Tutorial: Merry Marigolds

 

Mango Melody ink turns these flowers into ‘Merry Marigolds’. The bright color is striking against the Whisper White background, and pearls add just enough ‘bling’ to balance the Baker’s Twine bow.

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Emboss one 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Brick & Mortar embossing folder, then snail to the card front.

Snail the Mango Melody Gingham Designer Series Paper strip to the center of the card front.

Use Old Olive ink to stamp the flower outline image from the Inspiring Iris stamp set three times on the 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock, making the center flower slightly taller than the other two flowers.

Use Old Olive ink and the solid leaf/stem stamp to stamp over the stem and leaves flower outline. Use Mango Melody ink to stamp the solid flower image over the flower outline. Snail the stamped piece onto the 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Mango Melody cardstock.

Tie a piece of Whisper White Baker’s Twine around the stamped piece, and tie a bow slightly off center to the left. Place a large and medium pearl on the upper right corner of the stamped piece. Refer to photo for placement. Use dimensionals to attach this piece to the card front.

 

Inside:

Use Old Olive ink to stamp the sentiment from the Inspiring Iris stamp set to the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Using Old Olive and Mango Melody ink, stamp the flower in the lower corner as you did for the focal point on the card front.

Snail the strip of Mango Melody cardstock to the top of the stamped piece. Tie a piece of Whisper White Baker’s Twine around the strip and tie into a bow. Snail the completed piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope:

To complete your project, use Old Olive and Mango Melody ink to  stamp a flower as you did before onto the lower left corner of the envelope.

 

For more inspiration on using the Inspiring Iris stamp set, see my directions for the Elegant Iris card.

 

Product List

Inspiring Iris Photopolymer Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

Pearl Basic Jewels

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Clear Block D

Clear Block A

Tutorial: Elegant Iris

 

Lots of layers are the ingredient that add to the elegance of this card. Combine with gold foil and gold embossing of the focal point, and this card becomes even more stunning!

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Snail one piece of 5 1/4″ x 4″ Very Vanilla cardstock to the card base, then snail the embossed piece of Purple Posy cardstock to the card front.

Snail the 4″ x 3″ piece of Purple Posy Designer Series Paper to the 4 1/8″ x 3 1/8″ piece of Purple Posy cardstock, then attach to the card front with dimensionals.

Rub the 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the embossing buddy to cut down on static. Then, using Versamark ink, stamp the iris outline stamp onto this piece, sprinkle with gold emboss powder and set with your heat tool.

Use an aqua painter to color the flowers with Highland Heather ink and the leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink. Crop this piece with the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and snail to the gold foil scalloped oval. Attach to the card front with dimensionals.

Tie a small bow with the tri-color ribbon and attach to the card front with a glue dot. See photo for placement.

 

Inside: 

Rub the remaining piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the embossing buddy.

Use Versamark ink to stamp the sentiment from the Forever Lovely stamp set, sprinkle with gold emboss powder and set with your heat tool.

Snail the 1/2″ strip of Purple Posy Designer Series Paper to the top of this piece. Tie a piece of gold cord around the Designer Paper strip and tie into a small bow. (I used Stampin’Up gold cord which is now retired. If you do not have any, as an alternative you could snail a narrow 1/8″ strip of gold foil paper to the center of the Designer Paper strip.)

Snail the finished piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope: 

To decorate the envelope, use the leaf stem from the Free As A Bird stamp set. Rub the envelope with the embossing buddy then use Versamark ink to stamp the image to the lower left corner of the envelope. Sprinkle with gold emboss powder and set with your heat tool. Color the leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink using an aqua painter.

 

 

 

Product List

Inspiring Iris Photopolymer Stamp Set

Forever Lovely Photopolymer Stamp Set

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set

Very Vanilla 12" X 12" Cardstock

Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

2018-2020 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Gold Foil Sheets

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes14908

Versamark Pad

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

Purple 3/8" (1 Cm) Tricolor Ribbon

Scripty 3D Embossing Folder

Stitched Shapes Dies

Layering Ovals Dies

Aqua Painters

Embossing Buddy

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Glue Dots

Clear Block E

Gold Cording Trim

Gold Cording Trim
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Tutorial: Party Til The Cows Come Home!

 

This easy to make fun-fold card is almost guaranteed to get this reaction: “Aww! That’s So Cute!” The crispness of Real Red and Whisper White combined with the cute little cow is a real people pleaser of a card.

