Welcome to the Make My Monday #184 two-week challenge! Our host this week is also our fearless leader, Caz. She chose autumn flora or fauna, of which I chose autumn flora. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge site to get inspired by the rest of the design team. I’d love to see what you create posted in our gallery. In the meantime stay safe and craft on.
Here’s my autumn flora card:
Once again, I used the Fond of Autumn bundle of a stamp set and coordinating dies. I usually need to make about 25 Thanksgiving cards and this year is no different. Even though I usually create individual cards for everyone, this year I will be creating eight of each of the cards I’ve already created., including this one. You can see my other cards using this bundle here and here.
One of the reasons I love this bundle is because of the versatile dies for the large stamp! The first die for the large stamp will crop the whole image at once. However, the second die really steals the show, and I used it on this card. The second die will crop the image into four separate pieces, as shown below:
Measurements:
The Old Olive base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 to create a tent fold card.
I used two of the deckled rectangle dies; one for the Crushed Curry DSP (designer series paper) layer and one for the Crumb Cake DSP layer. Both of these deckled rectangles were outlined using the Soft Suede marker.
I also trimmed a piece of the Crumb Cake DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. At this point, I also punched a 1 inch circle from the Crushed Curry layer for the envelope seal. The punched seal is behind the Crumb Cake DSP, so no one will be the wiser.
I cropped the white cardstock for the inside of the card to 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
That’s it for the measurements.
Stamping, Cropping, and Coloring:
First, I stamped the large floral image twice using my Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad. Positioned carefully, you can get both stamped images on one piece of 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inch piece of cardstock. In addition, I stamped the single flower and single acorn from the stamp set on either bottom corner of the inside of the card.
I cropped one of them using the whole outline die. I cropped the second one using the four part die and colored just this one.
The blends I used were the combos for the following colors:
Mossy Meadow for the oak leaves
Old Olive for the smaller leaves
Pumpkin Pie for the berry-looking parts
Bumblebee (retired) for the petals of the flowers
Crumb Cake for the inside of the flowers and the bottom of the acorns
Soft Suede for the tops of the acorns.
I used my Blackberry Bliss marker for the seeds surrounding the center of the flowers.
I stamped the outside sentiment, which comes from a retired stamp set, in Soft Suede and cropped it using a die from Stylish Shapes.
The inside sentiment, Autumn Wishes, comes from the Fond of Autumn stamp set.
I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the inside cardstock, and both of the deckled rectangle layers. Then, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the uncolored large stamp to the Crumb Cake cardstock. This allowed me to perfectly align the 4 pieces of the cropped colored stamped image. I used dimensionals under the colored image and under the sentiment banner, which I outlined with my Pumpkin Pie marker.
Finally, I tied a bunny ears bow and used a glue dot to adhere it on the left of the sentiment.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s September Blog Hop! This month’s blog hop is dedicated to leaves. As the weather begins to cool, the leaves begin to change colors and fall from the trees. We are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
Here’s my leafy card:
The Fond of Autumn bundle made creating this card super quick!
Measurements:
The Cajun Craze base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches to create a tent fold card.
I also trimmed a piece of Cajun Craze to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the background of the card.
The white cardstock panel on the inside also measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
The last measurement is for the envelope flap. I used a piece of Old Olive 6 x 6 inch DSP trimmed to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches.
Stamping, and Heat Embossing:
First, I used the large floral/leaf/acorn stamp and Cajun Craze ink to create the background design on the Cajun Craze panel. Since I knew the very center of the panel would be covered, I just worked my way around the outside of the panel. I did rotate the stamp so that the pattern would appear more random..
Then, I used the Cajun Craze marker to outline the panel and added dimensionals to the back of the panel. I also stamped the bottom of the inside white cardstock panel and the bottom of the front of the envelope. Using a piece of scrap white cardstock, I stamped a small section of the leaves and punched out a 1-inch circle for the envelope seal.
I wanted/needed this to be a Thanksgiving card, so I used a (retired) Happy Thanksgiving stamp in Soft Suede for the inside sentiment.
Using a Versamark ink pad, I stamped the same floral/leaf/acorn stamp on white cardstock. In addition, I stamped three of the single leaves. Then, I added black embossing powder and heat set everything.
Coloring with the blends was a bit easier since the edges were all embossed. I used the Old Olive blends combo, as well as the Cajun Craze blends combo..
The acorn just peeks out under the sentiment, and I used the Crumb Cake blends combo for that acorn.
Cropping:
After I finished coloring, I used the detailed die from the bundle. This has to be one of my all-time favorite dies! Just look at the results, which come from another blog post, which you can see here.
For this card, I used the three pieces on the bottom of the first picture. In addition, I had three of the individually cropped leaves, to which I added dimensionals.
Next, I cropped the Soft Suede cardstock label using the Painted Labels die set.
I stamped the sentiment, from the Fond of Autumn stamp set, in Soft Suede and cropped it using a die from the Deckled Rectangles die set (another favorite). To ensure that the sentiment label would pop off the leaves, I outlined it with the Cajun Craze marker and added dimensionals.
Finally, I folded a length of linen thread in half and tied it in a bow. I added it to the Soft Suede cardstock label using a glue dot.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Back to the InKing Royalty Blog Hop:
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This month, the theme is Focus on the Sentiment. Our Design Team are showcasing a sentiment as the focal point of their project. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals share 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.
I chose a monochromatic color combination of Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent for my card. I paired the colors with the fabulous Fond of Autumn bundle from the July-December mini catalog, which contains a die with which I have quickly fallen in love!
Here’s my card:
The card is simple, but I framed the sentiment, which draws attention to the center of the card.
Focusing on the Sentiment:
The Evening Evergreen base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to create a tent card.
Next, I used a piece of the Soft Succulent 6 x 6 inch DSP for the first layer. It measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I also cut a piece of this DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. I grabbed a piece of Evening Evergreen DSP and punched a 1 inch circle to use for the envelope seal.
The Basic White panel for the inside of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
Then I used a 4-1/4 by 5 inch piece of white cardstock for the stamping for the front of the card.
Stamping and Cropping:
Using the large stamp from Fond of Autumn, I stamped it on white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Momento ink.
Next, I used the embossing buddy on the white cardstock.
Then, I cleaned the stamp and then stamped it on the other half of the white piece of cardstock using Versamark, after which I covered it in black embossing powder and heat set it.
I stamped the sentiment, again using Versamark, on a scrap piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock. Then, I covered the sentiment in white embossing powder and heat set that. The curved banner die comes from the coordinating die set.
I added iridescent basic pearl jewels to the four corners of the banner and put dimensionals under just the end of the banner.
Here’s why this die set has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. I cropped the large stamp done in the Tuxedo Black using the large, outline die. Using mutipurpose liquid glue, I adhered the cropped piece to the Soft Succulent DSP. This allowed me to be more precise when placing the the heat embossed pieces.
The next step kicks this die set up to one of my all time favorites: I used the die that will crop the whole thing into four (!!) separate pieces! Brilliant!!!
Here’s some photos of this brilliance:
I adhered four of the cropped pieces to the already adhered whole die cut using multipurpose liquid glue.
Finishing Up:
Next, I colored the three oak leaves using the Evening Evergreen blends combo markers. Then, I added dimensionals under this piece only and adhered it in place.
The dimensionals hold the banner up on the ends, and I added glue in the middle over the center of the oak leaves.
My whole goal was to bring all the attention to the center of the card by framing the sentiment, which I think I accomplished.
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 October 12th when our theme will be a color challenge!
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 October 12th when our theme will be a color challenge!
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About Me
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!
