We made some cards for the church staff, discussed restaurants, and had fun today! Below are three cards we made and I can just imagine the reactions of the people who receive them. We've had such wonderful feedback from members of the congregation who get handmade cards. And you know it's a God Thing when a retired Coast Guard Officer gets one with a nautical theme. His wife said he had it on the mantle for the longest time! We are truely blessed to be able to share this gift with others. I've got some cardstock in retired colors that we used this time (Misty Moonlight and Bumblebee) these designs would work with other colors as well.
Materials:
Cup of Tea Bundle
Approaching Perfection stamp set
Tea Boutique DSP 4 x 5-1/4
Tea Boutique DSP 2 x 2-3/4 for tea cup diecut
Inks: Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Garden Green, Crushed Curry
Purple Posy card base 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 score @ 4-1/4
4-1/8 x 2-7/8 Orchid Oasis cardstock
2-3/4 x 4 Basic White cardstock for stamping greenery
1-1/4 x 1-1/2 Basic White cardtstock diecut teabag
2 x 2-3/4 Basic White for stamping flowers
2-1/2 x 2-1/4 Crushed curry cardstock with embossed Happy Birthday
Washi Label Punch
Stampin' Pierce Mat
Glue Dots
Instructions:
Fold Purple Posy card base and reinforce score with bone folder.
Adhere DSP to card front.
Adhere 4-1/8 x 2-7/8 Orchid Oasis cardstock on top of DSP.
Punch out greeting on Crushed Curry cardstock with Washi Label punch and adhere to top right of 2-3/4 x Basic White cardstock.
Stamp greenery on 2-3/4 x Basic White cardstock just below the punched greeting.
Stamp two clusters of flowers on 2 x 2-3/4 Basic White cardstock, one cluster in Fresh Freesia and the other in Orchid Oasis, then diecut.
Glue 5 diecut flowers on top of the stamped greenery, some of each color.
Diecut the tea cup from 2 x 2-3/4 Orchid print DSP.
Diecut larger teabag from 1-1/4 x 1-1/2 Basic White cardstock, then stamp enjoy on it with Orchid Oasis ink.
Place a glue dot inside the diecut cup at the top, then attach the string to it. Adhere tea cup just below the flowers leaving string hanging out.
Place a glue dot on the back of the teabag diecut, place over string on the cup.
On the inside, stamp the tea cup with leaf in Fresh Freesia ink and the sentiment in Orchid Oasis ink.
Materials:
Wildlife Wonder stamp set
Itty Bitty Birthdays
Misty Moonlight card base 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 score @ 4-1/4
New Horizons DSP 4 x 5-1/4
Gray Granite 2-1/8 x 2-7/8
Misty Moonlight 2-1/4 x 3
Layering Designs Vellum 1-3/4 x 5-1/4
Inks: Basic Gray, Misty Moonlight
Stampin' Dimensionals
Instructions:
Fold Misty Moonlight card base and reinforce score with bone folder.
Adhere the 4 x 5-1/4 DSP to the card front
Adhere the Vellum to the middle/left on top of the DSP, apply glue only to the middle so it won't show through.
Stamp the wolf in Basic Gray ink, on 2-1/8 x 2-7/8 Gray Granite cardstock.
Adhere stamped wolf to 2-1/4 x 3 Misty Moonlight cardstock, then adhere both of those to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Inside: 4 x 5-1/4 Basic White – stamp bear in Basic Gray ink and sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink.
Materials:
Nature's Harvest bundle
In Your Words stamp set
Go To Greetings stamp set
Ink pads: Early Espresso, Bumblebee, Soft Seafoam
Stampin' Blends: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry
Bumble bee cardstock base 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 score @ 4-1/4
Early Espresso cardstock: 4 x 5-1/4
Basic White cardstock 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 embossed layer
Basic White cardstock 1 x 2-3/4 for greeting
Cork Paper 3-7/8 x 1-1/4
2-3/4 x 4 Basic White cardstock for stamping flowers
4 x 5-1/4 Basic White Cardstock for inside card
Timeworn Type Embossing Folder
Holly Berry Dies
Blending Brush
Instructions:
Fold Bumblebee card base in half and score with bone folder.
Adhere 4 x 5-1/4 Early Espresso cardstock to card front.
Emboss 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 Basic White cardstock with embossing folder, then use Blending Brush to apply a very light bit of Soft Seafoam ink on the raised portions.
Adhere embossed layer on top of Espresso layer.
Adhere Cork Paper on embossed layer, towards the bottom.
Stamp birthday greeting in Early Espresso ink on 1 x 1-3/4 Basic White cardstock, then diecut with Holly Berry dies.
Adhere greeting diecut on left side of cork paper.
Stamp flowers in Early Espresso ink on 2-3/4 x 4 Basic White cardstock, then color with Stampin' Blends markers.
Diecut colored flowers and adhere to cardfront.
Adhere 4 x 5-1/4 white cardstock to inside, stamp small flower in Bumblebee ink and sentiment in Early Espresso.