Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper and Something Fancy stamp and die bundle

 Need a fast easy card? Start with designer paper and ribbon and sentiment and you can get a beautiful card like this. 

Obviously very tired when I glued the strip of designer paper to inside of card, lol

Products used:

Stamps: Something Fancy

Ink: Pretty in Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat and Vanilla card stock, Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper (retiring the end of this month)

Accessories: Stamp Cut and Emboss machine, Something Fancy dies, Wild Wheat textured ribbon (retiring the end of this month), Foam adhesive strips, Tear & Tape, Tombo liquid glue, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips

Instructions:

1.    Cut panel from Designer paper shown to 3 ¾” x 5”. Attach Tear & Tape around all edges.

2.    Cut an 6 inch strip of ribbon and add by folding ends to back and attaching to Tear & Tape. Add an additional piece of Tear & Tape over ribbon.

3.    Attach Designer series paper with ribbon to a Panel of Wild Wheat cut to 4” x 5 ¼”.

Attach to a 5 ½” x 8 ¼” card front scored at 4 ¼” using Tombo liquid glue or Stampin’ Seal.

4.    Stamp sentiment on a Vanilla scrap and die cut using the Something Fancy dies. Attach with Tombo glue or Stampin’ Seal to Wild Wheat die cut with larger die creating a mat.

5.    Attach to card front using Foam Adhesive strips or Stampin’ dimensionals at top and bottom of sentiment panel, so it will be above and below the ribbon.

6.    Cut a 4’ x 5 ¼” panel of Vanilla card stock. Add small strip of designer paper cut off from card front at bottom.

7.    Stamp additional sentiment if desired and attach to inside of card. 

Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper

 I was inspired by a card Mary Fish did using the Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper. This paper is retiring the end of this month. I made a few modifications to her card created an inside and added a gift card holder. Here is my version. I chose not to add a sentiment so I can decide what sentiment is needed when I am ready to mail out this card.

I was able to create five different cards using that same sheet of 12x12 paper since the paper has sections with different designs all coordinating with the Cheerful Daisies stamp and die set. I will be posting a different card every day this week, so be sure to check back. 

Products used:

Paper: Early Espresso, Wild Wheat and Basic White cardstock. Fresh as a daisy designer series paper.

Watercolor pencils – assortment one (Early Espresso), Water painter

Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine, Cheerful Daisy dies and the retiring Scallop Contours dies.

23-25 In Color Jute trim (Pebbled Path)

Paper trimmer, Paper snips, Foam Adhesive strips, Tear & tape, Tombo glue

 

Directions:

1.    Cut a Wild Wheat card base 5 ½” by 8 ½” Score at 4 ¼”

2.    Die cut in Early Espresso card stock (4 ¼” x 5 ½”) the largest scallop die from the Scallop Contours set.

3.    Cut apart all the sections from the designer series paper. Using section pictured above trim to 3 3/8” x 4 ¾”). Using Tombo glue attach to die cut scallop.

4.    Cut a 4 ¼” piece of the Pebbled Path jute and add to front of card, putting ends through a scallop and attach to back of scallop using Tear & tape. Note. I add a small piece on the card stock then attach jute and add another piece on top to secure. I do not take off the topper as I do not want that piece to be sticky.  

5.    Add strips of Foam adhesive strips except over jute to pop up the entire scallop to card front.

6.    Cut and White panel 3 ¾” x  5”. Stamp sentiment if desired and add to an 4” x 5 ¼” Early Espresso panel. Attach to inside front of card.

7.    Cut a panel of Wild Wheat 4 ¼” x 1 ½”. Using Basic White scraps cut three daisies from the die set. Using color the flower center using a Water color pencil and blend using a Water Painter brush.

8.    Add stems and leaves to Wild Wheat panel and glue daisies using Tombo glue.

9.    Add Tear & tape to sides and bottom only (do not add tape to top as you want to be able to slide in a gift card). Attach panel to inside of card. 

Layers of Beauty and Texture paste with decorative masks

Here is a sneak peek of the Layers of Beauty stamp and die set available in the May 2024 - April 2025 annual Catalog. The background is done using the Shimmery Texture Paste and a decorative mask from the foursquare decorative mask set retiring the end of this month. 

Products:

Stamp Set: Layers of Beauty

Ink: VersaMark

Reinkers: Balmy Blue

Watercolor pencils: Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Pecan Pie

Paper: Basic White and Balmy Blue

Accessories: Stamp Cut and Emboss machine, Layers of Beauty dies, Foursquare decorative masks (retiring end of this month), Shimmery White Embossing Paste, F clear block, Palette Knives, Silicone craft sheet, Water Painters, Silver embossing powder, Heat tool, Tombo multi purpose glue, Stampin’ dimensionals, Paper trimmer, Paper snips

 

Technique:

1.     Tape down to Silicone mat a piece of Basic White cardstock 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.  Tape mask from the Foursquare decorative masks down on top of cardstock.

