Be the Star Partial Cut Z-Fold Card

We made this card in my June Big Shot Class... I used the Star Framelits to partially cut the card base, then finished it with stamps (Be the Star) and patterned paper (Moonlight). A few rhinestones finish it off!

Around the World Challenge #18 - Circles

June 1st means a few things... time has almost run out to order from the Retiring Products from the current catalogue, the new catalogue starts tomorrow, and it's time for another Around the World Challenge:

My card features the Embedded Embossing technique (I glued various circles onto a piece of Crumb Cake card stock, then ran it through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice embossing folder--it makes it look like it's one piece of textured paper). The Square Lattice folder will be gone soon... but I also used some products that are returning from the seasonal catalogues (Banner Framelits, Perfect Pennants stamps, Truly Grateful stamps, and a stamp that is brand new to the Catalogue (Work of Art), so I mixed some old and some new on this card.

Thanks for visiting! Don't forget to check out what the rest of the team did for this challenge, and participate yourself!

Deco Label Concertina Card (feat. Backyard Basics)

I saw a card similar to this by Belinda Neil, and had to make one for this month's Big Shot Class!

The Hardwood Background stamp from the Occasions Catalogue just might be my favourite (and is definitely well used--I think I've used it in every class since January!) and with some post-it notes, I was able to stamp the whole card base with it... this is Smoky Slate card stock stamped with Smoky Slate ink. You could use any Framelits that nest inside each other for this type of card, and I decided to use the Deco Labels. To get these half cuts, the key is Cutting Plate placement. You centre the Framelit over your score line. You have your Cutting Plate as the bottom layer (just like normal), but you place the top Cutting Plate on one side of the score line so it only cuts half of the Framelit shape. Repeat with every other score line, using the smaller Framelits as you go.

We'll be making this card in my Big Shot Class this weekend, and there's still time to sign up!

Too Kind Double Label Flip Card

As soon as I saw this type of card on Glenda Calkin's blog, I knew I had to try it! I love the Label and Circle card Thinlits, and I love that there are so many variations to the type of card you can make with them! They make it so easy to make a WOW card.

We'll be making this card in my Big Shot class this weekend (spots still available if you want to make one too). I used Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral as my main colours on this card, with a little Wild Wasabi for the stems. The patterned paper (Watercolor Wonder) is from the new Occasions Catalogue. The stamps are all from the Too Kind stamp set.

Butterfly Window Card

I have so many cards (and a few scrapbook pages) to share... I've been making them and holding classes, but I just can't seem to get them uploaded and posted here. Here's hoping I can do a better job keeping up from now on.

This card was from my Big Shot Class (June's maybe???). I love this colour combo right now... expect to see Bermuda Bay quite a bit if I do get more projects posted. I don't remember liking or using Bermuda Bay as much when it was an In Colour a few years ago, but I can't get enough of it combined with White and/or Black. This card also uses a butterfly from the new Backyard Basics stamp set (with co-ordinating Framelits to cut it out) and a piece of Modern Medley patterned paper. I cut the window in the card with the Apothecary Accents Framelit and put the paper behind (on Dimensionals). A couple butteflies from Papillion Potpourri (punched with the Bitty Butterfly punch) and a sentiment finish this card off!

Holiday Catalogue Starts today!

The Stampin Up! starts today, and there are a lot of great products to help celebrate the upcoming holidays (Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas and even Valentines Day)

 If you have not seen it yet, you can view online by clicking HERE

We made this card at my Holiday Sneak Peek on Monday... as soon as I saw this stamp set (Joyful Christmas), I thought it would be perfect for the Stained Glass technique... so that is what I did! I embossed the Poinsettia and leaves with Gold Stampin Emboss powder on the Vellum Card stock, then coloured on the back of the vellum with Stampin Write Markers (Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green & Crushed Curry). I always love the embossing folders for the Big Shot, so I had to use the new Stylish Stripes embossing folder on the Cherry Cobbler card stock after cutting the Window Frame window for the image to show through.

Thanks for looking!

Secret Garden Diamond Fold Card

This is one of the cards we made at my March Stepped Up Cards Class:

 

It is a diamond fold card (find the instructions to make the card base below), and features the Secret Garden stamp set and Framelits from the Spring Catalogue. I embossed the flowers with White Stampin' Emboss powder, then used Stampin' Write Markers and Blender Pens to colour them (the blue flower was done on card stock vellum). I embossed the sentiment with white as well.

Card Base instructions:  4” x 12” piece of card stock. Score @ 2”, 4”, 8” & 10”. With the Diagonal Scoring Plate for the Stampin’ Score, place the long edge of the base against the top edge. Score diagonally at 6”. Flip the card stock (other long side against the top) and score again at 6”. Turn the card stock over (back is now on top) and score diagonally at 6”. Turn the card stock 180 degrees and score again at 6”. This should create a diamond in the centre with an X on each side, and a rectangle at each end. Fold on the X score lines to create the card base.

