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Something from the Garden for the July Pals’ Blog Hop

Jul 14, 2021 | Pals Blog Hop | 12 comments

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Wonderful Cards/Projects from the Garden” where our design team showcase projects from things found in a garden, such as flowers, vegetables, fruits, or even a garden scene. We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. Once you finish here, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

An Explosion of Pinwheel Tower Cards

I’m fairly certain you have seen either pictures or videos of pinwheel tower cards because they have exploded onto the cardmaking scene. The first time I saw one, I thought that it’s cool, I love a good fun fold, so I was onboard. When I saw the video tutorial for it, I couldn’t believe this card falls into an easy-peasy category.

Here’s my card:

Front of the card
In order, the second, third, and fourth “pages” of the card. The final picture is the view from the top.

Creating the Pinwheel Tower Card

I used a video tutorial posted on YouTube by Kristina Rees with Creating with Kristina for this card. Since watching her video, I’ve seen a number of different videos for the same card. Don’t worry, this card will fit in a standard medium Stampin’ Up! envelope when you are finished.

Measurements:

  • The papers I used were the Hand Penned DSP, Garden Green cardstock, white cardstock, and some Cinnamon Cider 6 x 6 inch DSP. The sentiments came from different stamp sets because of the panel restrictions. I also used the Hand Penned bundle for stamping and die cutting the florals.
  • The Garden Green base measures 5-3/4 inches by 4-1/4 inches. Score the base along the long side at 3/4, 1-1/2, 2-1/4, and 3 inches.
  • You need 3 panels for the arms, for a lack of a better word, of the card. Each panel measures 2-3/4 inches by 4-1/4 inches. You can choose a complimentary color if you’d like. I used Garden Green for these panels.
  • in her video, Kristina used different DSP (Designer Series Paper) patterns for her panel arms. I chose to use the same DSP patterns for each arm. You will need to trim down 3 sets of DSP to each of the following measurements:
    • 2-3/4 inches by 4-1/4 inches AND
    • 2 inches by 4-1/4 inches.

Pre-planning is Essential

  • HINT: The first time I made one of these cards I didn’t pay attention to the planning step for my sentiments. The resulting card didn’t work, but I saved it as an example of what NOT to do.
    • Here’s a picture of the DON’T DO THIS card:
See how the second sentiment peeks out when the card is open to the first page. This didn’t make me happy.
  • I did a much better job of planning sentiments and the placement of the coordinating die cut elements for the Garden Green card.
  • After wrapping the ribbon around one of the panels, you will need a piece of coordinating cardstock to cover it on the backside. The backside of the front panel is actually the panel for you to use for writing your note, as pictured below:
  • I haven’t finished using up the In Color 2020 – 2022 6 x 6 inch DSP yet, so I used that for the white panels of the card. My pieces measure 1 inch by 4-1/4 inches for the ribbon side. The opposite piece measures 1/2 inch by 4-1/4 inches.
  • HINT: Whenever I am working on a card that has a number of pieces, I use removable tape so I can move things back and forth and around. This tape allowed me to dry fit all my panels and die cut pieces to make sure I didn’t have all kinds of things peeking out unnecessarily.
  • I cut the white cardstock pieces for the final sentiment panel before I knew what I was doing with it. When I decided to stamp the floral spray, I needed to line my two white cardstock pieces up and stamp across both pieces. The Stamparatus made this process much easier! I’m pretty stinking pleased with the result!

Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop Information:

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team, because the Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on August 11th. Our theme will be “My Happiest Season” when our Design Team creates a project showcase projects inspired by their favorite season of the year. Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog

  1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  2. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  3. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
  4. Leah O’Brien at Honeybee Stamping & More
  5. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
  6. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
  7. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
  8. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
  9. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  10. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
  11. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
  12. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
  13. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
  14. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
  15. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
  16. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
  17. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
  18. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  19. Lisa Milligan at Stamping Made Simple
  20. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  21. Lori Webb at Clever Copies
  22. Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin’
  23. Michelle Quinno at Shell Stamps
  24. Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

I’d love to hear what you think, and greatly appreciate every comment.


Have a Peachy Day!
Sue

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What’s New? Since you asked, it’s the DSP SALE!

