Hello crafty friends! I'm back today with our monthly Stamping Symphony blog hop, and am delighted to share a sweet birthday card with you. This month our theme is Sale-a-bration and the Jan-June Mini Catalogue!
All measurements are given in my video, which is further down in this post).
Do you recognize the paper I used? It's Flower & Field DSP from Sale-a-bration. So pretty with florals on one side of the paper and lovely patterns on the other!
The contrast of the white against the Basic Black & Just Jade paper gives a clean crisp look to the card. You can earn this paper FREE during Sale-a-bration! If you wish to make a purchase, you can click on the picture links at the bottom of this post to shop with me!
FLOWER & FIELD DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
Do you heat emboss? If not, give it a try! Add that extra WOW to your cards! This greeting embossed beautifully! It's from the Approaching Perfection FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set!
I heat embossed this greeting in Just Jade....say what!?!?! We don't have Just Jade embossing powder.
Here's how I did it: Using my Stamparatus, I inked up the greeting in Just Jade, cleaned the stamp in place, then stamped again using Versamark. Next, I sprinkled Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, tapped off the extra, and used my Heat Tool. I wish you could see the shine on the greeting!
To cut the greeting using one of the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I then cut the vellum piece using a Layering Circle die. I love how the vellum adds interest to the card!
APPROACHING PERFECTION STAMP SET
These balloons are so adorable! I coloured them using my Just Jade Stampin' Blends, then added Wink of Stella! Those itsy bitsy bows were made using the Whisper White twine from the Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack and are held on using 1/2 of a glue dot (yup...I did cut glue dots in half!)
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO WATCH MY VIDEO TUTORIAL
I'm all for visual interest on cards, and that being the case, I used one of my Curvy Dies to change the card front. It really adds a flow and softness to the card!
Love this card?Please leave me a comment.And,you can purchase the products to make this card using the picture links at the bottom of this post.
Please note: Sale-a-bration products are exclusive and only available until Feb 28, or while supplies last. Love 'em? Place your order soon!
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Hi my crafty friends! I found myself wanting to make a super simple card, and that brought me back to my fave paper in the Sale-a-bration flyer - Paper Blooms DSP <---psssst...its FREE with a $60 product order!
Here's my card.
It's cold & snowy in January, and let's face it - we need a bit of brightness and happy, so I used my So Saffron Stampin' Blends to add a few pops of colour!
A simple 'hello' goes a long way when wanting to stay connected with friends!
How have I not used this twine before!?!?! It's the Misty Moonlight/Silver Bakers Twine in the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack. Perfect for this card!
Card Measurements:
Base - 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2
Layer 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
DSP 4 x 5 1/4
Thank you for stopping by today! If you love the Paper Blooms DSP or anything else in the Sale-a-bration flyer, my suggestion is for you to get it before the end of Sale-a-bration on Feb 28, 2021 as items as available while supplies last.
What an absolute thrill to be one of the December Top 10 Winners Blog Hop! My little card finished in first place! Thank you for your votes - you can view that card HERE.
I'm so grateful to be hopping along with so many talented demonstrators world-wide! The theme for our hop is Thank You. Here's my card!
Colouring the black & white paper - True Love Designer Series Paper from the new Jun-July Mini Catalogue is super easy! It's gorgeous as is, but colouring it is a huge WOW! I used my Dark Soft Seafoam for the leaves, and a mix of 3 colours for the flowers. I started with Ivory, then added Dark Petal Pink and finally Light Calypso Coral. I love how easy Stampin' Blends are to use! They make me feel like an artist!
Once all the flowers were coloured, I fussy cut them (easy peasy), then heat embossed the sentiment from Butterfly Gala using Stampin' White Embossing Powder, onto Basic Black cardstock. That 'stitching' around the layer is created from one of the dies in my Stitched Shapes dies set. It gives a finished look, which I love!
For assembly, I adhered one of the flowers with leaves to the sentiment layer and popped them up on dimensionals. I find it's best to plan where all the pieces will go, then snap a pic with my cell for reference.
And you know me - I had to throw in a bit of gold trim from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack!
The original piece I had cut from the True Love DSP was 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and that section had enough flowers for the front of the card and inside!
My card base and layers are Whisper White, and for the front layer, I embossed it using the Painted Texture 3D Folder from the new Mini.
TO VIEW MY HOW-TO VIDEO CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW
Jan-June Mini Catalogue and.......
There are SO many amazing new products in the Jan-June Mini! The catalogue goes live on Jan 5, 2021...as does....drum roll.....Sale-a-bration! If you aren't familiar with Sale-a-bration (aka SAB), it's our fave time of year because you can earn free SAB products. In Canada, if your spend is $60 (before tax/shipping), you get to choose an item from the SAB catalogue! That's free product!! It goes in increments of $60....so if your spend is $120 - you get 2 free SAB items, and so on.
Something to Ponder...
Before becoming a demonstrator I was a customer, then about 4 1/2 years ago I purchased the Starter Kit - who doesn't love a bargain! I wanted the 20-25% discount. But the biggest reward has to be the friends I've made - what a blessing!
Here's a thought - your wishlist is large, I recommend you get those items in the Starter Kit. In a nutshell....for just $135, you get to choose $165 in product. There's no tax on the kit in most provinces and it ships FREE! Join for the discount - read the details HERE.
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Do you need any of the products used for today's card? Click on the shopping links below.
Not shown: True Love DSP, Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder
