Today’s design was crafted with a friend in mind. My friend is an artist and shared her talents with my family by painting my son a portrait of our kitties, who both totally think my son hung the moon and even tuck him into bed almost every night.
The Zoo Crew designer paper had the perfect character for the thank-you card my son is going to send. I mounted a sheet of the Delightfully Eclectic paper to the card base, punched the cute hedgehog artiste from the Zoo Crew paper, and mounted it on some glimmer vellum. Some ribbon and flags diecut from glimmer vellum accent the design and really make the focal image pop. I added a few adhesive-backed sequins and Wink of Stella for a little extra punch of sparkle.
Products used: Basic White cardstock Zoo Crew, Delightfully Eclectic DSP Glimmer vellum (retired) Circle, Scallop punch All That dies Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon Wink of Stella Pastel adhesive-backed sequins Dimensionals Adhesive
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I have lots of new things to share in the days ahead after getting a few new goodies delivered yesterday. Today’s design features the SU! Bold Bouquet stamps and dies.
This sunny design would be perfect for any recipient, even the guys in your life. The plaid design in the Inked Botanicals designer paper bundle provides the perfect neutral backdrop for this gorgeous bouquet, which sits atop glimmer vellum diecut using the Deckled Rectangle set. The sentiment is nestled in the bouquet. For a little extra sparkle, the larger roses have centers accentuated with the Wink of Stella glitter brush. This design has the perfect amount of sparkle in person and is sure to bring a smile to its recipient!
Products used: Daffodil Delight, Basic White cardstock Inked Botanicals DSP Glimmer vellum (retired) Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce, Crushed Curry, Basic Black ink Bold Bouquet stamps & dies Pansy Patch stamps (sentiment) Deckled Rectangles dies Stitched Nested Labels dies (retired) Pastel adhesive-backed sequins Wink of Stella Dimensionals Adhesives
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A stunning design doesn’t always have to include a stamped image. It was fun to stretch the design wings with a no-stamp design challenge. This set of designs features the SU! Delightfully Eclectic designer paper and Alphabet a la Mode dies. Solid-colored cardstock serves as the base for each card, while a simple white shape really makes the sentiment on each card pop.
Products used: Swan Design Basic Black, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green cardstock Delightfully Eclectic designer series paper Smokey Slate textured ribbon All That, Alphabet a la Mode dies Dimensionals Adhesives
Heart Design Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Melon Mambo cardstock Delightfully Eclectic DSP All That, Alphabet a la Mode dies Festive Pearls Dimensionals Adhesives
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I love a good clean and simple (CAS) card design. For me, I typically like to let a beautiful piece of designer paper take center stage when I’m making a CAS card. Just add a simple sentiment and maybe an embellishment or two and you have a lovely card. Right now, SU! has a stunning DSP called Delightfully Eclectic that makes show-stopping designs, like these.
Each card design consists of Night of Navy as the card base. A different pattern of the Delightfully Eclectic designer paper is mounted on each base. The sentiments are stamped in Night of Navy on Basic White cardstock using the Pansy Patch stamp set. And each card is embellished with ribbon.
Products used: Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock Delightfully Eclectic DSP Pansy Patch stamps Lemon Lime Twist ribbon Petal Pink ribbon Circle punch Dimensionals Adhesive
Howdy and happy Monday everyone! I hope you enjoyed the weekend and maybe a festivity or two for Father’s Day. Today, I’m bringing you another fun card design using the Zany Zoo Suite and a diagonal fun fold shared over at Klompen Stampers.
What I love about this particular fun fold design is that it is so easy and it makes TWO cards at one time. How about that for efficiency?! For this first design, I used the sing-along sheet of designer paper from the Zoo Crew pack to create a cute birthday card.
The base is Pool Party and the diagonal design is cut by marking the cardstock at 3” down/up on the short edge of both sides of the paper and then cutting a straight line between the two marks. Score one half at 3” and 6.75” and then fold to create the panels. The outward-facing panels are 2.75” wide, 3.25” wide, and 4” wide.
For this first design, I chose DSP for the front panel and diecut and popped up the singing turtle for effect. I chose a complimentary DSP from the Zoo Crew pack for the outward-facing center panel. I prefer to have the center inside panel be blank for a personal message and selected white for the message panel. I built a concert scene for the inside back panel using Pool Party, DSP, and black cardstock. I fussy cut the frog from the sing-along sheet and used lots of dimensionals for a more realistic look.
Using the second card base, I created this fun little Hello notecard. I used the dies to cut the crocheting llama from the arts & crafts sheet from the Zoo Crew paper pack. I punched a circle from Melon Mambo cardstock to use as the base under the llama. To complete the scene, I diecut the table, vase, and flowers using the Zany Zoo dies. I used a portion of a sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set and cut a banner strip from white paper. This entire scene is popped up on dimensionals for added drama and realism. The outward-facing center panel is a scrap of sing along sheet and finished with Petal Pink duo ribbon. I kept the very back panel very simple with black cardstock, a strip of champagne dazzle specialty paper, and a simple HELLO diecut using the Alphabet a la Mode set and cut from Melon Mambo cardstock. The flowers are diecut from Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green and the centers are finished with festive pearls and sit atop dimensionals.
