Oct 15, 2020 | Birthday, Clean and Simple, Congratulations, Design Tips, Gallery, Masculine, Quick & Easy, Tutorials |
Happy Thursday! Wow, what a wonderful Blog Hop all of us Pals had yesterday. The comments were great and the talent was over the moon and the stars!!
Speaking of stars, I cropped lots of stars from the Stitched Stars Dies to create my card today. My inspiration came from a card I posted back in 2016. I was updating my Project Gallery and saw the card.
Out came the stars patterned paper from the Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP. The patterned paper gave me my color inspiration: Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow and Very Vanilla, and the sentiment is from the Daisy Lane stamp set.
I added layers to this card because I really wanted to “lift” the patterned paper. A few thin mat layers will usually do that. Thin layers will also add a clean finished look to most card designs. There really is no particular pattern placement with the stars, I just kept both the colors and the elements in balance.
Design Tip:
- When I use the design term “balance” it simply means that the elements on the card are balanced to the frame.
- If you look at the bottom left Mossy Meadow star, it’s about the same distance from the bottom of the patterned paper layer as the Night of Navy star on the top left corner is from the top of the patterned paper layer.
- All of the left sided elements are placed roughly the same distance from the left edge of the patterned paper layer and the same goes for the elements on the right side of the design.
Pretty cool, right? It works every time!
Below is my card inspiration and you can click here or on the image below to see my original post.
So, get out your Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP, add a few layers, crop lots of stars and create something that’s ready to shine!
The only limitation is your imagination!
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Oct 6, 2020 | Birthday, Clean and Simple, Gallery, Masculine |
Looking for more inspiration, I found it over at the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge Blog. The sketch is a simple matted layer across the card front with an off-set sentiment banner tied with a bow. My post today is a CAS (Clean and Simple) card created with stamps, lots of ink and a sentiment banner anchored by a small card stock banner.
When I looked at this sketch, for some reason the linear stamp in the Pattern Play stamp set came to mind. I took another look at the stamp set and decided to create a wide layer matching the sketch with stamped horizontal lines.
I chose Bumblebee just because I like that color and then thought it would be a good idea to use more of Stampin’ Up!’s 2020-2022 In Colors. The Bumblebee lines needed something more but not too much, so I stamped the circles with Just Jade over the stamped lines and I liked it. I was enjoying putting my ink to my paper, so I added a little Magenta Madness.
Now I needed some color balance and decided to go with a Just Jade mat layer and a little Just Jade hand cropped banner to anchor the sentiment banner which I knew would be Whisper White. Just Jade and Bumblebee were nicely balanced in my card and there was enough Magenta Madness, so I went with Basic Gray for my sentiment… it’s a little softer than Basic Black and works well with the rich tones of Just Jade, Bumblebee and Magenta Madness.
My Happy Birthday sentiment is from the retired Music From The Heart stamp set. I was selective about the sentiment font I would match with this card’s stamped images, so I went into my stamp set archives to see what would work. I am happy with my choice. The font has a good line weight and is whimsical enough for the fun stamped images.
I truly enjoyed creating this card for this week’s CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. Thank you to all the Design Team members for your inspiration and a fun sketch.
So, pull out your favorite card stock, add some fun stamped images, a whimsical sentiment and create something fun!
The only inspiration is your imagination!
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Jul 18, 2019 | Birthday, Clean and Simple, Gallery, Masculine, Quick & Easy |
I hope your Thursday is a happy one!
It really doesn’t get any easier than this. Of course I had lots of help with Stampin’ Up!’s Well Written Dies. There are 24 dies in the set and I guarantee you will use them over and over again. You can mix up the words or just use one. A quick run through your die cutting machine and your done. I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen to adhere the cropped sentiment to the Night of Navy card band.
The Night of Navy and Whisper White striped Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper is stunning! The printed texture gives the look of painted canvas or linen. I hand cropped the little flagged banner. I thought that corner of the card needed just a little something extra.
Here are the card layer dimensions:
- I started with a standard A-2 size Whisper White card base and covered the front with a 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ Night of Navy card stock panel;
- The first Whisper White layer is 4″ X 5 1/4″;
- The striped Night of Navy and Whisper White DSP is 3 7/8″ X 5 1/8″;
- The bottom Night of Navy card band layer is 4 1/4″ X 3 1/4″;
- The Whisper White card band layer is 4 1/4″ X 3 1/8″;
- The Night of Navy top card band sentiment layer is 4 1/4″ X 3″.
Today’s card is that perfect quick card you can pull out and send to anybody along with a handwritten birthday wish, but it does have a more masculine look to me.
So, get yourself some Well Written Dies, cut a few card stock layers, add a flagged banner and create something clean and simple.
Jul 15, 2019 | Birthday, Bridal Shower, Gallery, Thinking of You |
Happy Monday friends!
Magnolias are a favorite flower of mine. I had a magnolia tree in my yard and always enjoyed its beautiful blooms during the Spring and into early Summer. The most striking fact about the magnolia is that it’s a very old flower and has been gracing Earth since the very beginning of time. It is actually because of this fact that the flower represents endurance, eternity, and long life.
The Petal Pink and Whisper White striped pattern from the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and the Stitched Rectangles Dies are perfect together! This pattern has a beautiful linen-like texture which softens the stripe just enough to accommodate the magnolia. These two elements paired with a stitched rectangle frame give today’s card a comfortably elegant look.
I borrowed the sentiment from the Let It Ride stamp set. The font is soft enough to work with the patterned paper and the magnolia and bold enough to work with the wider frame. I thought it was a good fit.
So, pull out your favorite striped pattern, add a stitched frame, fussy cut a beautiful flower and create something stunning! Oh, and don’t forget the sparkle!
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Jul 9, 2019 | Birthday, Gallery, Thinking of You |
Hello friends and happy Tuesday to you!
I went off the grid for today’s post and here’s my Stampin’ Story…
It’s a rare occasion that I don’t use Stampin’ Up! products for my blog projects, but I really wanted to share this card. I’m sure this won’t come as a surprise to you, but I have a decent amount of patterned paper tucked away in my craft room. My friend and team member, Barbara, came over last week to do some stamping. She brought over the Tea Together stamp set and the Tea Time Dies. I don’t own either of them so naturally, I wanted to “play”. This stamp set is so pretty.
Keeping in line with the natural order of my creative process, I already made up my mind that I was going to use the tea pot but I wasn’t sure how. My patterned paper stash came out and several pieces made their way to the floor… I always sit on the floor when I’m matching my patterned paper, it’s part of my process! So, the patterned paper for today’s project is not Stampin’ Up!, but I thought it was such a good fit for the lines of the tea pot image.
This was another quick card to put together. The tea pot image was stamped with Versa Mark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment with Soft Suede ink. Soft Suede is a great color to pair with the warm pinks and corals because it’s a warm brown.
I don’t have a color palette posted today, but I did use Blushing Bride card stock as a mat for the patterned paper layers.
So, grab a beautiful tea pot image, match up some patterned paper and create something pretty!
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