Whale Done card

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a card I made using the Whale Done bundle from the current Stampin' Up annual catalogue. I bought this stamp set because it comes with a co-ordinating punch and I just LOVE punches for cutting out. 

This card uses the stamp set, punch and DSP from the bundle and really couldn't be easier to make. I used half a sheet of Balmy Blue cardstock to make the card base, layered with a piece of Whisper White and topped with some of the DSP (Design Series Paper).

I stamped the sentiment directly onto the DSP using Pacific Point. I often forget that I can stamp straight onto DSP but it worked perfectly with this image.

I punched the whale shape from another piece of the DSP and the little splash shapes from a piece of Pool Party. I adhered the whale to the front of the card using dimensionals to make it look like he was swimming.

In all, this card took less than ten minutes to put together. Perfect for those last minute emergencies!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Stampin' Birds Blog Hop January 2021

 Hi everyone,

Today I have created a cute baby card for the Stampin' Birds January blog hop.

To create this card, I cut an A4 piece of thick Whisper White cardstock in half lengthways and scored at 148mm to make a card base. I then cut a piece of Playing with Patterns DSP measuring 148mm x 80mm.

Using a piece of scrap card, I stamped a teddy bear from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set in Crumb Cake and punched him out with the co-ordinating punch. I also stamped the sentiment from the Priority Mail stamp set in Night of Navy; I don't have the co-ordinating punch for this so I trimmed the card and punched the end with the Banner duo punch. Finally I punched a 2" circle out of white cardstock.

I attached a piece of baker's twine round the DSP and adhered the panel to the front of the card base. I then attached the circle and sentiment to the front of the card using dimensionals. Finally, I adhered the teddy image to the circle, and stamped a greeting inside the card.

Although this is a retired stamp set, it is definitely one of my favourites, and I love the fact that it can be used for occasions other than Christmas. 

I hope you enjoyed this short tutorial. Please click on the NEXT button below and hop to visit Vickie Lou Designs' blog for some more crafty makes.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Nothing's Better Than birthday card

Hi everyone,

Here's a card I made for my daughter's 9th birthday using the Nothing's Better Than stamps and dies from the current Stampin' Up! annual catalogue.

This was an extra large card using a full sheet of A4 Rococo Rose for the base. I layered it with two sheets of Smoky Slate DSP.

 I then took a rectangle of Whisper White cardstock, on which I stamped the word 'Chocolate' all over in Smoky Slate.

Using a piece of scrap I stamped the chocolate image in black seven times then filled it in with various shades of brown, using the stamping off technique to make some of them paler than others. I cut out all the chocolates with the co-ordinating dies and die cut the words from Smoky Slate cardstock.

To assemble the card, I tied an organza bow around the white panel and adhered it to the front of the cardbase on top of the DSP. I adhered the die cut words directly onto the card but popped the chocolates up on dimensionals to give them a 3D effect.

My daughter is a huge chocoholic and absolutely loved the card.

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Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Arrange a Wreath Christmas card

Hi everyone,

I haven't blogged for a while, so this month I'm catching up on a few of my favourite cards from the last six months. This is a card I made for my Stampin' Birds team Christmas card using the fabulous Arrange a Wreath stamp and die bundle from the current Stampin' Up! annual catalogue.

I'm not a massive fan of traditional Christmas colours so I made this card on a Night of Navy card base, with a Whisper White panel adhered centrally to the front.

Using the dies, I cut out the two wreath shapes; one in Old Olive and one in Pear Pizzazz. I also cut two of the poinsettia flowers in Real Red.

On to the stamping: using a piece of scrap cardstock I stamped the partridge in Soft Suede and die cut it. I then stamped the wood panel in Crumb Cake with the sentiment on top in black. I carefully cut the rectangle out with scissors.

Finally I assembled all the pieces and added the red bow on top for a splash of colour. The sentiment was popped up on dimensionals for added interest.

I made five of these in total and found this was a great design for batch making as I did all the die cutting in one session, then all the stamping, and lastly the assembly.

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Thanks for reading,

Bec x

 

Gift Wrapped card

 

I recently participated in a card swap using products from the new Stampin' Up! August-December 2020 mini catalogue. All the products that I'd bought from this catalogue were actually Christmas themed but with a bit of imagination I was able to create this card which could be used for any occasion.

I took a piece of Purple Posy cardstock  (half A4 cut lengthways) and scored at 148mm to create a landscape card base. I attached a piece of Blackberry Bliss DSP measuring 148x30mm to the bottom part of the card.

Next I matted a rectangle of Whisper White card onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss, and stamped the background pattern and sentiment. I adhered this centrally on the front of the card.

To create the parcel I stamped the stripey pattern from the Festive Post stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink and punched it out with the rectangular postage punch. The bow was stamped in Blackberry Bliss and punched out with the new Gift Wrapped stamp set and punch.

To finish it off I adhered the parcel to the front of the card using dimensionals and added a bit of bling to the centre of the bow.

Thanks for reading!

Bec x

Bubble Over Card

This is a card I designed for a workshop that I'm running next week. Due to the current coronavirus restrictions this workshop will be online so I needed to come up with something that had minimal stamping and that I could prepare all the pieces in advance.

If you'd like to make this card here is a list of what you will need.

Supplies

A white A6 card base

Soft Suede cardstock - one piece measuring 99x142mm and one piece measuring 85x25mm

Beige paper or cardstock measuring 93x136mm

White cardstock measuring 75x20mm

Scraps of silver, white and beige cardstock

Equipment:

Bubble Over stamp set

Bottles and Bubbles dies

Soft suede ink pad

Dimensionals

Adhesive

To prepare your pieces for the card, cut two large bottles out of the centre of the large soft suede cardstock. These holes will be hidden under the patterned paper later so don't worry! 

Cute two large labels out of the beige cardstock, two smaller labels out of the white cardstock, and two large bottle tops out of the silver card.

With the soft suede ink, stamp the sentiment onto the small white rectangle. Then stamp the smaller sentiments onto the white labels. Finally, use the bubbles and the ring stamps to cover the large paper rectangle to create an overall random pattern.

Next, assemble the bottles with your choice of adhesive, and put to one side to dry.

Adhere the soft suede rectangle centrally on the card base, then add the patterned paper on top.

Next adhere the sentiment onto the small, soft suede rectangle, and snip the ends to make a banner.

Finally arrange the bottles and sentiment onto the card and adhere them using dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial. Please post below if you have any questions or feedback.

Bec x