Products used: Design 1 Zany Zoo stamps & dies Zoo Crew DSP Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Basic Black & White cardstock Dimensionals Adhesives Design 2 Zany Zoo dies Alphabet a la Mode dies Pansy Patch stamps (sentiment) Circle punch Zoo Crew DSP Champagne dazzle designer paper Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black & White cardstock Festive pearls Dimensionals Adhesives
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Today’s design features an accordion fold and the Zany Zoo Suite of products. Inspiration for this card came from Tami White’s accordion fold tutorial. The three-panel design gives you so many opportunities to highlight both adorable designer paper and stamps. I wanted this design to tell a story of a birthday surprise.
The base of the card is Granny Apple Green cardstock, which is cut to standard size and scored to create the folds and panels. The first panel features the on-the-move sheet of paper from the Zoo Crew designer paper pack. To bring attention to the scootering fox but avoid fussy cutting, I used a circle punch to cut it out and dimensionals to pop it up. The second panel introduces the adorable alligator from the DSP. I cut the alligator and balloons using the coordinating dies, and I made the hilly background using the curtain die. The third panel features the raccoon stamp and die, which is colored using Stampin’ Write markers.
Products used: Zany Zoo stamps & dies Zoo Crew DSP Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Basic White cardstock Stampin’ Write markers Gold trim Dimensionals Adhesives
I’m so excited to have received the Zany Zoo Suite in my SU! supply shipment today. I’ve been anxiously awaiting this bundle because it is just TOO cute!
I found a really fun window card tutorial in my search for inspiration on Pinterest, so I decided to give Lynn Dunn’s window card design a try. The only complaint I had with her original design was that there was no space to write a personal message inside the card. So I decided to try to incorporate a flip-down flap that I learned on Klompen Stamper’s Fun Folds Vol. 7 to allow room to write inside the card.
By adding the flap for a personalized message, that gives a total of four panels for this design. The card front is the window to the first inside scene of the dancing cat taking center stage. The dancing cat panel folds down to reveal another scene on stage of the cat doing a duet with the hippo on the center panel and the bottom panel for the personalized message. TIP: If you don’t have a piece of pristine acetate, use an extra piece from a stamp set. Just wipe it down on both sides with a microfiber cloth to remove any temporary impressions from stamps. I used the extra that came with Gone Fishing.
The base of the card and flap are Pool Party cardstock. The Zoo Crew designer paper provides all of the patterned elements. I die cut the dancing cats and fussy cut the hippo from the Zoo Crew DSP. Basic Black and Basic White round out the cardstock used. The curtains and banner were cut using the coordinating Zany Zoo dies. This card was super fun to make and would certainly come together more quickly with duplication. If there’s any interest, I may do a tutorial on this one down the road.
Products used: Zany Zoo stamps Zany Zoo dies Zoo Crew DSP Pool Party, Basic Black, Basic White cardstock Acetate Adhesives Dimensionals
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I ventured to try another fun fold technique today that I learned over at Klompen Stampers. I modified the template to create a pop-up card because I forgot how the template was supposed to fold, which created a whole lot of extra work. Because I was winging the pop-up portion of this design, there was way more cutting and measuring of smaller pieces than is really necessary for the original template. BUT in the end, I did like the result so I’m gonna go ahead and share my happy accident. (PRO TIP: just go back and rewatch a tutorial video when you can’t remember exactly how to make a fold work!)
I used the Gone Fishing Suite for this design. The front of the card is CASEd from the current catalog but flipped to accommodate the horizontal orientation of this design. The base of the card and pop-up segment is Night of Navy. I fussy cut the fish on the inside of the card and popped them up to give some depth of field.
Products used: Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock Gone Fishing stamps and dies Let’s Go Fishing DSP Silver embossing powder Gold trim Dimensionals Adhesives Sending You Thoughts stamps for inside sentiment (retired)
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I’m excited to bring you another design using the Gone Fishing Suite and another fun fold technique. The StampingBae girls posted this terrific belly band fun fold card design today, and I just had to give it a whirl!
My favorite thing about this particular design is that it showcases so many of the wonderful elements of the Gone Fishing Suite, but especially the DSP. The card base is Night of Navy cardstock that is cut and scored. All of the patterned panels are comprised of strips of designer paper, and the sentiment panels are white cardstock. TIP: you can use the tackle box die to cut sentiment panels!
Products used: Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock Let’s Go Fishing DSP Gone Fishing stamps Gone Fishing dies Silver Simply Elegant Trim Adhesive Dimensionals
I’m excited to bring you another design using the Gone Fishing Suite. I also decided to tackle a new folding technique that Stampin’ with Kim shared this week, and I would highly recommend that you give it a try.
Today, we’re using the stamps, dies, and designer paper for this suite to create this stunning design. This design uses three sheets of the DSP—the swimming fish, the netting, and the map. The base of this design is made from Night of Navy cardstock. The matting is Crumb Cake cardstock, and the center panels are white. The tackle elements are stamped on white cardstock and cut out using the coordinating dies. The base of the card is cut and scored to create the folding portions of the design.
TIP: I wanted the sinkers, hooks, and spinner elements to be shiny but don’t have any silver paper right now. So I embossed a section of white cardstock with silver embossing powder and diecut these elements from the silver embossed section.
Here is a view of the card stretched out to see each of the panels and then a view of the collapsed card design.
Products used: Let’s Go Fishing DSP Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Basic White cardstock Gone Fishing stamps Gone Fishing dies Silver embossing powder Linen thread Dimensionals Adhesives
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