Stamps: Secret Garden, Vintage Verses (Sale-a-bration - not available)
Inks: VersaMark, Stampin' Write Markers (So Saffron, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals)
Card stock: Primrose Petals Core'dination, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Card stock vellum
Other: Secret Garden Framelits, Distressing Tool, White Stampin' Emboss powder, Afternoon Daydream DSP

Feeling Sentimental Double Embossing Card

This is one of the cards we made in my Big Shot Class last weekend, and it features two Sale-a-Bration freebie products: Feeling Sentimental stamps and the Vine Street embossing folder.

 

This card features the Double Embossing technique. I created two templates from Chipboard. One for the outside (embossed with the Vine Street folder) and one for the inside (embossed with the Designer Frames embossing folder). Of course, you need to do your stamping before the embossing, so I created a template to help pencil in the area that should be stamped. My sandwich for the Big Shot was Multipurpose Platform - Tab 2, embossing folder with card stock inside, Chipboard template, Cutting Plate. I ran it through twice... first with the Vine Street Folder, and then with the Designer Frame folder positioned over the un-embossed section from the first folder.

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental*
Card stock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Inks: Early Espresso
Other: Vine Street Textured Impression Folder, Designer Frame Textured Impression folder, Early Espresso Baker's Twine.

Standing Z-Fold Baby Card

I created this card for a private class (they requested a baby card) and it features Watercoloring with Watercolor Crayons, the Vine Street Embossing folder and a Standing Z-fold Fancy Fold card.

 

The card base is a standard Z-fold (4 1/4" x 11", score @ 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"), but the oval panels get propped under a Petite Curly Label punch (under the ribbon at the top) so it stands up. I love the Distressing Tool on the Watercolor paper... well, all paper actually. I embossed the Two by Two stamped image with Black Stampin' Emboss powder (it helps me keep the colours separate when I watercolor) on Watercolor paper, then used a Blender Pen to colour the image with Watercolor Crayons. I've been waiting for Oval Framelits, and am so happy they're in the Spring Catalogue!

I used this same layout (different papers and colours) for a card in my Stepped Up Cards class last month that features the Chalkboard technique, so I'll be sharing that soon!

Stamps: Two by Two
Inks: VersaMark, Watercolor Crayons
Card stock: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Watercolor paper, Crumb Cake
Big Shot: Ovals Framelits, Vine Street Textured Impressions Folder (SAB)
Other: Black Stampin' Emboss powder, Tea for Two patterned paper, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Petite Curly Label punch

Textured Circle Birthday Card

This is one of the cards we'll be making in my Big Shot Class this weekend.

I ran different shades of blue card stock (Midnight Muse, Island Indigo, Marina Mist, Baja Breeze, Pool Party) through different Textured Impressions Folders (Lacy Brocade, Elegant Lines, Chevron, Fancy Fan & Argyle), then punched 1 3/8" circles from the embossed card stock. I layered them so they overlapped, added a tiny pearl where each set of circles met, added some Pool Party Seam Binding (my favourite) and a sentiment tag from the Pretty Petites stamp set (Sale-a-Bration) punched with the Petite Curly Label Punch (Sale-a-Bration) and tied on with some Linen Thread.

Sale-a-Bration - Vine Street Textured Impressions Folder

I love that there is an embossing folder available as a Sale-a-Bration freebie this year! I love my embossing folders because they take a really simple (and perhaps otherwise 'boring') card and take it up a notch! You can see this in action in this video:

Secret Garden Lattice Window Card

This is a card we made in my January Big Shot Class.

 

I cut the window in the Whisper White rectangle with the 3" Circle die and attached a Lattice die cut (also Whisper White) to the back with Stampin' Dimensionals. The flowers and leaves are from the Secret Garden stamp set (stamped with StazOn Black, Tangerine Tango and Summer Starfruit with a little Gumball Green on the tips of the leaves). Then I used the Secret Garden Framelits to cut out the flowers and leaves and added them to the card.

Stamps: Secret Garden, Sweet Essentials
Inks: Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Gumball Green, Rich Razzleberry, StazOn Jet Black
Card stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry
Big Shot: 3" Circle die, Lattice Die, Secret Garden Framelits

Floral Frames Tag/Ornament

We're making this tag/ornament in my Big Shot Class this weekend... this is another one I found on Pinterest and had to make myself.

 

I stamped the images from Floral Frames on Whisper White card stock with Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple, then cut them with the Floral Frames Framelits. I heat embossed the sentiment (from Greetings of the Season) with black on the Brushed Gold card stock (I think you can see the shimmer in the picture... so pretty IRL). The Cherry Cobbler scalloped tulle is so pretty as the hanger for this tag.

