Circle Card Thinlits Extended Flap

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pool Party cardstock - card base
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Circle Card Thinlits die
• Bow Builder,. Circle 1 3/8" and 1 3/4" and Scallop Trim Border hand punches
• Glue dots

Sycamore Street

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Strip 2" x 1/4"
• Pool Party cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/2" x 2 5/8"
• Card layer measures 2" x 3 1/2"
• Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 5 1/2" x 2 3/8"
• Hey You and Papillon Potpourri stamp sets
• Rich Razzleberry ink
• Bitty Butterfly, Corner Rounder, and Elegant Butterfly hand punches
• Basic Pearl Jewels - colored with Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities
• Dimensionals

Dynamic Colors

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crushed Curry cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Melon Mambo cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 3"
• Old Olive cardstock
• Scrap for leaves
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/2" x 2 1/2"
• Hey You and Painted Petals stamps sets
• Melon Mambo and Old Olive inks
• Bird Builder, Petite Petals and Scallop Trim Border hand punches
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

I created a coordinated reusable box to package this as a gift set.

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I used THIS website for the color scheme

You are Amazing Painted Petals

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Old Olive cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 3 1/2"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Card layer measures 3" x 3 1/4"
• Painted Petals stamp set
• Pear Pizzazz and Rose Red inks
• Rose Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Dimensionals

Beyond the Garden Lovely AmazingYou

Stampin' Up Products

• Tangerine Tango cardstock
  
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Strip measures 4 1/4" x 1 1/2", then trim to fit diagonally
• Whisper White cardstock
• Strip measures 4 1/4" x 1 1/4", then trim to fit diagonally
• Wild Wasabi cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper
• Card layer measures 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"
• Lovely Amazing You stamp set
• Tangerine Tango ink
• Circle 1 3/4" hand punch
• Spellbinders die
• Basic Pearl Jewels colored with Old Olive Blendabilities
• Dimensionals

Wetlands

Stampin' Up! Products

• Crumb Cake cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Wetlands stamp set
• Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake ink
• Sponge
• Oval die used 2 5/8" x 3 1/2" for sponge template 

Painted Petals Thank You

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4 1/4"
• Painted Petals stamp set
• Pear Pizzazz and Rose Red ink
• Circle 1 3/4", Pansy, Petite Petals and Scallop Circle 2 3/8" hand punches
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

Kinda Eclectic Quick and Easy Card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Kinda Eclectic and Papillon Potpourri stamp sets
• Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz and Perfect Plum ink
• Bitty Butterfly and Elegant Butterfly hand punches
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

Beyond the Garden Series

Super easy card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Daffodil Delight cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"
• Scrap for label
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scrap for sentiment
• Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 4 5/8" x 3 3/8"
• Gifts of Kindness stamp set
• Tangerine Tango ink
• Bitty Butterfly, Elegant Butterfly,  Modern Label and Word Window hand punches
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel colored with Calypso Coral Blendabilities 

Painted Petals in Cameo Coral

Stampin' Up Products

• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Cameo Coral cardstock
• Scrap for flower
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Painted Petals stamp set
• Cameo Coral and Pear Pizzazz ink
• Pansy and Petite Petals Punch
• Dimensionals
• Basic Pearl Jewel

Love the Stampin' Up! Bow Builder Punch

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Old Olive cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• Card layer measures 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Card layer measures 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• So Saffron cardstock
• Card layers measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Junior Varsity Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 2 5/8" x 2 5/8"
• Card layer measures 2 1/8" x 3 1/8"
• Strip measures 5 3/8" x 1/4"
• Hey You stamp set
• Old Olive ink
• Bow Builder and Decorative Label hand punches
• Argyle Embossing Folder
• Mini Glue Dots
• Dimensionals

Are you using TONS of mini glue dots for your bows?  Amazon has a Value Pack of 600 3/16" mini dots on sheets.

