Golden Honey DSP (designer series paper), and the gold metallic specialty DSP are all retired, but I kept them for a variety of reasons.. The spray under the sentiment comes from the Lovely & Sweet bundle, which is current and one of my favorite bundles!
Measurements:
The Basic Black base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
The Basic White mat measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
HINT: Crop the inside Countryside Corners piece of white cardstock from the mat piece. No one will see the cropped out piece once the DSP is adhered to the front.
The black and gold DSP measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
I used the same DSP for the envelope flap, which measures 2-1/2 by 6 inches
After punching a 1-inch circle of the gold DSP, I ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker to make the envelope seal
Next, the gold specialty DSP measures 1-1/4 by 5 inches
I used leftover pieces of white and black for the spray under the front sentiment and the black sentiment panel
Stamping, Cropping, & Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
Using your embossing buddy from the Embossing Additions Tool Kit, wipe down the leftover pieces of white and black cardstock. Don’t skip this step because the buddy will wipe off any stray oils or dust from the cardstock so you get a clean image.
Stamp both the sentiment and the floral spray using VersaMark ink
Add black embossing powder to the floral spray. Make sure to flick the back of the cardstock to remove excess powder.
Add gold embossing powder to the black cardstock
Heat set both pieces using your heat tool
Crop the floral spray using the Lovely & Sweet die set
Crop the sentiment using a Countryside Corners die
HINT: I used a gold Wink of Stella pen to outline the sentiment panel so it pops off the black and gold DSP
First, adhere the white cardstock to the base
Next, adhere the black & gold DSP to the white mat
Then, adhere the gold DSP to the left-hand side of the card
Add two pieces of tear & tape to the back of the checked DSP so they line up with the top and bottom of the gold DSP
Wrap a piece of gold trim around the front so it lines up with the end of the gold DSP and adhere to the tear & tape
Adhere the checked DSP to the white cardstock
Add dimensionals under the floral spray and the sentiment and adhere the joined pieces to the front
I used the second largest Countryside Corners die to crop a piece of white cardstock for the inside of the card on which I stamped a birthday sentiment
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Welcome back to Just Peachy Stamping! My husband is out-of-town, my dogs are acting like magnets, my sleep schedule is all out of whack, and I stayed up way too late last night. However, that means I had plenty of time to search for different card challenges, and I found the current Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 572. Earlier, I’d seen the Paper Craft Crew #565 Challenge, which is to Case the Catty, with a Twist. When I combined them together, this is the card I created.
Here’s my card:
Here are the AHSC and PPC banners that inspired my card:
Measurements:
The AHSC and the January – April 2024 mini-catalog page 40 were my inspirations.
The Pretty Peacock cardstock base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The Nature’s Sweetness DSP background layer measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
Then, I trimmed another pattern from the DSP set to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
I cropped both octagon focal shapes using the Countryside Corners die.
Before I adhered the background layer, I punched a 1-inch circle through the center of the DSP for the envelope seal. Next, I ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker machine.
The white cardstock for the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
Assembly:
I used the Nature’s Sweetness DSP (designer series paper) which did all the work for me. I paired it with Pretty Peacock cardstock and used the largest and second largest Countryside Corners dies to crop the focal image and mat.
The outside sentiment comes from the soon to be retired Framed Florets stamp set. I cropped it using the second smallest Countryside Corners die and outlined it with my Pretty Peacock marker.
I needed to add some length to the sentiment banner to meet that part of the AHSC sketch. Therefore, I used a banner die from the Stylish Shapes die set, cut it in half, and then adhered it to the back of the sentiment piece.
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the cardstock and DSP pieces together. There are dimensionals under the sentiment.
I used the “I made you a card because you’re worth it” sentiment from the Here’s a Card stamp set for the inside. It is stamped in Pretty Peacock.
After stamping the inside sentiment, I adhered the white cardstock to the inside.
With that, I’d finished my coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #222. Our host for this challenge, Dawn, chose Transport 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!
Let me start by saying that one night last week, I went down the rabbit hole of the internet by clicking, then clicking again, and again. Then, I had no way back to the video tutorial for this card, but thankfully I wrote down the dimensions of the inside, smaller card. Therefore, I am dividing the measurements and directions into Part 1 for the outside card, and Part 2 for the inside card.
Part 1 – the basic card
The Lemon Lime Twist base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The Zoo Crew DSP (designer series paper measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I also trimmed a piece to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. Then, I punched a 1-inch circle from the DSP and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker backside up for the envelope seal.
Use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere all the front cardstock and DSP pieces together.
Stamp the sentiment on the front using Momento Tuxedo Black ink.
Crop the sentiment using the second smallest Countryside Corners die. Outline the sentiment in Lemon Lime Twist ink.
Using a Countryside Corner die, crop out an opening in the middle (or as close as possible) of the front of the card. Crop another cut using the same die out of scrap cardstock to use in Part 2.
Next, use the same size die and the next larger die to cut out a frame, as pictured below.
Adhere the frame and sentiment to the front of the card.
That’s it for the basic card front.
Part 2 – Masking and coloring the “inside” card:
Trim a piece of white cardstock to 7-3/4 by 5-1/8, scored at 3-7/8.
Use removable tape to temporarily adhere the inner card in place making sure that the fold side is on the right hand side of the card.
Use a pencil and a very light touch to add tick marks showing where the cropped center of the front of the card appears on the inner card.
Remove the inner card so you can work on it without making a mess on the outer card.
Use the negative of the extra cropped die from part 1 as a mask on the inner card by lining up the sides of the mask with the tick marks you lightly drew.
I used Post-It note tape to adhere the mask to the front of the inner card.
Using a blending brush, add layers of color to the front of the inner card using Pool Party ink. When you get the color intensity you want, remove the mask and decorate
Part 2 continued: Decorating
Unless otherwise noted, I used liquid glue to adhere the pieces together when decorating.
The bike riding alligator was cropped from the Zoo Crew DSP using the coordinating dies. I love when the DSP images match up with the coordinating dies.
Add dimensionals to the back of the alligator.
Using the cropped mask again, I stamped the ground in Tuxedo Black ink. This stamp came from the Wildlife Wonder stamp set.
Using the flower stamp and coordinating dies from Fluffiest Friends, I stamped and cropped flowers from a scrap of Petal Pink cardstock.
The bird stamp comes from the Beach Day Bundle.
The cloud die cuts were made using the cloud die from the Zany Zoo dies.
Then, I stamped the sentiment on the inside of the card and added the trio of flowers from Fluffiest Friends stamp set.
Finally, line up your blended ink-masked area so it lines up with the cropped middle of the Lemon Lime Twist/DSP card front. Then adhere the inside card to the back of the base of the card.
With that, I’d finished this Zany Zoo fun fold coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
