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Idyllic Lighthouse Scene

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Idyllic Lighthouse Scene

(Inside: enjoy your day)

This card features a stamp from the Idyllic Floral Scenes series called “Lighthouse” (#IFS040) by Nellie Snellen and a greeting from GKD’s Birthday Blessings (retired?) both stamped in GKD Chocolate Truffle amalgam ink on Recollections White Dove card stock. I matted the stamped images with GKD Chocolate Truffle and Sea Glass card stock and then with a sheet from The Paper Studio’s Dalmuti paper pad.

I was going for a “sketched feel” so I left the image uncolored and chose a greeting stamp that looked handwritten. The inside sentiment is from Stampin’ Up’s “Two-Step Stampin’ Riveted” set (retired).

This is a quarter of the 12×12 patterned sheet that I used:

It’s a bit busy for me, but I think it makes an interesting mat. I can check off another sheet in my self-imposed challenge to use this patterned paper!

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Monstera Leaves for Father’s Day

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Monstera Leaves for Father’s Day

(inside:

This card features a few of the leaves from the “Monstera” 3D die set from Altenew and some handmade metallic paper.

I used “Foundry Bronze” Guilder’s Paste Wax on black card stock to create the metallic panel and added a touch of texture to the background and leaf layers with the Stampin’ Up “Subtle” embossing folder.

The greeting die was unbranded, and my “dots” were punched with my Fiskars “Bubbles Border Punch” (retired?). The black and kraft card stock were by Recollections.

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Purple Birthday Fan Card

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Purple Birthday Fan Card

I saw this technique HERE for an A2 sized fan card and thought I’d give it a try!

I recently cleaned/reorganized my craft room and discovered LOTS of (probably discontinued by now?) paper that I forgot I had or couldn’t get to easily enough to bother with. Hmmm… maybe I never have to buy another piece of paper again???… Anyway, it was fun “shopping my stash,” and I came up with two prints for my fan card. The lighter print is “Soft Purple Ferns” from Hot Off the Press/Paper Pizzazz, and the darker one is “Fairy Tale” from Recollections. The solid card stock is “Edible Eggplant” (not black!!) from Gina K Designs (no longer available?).

The greeting is computer generated (font: CK Curly, 18 pt) , and I cut apart bits from a die cut called “Vignette Floral Branch” from Memory Box to tuck around it.

Deb pops her fan panels up with foam dimensionals, but I just glued mine down flat.

When the card is folded closed, the fan pieces line up with the edges of the card front, but as it opens, it appears to hang over until you can see the cut out shape.

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Another great technique to showcase printed paper!

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Mother’s Day Lemon Blocks

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Mother’s Day Lemon Blocks

(inside: sending you lots of love)

This card features paper from American Crafts (# 320492) and a simple layout that allowed the paper to shine! I used “Dark Blue Large Dot” paper from Core’ dinations and Yellow (#99248) from Recollections for the mats

The greeting was computer generated from a digital file by RedGumPrints that I purchased from Etsy. It was printed on Rustic Cream card stock from Papertrey Ink and cut with a 2 inch punch (and 2 1/4 inch punch for the mat – both from EK Tools). The inside sentiment is from the “Nurturing Blooms” set from Gina K Designs (retired).

I used the “6×6 Grid” embossing folder from Pink & Main to add some texture to the background and some gold cord for a bit of shine.

The squares are 2 inches with 2 1/4 inch mats, centered on a 5 1/2 inch square card. My “Straight and Steady Corner Tool” set from Creek Bank Creations made it easy to line everything up!

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Split Diagonal Easter Card

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Split Diagonal Easter Card

(inside: Wishing you an egg-cellent Easter filled with joy)

This card features “Watercolor Stripe” paper from The Paper Studio, the “Happy Easter” greeting from Purple Daisy Design, and a cute Easter die I found on Amazon.

Recollections Navy and White and Gina K Designs Powder Blue card stock was also used. The inside greeting was computer generated.

This layout was inspired by Lisa Curcio’s video, but my measurements are different. I actually used one of my Mosaic Moments scrapbooking dies from the “30 Degrees” set (not available at this time?) to cut my patterned paper piece, but I included (my) measurements below to cut without the die if interested….

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