Seasonal Chums, Halloween Card

I got this set because of the snowman but I am finding the pumpkin image to be a lot of fun too.  I didn't take a photo of the inside of the card, but on the other side of the front cover is the back of the jack-o-lantern.  These "Seasonal Chum" have a front and back and are joined at the top so you can fold them in half and use them for tag and bag toppers. There's a loop in the die so you can add a string or bow.  I'll be showing you something made in a few days using that "feature" on the die. Or  you can do as I did and just fussy cut closer to the image.  Though I have die cut and just fussy cut above the stamped area at the top so it blended in with the rest of the die cutting.  This set also includes a cute snowman, as I mentioned and an adorable reindeer.  He would be cute to make "Reindeer Food" packets with.  The snowman would be fun to use for "Snowman Soup" and of course the pumpkin, for many Halloween things!!  And you can use the back alone for a fall or Thanksgiving card.  The snowman can be used until the snow melts (if you live where there's snow, like I do!!!).

This card is not my idea. I found it on Pinterest.  You can see the original card here.  

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock that was textured with the brick embossing folder.  I taped the two layers together just where I thought the circle would be cut out.  I die cut the circle and then I die cut the opening with the same circle and a larger stitched circle using the Lemon Lime Twist card stock.

I stamped and fussy cut the front and back of the pumpkin.  I colored it all in using Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzaz and Old Olive markers. 

I taped the front pumpkin in place and then I lined up the back of the pumpkin piece and taped those two pieces together.  Once they were in place, I closed the card and added the words from the "Seasonal Chums" set.  And that was it.  Pretty simple and SO darn adorable!  I only copy the best!!! Now they turn out is another story, but most of the time I do the original card justice!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Wild About Flowers, Masculine Retirement Card, September 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card

Here's another card I made using the September 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit.  I am having a lot of fun with these leaf clusters. I put the leaf cluster together the way that the video instructed.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White. On top of that I taped a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Soft Suede card stock.  And on top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White that was textured using the "Woodland" embossing folder.

The words are from the "Wild About Flowers" set and were stamped using Soft Suede card stock.  I used the "Classic Label" punch and punched the words out.  I also punched out 2 more using the Soft Suede card stock that is behind the tree layer.  I punched them before I taped the layers together.  I taped the words to the "Classic Label" pieces and then set them in place using Dimensionals.

I added Dimensionals to the leaf cluster and set it in place in the upper right corner.  And that was it, a pretty fast and nice retirement card.  This would also make a great masculine birthday card too!

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Wanda

Oh What Fun, Seasonal Chums, Swirl Snowflakes Thinlits, Christmas Card

The "Seasonal Chums" set is such a fun one.  There's pumpkin, a reindeer and a snowman.  A turkey would have been fun too! These images have a backside to them too. They fold over tag toppers.  There's also a hole on one side of the die so you can tie a string or bow.  These are fun as tags or a stand alone image. I did use the die cut after I stamped the snowman. I trimmed the top from the center where it can be folded.  I colored the snowman in using markers and I set him in place on top of a 2-3/16" x 1-15/16" piece of Whisper White card stock.  The layer under it is a 2-1/4" x 2" piece of Soft Sky.  After I cut the Soft Sky, I thought that Pool Party may have been a better color choice.  Those layers were taped on top of a 2-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of the snowflake paper from the "Christmas Around the World" Decorative Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12" pack.  I slid the end of the DSP in the ribbon punch.  The paper was wider than the punch but it did go in. There was a little bit of a chunk of paper on each tip to trim up, but once it was trimmed it looked just fine.  

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of DSP from the "Christmas Around the World" pack.  I loved those dotted snowflake images.

I took a half doily and taped it behind the ribbon piece before it was all taped to the card front.

The snowman is set in place using Dimensionals.  Isn't that bunny adorable?

The words are from the "Oh, What Fun" set. I stamped them using Real Red ink on Whisper White card stock. I layered it on a piece of Basic Black card stock that was die cut with a scalloped oval.  I set that layer in place using Dimensionals.  I added a few sequins and thought the card looked done. Then I noticed the swirl die in the "Swirly Snowflakes" Thinlits pack and thought some "wind" would look nice on the card.  I used the Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper for those.  I glued them in place, just gluing the ends.  And then it looked finished.  

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Wanda

Oh What Fun, Foil Snowflakes, Christmas Card, Mat Foil Paper Technique

This was a quick and fun card to make. The foil snowflakes come in a pack of 24, 12 gold and 12 silver.  And on the other side it's card stock color so you can use your spritzers or sponge on other colors if you wish.  I left it as gold.  This was from an ornament I received.  It had the center piece on the opposite side too and gold thread for a hanger.  I removed the circle from the back side and just taped that piece down.

