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Showing posts with label Birthday Blossoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birthday Blossoms. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2015

Explosion Box Thank You

This is one of my favorite projects!  It was a thank you to my friend, Julie, for taking care of my and my daughter's cats while we were on vacation.  There were 4 kitties to care for and one needed to be given medication regularly.  She truly went out of her way to give them love and attention while we were gone, so I needed a very special way to say "thank you."

Here it is:  A box/gift card holder that packs quite an impact!

I used Me = Grateful, One Big Meaning, Friendly Wishes, and B.Y.O.P stamp sets for the sentiments.   The sentiment on top was cut out using Lots of Labels Framelits.  I also used Watercolor Wings, Birthday Blossoms, and Petite Petals stamp sets for the butterflies and flowers and punched out the flowers with the matching Petite Petals Punch.  There is one butterfly on each side of the box.  The butterflies were cut out using the Bold Butterfly Framelits and Butterflies Thinlits.  I used the new Fine-Tip Glue Pen (available September 1, 2015) to adhere the black butterfly detail to the stamped image.  Such a great adhesive!

Note:  When you first get it, you will have to screw off the black cap to remove the seal before using.  Replace the black cap and unscrew the white cap to dispense the glue.  Don't squeeze hard or you will have a big blob of glue!  Hee hee, ask me how I know??  ;)  When you are finished using it, carefully line up the long pin in the cap with the pin applicator to close it.  This should prevent the glue clog that is often the problem with liquid adhesives.

The paper for the box and lid is from Color Me Irresistible Specialty Designer Series Paper.  That paper is oh, so beautiful with colored embossed images!  It also has white on white embossed images.  Other paper used was Whisper White and Bermuda Bay cardstock.  A Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker colored in a few words for more colorful impact.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of my creation!




Monday, July 27, 2015

Birthday Blossoms

This stunning card features the Birthday Blossoms stamp set and the very classy Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper.  You really cannot see from the image in the catalog just how lovely this paper is!  I embossed the leaves with clear embossing powder on the black cardstock, then wrapped the Silver Thread around it and adhered it to the Basic Gray base.  I used Lots of Labels Framelits to cut out the sentiment.  I used the Circles Framelits to cut out the rose from the DSP and adhered it to another circle of Basic Gray punched out with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch.  Then I popped it up with Dimensionals.  Lightly sponging Smoky Slate ink onto the sentiment made it blend perfectly with the DSP.

I think this is an extremely elegant card worthy of  a very special recipient.  Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think.


Thursday, July 16, 2015

Over The Rainbow

I think the new Over The Rainbow stamp set is just adorable!  One of my Stamp Club members is very Irish in her heritage and proud of it, so I thought this was the perfect set to use for her birthday card.  I got this super cute idea from Tracy Elsom here.  She stamped each letter on colored cardstock and cut each one out separately.  Finding that a bit too tedious, I chose to stamp on Whisper White cardstock and emboss the image with black embossing powder.  Then I used markers to color in each letter and cut the word out as a whole, popping it up on Dimensionals.  The Owl Punch was used to create the pot of gold and I used the circle punch from retired Itty Bitty Punch Pack to make the gold.  I added a tiny four leaf clover punched from that same Itty Bitty Punch Pack out of Cucumber Crush cardstock and hand drew the tiny stem with the marker.

This was a very fun card to create and I have plans to make several more for birthdays.  Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.




Supplies
Stamps:  Over The Rainbow, Birthday Blossoms
Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Gold Foil, Whisper White, retired Champagne Glimmer
Ink:  Versamark, Perfect Plum, Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Cucumber Crush, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red
Tools:  Owl Punch, retired Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Heat Tool
Other:  Dimensionals, Black Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Write Markers - Perfect plum, Island Indigo, Pacific Point, Cucumber Crush, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red