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Add Some Gold for the July Sparkles Christmas Buddies Challenge # 150

Jul 1, 2023 | Sparkles Christmas Buddy Challenge | 6 comments

The host for our July, 2023 Sparkles Christmas Challenge, Billie A. chose to have us add some gold to our projects.  When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge website to see the projects created by the other design team members.  I’m always inspired by each of the projects.  We hope you are inspired as well and play along with our challenge.  I’m looking forward to seeing your cards in our gallery! 

Here’s my card:

 

The Polished Pink and gold DSP (designer series paper) really did all the work here.  This DSP belonged to the 2021-2023 retired In Colors which retired at the end of May. I have just enough left for a couple more cards.  Sadly the ribbon also retired this past May.  However, his card could fall into the almost easy-peesy category and be recreated using any DSP.

Details for the Card:

 

  • Trim a piece of cardstock to 4-1/4 by 11 inches. Score it at 5-1/2 inches to create a tent card base.
  • Trim a piece of gold foil specialty paper to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
  • The pink, gold, and white DSP measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
  • Using the Natural Prints wreath die, crop it from gold foil.
  • HINT: I am very (!!) stingy, um make that frugal, with my foil specialty papers. Therefore, I make sure to crop as much as possible from the foil piece since it will be covered with the DSP. This gold foil wreath is cropped from the center of the gold foil layer.
  • Use your embossing buddy to clean off a scrap piece of cardstock that matches the base color.
  • Stamp the sentiment from the Hope & Peace stamp set using Versamark ink
  • Cover the sentiment in gold embossing powder and heat set it.
  • Using a circle from the Stylish Shapes die set, crop the sentiment.
  • For this card, I tried something new with the edge of the sentiment circle, and it worked. I rolled the circle through the VersaMark ink pad two or three times, then added gold embossing powder. Heat setting the powder was made easier by using my opposable (reverse) tweezers. If you don’t have a pair, I highly recommend the Stampin’ Up! embossing additions tool kit. These reverse tweezers act like another hand when crafting. There are all kinds of the tweezers on the market, but the SU! ones have wider and stronger tips. The set also includes an embossing buddy (invaluable when embossing, a small brush to wipe away excess flecks of powder, and a Powder Pal, which will keep your space tidy. You can see the kit below:
  • Use multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the gold foil and DSP together.
  • Wrap a length of ribbon vertically around the left side of the foil/DSP layer and tie it in a bow.
  • Use liquid glue to attach the gold foil wreath.
  • HINT: Be very careful when using adhesives with foil specialty papers. If you get adhesive on the foil side, that piece of paper will become dull. You’ll be able to wipe off the excess glue, but you will not have shiny foil where the glue touched it.
  • Add dimensionals under the sentiment circle and adhere to the card.
  • Since the ribbon I used is very thin, I was able to use liquid glue to adhere the foil/DSP layer to the base of the card.
  • Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside.
  • Trim a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. . Don’t use foil specialty paper for the flap because it won’t stand up to the wear and tear of the postal machines.
  • Finally, punch a 1-inch circle from coordinating DSP for the envelope seal.
  • With that, I finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal.

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Have a Peachy Day! 

Sue

 

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MMM#180 and Sparkles #139 Combo

Aug 1, 2022 | Make My Monday, Sparkles Christmas Buddy Challenge | 4 comments

Welcome to my combination card for Make My Monday #180 and Sparkles Christmas Buddies #139.  As you might know, MMM challenge run for two weeks and the Sparkles challenge runs for the month.  For the MMM challenge our host, Jackie, chose spotlighting a technique.  Helen, our host for Sparkles, chose the sentiment as a focal point.  I combined them by creating a monochromatic Balmy Blue Christmas card.  When you finish here, I hope you will visit each of the challenge sites to see what the rest of the design team members created.

Here’s my card:

 

Measurements:

  • The Balmy Blue base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
  • I used the Sale-a-Bration FREE Silver and Gold 6 x 6 specialty paper and trimmed it to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I trimmed another piece of the specialty paper to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
  • I cropped the Balmy Blue sentiment panel using the Stylish Shapes dies.
  • The last measurement needed is for the white panel on the inside of the card. I trimmed that to 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
  • That’s all for the measurements.

The Technique and Sentiment:

  • The silver and gold specialty paper comes with a white background. I used a blending brush and Balmy Blue ink to color the DSP. In the past, I’d used a brayer and ink to color specialty designer paper. Using the blending brush creates a soft background onto which more ink can be laid if desired. It’s difficult to see in the photo, but the blending brush adds a soft texture to the ink on the white paper.
  • I also colored the specialty paper for the envelope flap.
  • The sentiment comes from the Hope and Peace stamp set, found in the current mini-catalog. It’s a beautiful stamp set and I love the graceful script font. I stamped it using VersaMark on a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock. Then, I added silver embossing powder and heat set it with my heat tool. I put dimensonals under the sentiment panel.
  • Next, I added two of the wonderful snowflakes to the specialty paper carefully using multipurpose liquid glue. Then, I added the sentiment panel to the specialty paper.
  • Since I wanted to add some sparkle to the specialty paper edges. I outlined them using the clear Wink of Stella pen.
  • The Balmy Blue double-stitched ribbon can be a bit stiff at first. I ran it through my fingers like I would with curling ribbon before tying it in a bow.
  • In order to accommodate for the ribbon, I added dimensionals under the specialty paper and adhered it to the base of the card.
  • Finally, I added 7 rhinestones randomly on the front of the card.
  • After stamping the inside, I’d finished this card and coordinated envelope.

Thank you for stopping by my blog!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

 

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