The third design in the Christmas Ephemera card pack is called Joyful Tidings. This gorgeous card features a leafy patterned background with gold foiled berries. The gold leaves and berries behind the sentiment panel draw out these smaller details of the background. The ornate font used in the sentiment mimic the trailing ends of vines and solidify the leafy theme. The iridescent sequins help draw the eye from top to bottom and across the card design. I really love the simplicity of this card!
The Christmas Ephemera card pack is available now in the Etsy shoppe! Check it out here.
Products used: Basic White cardstock Shimmer cardstock Ever Eden DSP (retired) Expressions in Ink Ephemera pack Christmas Messages stamps (retired) Stitched Nested Labels dies (retired) Dimensionals Adhesives
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Today we’re taking a look at the second design in the Christmas Ephemera card pack — Christmas Wishes. I love how each design of this card pack coordinate and yet are uniquely different.
This card uses two sheets of the SU! Ever Eden designer series paper to create a beautiful layered background. Each distinctive pattern compliments an element of another, helping the eye move pleasingly across the card. The gold leaves and berries bind the design together and bring focus on the center sentiment panel.
The Christmas Ephemera card pack is available now in the Etsy shoppe! Check it out here.
Products used: Basic White cardstock Ever Eden DSP (retired) Expressions in Ink Ephemera pack Ornamental Pine stamps (retired) All That dies Dimensionals Adhesives
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Is it too early for Christmas? For paper crafters, it’s never too early for Christmas. That’s because our Christmas designs are often more ornate and take more time to design and create. So you are likely already seeing many crafters posting Christmas designs.
And that brings us to the first design reveal on the first Christmas card pack of the season — Christmas Ephemera. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you’ve already seen the Etsy shoppe posting with a sneak peak of each of the designs. But we’ll be taking a closer look at each one over the course of the next several days. The entire pack of cards features a gorgeous foiled SU! designer paper series called Ever Eden and a set of embellishments called Expressions in Ink Ephemera. These pair together beautifully to give stunning results, even with the simplest layout — sure to be show stoppers for each of your recipients.
This is the first of five designs and is called Christmas Blessings. The background features the vine design paper with the gold leaf and berry complimenting the designer paper. The geometric gold elements pair well with the geometric stitched sentiment panel. Simple but stunning, don’t you think?
The Christmas Ephemera card pack is available now in the Etsy shoppe! Check it out here.
Products used: Basic White cardstock Ever Eden DSP (retired) Expressions in Ink Ephemera pack More Merry Messages stamps (retired) Stitched Nested Labels dies (retired) Dimensionals Adhesives
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Today’s design was super fun to create. A fellow demonstrator (if I can remember who, I will update with a link) posted a design with a truck and trailer, which I thought was brilliant! Because this is a personal design going to a friend, I dug into my stash of some of my favorite retired product, as well as using some fun current products, to make this card pop with lots of flashy flare!
I decided to make this a diagonal split fold to incorporate some of my favorite Bright & Beautiful designer paper patterns and to really make the center image panel stand out. I stamped the background scene on a piece of white cardstock before I diecut using the Nested Essentials die. I then stamped and punched the tuck separately to add depth to the scene and allow the truck and numbers to stand out. To make the trailer, I first stamped the entire truck and then punched out just the back portion. The numbers were cut using a retired set of dies called Number of Years and I gave them an extra layer of dimensionals to allow them to stand up taller than anything else on the image panel. This design is even cuter in person and I’m really hoping that the recipient loves it!
Products used: Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock Bright & Beautiful DSP Glimmer vellum (retired) Glitter paper (retired) Kaiserkraft glitter cardstock (retired) Trucking Along stamps & punch Nested Essentials dies Papertrey Ink dies (front sentiments) (retired) Curvy Keepsakes dies (stars) (retired) Number of Years dies (retired) Adhesive-backed sequins Dimensionals Adhesives
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Today features the fifth of five designs in the newest card pack up in the Etsy shoppe. Irresistible Birthday highlights the Stampin’ Up! designer series paper pack called Hello Irresistible. This coordinating pack of paper has just been delightful to work with because it allows you to go so many different directions with designs. Let’s take a look at today’s card.
Funny enough, as I was working with the papers I had originally picked out for this design, it suddenly just seemed all wrong. I couldn’t quite get things to work together. I knew I wanted to have a more neutral design — one suitable for any recipient. But it had to have a wow factor that I just wasn’t finding with my paper choices. As I was flipping and rearranging things, I caught glimpse of the back of a piece of paper and stopped in my tracks. Aha! I found the wow. The grassy background in this card made me think of a fairy garden, but to keep the design more neutral, I focused on a softer, more ethereal feel. I’m thrilled with how it turned out!
To give a little life and depth to the grassy background but still keep the overall design soft and versatile, I cut branches from vellum and tucked them behind the sentiment panel and added a butterfly cut from glimmer vellum. The gold-laced ribbon and white sequins, along with the touch of Wink of Stella around the sentiment panel, add to the magical feel. Can you think of someone who would like this card?
Products used: Hello Irresistible DSP Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, vellum cardstock Glimmer vellum (retired) Gold-laced trim (retired) All That dies Special Moments stamps (retired) Wink of Stella Adhesive-backed sequins and pearls Dimensionals Adhesives
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Today’s card design is the fourth in the Irresistible Birthday card pack series. This designer series paper has been so fun to work with because it lends itself to so many possibilities. And this card leans much more feminine in both palette and overall feel.
I really have a hard time working with shades of orange. Believe it or not, this card base is a shade of coral, and this card came together easily. Hello Irresistible has really been a delight to work with for that very reason.
