#tgifc160 Inspiration Challenge

Good Morning Everyone!

The current challenge on the TGIF Challenges Blog is an Inspiration Challenge. This time the Inspiration is All About Wood. What does that mean to me? I need to incorporate WOOD

somewhere on my card. As it happens I have a card that I created while trying to come up with a One Sheet Wonder set. My card for #tgif160 uses the Pinewood Planks dynamic embossing folder and a tree image from the Rooted in Nature stamp set. My card also uses several new products that will be available starting June 2, 2018. I am in love with the Nature's Poem Designer series paper. The color scheme that was used to create it is gorgeous. While my card today uses one of the more traditional patterns I picked up a few colors from it and used them.




Card Details:

• Card Base - Mint Macaron Cardstock  -5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".
• Card Front Mat - Tranquil Tide Cardstock - 4" x 5 1/4".
• Card Front - Whisper White Cardstock - 3 3/4" x 5".
• Tranquil Tide strip - 2 1/8" x 5 1/4". This is the mat for the DSP.
• Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper - 1 7/8" x 5". 
• Sentiment Mat - Tranquil Tide - 1 3/4" x 2 9/16".
• Sentiment  - Whisper White - 2" x 2 3/4".
• Tree Mat - Soft Suede Cardstock - 2" x 3 1/8". 
• Tree  Whisper White - 2" x 3 1/8".
• Inside Layer - Whisper White - 4" x 5 1/4".

• Stamp the Sentiment with Blackberry Bliss (returning color) onto the Whisper White piece. 
• Stamp the small Leaf Sprig on opposite corners of the sentiment piece with Tranquil Tide.
• Cut the Sentiment out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits Square (make this into a rectangle that will fit the Sentiment. 
• Adhere the Sentiment Rectangle to the mat with Liquid Glue or Snail.
• Color the Stamp with Tranquil Tide and Soft Suede Inks using the Direct To Stamp Technique. Huff on the stamp and stamp onto the Whisper White Tree piece.
• Cut theTree out with the Nature's Roots Framelits Die
• Cut the Tree Mat with the same Die. Cut the mat down the middle Lengthwise.
• Adhere the Tree Mat to the Tree with the Fine Tip Glue Pen.
• Emboss the Whisper White Card Front with the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
• Adhere the embossed Card Front to the Mat with Liquid Glue or Snail.
• Adhere the Nature's Poem DSP to theTranquil Tide Strip with Liquid Glue or Snail.
• Stamp the small Leaf Sprig with Tranquil Tide Ink onto the Inside Layer.

Assembly:

• Adhere the matted Nature's Poem DSP strip to the middle of the matted Card Front with Liquid Glue or Snail.
• Adhere the matted Sentiment Piece to the lower right side of the Card Front with Dimensionals.
• Adhere the matted Tree to the left side of the Card Front with Mini Dimensionals.
• Fold and burnish the Card Base.
• Adhere the Inside Layer to the inside of the Card Base with Liquid Glue or Snail.
• Adhere the Completed Card Front to the Card Base with Liquid Glue or Snail.
• Add a few Faceted Dots, I used the Largest Blackberry Bliss Dots. 

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Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle [148353] $72.75	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $11.00	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143708] $10.00	Faceted Dots [146910] $6.00
Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $8.00	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $7.50
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [144085] $6.50	2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033] $15.00	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [131261] $23.00

SIP Challenge 150 – Fancy Folds!

Hello again,

Here I am once again with another card for the current challenge over on the Stamp, Ink, Paper

Challenge Blog. This weeks challenge is Fancy Folds. This one really got my crafting itch going. There is nothing like a new card fold to create an itch I have to scratch. The newest card fold that I am beginning to see everywhere online is the Impossible Card. It's really cute. with 3 cuts on the card base and a twist on one side you have something new to play with. When I set out to make one of these I quickly realized that the standard size was not going to work with my chosen stamp set. So my Impossible Card is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". I needed a little more height on the Design Layer and the square card gave me that. You can get 2 card bases out of a single sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock.

