Monday, March 20, 2023

Sentimental Park Celebration Card with an Island Vibe

 Greetings!

Can you feel Spring in the air?  I feel like I'm coming out of a long hibernation and I'm ready to start seeing the colors of spring making an appearance...soon!

If you haven't taken the time to take a good look at the Regency Park Suite Collection, I encourage you to do so.  It is filled with awesome images in the stamps and the papers. It's a great collection, whether you want a set with dies as in the Sentimental Park bundle or you prefer the simplicity of a punch as the Petal Park bundle has.  Either way you choose, the coordinating Regency Park Designer Series Papers (DSP) will give you many options to work with.  The Cane Weave 3D embossing folder that's also part of this collection gives it a fun island vibe.  By mixing a couple of the beautiful prints, a lovely die from the Sentimental Park bundle and anchoring it all with the Sweet Sorbet, the only thing missing is a little island music to set the mood.  


Aren't those papers gorgeous!  I originally was going to use one of the more subdued patterns in the middle strip until I saw these two prints sitting side by side.  They look great together!  Placing the paper feature at an angle is an easy way to create a very simple background for the sentiment.  As you know, I love color and texture, so embossing the background and adding a few die cut flowers helps draw attention to the gorgeous label.

There are so many lovely prints in the Regency Park Designer Series Papers!  You could make a couple dozen of these cards without ever using the same combination twice, and with all the sentiments to choose from in the Sentimental Park stamp set, you'll have something for every occasion.

Gather Your Supplies:
  • Sentimental Park Bundle (Save 10% when you purchase stamp set & die with bundle item#)
  • Basic White Thick cardstock 
    • card base 4-1/4 x 11 scored & folded at 5-1/2    OR    5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
  • Sweet Sorbet cardstock
    • 5-3/8 x 4-1/8 panel
    • 2-3/8 x 6
    • 7/8 x 6
    • scraps for flowers
  • Basic White cardstock
    • 5-1/4 x 4
    • 3-1/4 x 2 for label
  • Regency Park Designer Series Paper 
    • 2-1/4 x 6 small scattered flowers on Sweet Sorbet print
    • 3/4 x 6 large scattered flowers on Sweet Sorbet print
  • Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Cane Weave 3D embossing folder
  • Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels
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Here's How It's Made:
Emboss Basic White panel with Cane Weave 3D embossing folder.  

Adhere both Regency Park DSP print strips to the corresponding strips of Sweet Sorbet cardstock, so you have an even exposed edge on both sides.  Adhere small strip centered onto larger print.  Position at an angle so top left of assembled strips extends off upper left  and top edge of embossed Basic White panel, and lower edge of assembled strips extends off bottom edge of embossed panel, adhere.  Trim off excess that extends beyond upper left, top and bottom of embossed panel.

Adhere assembled layers to  Sweet Sorbet cardstock panel.  Adhere to Basic White Thick folded card front.




Die cut small label with flower edges from Basic White cardstock.  Ink "let's celebrate" with Sweet Sorbet and stamp near upper half of label.  

Die cut small flowers using double and triple flower dies, select a few flowers, adhere to label with mini glue dots.  Embellish centers of a couple flowers with small Iridescent Rhinestones.  Adhere label to card front as shown above using Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Essential Tools:

These are the tools I recommend  for a positive experience with all of your paper crafting projects.  Having the right tools makes every project go more smoothly from start to finish.

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Fabulous new products just introduced on March 1, 2023.


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I LOVE being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for a variety of reasons!  If you love stamping and sending cards, getting together with friends and being creative, want a way to reach out to your community, earn some money doing something you love, or any combination of these things, and more, now is a great time to join! 

I am a member of Dawn Olchefske's DOStampers STARS community, so when you join my team, you are also part of this fabulous community where we share inspiration, creativity, support and education, as well as a whole new group of crafting friends!
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  • Place an online order of $65 or more (before tax/shipping) and earn a FREE Gift                        (FREE Gift sent by April 15th)
  • For orders of $150 or more in my store (before tax/shipping), do not apply the Host Code.  Use the Stampin' Rewards you will earn.  You will receive the Host code gift from me.
  • One Host code gift per customer, per month.
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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  
Beverly J

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Nature's Prints Wreath and Texture Chic DSP Friend Card

 Greetings!