This design plays to the feminine vibes with all of the sparkle. From the gold-laced ribbon to pops of gold in sequins to the tiniest sparkle around the sentiment panel with Wink of Stella, this card really shines!
This fun fold reminds me of a barn door with the card opening in the center. Don’t you think? If you’re interested in how this design came together, go check it out over on Instagram!
Products used: Hello, Irresistible DSP Calypso Coral, Basic White cardstock Bold Bouquet stamps Deckled Rectangles dies Flirty Flamingo ribbon Adhesive-backed sequins Wink of Stella Dimensionals Adhesives
Today we’re taking a look at the third design in the new birthday pack called Irresistible Birthday that will be up in the Etsy shoppe later this week. This design is based on a new fun fold I learned from Sharon Armstrong. The original design has been adapted to exclude a few layers in order to lighten up the design, but it does not lose any of the drama of this unique fun fold.
This showcases yet another sampling of the SU! Hello, Irresistible designer paper. One of the things I really loved about this design was the ability to use every scrap of the gorgeous paper on both the inside and outside panels of the card. And who says a masculine card can’t have a little sparkle? This design is punched up with a few eye-catching features — silver pearls, iridescent sequins, and the touch of Wink of Stella around the edges of the sentiment elements.
Products used: Hello, Irresistible DSP Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, vellum cardstock Pansy Patch stamps Nested Essentials, All That dies Adhesive-backed pearls Adhesive-backed sequins Wink of Stella Dimensionals Adhesives
Today I’m sharing another design in the Irresistible Birthday card pack that will be available in the Etsy shoppe at the end of the week. I had a lot of fun learning this new fun fold that my mom shared with me (originally shared by Dawn Griffith). The original design is a square card, and I like to keep all of my designs a standard size that doesn’t require special envelopes or additional postage. So I resized the original to be a standard-sized vertical card. Because I didn’t want to make any mistakes with my “good paper,” I worked on getting all of the measurements and folds just right by using paper from our shredding bin. And now I have a workable template where I scribbled all of the measurements as I went. Do you ever make templates? It helps me to keep all of the instructions I scribble down straight with what they actually make!
I am really loving the versatility of this designer paper. The first design in the Irresistible Birthday card pack really lent itself to being more masculine, but this card is definitely softer and more feminine. It’s the perfect combination of pale pinks and soft, rosey oranges. And I think the fun fold design really adds some fun to this card!
Would you like to know how I made this card? Hop on over to my Instagram feed and check it out! Link over on the right ➡️➡️.
Products used: Petal Pink, Basic White cardstock Hello, Irresistible DSP Vellum Calypso Coral ink Pansy Petal, Bold Bouquet stamps Bold Bouquet, All That, Nested Essentials dies Wink of Stella Adhesive-backed sequins Dimensionals Adhesives
Howdy, everyone! It’s been a busy week in the studio. I’ve been taking a social media class and practicing what I’m learning. So there is lots of new content, exciting features, and new designs headed your way!
Today we’re taking a look at the first design in a new birthday pack called Irresistible Birthday that will be hitting the Etsy shoppe next week.
This set of designs is based on the SU! designer paper series called Hello Irresistible. The designs in this paper pack are divine! A mix of florals and hippie vibes but nothing too feminine, as you can see here with this more masculine design.
This card came together pretty quickly. As I mentioned earlier this week, “practice makes progress” and I’m certainly getting faster at pairing patterned papers. Filming the making of this card so I could show you the design process in an Instagram reel is what took the longest. (See, I’m putting my training to work!) I’m still getting the hang of how to set things up and working through how to have the right supplies at hand so filming goes smoothly .
Wanna see what it takes to put this card together? Head over to my Insta feed! (Link on the right ➡️)
Products used: Pool Party, Basic White cardstock Hello, Irresistible DSP Bold Bouquet stamps & dies All That dies Adhesive-backed sequins Dimensionals Adhesives
I’m working more with combinations of patterns with the latest designs. It’s still quite a challenge for me, but I do feel like designs came much more easily with this set. And what could be more fun than bright designs and fun folds?! This newest card pack called Bright and Beautiful Birthday will be available in the shoppe later this week.
I focused on the SU! Bright and Beautiful and Zoo Crew designer series paper packs in designing this set. As I was sketching out design ideas, it seemed natural to focus on a birthday theme. The bright colors and fun patterns just lent themselves easily to it. And to me, birthday designs call for fun folds! Let’s take a closer look at each card.
Something to Celebrate flap fold: Blueberry Bushel, Shimmer White, Basic White cardstock Bright & Beautiful DSP Zany Zoo stamps All That dies Circle punch Lemon Lime, Smoky Slate ribbon Adhesive-backed sequins Dimensionals Adhesives
Birthday Confetti angled gate fold: Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock Bright & Beautiful, Zoo Crew DSP Shimmer vellum (retired) Special Moments stamps (retired) Scallop punch Adhesive-backed sequins Wink of Stella Dimensionals Adhesives
Birthday Balloons angle fold: Lemon Lime Twist, Shimmer White, Granny Apple Green cardstock Bright & Beautiful, Zoo Crew DSP Shimmer vellum (retired) Zany Zoo stamps All That, Nested Essentials dies Adhesive-backed sequins Wink of Stella Dimensionals Adhesives
Birthday Fox angled trifold: Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock Bright & Beautiful, Zoo Crew DSP Shimmer vellum (retired) Wink of Stella Pansy Patch stamps All That, Nested Essentials dies Adhesive-backed sequins Dimensionals Adhesives
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