This is the second card for the challenge at Beautiful Blossoms #16
This time I used the Mood Board
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This is the second card for the challenge at Beautiful Blossoms #16
This time I used the Mood Board
This card was made for the Anything Goes challenge at Beautiful Blossoms. The flowers on the card are from the "Happiness Abounds" stamp set and its coordinating dies.
I have not "played " with stencils very much, but thoroughly enjoyed creating a couple of cards using a layered Sunflower stencil for the challenge with Addicted to Stamps & More #465
I was having so much fun I actually made 2 floral cards. The second 5 by 5" card will be posted at the end of this blog post.
Using the layered Sunflower stencil, I used blender brushes to create the 3 sunflowers on a piece of Basic White card stock. For the flower itself I used the following colours of ink: Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede. For the leaves: Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive. Balmy Blue was added to the background as well as dots of Crumb Cake .
For the centers of the flowers I used dark brown prills.
The image piece was cut down to 4 5/8 by 3 1/2" and adhered to a lacy die cut that was 4 7/8 by 3 5/8".
Using dimensionals, this was adhered to a Basic White card base that had a 1 1/4" Balmy Blue DSP adhered to the middle with a 3/8" sparkly Balmy Blue ribbon down its center.
The sentiment, from "Peaceful Moments" was stamped using Soft Suede ink and adhered at an angle towards the right side.
To finish the card some wonderful gems were added randomly across the front.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Peaceful Moments, Sunflowers (Tim Holtz)
Inks: Daffodil Delight Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Balmy Blue , Crumb Cake
Papers: Basic White, Balmy Blue, Balmy Blue DSP
Accessories: Layering Sunflower stencil, Darling Details die, Early Espresso Prills, Dimensionals, Blender Brushes, Wonderful Gems, 3/8" Glittery Balmy Blue ribbon.
Here is the other card I made, this time using all three sizes of flowers.
I still feel awestricken after watching the total eclipse of the sun yesterday. I don't recall seeing the eclipse in 2017 but this one will stay etched in my memory. I think what really got me was how eerie the light was as the eclipse was starting, how quiet everything was - there were no birds, no children playing, no music playing, no wind therefore no branches rustling, no squirrels. The darkness did not last very long, and before I knew it all the things that were absent were all of a sudden present.
Tonight I decided to make a card using the sketch from TSOT. For this sketch I decided to use one of the stamps from the Inspirational Sketches bundle - the mushrooms.
About a month ago I planted all my Canna and Calla lilies in pots and watched as one by one they sent up sprouts and formed stems and leaves. I was very careful not to water them too much, yet still some of the soil in the pots grew some mushrooms. This inspired me to use the mushrooms as the main focus.
On a top folding Basic White card base, I added a layer of Wild Wheat card stock which I embossed with the "Bark" embossing folder. The edges were sponged with Wild Wheat ink.
Towards the left of this embossed piece , I added a piece of Rings of Love DSP, the edges of which were also sponged with the Wild Wheat ink.
On top of that and offset from the middle, I added a rectangular piece of Soft Suede cardstock which I embossed with the "Stripes" embossing folder.
The focal image was added to the bottom right corner of this embossed rectangle.
The colours of the Mushrooms, from the stamp set "Inspirational Sketches" were inspired by the DSP. Stampin' Blends (Poppy Parade, Wild Wheat, Soft Suede, Granny Apple Green) were used to colour them, after which they were die cut using the Inspirational Sketches die.
Before adding them to a die cut deckled circle, some "dots were added to the background using a dot stamp from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set.
The sentiment is from the same stamp set.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Inspirational Sketches, Irresistible Blooms
Inks: Black Memento, Wild wheat, Soft Suede, Stampin' Blends (Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green,, Wild Wheat, Soft Suede)
Papers: Basic White, Wild Wheat, Rings of Love DSP , Soft Suede
Accessories: Bark embossing folder, Stripes Embossing folder, Sparkle gems Dimensionals, Deckles circle dies, Inspirational Sketches dies,
The Accordion Gatefold card was featured on Manic Mania 9 on the weekend of March 1 to 3, 2024. The card features the Perennial Lavender DSP along with Pretty Peacock and Crumb Cake cardstock. I also use the Stamp set, & Hexagonal dies by Sizzix that were provided in the kit we used.
A tutorial, other than the one provided by the presenter (Ladybug Scrapbooking, Manitoba) can be found here.
Card opened
Card closed using a belly band
Supplies Used:
Stamp: Sentiment stamps by Sizzix
Inks: Gorgeous Grape
Papers: Basic White (110 lb), Pretty Peacock, Perennial Lavender DSP, Crumb Cake, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories: Stacked Tiles Hexagon dies (Sizzix), Wild Blooms #2 dies (Sizzix), dimensionals, Glossy Accents, Dazzling Diamonds, Small flower punch, Small rhinestones for flower centers
This unique card fold highlights the Flowering Zinnia DSP. It is a fold I learned from one of owners of the “Scrap Chicks” Scrapbooking & Papercrafter’s Supply Store in Manitoba, Canada. I'm not sure what to call it other than a Swing out Pop Up Card.
