I’ll be straight with you, I’m going through a little episode of Crafters A.D.D. – my daughter who was diagnosed with ADHD as a child, wholeheartedly agrees with me. I have several projects started but haven’t brought any of them to a close – I keep jumping from one to another – sorry. Just a little distracted, but it will work it’s way out soon!! In the meantime, instead of being stuck, I moved on to do something a little bit more manageable – it’s simple but definitely my speed for right now. Last month I received some adorable classic, petite dies in the mail, squeal!! It all came together on my desk and I think it was more therapeutic for me to stamp it than it will be to show it or give it away. I like it when things work that way :-)
I’m using a Victorian Oval Die from Flourishes along with a sentiment from their Flower and Frames stamp set.
To recap my card from the bottom up stack these layers – card base 5-1/8″ x 7-1/8″, foam tape (optional), peach matting layer 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″, design paper 4-5/8″ x 6-5/8″, foam tape (optional), peach matting layer 3-3/4″ x 5″, brown matting layer 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″, design paper 3-3/8″ x 4-5/8″, foam tape (optional), die cut layer. Attach ribbons and stamp sentiment at appropriate layer.
My weekend has been full of cheerful people placed in my path, just when I needed it. Thank you for tiny miracles :-)
Find more like this: Elegant, Flourishes, Vintage
Sweet friends, popping in to say hello. Just a note, the tu-tu went in the mail and I’m working diligently on a tutorial for you. Today I’m back to roses and want to share a spectacular sentiment about the sweetness of friendship. This was sent to me by a dear friend last year and I came across it while shifting some supplies in my room. No time like the present, I decided I would put it off no longer and sat down to fiddle away with a card. The Sweetness of Friendship sentiment is from Flourishes and the rose paper is from ByDigital - the oval is Flower Labels, and the background is Elegant Paper. (Keep in mind I tend to shrink and enlarge papers to suit my need.) I cut my plain oval using Spellbinders® Grand Ovals and stacked it on top of a cream panel cut with Spellbinders® Opulent Ovals. For the next layer I chose Spellbinders® Timeless Rectangles.
So to recap, here are the particulars from the bottom up – cardbase 5″ tall x 7.25″ wide, foam tape (optional), matting layer 4-1/2″ x 6-7/8″, design paper layer 4- 3/8″ x 6-3/4″, foam tape (optional), Timeless Rectangles, foam tape (optional), matting layer 3-1/8″ x 4-3/4″, design paper layer 3″ x 4-5/8″, foam tape (optional), Opulent Ovals, foam tape (optional), Grand Ovals #1. To make this on your own, you only need to cut and stack!
Whew, that seems like a lot of foam tape, right? I love the depth and dimension it brings to a card but for sure it can be overdone. I use a very thin 1/16″ foam tape but this card looks just fine without the tape. More and more I get emails to identify the items I’ve used. The stars and moon aligned and I had everything right where I needed it – I hope you’ll give it a try :-)
Thank you so much for stopping by. Shout out if you like my mini recap, I’m trying diligently to adjust my blog posts to answer questions before they are asked. How’s that for being a mind reader? If you’re reading my mind now, you know how very thankful I am, to you :-)
Find more like this: Flourishes, Friend Cards, Spellbinders, Stamping
Hi there sweet friends — how about a card that will celebrate any special occasion? I had a craving to do a filigree card so I started with a card base made from Spellbinders® Enchanted Labels Twenty Eight – one of my favorites. For my card base I was able to cut two layers at once – there are not too many chads so it was relatively easy to get clean cuts. If your die cut machine balks with two layers, you can try the technique I show in this —–> video, for a polished look. On top of my base I layered Spellbinders® Gold Labels Four followed by Spellbinders® Labels Thirty which is cut from some sweet rose paper at ByDigital called Romantic Time. (My rose design paper layer is backed up by a cream layer of Labels Thirty simply cut in half horizontally.) The top element is cut using Labels Thirty as well, then trimmed down to the sides of the stamped frame from JustRite Papercrafts set – Birthday Vintage Labels Four.
I felt like I needed something to create some texture within the design so the two half round circles are a little piece of serendipity – I used Spellbinders® Die D-Lites Window Two.
I’ve been savoring the amazing weather that has been coming my way. A new glider on my porch has become my favorite hangout with morning coffee and I’ve been drinking in the morning air with a thirst that surprises even me. Two new plants found their way into my new spot even though I can in no way claim a green thumb. These are blissful, blessed days and as much as I savor my little oasis, I equally savor the time spent here with you. Thank you and bless you!! P.S. I’m trying to answer email these days . . . perhaps my computer needs to come out to my new spot, what do you think?
Find more like this: Birthday Cards, JustRite Stampers, Many Layers, Spellbinders
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