craftykarendesigns: August 2020

Monday 31 August 2020

Heartwarming Hugs Christmas Tree card

Hi Everyone,

I am showcasing some of the pretty new products from the Seasonal catalogue from Stampin' Up! today. Let me show you how I made it:

Materials

1 piece of Garden Green card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4" and a 1" x 4" strip for the sentiment

2 pieces of Whisper White card stock 3 7/8" x 5 5/8" for the inside and a 3/4" x 4" strip for stamping the sentiment

1 piece of dsp 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

Small piece of dsp for the trees

Garden Green ink

Poinsettia Petals stamp set

Multipurpose adhesive

Pine Tree Punch

Trimmer

Lovely Labels Pick a Punch

Simply Scored

Bone folder

Sequins (from my stash)

Instructions

Score the Garden Green card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.

Adhere the whisper white layer and the dsp layer to the front of the card leaving a small border around each one.

Punch 3 trees from the other dsp and arrange them across the top section of the card front.

Punch both ends of the garden green and whisper white strips with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.

Stamp the sentiment on the whisper white label using Garden Green ink and then adhere the layers together and attach to the front of the card beneath the trees.

Stamp a sentiment on the remaining piece of whisper white, I have also stamped some holly leaves, and add to the inside of the card.

I've also added a few sequins to the trees to look like baubles. Another quick and simple card, give it a try.

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Happy Crafting,

Karen XXX

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Sunday 30 August 2020

Scrap Busting Post it Notes - Share it on a Sunday

Hi Everyone,

A quick and easy project today, pretty little post it note pads to sit on your desk, by the side of the phone or in your handbag or to give as teacher gifts, co-worker gifts or thank you gifts. They take minimal amounts of card and dsp so great for using up scraps too. Check out what Donna and Victoria have made today, the links are at the end of my blog. Let me show you how I made these, you can also check out the video tutorial over on my YouTube channel, click on the link below:

My YouTube video

Materials

1 piece of card stock 3 1/4" x 8" (You can get 3 of these from one sheet of A4, I've used bumblebee and magenta madness)

1 piece of dsp 3" x 1", 3" x 2 7/8" and 3" x 2 7/8" (You can get 2 lots from 1 sheet of 6 x 6)

Velcro dot

Multipurpose adhesive

Trimmer

Simply scored

Bone folder

3" x 3" post it pad

Decoration if required

Instructions

On the long side, score the card stock at 2", 2 3/8", 5 1/2" and 5 7/8", fold and burnish all the score lines.

This holder folds around the post it pad, so decide which end of it will be the bottom flap and add the 1" strip of dsp to that closest to the fold but with a small border all the way round the bottom and sides. Add the 1 7/8" strip to the other end, this will be the top flap - make sure you have the direction of the paper going in the right way. Then adhere the largest piece to the back.

Add glue to the back of the post it pad and position inside close to the fold lines top and bottom but with a border either side. Fold up the bottom flap and fold down the top one. Add a velcro dot to the underside of the top flap and put the other side of it on the top of it. Then close the folder and press down on the velcro dot. The other side of it should now have transferred to the bottom fold of the holder.

You can decorate the outside of these in lots of different ways, see my photos for some examples or you can leave them plain, it's up to you, the possibilities are endless.

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Donna Lester

taffycrafting.blogspot.com

Victoria Littlewood

vickieloudesigns.blogspot.com

Happy Crafting,

Karen XXX

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Saturday 29 August 2020

InkStampShare Blog Hop - Life is Beautiful

Hi Everyone,

Today I am taking part in the InkStampShare Blog Hop and the theme is the 'Autumn-Winter Catalogue' or the August-December Mini Catalogue as it is now being called. I've chosen to use autumn colours and the gorgeous Life is Beautiful stamp set. Let me show you how I made it and don't forget to pop over and see what everyone else has made.

Materials

1 piece of pumpkin pie card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"

1 piece of Gilded Autumn dsp 4" x 5 3/4"

1 piece of very vanilla card stock 3 7/8" x 5 5/8" and 1 piece 3 5/8" x 5 3/8"

Life is Beautiful stamp set

Early espresso ink

Pumpkin pie ink

Trimmer

Simply scored

Multipurpose adhesive

Instructions

Score the pumpkin pie card stock at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.

