Rip and Flip Joy Card

 This month's card really has to be a Christmas card - only four weeks to go until the big day! I designed this card for a workshop - it really is a quick and easy make, and a great way to show off both sides of your DSP.

Supplies

A5 base card in Basic White

9.9 x 14.2cm piece Cherry Cobbler cardstock

Tidings of Christmas DSP 9.9cm wide and at least 15cm long

Piece of white scrap card

Ribbon bow

 

Equipment

Joy to the World stamp set

Soft Succulent ink pad

Cherry Cobbler ink pad

Glue

Foam dimensional pads

Instructions

1.     Fold the base card in half and burnish along the score line.

2.     Adhere the piece of Cherry Cobbler centrally to the front of the card.

3.     Take the piece of DSP and carefully tear roughly in half. Flip one piece over and adhere both pieces to the front of the card, using the picture as a guide. You can tear higher or lower than the half way point, to give you different effects – experiment until you are happy with it.

4.     Next, using the Joy to the World stamp set, stamp the wreath image in Soft Succulent onto the piece of scrap card.

5.     Using Cherry Cobbler ink, stamp berries around the wreath, and the word ‘Joy’ in the centre.

6.     Using the 2.5 inch circle punch, cut out the wreath making sure the image is centralised in the circle.

7.     Adhere the wreath to the front of the card using dimensionals.

8.     Add a bow using glue dots.

Please click on the link below to find out what my team mate Vickie has been up to this month.

Thanks for reading, please stop by again soon.

Bec x

Sweet Ice Cream card

 

Supplies

A5 base card in Petal Pink

9.9 x 14.2cm piece of Ice Cream Corner DSP

9.9 x 14.2cm piece Basic White cardstock

9.9 x 2.5cm piece Basic White cardstock

1.5 inch punched circle in Basic White

1.75 inch punched circle in Blackberry Bliss

Length of ribbon in Blackberry Bliss

 

Equipment

Sweet Ice Cream stamp set

Petal Pink ink pad

Blackberry Bliss ink pad

Cinnamon Cider ink pad

Glue/dimensionals/glue pads

Instructions

1.     Take the smaller piece of white card and using the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set stamp three ice lollies or ice creams across the centre.

2.      Using the Petal Pink ink pad, stamp your choice of sentiment onto the white circle and then glue it to the larger Blackberry Bliss circle.

3.      Fold the card base along the score line and glue the DSP to the front (the paper is double sided so choose your favourite design)

4.      Glue the panel with the lollies/ice creams on to the top portion of the card. If you wish, use a sponge dauber to add some colour to the edge of the white card before gluing it down.

5.      Using the dimensionals, adhere the sentiment to the front of the card overlapping the lollies.

6.      Tie a bow in the ribbon and adhere to the sentiment using glue dots.

7.      Finally take the larger white panel, stamp a sentiment on it if you wish, and glue it inside the card.

I designed this card for a recent card making workshop, focusing on the technique of stamping. This was my first workshop and it was great fun to plan and run. 

Please click on the link below to see what my team mate Karen has been making this week.

Thanks for reading!

Bec x

 

 

Pennant birthday card

It's been a busy summer with not a lot of crafting time so it's been really nice to get back in the craft room this week. This month's card is for a young man who is hitting double digits, so it needed to be fun and young, but not too babyish!

To create this card I cut an A4 piece of Daffodil Yellow cardstock lengthwise and folded in half to create the card base.

I covered the front with matching Daffodil Yellow DSP and stamped 'You are Amazing' directly onto the DSP using Misty Moonlight ink.

Using the Pennant Builder punch (retired) I punched four white triangles with matching pennants in Mango Melody, Misty Moonlight, Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana DSP. I hand penned the number ten in the two centre pennants and adhered them to the front of the card to form the bunting effect.

Using a scrap of Basic White I stamped the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment in Bermuda Bay and punched it out using the rectangular postage punch. I then created a border by punching two further postage shapes in Bermuda Bay DSP. This was then adhered to the front of the card using Dimensionals.

Please click on the link below to find out what my crafty colleague from Vicki Lou Designs has been up to this month!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Emergency birthday card - Sweet Ice Cream

This month has whizzed by and it’s time for our team blog hop again. I called this an ‘Emergency birthday card’ as I only had half an hour to make it before I saw the friend whose birthday it was - oops!