 

Cut Cardstock:
  •    Card Base: Real Red – 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
  •    First Layer: Whisper White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
  •    Second Layer: Real Red – 5″ x 3 3/4″
  •    Third Layer: Whisper White – 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″
  •    Fun-Fold Layer: Real Red – 5 1/2″ x 3 1/4″, score the long side at 2 3/4″
  •    Stamped Layers: Whisper White – 3″ x 2 1/2″

 

Assembly:

Snail the 5 1/3″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock to the Real Red card base. Snail the 5″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Real Red cardstock to this piece. This is the card front.

Using Real Red ink, stamp the Buffalo Check background stamp on the 4  3/4″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock, then snail to the card front. Remember that because the Buffalo Check stamp is a large stamp, you need to hold the stamp to the cardstock a few seconds longer to give the ink time to transfer.

Fold the 5″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Real Red cardstock on the score line. Place two pieces of Tear & Tape on the back side of this piece, then attach to the card front.

Using Memento ink, stamp the cow from the Over The Moon stamp set onto one 3″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Using Memento ink, stamp the ‘Happy Birthday’ greeting from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set above the cow.

Color the cow with Stampin’ Blends using Light Smoky Slate, Dark Petal Pink, and the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker.  Snail to the front of the folded Real Red cardstock piece.

 

Inside:

Using Memento ink, stamp the ‘Party Till The Cows Come Home’ sentiment from the Over The Moon stamp set onto the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Use Memento ink to stamp the moon shape onto the upper left corner, then color with the Light Daffodil Stampin’ Blends marker. Snail this piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope:

Use Memento ink to stamp the moon shape from the Over The Moon stamp set onto the lower left corner of the envelope and color with the Light Daffodil Stampin’ Blends marker.

 

 

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Product List

Over The Moon Cling Stamp Set

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Petal Pink Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Clear Block F

Clear Block D

Tear & Tape Adhesive

Snail Adhesive

 

Tutorial: Purple Posy

 

A background of fern leaves and a small layer of cardstock shows off one simple flower made with the Pressed Petal washi tape. A layer of Merry Merlot cardstock under the background balances the color of the flower.

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Snail one piece of the Merry Merlot cardstock to the card base.

Use the fern leaf image from the Daisy Lane stamp set and Granny Apple ink to stamp a background on one of the 5″ x 3 3/4″ pieces of Whisper White cardstock. Stamp some of the leaves full strength ink, and stamp off with others so that you have different shades of green for the leaves. To stamp off, simply ink your stamp, then stamp on a piece of scrap paper before stamping on your cardstock. When you are satisfied with this background piece, snail it to the card front.

Snail the piece of Designer Series Paper to the 2 7/8″ x 1 7/8″ piece of Garden Green cardstock, then attach to the card front with dimensionals. See photo for placement.

With the remaining piece of Garden Green cardstock, crop two large leave and one small leaf from the Magnolia Memories dies and set aside.

Punch two 1/2″ circles from Daffodil Delight cardstock. Peel off 5-6 petals from the Pressed Petals washi tape and place on one of the 1/2″ circles, forming a flower. Snail or glue the other 1/2″ circle to the center of the flower. Crop the small flower center from the Magnolia Memories dies, and bend or curl the ‘spokes’ slightly upward and snail or glue to the flower center. To complete the flower, add a small gold faceted gem to the flower center. As an alternative, you could use one of the Perennial Essence Floral Centers for the center of the flower.

Use glue to attach the die cut leaves to the card front – see photo for placement. Use dimensionals or snail the flower to the card front covering the edges of the leaves.

Use Garden Green ink to stamp the ‘Smile’ greeting from the Daisy Lane stamp set onto the 3″ x 1 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Crop with the third smallest die from the Stitched Nested Labels framelits. Attach to the card front with snail.

 

Inside: 

Snail the remaining piece of Merry Merlot cardstock to the inside of the card.

Use Garden Green ink to stamp the greeting from the Stitched All Around stamp set to the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Add some fern leaves using Granny Apple Green ink and the image from the Daisy Lane stamp set. Vary the color of the leaves by using full strength ink for some leaves and stamping off for other leaves. Snail this piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope:

Stamp a couple fern leaves on the lower left corner of the envelope using Granny Apple ink and the fern image from the Daisy Lane stamp set.