I do not know where the snowflake in the center came from. I have looked in the catalog several times and couldn't find it Perhaps it could be from some card decorative paper, though it feels pretty thick like card stock.  It's a gold foil snowflake and is very pretty.  It's set on top of a gold foil circle with Dimensional.  Then those two pieces are set on the snowflake with Dimensionals as well.  The snowflake sits up on the card because I did remove the top white foil snowflake circle but I didn't remove the gold foil circle.  I just added tape to it directly and set it in place on the card front.  That card front piece measures 5" x 3-3/4".  I cut a piece of gold foil paper 4" x 5-1/4" and used steel wool on it to make it mat looking.  Don't rub too hard or you will get down to the white under it (like I did on the left side)  You probably didn't notice it until I pointed it out to you.  And those layers were set on top of a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.

The words were stamped before the card was assembled.  They are from the "Oh, What Fun" set and were stamped using Soft Suede ink.  It was the closest ink that looked like gold without using a metallic ink that doesn't really dry nice.

It was fun to transform this ornament into a beautiful Christmas card.  I had received some foil snowflakes as a gift and I'll be making something with them in the future.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Winter Wonder Embossing Folder, Seasonal Layers, Christmas Card

I received this card from my friend Colleen at "Crafty Basement".  It's such a sweet and elegant card.  She made this for a swap and had an extra one and I was the lucky recipient.  

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Whisper White card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White that is embossed using the "Winter Wonder" snowflake embossing folder.  

A 1-1/4" silver foil circle was punched and on top of that is a 1" circle of Whisper White.  And in the center of the circle is a die cut snowflake from the "Seasonal Layers" dies pack.  A rhinestone was added to the center of the snowflake and a ribbon was tied around the bottom.  

It's so sweet and elegant.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Special Celebration, Masculine Birthday Card

Don't you think one of those leaves from the September 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit would look great on this card?  Make the word strip a bit thinner and add the leaf?? I might have to try that but not in the next few days, I will give you some time off from those leaves!!

Now if you are in need of a super quick masculine card, this is it.  I put this card together in less than 10 minutes, from start to finish.  And that included cleaning off the stamp and putting it away.  Yup, you read that right, I actually put it away!

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Crumb Cake card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock. The wood pile image is from the 6" x 6" "Wood Texture" Designer Series Paper (DSP) stack.  

I cut a 1-5/8" x 4-1/4" piece of Basic Black card stock for the layer and a 1-3/8" x 4" piece of Very Vanilla for the wording strip.  The words are from the "Special Celebrations" set and were stamped using Soft Suede ink.  I taped those two layers together and tied some linen thread around them and tied a knot.  No bows for a guys card.  I set that word panel in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.  Oh and by the way, this wasn't my idea, I found this card on Pinterest. You can see the original card here.  

But I do have to admit, this is one of the quickest cards I've ever made!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Beautiful Bouquet, Birthday Card, September 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card

Okay, this is my last Paper Pumpkin alternative card for a few days. I have a few more ideas but I want to work on some other fun sets for a little while.  I'll come back to this in a few days.  I have a couple more ideas but maybe by then I will have even more!!!  And if I don't, then I will be making duplicates of the ones I already created so I can use up the supplies in the kit!

So let's talk about this card. It's SUPER easy.  I just took the stack of leaves and tied the Baker's Twine into a bow. That came in the kit.  I took a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and wrapped the Baker's Twine around it 3 times and tied it in a knot.  

Next I stamped the words from the "Beautiful Bouquet" set using Old Olive ink.  I added Dimensionals to the leaf bunch and set them in place over the Baker's Twine.

I added Dimensionals to the back of the focal piece and set it in place on a folded half-sheet of Very Vanilla card stock and that was it. The card was done in no time at all!  Super simple, quick and fun!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Beautiful Bouquet, Birthday Card, September 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card, Raised Panel Technique

This is a very fun technique to do.  I especially LOVE the effect. The Decorative Series Paper (DSP) under the layers gives the card a very nice dimension.  And to use more of the September 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit here.  I LOVE this bunch of leaves and it's been fun using them on cards.  