Card Details
Mint Macaron Card Base - 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" (follow diagram for the cuts and fold).
2-Mats - Tranquil Tide Cardstock - 2 5/8" x 5 3/8" (Follow template to cut).
2-Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper - 2 1/2" x 5 1/4" (Follow template to cut).
Design Layer Mat - Tranquil Tide - 2 5/8" x 3 3/8".

Card Base

Design Layer - Watercolor Paper - 2 1/2" x 3 1/4".
Crane & Water Lily - Watercolor Paper - 3" x 3 1/2"
Grasses - Tranquil Tide Scrap
Sentiment Mat - Tranquil Tide - 1 5/16" x 3 1/2"
Sentiment DSP - Trace around the die and fussy cut.
Sentiment Layer - Watercolor Paper - 1" x 3 1/4".

Cut the Card Base to size. Score the card on on one side at 2 3/4". Mark the 3 cut lines with a pencil. Basically all the cuts stop at the fold line. Fold the right side under and back so that the 1" piece is now on the front right. The other side has the 1" piece on the back left.

If you plan to make more than one of these cards you should make templates to follow. I used

Card Base Mat Template

thick Cardstock to make my templates so that they would hold up under a lot of use. Below you will see the templates for the mats and the designer series paper. I used the Stampin' Trimmer to cut my lines so that they would be straight. If you feel you can cut them with scissors do so.

I cut the mat from Tranquil Tide Cardstock. The Designer Series Paper that I used was from the new Nature's Poem DSP.  Be mindful of any one way design that you choose. You will need to flip the template to make sure everything is right side up.

For the Design Layer I did a watercolor wash on the bottom with Mint Macaron. Then I used the "Water" stamp and Tranquil Tide Ink and stamped the water lines in. Again I blended the water lines into the background with my Aqua Painter. I stamped the Crane and the Water Lillies with Basic Black Ink. When they were dry, I add color with my Aqua Painter. Smokey Slate to shade the crane a little. Petal Pink for the Water Lillies and Tranquil Tide for the Leaves. I glued the Grass to the scene with Liquid Glue. The Crane and the Water Lillies are popped up on Mini Dimensionals. The Sentiment is stamped with Basic Black on water color paper and cut out with the coordinating die. Then I layered it onto a piece of DSP. I popped the up onto the Tranquil tide Mat with Mini Dimenionals too. Adhere the Sentiment Strips with Liquid Glue to the Card base making sure that the Card is Squared up.

DSP Template

I added a Pearlized Doily to the card base by cutting halfway through one. I slid it in place and

then cut the back away and adhered the edges with the Fine Tip Glue Pen. I added a Grapefruit Grove Twine Bow to the corner of the Sentiment.

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Product List

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle [148366] $44.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $37.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00	Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $11.00	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.00
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $8.00	Pearlized Doilies [146936] $4.50	Nature's Twine [146342] $9.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $7.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $7.50
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [144085] $6.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00

PCC291: Sketch Challenge

Good Morning,

Today I am going to show a card that I made using 2 new products. The Stitched All Around

Bundle and the 2018-2020 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper. I have used the current sketch available on the Paper Craft Crew Challenge Blog for this card. I will admit to having an obsession with stitching on a card. So it was an absolute necessity that I purchase the Stitched All Around Bundle. You are going to love the Stitched elements found in this set. Plus the added bonus off being able to save 10% by purchasing the bundle.

