Hello Everyone and welcome to the October Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop!
Have FUN and be INSPIRED as you hop along with us tonight!
This months kit is so pretty and has so many possibilities!
Hello Everyone and welcome to the October Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop!
Have FUN and be INSPIRED as you hop along with us tonight!
This months kit is so pretty and has so many possibilities!
Hello everyone! Happy Monday! Golly...it was nippy this morning...30 degrees! We turned our heater on! I hope you all are well this wonderful day! It's time for another "Make-It Monday" tutorial!
This tutorial came from a group that I'm in where we share our creations and directions on how to recreate them. I absolutely LOVE this one and thought you would too! ENJOY!!
"Make-It Monday" - Comfort and Hope
Supplies:
Measurements:
·
Crumb Cake: 5 ½” x 8 ½”,
scored at 4 ¼”, (card base)
·
Blushing Bride: 5 ¼” x 4”
·
Whisper White: 5’ x 3 ¾”; ¾”
x 3 ¼” strip
·
Fluid 100 Watercolor paper:
5’ x 3 ¾”
· Designer Paper: 1’ x 3 ½” strip
Instructions:
1.
Squeeze the Blushing Bride
inkpad -while closed- in order to put some ink on the lid. Use
watercolor painter to squeeze some water onto the lid and brush a watercolor
wash background onto the watercolor paper.
While the background wash is still wet – stamp the herringbone pattern
in blushing bride on the right side. Allow to dry.
2.
Stamp the saying with Crumb
Cake ink onto the Whisper White strip.
Use a punch or scissors to cut the banner ending.
3.
Cut the end of the Designer
Series strip on an angle.
4.
When dry, stamp the circle
pattern in Crumb cake ink onto the right side of the watercolor paper. Use Early Espresso ink to stamp the foliage.
5.
Adhere the Blushing Bride
to the Crumb Cake card base. Adhere the
watercolor background to the Blushing Bride layer.
6.
Adhere the Designer Series
paper strip to the watercolor paper as shown.
Use Fine Tip Glue pen to adhere the In Good Taste Elements as
shown.
7.
Use Stampin’ Up!
Dimensionals to adhere the saying.
8. Stamp the Whisper White inside as shown with Crumb Cake ink. To achieve the two tone look of the foliage – stamp once with a fully inked stamp and then immediately again without reinking the stamp in between. Adhere to the inside. Give to someone who could use a hug right now.
Isn't this a beautiful card...so simple...I LOVE IT!!!
Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Mine was super busy! I had a four day retreat which started last Thursday and ended yesterday! It was a great group of gals....FULL OF CREATIVITY!
Check out the this fun tutorial I have for you today! It's from a tutorial group I belong to! I LOVE IT!
Sweetest
Time – Slimline Christmas Card
All
images © 1990-2020 Stampin’ Up!®
Supplies:
·
Card Stock –
Shaded Spruce (146981); Whisper White (100730); Thick Whisper White (140272);
Pear Pizzaz (131201); Gold Foil (132622)
·
Stamps –
Sweetest Time (153436); or Sweetest Time Bundle (155169)
·
Ink Pads
– Real Red (147084); Pear Pizzaz (147104); So Saffron (147109)
·
Misc. – Stampin’ Cut
& Emboss Machine (149653); Hippo
& Friends Dies (153585); Sweetest Borders Dies (153559), Mini Glue Dots (103683);
All The Trimmings Ribbon Combo Pack (153541);
Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457); Tis the Season 6”x6” Designer Series
Paper (DSP) (153489); Multi-Purpose
Liquid Glue (110755); Bone Folder (102300); Paper Snips (103579); Paper Trimmer
(152392); Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897); Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
(144108)
Measurements:
·
Thick
Whisper White: 9 ¼” x 8” scored at 4”
·
Tis the Season DSP: 2 sheets 1 ¾” x 6”
(pay attention to have same pattern direction)
·
Whisper
White: 2 ½” x 3 ½”; scraps;
·
Pear
Pizzazz: scraps
·
Shaded
Spruce: scraps
·
Gold
Foil: ¼” x 9 ¼”; 2 ½” x 3 ½”
·
Old Olive Ribbon: 7”
Instructions:
1.
