Moonlit Flora Stamped Card (May Card Crafternoon #3)

The third card of May's card Crafternoon focused on stamping and coloring (with some die cuts added to the mix too).

This card was modeled after this year's On Stage After Hours stamping event but with an Inky Scrapper twist.

We stamped the ferns onto the Basic White background with Peaceful Pine and Old Olive and adhered to an Old Olive card base.  The ferns were die cut from Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, and Peaceful Pine.  The stamped die cuts were colored with Hydrangea Hue and Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends and Golden Glow shimmer brush.

How do you like the Hydrangea Hue stamped butterfly with Wink of Stella shimmer?  This card sparkles in real life!

Save the date for June's card Crafternoon on 6/14!

Moonlit Flora DSP Card (May Card Crafternoon #2)

The DSP in the Moonlit Flora suite is absolutely gorgeous, so I designed the second card of my May Card Crafternoon class to feature the DSP.

I love how my ladies took the pieces and made the cards their own: some centered the rectangles in the middle of the card and others used different sides of the DSP.  We used all of the pieces of the suite except for the embossing folder, and added a little Wink of Stella to the butterfly.  The die cuts are cut from Mossy Meadow, Secret Sea, and Basic White.

Save the date!  June's Crafternoon will be 6/14!

Moonlit Flora Note Card (May Card Crafternoon #1)

Stampin' Up! offers a set of twenty 3 1/2" x 5" white note cards and envelopes that are a great value and canvas to work on.

Let pretty DSP do all the work like it does on this note card featuring the Moonlit Flora suite (DSP, stamp set, and dies).

By the way, this was the first card we made at my May monthly Crafternoon card class.

Who would you send this to?

Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder Card

When I received my Moonlit Flora suite, I had to try out the included Fern & Flora 3D embossing folder.  After running it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with Basic White cardstock, I rubbed Old Olive ink across the cardstock to create this card background.

I mounted the panel onto an Old Olive card base and added both Old Olive & Mossy Meadow die cuts.  I stamped the frame in Old Olive and the sentiment and butterfly in Secret Sea.  I finished the card with a few Dewdrops embellishments.

In Color Floral Spray Cards: Hydrangea Hue

No, you're not seeing double!  I had to create the same card in multiple colors.  Who can resist Hydrangea Hue? 

I did fussy cut the large flower and adhere it just to give it a little more dimension (but I'm not sure it was necessary).

What other color would you use to make this card?

In Color Floral Spray Cards: Barely Blush

The Floral Spray 3D embossing folder is absolutely beautiful (in my opinion), so I created this card using Barely Blush Two-Tone cardstock (with the coordinating dots). 

The congratulations stamp (in Basic Gray) is from a past Paper Pumpkin kit.

The second card uses both sides of the Barely Blue Two-Tone cardstock.  I fussy cut the large flower from the darker side and glued it onto the lighter panel.

Which do you prefer?

You Deserve a Treat Card

Our daughters have both recently finished their first year of their respective graduate school programs, so I sent this to our faraway girl (our Pooh Bear) since she can't come home very often.  It was actually the very first card that I made with the new Silly Old Bear suite.

On the Very Vanilla cardstock base, I added a Golden Glow panel, embossed with the Hundred Acre Woods 3D embossing folder that I swiped in Golden Glow ink.  I die cut the focal image from the coordinating DSP and the Sweet Words and Labels dies.  The honey pot and stamped sentiment are from the Sweet Old Friends bundle.

Did you know that when products are unavailable (but not retired/discontinued), you can click a box on the product page to be notified via email when it is back in stock?  Try it HERE for the Silly Old Bear suite!

In Color Fern & Flora Card

If you were able to catch my May Catalog Launch Facebook Live series, then you've seen this new In Color Fern & Flora card (and if you'd like, you can watch the replay HERE on YouTube).

I used the Fern & Flora bundle and all five of the new In Colors.  Can you name them all?  

(They are Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Peaceful Pine, and Hydrangea Hue.)

Two-Tone cardstock gives you two shades of each color, so I had fun playing with the darker and lighter sides.  Next time, I will use a lighter color for the stamped stripes (NOT Peaceful Pine).  A Basic Beige cardstock base is a nice neutral as is the Basic Gray ink.

 

Silly Old Bear Baby Shower Card

For a recent staff baby shower, I created this Silly Old Bear tri-fold card for our team to all sign.

See below for detailed instructions on creating this scene using the DSP and coordinating dies.  (The stamped sentiment is from the Happy Happenings kit.)

The card base is Hydrangea Hue Two-Tone card stock with Very Vanilla cardstock and Silly Old Bear DSP.

You can find this tri-fold card design HERE if you'd like more information on how to make it. 

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how I created the front panel of this card.  I first stamped the frame twice and die cut them.  Then I fussy cut the bottom half to create a frame.

I covered the other die cut panel with the fussy cut frame and post-its to create the horizon line.

I used a blending brush and Peaceful Pine ink to create the "grass."

One of the DSP has images that can be cut with the coordinating dies.  I used washi tape to hold them in place to make sure they cut correctly.  (If you don't, sometimes things can shift a little as you're cutting.)

Aren't they cute?!?

CASE the Catalog: Artisan Garden

At first glance, this might not look like the Artisan Garden DSP, but I fussy cut those pretty florals from that paper to CASE (copy and selectively edit) one of the cards in the new May-August Catalog! 

I die cut three circles into the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Moonlit Flora DSP.  After fussy cutting the three images, I colored them with a variety of mediums including Cloud Cover & Peaceful Pine ink with a water painter; Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, and Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends; and Golden Glow shimmer brush.  A trio of Golden Glow In Color flat gems helped to bring in more of the Golden Glow color and move your eyes across the card.

If you were able to catch my May Catalog Launch Facebook Live series, then you've seen this card (and if you'd like, you can watch the replay HERE on YouTube).

If you're inspired to get inky with me, feel free to shop HERE.  Also, today is the last day to RSVP for Sunday's Crafternoon.  Thank you!  

CASE the Catalog: Fern & Flora

For my virtual catalog launch last week, I CASEd (copy and selectively edit) the catalog to create this care with the Moonlit Flora suite.

I used the Fern & Flora 3D embossing folder to dry emboss the Old Olive background and then stamped a piece of 3" x 4" Basic White cardstock with the Fern & Flora stamp set in NEW Golden Glow and Old Olive inks.  I layered the two die cuts from the Fern & Flora bundle, after coloring the stamped one with Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends and NEW Golden Glow shimmer brush. 

A trio of Golden Glow In Colors flat gems finished this off.

We will using this suite along with the Waterside Retreat collection at Sunday's May Crafternoon card class.  RSVP by tomorrow please to reserve your spot to help me prepare materials.  Thank you!

If you were able to catch my May Catalog Launch Facebook Live series, then you've seen this card (and if you'd like, you can watch the replay HERE on YouTube).

{You can find the Moonlit Flora suite and coordinating products HERE.}
 

Thankful for You Moonlit Flora Suite Cards

The Moonlit Flora and Waterside Retreat collections will be featured at my May Crafternoon card class this Sunday at 3PM.  I cut a piece of the Moonlit Flora DSP at 5 1/4" and then at 4" and 8" to make three panels.  Here are two of the three cards that I made after cutting each panel at 1 1/4" to show both sides of the pretty paper.

I layered the DSP onto a Berry Burst cardstock mat and then added Peaceful Pine Two-Tone and Old Olive die cut pieces.  One card uses a die cut, stamped moth and the other uses die cut flowers.  

Which one do you prefer?  (The third one is in the mail!)