PINKY PROMISE

Have you ever made a Pinky Promise?  That's what today's card is all about.

Today, I'm taking a one-day break from my Count on Me series to share this special card made with the new Here Together Bundle and the Natural Tones Stampin' Blends.

I first shared this new set last week on February 1st when it became available for purchase.  Today I have a card that uses the other main image in the Here Together stamp set.  This image depicts the Pinky Promise.

I combined it with the Abstract Beauty Designer Series Paper to provide an elegant background for the hands united in a promise.

These ladies had their nails done and put on their prettiest gold and pearl bracelets to come together and promise to get through life's challenges together.  That's what friends do, right?  If have a little plaque hanging in my home that says, "Friends are God's way of taking care of us".  Where would we be without friends?  I know I treasure mine, and I'm sure you treasure yours.

To color the hands, I used the SU500 and SU900 Neutral Tones.  These two colors are in the "Medium" and the "Lights" Combo Packs respectfully.  These new Stampin' Blends are available as a complete set of 10 Stampin' Blends, or five different Combo Sets of two -- Light, Medium Light, Medium, Medium Deep and Deep.  Each combo pack includes a cool and a warm tone.  I did my shading by using multiple coats of the same color rather than using two different colors.

Even though the Here Together set is a different stamp set from this week's featured stamp set, Count on Me, it is definitely all about communicating the same messages -- that we are stronger when we are united together, than when we are alone.

The Abstract Beauty Designer Series Paper Collection is a set of 4" x 6" designer series paper, so when I cut my piece down 4-5/8" x 3-3/4", I had a small piece left over that I could use to decorate the inside of the card.  Never let a bit of pretty paper go to waste!  The sentiment for the inside is another of the sentiments from the Here Together Stamp Set.

If you would like a tutorial with all cutting dimensions and step-by-step instructions to create the card, you can download one by using this link.

Also, a complete list of all products used is shown below.  Click on any of the links to add to your shopping card or just to find out more information about an item.

Product List

Here Together Bundle (English) [160263]	Ornate Frames Dies [150664]	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Abstract Beauty 4" X 6" (10.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [158039]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092]	Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo [159462]	Stampin’ Blends Light Combo Pack [159465]
Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518]	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Gilded Gems [152478]	Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152156]
Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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FUN FOLD DAHLIA EASEL CARD

I’m back today with another fun FUN-FOLD card featuring my Stamp Set of the week, Delicate Dahlias.

Now it doesn’t look like much of a Fun-Fold in the above picture, does it?  But look what happens when you open it into its Easel form.

Is it still not real clear what is going on?  How about from this angle?

Now is it starting to make a little more sense why I called it an Easel card?  If you would like to give making one of these a try, I have a Free Tutorial available for you with all the dimensions and directions. 

To make my Dahlias today, rather than stamping them or stamping and coloring them, I used the gorgeous Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper to create my flowers.  I simply stamped the outline image stamp on some various scraps of paper from Expressions in Ink and then fussy cut them.

For the card base I used another design from this beautiful paper and the Easel “tent” was covered with the gold stripe pattern from the same paper package. 

The flowers and leaves are adhered to the lower part of the Easel “Tent” with either liquid glue or dimensionals.  The only thing to be careful of is that you attach the flowers to the lower part of the “tent” only – otherwise your tent won’t open, and you will be camping under the stars! 

Here is a little look at the inside of the “tent”.

I stamped one more, small Dahlia on another scrap of Expressions in Ink DSP, fussy cut it and adhered it to the top corner of the inside basic white mat.

The sentiment labels (or stake in the ground that holds your tent in place) were die cut from two dies from the Ornate Frames Dies.  The sentiment is from the Delicate Dahlias stamp set and the mat is from another scrap of Expressions in Ink and matches the paper on the card base.

What do you think of this card?  I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Don’t forget to check out the tutorial and if you have questions, I’m here to help.

A complete Product List is below.

We are down to 15 days and counting left in Sale-A-Bration, so don’t miss out on your chance to earn some FREEBIES including this beautiful Delicate Dahlia Stamp set!

If you missed the Delicate Dahlia cards that I shared the week of August 15 you can use the following links to see them.

Dahlia on the DIAG

Delicate Dahlia Inspired by Pat's Garden

Juxtaposition Dahlia Card

Product List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156601]	Ornate Frames Dies [150664]	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981]	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464]	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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