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(Started posting on September 25, 2014)
How I Store And Catalog My Dies
I have always stored my wafer thin dies on magnetic sheets in binders, but I needed a way to better keep track of what I have and where to find them. So, after weeks of work, here is how I (now) store and catalog my dies…
Continue readingFun and Games Chess Birthday Card
This card features stamps from the “Game On” stamp set from Stampin’ Up (retired). Perfect set for the chess players in my family!
The chess pieces and greeting were stamped in Gina K Designs Charcoal Brown ink on Papertrey Ink Fine Linen card stock. The focal panel was embossed with the “Subtle” embossing folder from Stampin’ Up (retired), and the edges were roughed up using a Tonic paper distresser.
I cut 1 1/4″ squares from GKD Warm Cocoa card stock swiped with kraft ink and Fine Linen card stock to create the chess board pieces. Dark Chocolate card stock was used for the mats.
Yeah, another brown card… lol!
I’m always amazed at how quickly Stampin’ Up retires so many of their products. I feel I am constantly adding “retired” after SU products I use. Thank goodness for ebay!
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Sweet Bouquet and Best Wishes
This bouquet image from the Stampin’ Up “Dear to My Heart” set (retired) is so sweet but so small (my card isn’t even A2 size!) so CAS it is – lol!!
Sticking with the “tiny” theme, I used a greeting from the “Tiny Words” set from Simon Says Stamp.
I applied ink to the stamps using Distress Markers (aged mahogony, rusty hinge, dried marigold, mustard seed, and peeled paint) which allowed me to get different colors on the single image.
The frames and panels were cut with Photo Dies #13 (which I bought at a scrapbook expo a few years ago and can’t find online to link), and I used my score board to deboss the background.
This card is small – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches – so I created a custom envelope with my We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board. (6 7/8″ square paper punched at 3 7/8″).
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Blooms and Flourishes Birthday Card
This card features blooms made with the Confetti Hydrangea Punch by EK Success and a stamp from the “Decorative Flourish” set (#97634) by Inkadinkado. (It’s called “Dot Flourishes” on my package. Hmmm…)
Color was added to white card stock with Wild Honey and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide inks from a gel printing plate. After the inked blooms were punched, they were shaped with my Heartfelt Creations Flower Shaping Kit. The center circles were punched using a Bubbles Border Punch by Fiskars.
The greeting was cut with the “Mini Expressions – Happy Birthday” die from Creative Expressions.
The flourish was heat embossed in white.
Background paper is from the “Our Family Tree” 12 x 12 paper pad by The Paper Studio. Mat was embossed with the Stampin’ Up Subtle embossing folder.
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Giraffe Baby Card
This card features paper pieced elements from the Silhouette cut file called “Giraffe” by Miss Kate Cuttables (#64230). The greeting is from the “Lots of Lines” stamp set from Gina K Designs.
I used Recollection paper from the “Nostalgia” card stock pack (browns), Navy, Grey Kraft and white. The light blue was a scrap. The ink is GKD Blue Denim.
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I Played With Paper Today! 