Friday, July 29, 2022

Using the Spruced Up stamps and dies

 Hello fellow stampers, crafters, and friends!  Today I have made a card using the Spriced Up stamps and dies.  It is Christmas-y but could certainly be maid into a birthday card!  


Let's get started with today's project.

Items needed for this card: (in no particular order)

* Spruced Up stamp set
* Spruced Up Outline dies
* Pained Texture 3D embossing folder
* Thick Basic White card stock
* Basic Black card stock 
* Pool Party card stock
* Celebrate Everything DSP (**Host item)
* Memento Black ink pad 
* Lovely Labels Pick a Punch
* Blocks A, B, D 
* Adhesive(s) of choice
* Stampin' Dimensionals
* Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine
* Paper trimmer
* Paper Snips
* Stampin' Scrub (or something to clean your stamps)
* Stampin' Mist


                                          

Dimensions: 

* 8.5" x 5.5" Thick Basic White card stock, folded in half at 4.25"
* 4" x 2 1/4" Pool Party (to emboss)
* 4" x 3" DSP (Celebrate Everyhing)
* 4" x 1/2" Pool Party card stock 
* 3" x 1/2" Pool Party card stock (for sentiment)
* 1/4 of a full sheet of Basic Black card stock (for die cutting and backing of die cut pieces)


How to:

Remember to check the photo or video if needed.

* Cut all of your card stock and DSP as stated in the dimensions
* Fold your card base in half at 4.25". You will be making a vertical card today.
* Die cut three presentsusing your choice of DSP and another three using basic black. Keep the inside pieces of the DSP ones and the outline pieces of the basic black ones.
* Emboss the lagest piece of Pool Party using the Painted Texture 3D folder
* Stamp the sentiment onto the center of the smaller strip of Pool Party card stock in your Memento Black ink then punch each end using the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch
* Take the embossed piece of Pool party and the large piece of DSP and on the backside, butt the two pieces up against each other and tape or attach together in some way (I just used scotch tape)
* Adhere these two pieces, that are now together like one, onto the card base.
* Adhere the longer of the two Pool Party strip pieces along the center of the "line" where the DSP and embossed piece meet up  (as though you are using this piece like ribbon to cover up the "line")
* Adhere the black outlines of the presents to some Basic Black card stock.  When doing this, it works best to not cover up the piece that represents the ribbon, so use that edge to be right against the end of the piece you are glueing to.
* Adhere the center pieces of the presents.  IMPORTANT: the center pieces may look the same in size but they are not!  Make sure you put the correct piece into the correct spot or it won't look right.
* Trim around the presents as needed 
* Adhere stampin' dimensionsals to the back of the presents and the sentiment piece.  
* Add the presents to the center of the Pool party strip (see picture)and the sentiment underneath the presents
* Stamp the inside as you see fit  (I stamped a few of the small presents that are in the stamp set and the other part of the sentiment)







Your card is complete!





 




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Thanks for joining me and I hope that you will be back next week!  

**Don't forget it is Sale-A-Bration time!! SOme items can be eared for free with a $50 or more order in my online store!  Contact me if you need help or have questions.

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Hippest Hippos: Sale-a-bration continues!

 Hello fellow stampers, crafters, and friends!  Today I am sharing a cute, easy card I made using the Hippest Hippos stamps and coordinating dies.  These items can be earned for free through the end of August when you place an order of $50 or more** in my online store. Who doesn't love free stuff!?


Let's get started with today's project.

Items needed for this card: (in no particular order)

* Hippest Hippos stamp set (**Sale-a-bration item)
* Hippo dies (**Sale-a-bration item)
* Stylish Shapes dies
* Thick Basic White card stock
* Basic Black card stock 
* Shaded Spruce card stock - scrap
* Polished Pink Card stock - scrap
* Perfectly Penciled DSP
* Celebrate Everything DSP (**Host item)
* Memento Black ink pad 
* Dark Smokey Slate and Light Smokey Slate Stampin' Blends
* Light Polished Pink Stampin' Blend
* Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blend
* Block A
* Block D
* Pearl Basic Jewels
* Adhesive(s) of choice
* Stampin' Dimensionals
* Wink of Stella
* Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine
* Paper trimmer
* Paper Snips
* Stampin' Scrub (or something to clean your stamps)
* Stampin' Mist


                                          

Dimensions: 

* 8.5" x 5.5" Thick Basic White card stock, folded in half at 4.25"
* 4 1/4" x 1 3/4"  DSP (Celebrate Everything)
* 3 1/2" x 1"  DSP (Perfectly Penciled)
* scraps of Shaded Spuce, Polished Pink, Basic White, and Basic Black


How to:

Remember to check the photo or videos if needed.

