Triangle Trees Christmas Card

Tonight I am sharing a stamp set I nearly didn't purchase.... but so glad I did!  I created three different colours..... which one is your favourite?  Click here to see how I made the cards. 

Have A Hoot Christmas Card

 

I am just a sucker for owl stamps and dies.  The Have A Hoot bundle is so cute and lots of options for Christmas cards and tags.  Click here to see how I made this card.

Peace & Joy Christmas Cards

As it is getting close to Christmas I thought I would share the Christmas Cards I have created.  All this years cards are designed using the Z design card.  Click here to find out more about these cards and the designs.

 

Hi Everyone

I recently received all my new goodies from the new Stampin' Up! 2020 2021 Catalogue.  I have made a video below showing off the products.  I hope this gives you some inspiration and ideas for your own shopping 😀.  If you have any queries feel free to contact me by leaving me a comment.  To view (or if you wish to purchase) the products just click on the cart on the left hand side.

Enjoy and happy crafting.

Fancy Fold Inside Z Fold

Today I am showing off the Lovely Is The Day stamp set and Lovely Leaves dies.  I decided to try a new fancy fold and it is what I am calling the Inside Z Card.  This is a great design if you have a group friends/family who needs to sign the one card.  I love doing the birthday cards for my group and friends but one of the challenges is to make it so everyone can write something on the card…. This is going to be my go to design for those cards.

I started with stamping the flowers and colouring them in.  I used the leaves stamp to colour in the leaves with Pear Pizzazz and Aqua brushed the flowers using Poppy Parade ink pad. Then I cut the stamped image.  The die doesn’t cut the image completely out but I love how the flowers and leaves pop out.  I used the largest oval stitched die to completely cut out the image.

Next the card.  The base card is 210mm x 148mm and scored at 105mm.  I chose the Terracotta Tiles as my base card as it went well with the colour of the flowers.  I used the scalloped edge large oval and used it to cut in the centre of the card front.  I glued the flower stitched oval to the scalloped oval I cut from the card.  Note; just add glue to the edge of the stitched oval so the flowers and leaves can still be raised up.  For the card front I used a new embossing folder Ornate Floral that is coming out in the new 2020 – 2021 Annual Catalogue.

For the inside I used Whisper White and cut that at 200mm and scored it at 99mm and 150mm.  I stamped the single flower in the Lovely Is The Day stamp set on the left corner and used the leaves stamp in the same set to colour the leaves with Pear Pizzazz.  For the flower I used the Poppy Parade light and dark blend pens…. But if you don’t have those you can always use the Aqua brush and Poppy Parade ink pad.  On the whisper white I stamped the greeting Here's to a wonderful from the stamp set Verdant Garden in Poppy Parade, I popped tape over the “couple….” word,  inked up the stamp and took off the tape before stamping (I can’t tell you how many times I have left the tape on and then stamped lol).  Leaving couple out meant I could hand write anything, for example To a wonderful 'partner' or 'friend'.

The final touches I have added are the tag with hello from the Darling Label Punch Box , the faceted terracotta tile dots under the hello and the terracotta tile ribbon.  Below is a short video of the card.

If you have, any questions about this project please feel free to message me.  Click on the link Lovely Is The Day Z Card and it will take you to my store and will list all the products I used for the Fancy Fold Inside Z Fold.  I will have the card available for a short time to purchase as a kit or you can purchase this card from me completed.  Just PM me.

Stay well and safe and happy stamping.

Sip Sip Hooray!

I thought this week I would share with you a card I cased from the new Stampin' Up holiday catalogue.  I am planning to share this card in my up coming classes and show how it was put together.  If you like a bit of sparkle then I am sure you will enjoy making this card.  Below are some photos to give you a hint of how it was made 😉.  Click on the classes tab to find out more about my classes.

Happy stamping!

Helen x

Sailing Home

I fell in love with the Sailing Home Bundle.  My dad built a little kitset sailing boat when we were kids and we use to take it on holidays and sail it on the lake near where I grow up, we just loved taking it out.  I was lucky enough as an adult to sail in a fun yacht race with my cousin, it was so much fun and a dream come true!  The stamp set has lovely sentiments which suit quite a few occasions.  I also saw this set as a great set to make male cards which I always find hard to do.  I have already made this card for a male friend’s birthday.  Enough of my ramblings and onto the instructions on how I made the card.

Products Used:
Whisper White Thick card (140490)
Night of Navy card (106577)
Whisper White card (106549)
Seaside Spray card (150889)
Crumb Cake card (121685)
Sailing Home Bundle (151066) – save 10% by purchasing the stamp set and dies together.
Stamparatus (148187)
Seaside Spray Stampin’ Pad (150085)
Memento Pad – Black (132708)
Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine (149483)
Aqua Painter (103954)
Tear and Tape Adhesive (138995)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108)

Click on the shopping cart on the right hand side to view the products above.

