More Irresistible Cards

Hello and welcome.  Today's post is showing the rest (or most of the rest) of the cards that I made for the shut-ins at church for this month.  I had planned on posting this before the new catalog change-over but didn't get around to it in time.  So, you get it today instead.  I was worried that this awesome Hello, Irresistible DSP wouldn't last this long in the Online Exclusives and be sold out by now.  But it's still available and I so love it!  Yay!  So, here's (most of) the last of the cards that were made for this month.  Hope you like them.  Of course, you can change the idea to fit whatever DSP you have on hand.  This is just a great card template to use anytime.  And it works especially well with that 6" x 6" DSP that you're hoarding.  Another bonus if you're making multiple cards of this type is there's minimal stamping and no die-cutting.  Just some quick and easy layering.  Let's get stamping!

So pretty!  Just love this DSP and can't get enough of it!  I had ordered two packs originally, and some of the designs are already gone.  I need to make sure all of them have been used before I'm allowed to order more.  The boss said so!

This batch of cards started out with the Petal Pink cardstock that measured 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  It's scored and folded in half.  

The Hello, Irresistible DSP comes as 6" x 6", so cutting it this way you're able to get three cards from each piece.  Way to stretch those lovely prints.  First, a 1/2" slice was taken from the bottom of this design to make it 5 1/2" long.  Then the sheet was cut into three 2" strips.  

I wanted just a very skinny black strip to make the DSP stand out more.  The Basic Black cardstock was cut to measure 5 1/2" x 2 1/8".  This will give you just a 1/16" on either side.  They were attached together with Multi Purpose Liquid Glue for ease in lining it up correctly.  Then this was attached to the card front about 1/2" in from the folded left edge.  Like I said, easy peasy.  Right?

For the sentiment, I chose a simple one from the Happy Labels (page 50) stamp set.  I love the two different fonts on one sentiment and they do such a good job of that.  This one was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a 5/8" wide strip of Basic White cardstock.  The coordinating Happy Labels Pick a Punch was used on each end to make it a little dressier.  The label is attached to the card front with Dimensionals.

For a little extra something on the card, I added two of the Brass Butterflies.  Usually, I only add odd numbers for bling, but the two seemed happy just like that.

Here's a pic of the bunch of these cards that I made.  As you can see, a couple of them have a different print with the Petal Pink background.  Then there were three more that used another print from the set.  This time I switched things up to use Soft Sea Foam cardstock for the base because I liked it better with the print paper.  

Between these cards and the blue cards, I shared earlier in the week, there was a goodly pile of cards that went to the post office this morning.  Hope each of these cards will bring a smile to the recipient's face.  Just need to keep spreading God's love and caring to those around us.

If there's anything I can do to help you with your stamping needs, please get in touch with me.  I'm here to help you with any questions you might have.  I'd love to hear from you and hear about the creations you are making.  If you're placing an order soon, please use the Host Code shown at the top of this post.  Thank you so much!!

Have a very blessed day!

Sharon

Sun Prints Card

Oh dear, here we go again.  It's so hard to say good-bye to so many of my favorite products.  Today's post revolves around the lovely Sun Prints Designer Series Paper.  The organic look and colors of all these prints remind me of blue batik patterns that I love.  And do you remember doing sun prints on specialty papers when you were a kid?  I always thought it was so cool how the sun could bleach out the paper and leave this awesome design behind.  That's what these papers remind me of on the blue side.  The other side has cute little prints in Gray Granite.  Together it's just awesome, and that's what I'm using for today's card.  I thought the blue and white would work both for ladies and men and I needed a slew of cards for the shut-ins this month.  This is just one of the card designs I'm working on.

It's all in blues with a little white and silver thrown in for an interesting accent.  Here's how it's made.  Start with a card base of Night of Navy.  It measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  It's scored at 4 1/4" and folded in half.  Next is a layer of Basic White that measures 5 1/2" x 4".  This will fit right up to the top and bottom edges of the card, but with navy showing on both sides.

The Sun Prints DSP is the next layer.  I chose the print that has white fern-like sprigs and maybe dandelion stems on a mottled blue background. It measures 5 1/4" x 3 3/4".  It's attached to the Basic White layer with adhesive.  Then these layers are attached to the card base with adhesive also.

The leafy branches are from the Lighting the Way stamp set.  I stamped it in Night of Navy ink on Basic White.  The I used the coordinating die to cut it out.  The Lighting the Way Bundle is in the January-April Mini Catalog.  Unfortunately, the 10% off the Bundle price is gone at the end of April.   But I'm so happy it's carrying over into the new catalog and I can continue to share it with you.

Can you see the other two die-cut stem pieces?  They are much more prominent in real life.  First, I chose the skinny branch from the Harvest Dies.  This is such a wonderful basic branch to put behind other stems for a filler.  Alas, it is being retired.  This time I used some Silver Foil Paper to die-cut the branch.  

I also cut two butterflies from the same Silver Foil Paper.  Can you see the embossed detail the dies make when cutting?  I like having that extra detail on them instead of just being flat.  The butterfly dies come from the Meadow Dies.  These are also a carry over to the new catalog.

The second stem is cut from Vellum Cardstock.  This is one of the leaf dies from Poppy Moments Die set.  It has the look of a fern type of leaf to me, so it was the best choice for what I wanted to do.