Create A Cupcake

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Daffodil Delight cardstock
• Card layer measures 5" x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scrap for cupcake base
• International Bazaar Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 5" x 2 3/4"
• Circle 1 3/4", 1 3/8" and Cupcake Builder hand punches
• Create A Cupcake stamp set
• Rich Razzleberry ink
• Dimensionals

An Open Heart

Stampin' Up! Products

• Soft Suede Textured cardstock
• Card base measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Crumb Cake cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/2" x 3 1/4"
• Night of Navy
• Scrap
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 3"
• Parisian Breeze Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 4 1/4" x 1/2"
• Crumb Cake, Night of Navy and Soft Suede ink
• Gifts of Kindness and An Open Heart stamp sets
• Dimensionals

It Doesn't Get Any Easier Than This

Quick, easy masculine card.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Rich Razzleberry Textured cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2
• Pacific Point cardstock
• Scrap for punch out
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scraps for feathers
• Four Feathers stamp set
• Old Olive, Pacific Point and Rich Razzleberry ink
• Feathers Framelits
• Modern Label and Word Window punch
• Crafts by Beth "Click, Print and Punch" Sentiments (CPP)
• Whisper White Baker's Twine
• Dimensionals
• Adhesive - Tip, DO NOT USE a two-way glue when gluing the bow

For more information about Crafts by Beth CPP Sentiments, click HERE.

For one week only, place a $25 Stampin' Up! order from me and select either my sentiments or personalized monogram file.  Please email me HERE to place your order.  I do not have a Stampin' Up! website, my customer base is small.  I can take your credit card information or I accept Paypal (Paypal, minimum order $50).

Clear Stamps Won't Stick to Blocks

I know EVERYONE struggles with their Clear Mount stamps falling off the block.  It always happens when you have already used the Stamp-ma-jig and it falls off just after you re-ink the stamp.  Drives me nuts!

Several ideas found online suggests:

1. Don't put the matching sticker on the back of the stamp (hate this)
2. Mark sure you clear block is clean
3. Coat your stamp with two-way glue and allow to air dry
4. Place thin vinyl on the clear block

Suggestion #4 has worked for me.  I replace the vinyl once every four months.  I used a Photopolymer stamp for the first time and placed it on the vinyl-covered clear block.  The vinyl pulled off the block when I removed the stamp.  I remedied this by only covering one side of the block with vinyl.    Add a cold craft studio and off falls the clear stamp.  I GIVE UP!

This is what works for me.  I place one Fiskars White Adhesive Repositional Tab on each block.  They do have to be replaced from time to time.  I purchased these tabs years ago, I don't know what stores carry them now.

I hope this suggestion works for you.

Beyond the Garden Series XXVIII - Easter Russell Stover's Chocolate Bar

Give chocolate for Easter in a pretty package and gift tag that can be used later as a bookmark.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Daffodil Delight cardstock
• Chocolate Bar holder measures 6 5/8" x 6 3/8"
• Place 6 5/8" edge along scoreboard and score at 1", 1 1/4", 3 7/8" and 4 1/8"
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Layer measures 2 3/8" x 6 1/8"
• Bookmark measures 2" x 4 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Bookmark measures 2" x 4 1/4"
• Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• Layer measures 2 1/8" x 5 7/8"
• Love is Kindness stamp set
• Momento Tuxedo Blank ink
• Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Smoky Slate Blendabilities 
• Corner Rounder and Scalloped Tag Topper punches
• Ribbon 
• Russell Stover's Chocolate Note 
• I purchased the chocolate bars during after-holiday sales.  The wrapper may say "In Santa We Trust" but the actual chocolate bar doesn't indicate a holiday.

Instructions

1. Make score lines and crease score lines
2. Adhere DSP onto Tangerine Tango cardstock
3. Adhere to Daffodil Delight cardstock
4. Apply Sticky Strip along inside of back
5. Place chocolate bar for stability when adhering 
6. Remove chocolate bar
7. Punch 3/16" hole 
8. Thread ribbon through holes and slowly slide in chocolate bar.
9. Attach ribbon to tag

Chocolate bar is NOT inside

Place chocolate bar inside and slowly push inside.

