Saturday 17 September 2022

Stamping With Friends Blog Hop - Bloggers' Choice - Annual Catalogue

 Hi Everyone,




For this Blog Hop I decided to pull out the Framed Occasions stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes dies and I have CASEd a card from page 33 of the Annual Catalogue and changed the colours to Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Shaded Spruce.

Materials

1 piece of coastal cabana card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"
1 piece of bermuda bay card stock 4" x 5 3/4", scrap for the sentiment
2 pieces of basic white card stock 3 7/8" x 5 5/8", scrap for the sentiment
Framed Occasions stamp set
Beautiful Shapes dies
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Bermuda Bay ink
Shaded Spruce ink
Sequins and Gems
Silver Trim
Trimmer
Simply Scored
Bone Folder
Multipurpose adhesive
Dimensionals
Mini Glue Dots

Instructions

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

Add the bermuda bay mat to the card front.

Die cut 2 hexagons for the sentiment, one in white, the larger one in bermuda bay.

Stamp the design on 1 piece of basic white, I have used full strength and then done a second stamp before reinking in a pattern across the card.  I then added leaves with the shaded spruce.

Stamp the sentiment on the smaller hexagon using shaded spruce and also stamp another sentiment and some leaves on the remaining piece of white for the inside of the card. Adhere it in place.

Layer up the hexagons and add to the card front using dimensionals.  Sprinkle some of the sequins on the card front, tie a bow with the silver twine and then add to the side of the sentiment with a glue dot.

It's a good idea to CASE ideas from the catalogue every now and again, the catalogues are full of great ideas.  Please click on the links below to see which items that have inspired my lovely colleagues.


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Karen X


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Friday 16 September 2022

Awash With Beauty Dutch Barn Card - Fun Fold Friday

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For this week's Fun Fold Friday, I've made one of my favourite fun folds - a Dutch Barn Card - using the fabulous Awash In Beauty dsp and the Nature's Prints stamp set.

Materials

1 piece of polished pink card stock 5" x 11", 2 pieces 3" x 3 1/2", scrap for the sentiment
1 piece of basic white 4 3/4" x 6 3/4", 1 piece 4 3/4" x 3 3/4", 2 pieces 2 1/4" x 3 1/4", scrap for the sentiment
1 piece of dsp 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", 2 pieces 2" x 3"
Polished Pink ink
Granny Apple Green ink
Nature's Prints stamp set
Hearts Punch Pack
Iridescent rhinestones
Multipurpose adhesive
Dimensionals
Trimmer
Simply Scored
Bone Folder

Instructions

On the long side, score the polished pink at 7" and fold and burnish to make the card base.  On the short side, score the two small pieces of polished pink at 1/2", fold and burnish.

Add glue to the 1/2" tabs on the small pieces and adhere them to the bottom of the 7" section on the main card with the folds at the side and making sure the bottoms are level.


Adhere the white mats to the three main sections and then adhere the dsp layers.




Stamp two flowers and a sentiment on the remaining white mat and then adhere to the inside of the card.


Stamp a sentiment on a scrap and punch out with the heart punch and layer up on a scalloped heart.  Add dimensionals to the top half of the heart and adhere to the top flap, in the centre, so that it overlaps the bottom two doors.

Add some rhinestones and the card is complete.

Pop over and see what Victoria has made too.

Victoria Littlewood

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Karen XXX


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Wednesday 14 September 2022

Flowers of Friendship Thank You Card - Touches of Ink Blog Hop

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For the Touches of Ink Blog Hop, I decided to pull out a bundle that I haven't used for a long time - Flowers of Friendship stamp set and the Flowers & Leaves Punch - and I have teamed it with the lovely Gingham Cottage designer series paper.

Materials

1 piece of thick white card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"
Scraps of So Saffron, Highland Heather, Garden Green and Basic White card
1 piece of dsp 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"
So Saffron ink
Highland Heather ink
Garden Green ink
Mint Macaron ink
Flowers of Friendship stamp set
Flowers & Leaves Punch
Iridescent Rhinestones
Trimmer
Simply Scored
Bone Folder
Multipurpose adhesive
Dimensionals
Double Oval Punch

Instructions

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

Adhere the dsp to the card front.

Using the scraps of card, stamp some of the flowers and leaves and then punch them out.  

Bend up the petals on the flowers and then arrange them in a pattern that you like on the card front, tucking the smaller flowers and the leaves in and around the larger flowers.  Add rhinestones to each of the flower centres.

Stamp a sentiment on a scrap of white card and then punch out with the Double Oval Punch and then add to the card front using dimensionals.

Stamp a floral image on the inside of the card.


Please click on the following link and see what  Sandra Nitschke has made this month and then check out all the others too, you are sure to be inspired.


  1. Simone Kleine - derdiedasKleine bastelt

  2. Angela Köber - Angela Köber 

  3. Katja Martins - Stempelpfau 

  4. Iris Philipps - iriStempelt

  5. Patricia Lemke - Pattis Stempel Tempel

  6. Liane Gorny - Jungle Cards

  7. Karen Egan - Craftykarendesigns (UK)

  8. Sandra Nitschke - Gelettertundgestempelt

  9. Vickie Littlewood - Vickie Lou Designs (UK)

 Melanie Fischer - MeeFischs Bastelecke



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Happy Crafting,

Karen XXX


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