Jun 2, 2019 | Global Design Project |
I LOVE the Floating Frame Technique!
The first time I saw a floating frame tutorial on YouTube I thought that it looked pretty darn difficult. Then I tried it with some stamped and cropped images, all on cardstock and found the process easier than I thought. So, I tried it again with the butterflies for #GDP191, and I am so incredibly happy with the results, especially that two cards are created from each of the Press ‘n Seal start.
Here’s my card and the GDP challenge:
It Takes Patience
After punching out the butterflies from the DSP using the butterfly duo punch, I laid out the butterflies in a pattern I thought would work. Since I used the duo punch, I had smalled butterflies which I used to fill in some too empty spaces. Explaining the process would have been so much easier if I had taken photos of the process. I guarantee there will be other floating frame cards in my future, and there will be photos of the process.
I did find out that taking the Press ‘n Seal off DSP is a much more delicate process than cardstock, so my tip is to go slowly, very slowly, when pulling off the Press ‘n Seal.
The following photo shows the dimension of the card, for which I purposely wanted the shadows to appear:
My second tip is to make sure you have loads of dimensionals and mini-demensionals on hand before beginning the card.
The bottom mat for the card, and the smaller mat is Highland Heather, as is the sentiment. Dandelion Wishes provided the sentiment.
I thought the sentiment looked lonely on the white mat, so I used three of the smaller punched butterflies in the white space. Even after adding the butterflies, I thought the card needed something else, so I used some of the retiring faceted dots from Share What You Love.
Next Time
I will take photos of the process. It truly is easier than the results appear to be. There are a number of YouTube videos, just search for either “floating frame technique” or “Press -n Seal technique”. Try it! You won’t be disappointed with the results.
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a Peachy day!
Sue
Mar 20, 2019 | InKing Royalty Blog Hop, Uncategorized |
Welcome to InKing Royalty’s March Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word – and this month our projects are centered around GREEN. We are excited to share our creations with you today – there’s a wonderful variety of styles and occasions celebrated in this hop! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
March = Irish = Green
It’s March, I’m Irish, so of course, the theme of green is perfect. My first thought was that it was time to break out the frogs from So Hoppy Together cling stamp set. After waiting for the corrdinating dies to arrive, they became unorderable. Therefore, I really needed to demonstrate one way they can be used without fussy cutting. This fun fold card really developed as I worked, and I enjoyed the process. After watching Jan B’s W fold tutorial video and tweaked the size so my final project is 4.25 ” by 5.5″. The learning curve on this turned out to be steep, but wouldn’t have been if I followed more of the directions on the tutorial.
Oh, So Many Greens
Here’s the front and back of my card:
I used the Light and Dark Granny Apple Green Stamping Blends to color all the frogs on this card. The dragonflies and cute little bugs were colored using Stamping Write Markers in Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce. All of these markers coordinate with the Tropical Escape DSP, from which all the patterns came that I used in this card. This DSP coordinate fabulously with the Frogs! I tried to use really fun patterns, especially since the frogs are nothing by fun!
The base of the card is Granny Apple Green, with a thin Basic Black mat under the DSP on both the front and back. I really felt that something else needed to be added to the front of the card, so I used 3 of the smallest black faceted dots. I used the Sale-a-Bration Granny Apple Green ribbon and the Dotted Tulle ribbon (LOVE!) layered and knotted on the front. The sentiment on the back of the card is from the Vibrant Vases stamp set from the Ocassions catalog.
The inside of this card was a product of love and patience. I could see what I the final card that wanted in my head, but it wasn’t easy. You know when you get ink where you didn’t want it and have adhesive seep out of the layers all adds up to walking away for a bit and coming back. That’s exactly what I did.
Here’s three different views of the inside:
Inside, I took a chance on the busy DSP, but since the frog panels are clean, I think it works.
Things I Learned:
I should have paid more attention to Jan B. when she explained about needing the ribbons to tie the card shut. Since I didn’t follow her directions, I had to put the ribbon between the Basic Black 1.5″ x 11″ strip and the DSP. Then I had to quickly move the ribbons’ positions to line up with the ribbon on the front. The sentiment on the front and the inside are both from So Hoppy stamp set, while the back sentiment is from Vibrant Vases in the Ocassions catalog, yet another wonderful stamp set!