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ITEMPAGEDESCRIPTIONPRICE
155841130BEAUTY OF THE EARTH 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD
155696131BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD
155499131HAND-PENNED 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD
152494132IN GOOD TASTE 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$21.00 USD | 29.00 $ CAD
$17.85 USD | 24.65 $ CAD
155817132IN THE WILD 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD
155807132PANSY PETALS 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD
155605133SWEET SYMMETRY 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD
155718133TIDINGS OF CHRISTMAS 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD
155686134YOU’RE A PEACH 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER$11.50 USD | 15.75 $ CAD
$9.78 USD | 13.39 $ CAD

What’s Your Favorite DSP?

The KITS COLLECTION is still available as well!

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Take a look at this video explaining what you get with your kit! Remember, the kits are all inclusive! Just add some of your own crafting basic tools, and you are good to go!

Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today!  I appreciate your comments and your time.

Floral Birthday for MMM # 149

May 24, 2021 | Make My Monday | 3 comments

Welcome back to another Make My Monday challenge! The design team members each created floral birthday cards, so please visit their blogs as well.

I used the new and absolutely fabulous Hand-Penned DSP (designer series paper) for my card. When I first saw it in the new catalog, I thought it looked washed-out. Then I saw cards using the DSP, and they were stunning! Of course, I ordered it ASAP, which meant during the demonstrator pre-order period!

Here’s my card:

Letting the DSP Do All the Work!

I wanted to leave as much of the DSP showing as possible. It’s just too pretty to cover up, especially since this was my first time using it! Therefore, I made sure the DSP did all the work for me.

What I Did:

  • I used Highland Heather cardstock for the base of the card. It measures 4-1/4 inches by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches to form a tent card.
  • The Hand-Penned measures 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches. While I had the DSP out, I also trimmed a piece to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches. In addition, I punched a 1 inch circle of it to create the envelope seal. After running it through the XYRON create-a-sticker machine (you can see it here), I adhered the DSP to the envelope flap and trimmed it. I’ve found that if I don’t do that right away, I loose track of the envelope flap piece. The envelope seal goes inside the envelope, and it’s ready to be written out and mailed.
  • I figured out where I wanted my raised block of DSP to live, then eyeballed it to make sure I had it straight. Using the Stitched Rectangle dies, I cropped a vertical rectangle measuring 2-1/4 inches by 3-5/8 inches.
  • Then I very carefully trimmed a scrap piece of black cardstock to 2-3/8 inches by 3-3/4 inches for the mat.
  • The last piece of cardstock I trimmed measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches for the inside panel of the card.

Putting It Together

  • After carefully adhering the DSP to the black mat, I wrapped a length of the Soft Succulent open weave ribbon around the matted DSP. Amazingly, this bow turned out to actually work the first time I tied it. Will wonders ever cease? I adhered the bow to the DSP using two glue dots. I put one on the front under the bow, and the one on the back of the mat.
  • Next, I stamped the birthday sentiment on a scrap piece of white cardstock. Then, I cropped it using the nested labels die set. While I used a sentiment from the Here’s a Card stamp set (available in the current mini-catalog), any birthday sentiment would’ve worked since I offset it from the raised DSP. Finally, I outlined the sentiment using the Soft Succulent marker.
  • I used dimensionals under the DSP mat and under parts of the sentiment. Where the sentiment label overlaps the raised DSP I used multipurpose glue to adhere it down.
  • Every birthday card needs some bling, right? I used three of the Soft Succulent In Color Jewels and placed one on the center of each of the three flowers on the raised DSP.
  • Next, I adhered the whole front to the Highland Heather cardstock using multipurpose glue. I know I’ve said it many times before, but this adhesive just makes me happy. You could even say I am obsessed with it. Take a peek at my stash of the Tombow in one of my drawers:
  • That’s not counting the three I have ready to use on my desk.
  • After adhering the white cardstock to the inside of the card, I’d finished this card/envelope/seal coordinated set. I know it took me longer to type this blog post than it did to create the card!

Do You Love Fun Folds?

I always enjoy finding and learning how to do a new fun fold card! If you do as well, please stop by a new challenge, Creative Creases from Debbie Mageed at The Secret Stamper! I am having a blast with her challenges and have learned some new fun folds! Join the fun at her website! My card for the current challenge is made and will be blogged before the end of the challenge this week.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.


I’d love to hear what you think, and greatly appreciate every comment.


Have a Peachy Day!
Sue

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The 2021 – 2022 Catalog is Live!

Just Take a look at this fabulous Hand-Penned suite!

HAND-PENNED SUITE COLLECTION (ENGLISH)

The picture doesn’t do the DSP justice, so here’s a look at just that:

HAND-PENNED 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

Join the Fun!

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Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today!  I appreciate your comments and your time.