1. I cut a Whisper White Thick card 210mm x 148mm (8 ¼ x 5 13/16 inches) and score at 105mm (4 ½ inches) at the longest side.
2. Cut Night of Navy card 142mm x 99mm (5 1/9 x 3 1/14 inches).
3. Cut Seaside Spray card 136mm x 93mm ( x inches).
4. Cut Whisper White card 118mm x 75mm ( x  inches).  Cut 2 of these, one will be used for the stamped sailing ships, anchor and sentiment. 
5. Place the Seaside Spray card on the Stamparatus base and hold down with the magnet and place the compass stamp from the Sailing Home stamp set in the left hand corner at the top on the longest side of your Seaside Spray card.  Place the plate down on the stamp using the hinges at the top of the Stamparatus. 
6. Mark where the Seaside Spray card is placed on the Stamparatus base.  You will need this marking when you turn the card upside down to do the bottom compasses.
7. Ink up the compass using Seaside Spray Stampin’ Pad.  Move the plate one hinge across and the Seaside Spry card move it one square on the grid (6mm) ink up the stamp using the Seaside Spray stampin’ pad and stamp next to your first stamp.  Keep repeating until you have 4 compasses along the top.  
8. Turn the Seaside Spray card so the bottom of the card is now at the top.  Make sure it is in the same position as your markings.  Repeat step (5 & 7).
9. For the compasses on the left and right side I moved the card where the compass stamp would in the middle of the top and bottom.  The compass did overlap this time to the top and bottom but this is hidden by the Whisper White sheet.
10. Place the Whisper White card (118mm x 75mm) onto the Stamparatus in the middle and place the magnet on the edge of the card.
11. Place the stamps onto the Whisper White making sure there is plenty of room around the imagines to place the dies around them.  I placed the anchor near on edge of the Whisper White as it is going to be inked up in a different colour.
12. Place the Stamparatus plate either at the top or side (doesn’t matter) and place the plate on top of the stamps and lift the plate up again with the stamps attached.
13. Ink up the two sailing ships (big and small ones) and the sentiment “Set Sail in the Direction of your Dreams” using the Night of Navy stampin’ pad.
14. Ink up the anchor using the Crumb Cake stampin’ pad.
15. Then place the plate down onto the Whisper White.
16. Place the Smooth Sailing dies onto the stamped imagines (I use washi tape to hold the dies in place).  Cut the imagines out using your die cutting machine (I use a Big Shot).  Note I placed the die for the sentiment near the top so there is space at the bottom for the rope knot.
17. With the other Whisper White card (118mm x 75mm) I used my Aqua Painter to add the sea.  I up the Aqua Painter using the Seaside Spray stampin’ pad and randomly painted the sea at the bottom of the card.  I lightly pushed on the Aqua Painter to get of water, don’t let too much water out or it may wet your card too much.
18. At the top using the bird in the Sailing Home stamp set, Momento Black pad and a small clear block, stamp the birds.  You can use the Stamparatus instead.
19. With a scrap of Crumb Cake card cut out the rope and the rope knot from the Smooth Sailing dies using you dies cutting machine.  The card would only need to be 160mm x 30mm.
20. Cut 100mm of the Baker’s Twine and add it to the anchor.  I folded the twine in half and threaded it through the cut out hole in the anchor.... it was a little tricky.
21. I used the Multipurpose Liquid glue on the rope knot, long rope and the anchor (be careful to not put too much on as it seep out around the edges).  On the rope knot only place the glue on the top part of the knot.
22. Place the anchor at the top right hand corner of the Whisper White card.
23. Place the long rope along the bottom of the Whisper White Card.
24. Place the rope knot at the bottom of the sentiment tag.
25. Place Tear and Tape Adhesive on the back of the Night of Navy and adhere to the Whisper White Thick card.
26. Place Tear and Tape Adhesive on the back of the Seaside Spray and adhere to the Night of Navy card.
27. Place Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the Whisper White card and adhere to the Seaside Spray card.
28. Place Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the two sailing ships and the sentiment to the Whisper White card.  I place the larger sail ship to the left, the smaller sailing ship in the middle and up a little bit from the larger sailing ship (the sail sits nicely between the birds) and the sentiment to the right side of the card.  The top of the sentiment should sit on top of the anchor.
    
    

I hope you enjoy making this project as I have making it!  Please feel free to leave a comment and happy to answer any queries.

Thank you and happy crafting. 😄