It was very helpful to do all the cropping in the Big Shot as soon as I stamped the frogs, even before I colored them. I used the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits (in the Ocassions catalog) and my very well loved Stitched Shapes framelits.
When taking pictures of my card, I figured out that I need to practice using my iPad. The first set didn’t come out well at all, so I went back to what I know, using my iPhone.
Through the whole process, which took more than one night, I happily colored, relaxed, created, and enjoyed my time. Isn’t that part of the reason we do what we do?
Enjoy the Remainder of the Hop!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Candy Ford at Stamp Candy. You don’t want to miss all the inspiration found in this group!
Have a Peachy day!
Sue
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Robbye Hamilton at Miss Hammie’s Crafts
- Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
Jul 18, 2018 | InKing Royalty Blog Hop |
Welcome to the InKing Royalty Blog Hop for July!
This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by popular songs – this month’s song is “I Don’t Want to Wait ’til Christmas.” We are half-way through the year, so there’s no better time to start thinking about the joy of Christmas. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
What to Do When You Have Next to Nothing Current for Christmas?
I tend to be more of a non-traditional Christmas colors person. The blues and silvers for Christmas make me happy. Last year’s Old Olive, Whisper White, and Basic Black Christmas DSP made my heart sing! Therefore, when I first saw the Under the Mistletoe DSP in the 2018 – 2019 annual catalog, I didn’t think I needed to order it right away.
The InKing Royalty Blog Hop, with the theme of “I Can’t Wait Until Christmas” rolled around in my head for about a week. Mind you, we have sold our house and close this Friday. We don’t close on the house we are buying until August 9, which just happens to be my second day of school with my new students. We have some options as to where to stay for the 20 days between closings, but there are other events happening during that time as well. Stress abounds around here right now, and then I started wondering what I could do for a Christmas card while in the middle of packing up the house Since my paper share DSP is the only (!!) current Christmas product I have, I needed to be inventive.
Then I realized that the Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce colors are fabulous and don’t feel like traditional Christmas colors. Score! Next, I needed to figure out what to do with just the DSP. Enter the eclipse card, but I wanted to put a twist on the original design.
The Results
Here are the cards I made for this Blog Hop using the Under the Mistletoe DSP:
These cards were both made from the same piece of the DSP. I just love these colors and patterns, and am anxious to get my DSP sale order including this paper!
A note about the logistics of this pair of cards: it was necessary to crop NOEL out of both sides of the DSP. It would not work to just crop the letters out and flip them over. Lining up the letters using the Large Letters Framelits is the most difficult part of this card. When I was done, I had the elements for two cards, and putting it all together is the easy part.
Every time I look at the polka dot card I feel like I am missing something underneath “NOEL”. I will have to figure out what I can add to the front of the card. I’ve got a few ideas I am considering, but don’t think I will make a decision before the blog hop starts.
Take It Up a Notch
I knew I needed to add some extra elements to the card using current products. First, I grabbed the Faceted Dots and used the small black ones to embellish some of the stars on the bells. I still needed something, so next I grabbed my fine tip glue and put a small dot on each of the small trios of blue dots. For the polka dot card, I put small dots of glue on random large and small Poppy Parade dots.
Here’s a close-up of the faceted dots and the small trios of blue dots:
Eclipse Card Tips
If you’ve never made an eclipse card before, let me share some tips I’ve learned along the way.
It is much, much easier to line the letters up using a metal ruler on the Big Shot magnetic plate. 
This ruler has a cork underside, which allowed me to use the cork as a stopping point for my letters. 
I only used one layer of strips of foam tape, which I cut down to size. If you are not using a coordinating paper for the letters, it helps to use two layers of foam tape. A word to the wise: don’t try this with dimensionals. Take my word on this, it will save yourself time and frustration if you use foam tape,
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Robby Hamilton at Miss Hammie Crafts. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Robbye Hamilton at Miss Hammie’s Crafts
- Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Rachael Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin’
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Imogene Thomas at MomoMakes.com
- Nina King at InkPaperSequins
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
Have a Peachy Day!