The Sweet Ice Cream suite is brilliant for all ages, and by using the DSP as the focus it really was a very quick and effective make. 

To create this card, I cut an A4 piece of Old Olive in half lengthways and folded it to make a tent fold card base.

Next, I took a piece of Basic White measuring 105x148mm and stamped the sentiments from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set at the top using Old Olive and Blackberry Bliss ink. I covered the bottom portion of the white panel with DSP and covered the join with a piece of Blackberry Bliss ribbon. 

I then die cut the hexagonal shape using the Stitched Nested Dies and adhered the ice cream on top that I punched from the DSP. This was affixed to the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

All in all this card took around 15 minutes to put together. This would also be a great card to make in bulk, and you could change the sentiment to suit the occasion. 

Thanks for visiting my blog. Please click on the button below to hop to see what Tracy has been up to this month. 

Bec x

Bamboo Beauty card

Today I am blog hopping with the Stampin' Birds and I've taken the opportunity to showcase the Bamboo Beauty stamp set from the new 2021 Annual Catalogue.

The simple stamping on this card front creates a clean and elegant look and this card could be used for all sort of different occasions.

To create the card I took an Evening Evergreen card base and layered it with a Soft Succulent panel. I then took a Basic White panel and stamped the bamboo stalks and leaves on it using Crumb Cake, Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent ink. The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen and then then whole panel adhered to the front of the card.

Doing some simple stamping is a great way to get to know a new stamp set and to generate ideas of how to use it in your creations. This card was really relaxing to make and I'm pleased with the end result.

Please click the ‘Next’ button below to visit the Tracy's blog for some more fantastic ideas. 

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

 

Color & Contour Thank You Card

Today I am blog hopping with the Stampin’ Birds. This is our monthly team blog hop where we showcase anything that we’ve been working on.

As I just received my pre order for the 2021-2022 annual catalogue this week, I couldn’t wait to crack open the new in colours and start using them. I also ordered the Color & Contour bundle with this beautiful set of dies. 

To make this very simple card I die cut a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock using the largest die, and two pieces of Basic White using the two largest dies (the bigger of the two formed the inside panel).

Onto the smaller piece of white, I stamped the flower and sentiment using Evening Evergreen, Fresh Freesia and Simply Succulent. I mounted this onto the Evening Evergreen panel and centred them both onto a Simply Succulent card base.

As the borders are quite fancy I decided to add just a few rhinestones to finish it off.

Verdict on the new In Colours and Color & Contour bundle? Love at first stamp!

Now please click on the ‘Next’ button below to visit Donna’s blog and find out what she is up to this week.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Hot Dog Birthday Card

 Today I am participating in a blog hop with the Stampin’ Birds.

Today’s card is a birthday card for my nephew. As he’s a twin I decided to put his name right on the front of the card so it was obvious who it was for ! (Don’t worry, his brother will get a personalised card too.)

I started with a standard A5 piece of Coastal Cabana card stock, scored it at 5.25cm from each end, then folded the sides in to create a gatefold card.  I then cut three pieces of Night of Navy measuring 9.9 x 4.3cm, and three pieces of Basic White measuring 9.3 x 3.7cm. I also cut two pieces of DSP from Playing With Patterns measuring 4.65 x 14.2cm to adhere to the front flaps.

I then stamped the three white panels with the Hot Dog Stamp set and the name with the Layered Alphabet. I coloured the dog in using Stampin’ Blends. 

Finally I assembled the card, adhering the top and bottom panel to the left flap and the middle panel to the right flap.

Hopefully he’ll enjoy opening his card tomorrow. I’ll be back soon with his brother’s card but in the meantime please click on the Next button below to hop to the next blog.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - Balloons and Streamers

This week’s theme is normally more associated with birthdays than Christmas, so it was a bit of a challenge to incorporate balloons into a Christmas card.

I decided that traditional colours would look more Christmassy so I started with a Shaded Spruce card base and layered a Real Red DSP mat on top.

Next I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped the sentiment from the retired Balloon Adventures stamp set at the bottom in black, then randomly stamped the streamers over it using Bumblebee ink. I added this panel to the card base.

Onto a piece of scrap white, I stamped and punched the balloons in Shaded Spruce and Real Red and attached a piece of linen thread behind. I then stamped, coloured and punched Santa from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and attached Santa and the balloons to the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

I was pretty happy with the end result and I think Santa looks pretty happy too!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Igloo Christmas card

Last week’s alphabet challenge was I for Igloo. I don’t have any igloo images in my stash so it took a while for this idea to form in my head, but once I knew what I wanted to do it was actually a very quick and easy make.

