Greatinkspirations : FRAME IT! USE THE DIES YOU HAVE TO CREATE A FRAMED WINDOW CARD IN NO TIME!

Hi Stampers!

The Stampin’ Up!®️ January - June 2022 Mini Catalog is live, Sale-A-Bration is under way, and all the “new” is very exciting! Sometime I get so wrapped up in the new, I lose sight of the great items found in the Annual Catalog. So, I thought today I would share cards made with stamp sets from the Stampin’ Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. Another thing today’s cards have in common is they are all framed window cards. Let’s take a look!

Window cards (sometimes called Peek-a-boo Cards) are easy to create, and give your creations that little special something. You can create window cards without a frame using most any die you like. If you create a framed window card layering dies (dies of the same shape of varying sizes) work well for creating frames. You can mix and match your dies for frames as long as the die used to cut the window fits nicely inside the larger die. (For example, see my Wildly Adorable Baby card.) There are no real rules for window card frames. For me, in most cases, for frames I select the die two sizes larger than the die I use to cut the window. Do I always follow the two sizes larger method? Of course not! But…I find it is a method that works consistently. I demonstrate how to create a framed window card in the video below.

FRAME IT! USE DIES YOU HAVE AND CREATE A FRAMED WINDOW CARD IN NO TIME

TO THE MOON CARD

The framed window for this card was created using the Layering Circles Dies.

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INSIDE OF THE CARD

SUPPLIES

* To The Moon stamp set

* Night of Navy card base

* Designer Series Paper (DSP) 5 1/4” x 4” - Abstract Beauty (new mini catalog)

* Basic White cardstock for inside card

* Scrap of Basic White cardstock to stamp and die cut the moon image and the greeting

* Scrap of Night of Navy to die cut mask

* Ink - Night of Navy

* Brushed Metallic Dots (carry over from previous mini catalog)

* Layering Circles dies (largest and die two sizes smaller for window and to die cut moon) and the small banner die from Tasteful Labels Dies

* Adhesive and dimensionals

NOTE - For the greeting - the greeting stamp reads - love you to the moon and back. Mask off the “to the moon and back.” Ink the stamp, remove the mask, die cut the “love you” using the banner die. Clean the stamp well, stamp on scrap paper a few times to dry off the stamp and make sure all the ink is off. Now, mask the “love you,” ink the stamp, remove the mask and stamp the remainder of the greeting on the inside panel under the moon image - about 3/4ish down the page.

HERE FOR YOU ALWAYS SEASCAPE CARD

The frame was made using Layering Diorama Dies (2nd smallest and the one two sizes larger than it).

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SUPPLIES

* Seascape stamp set

* Basic White x thick card base

* DSP (Abstract Beauty) 5 1/3” x 4”

* Scrap of Basic White for creating focal image and die cutting with the smaller of the two Diorama dies, plus enough to stamp two of the fish images for fussy cutting. (One for the front of the card and one for inside the card.)

* Scrap of Just Jade for the frame

* Inks - Just Jade, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Pool Party (use with blending brush to create “water” on focal image)

* Pearls Basic Jewels

Basic White Baker’s Twine - about 16”

* Adhesive

WILDLY ADORABLE BABY CARD

Stitched So Sweetly Die (largest of the scalloped rectangular dies) and Stitched Rectangles Dies (1 3/4” x 3 1/4”)

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SUPPLIES

* Wildly Adorable stamp set

* Blushing Bride card base

* DSP - Abstract Beauty, cut at 5 1/4” x 4”

* Basic White cut at 5 1/4” x 4” for inside of card

* Basic White cardstock for focal image and for sentiment

* Blushing Bride cardstock for frame

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Blushing Bride; Stampin’ Blends - Soft Suede (light and dark), Petal Pink (light), Flirty Flamingo (light)

* White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon

* Dies mentioned above - Stitched So Sweetly, Stitched Rectangles Dies, and Layering Circles Dies 1 1/2” diameter for greeting

* Adhesive and dimensionals.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARTY HAT CARD

Stitched Triangle Dies (Isosceles triangles - two largest ones.

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SUPPLIES

* Sweet Ice Cream stamp set

* Melon Mambo cardbase

* Basic White cardstock, 2 pieces cut at 5 1/4” x 4” ; one for outside of card (stamp design on this one) and one for inside

* DSP - Sunshine and Rainbows (Sale-A-Bration Brochure) - cut with smallest of two triangles dies to use for focal image.

* Melon Mambo cardstock for frame

* Inks - Melon Mambo and Mango Melody

* Artistry Blooms Sequins

* White Bakers Twine - about 8 inches

HAND-PENNED PETALS BIRTHDAY CARD

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SUPPLIES

* Hand-penned Petals stamp set

* Basic White card base

* DSP Hand- Penned (Annual Penned) cut at 5 1/4” x 4”

* Basic White cardstock for focal image, frame, and greeting

* Inks - Pale Papaya, Stampin’ Blends - Pale Papaya (light and dark), Flirty Flamingo (light and dark), Daffodil Delight (light), Mint Macaron (light and dark)

* Dies - Layering Circles Dies - largest Scalloped Circle and circle die that measures 2 1/2” across, Ornate Frames Dies for greeting (Greeting is from Sweet Strawberry set home

* Open Weave Sheer Ribbon, Pale Papaya, about 6”

* Adhesive, dimensionals