Beauty of Friendship

Friday, July 30, 2021

One of the new products from the annual catalog is the BEAUTY OF FRIENDSHIP Bundle which has amazing die cuts for these trees.

and this equally amazing designer paper (tomorrow is the last day to get this paper at a 15% discount)
Put these together and you get this very inspiring card Inspired by Melanie
The sentiment is from INSPIRING THOUGHTS

I had some skinny scraps left over so created this card using the die cut leaves from GORGEOUS LEAVES a new die set (and stamp set as a bundle) available August 3rd. The "happy fall y'all!" is from BANNER YEAR

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June Paper Pumpkin Alternates

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Have you played with your June Paper Pumpkin Kit yet?

This was one of my favorite kits! 

Here are the alternate cards that I made. Some were copied from the Paper Pumpkin Fan Club Facebook page and others I created on my own using some layout ideas.

This first card is a note card size. At this point I had used up all of my leaf dies cuts so I made my own using the Forever Fern Dies. This was also my last label so I only made one of this style. It uses the HELLO & THANKS Embossing Folder.
I pulled out my PIERCED BLOOMS Dies to make up a few cards. I was in need of some Anniversary cards and this worked out perfectly. I could get 2 fronts from one of the cards in the kit.
I had one strip left of the designer paper so only made one of these. I used the ORNATE FRAMES for my sentiment.
The designer paper lends itself to beautiful cards and I felt like the Pierced Blooms cards were my favorite ones that I made.
This is the same style as an earlier card but uses the floral vellum included in the kit. The die cut from ARTISTIC DIES fits over the vellum so perfectly.
I believe I copied this one and loved how the floral dies worked with the 4 x 5-1/4 printed vellum. I also love the iridescent sequins that came in the kit.
On this card I used the BASIC BORDERS Dies. I wish I had used a floral die from the ARTISTIC Dies but instead I put a cluster of rhinestones in the center of the largest flower.
The secondary color included in the kit was Bumblebee so I wanted to add it to the butterflies on my card, but I can't say it is my favorite
This cute little turtle from TURTLE FRIENDS make me smile every time I see him. I used the FOREVER FERN Dies again for the background because I had run out of the ones in the kit. I think our grand kids will love getting one of these.
I made 3 of these because I had 3 of the floral sprays in this pink color. I used the SCALLOPED CONTOURS Dies for the rectangle and I used FLOWERS OF FRIENDSHIP stamp set and punch for the flowers. The sentiment comes from ELEGANTLY SAID.
Another note card size - super simple - my friend wasn't going to use her last 2 pieces of this paper so gave them to me at the end of our Paper Pumpkin Night.  I had 2 of the "thanks" (gave one to a friend) so I colored the backside with the dark Evening Evergreen Stampin' Blend. Super basic, but I did add some of the iridescent sequins.
Last, but not least, is this fun note card size for granddaughter, Mercy.
The kit came with "thanks", "merci" and "danke". I cut the "k" from "danke" and turned it upside down to make the "y". I trimmed off the "i" from "merci" and made it "mercy" - she is 3 years old and will think it's great. I used the brand-new MERRY MUSIC embossing folder that will be available on August 3rd. Their family is VERY musical so this embossing folder was a must for me. It will go so well with the other musical themed stamp sets that I refuse to sell.

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Room Divider Card and Alcohol Ink Techniques

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

I am not going to promise that this is my last post using the SWEET AS PEACH Stamp Set, Peach Dies and the You're a Peach Designer Paper, but I will say that it will be the last post "for now"

I had on my "want to accomplish" list

1. to try the alcohol ink technique that everyone is showing on facebook and Pinterest 

2. to make a Room Divider technique card

3. to use one of my new products from the upcoming Mini catalog

Little did I know that I could accomplish all three in one card.

What do you think?

The measurements for the room divider card:
5-1/2 x 11
score at 2-3/4, 5-1/2, 8-1/4
I used the retired scalloped edge border punch for the top
and the Lovely Label Punch for the "legs" of the room divider
Basic Black panels: 2-1/2 x 4-1/4
White panel (behind the vellum) 2-3/8 x 4-1/8
Vellum card stock I created the alcohol ink technique on a 4-1/4 x 11 piece and then once it was dry I cut it to 2-3/8 x 4-1/8 - that way they flowed from one panel to the next
For the new product from the Mini Catalog I used the Timber 3D Embossing Folder to give the room divider some dimension. This embossing folder will be available to purchase on August 3rd!! Do you have your wish list ready?
TIP: when stamping directly onto the vellum you need to use STAZON Ink or it will just rub right off.
This technique really is easier than I expected and now I wonder why I didn't try it sooner. Same goes for the Room divider card.

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Happy Birthday Dad!

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Today is my daddy's 95th birthday!

This is the card that I made for him

Dad uses a walker on a regular basis but he is still able to drive around town for small trips to the grocery store or the hardware store. He definitely does NOT look 95!! He loves to play online golf and can play a mean game of checkers. Most of all, he loves the Lord with all his heart and has raised us to love Him too. He and Mom made a great team. She has been gone nearly 3 years now, and days like this can sometimes be harder for him.
Dad served in WW11 in the US Navy. He has quite the stories to tell. Some we never heard of while growing up, but as he got older he was able to share.