Fold
Thick Whisper White card base in half on score line. Flatten fold with bone
folder.
2.
Line
up the 2 pieces of DSP adhere together and trim such that the patterns match
and forms a piece 9 ¼” long. (Note: using a pattern from 12”x 12” DSP would be
easier.)
3.
Adhere
gold foil strip to the back of the DSP, with 1/8” showing at the top. Adhere
this piece to the card front.
4.
Stamp
“All is calm, all is bright” just above the gold foil (see sample).
5.
Stamp
the candles in Real Red ink, on the 2 ½” x 3 ½” piece of Whisper White. Stamp
the candle flames using So Saffron ink, apply Wink of Stella to the flames. Die
cut with the
largest stitched rectangular
shape from Hippo & Friends Dies. Stamp the middle candle on a scrap piece
of Whisper White and cut out with Paper Snips.
6.
Adhere
3 candle piece to the center of gold foil piece. Use Paper Snips to trim
corners to leave an even gold border around the diecut.
7.
Adhere
this piece to the card front with dimensionals.
8.
Adhere
Pear Pizzazz candle over middle Real Red candle using dimensionals.
9.
Using
the Sweetest Borders Dies, die cut 4 large leaves and 2 small leaves from
Shaded Spruce scraps using the leaves dies and 6 pine sprigs from Pear Pizzaz
scraps. Adhere to card front with Mini
Glue Dots.
10. Stamp 2 images of 3 berries on Whisper
White with Real Red ink and die cut with the 3 berry die from Sweetest Borders
Dies. Adhere to center of leaves with
dimensionals.
11. Make a bow with the Old Olive ribbon
and adhere to card front with glue dot.
12. Add 3 red rhinestones to card front.
Hello everyone! Monday's almost over...but I still have time to share a "Make-It Monday" tutorial! This is from one of the tutorial groups I belong to and I just love it! I would make such a nice decoration for your home or fun gift to give to someone you are thankful for!
GATHER TOGETHERAll
images © 1990-2020 Stampin’ Up!®
Supplies:
·
Stamp Sets: Gather Together (150589)
·
Cardstock: Early Expresso (119686), Very Vanilla (101650,
Mint Macaroon (138337), Cajun Craze (119684)
·
DSP: Gilded Autumn Specialty (153520)
·
Ink: Cajun Craze (147085)
·
Tools & Accessories: Gathered Leaves
Dies (150662), Well-Written Dies (151816), Layering Squares Dies (151772), 1.5”
circle punch (138299), Timeless Label Punch (149516)
·
Embellishments: Gold Hoops (152474), Gilded
Gems (152478), Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack (152475), 3/8” Embroidered
Ribbon (153554)
Measurements:
·
Frame is 9” x 9” - deep shadow box (available at Hobby Stores)
·
Base Cardstock is 9” x 9” Very Vanilla
·
Cut two “spacers” 11” x .75” from scrap
paper to aide in positioning pieces
·
Early Expresso mats are 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”,
·
DSP (select complementary designs) are 4
5/8” x 4 5/8”,
· Scraps of cardstock for stamping and die cutting / punching
Instructions:
·
Cut cardstock and DSP per measurements
·
Adhere DSP to Early Expresso mats
·
Stamp sentiments of choice with Cajun
Craze ink
·
Die Cut / Punch out sentiments
·
Stamp pumpkins on Very Vanilla with
Cajun Craze ink
·
Die cut pumpkins
·
Die cut various leaves on Cajun Craze
and/or Mint Macroon cardstock
·
Die cut THANKS on Cajun Craze cardstock
·
Adhere sentiments, leaves, pumpkins with
glue dots and dimensionals
·
Use glue dots under gold ring in area
covered by leaves
·
Tie ribbon as desired and adhere with
glue dots
·
Adhere Gilded Gems as desired
·
Position spacers along two edges – use
sticky notes to hold it in place
·
Start in corners and adhere each piece
using tape runner or dimensionals
·
Move spacers around the 9 x 9 piece
until all have been adhered
·
Place in frame and enjoy!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!
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