* Cut all of your card stock and DSP as stated in the dimensions
* Fold your card base in half at 4.25". You will be making a horizontal card today.
* Stamp your hippo then color it in using the stampin' blends
* Die cut the hippo, flowers, plant base, and circles, then cut the shaded spruce circle so that it is much smaller and looks like a hill or grass 
* When die cutting the black circles, you will want to use the largest 3 circles from the Stylish shapes and run them through all stacked inside each other neatly to get the rings that you see in the photo
* Flag the ends of the DSP pieces by cutting into the center slightly, the cut from the corner to the spot where you cut (do this on both sides to make a flagged end) 
* Adhere your DSP to the card base.  Place the bigger piece closer to the top half and the smaller piece over the bottom of the larger piece 
* Place dimensionals onto the back of the hippo and the smaller of the two flowers and set aside 
* Adhere the Shaded Spruce piece that you cut to look like a hill onto the white circle
* Stamp in Memento Black the sentiment in the upper right of the circle 
* Adhere the hippo to the left side of the circle, and the plant/flowers to the right side 
* Add Pearl Basic Jewels to the center of 2 flowers
* Add Wink of Stella to the black rings
* Add the black rings to the card, placing the largerst one twards the left top and the smaller overlapping towards the bottom right 
* Add dimensionals to the back of the white circle that you have put the hippo on and then add to your card by overlapping it on the black rings 
* Stamp the inside as you see fit

Your card is complete!  



 







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Thanks for joining me and I hope that you will be back next week!  

**Each of the Sale-a-bration items are a $50 level item, so to get both you would need to spend $100.  Contact me if you need help or have questions!


Friday, July 15, 2022

New catalog and Sale-a-bration time!

Hello fellow stampers, crafters, and friends!  It has been a long time since I have posted.  You see, last October, my beloved husband passed away.  It tore my children and I apart, emotionally.  It has been a long road of helping each of us grieve, all in our own ways.  But, I am (hopefully) back to my blogging and I sure hope you join me once again.

Let's get started with today's project, which is super simple and a great way to use DSP.

Items needed for this card: (in no particular order)

* Amazing Phrases stamp set (**Sale-a-bration item)
* Thick Basic White card stock
* Basic Black card stock
* 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer Paper
* Celebrate Everything DSP (**Host item)
* Black StazOn ink pad 
* Tahitian Tide ink pad
* Parakeet Party ink pad
* Sweet Sorbet ink pad
* Blending Brushes
* Block H
* Opal Rounds
* Adhesive(s) of choice
* Stampin' Dimensionals
* Paper trimmer
* Stampin' Scrub (or something to clean your stamps)
* Stampin' Mist


                                          

Dimensions: 

* 8.5" x 5.5" Thick Basic White card stock, folded in half at 4.25"
* 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Basic Black card stock
* 3 1/8"x 3 1/8" In Color Glimmer Paper
* 3" x 3"  DSP




How to:

*Cut all of your card stock and DSP as stated in the dimensions
* Fold your card base in half at 4.25"
*Using blending brushes (or daubers) pick up some color from your ink pad and blend into the center of one of the firework-like images
* Repeat that step with the other two colors, eventually filling in all of the images, but leaving white spaces all around
* Adhere the newly blended DSP piece to the glimmer paper (use plenty of adhesive, as the glimmer paper is rough) 
* Adhere this to the black mat
* Place dimensionals onto the back and set aside  
* Stamp your sentiment (I used "Woo Hoo!") in StazOn Balck at the bottom of you card base.  If you need help with spacing, set the DSP piece onto the card, then line up your stamps
* Once stamped, adhere the DSP piece to the card base by taking the backs off the dimensionals
* Add Opal Rounds to the center of 3 of the firework-like images
* Stamp the inside as you see fit,  I used two sentiments, "to another year" and "around the sun"

Your card is complete!  



 





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Thanks for joining me and I hope that you will be back next week!  







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