2.     Using a Palette knife put some paste on the block. Add one drop of Balmy Blue reinker to paste and mix well. Spread paste over mask scrapping off excess. I purposely left some areas blank to add a distressed look. Set aside to dry.

3.     Repeat on a piece of card stock 4 ½: x 1 ½” Cut down to 4 ¼”x 1 ¼” once dry.

4.     Stamp roses on on 4 ½” x 5 ½”  piece of Basic White card stock using VersaMark ink and emboss with Silver embossing powder using the heat tool. Stamp smallest rose (far right) on 2 ½” x 2” scrap and emboss with Silver embossing powder.

5.     Color roses with Flirty Flamingo watercolor pencil, going darker towards center. Color Daisies with Daffodil Delight pencil. Color daisy centers with Pecan pie. For the leaves I just added pencil lines next to veins. Use a Water painter to smooth and spread out color on flowers and leaves. Make sure to wipe off water painter brush between colors.

6.     Die cut image using large die from the Layers of Beauty die set.  You can also die cut the small rose you will just need to cut off excess around bottom of rose.

7.     Cut panel once dry down to 5 ¼” x 4” and adhere to Balmy blue card (8 ½” x 5 1/2” scored at 4 ¼”) using Tombo glue. (Note: I start with a piece of cardstock slightly larger than I need so I can trim off the part without paste where the paste was)

8.     Stamp sentiment on scrap of Basic white with Balmy Blue ink. 

9.      Pop up floral image and sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Note: I made a small slit around one leaf to tuck my sentiment behind, pulling the lower rose on top of sentiment.

10. Add a 4” x 5 ¼” panel to inside of card. Trim panel with embossing paste to 1 ¼” x 4” and adhere to far left side of card.

11. Add small rose to inside using Tombo Glue. Add additional sentiment if desired.  

Cutest Cows bundle

Don't you just love this adorable cow. It comes with three heads and three bodies that are interchangeable, chickens, flowers and amazing sentiments. You can view it here: 

https://www.stampinup.com/products/cutest-cows-bundle-english

Directions: 

1. Emboss two Cherry Cobbler panels (4" x 5 1/4" and 2 3/4" x 3") and two strips of Basic White 4 1/2" x 1/4") with the Timber 3D embossing folder .

2. Add a strip (1" x 4") of Granny Apple Green at bottom of large Cherry Cobbler panel stamping first with sentiment using Momento Black ink.

3. Add Basic White strips in cross pattern to smaller Cherry Cobbler panel and trim off edges and add to a Basic White panel (2 7/8" x 3 1/8"), 

4. Attach (barn door) above the Granny Apple Green (grass). 

5. Attach to a Basic White card base (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") as shown in photos. 

6. Cut a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Cherry Cobbler and add to inside of card. Trim off, (if necessary) any that might show on back of card. Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" Basic white panel, but do not glue down yet.

7. Stamp Cow and sentiment on Basic White panel. Color with Stampin' Blends. I used the dark Petal pink for the snout and light Petal Pink for ears and udders. I used dark Basic Black for spots and tip of tail and dark Smokey Slate for remainder of tail. 

8.  TIP: punch put a template on a 3" x 3" scrap of Basic white cardstock. Place head and body stamps  in holes punched out and pick up stamps using an acrylic block. Stamp on scrap of  Basic White, color with Stampin' Blends and punch out. Your stamps will line up with the punch since you placed them in the right position using your template. 

9. Add a small amount of Tombo glue to glue head to body and pop up on card base using Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Supplies:

Stamp set Cutest Cows

Ink. Basic Black

Stampin’ Blends: dark Smokey Slate, dark Basic Black, light and dark Petal Pink

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler and Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Stamp Cut and Emboss machine, Specialty plate, Timber 3D embossing folder, Cutest Cow builder punch, Paper trimmer, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombo multi liquid glue

Color & Contour stamp set is retiring and introducing Shy Shamrock (new In Color)

I was asked this month about Blender pens. To be honest they have never been one of my go to tools. So today I decided to pull one out and give it a try since it has probably been 10 or more years since i used one. I was pleasantly surprised to find out they are not my arch nemesis. To create this card I simply inked up my H block with Bubble Bath ink and spritzed it with water and applied it to my card just like you would a stamp. My original plan was to just stamp the flower and not do any coloring, but the one flower on the right looked so sad and lonely being white. After coloring it in using my ink pad an blender pen, I decided to add a little green also. Finishing off with the sentiments that came in the set and sequins I had quick and easy card. 

Stamp set: Color & Contour stamp set retiring the end of this month!

Ink: Momento Black, Bubble Bath and Shy Shamrock (new In Color available next month)

Paper: Basic Black, Basic White and Bubble Bath

Accessories: H block to color block, various blocks for stamping, Pastel adhesive backed sequins (retiring the end of this month), Blender pen, Stampin' Spritzer, Paper trimmer, Simply Scored, Tombo multi liquid glue