Monday, August 30, 2021

Beauty of Earth and Friendship - Fun Fold

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Always Artichoke (Mossy Meadow substitute)
  • Delightful Dijon cardstock
  • Whisper White cardstock
  • Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper
  • Beauty of Friendship and Inspired Thoughts stamp sets
  • Delightful Dijon, Early Espresso and Old Olive inks
  • Sequins

No matter how careful you are with marking lines and cutting, the angles may be off.  It can be very frustrating.


Sunday, August 29, 2021

Sheltering You With Love


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Highland Heather cardstock
    • Card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
      • Scored at 4 1/4"
  • Basic Black cardstock
    • Card layer measures 4" x 5 1/4"
    • Card layer (inside) measures 3 7/8" x 5/8"
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer (inside) measures 3 7/8"" x 5 1/8"
  • Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
    • Card layer (inside) measures 3 7/8" x 1/2"
  • Inspired Thoughts stamp set
  • Memento Tuxedo Black ink
  • Rhinestones
Coordinating Bookmark post, check back on 

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Beautifully Penned Tutorial - Card Maps, Thinking Out of The Box


Tutorial Available HERE

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Whisper White Thick cardstock
  • Basic Black cardstock
  • Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, or Melon Mambo cardstock
  • Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper
  • Everything is Rosy stamp set
  • Memento Tuxedo black ink
  • Summer Shadows dies
  • Banner Pick a Punch
  • Rhinestones
  • Dimensionals
I don't mail square cards because it cost more. Think out the box when you find a square card layout design.


Friday, August 27, 2021

Beautifully Penned Card and Bookmark


My Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper Tutorial has grown to 12 cards.
This tutorial is yours FREE with a $60 order using my Hostess Code (top right hand side of desk verion). 
My tutorial is also available for $11.95. Click on the Buy Now button at the bottom of this post.

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Do you just want the tutorial for the bookmark in a card pictured here, it is available for $3.95. Click this Buy Now button for the single tutorial.

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Whisper White cardstock
  • Basic Black cardstock
  • Whisper White Thick cardstock
  • Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper
  • Hold on to Hope and Inspired Thoughts stamp sets
  • Memento Tuxedo Black ink
  • Corner Rounder, Itty Bitty Accents and Scallop Tag Topper punches
  • Sprig punch (non SU)
  • Black ribbon and white crochet thread
  • Rhinestones dyed black
 

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Thank You Magnolia and Coordinating Gift Box


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Mossy Meadow (Always Artichoke is a great substitute) cardstock
  • Petal Pink cardstock
  • Whisper White cardstock
  • Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
  • Blissful Blooms* and Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets
    • *Paper Pumpkin August 2018
  • Memento black ink
  • Stampin' Blends
    • Mossy Meadow
    • Petal Pink
    • Soft Suede
    • So Saffron
  • Pearl Basic Jewels
    • Dyed with Petal Pink Stampin' Blend
Coordinating Gift Box


The belly band doesn't have to be in a certain spot at the top of the box. 
I didn't want to cover up the beautifully blended magnolia.

  • Mossy Meadow cardstock
    • Belly band measures 11" x 1 1/4"
      • Scored at 2 5/8" 3 1/4", 7 7/8" and 8 1/2"
    • Scrap for sentiment mat
  • Petal Pink cardstock
    • Belly band layer measures 4 3/8" x 1"
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Scrap for sentiment
  • Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
    • Belly band layer measures 4 1/4" x 7/8"
    • Die cut from one of the DSP
  • Memento Tuxedo Black ink
  • Blissful Blooms stamp set
  • Magnolia Memory dies
  • Pearl Basic Jewel
    • Dyed with Petal Pink Stampin' Blend
  • Dimensionals

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper Tutorial is available and FREE


Card 10 - My favorite

The Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper Tutorial is now available and can be yours for FREE with your $60 Stampin' Up! order using my Hostess Code which is located in the upper right hand corner of my blog in "web version".  Can't find the code, EMAIL me. The tutorial is also available for purchase for $12.95.

Check out my Sneak Peek for the twelve cards I created.  Each post shows what products I used. In this tutorial, I focused on making the most of your DSP using widths of 3". By using this width you increase the number of cards from SIX to EIGHT! That is a bargain. There were two patterns that I used a larger width. They happened to be the two patterns that I did not like - Pale Papaya, reverse side, gold stripes.

