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Fabulous Flowers and Try Stamping on Tuesday #549 for the April Pals’ Blog Hop

Apr 13, 2022 | Pals Blog Hop | 12 comments

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the theme is Fabulous Flowers. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! As you hop from blog to blog, we would love for you to leave a comment. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

Here’s my fabulous flowers card:

The inspiration for this card came from the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday sketch #549. I’m too late to submit it to that challenge, but I really liked the layout.

I also need to say how honored and thankful I am to have been chosen as one of the top three for the TSOT #548 challenge! You can see the card I submitted here. I am so honored!

Measurements:

  • The Polished Pink base measures 8-1/2 inches by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 to form a tent card.
  • I really think this gorgeous DSP (designer series paper) pops fabulously off a black background. Therefore, I trimmed a piece of black cardstock to 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches. I trimmed a piece of the DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
  • The white cardstock layer measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches, as does the cardstock for the inside panel of the card.. In order to add interest to the white cardstock on the front, I ran it through the Cut and Emboss Machine using the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.
  • I used three patterns of this Expressions in Ink DSP. Each strip measures 3/4 inch by 4-1/2 inches. I used the Banners Pick a Punch on each strip. Since I’d trimmed the DSP to 3/4 inch wide, it fit snuggly in the punch. Therefore, each punch came out uniformly.

Putting the Card Together:

  • Next, I trimmed the opposite ends so that the green and pink strips are shorter than the flowered pattern. Then, I outlined each strip using the black marker. I used my favorite adhesive, multipurpose liquid glue, to adhere the strips to the embossed white cardstock.
  • Then, I wrapped a length of the Just Jade and gold braided ribbon around the white cardstock and tied it in a bow. This just about perfect bow happened magically on my first try. A glue dot holds this bow in place.
  • Next, I adhered the white cardstock to the black layer, and then adhered the black to the Polished Pink cardstock.
  • I’ve been using embossing powder so often lately and just love the look of the gold embossed sentiment. I cropped the sentiment using a die from the stitched rectangles die set. Then I cropped a piece of the brushed gold cardstock using the Painted Labels die. Both the sentiment and gold mat are popped up on dimensionals.
  • Finally, I trimmed the DSP on the envelope flap and punched a 1 inch circle of coordinating DSP to make the envelope seal.
  • With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on May 11th. Our theme will be New 2022-2024 In Colors, with the Pals showcasing the brand new In Colors in the new Annual Catalog.

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

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Thank you very much for stopping by my blog today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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Check out the 2022 – 2024 New In Colors!

As a demonstrator, I’ve already seen the new 2022 – 2023 catalog and it’s fabulous! I am thrilled to be able to pre-order products on Friday, April 1st (no fooling!). While I can’t show you the inside pages of the catalog, I can share the new 2022 – 2024 In Colors with you! Get ready!

 

 

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Make It Sparkle for Cardz 4 Galz #165!

Jan 27, 2022 | Cardz 4 Galz | 1 comment

Welcome to another Cardz 4 Galz biweekly challenge.  Dawn chose the theme Make It Sparkle for #165.  When you finish here, I hope you will visit the Cardz 4 Galz challenge blog to see all the sparkle and bling from the design team.

Here’s my sparkle card:

 

Today is my mom’s birthday, and this is the double-z card I made for her.  There’s sparkle in the DSP (designer series paper), the gold faceted gems, and the sparkle in the Pale Papaya vellum.  

 

Measurements:

 

  • The Polished Pink base measures 5-1/2 inches by 8-1/2 inches. The first score is at 4-1/4 inches. The second score is at 6-3/8 inches.
  • I used this gorgeous Artistically Inked DSP (designer series paper) matted on black for the inside and front of the card. The black cardstock on the front measures 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches. The black cardstock for the front measures 2-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
  • Next, I trimmed the DSP. The inside panel pattern just consists of the pink, white, and gold. I used this pattern so I could stamp the birthday sentiment without covering the beautiful pattern. It measures 5-1/4 inches by 4 inches. The floral DSP pattern for the front measures 2 inches by 5-1/4 inches. At this point, I also trimmed a piece of the floral DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
  • The inside fold part of the front has a simple black mat and white cardstock so I could write my note on the card. These measurements are the same as the outside front measurements.
  • I used Basic Black cardstock for the z-fold part. The length measurements and score lines are the same as the card base folds. While I used a 1-1/2 inch width, this part of the card can be a width that works for your purposes.
  • I felt that the sparkle Pale Papaya vellum needed some sort of texture. Therefore, I used the blotchy stamp from the Artistically Inked stamped set and Pale Papaya ink on white cardstock.
  • After adhering the vellum to the white cardstock, I trimmed three pieces. The front piece measures 1-3/8 inches by 4-1/8 inches. Each of the smaller inside pieces measure 1-3/8 inches by 2-1/8 inches. Then, I adhered the cardstock/vellum to the black cardstock using multipurpose liquid glue. Finally, I tied a length of Polished Pink ribbon around the longer piece before adhering it to the black cardstock.

Putting the Card Together:

  • The most important thing to remember when making a double z-fold card is to get the folded panel on the card correctly. Logic says to put the long part of the panel on the inside of the card. Logic doesn’t work in this case. The short end gets lined up with the outside edge of the inside part of the card. The end of the longer piece gets attached on the outside edge of the front of the card. I use tear-and-tape so I can make sure that that panel will not come off the card.
  • After wiping down the inside panel of the DSP using my embossing buddy, I stamped Happy Birthday using the Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad. Then, I quickly covered the sentiment in clear embossing powder and heat set it.
  • I should say that I didn’t adhere the inside panel to the card until after I heat-set it just in case I messed it up.
  • I used three large gold faceted gems on the front of the card. Two gems were placed on each of the centers of the flowers. I placed the third gem on the lower, right-hand corner of the outside z-fold piece.
  • Finally, I trimmed the DSP on the envelope flap and punched a 1-inch circle from coordinating DSP for the envelope seal. After running the seal through the XYRON create-a-sticker, I’d finished this coordinated card/envelope/seal set.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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