Add the dsp layer to the card front,I have chosen the very subtle, speckled design that looks a bit like an egg shell.

On the smaller piece of very vanilla, I have stamped the tree using early espresso. I have used the splodge stamp as a shadow to ground the tree so its not floating in mid air, I have stamped off so it's paler and stamped it three times across the bottom.

Then I added the bird house on the left of the tree using early espresso and the sentiment to the lower right. I have used 'Thinking of You' as I think that this card could be used as a sympathy card (in these colours) as well as just a general 'Thinking of You' card.

I stamped the leaves in pumpkin pie several times in different directions and I think it looks like the wind has caught some of the leaves and they are falling. Add this to the card front leaving a border all the way around the edges.

I have also used the leaf stamp on the very vanilla piece for the inside and stamped full strength, 1st generation and 2nd generation down the right hand side. Fix this to the inside of the card with the adhesive.

A really quick and effective card, #simplestamping with a little bit of designer series paper, why don't you give it a try.

Please now pop over to the next blog and see what Dana has made

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Happy Crafting,

Karen XXX

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Friday 28 August 2020

Fun Fold Friday #30 - Ornate Garden Daisy Triple Stepper Card

Hi everyone,

Welcome to my Fun Fold Friday series and this week I have made a Triple Stepper card using the lovely Ornate Garden dsp, Daisy Lane and Field of Flowers stamp sets and the Forever Flourishing dies and daisy punches. The measurement for the card base came from Mixed Up Crafts (Sam Calcott) but I have changed the dimensions of the mats and layers and the decoration is entirely my design. There is a video tutorial over on my YouTube channel, click on the link below:

https://youtu.be/pUEnfizrQ0Y

Materials

1 piece of thick whisper white 7" x 10" for the card base

1 piece of whisper white 2 1/4" x 2 3/4", 2 pieces 2" x 2 3/4", 1 piece 1 3/4" x 6 3/4"

1 piece of gold foil 2 3/8" x 2 7/8", 2 pieces 2 1/8" x 2 7/8", 1 piece 1 7/8" x 6 7/8"

DSP - 1 piece 2 1/8" x 2 5/8", 2 pieces 1 7/8" x 2 5/8"

Scraps of gold foil, whisper white for the decoration

Bumblebee ink

Early espresso ink

Daisy Lane stamp set

Field of Flowers stamp set

Forever Flourishing dies

Die cutting machine

Daisy Punch

Medium Daisy punch

Trimmer

Simply scored

Bone folder

Multipurpose adhesive

Dimensionals

Instructions

Put the thick whisper white in the scoreboard with the short side at the top and make a pencil mark at 2 1/2" and 4 3/4" at both ends. Join the pencil lines with a ruler.

Turn on to the long side and score at 3" and 6" just to the first drawn pencil line, then at 8" to the second pencil line.

Then score between the two pencil marks at 4" and 7" (I use a ruler to mark the spot and then hover my stylus to the starting point and then score). Then score from the second pencil line to the bottom of the card at 5".

Put the card int he trimmer with the short side to the top and on the 2 1/2" pencil line, cut from 4" to 8", then move it over to the 4 3/4" pencil line and cut from 3" to 8". This will give you two slits in the card base (see template).

Fold and burnish the score lines to make the steps of the card, pinch them first to start them off and then they should just fold in the correct way, see picture.

Build up the small mats and layers by adding the whisper white to the gold foil and then the dsp to the whisper white and then add to the card base leaving a small border all around.

For the long layer, do the stamping first on the whisper white, stamp the sentiment and the dragonfly in early espresso ink and then add this layer to the gold foil and then the two of them to the card front.

Stamp two small daisies and 2 large daisies using bumblebee ink and then punch them out with the two punches. Curl the petals carefully to give some dimension and then layer them up, offsetting the petals on each layer, 2 large and then 2 small.

Die cut two of the leaf springs from the Forever Flourishing dies with gold foil and then arrange on the back of the flower with dimensionals. Then add the whole flower to the card front at the bottom left.

I haven't put any layers on the inside as the base is whisper white but if you use a darker colour,I would cut a mat of whisper white 2 3/4" x 6 3/4" and add to the inside to write your message.

I hope that you like this card and will give it a try.

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Happy Crafting,

Karen XXX

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