I cut a pile of white card scraps into rectangles then glued them onto a piece of black card stock in a brickwork pattern. I then cut the top into a curve and cut a circle in the middle using a 2 1/4 inch punch. I then immediately regretted punching the hole and put another piece of black card behind it to form the doorway. I layered this onto some silver card then adhered the whole thing to a Night of Navy card base.

On a piece of scrap white, I stamped the Eskimo image from the retired Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set in black, and the sentiment in Misty Moonlight. I coloured the Eskimo in with Stampin’ Blends, punched it out, and added it to the front of the card using Dimensionals. 

Finally I punched the sentiment with the banner punch and backed it with a piece of Night of Navy before mounting it onto the front of the card.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Hey Girlfriend card

Although I’m not hugely keen on colouring, I couldn’t resist buying this stamp set because I knew it would be perfect to make cards for my daughter and her friends.

To create this card I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped the images of the girls and the sentiment in black Memento Ink. I then coloured in the images using Stampin’ Blends, trying to make them look like my daughter and her friend.

I took a piece of A4 card in Rococo Rose and cut it in half lengthways, then scored and folded to make a tent fold card base. I layered this with a piece of Purple Posy and added the stamped panel on top. 

I finally added a bit of bling to make it sparkle. I’m pleased to report the birthday girl was very happy with her card!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Lots of Love card

I normally tend towards symmetry in my card designs, and like to place things in the middle. I followed a sketch to create this card, to challenge myself to do something a little different.

I started with a horizontal card base and layered it with DSP from the From the Heart collection.

Next I stamped the jar image from Lots to Celebrate, with hearts inside, and punched it out using the Jar Punch. I also stamped the lid and fussy cut it out.  Next I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of scrap and punched it out. I layered this onto a circle of Real Red card stock.

Finally, I took a piece of Whisper White and wrapped a ribbon around it, before mounting it onto the card front and adding the jar and the sentiment using Dimensionals.

Conclusion - I still prefer symmetrical cards, I think this one looks weird!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - Jingle Bells

 Already on week 11 of the Christmas card challenge, and the theme this week is ‘Jingle Bells.’

I’ve been looking for a reason to use this cheerful chipboard topper for a while, so I decided to go with a non-traditional colour scheme.

The card base is Magenta Madness, with coordinating DSP matted on top.

I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped these three-step bells on the lower half using Pretty Peacock ink. I then made a hole in the card at the top of the bells and threaded some gold ribbon through so it looked like the bells were hanging off the ribbon.

I then mounted the panel to the front of the card and adhered the sentiment over the ribbon.

It’s a bit unconventional as far as Christmas  cards go but I love the finished item!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Thinking of you card

 This fun fold format pops up a lot on this blog as it really is one of my favourites and is a great way to show off DSP.

To create the card I took a Mint Macaron card base and folded the front flap in half to create a zig zag shape.

Next I took a piece of Highland Heather measuring 93x136mm and a piece of DSP measuring 87x136mm and wrapped a piece of purple ribbon around the DSP before adhering it to the card. I then mounted the panel onto the front of the card, taking care only to put glue on one half.

I stamped the sentiment from the Darling Labels stamp set onto scrap white and punched it out with the Darling Label Punch. I then punched two more shapes from Mint Macaron to create a mat and mounted the sentiment onto the front of the card using Dimensionals. A little bit of bling finished the card off.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Puppy Love card

 Another alphabet challenge, this one was D for Dog.

I started this card by stamping the puppy on a piece of scrap in black Memento ink, then colouring him in with Stampin’ Blends. I then punched the image out and mounted it on a gold circle.

I then took a Melon Mambo card base and covered the front with this gold writing DSP. The paper was actually from a 4x4 block so I used two pieces and added the ribbon across the card to hide the join.

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap and punched the end with the Banner punch, before mounting both the sentiment and dog image onto the card using dimensionals.

This card could be used as a Valentine’s card, or just any occasion for a dog lover.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Best of Cluck card

Here’s another card from the Alphabet Challenge. As you have probably guessed, this one was from the ‘C’ week for Chicken.