The DSP used here is from the "Painted Autumn" pack.  The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Cajun Craze card stock. I also used Cajun Craze for the layer under the Very Vanilla.  And then the leaf cluster was added.  I forgot to stamp the words on before I set those panels in place using Dimensionals, so I had to stamp the words from the "Beautiful Boutique" set using Soft Suede ink and I layered it with a scalloped oval of Cajun Craze.  It's a fun and simple card to make. You can find the instructions here.  I was able to use a strip of DSP instead of a whole piece like I did on prior cards.  It's all in where you make your angle cut and how wide you make it.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Special Celebrations, Masculine Birthday Card, Timeless Textures, September 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card,

Here's another alternative card I made with the September 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit.  I just LOVE the leaves but don't have a need for the pillow boxes or note cards, so I will be coming up with some alternative cards.  These are fun to put together and this was a very fun card to make.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Old Olive card stock.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock that I sponged the edges with Old Olive ink.

I used the "Timeless Textures" set for the background fun!  I used the grid image and Old Olive ink.  I stamped it partially off on the top right and bottom left.  Then I took what I refer to the coffee rings and Cajun Craze ink. I stamped once with solid ink and then I stamped again without re-inking.  I stamped that image 3 times on the front.  Then I took the dotted image and I used Soft Suede stamped off and just stamped a lot on the front, top and bottom. I said a lot because that image doesn't have very many dots, so to cover a big area you need to stamp a lot.  I used Crushed Curry for the leaf that came from the Paper Pumpkin kit.  I thought the background could use a leaf.  I think it worked.  And finally I stamped the words from the "Special Celebrations" set using Soft Suede ink.  I set this piece in place on top of the card base using Dimensionals.

I had assembled my leaves earlier and now they are all just waiting for me to come up with an idea for the background for them!! I had set the leaf in place using Dimensionals. SO much fun!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

Painted Autumn, September 2017 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card, Thank You Card

I received my September Paper Pumpkin kit. It has these adorable pillow boxes in it to decorate, plus note cards to go with them. I didn't need any pillow box gifts so I thought I would try something else.  I've never been a fan of note cards, but they are so easy to turn into a regular size card, so they were fine!  Except!...  When you cut the note card in half, you now have another piece to work with!!!  It's like they multiply!! LOL

For this card I played the Paper Pumpkin video on how to assemble the note card.  I had fun with it.  I LOVE the gold foil sticky leaf frame.  And once it's added on top of the pile of leaves, it creates a super elegant look.  I stuck with the leaf assembly in the video.  I even attached it to the front of the note card.  At this point, I wasn't sure where I was going with the card yet.  But after I finished it, I knew I wanted more than just a note card.  So I took a folded half sheet of Very Vanilla and cut 2" off the front edge.  

I took a piece of Decorative Series Paper (DSP) from the "Painted Autumn" pack.  I cut that piece 5" x 2".  I taped it in place. I was going to add the note card and it dawned on me that the note card opens and also the card, so I cut the note card in half and taped the left side to the left panel of the card front.  And that was it.  Kits are very fun to play with and to take off in a different direction with too.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Seasonal Chums, Creep it Real, Halloween Card, Double Dutch Door Technique

Tuesday night I was at Terri's Tuesday Technique night and this was the card I had made for the technique swap.  Last month the technique was the "Double Dutch Door". We learn the technique and then make cards and swap them the next month. So this was my card for the swap.

I used the Seasonal Chums for the pumpkin. I did not fussy cut him out but I did color him after I punched him out. I used the 1-3/4" circle punch for that. I used a scalloped die just a little bigger than the circle and die cut one out of Basic Black card stock. 

The instructions for the fold itself can be found here.  The bottom of mine didn't meet the top quite enough. The Very Vanilla on the inside shouldn't be showing through.  Not sure why that happened, but the next time I do this technique I will snug the bottom strip up to that line and trim away the excess at the bottom.  

The words are from the "Creep it Real" set.  I stamped them using black Memento ink.  The pumpkin piece was set in place using Dimensionals.  I used 3 small ones and only on the top half.  If you add more to the entire circle you will end up taping your card shut and that's not a good thing at all!

This was a fun card to make and the decorative paper from the "Painted Autumn" Decorative Series Paper (DSP) was perfect for this card. I didn't get any Halloween DSP so I had to make do with what I had!  And I think it worked out nicely!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Painted Harvest, Friendship Card, 2017 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog

Saturday I attended Terri's FABULOUS Stamping Extravaganza.  It was SO busy there! Lots of people coming to see all the new products and how they are used. Plus TONS of fun samples to see and take pictures of.  This is one of the samples I just had to take a picture of. I loved the colors of these flowers and the layout, so I just had to make one!

