Well hellooooo!   A large craft event  I had planned on attending today was cancelled last minute - and its too bad for all different reasons, as I could of had a World Card Making Class after all - better luck next year! So I put my new found time to making a more elaborate card  for today!!!




Here is my card featuring a bunch of techniques!

I went over to my Big Shot with some Whisper White cardstock, and using our Scallop Circle Bigz Die - I made the large circle and then embossed it with a snowflake Textured Embossing Folder. Next, I cut out the house - free style - with my craft knife!  To back the house, using our regular Wheel Handle I rolled some musical notes onto kraft paper using Early Espresso Ink... and  used the left-over scraps for the crimped corners! Next I punched out in glittery red and white, a couple of  hearts using 2 separate Heart punches. 

Naturally I distressed the edges of the scalloped circle - first with a smidge of blue ink, followed by the brown ink. Now - to pull it together!

I decided a band behind the scallop circle would 'ground' it better onto the card face!  So I made a bit of a complicated border band!  First I cut a wide band of Whisper White cardstock - about 3 x 8-1/2 inches and  using a border punch, punched out both sides of the banner - THEN - and this is where I had to make life a little difficult - I used our Scoring Tool and created a diagonal 'trellis' by scoring the paper and then "cutting " out the spaces inbetween - not all - but a fair amount of them! Whew!  But I am not done!

To give the card a boost of colour to balance all the red, white and natural kraft tones - I threw in a band of Marina Mist which I scored, and folded accordian style. That was pretty easy, and I glued it onto the red cardstock base making sure it stood nice and stiff because I want  it to support the scallop circle centerpiece  - creating some interesting depth!  Now that is a fair amount of techniques, wouldn't you say? 

So there you have it - a nicely done card for the holidays!  I did a card similar to this awhile ago - and so I just re-visited the theme with tiny adjustments.  That is always nice when you do not have to dream up a whole new idea - just re-work an oldie but a goodie!!!!   

NOW WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY FOR WORLD CARD MAKING DAY????  

Good Morning on this nice Thursday!

I have something pretty to share today -  a beautiful card made by my lovely daughter!

  She is so talented when she wants to be - I always tell her that because I have to drag her away from her computer into my craft room - yeah - hard to believe, right! LOL!

So when she does pop in to craft with me - she's awesome!  She can make a card in a snap - whereas I fuss and fuss!

This time I watched her muse around my new products from Stampin' Up! and I already knew she loves the newest line of IN COLORs in particular, POOL PARTY - so it was no surprise she gravitated towards it for her cardstock.  So you can imagine her seeing the matching RIBBON!!!

Then she picked up one of two embossing folders called DESIGNER FRAMES and also our STRIPES  - and she was off!  No sooner had I inked up a greeting stamp - she was done!  [Where do the young get their speed - its like they have a pot of gold somewhere that they dip into and they are ready to go :)]

Here it is!

Isn't it darling?   

And like the greeting from our WORD PLAY set, there are lots of possibilities with this design!  Obviously I will have to drag her into my craft room more often, he he! 

Crafternoons!

your pal, Taylor :)

CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER SUPPLIES FOR THIS PROJECT

Refer to Catalogue Order Numbers # shown beside specific product. 

Costs range from $7.25 to $13.50

Cardstock { 8.5x11} = Whisper White # 100730, Peach Parfait # 119794, Pool Party #122924

Ink = Peach Parfait Classic Ink Pad, #119783 

Ribbon = Pool Party 3/8 inch Ruffled Ribbon, #122975 

Embossing Folders = Stripes, #123128; and Designer Frames, #123130 and Perfect Polka Dots, #117335

Hi Stampers!


I know back on April 16th I posted this card - BUT that was before I mailed it!  Since then, I have mailed it to Australia - and my friend "Angel Dee" should be getting it soon {I hope}.....and I wanted to share how and what I sent her!


Well, remember this card - I love it still, and will def'ly make more!

Our Embossing Folder - Framed Tulips sure makes all the difference doesn't it? 

Now, I posted a poem inside and so I decided a hand-written letter tucked inside would be a great way to stay in touch, but of course, not just any letter right?

Here is my letter - I created an interesting border with an old punch 

{I don't use this punch by a company who shall remain nameless because their punches only work on lightweight paper! - another good reason why I like Stampin' Up! tools - just sayin'! }

...plus I made two special 'ovals' to write our names in!  I used a couple of our oval punches and then used the 'negative' space to chalk in some pretty Regal Rose colour!   The large oval was for my friend and the small oval is on the back where I signed off. Why not make some special touches?

