The Double Accordion Gatefold Card puts together two fun fold features we like in cardmaking - gatefolds and accordion folds!
Join me on a short trip to paradise with today's handmade tropical card featuring the Stampin' Up! TROPICAL OASIS SUITE... easy with a little WOW!❤
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Learn a Card Technique That Makes Pleats in Minutes with Lisa Curcio of Lisa's Stamp Studio in this YouTube Card Making Class!
Hello friends! I'm sharing a FREE Card Class this first Saturday in June, 6/1/2024. This month I'm sharing the Sweet Peas stamp set from Stampin' Up! I fell in love with this adorable imagery the minute I saw this set and knew I'd want to create a class around it.Sometimes, stamp sets with smaller images can be more difficult to use in design. In this class, I'm going to share a couple of ways to work with smaller images to give them the spotlight they deserve and make your card designs shine!Y
I used the Stampin’ Up! Simply Zinnia stamp set bundle to create a birthday card to share with you today. I made this card out on my Instagram account this morning and you can find it here.
This fun fold is sure to delight kids of all ages - and its a great fold to teach the kids to make too! Pull the flap open to see what is inside! The Hey Chuck stamp set with the Regals Designer Series Paper makes a fun card. These adorable birds from the Bird's Eye View stamp set is paired here with the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper. Aren't those glasses perfect? Its fun to use a smaller image on the bottom front of the card and a larger one on the inside. The Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper includes
Welcome to the Stampin’ Creative Global Blog Hop! Currently you are visiting Julie Davison from the middle of the United States (Central Ill...
It has been brought to my attention that I often design cards with a bold angle. Sometimes it stems from a sketch that inspires me, but sometimes it adds an interesting twist to the straight up-and-down designs I most frequently create. Either way, a diagonal slant often finds its way
I do hope you were able to Join me for my free weekly live crafting session yesterday as I shared tips and card making ideas with you featuring the brand new Stampin' Up! Frosted Forest Bundle. This bundle is part of the July 2024 Stampin' Up! Online Exclusive release! It will be available while supplies last. This bundle includes a stamp set, dies and masks. You'll want to grab some ink and blending brushes, too, if you want to create these cards! Watch the Replay! Enjoy the video tutorial below if you missed the live yesterday! Above & Below: I
See all the Stampin Up Returning Colors coming in the 2018 - 2019 Annual Catalog. Compare them to current and retired colors from the Stampin Up lineup.
Card tutorials, craft tips, and Stampin' Up products
Good morning, peeps! Well – today is the last week in my “term” as a Guest Designer at the Just Us Girls Challenge! Which is why I’m in your Inbox so early! Next Saturday…
I love stamping my own background and the Magical Meadow Stamp Set has great images to create a pretty fall pattern. The sentiment is from the Autumn Leaves Stamp Set.
Four easy steps for making pretty Stampin Up paper flowers with the Stampin Up Blossom punch.
Learn to make pop up flower bouquet cards for Mother's day or any special occasion. Print then cut the free templates to DIY your own pop up flower cards.
When I opened my new box of Stampin' Up! 2020 supplies, I just had to use the Peaceful Poppies designer paper from the new Stampin' UP! 2020 Jan-June Mini catalog first!! I created 72 cards with the Peaceful Poppies suite of products by cutting each piece of designer paper into 6 cards fronts. I chopped all of the designer paper into 4' strips and then cut the strips into 5-1/4' x 4' pieces. NOTE: when you cut the design with the poppies on the tall stems (front/center in photo above) be sure to cut that extra 1-1/2' strip out
Fracture / Shutter Card Technique - The Stamping with Friends blog hop group is showcasing the Fracture / Shutter Card Technique.
Pinwheel cards are a beautiful and creative way to use up your scrap paper, but getting that perfect square alignment can be frustrating. That's why we're
What would I do without my acrylic blocks? Of course they are just the thing for stamping with clear stamps. But they are also perfect for creating gorgeous backgrounds! One of my favorite techniques is using my Stampin' Up markers to color them. I just ink up any old block with whatever colors suit my fancy. Then I get them super wet by misting them with water. If I'm working with card stock, I use tons of water, say 10 squirts. If I'm using watercolor paper, I use less water. In this example I was using card stock, so I drenched the block. Then I stamp it onto a piece of Whisper White card stock. I press down with force to help squish the color around. Sometimes I let it air dry, but when I'm in a hurry, I use my heat gun to speed up the process! And voila! A stunning bit of background just waiting to be stamped upon. Tomorrow I'll post some cards that I made using this technique. Give it a try!
