Fairless Stampin' Flair: May 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

CHEERFUL DAISIES HINGE FUN FOLD

It's Friday and time for a Friday Fun Fold. I have no idea what the official name of this fun fold is, but I'm calling it a Hinge Fun Fold.

Yesterday on my Learning with Friends video, I demonstrated how to make this card. It is quite a simple fun fold, but I like it because you can use it to showcase 3 different designer series paper (DSP) designs if you want.

If you missed yesterday's video you can watch the replay below.

I used two different DSP collections on this card. Wildly Flowering was used on the front left panel and the inside of the card. Country Woods was used on the square focal point behind the daisies. Both are beautiful collections that I think you will want in your DSP arsenal!

The only stamping on this card was the sentiment! The daisies were made completely with die cuts and a small blending brush to color the centers with Moody Mauve ink and the leaves with Misty Moonlight ink.

I fluffed the flower petals a bit by using a bone folder to add just a little bit of curl. It makes them look a lot thicker than they are.

I didn't yet add a sentiment to the inside of the card. I often leave the inside sentiment free so I can add one later once I know who the recipient will be.

I did add a narrow strip of the same DSP on the edge of the Basic White to give the inside a little pop of color. The DSP lining the inside of the card base and covering the hinge is a linen-look Misty Moonlight that I love, but honestly it doesn't show its best in the photo. It is so much prettier in person.

Use this link to download a PDF Tutorial for today's card.

Below is a list of all current products used.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

DAISY CENTERPIECE

Do you love a table centerpiece made with daisies? I do. There is just something so casual and happy about a bouquet of daisies.

Today's card uses a variety of pink daisies. I used Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath. Some were stamped full-strength and some were stamped off. Don't ask me which is which because once I die cut them and started playing with and arranging my bouquet, I didn't remember which was which. LOL.

I used my color coach to decide what color their vase should be and a common color that it told me coordinated well with each of them was Coastal Cabana. So that's what I used. Who am I to second guess the Color Coach. I made the leaves from Shy Shamrock cardstock to give them just a slightly darker color than the Coastal Cabana vase.

The vase is from the Planted Paradise stamp set.

The background was embossed with one of my new favorite embossing folders, Dashing Designs. I really miss the Basics 3D folders now that they have been retired, so when I want something subtle I find myself gravitating to this new folder.

As I was making flowers for the centerpiece bouquet I didn't know how many I would need, so I made several. Then as I started arranging my centerpiece, I realized I had too many. So, being one not to let good things go to waste, I used my leftovers for the inside of the card.

Had I not had these perfectly good leftovers, I would have just stamped a couple of flowers and leaves on the inside of the card.

If you would like a PDF Tutorial, use this link to download a copy. It includes a list of supplies, dimensions and step-by-step assembly instructions.

A complete list of products used is also shown below. For more details on any product, just click on the image and it will take you to my Stampin' Up! store.

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Cheerful Daisies Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Cheerful Daisies Dies

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Planted Paradise Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Shy Shamrock 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad

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Petunia Pop Classic Stampin Pad

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Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

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Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

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Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad

[163810]

Dashing Designs 3 D Embossing Folder

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2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Monday, May 27, 2024

PATRIOTIC FLOWERS

Today as we remember those that sacrificed so much for our freedom, I thought it would be appropriate to share a card for them.

I'm calling today's card a SIP card (stamps, ink & paper) although technically it isn't because I did emboss the Real Red cardstock on the background, and I added some Brushed Brass Butterflies, but for me it is close to SIP. Of course, in honor of Memorial Day, the colors are Red, White and Blue.

The flowers were all stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and then colored with Stampin' Blends which are alcohol markers.

When coloring with Alcohol Markers you need to stamp the images you plan to color with an ink like Memento. Other dye inks or Stazon inks can bleed when coloring with alcohol makers.

After coloring my daisies I used a Blending Brush to add some Balmy Blue ink around them to create a sky. To keep the Balmy Blue color off from the flowers, I did create a couple of masks to cover the flowers.

The sentiment is from the retired stamp set, Happy Labels, but I wanted to use it as I thought it was such an appropriate sentiment to use in remembrance of those we've loved and lost.

For more details on how to create today's card use this link to download a free PDF tutorial. It provides a list of supplies, dimensional information and step-by-step directions to recreate the card.