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January 14, 2013

Clockworks Note Cards Gift Set

Here’s another project from the Stampin’ Up! Regional event in Chattanooga. You’ll notice the stamp sets used are the same as were used in the Two Tags Box and Gift Cards project I shared with you last week.

This set of stamped note cards and envelopes are bound together in a lovely vellum pack with loads of playful Calypso Coral Bakers Twine.

This card pack would make a great gift for a friend. To create the vellum wrap cut a 7-1/4″ square of Vellum cardstock and score the opposite corners with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Diagonal Plate at 3-7/8″. Score the remaining two corners at 2-7/8″. Cut the notches out created where the score lines intersect and crease the score lines.

Four note cards and matching envelopes nestle securely inside the vellum folder.

Before wrapping it all up stamp the envelopes to match.

Enjoy! Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clockworks wood-mounted #127290 clear-mount #127292, One in a Million wood-mount #126380 clear-mount #126382

Ink: Calypso Coral #126983, Gumball Green #126861, Pool Party #126982, Basic Gray #126981, More Mustard #126964

Paper: Note Cards & Envelopes #107311, Vellum cardstock #101856

Extras: Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine #125573, Rhinestone Basic Jewels #119246, 1″ Circle punch #119868, Simply Scored Scoring Tool #122334, Diagonal Plate #125586

November 30, 2012

Holiday Collection Gift Card

When I finished the Glittery Paper Christmas Tree Card I had these scraps left over to make this little gift card that measures 3″ square. All I had to make was the Gumball Green 3″ square card base and adhere the pieces. The tree was cut out from the tree ‘window’ I created for the Christmas tree card with the paper I embossed with the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and then heat embossed with iridescent ice embossing powder. So it’s shimmery!

I took a square of Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper and created a matching square envelope with my Diagonal Scoring Plate. With that scoring tool it literally takes seconds to make a matching envelope.

And the cool thing is the stripes of that paper are on a diagonal so when I folded up the envelope the stripes were straight across and created a great place to add the recipient’s name. I used the card yesterday when I delivered some Stampin’ Up! product to a friend.

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Enjoy! Julie

Card Recipe:

Ink: VersaMark #102283

Paper: Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper #126896, Cherry Cobbler cardstock #119685, Gumball Green cardstock #126840, Silver Glimmer Paper #124005

Extras: Holiday Collection Framelit Dies #127814, Petals-a-Plenty of Embossing Folder #116824, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Bakers Twine #123125, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder #101930, Brayer #102395, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch #127811

October 30, 2012

A Wacky Wishes Happy Birthday

Yesterday we celebrated our son Dallin’s birthday. I created this one-layer, clean & simple collage card with Stampin’ Up! stamps from Circle Circus and Wacky Wishes to wish him a happy, happy birthday! We celebrated at P F Chang’s, his birthday dinner choice. (Pictures will be added to facebook later today.)

So how did I create this one-layer card? First I tore a piece of paper to act as a mask. I placed the torn mask to cover the bottom third of the card and sponged the top third with Baja Breeze ink. Then, leaving the mask in place, I stamped various circles from in Baja Breeze, Lucky Limeade, More Mustard, and Island Indigo. The creative color palette came from the Color Coach!

Finally I lifted the mask and stamped ‘Happy Birthday’ from the Wacky Wishes stamp set in Island Indigo. Then I wrapped Island Indigo Bakers Twine around the card three times and tied it in a knot. I really wanted to tie it in a bow but decided the knot would be more masculine.

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I like to make the envelope extra special so the recipient can anticipate what’s inside. By slipping a piece of scrap paper under the flap I was able to stamp this circle in Lucky Limeade to imitate the design on the card. I find that stamping on the flap is always an easy envelope solution.

Being a 21-year-old young man, he ripped into the envelope like TNT and all the pretty decorating was demolished, but it’s the thought that counts, right?