Masculine Four Feathers Z-Fold Card

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
• Scored on the long side at 2 3/4" x 5 1/2"
• Card layer measures 4" x 2 1/2" (cut 2)
• Marina Mist cardstock
• Card layer measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 2 1/4"
• Card layer measures 2 1/2" x 4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 1/2" x 2"
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 2 1/4"
• Scraps for feathers
• Rodeo Argyle Chatterbox patterned paper (Non SU)
• Card layer measures 5" x 3 3/4"
• Card layer measures 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" 
• Cajun Craze ink
• Four Feathers and Hey You stamp sets
• Feathers Framelits dies
• Whisper White baker's twine

Layering Angles

I saw a card layout that I liked; however it only used one layer of cardstock.  It took me a long time to figure out how to match the angle.  I hope the picture tutorial below is helpful.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Whisper White cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 3 1/2"
• Haiku Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Card layer measures 4" x 3 1/2"
• Bow Builder Punch
• Tangerine Tango ink
• Just Believe stamp set (retired)
• Glue Dots

Creating the Layers

• Laying Tango and Haiku cardstock measure 1 1/2" down from the top on the right hand side and mark with a pencil.

• Bottom layer
• Place in trimmer and cut from your 1 1/2" mark to the bottom of the opposite corner
• Layering patterned paper
• Place in trimmer and cut from your 1 1/2" mark to the bottom of the opposite corner
• Trim 1/4" inch off top edge
• Trim 1/8" inch off both side edges of the paper
  

Sheltering Tree

I love this new Photopolymer stamp set by Stampin' Up!  It was easy to stamp two separate images at one time; tree and sentiment for an example.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Soft Suede cardstock
• Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Pear Pizzazz cardstock
• Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Card layer measures 3 3/4" x 5"
• Sheltering Tree stamp set
• Pear Pizzazz and Soft Suede inks
• Certainly Celery 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (retired)
• Save ribbon by using Stampin' Up! stampin' mist.  Say What?*

Tie a knot around your stampin' mist.  Remove from bottle, cut ribbon and adhere to cardstock.  Did you notice I punched out a shape to get more paper for the buck?

Missing in Action

Where have I been?  I haven't been able to craft since my eight-level back fusion and abdominal surgery.

I have scoliosis flat-back syndrome.  Prior to surgery, standing and standing still for more than fifteen minutes was painful and at times impossible.  Shopping and standing while singing in church was very difficult.  I still managed to walk with my friend.  I still maintained my home.  The thing I missed the most was helping out at church events.

I knew this wasn't going to be easy.  This is what I knew going into surgery:

• Surgery would last approximately eight hours
• I would be in ICU for one day
• I would remain in the hospital for five to six days
• I would need to be at a rehabilitation facility for up to six weeks
• I wouldn't be able to drive for approximately three months
• Total recovery would take six months 

My goal was to get home by January 31.  My husband wasn't so optimistic.

This is what happened:

• Thursday, January 8 Surgery lasted close to nine hours
• I bypassed ICU and was admitted to my room five hours after surgery
• I had a morphine pump until Sunday
• I had to have a blood transfusion - let me tell you, that was scary.  
• Monday I took my first steps
• My left arm was a mess.  Since I had breast cancer, my right arm couldn't be used for measuring blood pressure, IVs, or blood specimens.  Why did they need to take so much blood?
• Wednesday, January 14 I was moved to a rehabilitation facility.
• Getting the correct pain medication was not easy.  The first day I had any pain relief was eight days after surgery.  The medication didn't work for me. I'm suggested I be given the pain medication I used at home.  It worked!
• Physical Torture began on Thursday, January 15.  An hour of occupational therapy, an hour of physical therapy in the morning and one half hour of each in the afternoon. Three hours total.  I was able to get dressed by myself  (with some gadgets) by Friday.
• There were good days followed by horrible nights.  I didn't sleep well and my mornings started at 3:00 am (urgh!)
• What I didn't anticipate, I cry so easily and at times uncontrollable.
• My craft studio is fifteen steps down to the basement.  On Tuesday, January 20 my therapist asked me to climb a flight of stairs.  When I got to the top he said, "Eleven steps!"  I decided I could do another flight.  Of course, I then had to walk back down.
• On Wednesday, January 21, thirteen days after surgery I was home!  No additional physical therapy needed.

I'm home but that doesn't mean I'm back to normal Beth.  I can't bend over, it takes me thirty minutes to get dressed, I have to roll out of bed, I can't sit for more than ten minutes and I walk with a noticeable sway in my back; these are a few of my obstacles.  My days are filled with television, Sudoku, YouTube and online shopping.  The best news - I am 1-3/4" taller than the day before surgery!

I haven't made it down to my craft studio, maybe tomorrow.