craftykarendesigns: January 2022

Monday 31 January 2022

Simply Marbleous Daisy Thank You Card

Hi Everyone,

Today I am taking part in Kylie's International Blog Highlights for February and have teamed up the gorgeous FREE Saleabration dsp Simply Marbleous with the Flowing Flowers stamp set and the Daisy and Bough punches. You can vote for my project by clicking the link below and if I get to be voted in the Top 10 entries, then I get to take part in a special Winner's Hop at the end of the month with Kylie Bertucci. I do hope that you will pop over and vote for me.

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Materials

1 piece of gorgeous grape card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"

1 piece of basic white 3 7/8" x 5 5/8", 1 piece 3" x 4"

1 piece of dsp 3 7/8" x 5 5/8" and scraps for the daisies

Scraps of silver foil

Medium Daisy Punch

Bough Punch

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Flowing Flowers stamp set

Gorgeous grape ink

Multipurpose adhesive

Dimensionals

Iridescent Rhinestones

Trimmer

Bone Folder

Simply Scored

Instructions

On the long side score the gorgeous grape card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.

Adhere the dsp mat layer to the card front.

Die cut the second largest of the rectangles in basic white card and punch out 6 daisies from the dsp and 3 lots of the leaves and little flowers in the silver foil.

Stamp the sentiment using gorgeous grape ink in the top right hand corner of the rectangle.

Curl the petals on the daisies with your bone folder and then layer them up in twos to make a more full flower. Arrange the flowers in the lower left of the rectangle using dimensionals and then adhere the leaves and flowers in and around then with adhesive. Add the decoration to the centre of the card front using dimensionals. Add the largest of the rhinestones to the centre of each of the daisies.

Stamp another sentiment on the remaining basic white and add some flowers and adhere to the inside of the card.

I do hope that you like my pretty card.

If you would like to see more of my Blog Posts, sign up on the pop up form and you will get my weekly Newsletter with all the details of my latest projects and news from Stampin' Up!

If you would like to join my Team or become one of my Discount Shoppers, you can message me on my Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/craftykarendesigns or via the Contact Me box below this Blog.

If you are interested in taking part in some challenges and having crafty chats with like minded people and a bit of a laugh, pop over to Craft and Banter on Facebook (link in the side bar), we would love your company.

Happy crafting,

Karen X

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Saturday 29 January 2022

Symbols of Fortune Pop Out Gatefold Card - InspireINK Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Today I am taking part in the InspireINK Blog Hop and the theme is 'Something Old with Something New'. I've chosen to make a fun fold card using the lovely new Symbols of Fortune designer series papers and Forever Fern and Shaded Summer from the annual catalogue. I do hope that you like it, I've made it for a very special friend for her birthday. Let me show you how I made it.

Materials

1 piece of soft succulent card stock 5 7/8" x 11 1/2", 1 piece 1 1/2" x 11 1/2"

4 pieces of gold foil 2 3/4" x 5 3/4", 2 pieces 1 7/8" x 5 3/4", 1 piece 1 3/8" x 5 3/4"

4 pieces of dsp 2 5/8" x 5 5/8", 2 pieces 1 3/4" x 5 5/8", 1 piece 1 1/4" x 5 5/8"

1 piece of basic white 1 3/8" x 5 3/4"

Scraps of gold foil, soft succulent and basic white for the sentiments

Evening Evergreen ink

Soft Succulent ink

Forever Fern stamp set

Shaded Summer stamp set

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Trimmer

Simply Scored

Multipurpose Adhesive

Dimensionals

Bone Folder

Instructions

On the long side score the soft succulent card at 5" and 6 1/2" then flip over and score at 2 7/8" from either end, fold and burnish the score lines to make the card base.

Adhere all the dsp layers to the gold foil mats and then to the card base, two of the larger ones will be on display when the card is closed with the belly band.

Die cut 2nd and 3rd smallest rectangles in basic white, 3rd and 4th in gold foil and 4th again in soft succulent.

Stamp the sentiments in evening evergreen on the basic white layers and then using one of the leaf stamps and soft succulent, stamp off and then stamp around the edges (see pictures). Stamp the same image on the strip for the belly band using full strength ink this time.

Layer up the sentiments as shown. Add the inside one on the centre panel using dimensionals.

Add the basic white mat to the back of the card for the message.

Close up the card and loosley wrap the belly band strip around the card and then adhere the remaining sentiment mat over the join and the card is finished.

I do hope that you like it.

Please pop over and see what everyone else has made too.

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Happy crafting,

Karen X

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Abstract Beauty Sentimental Swirls Card - Stampin Birds Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

It's time for the monthly Stampin Birds Blog Hop and this time I am playing with the Abstract Beauty dsp and the Beautiful Shapes dies with the Sentimental Swirls stamp set.

Materials

1 piece of misty moonlight card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"

1 piece of gold foil 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

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

1 piece of basic white card 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

Scraps of gold foil, misty moonlight and basic white card

Bark 3D embossing folder

Gilded Gems

Misty moonlight ink

Sentimental Swirls stamp set

Flowers & Leaves punch

Beautiful shapes dies

Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine

Trimmer

Multipurpose adhesive

Dimensionals

Instructions

On the long side score the misty moonlight card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.

Add the dsp layer to the gold foil and adhere to the front of the card.

Die cut 3 gold foil hexagons (2nd smallest size) and 1 basic white.

I had a scrap of misty moonlight card that had been embossed with the 3D Bark folder and I punched the 4 large flowers from that. You could use any embossing folder to just give a little texture.

Stamp 4 of the large flowers from Sentimental Swirls in misty moonlight and punch them out with the smaller flower on the punch and layer them up on the embossed ones.

Adhere the gold foil shapes using dimensionals in a group of three. Stamp the sentiment on the white one and then adhere that too. Arrange the flowers on the joins of the hexagons and add with dimensionals. Add a gilded gem to the centre of each one and add one to the sentiment too.

Stamp another sentiment and some flowers on the remaining piece of basic white and add to the inside of the card.

I hope that you like my card. Please pop over and see what my colleagues have been up to.

If you would like to see more of my Blog Posts, sign up on the pop up form and you will get my weekly Newsletter with all the details of my latest projects and news from Stampin' Up!

Happy crafting,

Karen X