On the back of his card I stamped my personalized stamp with Lucky Limeade and then added some mom personlization with a Lucky Limeade marker.

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Enjoy, Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Circle Circus w-#115778 c-#127784, Wacky Wishes (stampin’ reward) w-#126410 c-#126412

Ink: Baja Breeze #126960, Lucky Limeade #126984, More Mustard #126964, Island Indigo #126986

Paper: Whisper White #100730

Extras: Stampin’ Sponges #101610, Island Indigo Bakers Twine #125575

July 23, 2012

Summer Silhouettes – Clean and Simple

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The Summer Silhouettes floral images are FABULOUS! And I love the lattice stamp – a lovely design. I worked really hard to keep this simple!! I had to refrain from doing just-a-little-more.

I used the same color scheme as I used on the Butterfly friendship card that is now part of the Blog Candy and yet it is totally different. The colors are Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi and Sahara Sand.

If you look closely you can see the little extra that I did add. Can you see the little sparkly splashes? I stamped the very smallest blossom in a random pattern in versamark and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

Also, this card measures 3-3/4″ by 5-1/2″. I trimmed it a little longer and narrower but it’s still perfect for a standard envelope. I lined this matching envelope with paper from the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper.

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Card Recipe:

Stamps: Summer Silhouettes w-#126445 c-#126447, Sweet Essentials w-#126455 c-#126457

Ink: Wild Wasabi #126959, Rich Razzleberry #126950, Pacific Point #126951, Sahara Sand #126976, Versamark #102283

Paper: Whisper White #100730

Extras: Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430, Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder #101930

Try your hand at a clean & simple card following some of the elements of this Summer Silhouettes congratulations card.

Enjoy, Julie

June 16, 2012

Lovely As A Tree Happy Father’s Day!

Celebrating Fathers today with this Lovely As A Tree card. I really enjoyed creating this card for my good husband who will receive it tomorrow. Shhhh – don’t spoil the surprise!

I got very creative with this card and used lots of different techniques. I scored a diagonal plaid design on the Gumball Green card base with my Scoring Tool every 1/2″, then sponged it with Gumball Green to emphasize it even more.

The trees stamp was inked with versamark and then Gumball Green. Before I stamped in on the Whisper White card stock, working quickly, I used the paint brush end of the Garden Green marker to add some darker areas in the trees by tapping the stamp and I used the paint brush end of the Early Espresso marker to paint the tree trunks a deep brown. Can you see the color variations in the picture above?

The reason I inked up with versamark first was to keep my ink moist long enough to add clear embossing powder to heat emboss. I wish you could see the raised embossed image. Because I embossed the trees, the background can now be brayered with ink without damaging the stamped image.

Using torn post it notes to mask the sky line, I brayered the green grass. Then I brayered the sky after removing the mask.

You can also see the leaf stamped in Gumball Green on the front of the Crumb Cake envelope.

By punching a circle out of a large post-it note you can mask the sky to sponge a bright sun in. Then cover the sun with a circle post-it note before brayering the sky.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Lovely As A Tree w-#115026 c-#127793, Teeny Tiny Wishes w-#115370, c-#127802

Ink for Trees: Gumball Green#126861, Garden Green marker #119701, Early Espresso marker #119680

Ink for Grass: Wild Wasabi #126959, Always Artichoke #126972, Early Espresso #126974(sentiment)

Ink for Sky: Dafodil Delight #126944 (sun), Baja Breeze #126960, Bashful Blue #126961

Ink for card base: Gumball Green #126861

Paper: Whisper White #100730, Early Espresso #119686, Gumball Green #126840

Extras: Natural Designer Buttons #127554, Linen Thread #104199, Glue Dots #103683, Top Note Die #113463, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439, Clear Stampin Emboss Powder #109130, Simply Scored Scoring Tool# 122334, Diagonal Scoring Plate #125586, Brayer #102395, Stamping Sponge #101610

Enjoy! Julie