It took me 3 tries but I finally got it.
I am submitting this card to the Creative Creases #78 Anything Goes
This shows the card opened almost all the way. |
I like using every scrap I have left over after making a card/ project and use them to create a new project. The following is an example of this.
For this 5 by 7” card, an oval was die cut in the center of the card front. Actually I die cut 2 pieces of card stock at the same time. The second piece will be used to cover up the work on the inside.
Some adhesive was added around the oval die cut on the inside. The strips of Basic White cardstock, which had previously be cut to a uniform size, were added one at a time to form the above lattice. When done the extra length was trimmed off.
I then added some Meandering Meadow DSP over the lattice after which I adhered the second die cut piece of card stock. This second one hides the glued ends etc.
The flowers and hummingbird, from were added to the top and bottom corner using dimensionals. Each image was colored with Stampin' blends and die cut with the coordinating dies.
A sentiment will be added when I need the card for a specific occasion.
Supplies used:
Stamp: Thoughtful Expressions
Inks: Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (hummingbird: Melon Mambo, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Granny Apple Green Flowers: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow)
Papers: Basic White, Meandering Meadow DSP, Old Olive
Accessories: Oval dies , Thoughtful Expressions dies, Dimensionals,
This double pillar display card (6 by 6")was made specifically to celebrate the 3rd anniversary for the Creative Folds blog /challenge. I had made a card earlier for challenge #76 but it was not made with the anniversary in mind. So I wanted to make a card specifically for the occasion. However, I made it a birthday card.
To make the card I used a tutorial by Mixed Up Craft
When I saw the sketch challenge at TSOT, I knew I was going to make a slim line card, and I also knew that I wanted to use the faux ribbon technique on the panel on the card front.
Sometimes one finds a good buy in the Dollar store. I was shopping there yesterday and picked up two different Easter napkins - an Egg shaped one, and a bunny (head) one. Of course I purchased one of each with the intention of making them into cards.
I used the Egg napkin first.
This card was made for the challenge with Double Trouble Paper Crafting #160 who is partnering with Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #75
I had so much fun making this card that I made another card with the same fold, only this card featured squirrels (I figured they leaped and jumped from tree to tree and they are getting active now). See card at end of this post.
I also made a fun fold for this card, using a tutorial by Mixed Up Crafts. I had never made this card fold before. It's called a Side Panel Pillar Card.
My sample was made using 80 lb cardstock but the card was a bit wobbly and did not stand up alone very well, so the final card was made using 100 lb cardstock.
The Basic White card stock base of this A4 card fold is 9 by 7" scored at 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the 9 “ side. This was rolled up to form a pillar on the left side.
Focal Image:
Background: I used blender brushes to add Balmy Blue and Boho Blue inks to create the sky, and Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive for the ground.
I used a punch to punch out a strip of grass which I added to the bottom.
Images: All images were stamped and coloured with Stamp'n Blends and fussy cut. They were placed in the scene shown in the picture.
The rabbit was placed in a wobble allowing it to hop and wobble.
I added a piece of Basic White cardstock on the back for messages.
Products Used:
Stamp: Easter Bunny
Inks: Black Memento Stampin' Blends (Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight,) Starry Sky Balmy Blue Boho Blue, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz
Papers: Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Starry Sky, Old Olive, Fresh Freesia DSP
Accessories: Easter Bunny dies, Wobble, Wave rhinestones, Dimensionals, Glitter, Crystal Effects
The Valentine Day project, Camellia flowers in a heart vase, was selected as one of the top 2 winners of "Anything Goes with a Fun Fold" here
Below is a picture of the project and below that a link to the original post.
https://craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com/2024/02/valentine-floral-arrangement-and-vase.html
This is my second submission to the floral challenge at the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything goes with Optional Mood Board #14
Anyone who knows me knows that I love flowers - real flowers, paper flowers, and flowers on cards. I am particularly fond of making 3D flowers.
When I saw the Anything goes floral challenge I knew I had to make some flowers and put them in a globe. I got the globes for birthday last year and have not done anything with them because I couldn't think of anything to place in them.
Until now.
Last year, at Maker Mania 8 we all received a stamp set featuring Sunflowers, and came with a coordinating set of dies. I used the dies to create the three sunflowers which I then added to one of the globes.
I cut a piece of the coordinating DSP to fit into the globe, trimming the top to fit into the curve. Two of the Sunflowers with leaves were added to the front. The butterfly was one of the embellishments we received with the event.
I used the three small leaf punches to punch leaves from some similar coloured DSP and I scattered them on the bottom of the globe. I also added some petals that appeared to fall off the sunflower.
On the other side, I gold embossed a sentiment "Stand tall and keep your face to the Sunshine", matted it with gold foil and added it to the DSP above the 3rd Sunflower. I had 3 gold foil hearts left over from another project . They just seemed to fit well beside and above the sunflower.
Supplies Used:
Stamp: Sunflower by Sizzix
Inks: Versa Mark
Papers: Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Gold Foil, DSP (retired)
Accessories: Dome, Small leaf punches, Coordinating Sunflower dies, Dimensionals., Butterfly (3D) embellishment, Gold embossing powder