 

 

I hope you enjoy making this card.  The Pressed Petal washi tape flower is easy to make and is stunning against the green fern leaves.  And the background of fern leaves is very forgiving, as it doesn’t matter if they overlap!

 

Product List

Daisy Lane Cling Stamp Set

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

Magnolia Memory Dies

1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch

Clear Block D

Clear Block B

Gold Faceted Gems

Perennial Essence Floral Centers

Pressed Petals Specialty Washi Tape

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Time4Stamping Tip: Choosing Colors

 

It’s very easy to look on Pinterest or other crafting sites and ”copy” color combinations when making your cards or other paper crafting items.  But when designing your own project, are you ever at a loss for which colors to choose or which colors coordinate with the Designer Paper you are using?

Here’s a quick tip to help you with that – one that I’d assumed most everyone knows, but recently I’ve been asked multiple times about how to know which colors to use with Designer Paper.

When you order a package of Designer Series Paper, look closely on the back of the white cardboard piece that is in the package with the paper. It tells you the name of the Designer Series Paper, and right under that, in small print, is a list of colors that coordinate with that paper so you know which cardstock or ink colors will work well together. Of course you’re not limited to using only those colors, but it does give you some ideas of what colors are used in the Designer Series Paper. For example, here is the list that is for the Magnolia Lane Designer Paper and the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.

 

 

Depending on your likes and style, these lists give you a great starting point to coordinate your cardstock or ink with the Designer Paper you are using.

Here are examples of cardstock that match well with the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.

 

 

Whether you are new or experienced in papercrafting, I hope this quick tip helps you in your project designing!

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From ‘How’ to ‘Wow’ #6: Mama & Baby Bluebirds

 

Here is another very simple card sketch with oh-so-elegant results! Notice that the “shapes” on the sketch don’t necessarily have to be “shapes” on the finished card. I replaced the orange “scalloped circle” with the larger bird image and the green “scalloped ovals” with the stamped leaves images.

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Using Stazon ink, stamp the three leaf image from the Free As A Bird stamp set onto the lower left corner of a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Seaside Spray cardstock. Use an Aqua Painter to color the leaves with Old Olive ink. The easiest way to do this is to place some ink on an acrylic block or just squeeze the closed stamp pad until some ink transfers to the inside of the lid, then pick up the ink with your Aqua Painter.

When you have finished applying color to the leaves, use the Subtles embossing folder to emboss this piece then snail it to the card front.

Use Stazon ink to stamp the four birds on the branch image from the Free As A Bird stamp set onto the 5″ x 3″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Stamp the small ‘hello’ greeting on the lower right side under the branch. Crop this piece with the second largest Nesting Labels die.

Use Stazon ink to stamp the larger bird image onto the scrap of Whisper White cardstock.

Use an Aqua Painter to color the birds with Seaside Spray, So Saffron and Crumb Cake ink. After applying the Seaside Spray ink, I laid down the So Saffron ink first, then used the Crumb Cake to add a little shading to the birds. Use Blushing Bride ink for the flowers, Old Olive ink for the leaves, and Crumb Cake for the branch, again using an Aqua Painter to apply the color.

Use your Paper Snips to trim around the large bird.

Attach the bird images to the card front with dimensionals. See photo for placement. Tie a small bow with Whisper White Baker’s Twine and attach to the left side of the branch image.

Place one large pearl and two medium pearls on the upper right corner of the card front.

 

Inside:

Snail the remaining piece of Seaside Spray cardstock to the inside of the card.

Use Stazon ink to stamp the greeting from the Forever Lovely stamp set, and one leaf cluster from the Free As A Bird stamp set onto the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Color the leaves with Old Olive ink using your AquaPainter.

Snail the strip of Seaside Spray cardstock on the left side of the stamped piece, leaving just a very thin white border. Tie a piece of Whisper Shite Baker’s Twine around the Seaside Spray strip. Snail the finished piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope:

Carry the card design to your envelope by using Stazon ink to stamp a leaf cluster on the lower left corner of the envelope. Color with Old Olive ink using your Aqua Painter.

 

 

Thanks for taking a look at this card sketch! You can always try it with your favorite colors. I think coordinating the background color with the color of the birds really adds to the elegance of the card, as well as adding the pearls in the corner for a little bling.

 

Product List

Free As A Bird Bundle

Forever Lovely Photopolymer Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Aqua Painters

Pearl Basic Jewels

Twine Baker's Whisper White

Paper Snips Scissors

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Glue Dots

Clear Block E

Clear Block C

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Tutorial: Best of Friends!

