August Card Ministry

 Here are three birthday cards we are making for the church staff to send to our Sensational Seniors. I hear such lovely compliments from the staff and those who have received cards that we make for them. I'm so blessed to have such wonderful ladies to come each month and create for this wonderful ministry.

Materials:

• Stamp Sets: Unbounded Love, Flowers Of Beauty

• Ink Pads: Blackberry Bliss, Basic Beige, Petunia Pop

• Cardstocks: Thoughtful Journey DSP, Basic White, Basic Beige

• Brick Stencils

• Blending Brush

• Mini Dimensionals

• Classic Label Punch

Preparation:

• Basic Beige 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored @ 4-1/4 (card base)

• Basic White 3-5/8 x 4-7/8

• Thoughtful Journey DSP 3-3/4 x 5

• (2) Thoughtful Journey DSP 2 x 3-3/4 (diecut)

• Basic White 1 x 3-1/4 (greeting)

Assemble Card:

1. Use Blending Brush and Basic Beige Ink with brick stencil on 3-5/8 x 4-7/8 Basic White cs

2. Glue stenciled background to DSP

3. Adhere those layers with Dimensionals to a Basic Beige card base

4. Stamp the sentiment “hello” in Blackberry Bliss Ink, cut with Unbounded Love Die, and attach with Dimensionals

Materials:

• Stamp Sets: Adventurous Sky

• Ink Pads: Night of Navy

• Cardstocks: Basic White Thick, Night of Navy, Copper Clay, Gold Foil, Take To The Sky DSP

• Stylish Shapes Dies

Preparation:

• Thick Basic White 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored @ 4-1/4 (card base)

• Night of Navy 4 x 5-1/4

• Basic White 3-3/4 x 5

• Copper pattern DSP 5 x 2-1/2

• Copper Clay 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 (largest circle diecut)

• Night of Navy 1-3/4 x 4 (fuselage)

• Gold Foil 2 x 4 (wings/wheels & propeller)

Assemble Card:

1. Glue navy panel to white card front

2. Stamp rivet pattern on top right and bottom left of 3-3/4 x 5 Basic White panel, then glue to navy panel

3. Glue DSP to center of stamped white panel

4. Diecut largest circle from Copper Clay and stamp greeting in Night of Navy ink, then glue on center of DSP

5. Diecut fuselage in Navy cs and wings and propeller from gold foil

6. Glue plane pieces to Copper circle at upwards angle

7. Inside: stamp birthday in copper ink, sentiment in navy ink and plane in navy

Materials:

• Stamp Sets: Simply Zinnias, Christian Birthdays

• Ink Pads: Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green

• Cardstocks: Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Flowering Zinnias DSP

• Zinnias 3D Embossing Folder

Preparation:

• Granny Apple Green 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored @ 4-1/4 (card base)

• Granny Apple Green 3 x 3-7/8

• Basic White (2) 4 x 5-1/4 (one for inside, one for outside border layer)

• Basic White 2-3/4 x 3-7/8 (embossed layer)

• DSP (2) 1-1/4 x 3-7/8

• Daffodil Delight 1 x 1 (oval center diecut)

• Lemon Lolly 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 (center ring diecut)

• Melon Mambo 2 x 4-1/4 (2 flowers diecut)

• Melon Mambo 1 x 2 (buds diecut)

• Granny Apple Green 2 x 4 (diecuts: leaf, stem, and bud stem/leaf)

Assemble Card:

1. Emboss 2-3/4 x 3-7/8 piece of Basic White with Zinnias EF

2. Diecut pieces and glue together

3. Glue white panel to card front and DSP to each end leaving border.

4. Glue embossed layer to Granny Apple layer then glue on top of DSP.

5. Glue flowers to embossed layer

6. Stamp greeting and glue to card front

7. Inside: stamp sentiment in Granny Apple and flower in Melon Mambo ink

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How to Use the Flowers of Beauty Bundle

 Have you ever opened up a new stamp and die bundle, and felt excited as you thought of all the things you could make with it? Then sometimes reality sets in as you are only to be perplexed as you begin to realize you have no idea what this die is for, or how to use that stamp? This bundle really had me stumped! You can tells there is some two step stamping in this set but it  a bimight be a bit of a challenge to determine what stamps and dies go together and how. I have two samples and some explanations for you today. I used the entire Unbounded Beauty Suite. The  Flowers of Beauty bundle, the Unbounded Love bundle, the DSP,  and In Color Glimmer paper. I used In Color Shimmer Gems instead of the In Color Resin Dots because .... who doesn't like a little bling? 

The background stamp in Bubble Bath ink and the detail stamp in Petunia Pop ink.

The die does not cut all the little flowers in one cluster, but in 6 clusters so you can glue them where ever you like to create a floral stem.

The detail stamp in Mossy Meadow ink, background in Granny Apple Green ink then diecut

The detail stamp in Mossy Meadow ink, background in Granny Apple Green ink then diecut

This additional cluster pieces was stamped in the same colors as above

Detail stamp in Petunia Pop ink, background in Bubble Bath ink and the additional center in Berry Burst ink.

Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Petunia Pop ink pads

These dies are the coolest thing! They cut a bunch of flowers all at once!

After using an embossing tool to round and roll up the flower petals, I used the gems as the flower centers. 

Adventureous Sky

 I just got this bundle in the mail, and it sure makes up quickly and easily! As part of coordinating suite of products, there are some embellishments called Industrial Trinkets. I did not get them, (yet anyway) because I still have a bunch of retired metal embellishments that I need to use up. Oh, and in the package of DSP, there are two sheets with cut apart rectangles and tags which are so fun!

Since this bundle has lots of dies and stamps, I made my usual guide for how to put the pieces together and use with stamps.The clouds are perfect for stamping sentiments on. I love the tow banners that can be used for sentiments too. They remind me of going to Myrtle Beach as a college students. There were always so many of the tow banners to entertain us while tanning on the beach. Well, in my case, it was really burning! lol. My Irish skin burns so easily and trips to the beach were usually accompanied by copious amounts of Aloe Vera and Tylenol - foolish child that I was.

Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Basic White and Take to The Sky DSP.

Basic Beige, Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Smoky Slate and Take to The Sky DSP.

 

Basic White, Copper Clay, Crumb Cake and Take to The Sky DSP.

Card Ministry

 The members of the Card Ministry at St. John's Methodist made a wonderful batch of cards for the church staff yesterday! The seniors in our congegation will love these beautiful birthday cards. They were made using Encircled in Nature, Crafting With You and Grassy Grove bundles.

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