Thank You Theme for September part 4 of 4

Today is double or nothing day!  I was just playing around, and I ended up with 2 similar cards.

This is the card I envisioned.  I wanted to use Work of Art and Painter's Palette since I feel they challenge my creativity.  And although I do like these cards, I feel I can be more creative in using these stamp sets.  So, more to come in the future.



The card base is Whisper White and then an offset layer of Pool Party.  The decorative panel was stamped on Crumb Cake paper with Pool Party and Crumb Cake using the Work Of Art and Painter's Palette stamp sets.  I stamped the easel in Chocolate Chip and  fussy cut to use as the focal point.  Really the message could be any message you wanted to use there.  The final touch is the twine just to give it that little something extra.

The inside layers the Pool Party on the Whisper White card base, then another white layer stamped similarly to the outside. This is really a quite simple, quick project.   

Before I made the card above, I was just playing on a piece of white cardstock trying to figure out my design, but after I finished the card above and just saw the practice piece laying on my work surface, I decided it looked pretty to me. So I put it together into a card too.  No need to waste! 

 

The card base is Pool Party.  The Whisper White layer is again stamped with the Work of Art and Painter's Pallette using Crumb Cake and Pool Party ink pads.  The easel is again stamped with Chocolate Chip and fussy cut.   The front is finished with the Linen Thread.


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Thank You Theme for September part 3 of 4

Another day to be thankful brings us to the third card of our Thank You card series.

I haven't often used embossing folders, but I really like the Brick Wall from the previous card, and I really love the Birch trees on the Woodland embossing
folder.  So, there may be more embossing in my future.
 

I wanted to keep it simple; I struggle to keep it simple.  So, this time there really is minimal stamping on the card--just the sentiment and the frame around it are stamped.  This card is created with thinlits and embossing.
 
The Whisper White card base was layered with Pear Pizzazz DSP.  Next, the Old Olive layer was cut with the leaves die from the Rose Wonder set, and then dry embossed using the Woodland embossing folder.  The negative from the cutout shows the DSP underneath.  I sponged some Whisper White over the trees, added the cutout leaves.  I saved the little cutouts from the inside of the leaves to use in the negative area. Iit was a little tedious, but I like the effect.  Finally,  I cut the flower with the Rose Garden Thinlits, topped it with a rhinestone, and adhered it to the leaves.

To finish off the front of the card, I wrapped the Old Olive layer with Whisper White ribbon.  Then, I stamped the sentiment and coordinating frame from the Rose Wonder stamp set, cut with the Rose Garden Thinlit, and adhered to the ribbon.



The inside of the card is layered with Old Olive and Whisper White and accented with another Rose Garden Thinlit flower. A strip of the same DSP layered on the top accents the inside.  I do love fully utilizing the DSP so there is no waste; I think the little strip on the inside creates continuity and adds interest.

Supplies used for this card include:
 




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Thank You Theme for September part 2 of 4

The Love & Affection stamp set and coordinating Affectionately Yours paper create this lovely Thank You continuing the Thank You card-making theme for September.  This is my favorite DSP in the current catalog, and even though it is used sparingly on today's card, I still love it.

  

A Night of Navy card base contrasts nicely with the Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, and Garden Green color palette.  The Crumb Cake layer was embossed with the Brick Wall embossing folder, but first the folder was inked using crumb cake to get the darker 'mortar seams' in the brick wall.  Then three different types of the Love & Affection DSP was placed diagonally across the brick wall.

The Scalloped Tag Topper punch was used to create Calypso Coral and Whisper White tags.  The Calypso Coral tag was stamped with the Love & Affection small flower using the Calypso Coral inkpad.  The Whisper White tag was stamped with both the large and small flowers and leaves using Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, and Garden Green ink pads. 

The tags were layered on top the Brick Wall and DSP.  A Daffodil Delight ribbon holds the tags together and complements the Daffodil Delight in the DSP.  Finally, the Thanks, from the Hello You Thinlits, was cut from both Night of Navy and Calypso Coral.  The Night of Navy acts as a shadow to the Calypso Coral creating a dimensional effect.  I think this is my favorite....but I may say that tomorrow, too!

The inside has a layer of Crumb Cake and then Whisper White stamped with the Love & Affection larger flower and leaves.  A small strip of DSP serves as an accent and continues the theme created on the outside of the card.

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Thank You Theme for September part 1 of 4

The card theme for September is Thank you.  I'll be sharing 4 posts with Thank You cards.

This is a fun, easy card created primarily with the Crazy About You stamp set.  I like to keep it simple by using fewer stamp sets and proving that card making can be fun and successful even with just a few supplies.

 

The card base is Elegant Eggplant.  I've created my own DSP by stamping the Brushstrokes background stamp using Pear Pizzazz ink on Whisper White. 

