ON MY MIND

Today’s card features some last chance sales items, because who doesn’t love something on sale?  I am using the Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder and the Opal Rounds which or both on sale while supplies last.  I am also using the True Blue Florals DSP which is no longer available but as I said in previous posts about this these cards are to go in a coordinating box that I showed how to make in a previous post and you can make them with any DSP you have on hand to match your box. 

Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Balmy Blue cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.   I cut a layer of Basic White cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and embossed it with the Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder before adding it to my card base, I also wrapped the center with a ribbon (this is retired ribbon but you can use any ribbon you have on hand or even another piece of DSP or cardstock for the same kind of effect).  I die cut one of the Party Banner flags out of Night of Navy cardstock and used the next smallest one to cut a flag out of the DSP.  I adhered these together and added them to the front of my card using Dimensionals. 

I stamped the sentiment “You’re on my mind and in my heart” from the Friendly Foliage stamp set onto some scrap Basic White cardstock using Night of Navy Ink and then die cut it using the Stylish Shapes Dies.  I added this to the center of my larger flags.  To finish off my card I added two of the Opal Rounds. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Friendly Foliage Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167021]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Party Banners Dies [165264]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]
Beautiful Pattern 3 D Embossing Folder [167097]	Opal Rounds Assortment [163298]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

CHECK OUT SCALLOPED WISHES

Today’s card features the Scalloped Wishes Bundle.  I love this new bundle which is an Online Exclusive (remember that just means its available while supplies last and it wasn’t featured in one of the print catalogs).  I decided to create a card using the True Blue Florals Designer Series Paper that was a product of the month a few months ago.  While this paper is no longer available I wanted to show you that you can grab any paper in your stash and create with it using new products.  Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Night of Navy cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I cut a piece of the Dsp to 4 x 5 ¼” and added it to the card base.  I stamped the largest of the oval images from the stamp set onto a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock using Night of Navy Ink.  I also added the sentiment “Hello” to the center of the oval using one of the stamps from the set and Night of Navy Ink.  I die cut the larger of the two scalloped oval dies out of Night of Navy cardstock and positioned it onto the stamped image. 

I die cut two of the leaf branches out of Garden Green cardstock and two of the flowers out of Basic White cardstock.  I added these to the oval as well.  Then I popped the oval up onto the center of my card using Dimensionals.  I added two white gems I had in my retired stash to finish off the flowers.  This was a quick and easy card that didn’t require a lot of different product just paper, ink and the bundle.

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Scalloped Wishes Bundle (English) [167453]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

GRATEFUL FOR YOU

Today’s card features the True Blue Designer Series Paper.  This paper is no longer available as it was a Product of the Month Product and has sold out.  I wanted to explain a little about the Product of the Month program.  Stampin’ Up! releases a new Product of the Month each month that you can purchase for $5 with a $75 qualifying purchase.  These products can not be purchased in any other way, nor can you purchase more than one of them.  While the paper is not available the layout I show in this post can be used with any Designer Series Paper and it also coordinates with the gift box I posted on April 26^th.  I am hoping this will inspire you to use some of that beautiful DSP you have already to make this great gift box and card set.  So here is todays card…

The card base is Basic White cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I added a layer of Night of Navy cardstock that measures 4 x 5 ¼”.  Then I took a piece of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that had two sides that coordinated nicely with one another and cut it at 3 ½ x 4 ¾”.  Then I cut that piece of DSP from the top to the bottom at 2 ½” and then turned that piece and cut it again at 2 ¾” (these are the blocks for the left side of the card).  Then I took the remaining 1 x 4 ¾” piece of DSP and turned it side ways and cut at 1 ½” (these are the blocks for the right side of the card).  I adhered the DSP to the card front. 

Next, I die cut a piece of Night of Navy and a piece of Basic White cardstock using the circles from the Spotlight on Nature dies.  On the white circle I stamped the sentiment “Grateful for You” from the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set using Balmy Blue Ink (folks this set is on clearance and is just $20 while supplies last.  I also stamped three of the little flowers from the stamp set onto the white circle using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored them using Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight and Garden Green Stampin Blends.  I adhered the white circle to the night of navy circle and added some ribbon (this is retired but remember use your stash) to the back of it before popping the whole thing up on the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Layers Of Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163514]	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885]	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

MORE FUN WITH THE FLORALS IN BLOOM DSP

Today’s card features the Florals In Bloom Designr Series Paper and the Scalloped Wishes Stamp Set.  I kept seeing posts using strips of DSP and I liked them so I decided to give it a try.  Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Secret Sea cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I cut 5 strips of the Florals In Bloom DSP to ¾ x 5 ½” (keep them in order so your design looks smooth on your finished card.  To get my layout I began by adding the outside strips on the far right and left first and butted them right up to the edge of the card.  Then I fit in my other three without adhesive until I got them all evenly spaced and then I adhered them with liquid adhesive (so I could slide them around a little to be sure my spacing was correct). 

I cut another piece of the DSP to ½ x 3 ¾” and mounted that onto a piece of Secret Sea cardstock that measured ¾ x 4” and then mounted that onto a piece of Peach Pie cardstock that measures 1 x 4 ¼”.  I adhered that to the card about 1 ¼” from the bottom.   I stamped my sentiment “With Sincere Thanks” onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock and punched it out with a 1 ½” Circle Punch (this punch is retired but the Stylish Shapes Dies would work great or you could simply make it a square).  I adhered that to a circle of Secret Sea cardstock that I punched out using the 1 ¾” Circle Punch.  I added the sentiment with Dimensionals.  I was really happy with how the card turned out and it was really quite simple to create.

I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Florals In Bloom 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165175]	Scalloped Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167447]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165624]	Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163799]
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

CARD BOX GIFT

Today’s post is all about creating a cute box to gift your handmade cards in.  I had seen several of these on YouTube but they were all created using 12 x 12” paper and I wanted to feature Stampin’ Up!’s wonderful 8 ½ x 11” cardstock as I love the colors.  So that is what I set out to do and here is what I came up with…

I started with the base of the box.  I cut my cardstock to 6 x 11” and then scored it at ½”, 5”, and 6 ½” (see photo below).  One thing I did not do before taking the photo was to miter cut the top two ½” scored corners, this allows the top of the box to fit on nice and neat.

Next, I cut my sides.  I cut 2 pieces of cardstock to 2 ½ x 5” and scored them on three sides at ½”.  I cut away the bottom of the sides at the corners (see photo below).  I did forget one step prior to taking this photo and that was that I mitered the top two corners slightly as well so the box fits together nicely. 

For the top of the box, I cut my cardstock to 3 ½ x 6” and scored it at 1 ½”.  I rounded the corners on the larger of the flaps as this will be the front of my box.

After burnishing all my score lines with my bone folder, I began to put the box together.  I started with the bottoms of the two sides and adhered them to the bottom of my box as shown below.

After getting the bottom of the sides adhered, I began to adhere the sides to the inside of the main box structure as shown in the photos below.

With the main box structure and sides all adhered I adhered the top of the box as shown below.

Next, I added two magnets to the box lid (before adding the cardstock and DSP so you wouldn't see them) This allows it stay closed nice and neatly (you could also add a ribbon around the box to tie it shut whichever you would prefer).  Now on to decorating the box, I used a Designer Series Paper called True Blue Florals that is no longer available but you should use whatever DSP you have that coordinates with the cards you are creating to go inside the box.  It was one of the product of the month offers a few months back where you can purchase the item for $5 with a $75 qualifying purchase, be on the watchout for them as they are a great deal.  Here are all the measurements for the cardstock layers and the DSP layers.

Front and back, mats are 4 ¼ x 5 ¾” and DSP is 4 x 5 ½”.

Sides, mats are 1 ¼ x 4 ¼” and DSP is 1 x 4”. 

Top outside and inside mats are 1 ¼ x 5 ¾” and the DSP (for the outside, I didn’t use it on the inside) is 1 x 5 ½”.

Front Flap and inside mats are 1 ¾ x 5 ¾” and the DSP (for the outside, I didn’t put DSP on the inside) is 1 ½ x 5 ½” and be sure to round those corners for the flap.

Well, that is it, I hope you enjoy this project I certainly enjoyed making it.  I will be following up with cards that coordinate with the box over the next week or so.  Be sure to watch for those as well.  As always, you can find the supplies to create this project and many more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796  or clicking the button at the top of this blog.  

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FLORALS IN BLOOM TWO WAYS

Today I created two cards using the Florals In Bloom Designer Series Paper which is an online exclusive (that just means you won’t see it in a catalog).  I wanted to show how you can take a simple card layout and turn the orientation of the card around.  So I made one card vertical and the other horizonal.  I used pretty basic supplies and kept it simple.

Here is what I came up with…

CARD #1

For card #1 the card base is Cloud Cover cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I then cut a piece of the Florals In Bloom DSP to 2 x 6” and then cut that down to 2 x 5” and 2 x 1”.  I mounted those on pieces of Secret Sea cardstock that measures 2 ¼ x 5 ¼” and 2 ¼ x 1 ¼”.  I added the larger piece to the center of my card base and then added the smaller piece near the bottom (up about 1”).  For my sentiment I stamped “So Very Happy For You” from the Scalloped Wishes stamp set onto a scrap of Basic White Cardstock using Secret Sea Ink.  I punched this out with a 1” circle punch (now retired but you can use any punch or die you have on hand, the circles in the Stylish Shapes Dies would work great) and added that to a piece of Secret Sea cardstock I punched out using a 1 ¼” circle punch.  I added the sentiment onto the card using Dimensionals. 

CARD #2

For card #2 the card base is Summer Splash cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”.  I added a layer of Peach Pie cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼”.   I then cut a piece of the Florals In Bloom DSP to 2 x 6” and then cut that down to 2 x 5” and 2 x 1” (NOTE:  This time I turned my DSP to the horizonal position before cutting as I wanted the card to be that orientation).  I mounted those on pieces of Summer Splash cardstock that measures 2 ¼ x 5 ¼” and 2 ¼ x 1 ¼”.  I mounted the 21/4 x 5 ¼” layer down about ¼” from the top of the Peach Pie layer and added the smaller piece horizontally about ¾” from the left side of the card.  I stamped the sentiment “Thinking of You” from the Friendly Foliage stamp set on the open area on the bottom right with Secret Sea Ink. 

Isn’t it nice to see that with a minor change you can create a totally different card.  I did that by changing the orientation of the card and designer series paper and also by adding an additional layer of cardstock to my second card.  All of these are simple changes you can play with.  I hope you enjoy these cards I certainly enjoyed making them.  As always you can find supplies to create these cards and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below.  Be sure to follow me at: 

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Product List

Florals In Bloom 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165175]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163799]	Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165621]	Shy Shamrock 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163795]
Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165624]	Friendly Foliage Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167021]	Scalloped Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167447]	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]