My card base is Whisper White Cardstock
(5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"). The Card Front (3 3/4" x 5") is from the New 6"x 6" Designer Series Paper that will be available in all of the new color families starting in June. I stamped the sentiment with Tranquil Tide onto Petal Pink Cardstock (3 1/2" x 3" also new). Then I cut it out with the coordinating die from the Stitched Labels Framelits. I also cut a stitched circle (1 1/4" x 1 1/4") from Tranquil Tide Cardstock and a little stitched heart from a scrap of Grapefruit Grove Cardstock. The 3/16" x 4 1/8" fishtail banner is a scrap of Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper. The lovely little pearls come from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls pack. The Inside Layer (3 3/4" x 5") is Whisper White Cardstock. I stamped what I am calling a Garland with Grapefruit Grove Ink. The Baker's Twine bow on the heart came from the FREE boxed set of goodies I received for purchasing the Got To Have It All bundle that is being offer this month only. There were so many cute things in there.

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Product List

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle [148374] $46.75 Available June 2nd	In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146963] $11.00 Available June 2nd	Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $11.00 Available June 2nd	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $8.00	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.50 Available June 2nd
Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146972] $8.50 Available June 2nd	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [144085] $6.50	Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $7.50 Available June 2nd	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927] $6.00 Available June 2nd

May 2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cre8tors May Blog Hop. This month we say goodbye to some of our favorite products that are retiring from the Occasions Catalog. There were so many to  choose from that I finally went with the one that I kept reaching for over the last few months. The Lots to Love Box was so much fun to play with as well as give to friends and family for Valentine's Day, Easter, Birthdays & Mother's Day.

I made these boxes using a few stamp & die or punch sets (You can find the list at the bottom of this post). I used Calypso Coral for the box on the left and a layer of Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper (DSP) on top. The Daisy Flower was stamped in Calypso Coral onto Calypso Coral Cardstock and then cut with the Daisy Punch. The leaves are stamped with Pear Pizzazz Ink onto Pear Pizzazz Cardstock and then I fussy cut them out.The Banner is stamped with Pear Pizzazz Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock and then cut with the coordinating die from the Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies (retiring the end of May). The Ribbon is the 3/8" Mini Chevron Old Olive Ribbon (Retiring in June).  

The smaller box on the upper right is a 3 x 3 Note Card Box I made from the same set of dies. I just made it shorter. This one is a Night of Navy box Trimmed with the Delightful Daisy DSP (also retiring in June). The Daisy Flower is stamped with Night of Navy Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. The leaves are stamped with Pear Pizzazz Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock and Fussy Cut them out as well. I pulled some color from the edges into the center using a Blender Pen. The Sentiment is stamped with Night of Navy Ink onto some strips of Whisper White and then cut to size. 

For the Thank You cards I chose to use Pear Pizzazz Cardstock for the Base. Whisper White for the Card Front. Night Navy Ink for the flowers and sentiments and Pear Pizzazz for the flower stems.

If you would like to Purchase the Framelits (Available while Supplies last) you can click on the link below and you will be taken to my shop where you can complete your purchase. By the way, The Lots to Love Framelits Dies have been discounted 30%! Bringing the price to 23.10 plus tax and shipping. Remember to use the host code when you place the order (ZQAAYWQ). 

May 2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop Roll Call

Melissa Tennison

Amy Grendel

Tricia Butts

Jackie Lawless

Sandra Roberts

Sue McDonald

Jacqui Lawrence

Cheryl Taylor

Tracy Marie Lewis

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Jo Blackman

Su Mohr

Deb Naylor

Linda Handford

Kirsteen Gill

Laura Kate Mackie

Jan Musselman

Alexandra Rauf

Kathy Maurer

Cheryl Hamilton

Becky Browning

Hiske MacKay

Maria Calia

Valentine's Day Boxes

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May 2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop Roll Call

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Product List

Sure Do Love You Clear-Mount Bundle [145966] $48.50 Retiring	Lots To Love Box Framelits Dies [145653] $33.00 30% OFF $23.10	Sure Do Love You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145766] $21.00 Retiring	Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle [145361] $31.50	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137] $11.00 Retiring
Old Olive 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon [144196] $7.00 Retiring	Gold Faceted Gems [144141] $5.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] $8.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.00	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $6.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $6.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $6.50