With the Crazy About You Stamp set, I created the decorated panel stamped with the flower and the leaves in Elegant Eggplant and Pear Pizzazz.  I stamped another Elegant Eggplant flower and punched it out using the coordinating Flower Medallion punch.  The stamped panel was then layered on Elegant Eggplant and over the Brushstrokes background

The sentiment was stamped with the Crazy About You set, but the banner was stamped with Thoughtful Banners and punched with the coordinating Duet Banner punch.

The sentiment banner was layered over a small piece of Pear Pizzazz on Elegant Eggplant.  One of the Rhinestone Basic Jewels was used to accent the middle of the popped up flower and a double loop whisper white bow finishes off the front.

The inside also has a Whisper White panel stamped with Brushstrokes in Pear Pizzazz layered with Elegant Eggplant.  The top Whisper White panel was stamped with the Crazy About You flower and leaves to coordinate with the outside of the card.

This produced a fun and pretty Thank You card, which could just as easily be used for almost any occasion simply by changing the sentiment.  That's what I love about the Crazy About You set;  there are so many words to choose, and even though the set is almost entirely words, a pretty card can be made with the flowers and leaves.

Some of the supplies used:

 

 
 





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Cute Little Trees from the Thoughtful Branches set

The new Stampin' Up Thoughtful Branches Bundle has separate stamps for the tree trunks and the foliage.  My last card showed the Evergreens and now I'd like to show you these cute little trio of trees.

  

The card base is Pool Party and the DSP coordinates having Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, and Basic Black.  An oval was die cut from the Crumb Cake layer, then the Crumb Cake embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder and inked with Chocolate Chip running a sponge dauber over the grain.  A frame was cut using the nesting ovals.  The image is stamped with Crumb Cake tree trunks and Pear Pizzazz leaves on Very Vanilla cardstock.  Though not really visible in the picture, the grass is stamped with Pear Pizzazz and Always Artichoke.  I like to use the 2 different colors to create light and dark pieces of grass to appear more realistic. 

I've made several cards with this set, and I still can't decide which is my favorite.

See the Thoughtful Branches Bundle below, which is only available from August 2-31.



 

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Thoughtful Branches Summer Tree

So you saw the beautiful Hydrangea yesterday.  Using the same leaves, here is the tree.



Have I said that I love trees!  I really do and there are so many possibilities with this set.  This same card could easily be a Fall or Spring tree just by changing the colors.  The thinlits have a tree without leaves that can be cut and used for a winter card.  

This card begins with a Soft Sky base and a layer of Crumb Cake inked with Crumb Cake.  The panel is stamped with Soft Sky, and Crumb Cake using the Timeless Textures Stamp set to create a background. 

The tree trunk image from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set is stamped with Chocolate Chip ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock and cut out with the coordinating die from the coordinating Beautiful Branches Thinlits that are bundled with the stamp set.  The leaves are stamped in Always Artichoke onto Old Olive and cut with the coordinating die from the Beautiful Branches Thinlits.

Adhere the tree trunk and leaves to the stamped panel, tuck in a couple birds stamped in Calypso Coral and die cut.  The banner sentiment is from the Crazy About You stampset and punched on each end with the Triple Banner punch to get that perfect flag that I can't seem to achieve myself.  The "You" is cut from Calypso Coral using the Hello You Thinlits.  Some Pearls are added just for pretty as well as a piece of Calpyso Coral ribbon decorated with a piece of twine.

The inside panel is also stamped with the Timeless Textures in Soft Sky and Crumb Cake.

There are so many ways to use this set.  The Thoughtful Branches Bundle is only available from August 2-31.  Take a look at this set below:


 





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Thoughtful Branches Evergreens

The new Stampin' Up Thoughtful Branches Bundle has  separate stampsfor the tree trunks and the foliage.  That's just great, because it's always bothered me that I've had to stamp the entire tree in green when everybody knows the trunks should be brown!  I'll always love the classic Lovely as a Tree set, but I really like being able to stamp my trunk brown, then lay my leaves or evergreen on top with the green. Isn't it beautiful !

  

As you probably know by now, I really am a fan of Calypso Coral so that's what I've used for my card base.  A layer of DSP having Calypso Coral, Old Olive, and Basic Black is topped with my stamped piece. 

The middle tree trunk was stamped with Chocolate Chip while the tree trunks on each side were stamped with Crumb Cake.  Likewise, the middle tree foliage was stamped with Always Artichoke, then without re-inking stamped again just offset.  The flanking foliage was similarly stamped with Pear Pizzazz twice without re-inking.  The stems were stamped sideways to create ground under each tree with Always Artichoke for the middle and Pear Pizzazz for the side trees.

A smaller leaf was used to stamp a border.  Chocolate Chip was used to stamp the sentiment from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set.  A pieces of Pear Pizzazz ribbon was wrapped around the stamped panel.

The inside was stamped similarly with the border and the sentiment from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set.  And I don't like to waste pretty paper, so I used a leftover strip on the inside panel.  Again, I love it.  This set has so many pretty images and lovely sentiments.

I can definitely predict I'll use these images with the Softly Falling Embossing folder for a Christmas card







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Thoughtful Branches or Beautiful Hydrangea?

The new Thoughtful Branches Bundle has a an image and die that that can be used for either a tree or a Hydrangea. I've already shown you the tree and since I love hydrangeas almost as much as I love trees, I just had to show you the Hydrangea ! 

 


Using the same leaves stamp and die, this beautiful hydrangea can be created.  The leaves were stamped with Strawberry Slush paper with Strawberry Slush ink (yes, I know that color is long gone - you could use Melon Mambo for a similar color).  The Whisper White card panel was first stamped in Marina Mist stamped off once using the background stamp from the You've Got This set. 

Place your leaves/blooms on the paper to see where the die cut stem needs placed and adhere the stem.  Then adhere the first set of leaves/blooms directly to the panel over the stem.  Using dimensionals, offset the next set of leaves/blooms slightly and adhere.  Tie some coordinating twine around the Whisper White Panel and adhere to a Strawberry Slush (or Melon Mambo) panel.  Then adhere to a Night of Navy card base.

I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes, punched with Word Window or you could use the new Classic Label.  I popped the sentiment on dimensionals.

The inside is created with the same layering of colors and a leave and sentiment from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set. 

Again, I love it.  I'm going to use this set so much.  You will see, because I have more to show you!  I think I've used every image in the set and still have more ideas.

The Thoughtful Branches Bundle is only available from August 2-31.  Take a look at this set below:










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Thinking about Branches

Stampin' Up is offering a new stamp set for a limited period.  The Thoughtful Branches set has wonderful images, sentiments, and dies.  Because the images are trees and there are so many ways to use them, I was pretty excited abou them and pre-ordered them.  So, now I'll show you how I used them.
 

This card was made with just the Thoughtful Branches Bundle of stamps and dies. I first stamped the tree leaves in the background with Always Artichoke. Then, I created the background by stamping the tree leaves with Soft Sky all over the rest of the Whisper White panel.  Then, stamp Always Artichoke on Old Olive and die cut out the leaves.  Next, Stamp Chocolate Chip on Crumb cake and die cut the trunk.  I stamped a couple birds in Calypso Coral and die cut.

Then, I assembled my tree by placing my tree trunk on my Always Artichoke leaves that were already stamped on the Whisper White.  The die cut leaves were offset from the leaves on the background to show depth.  I tucked the birds in the leaves and stamped the stems of the stamp set sideways for ground.

I stamped the sentiment in Calypso Coral and finished the outside similar to the inside with the Soft Sky leaves and Calypso Coral sentiment on a panel of Whisper White.  The card front and inside are adhered to a Soft Sky card base.  

I love it!   This was really easy to create and there are so many lovely images in the Thoughtful Branches bundle.  This set is only available August 2-31. 






  

 

Just Sitting Here....

This stamp set was on my wish list and I'm happy to say I did get it.  It just reminds me of lovely lazy summer times.  So, as I was thoroughly enjoying the first day of Summer yesterday, I began this card.


  


Using the Sitting Here stamp set, I stamped the swing in Archival Black, so I could color it without worrying about smearing the original image.  I used the Stampin' Up Blender Pens and my Chocolate Chip inkpad to color the swing and the Marina Mist to color the cushion on the swing.  I added a couple Calypso Coral and Night of Navy pillows stamped with Chocolate Chip and fussy cut.   

I didn't want my swing to be just hanging from nothing, so I stamped the top of the panel with trees and leaves from the Sheltering Tree stamp set.  I used the Chocolate Chip to stamp the branches and an old In-color, Pistachio Pudding, for the leaves.  Then, I added some darker leaves with Always Artichoke for a more realistic dappled look and was very happy with how it turned out.  I could have used Pear Pizzazz or Wild Wasabi for the lighter green, but I still have the Pistachio Pudding, and I was determined to use it.

Below the swing, I stamped the sentiment from the Sitting Here set.  Important note to all stampers--stamp the sentiment early BEFORE you've done all the coloring and work on the panel.  I actually stamped mine last, and it's a little crooked.  Oops.  Hopefully, I'll remember next time.

And finally, to ground the panel, I stamped an image from Work Of Art across the bottom in Pistachio Pudding - I still do love those old In-colors!  And since they were designed to coordinate with the classic colors, they still look beautiful.
The stamped panel is embellished with a strip of twine, then adhered to DSP and a Calypso Coral card base. 

The inside is decorated with a scrap of DSP - I love using up my scraps!  The sentiment is from the Sitting Here set.  The flower pot is stamped again with the Archival Black ink and colored with the Stampin' Up Blender Pens using Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Always Artichoke, and Chocolate Chip. 

I love it!  Hope you enjoy as well.


 
 

 
 


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