If this wasn't reason enough to celebrate, my sister and brother in law flew in from AZ on Sunday so they could be here for his birthday.  We have plans for a fun day out today with all my sisters and dinner out tonight with dad and all the sisters and brothers in law.

I will have to post a picture on a later post.

A second reason to celebrate is that my brother in law from AZ is helping Dale paint the main level of our house. We have only lived here for 5 years but often times there is cracking of walls when a new house settles, and ours sure had a fair amount of spots to fix along with some damage that the dogs have made on some of the corner walls. 

Dale painted the entire basement and my craft room (which takes up the entire 1/2 of the basement) in April by himself and did a great job. I'm sure he could paint the main level too, but with the high ceilings and our desire to do some extras PLUS my brother in law LOVES to paint. Go figure!! I will be so glad to have this project completed. We couldn't be more thankful that he is willing to help.

Dale has been so very busy with his job at church and all the projects that they have been in for over a year now that he has had a hard time picking a time that he could actually take off. I love his work ethic and his excellence at it, but I also don't want him to burn out.

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Christi







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Sweet As A Peach Day 6

Monday, July 26, 2021

As you can see, I REALLY had fun focusing on the SWEET AS A PEACH Stamp Set, Peach Dies and the You're a Peach Designer Paper 

So much so that I couldn't fit all the cards into a weeks worth of blog posts

Card #1 & #2 are the same, just a change in the color of the Designer Paper.  Which color do you like best? The Balmy Blue or the Calypso Coral? 
The scallop border is from the Basic Borders Dies - I love the stitching on it
They were inspired by Janneke DeJong - another Artisan Demonstrator 

Card #3 was inspired by one I saw on pinterest but no link to a blog nor a name to give credit to. I did change it up by giving it more layers. The original was totally flat so I am really liking my stepped up version.
Card #4 - another instance of seeing a card on pinterest or facebook but no link to a blog post nor a name to give credit to.
This is a great card for using some of your smaller scraps

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Sweet As A Peach Day 5

Friday, July 23, 2021

Day five sharing cards from the SWEET AS A PEACH Stamp Set, Peach Dies and the You're A Peach Designer Paper (on sale through the end of July!)

                                                    

Card #1 (inspired by Tammy Wilson) The Designer paper measures 2-7/8 x 3 & 3 X 1-1/2. Tammy is one of the Artisan demonstrators, but I do not have her blog to steer you to.

I used the Tailor Made Dies for the tag and the gorgeous Pale Papaya ribbon making a double bow. The scalloped edge is from the Hand Penned Dies

This is one of my favorites!

Card #2 - a little more simple, letting the designer paper do most of the work for you. The die is from the Scalloped Contour Dies and was inspired by Tracey Bradley
Card #3 - LOVE this! the leaves and peaches are stamped directly on the 3-3/4" x 5" white cardstock and then an extras set or two of peaches are stamped on scrap white, die cut out and then popped up but only on a few of the peaches. I also love the itty bitty flower dies added which totally add some dimension. I also embossed that layer with the Subtle Embossing Folder.
Card #4 - This is a totally flat card, no extra peaches popped up, but I did use dimensionals under the Granny Apple Green layer (3-7/8 x 5-1/8) White layer (3-3/4 x 5) Inspired by the Paper Haven on instagram.

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Sweet As A Peach Day 4

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Day 4 sharing samples from the SWEET AS A PEACH stamp set, Peach Dies and the You're a Peach Designer Paper.

Card #1 was inspired by Su Mohr 

The black & white strip paper is from the Pattern Party Designer Paper Pack that is a hostess exclusive product. It is such a great deal and well worth grabbing for stamping friends to put a minimum $150.00 order so you can use your hostess rewards to purchase this huge stack of paper.

The little die for the sentiment is from the ORNATE FRAMES DIES

Card #2 was inspired by Yvonne a demonstrator from the Netherlands. So pretty, and the Open Weave Ribbon is a dream!! It is available is all of the 5 new In-colors: Pale Papaya (shown here), Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Soft Succulent & Evening Evergreen.

Card #3 was inspired by Carolyn Boylan. This type fold I usually make it when it opens book-style, but this one opens tent-style. The "doily" die comes from the ENCIRCLED WITH FRIENDSHIP Dies.

Here are some instructions for card #3

Your card base needs to be 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score on 11″ side at 4-1/4″ and 5-1/2″. Fold and burnish on all your score lines. Adhere the 1-1/8″ scored area to your card base. Adhere your Designer Series Paper measuring 4-1/4″ x 4″ and 1-1/8″ x 4″ to the front of your card. Add your Encircled With Beauty Die, 3 stamped peach images and heat emboss your sentiment on Calypso Coral. Finish off by adding some embellishments and tying your Papaya Weave ribbon into a bow.


Card #4 is another card that features the BORDER DIES, and is so gorgeous!! It was inspired by Beverly Chase (no blog)

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