Sneak Peeks can be found HERE.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Boho Indigo Bookbinding Fun Fold


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Misty Moonlight cardstock
    • Card base measures 11" x 4 1/4"
      • Scored at 4 1/4" and 5 1/2"
        • Fold card and glue between two score lines
    • Scrap for ferns
  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • Card layer measure 4" x 5" 
      • Cut top piece 4" x 1"
      • Remaining piece measures 4" x 4"
    • Card layer (inside) measures 1/2" x 4"
    • Scrap for fern
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 4"
  • Boho Indigo Medley Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 3 3/4"
      • This allows for pattern continuity
      • Cut top piece 3 7/8" x 7/8"
      • Remaining piece measures 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
    • Card layer (inside) measures 3/8" x 4"
    • Sentiment die cut
  • Boho Indigo and Botanical Prints stamp sets
  • Night of Navy ink
  • Boho Indigo dies
  • Gold Glimmer enamel dots
  • Coordinating crochet thread
  • Dimensionals

Monday, August 23, 2021

Card 12 Sneak Peek Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial

Expressions in Ink Designer Series Tutorial 
Available Soon


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Whisper White cardstock
  • Berry Burst (substituted for Magenta Madness)
  • Gold Foil sheet
  • Shaded Spruce cardstock
  • Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper
  • So Sentimental stamp set
  • Shaded Spruce ink
  • Artistic and Stitched So Sweetly dies
  • Itty Bitty Accents punch
  • Gold Glimmer enamel dots
  • Mini Dimensionals
By utilizing only 3" widths from your 12"x 12" DSP, you can create layers for 8 cards instead of 6. 

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Card Challenge - Limited Supplies


I was challenged by a Facebook Group that I belong to their list of cardstock/Designer Series Paper and create a card.  The only challenge was, you couldn't use any additional paper than the following: Card base, card layer 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", Whisper White 3" x 3"


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Whisper White Thick cardstock
    • Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11"
      • Scored at 5 1/2"
    • Card layer measures 3" x 3"
      • Stamp and punch out sentiment
      • Use remaining for butterflies and flowers
  • Garden Green cardstock
    • Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 31/4"
      • Add sentiment on top and trim to 1/16" all around
      • Use remaining for butterflies and flowers
  • Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 2" x 5 1/2"
      • Trim to 2" x 5 1/8"
      • On back mark 1 5/8" and 3 1/4" from the top
      • Cut strips 5/8" x 5 1/8"
        • You'll have a sliver left over
      • Place the bottom each of strip into the punch
        • Make sure it's the bottom end for continuity
  • Inspired Thoughts stamp set
  • Garden Green ink
  • Brilliant Wings dies
  • Itty Bitty Accents and Tailored Tag punches
  • Rhinestones dyed with Sharpie
  • Dimensionals

My cardstock/DSP

Mark on back side and cut as instructed above

Place in punch

Layering sentiment

Left over pieces





Saturday, August 21, 2021

Card 11 Sneak Peek Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial

Expressions in Ink Designer Series Tutorial 
Available Soon

Stampin' Up! Products
  • Pear Pizzazz cardstock
  • Pale Papaya cardstock
  • Whisper White cardstock
  • Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper
  • Inspired Thoughts stamp set
  • Old Olive ink
  • Artistic and Stitched So Sweetly dies
  • Clear enamel dots
  • Dimensionals
By utilizing only 3" widths from your 12"x 12" DSP, you can create layers for 8 cards instead of 6. 

Friday, August 20, 2021

Card 10 Sneak Peek Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper Tutorial

Expressions in Ink Designer Series Tutorial 
Available Soon
Stampin' Up! Products
  • Shaded Spruce cardstock
  • Berry Burst cardstock (substituted for Magenta Madness)
  • Expression in Ink Designer Series Paper
  • Shaded Summer stamp set
  • Shaded Spruce ink
  • Tailored Tag punch
  • Gold Shimmer ribbon
  • Mauve shimmer sequins (non SU)
  • Mini Dimensionals
By utilizing only 3" widths from your 12"x 12" DSP, you can create layers for 8 cards instead of 6. 

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Petal Garden Thank You


Stampin' Up! Products
  • Pool Party cardstock
    • Card base measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
      • Scored at 4 1/4"
  • Calypso Coral cardstock
    • Card layer measures 3" x 5 1/4"
    • Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4"
    • Scrap for sentiment oval mat
  • Whisper White cardstock
    • Card layer (inside) measures 2 15/16" x 5 1/8"
    • Scrap for sentiment
  • Petal Garden Designer Series Paper
    • Card layer measures 2 7/8" x 5 1/8"
    • Card layer measures 1" x 5 1/8"
  • Flourishing Phrases and Forever Lovely stamp sets
  • Calypso Coral, Memento Black and Old Olive inks
  • Layering Oval Framelits
  • Story Label punch
  • Calypso Coral 1/8" sheer ribbon
  • Gold Glitter Enamel Dots
  • Dimensionals