Fun Flowers - Greeting Card Gift Set

It is that time of year again when everyone will need to have a few gifts set back for that last minute Christmas gift, Christmas party, etc. 

Stampin' Up! Products

• Naturals White
• 4 1/4"x 5 1/2" card base
• Fun Flower die cut
• Kiwi Kiss
• 4" x 3 1/4"
• Lace Ribbon Border die cut
• Fun Flower die cut
• Pacific Point cardstock
• 4 1/4" x 1 3/8"
• Muirfield Designer Series Paper
• Strips measure 7/8" x 3 1/4"
• Fun Flower die cut
• Trendy Trees stamp set
• Pacific Point ink
• Bigz L Die - Fun Flowers
• Blossom Petals Builder punch
• 2 leaves - fold each in half and run them diagonally through a crimper
• Crimper
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• Fine tip glue pen

I think I could have stepped it up a notch if I would have used Pacific Point for the flower layer instead of Kiwi Kiss.  I might just have to use dental floss and remove the top two layers of the flower.  Dental floss???  What is she talking about?  Check out THIS YouTube video, dental floss isn't just for your teeth.  Oh, how I LOVE the internet!
 

I think the card look better with a Pacific Point layer. Do you agree?

 

Open Sea - Nautical Expedition

A card created by Ilena Crouse inspired me to create this nautical all-occasion greeting card.  I made a few minor changes and after 45 minutes I finally came up with this.  Sometimes it takes me forever to create a card.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Not Quite Navy cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Layer under stamped image measures 3 1/4" x 3"
• Small strip measures 4 1/2" x 1 1/4"
• Remaining layer measures 4" x 3"
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
• Card base layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• Strip measures 4 3/8" x 1"
• Remaining layer measures 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Open Sea stamp set
• Cherry Cobbler, Early Expresso and Not Quite Navy ink
• The journal and world map stamp was first stamped off on a scrap of paper for a more subtle look
• Designer Brad Star *
• Dimensionals

*This is a very heavy brad, I used Sticky Strip on the back, otherwise that layer would lift easily.

Other Products

• Heavy duty envelope - stamped with compass and anchor from the Open Sea stamp set

Lovely as a Tree - Your Choice of Sentiments

I love the Lace Ribbon Border punch by Stampin' Up! and I don't think it is to feminine to use for a masculine greeting card.  I stamped three sentiments for this card, just peel and stick.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Cardbase measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Cut off 7/8" along the bottom of the card (fold is at the top) - reserve this piece for later
• Dusty Durango
• 1 3/8" x 3 1/8"
• Modern Label punchout
• Early Espresso
• 5" x 2 7/8"
• Kiwi Kiss
• Layer under stamped image 2 3/4" x 2 1/2"
• WhisperWhite
• Stamped image 2 1/2" x 2 1/4"
• Word Window punchout
• Early Espresso ink
• Lovely as a Tree stamp set
• Lace Ribbon Border, Modern Label and Word Window punches

Other Products

• Inside liner measures 3 1/8" x 5 1/4

To view how to attach the lace border, click here.

God's Beauty - Fall Gift Card Set

I enjoy making four-piece greeting cards sets along with a matching box.  My customers seem to prefer a mix of sentiments.   I stamp two each of four or five sentiments and apply a peel away tab.  This allows the recipient to choose the perfect sentiment to suit their needs.  Check out THIS posting to see more information on how I package the sentiments.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Layer under stamped image measures 2 3/8" x 3 1/4"
• Modern Label - can be punched from the center of this layer (to save paper)
• Dusty Durango cardstock
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"card base
• Old Olive
• Layer measures 2 5/8" x 3 1/2"
• Strip for lace border start with a 1 3/4" x 5 1/2" piece
• White Naturals cardstock
• Stamped image measures 2 1/8"x 3"
• Stamp the butterfly on a scrap piece and trim
• Dusty Durango ink
• God's Beauty stamp set
• Sentiments included in this card set are from the following stamp sets
• Just Believe
• On Your Birthday
• Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Three Little Words
• Lace Ribbon Border, Modern Label and Word Window punches
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• Brown pearl embellishment
• Inside liner measures 3 1/8" x 5 1/4"

Card base preparation

1. Cut off 7/8" along the right side of the top of the card (keep this piece)
2. Apply adhesive to the inside of the card along the cut edge and attach lace border.
   