This past year I have found myself using the Texture Chic Designer Series Papers (DSP) again and again with a wide variety of stamp sets.  They are so versatile with their geometric gold foil enhancements added to the beautiful colors, combined with a weathered look.

For today's card I wanted to use the wreath from the Natural Prints dies and when I looked at the detail of the die, I decided to see what it would look like if I inked the die with Versamark before I die cut it, and then heat embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder to enhance the details.  It turned out really cool!


The Gold Embossing Powder really shows all the detail in the wreath, and the Texture Chic DSP print continues the scattered pops of gold.  Since gold was the highlight, it made sense to continue it with some little plants inserted into the wreath, and also for the word "friend".  

Gather Your Supplies:

  • Biggest Wish stamp set
  • Natural Prints dies
  • Petal Pink cardstock 
    • card base 4-1/4 x 11 scored & folded at 5-1/2    OR    5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
    • scraps for die cuts
  • Basic White cardstock
    • 4 x 4 
  • Soft Succulent cardstock
    • 2-1/4 x 1 for label
  • Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock 
    • scraps for die cuts
  • Texture Chic Designer Series Paper 
    • 5-1/4 x 4 gold stripes on Soft Succulent print
    • 2-3/4 x 3/4 geometric gold on Petal Pink print
    • 3-1/4 x 1/2 gold dots on Petal Pink/White print
  • Versamark™ Pad
  • Gold Embossing Powder
  • Pool Party & Petal Pink Solid Faceted Gems
  • Heat Tool
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Here's How It's Made:
Adhere DSP panel to folded Petal Pink card front.

Ink cutting side of wreath die with Versamark pad, carefully position onto Basic White cardstock, die cut.  Carefully remove die cut wreath, holding onto edges, sprinkle with Gold Embossing Powder, shake off excess, and heat set with Heat Tool. 

For an easy, portable and safe heat embossing surface, cover a clip board with aluminum foil, wrap around edges to back, and tape to back to secure.  This way the heat from the heat tool won't transfer and potentially damage the surface of the table or counter you're using.  It's also convenient to hold the cardstock in place by slipping an edge under the clip at the top of the clipboard whenever possible.

Ink "friend" with Versamark, stamp onto Soft Succulent cardstock piece, sprinkle with Gold Embossing Powder, shake off excess, heat set with Heat Tool.

Using the three small plant dies, die cut three from Brushed Gold Metallic cardstock and three from Petal Pink cardstock.

Adhere wreath to DSP panel with mini glue dots.  Below right center, adhere shorter Petal Pink DSP strip over wreath, then longer narrower Petal Pink DSP strip, and adhere Soft Succulent stamped "friend"  over both strips, centering, with Stampin' Dimensionals. 


Slip the little plant die cuts into openings in the wreath, pairing a Petal Pink with a Brushed Gold Metallic, spacing around the wreath; adhere with mini glue dots.  Embellish with Pool Party and Petal Pink Faceted Gems.

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Essential Tools:

These are the tools I recommend  for a positive experience with all of your paper crafting projects.  Having the right tools makes every project go more smoothly from start to finish.

Product List
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Fabulous new products just introduced on March 1, 2023.



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I LOVE being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for a variety of reasons!  If you love stamping and sending cards, getting together with friends and being creative, want a way to reach out to your community, earn some money doing something you love, or any combination of these things, and more, now is a great time to join! 


I am a member of Dawn Olchefske's DOStampers STARS community, so when you join my team, you are also part of this fabulous community where we share inspiration, creativity, support and education, as well as a whole new group of crafting friends!
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March Host Code:  PAMZ6EXQ

  • Place an online order of $65 or more (before tax/shipping) and earn a FREE Gift                        (FREE Gift sent by April 15th)
  • For orders of $150 or more in my store (before tax/shipping), do not apply the Host Code.  Use the Stampin' Rewards you will earn.  You will receive the Host code gift from me.
  • One Host code gift per customer, per month.
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Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!  

Have a beautiful day!  😊  
Beverly J