Stampin' Up! Floating Circle Scrap Strips handmade birthday card by Lisa Ann Bernard of Queen B Creations. Use up those scraps!
Friday means new challenge time at Just Add Ink & this week's challenge is to just add typography, which I'm excited to say was suggested by me. One simple definition of typography is "the practical and artistic arrangement of type and printing with type". So, I thought it would be fun challenge to make a project that uses words, text or type in a practical & creative way. So....this is what I made... (click on the pic for a bigger version) My starting point was to use one of the quotes or sayings from the Feel Goods stamp set. I love both the sayings, font choice & layout, so it was perfect for the challenge. Reading the sunshine quote gave me an idea to cut a sunburst background using the text paper in our new 12x12 paper stacks & my card came together from there. I heat embossed the sentiment with versamark & white embossing powder on so saffron card, cut it out with an oval framelit & added a little so saffron sponging to help make the sentiment pop. Then I mounted it onto some vellum card & pierced a border. You can see the glossy image better in this pic. Once I'd pieced the background & added the sentiment panel (popped on dimensionals), I wanted to add a final little touch so I added some tiny gold embossed butterflies from Papillion Potpourri Sunburst background template The sunburst background with text paper enhances the typography theme. I could have made the background using the sunburst template & instructions I shared in this post. However, as I wanted the text on the paper to remain horizontal, I drew up a paper template using the same process. I used this template to cut out the so saffron card & DSP together so the pieces would be exactly the same size. Keep them all aligned so you know how they go back together. I sponged each piece lightly with so saffron ink to add a little more depth. From this point, the actual sunburst piecing is the same as described before so see these instructions. Alternate glueing a piece of card, then a piece of dsp onto a thin backing sheet of scrap paper until you have completed your sunburst. You'll be able to make two full sunbursts. I mounted the sunburst background onto some soft suede (which played beautifully with the so saffron - who knew) & a so saffron base. Good news - I've drawn up a template for you to save you time & effort. Just save the image below & print it. The actual template should print at 10.5 x 14.8cm (a quarter A4 sheet, ie normal card front)... hopefully if your computer is behaving. Tip: If you want to make your pieces bigger, just extend each of the cutting lines, or enlarge it when printing. A request: please link back to this post rather than posting the template image pic on your own site, so others can see the original inspiration. You're also welcome & encouraged to pin it so you can find it later too. Thanks Alternative gold version I also tried using a gold sentiment on the card, but I liked how the original white embossed version worked so nicely with the white text, more. I thought I'd share it here anyway & you can make up your own mind. So, that's my take on Just Add Typography. Now check out what the whole design team made too & I'd love you to try the challenge too. Thanks for visiting today & I hope you're inspired to have a play with some words or type of your own. Leave me a comment if you liked my card or if you'd like more info on anything. Remember to pin it for later too. Until next time, sending you some inky wishes, Di Supplies To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order. Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). I have listed the option that I used. Please check the online store if your preference is different. Print Recipe Feel Goods Clear Stamp Set Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack So Saffron A4 Card Stock Soft Suede A4 Card Stock White Vellum A4 Card Stock So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad Sponge Daubers Versamark Pad White Stampin' Emboss Powder Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder Heat Tool Paper-Piercing Tool Stampin' Pierce Mat Bitty Butterfly Punch Ovals Collection Framelits Die Big Shot
Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical orde…
Hand-Penned Petals from Stampin Up. Created by Teri Pocock. Click through for more details. #teripocock #stampinup #stampinmagic #handpennedpetals
It's back to a colour week at Less is More and, this week, it's 'three shades of green'. Green and I don't have the best relationship; I'm more a warm colours lass. But then they do call them challenges for a reason. My mind instantly went to leaves and to French Foliage more specifically. Once I'd thought of this, the card didn't take too long to come together: Supplies Stamps: French Foliage, Faith in Nature (the sentiment) Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake for the splodges Card: Confetti Cream As always, if you are interested in this or any other SU supplies, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me either by email or by phone on 07977 141605. Remember that you can choose a free set of designer paper during April if your order comes to £45 or more. Click on the link in my sidebar if you want to know more. Have a lovely Easter Sunday! Thanks for visiting,
Here are 3 card ideas to use up your leftover paper scraps. In this video I show you how to make each card along with some other helpful tips.