I don’t own any chicken themed stamps or dies so I thought I’d try my hand at a bit of punch art. I started with punching a circle in yellow card and sliced a portion off to create the body. The tail feathers were created with the splashes from the Whale Builder punch and a heart for the wing. I used a portion of the decorative ribbon punch for the top of his head and a tiny sliver of orange card for the beak. I sponged a little ink across the body for texture.

Once my chicken was assembled, I used my Cricut’s drawing function to create the sentiment on a piece of white card, then using Distress Ink I stencilled the clouds across the top of the card. I added a piece of DSP, the chicken, then finally drew his legs on in black.

The image was them mounted onto yellow card and centred on a white card base.

I’m not in love with the finished product but it was a good brain workout trying to create a chicken out of punch shapes!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - Blue and Silver

The theme this week was pretty broad and I had great fun creating this glitzy blue and silver card. 

I took a white card base and a piece of this blue and silver DSP. I wrapped a piece of silver ribbon around it before adhering it to the card base.

Next I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it in silver before punching the end with the Banner punch. I then stamped and punched the bow from the Gift Wrapped stamp set in Misty Moonlight  and adhered everything to the front of the card.

This card lets the DSP do the work so it is very quick to make and would be a great design for batch making.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

A Touch of Ink card (Sale-a-bration)

For our Stampin’ Birds team blog hop this month, I wanted to show off the amazing ‘A Touch Of Ink’ Sale-a-bration stamp set, and also start to use up some of the 2019-2021 In Colour cardstock since it’s about to retire.

To create this card, I stamped the butterfly, leaves and flower outlines in black Memento ink onto Whisper White cardstock and then stamped the infill colours in Seaside Spray, Old Olive and Highland Heather. I punched the images out using the Rectangular Postage Stamp and mounted them onto Old Olive.

Next I took a piece of Seaside Spray card and stamped the sentiment in the bottom right corner. I wrapped a piece of olive ribbon around it and mounted the three images across the top on dimensionals. 

Lastly I adhered the entire panel to a Purple Posy card base and added a few gems to bling it up.

I absolutely love the finished card and I can see that this is going to be one of my favourite stamp sets. 

Now please click on the button below to visit the next blog Taffy Crafting and see some more beautiful creations.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

New House card

 This week’s Alphabet Challenge was H for a house.

A new home card was the obvious choice for this theme, so I dusted off this very old wooden stamp that was one of the very first I bought when I started making cards.

I stamped it onto scrap white cardstock using black Memento ink and coloured it in using Stampin’ Write markers. With hindsight I wish I’d used the Stampin’ Blends for a smoother finish but I don’t have as many different colours in the blends.

I then trimmed the image down to size before mounting onto green card stock and adhering to a white card base.

I stamped the sentiment directly under the image for a simple and cheerful new home card.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Just a note - Bee themed card

This card is from the weekly Alphabet challenge that I participate in. The theme for the week was B is for Bee.

I started by punching out loads of hexagons in any paper that was yellow or partly yellow. I glued them onto a piece of card then stamped the bee and flowers image on top using black Memento ink. This was then mounted onto black and then adhered to a white card base.

I stamped the sentiment using the Posted for You stamp set and punched it out with the Classic label punch. I punched two further shapes in yellow and used these to back the sentiment before adhering to the card with dimensionals.

This was a great stash buster to use up the DSP, but took ages so I probably won’t repeat this in future!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Everything Amazing birthday card

This week’s team challenge title was ‘Bling It Up’.

I thought this retired See a Silhouette DSP looked rather glam so I used this as a basis for my colour scheme. I took a Piece of Whisper White cardstock and added the DSP to the bottom half. I then stamped the image from the Everything Amazing stamp set in Rich Razzleberry (RR) and Night of Navy on the top half, before wrapping a piece of velvet RR ribbon around it and adhering the whole panel to a RR card base. 

To bling it up I added purple gems on the bottom half and little diamantés on the top half (including one to cover up a bit of a smudge!).

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

You Are Amazing card

I love a colour challenge and today’s card was made for a challenge of Balmy Blue, Bermuda Bay, and Blackberry Bliss. 

I thought this was such a beautiful combination and as I also had a new reel of Blackberry Bliss ribbon to christen, I immediately set to work!

I created a tent fold card base with a piece of A4 Whisper White cut in half lengthways and scored at 148mm. I layered this with a piece of Bermuda Bay DSP.

