Thursday, November 18, 2021

Wonderful Merry Snowflakes

 Greetings!

Simple techniques and beautiful embellishments make for an awesome combination on this card!  The Wonderful Snowflakes are made from iridescent foil and are stunning!  They come in a 24 pack, laser cut, with a center the perfect size for a Stampin' Dimensional, making adhesion a snap!

Using Pacific Point cardstock for the base color and stamping in Night of Navy as well as using the Blending Brush to darken the edges gives this card a feeling of a moonlit night.


 Isn't it stunning! The monochromatic color really helps the snowflakes take center stage.

One of the perks of being a demonstrator is being part of a community with other demonstrators sharing creations to inspire one another, and a big thanks to Maheswari Rajagura for the inspiration for today's card.

Gather Your Supplies:

  • Merry Snowflakes Bundle (Save 10% when purchasing stamp set & dies with bundle item#)
  • Christmas to Remember Stamp Set
  • Peaceful Deer Stamp set
  • Pacific Point cardstock 
    • card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored and folded at 5-1/2" OR 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored and folded at 4-1/4"
    • 4" x 5-1/4" panel
  • Basic White cardstock
    • scrap for greeting
  • Night of Navy cardstock
    • 2-1/2" x 5/8"
  • Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Versamark
  • Basics Stampin' Emboss Powders - White
  • Wonderful Snowflakes
  • White 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon - 12" 
  • Blending Brushes
  • Heat Tool
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Here's How It's Made:
Rub Blending Brush onto Night of Navy ink pad to collect ink then gently brush color around all four edges of Pacific Point cardstock panel.  Ink all three snowflakes from the Merry Snowflakes stamp set and randomly stamp onto panel.  Allow ink to dry for a couple minutes.
Ink snowflake stamp from the Peaceful Deer stamp set with VersaMark and stamp two or three different places, sprinkle with White Embossing Powder, shake off excess and set with Heat Tool.
Ink 'Tis the Season with Night of Navy and stamp onto Basic White cardstock.  Fussy cut around edge.  Adhere onto Night of Navy cardstock piece.
Adhere panel onto card front.  Apply adhesive to panel 1-1/2" below top edge from side to side and press White 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon onto it, zigzagging back and forth twice.  Make sure to apply enough adhesive for ribbon to be firmly attached.  Attach Stampin' Dimensional to center back of three Wonderful Snowflakes.  Attach two end snowflakes first, then center the third one in the middle.  Apply adhesive to back of Night of Navy cardstock and center onto front of snowflake trio.
Here's what the inside looks like:

Cut a 3-3/4" x 5" Basic White cardstock panel.  
Ink sentiment with Night of Navy, stamp.  Ink snowflakes with Night of Navy and stamp off edges of panel.
Adhere to inside of card.
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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

Monday, November 15, 2021

Nature's Harvest Blackberry Beauty Thank You

 Greetings!

'Tis the Season of Gratitude and the Blackberry Beauty Designer Series Papers provide all the beautiful rich tones of this time of year.  The gorgeous prints are a perfect backdrop for the Echinacea flowers from the Nature's Harvest Bundle.  The richness of these colors is enhanced even more by brushing Wink of Stella® over the entire flower cluster for a beautiful shimmer.

Since this card is a book bind fun fold it needed a Thank You that fit into a 1" wide strip.  The Shaded Summer stamp set has the perfect sized Thank You for this card and it was easy to create the Ombre effect .  It provides a great parallel to the flower colors!


Isn't it gorgeous!  Those colors are so rich!  And those papers...!  Yummy!

Gather Your Supplies:
  • Nature's Harvest Bundle (Save 10% when purchasing stamp set & dies with bundle item#)
  • Shaded Summer Stamp Set
  • Blackberry Bliss cardstock 
    • card base 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2" and 6-3/4", folded at 5-1/2"
  • Very Vanilla cardstock
    • 4" x 1"
    • 4-1/2" x 3" 
  • Designer Series Paper -
    • 4" x 4" background print
    • 3-1/4" x 1" 
    • 3-1/2" x 1-1/4"
    • 2-1/2" x 1"
  • Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad
  • Wink of Stella ® Clear Glitter Brush
  • Artistry Blooms Adhesive-backed Sequins
  • Sponge Daubers
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Here's How It's Made:
Ink large flower cluster with Cinnamon Cider, then ink a sponge dauber with Cherry Cobbler and daub over the three flowers.  Next, ink a sponge dauber with Blackberry Bliss and daub over flower centers.  Give a quick couple breaths over entire stamp to moisten ink and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  
With Wink of Stella brush, brush over images to lightly fill in the colors on the flowers and stems.  Dip the tip of your brush onto Bumblebee ink pad to grab ink and fill in leaves and a bit onto the stems also.
Die cut flower cluster.
Apply adhesive to card base in the area between the 5-1/2" and 6-3/4" scored lines, fold at 5-1/2" and press firmly to adhere to back of card base. This creates a book bind type of look.  The card opening is now a 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" square.
For this next step, I recommend practicing on grid paper first to get your spacing right for this repeat style of stamping.
Ink "Thank You" with Blackberry Bliss and stamp at top of 1" Very Vanilla strip, then stamp again directly below without re-inking.    Repeat with Cherry Cobbler ink, and finish at bottom with a "Thank You" in Cinnamon Cider.
Adhere stamped Thank You strip on "book binder" part of card front, centering.  Adhere background print onto 4-1/4" square part of card front.  Place the three strips of prints at angles and adhere to background print.  Adhere die cut flower cluster, centering. 
Attach some Artistry Blooms adhesive backed sequins to add even more sparkle.
Here's what the inside looks like:

Cut a 4" x 4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  
Ink sentiment with Cherry Cobbler, stamp off then stamp onto Very Vanilla square.  Ink little bud cluster from the Shaded Summer stamp set with Cherry Cobbler, stamp off and stamp in lower right corner.  Ink same cluster with Cinnamon Cider and stamp near first cluster.  
Adhere to inside of card.  
Cut a 1/4" x 4" strip of print and adhere 1/4" in from left edge of Very Vanilla piece on inside.
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November HOST Code: NK3NNPKU
  • Place an online order of $65 or more (before tax/shipping) and earn a FREE Gift                        (FREE Gift sent by December 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