First the silver branch was attached to the card front near the left side.  Then the vellum fern was attached over a little to the right of the branch with the stems coming together.  Lastly the stamped branch was attached on top of the others.  The two butterflies were attached with Dimenisonals.

The last thing I did was add a sentiment.  And wouldn't you know it, none of my other pictures actually show the sentiment on the card?!  At this point I wasn't even sure I was adding a sentiment.  That's why my pictures are bare.  But I did decide a sentiment was needed to fill the space.  I used a piece of Basic White that measures 3/4" x 2 1/2".  The sentiment comes from the Happy Labels stamp set.  It's stamped with Night of Navy ink.  The coordinating Happy Labels Pick a Punch was used to make those notches on each end.  The label was attached to the card front using Dimenisonals.  It's positioned just slightly over the stems to bring them all together.  Remember to go to the top of the post to see the totally finished card.  Guess I didn't have my mind fully in gear when I was taking the pictures.  So sorry!

The countdown is almost done.  May 2nd the new catalog goes live and we can order anything from it we want.  Woo Hoo!  As demonstrators we were only allowed to purchase certain stamp sets.  I wasn't a huge fan of the ones available, so I'm still playing with my old stamps.  It's time to bring on the new!  I can hardly wait to order.

Thanks for being here with me today.  I appreciate the time you take to visit.  You mean the world to me.  Remember if you're one of my customers, start looking in the mail for the envelopes I'm sending out.  And thank you for all your good wishes on my birthday yesterday.  You are a true blessing to me!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

3-D Thank You

Hello friend!  Glad you haven't given up on me even though I have not posted for several days.  I've been working to get all my business paperwork together, and then there were all the valentine cards that needed to get mailed out.  Now that things are all caught up and sort of back to normal, it's time to play.  Today's post isn't a card as usual, but a little 3-D box with a few goodies in it.  I've met a very sweet lady in my Bible Study class on Sunday mornings.  She offered to drive me to a luncheon on Thursday, because I have no sense of direction and forever get turned around.  I thought I'd make her a little something to thank her for her kindness.  Guess I'm getting a head start on Random Acts of Kindness week that is going on next week.  Besides, you can never show too much kindness, can you?

At first, I thought I'd make something with flowers and really sweet stuff.  But she's such a happy, bubbly type of lady, maybe she'd like something fun instead.  This is what I made for her with some goodies tucked inside.  Here's how I made the treat box.

Start out with a piece of cardstock that measures 5 1/2" x 8".  I used Balmy Blue for this.  On the 8" side, score at 1/2", 3 1/8", 4 1/4", and 6 7/8".  Turn the cardstock a quarter turn and score at 1 1/8" across the whole length.  Cut up from the bottom to the 1 1/8" score line on each of the score lines for the sides of the box.  Then make little angled cuts just on the two flaps.  Here's a picture to show you how to make the cuts.

This picture shows the score lines on the card and the small, angled cuts made to just the two small flaps that fold into the bottom of the box.  The picture shows the DSP layered on already and a half-circle die-cut from the top for a finger hold area.  It also shows where the Tear & Tape Adhesive gets placed on the outside of the box.

The next step is to add your DSP to the front (and back if desired) of the box.  I've used the Dandy Designs DSP on both of these boxes, just a different print to match the cardstock base.  The DSP is cut to measure 2 1/2" x 4 1/4".  This leaves a small frame around the DSP when it's attached.

The Dandy Designs DSP is one of the awesome Sale-a-bration freebies that are available right now.  This DSP pack is 12" x 12" in size and has 48 sheets of double-sided paper.  That's 4 each of 12 designs.  Wow, that's a lot of cute and versatile designs to play with and create your masterpieces!  

This picture shows where the one piece of Tear & Tape is positioned on the inside of the box.

For the finger-hold area, I used the Layering Circles Dies.  For this I used the very smallest circle.  You could use a punch or different die to make this cut if you don't have this same die set.

I used the 2nd largest circle die in the Stylish Shapes Die set to cut a piece of Basic White cardstock.  The sentiment comes from the Happy Labels stamp set which is a set of twelve sentiments that are quite cute.  This one is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink way down at the bottom right of the circle.

The happy bunny comes from the Rain or Shine DSP found on page 51 of the January-April Mini Catalog.  I used the Playing in the Rain Die set to cut this bunny from the paper.  I love it when Stampin'Up! gives us dies that actually cut out some of the images on the coordinating DSP.  The images can be cut by hand, but it's so much quicker and easier to die-cut!

The die-cut circle layer was attached to the front of the box with Dimensionals.  The bunny uses Mini Dimensionals to attach him to the circle.  The Mini Dimensionals on the ear are double layered to keep it level.

A small bow was attached to the box with a Mini Glue Dot.  This is a sheer 3/8" ribbon in Balmy Blue from a year ago that was perfect for this box.  I didn't think this bunny needed any bling.  He seemed happy enough without anything being added.

This came together so quickly; I think I'll be making some of these for little Easter goodies.  The grandsons say they're too old for an Easter basket, but they don't have any trouble eating chocolate bunnies!  I think a chocolate bunny should fit into these little boxes just right.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure you check out the newest additions to the Sale-a-bration line-up.  There's something for everyone.  And don't forget the Dandy Designs DSP!  It's going to be perfect for all your Easter and spring cards and 3-D items!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon