Thanks A Bunch

It is always fun to try out a new technique.  This was one I had seen on Pinterest and really wanted to try.  I think the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set is perfect for it.  It is a simple tone on tone card with white washing using blender pens.      

Here is what it looks like…

This is really a very simple technique that gives you a wow affect with little work.  Here is how I created it.  The card base is Night of Navy cardstock that is cut 5 ½ x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”.  I then cut a layer of Misty Moonlight cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼” and stamped the sunflowers from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set randomly on the layer with Night of Navy ink.  I then pressed one of my small clear blocks into my Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad and picked up some of the white ink onto the block.  I then used my blender pen to pick up that white ink and paint in different areas of the sunflowers.  I really found the whole technique to be quite calming.

Once I had the amount of white ink, I wanted on each of the flowers (be careful because it does dry darker) I went to work on my sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment “Thanks a Bunch” from the stamp set onto a scrap of Night of Navy cardstock using VersaMark Ink.  I then added White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.  Once it was all done I simply fussy cut it out and added it to the front of my card using Mini Dimensionals. 

I hope you enjoy this card and the technique, I sure enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below. 

Happy Crafting!!! 

Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [152517]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Blender Pens [102845]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]

Simple and Easy Flower and Field Card

It is always fun when you can craft with free product.  This Flower and Field Designer Series Paper that is a free product with purchase during Sale-A-Bration is no exception.  To qualify for yours don’t forget Sale-A-Bration ends on February 28^th so don’t miss out

Here is what I came up with (remember this design can be used with any Designer Series Paper)…

The card base is Pear Pizzazz cardstock that is cut 5 ½ x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”.  For the next layer I cut a piece of Crushed Curry Cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and for the Designer Series Paper I cut the piece to 3 ¾ x 5” and cut it across from corner to corner leaving me with four triangles.  I used two of each side of the DSP to create my layer.  I simply spaced them evenly apart on the Crushed Curry layer and adhered them.  I then adhered that whole layer to my card base. 

For my sentiment I used the Happy Thoughts Stamp set (I love this set as it coordinates with four different punches) and stamped my sentiment “Thinking of You” onto a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock using Memento ink.  It was then punched out using the Timeless Labels Punch and adhered to the center of the card with Dimensionals.  For the final touch I did add three of the Basic Jeweled Rhinestones. 

This was a quick and simple card and I hope you like it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below. 

Happy Crafting!!!

Product List

Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155223]	Happy Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [154507]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201]	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199]
Timeless Label Punch [149516]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]

Quite Curvy Meets Art Gallery

I asked some of my customers what sets they had that they had not yet used.  Maybe because they weren’t sure what to do with them, you know that age old question, why did I buy this? There were two sets that were discussed, one was the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle (she wanted some new ideas so I will be sharing it soon) and the other was Quite Curvy.  It would seem that several of the ladies had purchased this set but were a little unsure how to use the dies.  So, I promised to design something for February’s card club using the set.      

Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Pool Party cardstock that is cut 5 ½ x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”.  I then cut a piece of the Fire Art Floral Designer Series Paper that measured 4 x 5 ¼”.  Next I cut two pieces of Basic White cardstock to 1 ¾ x 6” (that extra ¾ of an inch allows you to shift the Basic White layers to get the curvy you want).  I cut the Basic White pieces using one of the dies from the Curvy Bundle (the key to cutting is to know where the cutting edge it on the die and getting it as close to the edge of the paper as possible).  Once both pieces were cut, I attached them to my Designer Series Paper (this is where I used that extra length to align the two pieces the way I wanted them to look), once they were attached, I simply cut off the access with my scissors.  

I wrapped a piece of the Pool Party ribbon around the bottom of this layer and tied a bow.  Once that was completed, I went ahead and attached this layer to the card base.  Then I went to work on my floral element from the Art Gallery bundle.  I stamped the more solid base layer of the flower onto Basic White cardstock with Pool Party and then stamped the next layered image in Coastal Cabana.  For the stem and leaves I stamped them onto a piece of Basic White cardstock using Old Olive ink.  Once the flower and the stem and leaves were all stamped, I die cut them using the coordinating dies from the bundle.  I attached both the flower as well as the stem and leaves using Dimensionals (you could use any image you wanted here).  To complete the front of the card I added three of the Coastal Cabana gems from the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I decorated both the inside of the card and the envelope using the same stamp as shown here…

I stamped the vine and flowers using Memento ink and colored them in with Granny Apple Green and Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends. 

I hope you enjoy this card; my ladies sure did and I am certain they are less intimidated by the bundle now.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below. 

Happy Crafting!!!

Product List

Quite Curvy Bundle (English) [156228]	Art Gallery Bundle [156227]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885]
Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830]	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [152462]	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

The Right Triangle

Like many card markers I sometimes struggle trying to create cards that are a little more masculine.  Afterall, not all men fish, hunt or golf so it is nice to have a bundle that is a little more flexible and I sure found that with this one.  While I think this card is a little more on the masculine side, just image it with some nice pinks or yellows and just what a different embossing folder could do for the card.

Here is what I came up with…

The card base is Seaside Spray cardstock that is cut 5 ½ x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”.  I then cut a layer of Basic White that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and was embossed using the Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder.  I then cut three of the Equilateral Triangles, the largest was cut out of a 4 x 4” piece of the Artistry Blooms DSP.  The third largest was cut out of a 2 ½ x 2 ½” piece of Seaside Spray cardstock.  The fourth largest was cut out of a 2 x 2” piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.   

I centered the largest triangle about ¼” down on the basic white layer and adhered it directly to the card base.  For the other two triangles I added them using Dimensionals.  For the sentiment I stamped “happy birthday” from the Timeless Tulips stamp set onto a piece of Seaside Spray cardstock using Blackberry Bliss ink and die cut it using one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies. 

For the inside of the card (and the envelope as well) I stamped two of the triangle stamps onto a piece of Basic White cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼” using Seaside Spray ink (for the envelope I just stamped one on the bottom left). 

This really was a nice simple card to create and because of that it was a lot of fun.  I am looking forward to recreating it using some other Designer Series Papers, embossing folders and other colors.  I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it.  As always you can find the supplies to create this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below. 

Happy Crafting!!!

Product List

The Right Triangle Bundle [154079]	Timeless Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [151534]	Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper [152495]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150883]
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092]	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Absolutely Argyle 3D Embossing Folder [151590]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]