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Friday, July 2, 2021

DSP SALE

 


SALES PERIOD: 1 JULY–2 AUGUST

  • All order types qualify for this promotion.

  • There is no limit to how many packages of Designer Series Paper may be purchased during this promotion.

  • Only select Designer Series Papers are available at a 15% discount during this promotion.

  • Orders must be placed—and closed—during the promotion period for the 15% discount to apply.

  • Designer Series Paper ordered as part of a Starter Kit or with Stampin’ Rewards qualify for the 15% discount.

Click HERE for Flyer of DSP included in sale.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Corner Fold Card

 I learned of this fun fold from a fellow Demo in the UK, Claire Ottaway. It's a great card to use with our double-sided designer series paper. Here is a FREE PDF file of the tutorial with diagrams.



  1. On the long side of the card base, with the fold at the top, place a tick mark with your pencil 3-1/2” from the edge.
  2. Rotate the card base so that the short side is at the top. Place a tick mark with your pencil 2-3/4” from the edge.
  3. Score a line from one tick mark to the next. Be sure to go over it a couple of times so that it will go through both pieces of cardstock.
  4. Use a bone folder to press the scored triangle to the inside of the card base.
  5. Cut three panels, two from Designer Series Paper and one from basic white cardstock 5-3/8” x 4," white and two different patterns of DSP: follow the same procedure as on the card base. On the long side place a pencil tick mark at 3-1/2” from the edge. On the short side place a tick mark at 1-1/4” from the edge. Cut from one pencil tick mark to the other.
  6. To cut the triangles for the inside fold-in pieces, cut a rectangle 3-1/4” x 2-9/16,” then cut from one corner to the opposite corner. If the pattern is directional, you may need to cut an additional triangle.
  7. Decorate the top left corner on the front cover by gluing pansies on the bottom edge. Be sure the flowers do not extend beyond the size of a 4-1/” x 5-1/2” card.  

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Sunday, May 23, 2021

Planting on Paper

 I am very pleased with how this card turned out! It's a great one to show how beautifully our new Blending Brushes can be used. I've found that less ink and more than one application make a difference in how smooth the blending looks. I'm getting better results each time I use them. 

On the inside of the card I used Pear Pizzazz and Balmy Blue with the blending brushes to create the background. Sticky notes prevent the ink from going anywhere you don't want it to go. I left the center white so that it appeared as kind of the light source. Then I stamped a greeting where it would be hidden behind the plant when the card was closed.

I stamped the pot and plants, diecut then glued them behind the plant hanger diecut. A dot of glue suspends the hanging plant from the 'frame' topped off with an In Color Jewel. I used a Stitched Rectangle die to cut an opening on the front which gives a frame to the card.





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Outdoor Feeling

 Hello, I'm capturing the outdoor feeling today with these two cards. The first one uses the Forever Fern bundle and the second one with Mountain Air.

Beauty of the Earth DSP, and Curvy dies. I colored the white ribbon with Night of Navy Stampin' Blends

The background of this card was done with our new Blending Brushes.


Friday, May 21, 2021

Plant Lovers

 Who doesn't love plants? Well, there are some of us who have a 'black thumb' as opposed to a green thumb and tend to kill plants. I happen to be lucky enough to have a huge yard full of plants and flowers of every kind, thanks to my husband who has two green thumbs! 

I sure do enjoy creating with the Plentiful Plants bundle. Actually, I liked it so much I ordered the entire suite of products that coordinate. You can easily order the suite with just one product number instead of entering in all the separate numbers for each product. The suite consists of the bundle, DSP and an embellishment called Paper Lattice. The samples below were copied from the catalog. It's such a great inspiration for ideas! All the colors used are in the DSP, so it makes color coordination a breeze.





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