Showing posts with label Stampin' Up!. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stampin' Up!. Show all posts

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Paper Pumpkin Alternatives March 2019 - Teal

I have never really been a fan of teal and aqua until recently and nor it seem to be invading every square inch of my life! I am not sure what color set I like the most out of the pink, yellow or teal selections, but the teal was was the ones that came last, mostly because I really did not like the balloons, the polka dot numbers or that polka dot teal paper, so these are the ones I altered the most - but are some of may favorites for sure!

~Enjoy


This one could easily be turned into a menorah! I tool a white background and lightly sponged the edges with Bermuda Bay. Embossed the light Pool Party & Daffodil Delight Banners with Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder. I placed a few continuous lines of tear-n-tape across the back of the polka dot letter sheet & cut off a piece to use as a background for the candles.

I took the strip of red & white candles & turned them over to the back. I added the flames on the outside in Daffodil Delight and the inside of the flame with So Saffron. I loved the way they turned out and used this technique several times with this kit.

The present is sentiment label is made with one of the presents from the inside of the card and the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamps. Topping it off with a double bow made with Linen Thread.
The envelope is stamped with Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay using the stamp set included with the kit.


I was really trying hard to use this polka dot "paper" and I also wanted to start adding a little more depth to my cards in general so I started adding Soft Suede to the background to hide the 1980s teal polka dot & at first I was like, uh-oh, the numbers show through, but I kept going.

I added Soft Suede to my Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder & ran that through my machine and even though it came out uneven - I kind of liked the effect. I knew I wanted to do a background color-on-color cupcake with Pool Party. By this point, this was looking really good & I was thinking - who would I give this too - then I remembered my great niece will be turning 16 soon & she loves teal - perfect!

I added the 16 cut from the retired numbers set in Crumb Cake sponge edged with Soft Suede and the Sweet is stamped with Bermuda Bay and the Hello Cupcake set. Add a off white hand cut banner edged with Bermuda Bay, a double bow with Linen Thread, a small border of the 1980s teal polka dot paper & the party hat with the excess border trimmed down. I rough up the edges on most of the layers & then sponged the rough edges with a coordinating color. I LOVE the way this card came out!


This was a pretty quick and easy variation. The background is trimmed down from the card base provided, the cakes are trimmed from the card insides. The sentiment is from Hello Cupcake in Black and some yellow ribbon from my collection.

I took the strip of red & white candles & turned them over to the back. I took the hat stamp & carefully positioned it so the stripes would line up to be stripes on the candles and miss the flame. Make sure that you do not get in on the top part of the hat where the pom-pom is. I then added the flames with the outside in Daffodil Delight and the inside of the flame with So Saffron. These little striped candles add so much to the card!

The envelope for this one came out so cute! It is stamped with Pool Party and Hello Cupcake for the large confetti, The 3 little dots are with Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight & Amazing Life Then the Flirty Flamingo & Black dot are hand done with markers. It matches perfectly!


Here is another version at a grungy card. I started with a background of Lemon Lime Twist (nooo... please do not retire), I added the trimmed off edges of the scalloped tag provided. A piece of the light blue polka dot card base trimmed down, topped with the rest of the trimmed down tag embossed with Swirls & Curls.

For the sentiment I cut apart the stamp "It's your" and also "Today we celebrate YOU!". I stamped the sentiment with Bermuda Bay onto Pool Party and edged all of the items with Soft Suede.

I made the candle with the candles provided and the party hat stamp using Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight & So Saffron markers. I trimmed down the border of the party hat & edged those also with Soft Suede. Everything is popped up with dimensionals and topped off with the Polka Dot ribbon, Gold Mini Sequin Trim and some green and white Baker's Twine form my collection.


This may have turned out to be my favorite card. Unfortunately it uses a LOT of outside of the box product, but I finally got that teal polka dot "paper" to look good!

This uses the retired Cupcakes & Carousels DSP and behind those is a swatch of cheesecloth. The cupcake is heavily Wink of Stella-ed and stamped with Hello Cupcake, Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay on Pool Party.

The cupcake sits on a piece of Whisper White embossed with Swirls and Curls and the 3 background papers have torn edges. It is topped off with a White Baker's Twin double bow and the sentiment is provided in the set and inked with Bermuda Bay.

The envelope for is stamped with Daffodil Delight and Hello Cupcake for the large confetti, the 3 little dots are with Bermuda Bay, the little flourish is from Amazing Life and stamped with Pool Party. It's so cute!