   
3. Apply adhesive to the 7/8" strip and place over the lace border.
   

This four-piece greeting card set is available for purchase. I can mail this gift to your friend, relative, co-worker, etc, and will include your personal note. I accept Paypal and I ship within two business days. Please EMAIL me for more information.

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Helpful hint:  When using border punches, I like to have it centered when applying it to the card base or card layer.  I find that centering the piece of cardstock in the punch and then moving the piece of paper to the right and to the left results in a messy punch.  I always start with my paper in the left side of the punch and move it to the right.  I first created a template using the Lace Ribbon Border punch; I started out with a 7" piece of cardstock.  I lined up my template and centered it to the piece I was going to attached it to.  I was then able to see what part of the lace ribbon ended up on the right side of the cardstock.  I found the starting point on the punch and applied a label showing me where to begin punching.  Perhaps this illustration will show you what a mean. 

Thinking of You - Hummingbird Card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Garden Green cardstock 5 1/2" x 3/4" (strip is mounted on the inside of the card)
• Elements of Style and Sincere Salutations stamp sets
• Garden Green and Elegant Eggplant ink
• Elegant Eggplant 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Scallop Edge Border punch
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearls Jewels

Beautiful Wings Gift Set

Stampin' Up! Products

• Cherry Cobbler cardstock

• Beautiful Wings Embosslit
• Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch
• Scallop Oval punch
• More Mustard cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Large Oval punch
• Naturals White cardstock
• Small Oval punch
• Strip measures 2" x 5 1/2"
• Elements of Style, En Francais and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
• Cherry Cobbler and More Mustard ink
• Basic Pearls Jewels
• Dimensionals

My most popular gift set of cards are ones that the recipient chooses the sentiment. Included in this four-card gift set I stamped three of each of the following sentiments, all from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

• happy birthday
• get well wishes
• thank you
• thinking of you

I use clear mounting stickers on the back of the sentiments. Select the sentiment, peel and stick.

Lovely as a Tree

I have actually been making cards but I can't seem to get a good picture of them - so frustrating.  I do have a card to share with you today.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Naturals White cardstock
• 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (stamped image)
• Always Artichoke
• 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• 5 1/2" x 1/8" (braided strip)
• More Mustard
• 4 1/2" x 3"
• 5 1/2" x 1" (strip attached behind braid)
• Lovely as a Tree and Trendy Trees stamp sets
• Always Artichoke ink
• Modern Label and Word Window punches

Other Products

• Border punch

Greeting Card Sets - Perfect Fit for Stampin' Up! Treat Boxes

Four cards and envelopes fit inside Stampin' Up! Treat Boxes and make great gifts.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Stampin' Up! Treat Box
• Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla cardstock
• Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie ink
• Elements of Style, Fabulous Florets, Just Believe and Sincere Salutations stamp sets
• Dimensionals

Card measurements

• Pumpkin Pie card base 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Chocolate Chip layer 3 3/4" x 4 1/2"
• Very Vanilla layer 3 5/8" x 4 1/4"

For more information about my tutorial for the box lid, click HERE.

Medallion Craze continues

Just a few more gift tags I have made in preparation for my FREE workshop.

Stampin' Up! Products






• Two Tags Sizzix Die
• Real Red and Sahara Sand cardstock
• Real Red 1/8" gingham ribbon
• Whisper White 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Christmas Jingle and Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper
• Real Red and Taken with Teal ink
• To/From stamp
• Boho Blossoms and Trio Flower punches
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Other Products

• Hot glue (low temperature)

Click HERE for more information on how to make the medallions.

