Today's blog hop theme is 'Being Thankful' and I've used a sketch challenge to make this pretty card using Texture Chic dsp and the Nature's Prints and Hand Penned stamp sets.
Materials
1 piece of thick basic white 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"
1 piece of gold foil 4" x 5 3/4", 1 piece 2 3/4" square
1 piece of basic white 2 3/8" square
2 pieces of dsp 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"
Stylish Shapes dies
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Petal Pink ink
Nature's Prints stamp set
Hand Penned Petals stamp set
Heat Tool
Metallic Embossing Powders
Versamark ink
Trimmer
Simply Scored
Bone Folder
Multipurpose adhesive
Dimensionals
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 gold foil layer to the card front.
Stack the two pieces of dsp together and cut them at an angle, following the image in the sketch above. This will give you enough to make two card fronts. As you can see from the picture above, I've made two cards but only finished off one, I'm going to wait for an occasion to come up and then decorate the second one. Adhere one piece from each dsp as shown in the sketch image.
Die cut the largest two squares from the Stylish Shapes dies, one in white, the larger one in gold. I've cut out the two largest circles as well to use on the remaining card.
Stamp some ferns using the petal pink ink on the white layer.
Now stamp the sentiment on the white layer using Versamark ink and then sprinkle with gold embossing powder and set with the Heat Tool.
Layer up the two squares and add to the card front using dimensionals.
Although the sketch shows embellishments, I decided not to use them as I thought the papers were busy enough - what do you think?
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This week I have made a thank you card for Fun Fold Friday. I'm not really sure what this fold is called, it's like a flip front but sideways (if anyone knows, please let me know). I'm really enjoying these Fun Fold Fridays and I hope that you are too. Fun folds are my very favourite and there are loads in the archives if you are interested. I've used pale papaya and the Lovely in Linen dsp with the Sending Smiles and Hand Penned Petals stamp sets.
Materials
1 piece of thick white card 4 1/8" x 5 7/8", 1 piece 8 1/4" x 2 3/4"
1 piece of pale papaya card 3 7/8" x 5 5/8", 2 pieces 3 7/8" x 2 1/2"
1 piece of dsp 3 5/8" x 5 3/8"
1 piece of basic white card 2" x 3 1/4"
Old Olive ink
Pale Papaya ink
So Saffron ink
Hand Penned Petals stamp set
Sending Smiles stamp set
Scalloped Contour dies
Old Olive ribbon
Basic Rhinestones
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Trimmer
Simply Scored
Bone Folder
Take Your Pick Tool
Multipurpose Adhesive
Dimensionals
Quatrofoil Tile Embossing Folder
Mini Glue Dots
Instructions
On the long side score the white card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the small card.
Add the mat and dsp layers to the 4 1/8" x 5 7/8" piece of thick white card.
Stamp on the inside of the smaller card if required and then adhere this to the card front so that it is level with the bottom and both sides of the matted piece (see picture).
Run one of the pieces of pale papaya through the machine in the embossing folder and cut out the scalloped rectangle with the other (third size from smallest). Cut the next size smaller in the basic white.
Adhere the embossed layer to the front of the small card.
Stamp a flower on the white rectangle and add the sentiment above (see picture). Adhere this layer to the pale papaya layer and then add to the card front using dimensionals just on the bottom half.
Tie a small bow in the old olive ribbon and add to the bottom of the flower stem, add a couple of rhinestones too and the card is complete.
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Blogging with my Team mates today. I am trying to use up my designer series papers before they retire. The new Annual Catalogue will launch in just a few weeks and there will be lots of new goodies to play with. I have been making customer Thank You cards today, let me show you how I made this simple layered card.
Materials
1 piece of garden green card stock 5 7/8" x 8 1/4", scrap for the sentiment
2 pieces of basic white card 3 7/8" x 5 5/8", 1 piece 3" x 5", scrap for the sentiment
1 piece of dsp 3 5/8" x 5 3/8", 1 piece 2 3/4" x 4 3/4"
Garden green ink
Double Oval punch
Hand Penned Petals stamp set
Trimmer
Simply scored
Bone folder
Multipurpose adhesive
Dimensionals
Instructions
On the long side score the green card at 4 1/8" and fold and burnish to make the card base.
Adhere 1 of the larger pieces of white to the card front and then add the largest dsp, then add the smaller white and the smallest dsp on top of that, leaving equal borders on all layers.
Stamp the sentiment on the scrap of white and punch out with the smaller oval and then punch out the scalloped one in the green, layer them together and add to the card front with dimensionals.
Stamp some floral images in garden green on the remaining white piece and adhere to the inside of the card.
Job done! Quick and simple layered card.
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