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Monday, April 8, 2024

FILLED WITH HAPPINESS

This week I will be featuring the Filled with Happiness Stamp Set from the January - April Spring Mini Catalog.

I purchased this set because it pairs perfectly with the Modern Oval Punch and is something a little different from most of my sentiment stamp sets.

Today's card, made with the Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper (DSP), is a colorful and happy birthday card.

Sadly, both the DSP and the stamp set are on the Last Chance List. The Last Chance sale starts on Saturday, April 9. To see all the Last Chance Items from the Spring Mini, click on the image below.

For a complete list of retiring items from the 23-24 Annual Catalog use this link.

Today's card was made with the Fractured Card Technique, also known as a Shutter Card. If you are unfamiliar with this technique you can watch the replay of the Learning with Friends video on my YouTube channel where I demonstrate a few different types of Fractured Cards.

The complete sentiment image was first stamped on Pretty Peacock cardstock with VersaMark ink and then heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. It was then stamped a second time with Black Memento ink on Basic White. The center portion of the image was colored with Stampin' Blends and then punched out with the Modern Oval Punch.

The sentiment on the inside of the card is one of my favorites to use for birthdays.

It is from the Happy Labels stamp set which is also on the Last Chance List. If you haven't checked out this sentiment set, click on the image in the Product list below to see all the sentiments that are included. This is definitely a set that I will be hanging on to!

For a written tutorial of today's card use this link to download a PDF that includes all the dimensional information and step-by-step assembly directions.

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Filled With Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Happy Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Modern Oval Punch

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Countryside Corners Dies

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

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Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Masterfully Made 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Versamark Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

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Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Basics Embossing Powders

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Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

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Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Friday, April 5, 2024

HEARTFELT HEXAGON CENTER POP-OUT FUN FOLD

The Fun Fold card I'm sharing today was one of the projects shared by Jacking Bolhuis, my upline, at the Winter Creativate Retreat.

I finally got around to trying it!

There is more going on with this card than first meets the eye. So, I have more photos than usual to help you understand all the FUN!

The card is basically a gatefold card with a surprise inside. To hold the gates closed it has a belly band.

I've used the Nature's Sweetness Designer Series Paper from the January - April Mini Catalog, which is gorgeous! It is a specialty paper with lots of gold!

The focal point on my belly band includes a Nested Essentials Die Cut that has been embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder. The Heartfelt Hexagon frame was first embossed with gold Embossing Powder and then the sentiment was stamped inside the frame and also embossed with gold embossing powder. Before assembling the punched hexagon to the Nested Essentials, the die cut was wrapped twice with gold Simply Elegant Trim and tied in a big floppy bow.

Now for the surprise!

When the gates are opened the sentiment Pop-Out presents itself.

The scored "hinge" at the center of the card allows the card to slightly fold reward at the center and then the sentiment pops forward. But this also allows the card to fold flat for mailing.

Sill confused? Use this link to download a PDF tutorial with all the cutting and scoring dimensions as well as step-by-step directions on how to assemble everything.

Maybe you are wondering where you will sign your card or write a short message. Easy Solution... use the back of the card.

You just need to split the two panels so that the center portion of the fun fold will still bend.

I'll admit, I was a little intimidated by this fun fold when I first saw it, but if you just take it step by step, is so much easier than it looks.

Below is a list of the products I used.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

HEXAGON DAISIES

Today's card is really all about the Heartfelt Hexagon punch and making the most of it to create this pretty birthday card.

Usually when we think of punches the first thing that comes to mind is that they are a quick and easy tool to use for our sentiments. But some punch shapes also work well to step up your background just a bit.

I could have just put a piece of this pretty Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper on my card front, but since this hexagon shape nests nicely together, I punched out several of the hexagon shapes and laid them out so there was a small Pebbled Path border around each. This is still quick and simple, but it also creates a little more interest that a solid piece of designer paper.

Once that step was completed all that was needed was a sentiment. I chose this vertically oriented sentiment from Heartfelt Hexagons because that also added just a little more interest to the composition of the card.

Add a bit of ribbon and some Iridescent Rhinestones and the card is complete -- well except for the inside.

Remember, I am a firm believer that the inside of a card should never feel left out or forgotten.

I punched 3 more hexagons from the same Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper and added them along the bottom of the Basic White cardstock. The little flourish stamp, stamped with Crushed Curry ink adds the finishing touch. Or as my Mom would have said, "It just does something to it!"

If you would like a written tutorial for today's card, please use this link to download a copy.

A list of the products used is shown below.

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Monday, April 1, 2024

LET'S EAT CAKE!

Everyone who looks at today's blog post receives a piece of cake from me. APRIL FOOLS!

If I could, I would love to share some cake with you, but since that isn't logistically feasible, let's just think about eating cake.

This card started out as a monochromatic card for my Coffee Clubs April challenge, but as it progressed, I'm not sure it truly qualifies a monochromatic. There are actually 3 colors (not counting the white) in this card: Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, and either Soft Sea Foam or Pool Party. I'm not really sure what the bluish-green color is.

The designer series paper (DSP) is called Hello, Irresistible. It is an Online Exclusive that, thankfully, has been around for a while. It is one of my favorites with beautiful soft colors. Based on the colors listed on the packaging, it indicates Soft Sea Foam is one of the colors and there is no mention of Pool Party, so that blueish-green color is most likely Soft Sea Foam.

When I want to create a card that shows off multiple patterns of DSP, and if I am in a hurry or having a brain freeze, this is often the layout that I gravitate towards. The three main elements can be placed in many different location combinations which makes the layout very versatile.

For all the measurements, refer to the PDF Tutorial available at this link. This layout can be used in portrait or landscape orientation. You can also change the shape of the sentiment or eliminate it all together and use one of the main three elements for your sentiment. There are so many different ways to mix and match up these main elements.

Since we are eating cake, I thought there needed to be a cake somewhere on this card, so, I used the little cake from Hooray for Surprises for the inside of the card. I also used the birthday day sentiment from Hooray for Surprises and was happy that it fit perfectly in the Heartfelt Hexagon Border that I used for the front. I like to make it look like the inside of my cards are an extension of the front, so, using a strip of the one of the DSP designs that was used on the front also helps tie the two together.

A list of the products used is shown below. Sometimes I will use retired ribbon or embellishments as I like to use what I have. I hope you do the same. These products are easy to interchange with what you have! We bought them because we liked them, right? So, so let's use them!

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