I designed this pop up flower card SVG template […]
Hi Friends! Today’s card has a fun layout that uses the beautiful “Dragonfly Garden” stamp set. Here’s how to make this card: Cut Midnight Muse card stock to measure 4 ¼” x 5 ½” Cut Basic White card stock to measure 4″ x 10 ½”, fold in half. Use 2″ circle punch to cut front layer. Glue […]
The stack, cut, & shuffle technique is a great way to make multiple cards at the same time (without getting bored) and has so many variations.
Thank you for joining us for the Crazy Crafters April Blog Hop. This months theme is Masculine cards! We hope you enjoy our virtual hop where you will either learn great techniques for your paper crafting projects or just a chance to enjoy each of the ladies lovely creations! You should have just left stop number 8 on the Crazy Crafters Hop - Sarah Rae Oakes at Stampin'Up! With Sarah If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations. This is my project for the hop: First you need to stamp "Hardwood" background in Early Espresso on both sides of a piece of Very Vanilla card stock, then cut out a neat little door. Sponge around door and frame. Then you will need to use the smallest banner (4 of these) from the Bitty Banner framelits for the hinges. Try and line up on both sides attaching door so it can be opened. Use a Early Espresso Candy Dot or Brad for the door knob. For the inside stamp "Woodgrain" background stamp on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. Adhere the door frame to this back ground. Stamp sentiment inside of door. Stamp sentiment and die cut for front door. Here is the full list of Blog Hoppers! Enjoy your day! 1. Nicole Spicer at Handmade By Nicole Spicer 2. Kylie Bertucci at Craft Kylie 3. Tamie Holt at Tamie Luvs Craft2 4. Teena Maher at Stamping with Teena 5. Sue Widowik at Nigh Nigh Birdie 6. Carolina Evans at Studio Evans 7. Kate Benade 8. Sarah Rae Oakes at Stampin' Up! with Sarah 9. Angela Lorenz at Ang's Crafty Cards --- You are here 10. Petra Tailor at Tailored Craftiness 11. Karen Coulter at Stamping K Oz 12. Deborah Raymer at Debzhouse Stamping 13. Michelle Mills at Hello Day Cards Thanks for visiting my blog Angela List of products used Woodgrain $24.95 Hardwood $24.95 Just Sayin' $37.95 Word Bubbles Framelits Dies $42.95 Bitty Banners Framelits Die $25.95 Delightful Dozen - Clear-Mount Stamp $45.95 Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad $9.95 Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad $9.95 Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock $14.95 Early Espresso A4 Card Stock $11.95
Canon Inc. provides a wealth of free download materials on this site.The site is full of interesting content, like Paper Craft and Scrapbook, so you're sure to find something you like. Have fun printing out on your Canon Inkjet printer.
