Friday, March 1, 2024

Panda Friends Kit

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Oh my I love the Panda Friends Kit even more in person, they are just too darn cute. I'm not sure if I'll make alternatives or make them exactly as they were intended yet. If you've never tried a kit, look them up on my online store, we have non-card kits as well & they come with everything you need.

 


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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Easter Bunny Floral

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Oh my it's been a little rough here as I had a stray cat give birth to 9, yes you read that right NINE babies last week & had to take them all to the vet yesterday because some are getting sick so I'm busy tending to them & mama. I hope I can get these 6-day-old babies & their mama through this.

Today's card which should have been yesterday's was for a color challenge from the Paper Craft Crew & I ended up using all 6. I started with a layer of Basic White Cardstock then used the Easter Bunny Stamp Set to stamp the florals in all 4 corners & one of the bunny's using Crumb Cake Ink. I colored everything in using Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam, Boho Blue & Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Packs. I then layered the focal point onto Soft Sea Foam Cardstock and then a Lemon Lolly Cardstock base.

     

Paper Measurements-

  • Lemon Lolly Cardstock:
    • Base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
  • Soft Sea Foam Cardstock:
    • Layer -3 3/4 x 5
  • Basic White Cardstock:
    • Layer - 3 1/2 x 4 3/4
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Monday, February 26, 2024

Stamp Review Crew - Sale A Bration #2

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Today we have a bonus blog hop for the Stamp Review Crew giving you additional ideas for Sale-A-Bration. We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world who share different ideas made with the featured stamp set. Remember, Sale-A-Bration ends on Thursday!

For today's card, I'm using the Softly Sophisticated Stamp Set which comes in a bundle that includes an embossing folder for any orders $100 (US) or above. I used Basic White & Old Olive Cardstocks with Subtles DSP. For the focal point, I die-cut a piece of Basic White Cardstock with the Countryside Corner Dies, stamped it using Highland Heather & Old Olive Ink Pads, and added some Linen Thread. The focal point was added to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. For the final touch, I added a few Iridescent Rhinestones to the flowers & a few on the background.

     

Paper Measurements-

  • Basic White Cardstock:
    • Base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
    • Layer - 2 1/2 x 4
  • Old Olive Cardstock:
    • Layer - 4 x 5 1/4
  • Subtles DSP:
    • Layer - 3 7/8 x 5 1/5

If the above buttons do not work for any reason, you can head HERE for a list of participating blogs. 


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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Adoring Heart Hybrid Shaker Card

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So I recently had a friend challenge me to make a shaker card, she's aware they aren't my favorite type of card to make. My style is to look & admire rather than do! So I did make a card but I'm not 100% in love with the final outcome, besides the upper & lower hearts not lining up I also think it's a little too plain even for me, but I can say I've finished the challenge. I hope you try something outside of your comfort zone at least once.

I started with a Real Red Cardstock square that I die-cut using the Adoring Hearts Hybrid, backed it with a piece of Window Sheets, and then added some Foam Adhesive Strips to all 4 sides so that the shaker parts wouldn't fall out. I added some retired Subtle Shimmer Sequins & a few small hearts from the retired Hearts Confetti Border Punch & then closed it up with a piece of Basic White Cardstock. Then it was time for me to figure out what I was going to do to make it into a card. I chose to use a sentiment from the Perennial Postage Stamp Set using Real Red Ink on Basic White Cardstock and then used the Paper Snips to fussy cut the sentiment out. I also die-cut the small hearts using Real Red Cardstock with the border part of the Adoring Hearts Hybrid & adhered them using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I tried to use the border die as a guideline of how to space the hearts but I didn't do a very good job at it when it came to the bottom row. 

     

Paper Measurements-

  • Basic White Cardstock:
    • Base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
    • Layer - 3 1/2 x 1
  • Real Red Cardstock:
    • Layer - 3 3/4 x 3 3/4
    • Layer - 6 x 3/4
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

MMS 021924- Thank You

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I hope y'all had a great weekend, mine was spent trying to catch up on my to-do list which I only partially accomplished. I just need to keep swimming & hopefully I'll get caught up soon!

Today's card is from yesterday's Mystery Monday Stamping with Sharon Armstrong. A really easy card (what I really needed) that helps you to use your DSP stash. I chose to use the Perennial Lavender for the DSP with Pretty Peacock & Crumb Cake Cardstock & Ink Pads. I used Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up the sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp Set & then finished the card using Sequins Trio (Pretty Peacock.)

If you haven't participated in a Mystery Monday Stamp Day you should check out Sharon's blog, they are quite fun especially if you get in on just the clues & play along with her.

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Fun Fold Friday With Bee My Valentine

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I really enjoy making fun fold cards, I think they just add an extra touch. So I'm going to work on doing at least 2 fun fold cards a month, beginning today which I'll dub Fun Fold Friday. LOL! For today's card I happened to come across another demo that made it & happened to link she found it & who had a video for it at Mixed Up Craft. Now I tried to be smart about it & make it fit into one of our envelopes, boy did I fail. UGH! But that's ok because it's a learning experience but I did like how it turned out in the end.

So the original maker's card ended up being 6x6, and mine ended up being 5.5x5.5 (this is why I shouldn't try something new really late at night.) I used Sweet Sorbet Cardstock & Bee Mine DSP for the base & layers of the card. For the bees, I used the Bee My Valentine Bundle stamping on Basic White Cardstock with Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink & Memento Black Inks. For the sentiment, I used one from the set and then punched it out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch.



I think if I were to try this card again, at the very least I would cut down the 2 flaps that the top sits on just a bit. This card would definitely have to be put in a larger envelope due to when you fold it up the base is really thick. Even though I didn't get it down to the regular card side, I can say I did have fun making it & I really do think it is a cool looking card.

  

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