Triple fold birthday card using the Boho Indigo Medley

 

I knew when I first saw the Boho Indigo Medley in the Annual Catalogue (at pre-order time) that I wanted it and it has proved even better than I first thought.

This card has three separate folds. Super easy but so effective. The second panel on the inside is a piece of the Very Vanilla dry embossed sheet (part of the medley) which I swiped the Night of Navy ink pad across. 

I decided that it needed a belly band to hold it closed and to add the sentiment to. The embellishments on the sentiment hexagon are also from the Boho Indigo medley.

 
Then I cut some flowers from a gold foil sheet using the Many Layered Blossoms dies. I added a bow using the gold trim from the Forever Greenery trim combo. Finished with a couple of Gilded Gems, one of the small flowers from the medley, and a small piece from the Forever Gold laser cut specialty paper.

I hope you like it. If you would like to purchase any of the items I used, click on the images below. Note, not every item I used is included below but can be found on my website.

Happy crafting

Product List

Boho Indigo Product Medley (English) [153132] $122.00	Gilded Gems [152478] $12.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [152493] $26.00
Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $15.75

3D double pop up box using Zany Zebras

I'm sorry I haven't been on my blog recently. Life has been rather busy but I am ready to get back into the swing of things.

My granddaughter is turning 2 and I decided to stamp a full A4 sheet with the Zany Zebra stamp set and then cut it up to add to this 3D double pop up box. The Zebras are so cute I couldn't resist.

The box was inspired by Ruth Trice and Mitosu Crafts on YouTube. I think it has been done by others too but they were where I first saw the design. 

First up I stamped the Zebras with Rich Razzleberry and then all the background images. 

This is the full A4 sheet I stamped to create the box. 

I decorated the top portion of the box by incorporated the Forever Gold Laser cut specialty paper which is just gorgeous and so easy to include in many different ways. I inked the white side of the hexagon piece with Rich Razzleberry. I added some die cut leaves and used the Timeless Label punch for the sentiment. 

If you would like to purchase any of the items I used, click on the images below. Note, I have not included every item below but they can be found on my website.

Until next time, happy crafting,

from Bev

Product List

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

$15.25

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$13.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$13.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set

[152536]

$33.00

Friend Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149237]

$37.00

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152562]

$40.00

Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper

[152493]

$26.00

Snow Globe Shaker Dome Alternative Use

I designed this card for a Valentine's day themed class that I ran early in February.

I wanted to show that the Snow Globe Shaker domes, from the 2019 Holiday Catalogue, could also be used in a non-traditional Christmas way. 

These domes will be available again in the 2020 Holiday Catalogue so I am excited that I can buy more for future projects. 

Using the Detailed Hearts die I cut out the 'shaker' hearts in Old Olive and Blueberry Bushel foil from the Noble Peacock Foil sheets. The larger heart shapes were cut using the Stitched Be Mine dies.

The striped background layer is part of the Come Sail Away designer series paper with the navy hearts, stamped randomly with the tiny heart, from the Heartfelt stamp set.

The card was a hit with the class, and some of the ladies changed the sentiment which was embossed with white embossing powder on the base of the globe to suit the occasion they were making it for. 

The Old Olive foil circle was die-cut using two of the Layering Circles dies. I snipped across the diameter to make it fit around the globe - the cut section is hidden under the navy base.

I hope you like the idea of using the Shaker Domes in a non-traditional way. The possibilities are endless.

If you would like to purchase any of the items I used, click on the images below. Note you will not be able to purchase any shaker domes at this time - stay tuned for the 2020 Holiday Catalogue later this year. 

Until next time, happy crafting,

from Bev

Product List

Noble Peacock Foil Sheets

[149495]

$17.50

Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper

[149481]

$20.00

Heartfelt Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[151417]

$30.00

Detailed Hearts Die

[151440]

$50.00

Layering Circles Dies

[141705]

$58.00

3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim

[147808]

$12.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$13.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$15.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Painted Seasons Card - Baby Wipe Technique

The baby wipe technique allows you to make your own designer series paper, very simply. I got my hands dirty but it was a lot of fun creating the background paper for my card.

I saw this technique on Tina Zink's site. You need baby wipes, which you fold in half and add random dots of the colours. I picked up the colours using the Painted Seasons stamp set (a retired set) and stamped onto the previously available Glossy White paper.

The result is:

The colours I used were Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss, then Pretty Peacock, Granny Apple Green and Lucky Limeade (a retired colour but I needed a bright green). 

I coloured the White crinkled seam binding ribbon using the Blackberry Bliss dark stampin' blend.

After stamping one sheet of Glossy White and a separate sheet of A4 Whisper White, I swiped the baby wipes over another piece of the Glossy White and this was the result. 

I used some of this for the band across the card and to cut out the butterfly on the sentiment piece.

Super effective and pretty. I will be trying this with another stamp set and some different colours soon.

I hope you like it and have a play with the technique. 

You can purchase the current items I used by clicking on the images below. 

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Happy crafting

Product List

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$13.00

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147091]

$13.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[147100]

$13.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$13.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$13.00

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$13.00

Blackberry Bliss Dark Stampin' Blends

[147910]

$7.75

Layered With Kindness Cling Stamp Set (English)

[151655]

$31.00

Label Me Lovely Punch

[151296]

$31.00

Noble Peacock Rhinestones

[149494]

$9.50

Positive Thoughts Stampin' Up! Card - Rubber Band Technique

I came across this amazing technique on YouTube by a Stampin' Up! demonstrator named Tina Zink. She was away from home and only had a few Stampin' Write markers, a stamp set, punch and a clear block - no ink pads. She needed to make a card, so she wrapped some rubber bands around a clear block and created a lovely strip down the front. Gorgeous! 

It looked awesome and I had to try it out. The result... 

I started by cutting a large Post-it note in half to mask the piece of Whisper White cardstock. I coloured the rubber bands with the Pear Pizzazz marker, spritzed it lightly with water and stamped it randomly. Then I did the same with the Early Espresso marker. After this was completely dry I put some Seaside Spray on a clear block, put a drop of Glycerine next to it and using a stamping sponge, carefully added this over the rubber band stamped images.

The fern and butterfly are from the Positive Thoughts stamp set, and the sentiment and extra stem (below the fern) came from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set.

I hope you're inspired to do something like it! 

You can purchase any of the items I used by clicking on the images below. 

Note, the Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso markers are retired, but you could just use the classic ink pads.

Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope to see you again soon.

Product List

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

$15.25

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

$13.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$15.25

Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143666]

$47.00

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set

[151490]

$37.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$13.00