Next I took the You Are Amazing stamp set and created a background on a piece of Whisper White by randomly stamping the stars in Balmy Blue and Blackberry Bliss. I tied a bow in the Blackberry Bliss ribbon around it and adhered to the front of the card.

Finally I stamped the speech bubble in Balmy Blue on a piece of scrap card and the sentiment on top in Blackberry Bliss, before fussy cutting it and adhering it to the front of the card using dimensionals. A few dots to finish it off.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Jar of Flowers birthday card

I made this card for a special team mate’s birthday. Her favourite colour is Cinnamon Cider Magenta Madness so this was an obvious choice when planning the card for her.

This fun fold is one of my absolute favourites and I often use it. To make the card I took a Magenta Madness card base and folded the front in half to make a zig zag shape. I then cut two Whisper White panels measuring 93x136mm. One was adhered to the front flap (taking care to only glue half of it) and the other inside the card directly underneath so it couldn’t be seen when the card was closed. I then layered a piece of Misty Moonlight DSP onto the front panel.

Onto a piece of Whisper White I stamped the jar and flowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set and coloured them in using Stampin’ Blends. I punched out the jar and fussy cut the flowers before adhering them to the front of the card. The flowers were popped up on Dimensionals for a 3D effect.

Finally I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight with a Magenta Madness border and punched this out with the Classic label punch before adhering it to the front of the card.

Karen if you’re reading this I hope you liked your card and had a super birthday!

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - Forest

The retired Festival of Trees stamp set and punch was the obvious choice for this week’s theme of Forest. I wasn’t particularly intending to use this colour scheme but when I found this piece of patterned paper in my stash I thought it would be perfect as a background.

I stamped two trees in Night of Navy on a piece of Whisper White and punched them out. I also stamped the sentiment and trimmed it.

Next I cut a silver mat for the front of the card and punched out a 2 1/2 inch circle from the centre before I adhered it to the card base. I then wrapped a piece of white grosgrain ribbon round the patterned paper before adhering it to the silver mat.

Lastly I adhered the silver circle to the front of the card and positioned the trees and sentiment on top. This was a simple card to make and I’m very happy with the end result.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Piano birthday card

I made this card for my piano teacher’s birthday, it was really fun to do and was made almost entirely from scraps making it a great stash buster.

I started with a black card base and added a strip of double sided sticky tape horizontally across the front about a third of the way up. I cut lots of white strips measuring 1.5cm and attached them to the sticky tape to create the white keys.

Next I took my Classic label punch and punched out the black keys. I trimmed one pointed end off of each one to make them square. These were then adhered on top of the white keys. I cute a black panel and put it across the top half of the card over the top of the keys.

Finally I stamped the sentiment from the retired Perennial Birthday stamp set and layered it onto a piece of red cardstock before adhering it to the front of the card. A bit of bling finished it off nicely.

I’m really happy with the way this card turned out and it goes to show you really don’t need many supplies to create something very personal for someone. 

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Flower and Field DSP card (Sale-a-bration)

This week’s alphabet challenge was G for Garden. The obvious choice for this was the new Flower and Field DSP from the Sale-a-bration catalogue.

To make the card I cut an A4 piece of Bumblebee cardstock in half lengthways and scored at 148mm to make a tall tent fold card base.

I then matted this with a piece of whisper White and added the beautiful DSP on top.

I stamped the wellies and watering can images onto a piece of scrap with black Memento ink and coloured in with Stampin’ Write markers as I didn’t have the colours I wanted in Stampin’ Blends. You can see the difference it makes to use the markers as they leave lines whereas the blends have a smooth finish (I love the blends!). I then fussy cut the images out.

I stamped the sentiment from the Posted for You stamp set onto a 1/2 inch piece of scrap and punched one end using the Banner Duo punch. I layered the strip onto a punched 3/4 inch piece of Bumblebee and adhered it to the front of the card as shown.

Finally I adhered the images to the front of the card using dimensionals. 

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

You Are Amazing project kit

I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the new You Are Amazing project kit from the Stampin’ Up! Jan to June catalogue. I love all the bright colours and the stamp set that goes with it is going to be so useful.

Last night I had a craft and chat with my besties and we made the whole kit up between us. They are all beginners when it comes to card making but the kit is so straightforward with easy to follow instructions that we finished them in an hour and a half, and everyone was really pleased with what they’d created.

Here are some close ups of the finished cards.

I cannot recommend this kit highly enough for a relaxing crafting session with great results.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x