I used Marina Mist and Night of Navy for the flower colors. The center is Crumb Cake and the leaves are Pear Pizzazz.

The top flower was fussy cut (after I had stamped it so nicely on the card stock I realized it was cut out, which is ok, more practice lining up the images) and the leaves have a matching punch!  Ya gotta love that, I know I do.

The base of the card is a folded half sheet of Marina Mist.  I have not played with that color in a while.  The top layer is Whisper White and that is it for layering.  The top flower and all three of the leaf sets were put in place using Dimensionals.  I did cut some of the stem off on the bottom flowers to it didn't look too weird (like I didn't do a few days ago on a card and it did look weird).

I added some Marina Mist dots and the card was done!  It was SUPER easy and very fun to make and now I have a card that I saw at the Extravaganza that I liked!!!  And without stealing it!!  LOL  Just kidding, I don't do that!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Santa's Suit, Oh What Fun, Christmas Card, 2017 Stmapin' Up! Holiday Catalog

Okay, one last Christmas card before I go back into fall mode.  I just couldn't resist. I got the idea in my head and it just wouldn't leave. Cyndi C., if you are reading this post, so much for me being "classy", huh?  LOL

This was fun to make. It has several layers.  I haven't made a card with lots of layers in a very long time.

The base of this card is a folded half-sheet of Garden Green.  On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of "Christmas Around the World" Decorative Series Paper (DSP).  On top of the DSP is a 4-1/4" x 3" piece of Whisper White that was textured using the "Gently Falling" embossing folder. And that piece was taped to a 4-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Garden Green.

The words are from the "Oh What Fun" set and they were stamped using Garden Green ink.  The Whisper White piece they were stamped on measures 3/4" x 3".  The Garden Green layer measures 1"  x 3".  Or shorter, there is a lot of it hidden behind Santa.  So you can grab some scraps and make them work!!  Santa was stamped using a 1-5/8" x 2-1/8" piece of Whisper White.  I stamped him using Basic Black ink.  I colored him in with markers.  Once the markers felt like they were dry, I took my x-acto knife and cut the flap on his P.J.'s open. I added a scrap piece of Powdered Pink card stock over the opening on the back. I took the Basic Black writer side of the marker and drew the butt cheek lines.  I taped him onto the Garden Green layer and I added Dimensionals to the top and bottom of that piece and set it in place to the right of the words.  And that was it.  I just couldn't help myself!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Santa's Suit, Oh What Fun, Christmas Card

I know it's a bit early for Christmas cards but I got this set and I couldn't help but play with it.  I LOVE that Santa beard, it's just too stinkin' cute.  And that's not the cutest image in the set!!! I had an idea and I just had to play with it!

This is a fun layout to play with too.  Here's how I did it.  I took a half sheet of Real Red card stock. It was cut in half on the 8-1/2" side.  The next layer is the plaid Decorative Series Paper (DSP) from the "Christmas Around the World" 12" x 12" pack.  That piece was cut 4-1/8" x 5-3/8".  The next layer is a 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" piece of Whisper White card stock. The next layer is a 3" x 4-1/8" piece of the "Christmas Around the World" DSP. And on top of that is a 2-7/8" x 4" piece of the Red Glimmer paper. Oh and you need a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of Whisper White to stamp on, plus some scrap Whisper White for the words.

To make the front of this card the easy way, place the glimmer paper and the smaller DSP on top of each other.  Add a little bit of tape somewhere around the area you think the hole will be punched.  You are doing this to hold the piece together while you punch.  You don't need to add tape, you can try to hold it tightly.  Once you have the two lined up, take the 1-1/4" circle punch and slide the paper in on the shorter end and line up the sides so they look even on each side of the punch. Punch out the circle. Next take the 1-3/8" circle punch and line up the glimmer paper and punch that hole so it's a little bigger.  And there you have it.  Now tape those two pieces together.  Add Dimensionals to the back, some snail tape to the 2-1/8" x 2-1/8" stamped piece and set side.

Next I stamped the beard using Basic Black ink.  I punched out a tiny piece of glimmer paper for the nose. You can use any of the pink colored card stock or Real Red will work too.  I set that piece in place using Dimensionals.  I stamped the words using Garden Green ink and the words from the "Oh What Fun" set. I used the oval die to cut it out along with a Garden Green scalloped oval.  I taped those two pieces together and added Dimensionals to the back of it. I set the words in place and then tied a piece of "Mini Tinsel Trim" and tied it around that panel.  

Tape the 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" piece of Whisper White to the DSP.  Now you can add the glitter panel piece and you are done!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda