Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Color & Contour So Very Happy For You

 COLOR & CONTOUR SO VERY HAPPY FOR YOU



HOW TO CREATE & ASSEMBLE:

  1. Adhere the (5 1/4” x 4”) piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock to your card front. (Old Olive 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored at 4 1/4”). Set said.
  2. On the smaller of the two white pieces of cardstock (5 1/8” x 3 7/8”), randomly stamp the flower in Blackberry Bliss ink creating. Your own “designer paper”. Adhere it to your card front. (Optional) While you are doing this, do the same to the envelope flap if you would like it to coordinate with your card.
  3. About an inch up from the bottom, adhere the (4” x 1”) strip of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.
  4. Run the piece of Wild Wheat through the die cut machine using the die from the Scalloped Contours dies. Set aside.
  5. On the ( 1 1/2” x 2 3/4”) piece of white hardtack, stamp the sentiment in Old Olive and 2 flower buds in blackberry Bliss ink.  Adhere this to the scalloped contour die that you cut out in step IV.  Adhere this with dimensionals to lower right hand corner of the card front.
  6. On another piece of white cardstock (@2 1/4” x 4”) stamp two flowers one in Wild Wheat and the other in Blackberry.  Run them through the die cut machine then adhere them to your card front over the strip of blackberry. 
  7. Add a couple of the In Color dots to the sentiment.

WHAT YOU’L NEED:

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Earthen Textures card #2

 EARTHEN TEXTURES CARD #2



HOW TO CREATE AND ASSEMBLE:

  1. Run the (4” x 5 1/4”)piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock through the embossing machine in the embossing folder.  Adhere to your card front (Pebble Path 8 1/2” x  5 1/2” scored at 4 1/4”) 
  2. Run the pieces of DSP. Through die cut machine with different vase dies. Set aside.
  3. Run the different color pieces of cardstock through the die cut machine with the different leaves you want for your scene. 
  4. Stamp the sentiment on the piece of Crumb Cake cardstock then run through the die cut machine.  Trim off the excess.
  5. Create your “scene”. Adhere the plants to the backs of the vases.
  6. Use dimensionals  to pop the vases and the sentiment up.
  7. VII. (Optionals)Adhere the 2 1/4”x 6” strip of DSP to the flap of your envelope and trim around it.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

15% off STAMP SALE

TOMORROW: WEDNESDAY, JULY 19

 Find yourself staring at multiple stamp sets from the 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and can’t decide which ones to get? You won’t have to stare for much longerTOMORROW, JULY 19, 2023, you can get those stamp sets you’ve been wanting at a 15% discount! But you  will have to act fast because this lightning deal will only last for one day, so make sure you are ready to shop ‘til you drop! This is definitely a deal you don’t want to miss out on. 

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Thank you,
Amy

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Bright & Beautiful Z-Fold gift card

 IF you notice, I did not include colored cardstock on my list of things you'll need because so many colors coordinate and there are so many different patterns in this designer series paper pack. Just pick what works for you.

 BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL Z-FOLD GIFT CARD

CASED SUSAN WEBSTER




HOW TO CREATE AND ASSEMBLE:

  1. Adhere the 5-1/4” x 4” piece of DSP to your 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” card base. Set aside.
  2. Take the 9” x 4-1/4” piece of cardstock which has been scored at 3” and 6” fold and use your bone folder to burnish in Z pattern.
  3. Adhere the (2-3/4” x 4”) piece of DSP to the top of the Z-fold.
  4. Take the (3-1/4” x 3”) piece of DSP which has been scored at 1/4” and 2-3/4 (on the 3-1/4” side and also 1/4” on the 3” side and using a circle punch, punch half a circle on the NOT scored edge to make the “opening” for the gift card slot..
  5. Burnish in the sides and bottom and using Tear & Tape adhere this to the inside of the z-fold.  This will hold the gift card.  (Optional: if you won’t be adding a gift card just adhere a piece of DSP.)
  6. Stamp the sentiment on the 2-3/4” x 4” piece of white cardstock and then adhere this on the last side of your z-fold. 
  7. On your other piece of white cardstock, stamp the two sentiments then die cut out.
  8. Die cut some candles to coordinate and adhere the front sentiment with the candles to the front of the Z-fold. 
  9. Fold the Z-fold closed and tie the ribbon around it.  Using Tear  Tape on the back side to adhere the ribbon into place.
  10. Adhere the Z-fold centered to the card base.
  11. Adhere strip of DSP to envelope flap.
  12. All Done!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

You're the Best Part of My Day

  YOU’RE THE BEST PART OF MY DAY HOW TO CREATE & ASSEMBLE: Fold and burnish card base. Set aside. Run (3 1/4” x 5 1/4”) piece of Crumb C...