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Friday, April 19, 2024

GOODBYE TO NOTES OF NATURE

It seems like I just fell in love with this Notes of Nature bundle, and it is leaving us already! This is definitely a stamp set I was hoping would carry over into the new catalog or ONLINE EXCLUSIVES, but alas, it is not.

Today's card is a collage card made with a Pebbled Path card base and the Natures Sweetness Designer Series Paper (DSP). This DSP is a gorgeous Specialty collection with lots of gold foiled accents. Thankfully, this DSP is carrying over into the 24-25 new Annual Catalog. That makes me happy!

I used two different patterns of the DSP for this card -- the White and Gold "plaid" design and the Pebbled Bath and Gold script.

I used various stamps from the Notes of Nature Stamp set to create the little sentiment birthday collage on Watercolor Paper. Can you find the birthday sentiment? Ink colors used for stamping were Pebbled Path, Copper Clay, Mossy Meadow and Black. After stamping a Water Painter was used to grunge up the sentiment a bit.

I rarely make collage cards, and I don't feel like I am very good at them. I love seeing this style of card, so I'm trying to practice and get better at them. Do you have a style that you feel you need to practice? The three little leaf stems were also all made with Watercolor Paper. The larger one was stamped and then watercolored with Mossy Meadow ink. The two other stems were die cut and then watercolored with Pebbled Path and Copper Clay. All three were tucked behind the upper left corner to add some texture to the card.

The sentiment and Pebbled Path Script DSP were die cut with the Scalloped Contours Dies. This is a die set that has been around for a while, and it is retiring at the end of the month. These dies are 30% off while supplies last.

To see all products remaining on the Last Chance List, visit my Stampin' Up! Store. Use the Menu to Navigate to the Last Chance Products.

I added my favorite birthday sentiment from Happy Labels (also on the Last Chance List) to the inside of the card, and then finished it off with a strip of the same DSP as used on the card front.

You can download a tutorial for today's card by using this link.

A list of all products used is shown below. Many are on the Last Chance List, so if there is a retiring product that you like, don't wait too long. They are only available while supplies last.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

MOODY ARTISTICALLY INKED

The Artistically Inked stamp set and dies have been around for a couple of years, and it has been one of my favorites since I first laid eyes on it. The stamps make beautiful DisINKtive images.

Today's card layers the two largest flowers stamped with Moody Mauve ink. Don't those DisINKtive stamps give a lot of dimension to the flowers? You can almost feel the petals!

Because there are coordinating dies, this was a quick and easy card to make.

The Bubble Bath panel on the left of the card front was embossed with the Distressed Tile embossing folder and then bordered with a little strip of Moody Mauve cardstock. The Artistic Dies include the large leafy stem. The Basic White stem die cut provides texture to the right side of the card front.

The leaves around the flower were stamped with Blackberry Bliss and quickly die cut with coordinating dies. The three small Moody Mauve flowers are made with a single stamp and die. All flowers were given a coat of Wink of Stella to add shimmer.

Iridescent Rhinestones were added to the center of each flower to add a bit more sparkle.

This semi-monochromatic card is MUCH more elegant in person. The photos just do not do justice to all the pretty shimmer.

I did not add a sentiment on the inside of the card at this time, but I can always add one later once I know how it will be used. The inside sentiment layer was double matted with Moody Mauve and Bubble Bath cardstock and then several of the little flowers were stamped in the corner with Moody Mauve.

You can use this link to download a free tutorial.

A list of products used is shown below. Click on any image to purchase a favorite or learn more about that product.

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Monday, April 15, 2024

WALKING BY THE SEASIDE BAY

Since we are in the process of saying goodbye to some products in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, I have decided to spend the next couple of weeks saying farewell to some of my favorites.

I have always loved anything related to the water -- whether it is a beautiful lake like the one I enjoy every day, or walking along a sandy shore, or just sitting and listening to the waves roll in. So, when Seaside Bay was first introduced, it was a bundle I purchased immediately. As we now make room for new products, we need to say goodbye to this old favorite.

Our Coffee Club challenge this month was to make a monochromatic card. This was my 2nd attempt, and I think it achieved monochromatism much better than my first attempt.

Color selection is always a challenge for me so when starting a project I usually pull out my color coach or start with the colors in designer series paper (DSP). This DSP is from the Hello, Irresistible collection which is an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE.

I thought this particular pattern of DSP was appropriate to use with the Seaside Bay stamp set. It reminded me of seaweed floating in bubbly water. I'm just glad I'm not swimming in it. I hate the feel of weeds rubbing against my legs when swimming.

All stamping on this card was done with Lost Lagoon ink. I used a Blender Pen to spread the ink just a bit on the birds feathers and then added some Wink of Stella to add a little sparkle.

The border along the top and bottom the Basic White strip was made with a die from Gorgeously Made Dies.

I used the opposite edge from the die cuts to border the DSP decorative strip on the inside of the card. This way, nothing went to waste!

The DSP strip is wider than I normally use for the inside of a card, but I wanted to show as much of the "seaweed" as I could. There is still plenty of room for a handwritten thank you note.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the cutting dimensions and step-by-step assembly instructions.

Refer to the product list below for items used on this card. As I indicated above, Seaside Bay is on the Last Chance List. The stamp set is 50% off and the dies are 60% off!

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Friday, April 12, 2024

IT'S A GOOD DAY

I hope you woke up this morning and decided it is a good day to have a good day!

For my last Filled with Happiness card this week, I have a simple Front Flap Fun Fold to share.

It's basically just a little card on top of the full size card. Two cards in one, or a twofer!

This image is the third image sentiment in the Filled with Happiness Stamp set and might be my favorite one. I'm not typically drawn to fruit images, but I love the sentiment itself. I believe we can control much of our daily "moods" by making a conscious decision when we get up in the morning that "today is going to be a good day!" It may not be a perfect day, but it is much more likely to be a good day when I start it with a positive attitude.

Since there was a fruit image on the stamp, I decided that these were going to be lemons. Not because they particularly look like lemons (wrong shape), but because I liked the colors on this designer series paper pattern from Delightfully Eclectic. And this paper looks like lemons. All the rest is creative license (or my imagination)!

This DSP pattern has Bubble Bath stripes with Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Bubble Bath "lemons". They must use Bubble Bath lemons to make Pink Lemonade -- my favorite! Since the lemons have Garden Green leaves, I started with a Garden Green card base, a color I don't use often except at Christmas.

The scalloped Bubble Bath Shimmer paper was die cut with the Scallop Contours Dies. Sadly these are on the Last Chance List, but happily, they are 30% off. These dies have been around for a while and I was not surprised to see that they were retiring. If you don't already have them, you should consider purchasing them. They are awesome!

Since there are two cards in one, that means there are also two card insides to decorate.

I decided to make the card so it could be used for any occasion. The simple hello from filled With Happiness on the inside of the little card keeps that portion of the card generic. I masked the "miss you" portion of the stamp to purposely keep it generic.