EVERYDAY SPOTLIGHTING

This week I will be featuring the beautiful Everyday Details Bundle.  I love the images in this set, but for me the real star is the dies.  Be sure to check them out in the Product List below.

Today's card was made with the Spotlighting Technique.  It is an easy technique that adds a bit of interest to any card.

I shared this technique on Learning with Friends on February 1, 2024, and the focal point for this card was one of the cards I demonstrated.  If you missed that video you can watch the replay below.

I used the Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper (DSP) on the card front.  This ONLINE EXCLUSIVE is currently one of my favorite designer papers.  It has beautiful floral patterns on one side and a coordinating color wash pattern on the other side.  

For the focal point on this card I used the Scalloped Contours dies.   The card would also be beautiful with the rectangle dies that are included in Everyday Details.

In the following close-up you can see the spotlighting.  The spotlight was die cut with one of the Everyday Details dies.

I wanted the focus of this card to be on the Spotlighting, but the flowerpot looked a little neglected when I left it white.  So, to dress it up I used the Paper Piecing Technique.  I stamped the flower pot on the Pool Party color wash design from Delightful floral and then cut it out and adhered it to the pot to dress it up a bit.

The sentiment was made using the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid embossing folder and die.  I had been experimenting with that hybrid folder by brayering various colors on the it and then running the embossing folder with the die in it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.  This makes several sentiments at one time, and so I sorted through my collection and chose this one for today's card.  This Hybrid Embossing Folder is definitely fun to play with, and it was nice to just sort through my existing sentiments that had accumulated during  playtime.

For the inside of the card I just stamped the flowers and colored them with Stampin' Blends.

Use this link to download a detailed tutorial with step-by-step directions and cutting dimensions.

Product List

Everyday Details Bundle

[162865]

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder (English)

[162927]

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159259]

Delightful Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162356]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

[161666]

Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161681]

Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159220]

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154881]

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155518]

Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161673]

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

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CHEERFUL BIRTHDAY DAISIES FOR THE ANNUAL CATALOG BLOG HOP

The colors on today's card make me happy!  So, I hope it brings some Birthday Cheer to someone special.

We don't typically think of daisies as elegant flowers, but I think the Bubble Bath background cut with the largest die from Scalloped Contours Dies adds a bit of elegance, don't you? The cut-out scallops remind me of lace.

Some Berry Burst ink was first added to the white background with a Blending Brush and then embossed with the cross-hatched Basics embossing folder.  These Basics embossing folders are an On-Line Exclusive item and they come in a pack of three.  LOVE THEM!  They add just a little bit of subtle texture.

After embossing the Basic White background, I used my Early Espresso and Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Write Markers to spatter some ink for speckles.  You could easily use any color ink of your choice to create your speckles.  I made the speckles by using the cap of the marker and flicking the edge of the cap across brush end of the marker.  Flick the cap towards you and not away from you or the ink will splatter in your face!  LOL

The daisies and leaves were stamped and then quickly and easily die cut with the coordinating dies from Cheerful Daisies Dies.  For more details on the ink colors used for the two-step stamping, please refer to the free tutorial available at this link.

Sometimes I have trouble aligning two-step stamps and often prefer the ones that are designed to not be aligned precisely.  But I found these two-step Cheerful Daisy stamps extremely easy to align so that made stamping them fun!  A light coating of Clear Wink of Stella adds a little sparkle on the petals.

To decorate the inside of the card, I simply stamped another daisy and added this sentiment from the Happy Labels stamp set.  I have been using this particular sentiment so much, that I hope I don't wear it out!

I'm also participating in the New Catalog Blog Hop today, so now it is your opportunity to hop along with the Crafty Collaborations team and see all the ideas and projects these talented stampers have shared from the new 2023-2025 Annual Catalog.

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For more information on the products used, please refer to the list below.  Since the catalog went LIVE yesterday, this beautiful new Cheerful Daisies Bundle is now available.

Product List

Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English) [161297]	Happy Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160856]	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560]	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243]
Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161718]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143]	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138]
Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad [161664]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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SEEING DOUBLE?

Today's card may make you see double.  It has double windows and double the fun!

I learned how to make this Double Window Fun Fold earlier this month at a Creativate Retreat.  Brandy Cox demonstrated how to make this card, and she made it look so easy that I had to try it.

I decided that I would save myself some work and use the beautiful Tea Boutique Cards and Envelopes for my card bases.  I'm embarrassed to say that I have had these cards and envelopes for many, many months, and I never used them.  Why?  I don't know.  Probably because I put them someplace where they were out of sight, out of mind.  Now that they are on the Last Chance List for 60% off, I decided I better at least use a couple of them.

Since this Double Window card uses two card bases, I decided to use two different ones from the Tea Boutique set.  I chose the Starry Sky diagonal check for the top window and the Parakeet Party stripes for the second window. 

You can also use designer series paper to cover the front of your two card bases, but these Tea Boutique cards let me save that step!

Last week my Pre-Order arrived with the Country Corners bundle, and I decided to use those dies for my windows. These are part of a new bundle, and I can see myself using these dies A LOT!

The above photos show the card fully closed.  Now I am going to open it for you step-by-step.  Below you see the Starry Sky card base starting to open to the right.

The next photo shows it a little further open.

You can now start to see that the large bouquet of flowers that you saw in the first photo is built layer by layer on each window.

The following photos show the Starry Sky Window fully open.

As we open the Parakeet Party window...

The inside of the card is revealed.  Can you see how the layers of flowers build on each other as you close and open windows?  Isn't that fun?

My bouquet of window flowers was made with the Colors and Contours Stamp Set and coordinating dies.  It made me so happy to see that these are both returning in the new 23-24 Annual Catalog!  I wasn't quite ready to say goodbye to these favorites.  But remember, you can use any stamp set you have to make this card.  It doesn't even have to be flowers!  Use your imagination.

If you would like a tutorial to make today's card, please use this link to download a free copy.  It is a lot easier than it looks!

For a list of the products I used, please reference the images below.  For more information on any product, just click on its image and you will be taken to my Stampin' Up Store where you can see all the details and purchase items you would like.

The Countryside Corners dies that I used for my windows will be available on May 2, 2023.  Can you believe it?  That is less than a week away!

Product List

Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set [154994]	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560]	Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes [159270]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159263]	Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159259]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216]
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]	Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103]	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]	Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159221]	Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159224]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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