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Happy Mother’s Day with Floral Strips

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Happy Mother’s Day with Floral Strips

In my continuing effort to use more of my patterned paper, I decided to revisit a technique I had done several years ago on this card after watching this video by Gina K. (Click on the video link just to hear the nostalgic StampTV theme song – lol!)

I don’t have a box of strips/scraps like she did, so I just cut strips (mine are 3/4″ wide) from a single sheet from the “Floral Essentials” paper pack by Gina K Designs (no longer available although any patterned paper would work for this technique). I paired this paper with some GKD Wild Lilac card stock and ink.

The dies I used were “Grosgrain Ribbon” by Poppy Stamps, “Mini Fanciful Flourish – Left” by Cheery Lynn Designs (no longer available?), a circle from the “Standard Circles Large S4-114” by Spellbinders, and an unbranded scalloped circle die.

The greeting stamp is from an old set that coodinates with some Spellbinders label dies. I no longer have the original packaging (and cannot find it online) so I’m not sure exactly what it is called (or the company that made it), but when I labeled it for storage (eons ago), I called it Spellbinders – Labels 2, 4. and 8. Hmmm… (If anyone knows what this stamp set is called, please let me know.)

One more sheet used….

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Happy Easter Free Standing Tunnel Card (and another card sample)

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Happy Easter Free Standing Tunnel Card (and another card sample)

Happy Easter!

This “box card” features the “Happy Easter” die (#367-J) from Impression Obsession and the crosses from the “Easter Edges” die set (D21024) from Creek bank Creations.

The white heavy weight “base” for this card was cut from the “Free Standing Tunnel Die Set” from Creek Bank Creations. HERE is a video showing how to use this die set. There is also an oval die set (available for purchase separately) to use instead of the rectangle openings.

The greeting and crosses were cut from Recollections holographic foil card stock and mounted on a piece of acetate before adding to the center layer of the card. The tutorial does not demonstrate using the acetate, but my greeting was not wide enough to attach directly to the edges of the opening. (CBC recommends that you use edge/border dies in this type of card.) With the acetate, any dies can be used on the front or middle panel.

The background paper is “Blue Agate” by The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby).

I attached a panel on the back for my sentiment and signature.

This card folds flat and fits in an A2 size envelope for mailing.

Here’s a head-on view where you can see the holographic effect a bit better…

The holographic foil looks silver when light is not shining directly on it…

This card was very difficult to photograph! Acetate, holographic foil, and layers creating shadows caused issues with glare, reflections, lighting, focus… Ugh!! I think it looks quite elegant in real life.

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While I had the papers out…

This simple card features the beautiful “Outline Floral Cross” wafer die from Simon Says Stamp (and an unbranded frame die). You may be able to see that the cross die cuts in two pieces, and the center cross can be removed so you can use each of the die cuts on its own or paired as I have done here. With no greeting on the front, it could be used for a variety of occasions (Easter, baptism, first communion, sympathy, etc.).

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Row Boat Birthday Card

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Row Boat Birthday Card

I love the sketched scene on this stamp called “Lake with Rowing Boat” by Nellie Snellen (#IFS050). So peaceful and relaxing!

I stamped the image onto a piece of white card stock with black ink.  Then I cut a frame with a stitched frame die (unbranded) from the stamped panel.  I cut two more frames from thick, plain white card stock and stacked/glued them under the stamped frame; this made the frame thicker than the center panel.  I put the panel and layered frame back together and adhered them to a black panel, a white panel, and then a white card base. The greeting is a printable sentiment strip.

The stamp I used here is a single stamp with the whole scene on it, but you could also create your own scene before cutting the frame.

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Happy Easter with Plaid Frame (And a Faux Embossed Design)

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Happy Easter with Plaid Frame (And a Faux Embossed Design)

Two quick and easy cards that feature some pretty paper and die cuts.

For the first one…

The “frame” was created with one of the dies from the “Grand Ovals” set (LF-110) by Spellbinders cut from a rectangle. (Noticing in the photo here that I need to go back with a little Undo and straighten the frame!)

The paper used was “Easter Plaid” (#2036317) and a piece from the “Watercolor” card stock pack, both by The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby.

The greeting was cut with the “Splendid Happy Easter” die from Poppy Stamps, and the bunny was from the “Bunny Trio” die set from Fun Stampers Journey.

And for the second one…

In the online holiday card making class I took last November, we created a faux embossed panel by stacking tone-on-tone die cuts, and I thought I’d create another one for Easter.

I used the “Happy Easter Die” (367-5) from Impression Obsession and a die from the “A2 Filigree Delight” set (S5-177) from Spellbinders. Each was cut (from heavy weight white card stock) and stacked 3 times and mounted on white

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Four in a Row Thank You

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Four in a Row Thank You

I’ve admired this simple background technique before but hadn’t tried it until now…

The “Kraft Noir” 12 x 12 paper pad by The Paper Studio has various glossy back prints on kraft card stock, and I used a sheet from the pad to create this thank you note. (Thanks, Carol, for gifting it to me!)

In addition to the printed kraft, I also used Bazzill Butter Cream and Recollections Matte Gold Foil card stock. The greeting is from the “Borders Abound” stamp set from Stampin’ Up (retired) and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Simply cut the patterned paper into four 1 x 3 inch strips and arrange them on a 3 1/4 x 4 5/8 inch panel – 1/8 inch apart. (I used Susan Campfield’s measurements and name for the layout.)

I think this technique makes an interesting background panel and is not difficult to do. And it’s always fun to come up with another way to use my beautiful paper!!

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