Elaine's Stamping Creations: Best Birds

September 30, 2018

World Cardmaking Day and Anniversary Card

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Canada

October Host Code PAQVC7AT

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Tomorrow is World Card Making Day and I am pleased to say that Stampin' Up! is offering 10% off select items from October 1 - 7, 2018. Click here to see which items are included in the sale.

Here is a Fall themed Anniversary card I recently made using the Seasonal Layers Thinlets.

Instructions:

Rich Razzleberry Card Base cut at 8 ½ x 5 ½ scored at 4 ¼
Crushed Curry Layer cut at 4 x 5 ¼
Very Vanilla Cardstock cut at 3 ¾ x 5
Using scrunched up cling film tapped on to the ink pad create the background using crushed curry, pumpkin pie and rich razzleberry inks. I also used the dots from the Painted Harvest stamp set and stamped a few using the rich razzleberry ink pad.
Die cut the maple leaf outline from the Seasonal Layers Thinlets using pumpkin pie and rich razzleberry card stock
Glue the maple leafs onto the vanilla card stock layer using tombow multi purpose glue.
Cut a piece of rich razzleberry cardstock 1 x 3 ¾ and place across the centre of the card
Stamp the Happy Anniversary sentiment from the Best Birds stamp set on to very vanilla cardstock and die cut using the layering ovals die.
Die cut a larger layering oval from pumpkin pie cardstock and layer together.
Cut a piece of burlap ribbon and glue to the rich razzleberry layer using snail.
Using dimensionals place the sentiment on top of the burlap ribbon.
Finish off by adding 3 black faceted dots on the sentiment piece.

All supplies used on this card are listed below.

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Pillow Boxes

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Product List

Best Birds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141525]

$27.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

[143751]

$45.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$48.00

Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115316]

$11.50

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131199]

$11.50

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[105117]

$11.50

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$13.25

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$10.25

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147091]

$10.25

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$10.25

Faceted Dots

[146910]

$8.25

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

$9.50

Big Shot

[143263]

$150.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$5.25

August 12, 2018

Tropical Chic Anniversary Card

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Canada

August 1 - 15 Host Code F7UT6RT3

The Tropical Chic Bundle is one of my favourites from the Annual Catalogue. Here is a card I recently made for an Anniversary.

Instructions for this card:

Thick Whisper White Cardstock cut at 8½ x 5 ½ scored at 4 ¼
Granny Apple Green Cardstock cut at 4 x 5 ¼
Blushing Bride Cardstock cut at 3 ¾ x 5 and embossed using the Petal Burst Embossing Folder
Using Happy Anniversary sentiment from Best Birds Stamp set stamp on Whisper White Cardstock using Shaded Spruce Stamp Pad
Using Big Shot and Stitched Oval Framelit cut out the sentiment
Using Big Shot and Tropical Thinlet Dies cut out fern and leaf in both Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce Cardstock\
Stamp a leaf using the Tropical Chic Stamp Set using Granny Apple Green and cut out on the Big Shot with the co-ordinating die.
Stamp the flower from the Tropical Chic Stamp Set 3 times using Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo and for the third flower use Blushing Bride and sponge the edges with Flirty Flamingo. Cut out using Big Shot and co-ordinating die
Add a strip of the Granny Apple Green Ribbon down the left side of the Blushing Bride layer and then assemble the card as illustrated using Snail Adhesive and Liquid Multi Purpose Glue.

I am looking forward to creating more cards with the Tropical Chic Stamp Set as I have been seeing some amazing cards on Pinterest using this set.

For supplies used on this card they are listed at the bottom of this post.

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