Newest Craze - Paper Medallions

These medallions seem to be the biggest craze in the crafting world.  They are also called lollies; however, according to Webster's, the definition doesn't fit this art decoration.

I made my medallion using a 1" x 12" piece of Designers Series Paper (DSP).  I scored on one side every 1/4" and 3/4" mark, flipped it over and score at every 1/2" and whole number mark.  By scoring on both sides, I found it easier to accordion fold back and forth.

I tried several adhesives and found these products worked the best:

• Sticky strip for connecting the two ends together (Sticky Strip does not hold down the folds of the medallion.  I've tried it, don't waste your time - my medallions popped apart,)
• I placed my paper inside a Starbuck's Frappuccino cap and pushed down the medallion *
• Hot glue (low temp) a backer circle, flip it over and put hot glue down through the center.  Hold in place until glue hardens.
• I attached my medallion to the tag using Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Stampin' Up! Products - my tag

• Chocolate Chip, Really Rust and Whisper White cardstock
• Designer Series Paper - Autumn vine
• Really Rust ink
• More Mustard 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (8 inches)
• Two Tags Sizzix Die
• Boho Blossoms and Trio Flower punches
• Liquid Multipurpose Glue
• Sticky Strip

Other Products

• Pearl, brown
• Hot Glue / low temp
• Stamp

* This is the best method to fan out your paper.  The inside of the cap allows the folds to be more uniformly spaced.  I found this video on YouTube video that helped me with my medallions (HERE).

These tags would be a perfect tag for a wine bottle.

Never too early to make Christmas tags!

Aren't these A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E-!?

Stampin' Up! Product

• Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock
• Pennant Parade stamp set
• Cherry Cobbler and Stazon Jet Black ink
• 1/8" Black Gingham ribbon
• Two Tags Sizzix die
• Petite Pennant Builder punch
• Crimper and Crop-A-Dile

Other Products

• Scallop circle die
• Circle Die
• Houndstooth print
• To/From stamp (maybe Stampin' Up!)

This are available for purchase, please email me for more information.

My "Fabulous" Stamp Set

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Card base 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Dusty Durango cardstock
• 4 1/2" x 3 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 4 1/4" x 3"
• Fabulous Florets and Thanks for Caring stamp sets
• Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango ink
• Stazon Jet Black
• Dimensionals
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• Paper Snips (PERFECT scissors for this card)

I randomly stamped the two outlined flowers using Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango ink.  On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, I stamped three of the solid flower image.  The images were hand cut and attached using Multipurpose.

Love & Care

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Card base is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• Strip 1 3/4" x 5 1/2"
• Layer under stamped image 3" x 4"
• Razzleberry Lemonade Designers Series Paper
• Strip 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Stamped layer 2 3/4" x 3 3/4"
• Love and Care and Thanks for Caring stamp sets
• Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write Markers
• Dimensionals

Added touch - stamped the inside liner and envelope

Open Sea

Which card do you like the best?

Stampin' Up! Products

• Early Espresso cardstock
• Main card 8 1/2” x 4 1/4” (score at 5 1/2”)
• Smaller card 3” x 8” (score at 4”)
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
• Main card measures 5 1/4” x 4”
• Smaller card 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Side piece of main card measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper
• Main card measures 5” x 3 3/4”
• Side piece of main card measures 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”
• Whisper White cardstock

• Smaller card measures 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"
• Stamp sets
• Open Sea front of card
 Happiest Birthday Wishes - inside sentiment
• Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Not Quite Navy ink
• Baker's Twine Early Espresso and White (used to keep closed, see second photo)
• Blossoms Petal Builder punch (smaller leaf is perfect as a closure, see first photo)
• Ticket Corner Punch (second photo)
• Dimensionals
• Stamping Sponge (second photo)

Other Products

• Gold brad (first photo)