The collection




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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Color Challenge Week #34

Here is week #34's inspiration:


The Stampin' Up! colors identified were:

  • Grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Black


Here is my submission:

I liked this card so much that is became my Christmas card this year! I made about 85 of them!






Here are the group results as well:



Saturday, March 19, 2016

Instructions - Bottom Tab Gift Card Holder


Card Base

  • Cut base cardstock 4-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches
  • Score at 3-3/4 and again at 9 inches


Card Base - Top

  • Place the larger scored section in an envelope punch board at 1 inch
  • Punch
  • Flip over & place it again at 1 inch
  • Punch
  • This creates the closure for the gift card holder


Card Base

  • Fold
  • You can either choose to close the gift card holder with the middle tab - or the 2 end ones
  • I chose the middle for this example


Accent Pieces

Top Section

  • Cut White 3-1/4 x 4 inches
  • Cut Yellow 3 x 3-3/4 inches
  • Cut White 2-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches

Bottom

  • Cut White 1-1/2 x 4 inches
  • Cut Yellow 1-1/4 x 3-3/4 inches
  • Cut White 1 x 3-1/2 inches


Side Closures

  • If you would like you can cut 1-1/4 inch circles to secure the bottom section together
  • Score them down the middle
  • Adhere with Scor-Tape
  • For a final example - see the pink card at the bottom


Attached Pocket

  • Cut a coordinating piece of cardstock 3-7/8 x 6-1/4 inches
  • Score at 1/2 and again at 4-3/4


Attached Pocket

  • Place the larger scored section in an envelope punch board at 1 inch
  • Punch
  • Flip over & place it again at 1 inch
  • Punch
  • This creates decorated edge for the attached pocket


Attached Pocket

  • Fold in a zig zag pattern
  • Emboss the top & bottom separately - I did the card & the pocket
  • TIP: Doing them separately will give you a same direction pattern
  • TIP: Do the large one first - because when you run it through a second time - the large side gets smooshed & you will not see the smooshed side because it is inside of the pocket


Assemble

Card

  • Using 1/4 inch Scor-Tape (or some other very strong adhesive) tape the smaller end - right & left edges together to create a pocket
  • TIP: If you choose to add the circles on the outside instead - you do not need to perform this step

Pocket

  • Using 1/4 inch Scor-Tape, tape the larger end - right & left edges together to create a pocket
  • Secure
  • On the small edge - run a piece of Scor-Tape along the crease
  • TIP: Larger tape is fine - just make sure you are next to the crease - not the outside edge
  • TIP: Place a piece of white on the pocket to allow for a stamped sentiment or a personal hand-written message


Assemble

  • Lay your pocket down centered (tape side up), Scor-Tape showing (do not bend it) and snug up against the crease of the top fold
  • Close the top flap
  • The top fold will lay exactly on the tape causing the little pocket to lift when opened
  • Tuck the pocket inside the bottom flap


Removable Pocket

Cut

  • Cut a coordinating piece of cardstock 3-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches
  • Score at 1-3/4

Punch

  • Place the smaller scored section in an envelope punch board at 1 inch
  • Flip over & place it again at 1 inch
  • Punch
  • This creates decorated edge for the removable pocket


Removable Pocket

Emboss

  • Emboss the top & bottom separately - I did the card & the pocket
  • TIP: Doing them separately will give you a same direction pattern
  • TIP: Do the large one first - because when you run it through a second time - the large side gets smooshed & you will not see the smooshed side because it is inside of the pocket

Secure

  • Using 1/4 inch Scor-Tape (or some other very strong adhesive) tape the smaller end right & left edges together to create a pocket


Removable Pocket

  • Cut corners to create a tag with a decorative die or scissors
  • TIP: Die is cut side up with only a portion of the paper under the cutting edge
  • TIP: You may want to do this part before embossing the tag - the backside of the die smooshed part of the embossed area


Removable Pocket

  • Staple /add ribbon to create a pull for the tag
  • TIP: Place a piece of white on the card to allow for a stamped sentiment or a personal hand-written message


Removable Pocket

  • Removable pocket - removed


Create!

  • Time to decorate!


Create!

  • Finished card with pocket removed


Example

  • Finished card with circle closures noted at top


Example

  • Finished card attached pop up pocket