I love the Golden Honey DSP and Honey Bee bundle so very much that I just had to get another FREE set of the DSP (with a qualifying order) from Sale-a-Bration! While I love every, single pattern of the DSP, the flower pattern is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I’ve already posted one card using this pattern and Bermuda Bay. You can see that card here. Today’s color combination is black, white, and Poppy Parade.
Here’s the FabFri181 challenge banner:
Here’s the card I created for this challenge:
This DSP is Just Gorgeous!
I started out coloring these flowers with Purple Posy, but decided I wanted a bolder look. Since I’d already colored a blue shade, I went with this Poppy Parade. I really like the way the poppy color plays off the black and white background of the DSP. I didn’t even try to use my blends to color. Instead, I grabbed my Poppy Parade marker, relaxed, and got started. While I colored these flowers, I was turning card options over and over in my head. By the time I finished coloring, I had my layout picture firmly in my brain.
Covering up even a small part of the DSP didn’t seem like a good idea, but I needed a vertical banner of some sort. I grabbed a piece of Whisper White, ran it through the Subtle 3D embossing folder, trimmed down the banner and fussy cut the chevron on the bottom. Finally, I outlined it with my Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker.
Next, I needed to cut down the DSP for the top part of the card and the strips. I wanted to make sure I had a definitive border between the DSP and the Poppy Parade cardstock, so I outlined the DSP with my Basic Black marker as well.
Finishing Up the Card
I cropped the strips and the cardstock mats using the Stitched Rectangle die set. While the challenge banner called for five horizontal elements, I only used four. I knew I needed ribbon of some sort and decided to use the Basic Black baker’s twine tied in a bow at the top of the banner. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if baker’s twine came in every color? I can’t be the only one wishing for that, can I?
Next, I needed to decide how to adhere everything. I used some large glue dots to adhere the banner. The large ones enabled the banner to have just a smidge of a pop-up. I used the multipurpose adhesive for the top three strips. Dimensionals give the sentiment strip a pop-up. There are dimensionals under the cardstock and between the sentiment and the cardstock. This dimension makes the sentiment pop off the banner creating a focal point.
Finally, I stamped some flowers on the front, bottom, left corner of the envelope and added a piece of the Brights DSP to the envelope flap.
With that, another Golden Honey DSP card and coordinating envelope was complete. Contrary to the name, there’s not even a tiny bit of golden color on this card.
As always,
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The Painted Seasons DSP was a limited time product during Sale-a-Bration. However, I did not break into it until a week ago and now want to use it all up. I am trying to be much better about using my DSP rather than hoarding it. Sometimes I cut it up, sometimes I don’t. I immediately thought of this DSP stack when I saw the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week. Personally, I think it is the perfect paper for it. When I broke into the DSP pack, I found a few papers which are going to be transformed into One-Sheet Wonders this weekend!
Here’s the FMS382 sketch:
As always, clean and simple rules with FMS.
Here’s my card:
Color Choices Abound
This gorgeous pattern contains a multitude of colors, but I chose to highlight the Poppy Parade and Pumpkin Pie, with accents of Early Espresso. All of the papers used were outlined using the Early Espresso Stamping Write Marker. While the challenge had only one mat, I chose to use two. I ran the Poppy Parade cardstock through the Big Shot using the Swirls and Curls TIEF just for a bit of dimension peeking out from the DSP.
The sentiment is from Varied Vases and, poof, this card is an all-ocassion card. I snipped one end into a banner, and tied the Poppy Parade ribbon onto the other end. Ta-da. Clean and Simple, and it matches the challenge.
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 bloghop, 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:
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!
