Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #235. Our host for this bi-weekly challenge, Billie A., chose Create a Background for 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!
Here’s my card:
If you like to use embossing powders and blending brushes, creating this card is for you!
Measurements:
The Garden Green base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
The white cardstock mat measures 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches
I trimmed two pieces of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches, using one for the front of the card, and the other for the inside
I used scraps of Garden Green for the leaf swag and another one for the sentiment
The envelope flap DSP measures 6 by 2-1/2 inches
Finally, after fussy cutting the front leaf swag, I punched a 1-inch circle from the embossed scrap piece for the envelope seal and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
Embossing, Blending, & Assembly:
Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together
After wiping down one piece of the white cardstock using my embossing buddy, I stamped the Leaf Collection background stamp using VersaMark ink
Then, I covered the ink with some Basics Wow white embossing powder and heat set it
Using blending brushes and Old Olive, Garden Green, and Mossy Meadow ink pads, I randomly blended the colors on the white cardstock
HINT: After your finish blending the green colors on the cardstock, swipe the front with a lint-less paper towel to remove excess ink from the white heat set embossing powder
Wipe down a piece of Garden Green cardstock with your embossing buddy, stamp a section of the leaf swag (making sure you get the piece you want to fussy cut) and the sentiment using VersaMark ink
Cover the ink with white embossing powder and heat set
Crop the sentiment using a die of your choice
Fussy cut the leaf swag
Adhere the white mat to the base of the card
Cut a length of diagonal white ribbon for the front of the card
The following set of photos from a previous posts shows how I have been adhering ribbon with a faux square knot:
After adhering the ribbon around the embossed front of the card, adhere the front to the white mat
Arrange the leaf swag and adhere it under the ribbon
Add dimensionals to the back of your cropped sentiment making sure the dimensionals will straddle the ribbon and adhere
Since the sentiment can be an all-occasion one, I haven’t stamped an inside sentiment yet
HINT: I used some removable adhesive to keep the white cardstock inside the card until I decide the purpose of this card
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Welcome to another Make My Monday Challenge challenge! Billie A. chose wet or dry embossing for challenge #158 . I hope you will pop over to the MMM blog to see what the rest of the design team created as well! I was both dry and wet embossing on my card:
Here’s my card:
I used two stamp sets for this card. The first set is the Biggest Wish for the sentiment panel. The second set, Textures and Frames, is a Sale-a-Bration FREE stamp set with a qualifying $50 order. Sale-a-Bration ends at midnight on September 30th, so time’s quickly slipping away!
This red, white, and blue card will be sent to a 2021 alum who is now at West Point Academy. The colors, Real Red, Night of Navy, and Basic White.
Measurements:
The Night of Navy card base measures 4-1/4 inches by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches to create a tent card.
The white cardstock panel measures 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches.
As usual, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock for the inside of the card to 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
I used a matted sentiment panel for contrast. The Night of Navy layer measures 1-1/2 inches by 5-1/2 inches. The Real Red mat for the sentiment measures 1-3/4 inches by 5-1/2 inches.
I used an old star punch for the stars. I actually already had a piece of scrap white cardstock dry embossed using the bark 3D embossing folder.
That’s it for the pieces.
What I Did:
I used the circle outline from Textures and Frames and randomly stamped the circles in Real Red. After cleaning the stamp, I did the same with Night of Navy.
This perfectly aligned sentiment panel could not have been as easy if I didn’t use the Stamparatus. I did have to make a practice panel with the two difference sentiments using ink and just a piece of scrap copy paper. After getting it worked out, I stamped the block “HELLO” using Versamark. The Stamparatus allowed me to step down two places and stamp again. I repeated that for the third block HELLO.
Next, I used the second acrylic panel with the previously aligned script hello greeting, again using Versamark.
Then, I used the white Stampin’ Embossing Powder for all five hellos. After tapping off the excess powder, I used my heat tool to set the embossing powder.
HINT: I use a small, stiff, angled make-up brush to very carefully remove some wayward powder specks. Recently, I found out that using the putty end of the Take Your Pick tool will also allow you to tap on wayward powder specks.
Next, I used multipurpose glue to adhere the sentiment panel to the Real Red mat. Multipurpose liquid glue also holds the Real Red mat to the stamped white cardstock.
Finally, I put dimensionals under the dry embossed stars and adhered them to the card.
Since I didn’t use any DSP, I stamped the same colors of circles on the envelope flap. With that, I’d completed this coordinated card/envelope set.
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this card.
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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!