 

This happy pair are the Best of Friends!  This fun and easy to make card will be a big hit with your best friend too!

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Snail one piece of Basic Black cardstock to the card front.

Using Memento ink, stamp the cow holding the flower from the Over The Moon stamp set onto the left side of a 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

Place a piece of tape over the words on the sitting pig stamp from the This Little Piggy stamp set. Ink up the stamp with Memento ink, then remove the tape before stamping the pig next to the cow.

Use Memento ink to stamp the greeting from the Fable Friends stamp set above the pig. Refer to the photo for placement of stamped images.

Color the cow using Dark Smokey Slate, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Petal Pink, Light Calypso Coral, and Light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends markers. Color the pig with Light and Dark Petal Pink and Dark Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends markers. Use Light Granny Apple Green and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends markers to color the grass and dirt under the pig.

Snail the 3/4″ strip of Gingham Terracotta Designer Paper to the bottom of the stamped piece. Wind a piece of linen thread twice around the stamped piece just above the Designer Paper strip and tie it into a small bow.

 

Inside: 

Snail the remaining piece of Basic Black cardstock to the inside of the card.

Use Memento Ink to stamp the pig holding the flower from the This Little Piggy stamp set onto the remaining piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Refer to the photo to color the pig using the Light and Dark Petal Pink, Dark Smokey Slate, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Calypso Coral, Light Granny Apple Green and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends markers.

Snail the 1/4″ strip of Gingham Terracotta Tile Designer Paper to the top of the stamped piece, then snail to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope: 

Use Memento ink or a Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker to carefully apply ink to the flower only of the pig with the flower stamp, then stamp to the lower left corner of the envelope. Color the flower with Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Granny Apple Green, and Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends markers.

 

 

The little guys on this card just make me smile! Make someone you know smile—make this card and send it to them today!

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Product List

Over The Moon Cling Stamp Set

This Little Piggy Clear-Mount Stamp Set

This Little Piggy Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Fable Friends Cling Stamp Set

Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

2019–2021 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Smoky Slate Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Calypso Coral Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Linen Thread

Snail Adhesive

Clear Block D

From ‘How’ to ‘Wow’ #5: Floral Essence Birthday

 

This simple card sketch may not look very enticing at first glance, but add different textures, layers, and Glimmer Paper, and you turn this sketch into a beautiful card!

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Using the Basket Weave embossing folder, emboss one piece of the Soft Seafoam cardstock, then snail it onto the card front.

Use the Sprig Punch to punch out three sprigs each from the Gold Glimmer Paper and Pear Pizzazz scraps.

Using Blushing Bride ink, stamp one large solid flower and two smaller solid flowers from the Floral Essence stamp set. Use Pineapple Punch ink and the corresponding flower center stamp to add yellow flower centers to the flowers.

Use your paper snips to fussy cut the flowers. Add a bit of glimmer to the flowers using Wink of Stella.

Use the third largest scalloped oval from the Layering Ovals Framelits to crop the piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock.

Using Gray Granite ink, stamp ‘Happy Birthday’ from the Special Celebrations stamp set onto the 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Crop this piece with the second largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits, then snail onto the cropped Pear Pizzazz oval. Use dimensionals to attach this piece to the card front.

Arrange the Gold Glimmer and Pear Pizzazz sprigs in a pleasing pattern and use multipurpose glue to adhere the sprigs to the card front, tucking the ends under the oval.  See photo for placement.

Use dimensionals to attach the flowers to the card front, covering the ends of the sprigs and slightly overlapping the oval.

 

Inside:

 

Snail the remaining piece of Soft Seafoam cardstock to the inside of the card.

Using Gray Granite ink, stamp the sentiment from the Special Celebrations stamp set. Use Blushing Bride ink to stamp the small solid flower from the Floral Essence stamp set to the lower left corner on the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Use Pineapple Punch ink and the corresponding flower center stamp to stamp the flower center. Use Wink of Stella on the flower if desired.

 

Envelope:

 

Use Blushing Bride ink and Pineapple Punch ink to stamp the small solid flower to the lower left corner of the envelope.

 

This card sketch lends itself perfectly to a floral design. Which other floral stamps do you have that you could try with this sketch?

 

Product List

Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set

Special Celebrations Cling-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Gold Glimmer Paper

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

Sprig Punch

Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Paper Snips Scissors

Clear Block D

Clear Block B