Lovely & Sweet with MMM # 225 and FMS634

Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #225. I’m hosting this challenge, and I chose Florals as the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

I used the Lovely & Sweet stamp, die, and DSP (designer series paper) for this challenge:

Here’s my card:

I combined the Florals Make My Monday challenge with the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Here’s the challenge sketch:

I did turn the direction so I had a portrait orientation, mainly because I knew I wanted to use the floral spray from the Lovely & Sweet stamp and die set.

Measurements:

  • The Pecan Pie base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
  • After stamping and cropping the floral spray from the bottom of a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock, I ran it through the Cut & Emboss machine using one of the basics embossing folders.
  • Trim the embossed cardstock to 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches.
  • Trim a piece of the Lovely & Sweet DSP to 5 by 4-1/4 inches.
  • I angled my DSP so that the high side is 5 inches high and the low side is 2-7/8 inches high.
  • Trim a piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
  • Punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker to make the envelope seal.
  • Trim a piece of white cardstock to 5-1/4 by 4 inches for the inside of the card.
  • I used a piece of leftover white cardstock for the sentiment banner.

Assembly:

  • Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces of the card together.
  • I stamped the floral spray using VersaMark ink and then covered it in white embossing powder, which I heat set with my heat tool.
  • Add dimensionals to the back of the floral spray.
  • Next, I stamped the sentiment using the happy birthday stamp from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set using Pecan Pie ink.
  • Add dimensionals to the end of the sentiment banner.
  • Next, adhere the angled DSP to the embossed cardstock.
  • Then adhere the floral spray using the dimensionals.
  • Add liquid glue to the middle of the back of the sentiment and add it to the front of the spray.
  • Trim the ends of the sentiment banner so they line up with the base of the card.
  • Adhere the embossed Pecan Pie cardstock to the base.
  • I stamped another birthday sentiment on the inside piece of cardstock.
  • Then, I stamped just a corner of the floral spray stamp on the white cardstock, and adhered it to the inside of the card.
  • Finally, I stamped the front of the envelope using the same partial floral spray stamp.
  • With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

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Sue

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Nature’s Sweetness with the AHSC # 572 & the PPC #565

Welcome back to Just Peachy Stamping! My husband is out-of-town, my dogs are acting like magnets, my sleep schedule is all out of whack, and I stayed up way too late last night. However, that means I had plenty of time to search for different card challenges, and I found the current Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 572. Earlier, I’d seen the Paper Craft Crew #565 Challenge, which is to Case the Catty, with a Twist. When I combined them together, this is the card I created.

Here’s my card:

Here are the AHSC and PPC banners that inspired my card:

Measurements:

  • The AHSC and the January – April 2024 mini-catalog page 40 were my inspirations.
  • The Pretty Peacock cardstock base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
  • The Nature’s Sweetness DSP background layer measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches.
  • Then, I trimmed another pattern from the DSP set to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.
  • I cropped both octagon focal shapes using the Countryside Corners die.
  • Before I adhered the background layer, I punched a 1-inch circle through the center of the DSP for the envelope seal. Next, I ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker machine.
  • The white cardstock for the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.

Assembly:

  • I used the Nature’s Sweetness DSP (designer series paper) which did all the work for me. I paired it with Pretty Peacock cardstock and used the largest and second largest Countryside Corners dies to crop the focal image and mat.
  • The outside sentiment comes from the soon to be retired Framed Florets stamp set. I cropped it using the second smallest Countryside Corners die and outlined it with my Pretty Peacock marker.
  • I needed to add some length to the sentiment banner to meet that part of the AHSC sketch. Therefore, I used a banner die from the Stylish Shapes die set, cut it in half, and then adhered it to the back of the sentiment piece.
  • I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the cardstock and DSP pieces together. There are dimensionals under the sentiment.
  • I used the “I made you a card because you’re worth it” sentiment from the Here’s a Card stamp set for the inside. It is stamped in Pretty Peacock.
  • After stamping the inside sentiment, I adhered the white cardstock to the inside.
  • With that, I’d finished my coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

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Sue

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