Bev Adams, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
More Organization – More Time for Crafting
The Envelope Punch Board makes the box easily. We lined it with the same Designer Series Paper. It’s just the right size for a gift card, but we put 3 chocolate hearts inside. The Spiral Flower Die helps make this 3-D flower pretty easily. It’s not something you could pop in the mail, but it makes a gorgeous gift to hand to a friend.
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This is another one of those thrifty cards using every little bit of paper. The Designer Series Paper uses measurements evenly divided by 12, the dimensions of the paper. The Tangerine Tango is also just about 1/8′ of a sheet of card stock. The 2 poppies that are cut out came from the portion hidden by the Whisper White layer. There was even enough to cut out slivers with the Word Window Punch to frame the greeting. The Whisper White is just a bit smaller than that, but the left-over strip is used for the greeting cut with the Word Window Punch. If you decide to use the Decorative Label Punch for the greeting instead, you can take it from a layer inside the card and then replace that with a punch from the Tangerine Tango.
And isn’t this stamp set wonderful? I sure hope this gets carried over into the new annual catalog! I think it’s a keeper!
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This was an outright copy of Jackie Topa’s snowman. It was made with the Envelope Punch Board! It even used the scraps from punching to make the mouth and eyes. Jackie used the tiny ornament punch for the nose. Since I don’t own that set of punches, I searched for a substitute. What could I make a carrot with? I found the tail feathers of the Bird Builder Punch made a pretty good carrot.
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I had the Real Red Goodie Gear Kit but wanted to turn some of it into Halloween treats. I used a greeting from Delightful Dozen and Witches’ Brew Washi Tape. You could do the same thing with cellophane bags, tags with Chalk Talk and Bitty Banners Framelits, and Baker’s Twine. Kits make it easy, It’s all coordinated and ready for your greeting. Done!
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I’m not sure the White Washing technique shows up in this photo, but it helps to bring out the poppies in real life. I have been trying various ways to use every bit of paper and this was one of those. I cut out both the Daffodil Delight and Baked Brown Sugar layers at the same time. Punch the Oval for the greeting from the center of the Daffodil Delight layer, then divide the rest in fourths to spread out for the border. Add a tiny bit of ribbon. The background is embossed like a watermark. The focal layer is embossed with White Embossing Powder, painted with White Craft ink, then when dry, painted again with the colored ink.
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I love this stamp set! I didn’t want to show anyone how to make this card because I wanted it to be a special card if I gave it to my stamping friends as a birthday card. I relented, but I still make this card a lot. I’ve changed the colors to more somber ones to use as a sympathy card too. So easy. So beautiful. What could be better? Click for supply list and printable directions. Blooming with Kindness 5-4-13
Update
What could be better? How about this card? I used different colors, embossing, a cut out with my Stamp Out Fussy Cutting pieces, and a paper saving strategy. Love it!
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