I also stamped some large roses with Regal Rose ink, and not to forget the envelope - I stamped a rose there too! 

TIP - stamp slightly "off-the-border ", even several images along the edge will make your project look very natural in style! 

By giving another small token of my friendship, a marbelized tag made using the shaving foam technique, I felt that all of these pieces combined will hopefully make the recipient feel special!  

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE TECHNIQUES AT YOUR DISPOSAL, 

PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I'LL HELP YOU GET STARTED!  

HAVE A WORKSHOP - WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THIS PROJECT! 

BEVERLY

EMAIL = bstampingbeehive@gmail.com

  

Here's a card I just made to send a family member!

 Did you know that you can emboss a full size A2 cardfront with our Textured Impressions Embossing Folders - in one easy run through the Big Shot machine?  Or not! 

  For my white cardstock top layer, I  inserted my cardstock only part-way, about 4-6 rows of polka dots deep and then ran it through creating a top embossed border and I repeated this for the bottom border! 

So cool!

Stampin' Up! Supplies:  

Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

# 117335

I love embossing!  It really adds the elegance - or fun, 

that pushes your card to the ultimate level!

Here is another of my example - one of my past FAVOURITE PROJECTS!

Shown partial-embossed card set, and embossed  butterfly accent.

Polka Dots are a must in my opinion - if you would like your very own Perfect Polka Dots folder,

I'd be pleased to help you order this embossing folder, the BIG SHOT Die-Cutting and Embossing Machine,

or any stamping/paper-craft supply you wish!  

Bye! 

No, no, no....it doesn't!

It's all about your own style - and here is one I made while experimenting with a technique.

I wanted to a) emboss and b) colour with embossed surfaces.

So I chose to:
1) ink my VERY VANILLA cardstock with all sorts of ink colours using SPONGES.
2)then I EMBOSSED my coloured and cut 4-1/4x5 inch rectangle cardstock using an EMBOSSING FOLDER where I sandwiched the cardstock and pressed it through my BIG SHOT DIE-CUTTING and EMBOSSING MACHINE.
3) now I used a separate sponge to ink over the entire piece with BLACK ink - quickly and lightly!  This colours the "raised surface" created by the embossing folder.  To get a more precise ink effect, I could of used my brayer tool.

Now, I punched out a black HEART with my Heart PUNCH, and a blue circle with my 1 inch CIRCLE punch and attached them with a black flower BRAD.

Corazon Aquino (Jan 25,1933 - Aug 1, 2009)

I always feel particularly touched when a greatly known and courageous woman passes on, and its no different now.

Sadly, the world is grieving with the Phillipines as they have lost a wonderful woman - their former and 11th President and Asia's first woman president. I made a card in her honour and reading how yellow was her favourite colour and that the streets rained yellow confetti as her countrymen paid tribute to her, I therefore chose yellow as my starting point - discreetly - along with flowers.

I opened up one of my latest accessories, Stampin' Up!'s Textured Impressions embossing folder called Elegant Bouquet (see above photo). It works so easily - just like pressing butter! I used artist brushes and pastel chalks to colour the raised design on vanilla cardstock.

The ribbon slider I stamped the crown on to was a hand-made number I created using corner scissors. Tip: pencil guide lines on the back to help you line up the scissors for cutting.

I was lucky to find a green strip of ribbon given to me - with a flower on it resembling the flowers in the embossing. Its lovely also because it glitters - and I love glitter.

I think it would have pleased former President Aquino that I chose to be different by juxtaposing layers on different levels from one another. Its quirky but considering how her path was anything but straight in life, I feel its a reflection of that.

Restoring democracy to a unstable country; a "Woman of the Year' recipient (1986) ; and a member of the Council of Women World Leaders among other things must have been exciting beyond words but she also loved to paint ! And gave them as gifts to friends! A kindred spirit of the creative realm!!! And as the sentiment says: "Queen of hearts".....

Rest in Peace.

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Textured Impressions Elegant Bouquet folder; Crushed Curry & So Saffron cardstock, Razzle Dazzle Designer Series 12 in.paper; Stampin' Pastels (chalks) and Crushed Curry ink stamp pad and marker.

Other Supplies: crown/sentiment stamp, green ribbon, gold glitter glue.