Hello Spellbinder friends! My name is Norine Borys and excited to contribute to the Spellbinders blog as a Guest Designer today! I’ve been working with a beautiful assortment of dies from the Exquisite Splendor Collection (discountinued) by Marisa Job. For the cards I’m sharing today, I mostly used dies from the Flower Box Card Dies (discontinued) plus one small square die from the Tulip Flower Box Dies (discontinued). I’ve recently come from the Houston International Quilt Festival and I have quilting on the brain. Because I love paper too much I will never actually BE a quilter, but I thought that with these card designs I could scratch the quilting itch and move on! I kept all of the designs but one fairly CAS, drawing the line at actually using a needle and thread to create stitch lines, but using a very classic quilt design to make multiple cards. Lets get started! I chose a color scheme of blues and greens with a touch of orange, which generally works for any card recipient, young or old, boy or girl, and I cut lots of the basic flower shape from each of those colors plus white. Then I did the same, using the square die from the Tulip Flower Box dies (discontinued) to cut the background squares. You wouldn’t need to use the square die, but it was so much easier than measuring and cutting all those squares and rectangles. Using the die just eliminates any room for error. Then I cut all of the flowers and squares in half and adhered alternating colors of flowers to bases. I glued them all back together in a basic quilt shape, added yellow centers and a coordinating yellow mat, and drew black stitch lines around the shapes. Before glueing the quilt square to the card panel, I die cut the LOVE YOU letters from the patterned paper panel as well as from some white card stock, and nestled the white die cut letters into the openings in the patterned paper. I tied a perky little bit of black thread around the card panel and adhered it all to a white card stock card base. The second card was made in much the same way as the first, just changing the quilt- pattern slightly, and keeping the overall design simpler. I die cut the THANK YOU sentiment in the same way, but inserted the coordinating colors of die cut letters and tied it all up with some baker’s twine. The quilt panel on this card is popped up with some fun foam for extra dimension. The third variation of this CAS card design is a result of using up the leftover bits of blue and green die cuts. The Flower Box Card Die (discontinued) set has three word choices for die cutting; THANK, LOVE & YOU. However, from the THANK & LOVE, you can also make the word HELLO. So the sentiment on this card is a combination of die cut letters spelling hello, and a “friend” stamp from my stash. I also added some matte enamel dots to the flower centers on this quilted square. I feel like there are endless options of colors and patterns to create this basic quilt design. I confess, the quilting bug really grabbed hold of me for this last card! Yes, I actually cut up strips of many pieces of patterned paper from my stash, and glued them on an angle, to 2 pieces of A2 sized card stock. Then I used the square die from the Tulip Flower Box Die set again to cut 12 squares, which I then arranged and adhered to a card base. I cut 6 more flower bases and flower outlines from white card stock, and 6 flower centers from yellow card stock and adhered them to the intersections of the pattern on the card front. I stamped a simple “just for you” sentiment on black card stock and tucked it under the flowers on the card. I’m sure you’ll agree, the card needs nothing more for embellishment, as busy as it is! I had a lot of fun using these dies to create these 4 cards and I’m excited to return again in a few days to share some more card designs created with more of the Marisa Job Exquisite Splendor Collection. Thanks for stopping by today! Other supplies: Neenah Solar White cardstock, DCWV colored cardstock, Bazzill colored cardstock, Assorted patterned paper scraps, Doodlebug Designs Matte Sprinkles Enamel Dots. DMC thread, Recollections Baker’s Twine, Technique Tuesday “friend” stamp (So Very Thankful Stamp Set), Endless Creations “Just For You” stamp, Black Copic Multi-liner pen
Dear Crafters, Today I have a Tuxedo card fold with a tutorial link for you to re-create this yourself. This is bit like the box cards, but more of a diamond shape, but still folds flat! I have us…
Good morning Really horrible wet day here today but I am a happy bunny as Thursdays are now my Stampin UP days! I dont do any weddings on Thursday, just SU projects!!!!! And also my parcel with my new ribbons etc is out for delivery!! Woo hoo!!!!! OK, A few people asked for a tutorial on the trifold card that I made last week so here goes!! You need a Scorer/Trimmer, 1 sheet of A4 card and some patterned paper cut 9cm wide You need to score along the long side to divide the card into 3, I usually score at 9.9cm from one side and then score in at 9.9cm from the other side. You then need to slice off a piece on a diagonal as shown in picture below, start at top left corner and then come down to the bottom right but not right into the corner, I usally come up about 7 or 8 cms. You should then be left with a piece of card like this And folded it looks like this! Ok, this is how I make sure I have neat layers. I take a piece of patterned paper (9cm wide) and then lay it over the tallest section like the photo below. I then make a pencil mark (you can see it on the left) and then cut from the top corner to the pencil mark So you should be left with the piece like this Repeat on the smaller section using the same design, please note I havent stuck the tall piece down wonky!! It moved as I took the photo!!!! Then its really important that you turn the card over! The alternative patterned paper should be on the opposite side of the card to the white paper, like below You then should have something like this! I have then decorated mine using the Flight of the Butterfly set and the Tiny Tags Papers are Night and Day, only available for limited time! CLose ups! Right I am going to stalk the UPS driver now!! Jules x
Bem Vindo ao Brasil means Welcome to Brazil! Help your kids learn about Rio, the Andes, and many other things about South America! These beautiful Brazil-inspired crafts for kids are a perfect way to get