Hot Chocolate Holder

This is one of the projects we're making this weekend in my Big Shot Class. I saw this project in Andrea Walford's 12 Weeks of Christmas e-mail and had to make one for myself! It uses the Adorning Accents Edgelit and Embossing Folder as well as the Label Framelits and the Scentsational Season Bundle.

 

Stamps: Scentsational Season, Snowflake Soiree
Inks: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip
Card stock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Big Shot: Labels Framelit, Adorning Accents Edgelit and Embossing Folder, Holiday Collection Framelit
Other: Large Oval Punch, Festive Paper Piercing Template, Basic Grey stitched grosgrain ribbon, Silver Dazzling Details, Merry Moments Simpy Scrapping Kit (grey patterned paper)

October Scrapbook Class - Corn Maze

This is one of the layouts we're making at this month's Scrapbook Class (this weekend... spots still available). It features the Orchard Harvest DSP (my favourite right now - from the Holiday Catalogue) and the Perfectly Preserved stamp set. I also used the Typeset Alphabet dies and the Woodgrain embossing folder for my title.

 

We went to the Belmont Corn Maze a couple weekends ago (perfect Fall weather and we couldn't let it go to waste) and I got some pretty good pictures with my iPhone. I had to scrapbook them right away!

stamps: Perfectly Preserved
card stock: Early Espresso Core'Dinations, Very Vanilla, More Mustard
inks: Stampin' Write Markers - Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Lucky Limeade
big shot: Typeset Alphabet, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Cannery Framelits
other: Orchard Harvest dsp, Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, Brushed Bronze buttons

Christmas Gift Pack!

Until October 31st, get the Festive Paper Piercing Pack FREE when you purchase a the Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set (or Ornament Keepsakes Bundle) AND the Candlelight Christmas patterned paper pack! Click HERE for more details...

 

 This is a card we made in my Simple Christmas Cards class last month (please ignore the ink smudge through the sentiment... that happened at the class). I used the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and Ornament Framelits and the Greetings of the Season set from the Holiday Catalogue. I also used the Distressed Dots background stamp (my favourite) and some Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.

Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Greetings of the Season, Distressed Dots
Inks: Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso
Card stock: Naturals White, Primrose Petals, Whisper White
Other: Ornament Framelits, 3/4" Circle Punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

Perfectly Preserved Standing Pop-Up Card

This card is from my August Stepped Up Cards Class. It features the Perfectly Preserved stamp set and Cannery Framelits as well as the Window Frames Framelits.

 

We'll be making a similar card at Ila's Fancy Fold Card Class in Florence, ON on Saturday, Oct. 13th @ 1:00pm. There is lots of room, and we'll also be making a Never Ending card and a Waterfall Card (watch my blog for samples coming soon). All are welcome! The class fee is $10.00 or a $25.00 order. Contact me for more details if you'd like to come!

Stamps: Perfectly Preserved
Inks: Raspberry Ripple, Certainly Celery, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso
Card stock: Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Other: Orchard Harvest DSP, Medium Oval punch, Island Indigo Ruffled ribbon, Cannery Framelits, Window Frames Framelit

Double Embossing - Herb Expressions

This is one of the cards from my April Big Shot class and it features the Double Embossing technique (with two different embossing folders). You can find great instructions on my friend Colleen's blog. The key is the chipboard shapes you use to only emboss in certain areas. I love the way the Designer Frame TIF gives a nice crisp transition between the two areas.

This card also features the Herb Expressions Stamp set (retiring - gone after May 31st) and the Rose Red Seam binding.

Stamps: Herb Expressions
Inks: Basic Black, Stampin'  Write Markers (Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red)
Card stock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Other: Rose Red Seam Binding, Vintage Wallpaper TIF, Designer Frames TIF

Take it to Heart Easel Card

I made this Scalloped Heart Easel card for my February (I think) Big Shot Class:

It features a few products from the Occasions Mini (available until April 30th) and the Paisley Petals designer paper which is on the Retiring List (available while supplies last). The secret to this card is not cutting all the way through the 'hinge' (folded edge) of the card base with the heart framelit. Then the base again (about halfway) and cut a full scalloped heart to glue below the score line. A brad (or button or punched piece on dimensionals) will hold the card open.

Stamps: Take it to Heart (Occasions Mini), Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini)
Inks: Wild Wasabi, Peach Parfait, Chocolate Chip
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Other: Blender Pen, Paper Snips, Heart Framelits, Vintage Brads, Paisley Petals DSP (Retiring).

Scallop Envelope Purse - Big Shot class

We are making this super cute purse made from the Scallop Envelope die in my Big Shot Class this weekend:

I saw this on Monica's blog and had to make one myself. The label on the front keeps the flap closed.

Stamps: Petite Pairs, Language of Friendship, Four Frames
Inks: Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral
Punches: Decorative Label, Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Boho Blossom
Big Shot: Scallop Envelope die
Other: Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon