Come Stamp With Me "Happy Spring" Cards

Today, I am starting to post cards from the Come Stamp With Me classes in March, April, May, and June.  I will continue to do this over time until they have all been posted.  The card for today's post is Spring Birds on a Branch.  I really love this card and believe it can be used for many occasions; Happy Birthday, Thinking of You, Thank You, Congratulations, Retirement, etc.

I created this card using products from the SU 2018 Occasions Catalog and the SU 2017-18 Annual Catalog.  Many of the products I used are now available in the SU 2018-19 Annual Catalog.  See the Supply List below.

 For the front of the card there are many pieces to

create this beautiful scene.  The card base is made

using SU Whisper White Thick.  The Whisper

White Embossed piece is 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 and embossed

using the Petal Pair Embossing Folder.  The blue

panel for this card was made using SU Soft Sky cardstock

which is now retired.  I would use SU Balmy Blue instead.

The panel is embossed using SU Falling Softly Embossing

Folder. 

Adhere the white embossed panel on top of the blue 

panel, there will be a small overlap.  The two panels

together should measure 5 1/2 x 4 1/4.  Take the 7" piece 

of white organza ribbon (retired), you can substitute

SU Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon or Lace Trim, adhere it

to the white and blue embossed front panel using 

mini glue dots or tape.  Adhere the panel to the front of the card.

Using SU Whisper White cardstock stamp 3 birds from the 

Petal Palette stamp set in Memento Black.  Using SU Light

Cherry Cobbler Blends and the SU Lift Off Blend, color 

the breast of the 3 birds.  Die cut them using SU

Petals and More Thinlits Dies.

The branches and flowers are die cut using SU Seasonal 

Layers Thinlits Dies.  The branches are done in 

SU Soft Suede cardstock.  The flowers are done using 

SU Shimmery White cardstock and highlighted using

SU Powder Pink and a sponge dauber.  Adhere the 

branches first, add the flowers, and then, using mini 

dimensionals adhere the 2 birds to the branches.  The 

third bird will be placed on the inside of the card,

see photo below.  

The sentiment is also done on SU Shimmery White 

cardstock about 2 1/2 x 3/4, use the 

sentiment of your choice.

This photo shows the inside of the card.  Adhere

the bird using Tombow glue.  You can make a 

fourth bird for the envelope.

I didn't use any sentiment, leaving it up 

to the participants choice.  Many people don't like 

to use sentiments on the inside of the card.  

They prefer to write their own

note to the person receiving the card.

Supplies:

Paper:

Whisper White Thick - card base, 5 ½ x 8 ½, scored @ 4 ¼ and 5 ½ x 1 ¾ embossed vine piece;

Soft Sky (R) or Balmy Blue - to emboss front panel, 5 ½ x 4 ¼;

Shimmery White - 2 ½ x ¾ for the sentiment and  3 x 4 to die cut 5 flowers for front panel;

Soft Suede -  6 x 3 to die cut 2 tree branches,;

Whisper White - 5 x 3 to stamp and  die cut 3-4 birds  ;

Whisper White envelope

Ink:

Memento Black to stamp the 3 - 4 birds and sentiment

SU Stampin’ Blends:

Cherry Cobbler Light for breast of bird & Lift Off Pen to lighten, and Pink Pirouette Light for inside of flowers

Stamps:

SU Petal Palette to stamp the birds

SU Colorful Seasons to stamp the sentiment

Other:

SU Seasonal Layers Thinlits & Petals and More Thinlits

SU Petal Pair & Softly Falling Embossing Folders

7” white organza ribbon

I hope you enjoy this card and it inspires you to create your own card.  Please comment if you have any questions about the card, my monthly Come Stamp With Me Classes, or how to purchase Stampin' Up products.  

Creatively Yours,

Sher

Come Stamp With Me Stylish Christmas Poinsettia Card

This is the last post for the August Come Stamp With Me "Fun Techniques" class and the first Christmas card post.  I have always liked the three layer technique for cards and I hadn't seen one that was offset before.  I decided to try this style of the three layer technique and really do like it.

Normally, the three layer technique takes up the 

whole front of the card with the front of the card

acting as the last border.  Then each preceding 

layer is 1/4" smaller than the one below it.

With this offset technique, each layer is a different

size and there are three distinct borders separate

from the front of the card.  

The front of the card is embossed using 

SU Subtle Embossing Folder.  I really like

the look this gives to the card.  It adds some

subtle texture and a pop to the front of the card.

This card is made using two of the new Stampin' Up

colors; Merry Merlot and Shaded Spruce.  

To stamp the Poinsettias, I stamped off on grid paper

and then stamped on the Whisper White cardstock. I

liked the effect better than a full on stamp of the poinsettia.

Then I filled in stamping the leaves.  For the leaves,

I did stamp them using the full ink.  You can leave 

some white spaces or very lightly shade in using 

a sponge dauber and the Merry Merlot ink to fill in the blank space.

For the class, I decided to use a Shimmery White label 

for the front sentiment.  The participants liked 

that option better.  You can play with different 

color and see what happens.  I really like this

Stylish Christmas stamp set which can be found

in the Annual Catalog and is available until

at least next May.  

The silver swirls were die cut using 

SU Swirly Snowflake Dies.

This is the inside of the card.  I think it could be another

card in the making using this stamp set.  I also

did this same look for the front of the envelope.

Supplies:

Paper

Merry Merlot Cardstock – 5 ½ x 8 ½, scored @ 4 ¼ for the card base

Shaded Spruce Cardstock – 5 ¼ x 4 for the inside panel; 4 ¾ x 2 ¼, 3 ¾ x 2 ¾, & 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 for front layering panels

Shimmery White Cardstock – 4 ½ x 2, 3 ½ x 2 ½, & 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 for front layering panels; small scrap to punch scalloped oval for the front sentiment

Very Vanilla Cardstock – 5 x 3 ¾ for inside panel

Silver Foil Cardstock – 2 x 3 to die cut the 3 small scroll pieces for the front of the card

Very Vanilla Envelope

Ink

Merry Merlot

Shaded Spruce

Stamps

Stylish Christmas – to stamp Poinsettia and Leaves

Nature Sings – to stamp front sentiment

Other

Swirly Snowflake Dies to cut the small scrolls

Sponge Daubers to fill in and highlight the Shimmery White front layering panels

Rhinestones or Pearls

I hope you enjoyed seeing this card and thinking about what cards you can make to send out this Christmas or for another December holiday.   Please leave a comment if you have any questions about the card, Come Stamp With Me Classes, or how to purchase Stampin' Up products.  I hope you have a creative day.

Creatively Yours,

Sher

Come Stamp With Me Dragonfly Fun Fold Card - August Fun Techniques Class

This is my third post for the CSWM August Fun Techniques Class.  I am designing a different fold technique card for each of my classes.  This card uses a pull-out fold technique that makes a fun card to open up.  This card was inspired by another demonstrator and I changed up the colors of the card.  I have lost her name and will post it if I find it as I believe it is important to credit other demonstrators and their creativity.  She also has a video showing how she created this card.

This is the front of the card.  The organza ribbon

is slid under the dragonfly and tied at the side

in a bow to hold the card closed.  You can 

eliminate the ribbon and the card will

not lay flat, it will slightly pop up, your choice.

This is how the card looks when you first

open it.  The dragonfly panel sits on top of the 

folded Whisper White inside panel.  To make the 

dragonfly panel, use a SU Whisper White 3 x 3 panel;

stamp it in SU Bermuda Bay ink using the SU Bokeh Dots

stamp set.  You will need to stamp more than once.

Then using the fern stamp from the retired SU

Butterfly Basics stamp set and SU Mint Macaron ink,

stamp randomly until you like the pattern you create. 

Remember to stamp off the edge in different spots.

Using a sponge dauber and SU Bermuda Bay ink,

edge the 3 x 3 panel.  Then adhere the 3 x 3 panel

to the 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 SU Basic Black panel, set aside.

This is the inside panel of the card when it is opened up.

To make this folded panel, cut a 6 x 5 SU Whisper White 

piece and score on the 6" side at 2 and 4; do not fold and burnish yet.

Find the mountain fold side of the piece and do the stamping.

The dragonfly is from the SU Dragonfly Dreams stamp set

 is stamped in the bottom left corner in 

SU Bermuda Bay ink.  You can also stamp the dragonfly

on the left bottom corner of your envelope.  The sentiment is

stamped in Memento Black using the SU Painted Harvest 

stamp set.  Also stamp the sentiment on the front of the card

using the sentiment from SU Dragonfly Dreams and Memento Black ink.

Now, fold and burnish the 6 x 5 panel; fold toward the left panel first, 

then fold the right panel towards the back of the middle panel.  See

the photo for how it should look.

Adhere only the left panel with the dragonfly to the inside of the card.  

The middle and right panels should be loose and unattached.  

Fold the panel down and lay the dragonfly panel on top of the right panel.  

Close the front of the card to see if your dragonfly panel 

is placed correctly and adjust before you adhere it to the folded panel.  

Once you have it where you want,

make very light pencil marks at top and bottom so you know 

where to adhere.  Only add glue to the left side of the dragonfly panel

as you don't want it stuck to the inside of the card or it won't 

pull-out, yikes.

Now, take the die cut silver foil dragonfly, place a SU dimensional on the 

back of the body and place the dragonfly on the panel with the 

front of the card closed.  That way you place the dragonfly so

it won't interfere with opening the card.  Take the 17" organza ribbon

and wrap it around the card, going under the dragonfly and tie 

a bow on the right side of the card.

Supplies:

Paper

Bermuda Bay Cardstock – 5 ½ x 8 ½, scored @ 4 ¼ for card base; the front of the card will have a 3 ¼ x 3 ¼ square cut out 

Whisper White Cardstock – 6 x 5 for inside fold, scored on the 6 side @ 2 and 4; 3 x 3 stamped with Bokeh Dots stamp in Bermuda Bay for dragonfly panel

Basic Black Cardstock – 3 ½ x 3 ½ for the dragonfly panel

Silver Foil Cardstock – 3 ½ x 3 ½ to die cut the dragonfly

Whisper White envelope

Ink

Bermuda Bay – to stamp the Bokeh Dots stamp on dragonfly panel; to stamp the dragonfly on the inside panel and envelope (optional)

Mint Macaron – to stamp the fern on the Bokeh dragonfly panel

Memento Black – to stamp the front and inside sentiments

Stamps   Other stamp options will be available

Dragonfly Dreams – to stamp the dragonfly and the front sentiment

Bokeh Dots – to stamp the dragonfly panel

Butterfly Basics (retired) – to stamp the fern on the dragonfly panel

Painted Harvest – to stamp the inside sentiment

Other

Organza Ribbon – 17” to wrap around the card

Detailed Dragonfly Dies - to cut the dragonfly

Sponge Daubers

I hope you enjoyed seeing this card and that it has inspired you to make your own pull-out card.  Please comment if you have any questions about the card, the Come Stamp With Me classes, or how to purchase Stampin' Up Products.  

Creatively Yours,   

Sher 

CSWM Girl on the Beach Card

Sorry, I missed last week.  Both my husband and I ended up having health issues that had to be dealt with immediately.  I was busy resting and helping my husband with his health issues.  We are back on track, through taking better care of ourselves.

This is my second post for the August Come Stamp With Me "Fun Techniques" Class.  This was a great class and we all had fun.  This card was a hit and a favorite among the participants.  A couple of them talked about framing their card and using it as a home décor item.  I love when we can find multi purposes for the cards or projects we make.   I love this card and have made it in different ways a couple of times.  I hope you enjoy it too.

This card takes me to the beach on the Oregon Coast.

I can hear the birds and smell the ocean breezes.  It

makes me happy....  This is a 5 x 7 card using SU

Whisper White ( 6 3/4 x 4 3/4) to create the beach scene.

This card is made using the SU High Tide and Beautiful You

stamp sets. The first thing I stamped was the dancing

girl from the SU Beautiful You stamp set 

in Black Memento towards the left of the card.  

I then put a paper mask over her so she stood 

on her own without taking on the background colors.

The sand dune is created using two

of the sand & grass stamps from the SU High Tide

stamp set and SU Crumb Cake.  I added more color

to create texture.  I then added the seagrass in 

SU Soft Suede, mostly stamped off for a lighter

color, although you can see where I forgot to stamp off.

Some people liked the darker seagrass and didn't stamp off.

It is so much fun when people do their own creative ideas

and share them with others.  This happens a lot in the 

Come Stamp With Me Classes.  We are all there to 

support each other, be creative, and have fun!

Next, I created the sky and sea.  First, I used a piece

of scrap paper to create a mask for the sand dunes.

Using a sponge dauber and SU Balmy Blue ink,

I lightly laid a base for the sky and sea.  Go in a

circular pattern, starting off the edge of the paper.  

Lift off the dauber in some areas, you can see

it looks like soft clouds are in the sky.

Then, I used the water stamp from the SU High Tide

stamp set and SU Coastal Cabana ink to create the sea.  

Think about creating a horizon between the sky and sea. 

Then go for it, I stamped off in some areas and stamped 

full on in order to create texture and movement of the sea.

Just play with this until you get the look you like.

Then the last thing to stamp are the birds and 

any other sentiment you want to add in SU Soft Suede.  

Then using the sponge daubers and SU Balmy Blue and Crumb Cake

inks, edge the border of the beach scene. 

Remove the mask from the dancing girl and color in her 

dress and hat using SU Stampin' Blends.  I used Flirty Flamingo

and Pineapple Punch on this card.  The class participants went

wild and there were different designs and colors on every card.  

People loved sharing their ideas and then using someone else's 

creative idea.  We had polka dots, mixed colors, one red dress and one

purple dress.  They were all awesome.  I learn so much at these classes.

Now, the fun part...using SU Alphabet Dies, create a word of 

your choice, that is 5 letters or less.  Some examples are:

Smile, Happy, Dance, Love, Hugs, Thank, and on...  

You lay out the letters across the beach scene and

cut the word out using a Big Shot machine.

Adhere the Beach Scene layer to the Balmy Blue layer.

Using SU Dimensionals place each letter back into the 

negative space on the front layer.  I love this technique

and it can be done for many different cards.  You just

create a background or scene, die cut the word, stamp 

additional words, like the "You Are Loved" on the card.

I'm thinking of creating a Christmas Card using this technique.

What ideas do you have?  I would love to hear about them.

I apologize for not having photos of the inside of the card and 

the envelope.  On the inside, I recreated the sand dunes, leaving

a spot to add a die cut Adirondack chair using SU Wood Textures DSP

 and SU Seasonal Layers Thinlits Die.  

On the envelope, I created the sand dunes again to give a 

hint of what is inside the envelope. 

Supplies:

Paper

Crumb Cake Cardstock – 7 x 10, score @ 5 for card base (5x7)

Balmy Blue Cardstock – 6 7/8 x 4 7/8; front border layer

Whisper White Cardstock – two 6 ¾ x 4 ¾; one for front layer and one for inside layer

Wood Textures DSP – 2 ¼ x 1 7/8 to die cut the Adirondack Chair for inside layer

Stamping Mask Paper – stamp and cut out the dancing woman to use as a mask for the front layer

Scrap Paper to use as a mask for the sky and sea

5 x 7 envelope

 Ink

Memento Black to stamp dancing woman

Crumb Cake to stamp the sand dune and edge the panel

Soft Suede to stamp grass on the sand dune (stamp off); full color for the birds and sentiments on the front and inside (optional)

Balmy Blue to add the sky and base of sea, using a sponge dauber and to edge the front panel

Coastal Cabana to stamp in the sea, some stamped off and some full

Stampin’ Blends – Pineapple Punch for the hat on the woman with the Calypso Coral dress; Mango Melody for the hat with the Flirty Flamingo dress

Stamps

Blossoming Basket – “You Are Loved” Sentiment and Make A Difference – “Birthday”; there will be other options for you to select

Other

Alphabet Dies – to die cut word options; Happy, Smile, Thank, Dance, Hello, Life, Love, Hugs, or other 3-5 letter words.

Please make a comment if you have any questions about the card, Come Stamp With Me Classes, or how to order Stampin' Up products.  Have a creative day!