Fabulous Florets

Stampin' Up! Products

• Sahara Sand cardstock
• Main card base - 8 1/2" x 4 1/4" (scored at 5 1/2")
• Smaller card - 3" x 8" (scored at 4")
• Really Rust cardstock
• Main card base - 5 1/4" x 4"
• Smaller card - 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Right panel - 2 3/4" x 4"
• Fall Flowers Designer Series Paper
• Main card base - 5" x 3 3/4"
• Right panel - 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
• Stamped image
• Smaller card (top and inside sentiment - 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"
• Fabulous Florets and Love & Sympathy stamp set
• Old Olive and Really Rust ink
• Blossoms Petal Builder punch (smaller leaf is perfect as a closure)
• Dimensionals

Other products

• Copper brad

Masculine Thinking of You

Stampin' Up! Products

• Old Olive cardstock
• 4 1/4" x 11"
• Follow Panel/Step Card tutorial for cutting instructions*
• Really Rust
• Main panel - 2" x 4 1/4"
• Side panels - 3/4" x 4 1/4"
• Bottom panel - 4" x 3/4"
• Sahara Sand cardstock
• Main panel 1 3/4" x 4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Inside liner 4" x 4 1/4"
• Fall Flowers Designer Series Paper
• Side panels - 1/2" x 4"
• Bottom panel - 3 3/4" x 1/2"
• Plane and Simple and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
• Really Rust ink
• Square Lattice Embossing Folder
• Modern Label, Word Window and Circle punches (1 3/4" and 1 3/8")
• Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue (use when gluing embossed cardstock)
• Dimensionals

I embossed my cardstock before using the hand punches.

Dawn made this VIDEO demonstrating how to make this card. I have created a diagram and instruction sheet; please leave me a comment and I will email you. If you don't leave your email address when you leave a comment, please EMAIL me personally.

Love & Sympathy - Part II

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rose Red cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• 2 5/8" x 3 7/8"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Stamped image area measures 2 3/8" x 3 5/8"
• Sahara Sand
• Start off with 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• I embossed first and trim to fit card base
• Always Artichoke and Rose Red Stampin' Write Markers
• Rose Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Love & Sympathy stamp set
• Framed Tulips embossing folder
• Dimensionals

You are such a Blessing in my Life!

I love how this card turned out.  I used a card map from MojoMonday and grabbed a few of my new Stampin' Up! Products.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Old Olive cardstock
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2 card base
• 2 strips, each measuring 4" x 1/8"
• 1 3/4" strip of paper
• Summer Picnic Designer Series Paper
• 4" x 5 1/4"
• Bash Blue cardstock
• 4" x 1 1/4"
• 2 1/4" x 8 1/2" for bookmark
• Scraps for back side of bookmark
• Old Olive ink
• Triple Treat Flower and Blessings from Heaven stamp sets
• Two Tags Sizzix Die
• Fancy Flower, Lace Ribbon and Scallop Circle* punches

Other Products

• Fine tip glue pen
• 2 - 8mm magnets

*The scallop circle punch outs are for the inside of the bookmark to hid the magnets.

Love & Sympathy

Stampin' Up! has added so many nice, inexpensive stamp sets to the new catalog.  By switching to clear mount blocks, you can save over $4 per stamp set.  This card is made using the Love & Sympathy stamp set, page 76 of the new catalog (viewable at the top of my blog).   This is a COMPLETE stamp set - one image and two sentiments for the outside and inside.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rose Red cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Emboss first and trim to 4" x 5 1/4"
• Stamped image 3" x 4 1/4"
• Old Olive and Rose Red Stampin' Write markers
• Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• Inside liner, fine quality paper 4" x 5 1/4"

Honey...Look at my new card

I showed my husband the card made in this POST.  As I placed it on the counter......this is what happened.

It wouldn't stand up!

Well, darn - this isn't good.  My husband continues to smile....................."Do you want me to show you how to keep it from falling down?"  He had a solution in a nanosecond.

What was his solution???

My husband - I think I'll keep him!!


Which card would you rather send??