Lots of Lavender

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Scored at 4 1/4"
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Card layer measures 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"
• Card layer measures 4" x 1/2"
• Card layer (inside) measures 5/8" x 5 1/4"
• Melon Mambo cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 3 5/8"
• Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Painted with Love Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Card layer measures 1 1/4" x 4 1/4"
• Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• Lots of Lavender and Manly Moments (Paper Pumpkin) stamp sets
• Memento black ink
• Stampin' Blends
• Melon Mambo
• Old Olive
• Rich Razzleberry
• Dimensionals 
  

Using Card Maps Series V

I started with this card map.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Basic Black cardstock
  
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Cut flower center from inside this
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 1/2"
• Mint Macaron
• Scrap for fern
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 3 7/8"
• Card layer measures 2 3/8" x 1/4"
• Botanical Builder Framelits
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

Sage Shadow Thank You

 

 Stampin' Up! Products

• Really Rust cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• More Mustard cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 2 5/8"
• Sage Shadow cardstock
• Card layer/scallop trim measures 4 1/4" x 3 1/8" before punching
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 2 3/8"
• Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Really Rust ink
• Short & Sweet and Thoughts & Prayers stamp set
• Modern Label Scallop Trim Border and Word Window hand punches
• More Mustard 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Dimensionals
• Mini Glue Dot

Be a Frugal Stamper - Punch your Word Window out of the Sage Shadow scallop trim border piece.  While you are at it, take one of your favorite punches and use it on the More Mustard card layer.

I used this sketch to create my card.

 

Creating Cards from Scratch

Sometimes I struggle creating a card from scratch.  Most of my inspiration - okay, all of my inspiration comes from the talented cardmakers that share their love of crafting online.  Several crafting websites have weekly contests on creating a card from a card map.  Clean and Simple Stamping (click HERE) is one of those websites.

I am trying to use discontinued cardstock and pattern paper.  With that in mind, I pulled out one of my favorite green - Kiwi Kiss and the coordinating Patterns Designer Series Paper and started looking for a card map.

I choose this card map ---- >

...and grabbed my cardstock, Color Coach, Big Shot and adhesive to come up with.....

Stampin' Up! Products

• Kiwi Kiss cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Perfect Plum cardstock
• 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
• 5" x 1/2" strip
• Pale Plum cardstock
• Scrap
• Whisper White cardstock
• 3" x 1 3/4"
• Patterns Designer Series Paper
• 3" x 2 1/2"
• Perfect Plum ink
• On Your Birthday stamp set
• Birds & Blooms Sizzlit die
• Small Oval Punch
• Crimper
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• White brad

Have you ever used card maps?

It is difficult for me to totally design a card from scratch.  Most of  my inspiration comes from Splitcoaststampers.com and Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.  Card maps are sketches, normally in black and white that help in the proper placement of your embellishments (ribbon, flowers, etc).  Visit the Page Maps Blog for your own inspiration.

Stampin' Up! Products

• So Saffron cardbase measuring 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Sweet Pea Designers Series Paper (DSP) measures 5 1/2" x 2 1/4"*
• Punches used in this card
• Two-Step Bird Extra-Large
• 1-3/8" Circle
• Scallop Circle
• Word Window
• Modern Label
• Movers & Shapers Modern Label die was used for the last layer of the sentiment
• Using So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie ink, stamps from the Seeing Spots stamp set were randomly stamped on the cardbase
• Pumpkin Pie cardstock was used for the scallop frame*
• Bird was punched out of the Sweet Peak DSP
• Twig was punched out of Old Olive cardstock

Other Products

• Glue Pen

* Using the 1 3/8" Circle punch, I punched  3/4" of the circle from the DSP. 
* Using Pumpkin Pie cardstock, I used the 1 3/8" Circle punch and punched out a circle, the circle is not used.  Taking the Scallop Circle punch, center the scallop over the hole in the cardstock, and punch.  This frame was then glue over the punched out area of the DSP (trimming to fit the edge).