A GO TO CARD LAYOUT FOR GREAT CARDS IN A SNAP!

Hi Stampers!

 When I need cards in a hurry, or when my creativity meter is low, I pull out my card layout notebook. It contains several card layouts that can be used with most stamp sets. Today I am sharing one of those card layouts.

Let’s take a look at the cards I made using the layout:

SUPPLIES & CUTTING DIMENSIONS FOR THE CARD

* Card base - 11” x 4 1/4” scored and folded at 5 1/2” or 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4”, and a piece of cardstock the same color as the base cut at 3 7/8” x 2 5/8”to mat focal panel.

* Basic White cardstock (or cardstock that contrasts with card base color) cut at  5 1/2” x 2 1/4” for mat, and a piece of. ASIC White cut at 3 3/4” x 2 1/2” to stamp focal image.

* Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut at 5 1/2” x 2”.

* Optional - Basic White cut at 5” x 3 3/4” for inside card.

*Now that you have the pieces for the card layout, choose an image to stamp and a greeting. 

* Select your ink colors.

* Decide on embellishment - yes or no, what ones? Ribbon? Gems? 

ASSEMBLY

* Stamp the image and sentiment on the focal panel. Adhere this to its mat. If you want to use ribbon on this panel add it now. 

* Adhere the DSP to its mat.  Place this piece on the card base about 1/4” from the left hand side of the card front. 

* Ahere the matted focal panel somewhere near the center about 1” from the left edge of the card. I used dimensionals to adhere the focal panel.

As I mentioned, use any images, greetings, inks, and paper you desire to create a terrific card using this layout. I have listed the supplies I used for my cards just in case you are wondering what I used.

SQUIRREL POOL PARTY

* Nuts About Squirrels stamp set (current mini catalog)

* Pool Party card base and mat for focal panel. 

* Basic White for focal panel and DSP mat.

* DSP - Pattern Party.

* Inks - Cinnamon Cider, Crumb  Cake, and Old Olive.

* Linen thread, 

* Dimensionals.

BLUSHING BRIDE SQUIRREL

* Nuts About Squirrels stamp set (current mini catalog).

* Blushing Bride card base and mat for focal panel.

* Basic White for focal panel and to mat DSP.

* DSP from Pattern Party.

* Inks - Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Old Olive. 

* Blushing Bride Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon.

* Dimensionals.

    

For the next two cards, the layout is the same, I just stamped the image on a separate piece of Basic White cardstock, die cut it with the Layering Circles Dies, matted that on another die cut from coordinating cardstock. I adhered this piece to the focal panel.

 GREEN TURTLE CARD

* Back On Your Feet stamp set (current annual catalog).

* Granny Apple Green card base, focal panel mat, and focal image mat.

* Basic White for DSP mat, focal panel, and focal image.

* 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Brights - Granny Apple Green

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, and Pool Party (light).

* Layering Circles Dies or circle punches.

* White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon - dyed with Granny Apple Green (dark) Stampin’ Blend.

* Dimensionals.  

YELLOW TURTLE CARD

* Back On Your Feet stamp set.

* Daffodil Delight card base, mat for focal panel, and to die cut circle.

* Basic White for DSP mat, focal panel, and for focal image (die cut circle).

* 6” x 6” DSP - Brights - Daffodil Delight.

* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake, and Pool Party (light). 

* Layering Circles Dies or circle punches.

* Dimensionals.

There you go, if you need a go to card layout this one might be for you! Why not give it a try!

That’s all for today. Thank you for stopping by. Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990-2021 Stampin’ Up!®️

SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL WITH THE SPIRAL DYE BACKGROUND STAMP!

 Hi Stampers,

Today I have 9 cards to share with you! Each card features a background stamped with the SPIRAL DYE background stamp (page 118 in the Stampin’ Up!®️ 2021-2022 Annual Catalog). Here is a look at the stamp.

SPIRAL DYE

The easiest way to stamp with this background stamp is to use the STAMPARATUS (Annual Catalog pg. 144), however good results can also be achieved by placing the stamp on CLEAR BLOCK F. Ink the stamp, and with the stamp facing up place your cardstock on the inked stamp. Put a piece of scrap paper over the top of the cardstock and rub gently to transfer the ink to the cardstock.

For the first three cards I used the NOTHING’S BETTER THAN stamp set (pg. 87 Annual Catalog), and one of my favorite color combinations - Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler! These cards are great for encouragement or just to say hello to friends or family.

For this background I stamped the image with Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake cardstock. I turned my cardstock 180 degrees, inked the cleaned stamp with Early Espresso.

The background for this card was stamped using the same process as for the card above. The background cardstock is Basic White, stamped first with Crumb Cake ink, then Stamped with Early Espresso ink.

The background for this card is the product of one mistake after the other, but I like the result! First I stamped Basic White cardstock with Early Espresso ink. My cardstock stuck to the stamp. I removed it, and thought I had turned it 180 degrees. I hadn’t. I stamped the second time, but I forgot to clean off or reink my stamp, and apparently I had put my cardstock just a tad below my guideline. The result - the stamped image was a second generation of the ink, and the image was just a tad below the original. This left a bit more white area on the background . 

For the next three cards I used the BACK ON YOUR FEET stamp set (Annual Catalog pg 85). These are get well / thinking of you cards.

To create this background I used sponge dauber to apply ink to the stamp. (Inks - Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point, and Gorgeous Grape. Before stamping on the Basic White cardstock, I spritzed the stamp with water using a Stampin’ Spritzer (pg. 129 Annual Catalog) before stamping. I only stamped the image once. The background piece and the Granny Apple Green mat are slightly tilted on a Pumpkin Pie card base. The greetings were stamped on Granny Apple Green cardstock and cut out by hand. They are mounded on the cards with dimensionals.  The turtle was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored in with Stampin’ Blends, then fussy cut. The image is attached to the card with my homemade “wobble spring.” (See my 24 February post for instructions.)

The background for this card is yet another happy accident! It appears the colors I used were Mango Melody and Garden Green , but that is incorrect? I used Mango Melody and Coastal Cabana! Apparently when you stamp Coastal Cabana over Mango Melody you get Garden Green! (And yes, I forgot to turn my cardstock!) After a few sighs, good griefs, and what was I thinkings, I turned my cardstock 180 degrees and stamped on Mango Melody. The background piece was matted on Mango Melody. The card base is Garden Green.  The sentiments were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Mango Melody cardstock, and cut out by hand. The sloth was colored with Stampin’ Blends, and fussy cut. The sloth and the sentiments were adhered to the card with dimensionals.

This background is Early Espresso and Soft Suede on Basic White cardstock. It is mounted on a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock. The card base is Soft Suede. The giraffe was stamped with Early Espresso ink, and colored with Stampin’ Blends, then fussy cut. The sentiments were stamped with Early Espresso ink on Daffodil Delight cardstock. The were cut with the Layering Circles Dies. The giraffe and sentiments were attached with dimensionals.

 

The final three cards cards were created using three different stamp sets, and three different techniques.

For this card I used the PARTY PUFFINS stamp set (Annual Catalog pg. 67). The background panel is another one where I applied ink to the stamp using sponge daubers and lightly spritzed it with water before stamping. The background is mounted on a Pacific Point mat. The card base is Poppy Parade. The puffin was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, color was added with Stampin’ Blends, and the image was fussy cut. The sentiments were stamped on Basic White with Pacific Point ink. They are matted on Poppy Parade mats.  I used my paper snips to cut out the sentiments and the mats.

This card’s background was created using four colors of ink - Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, and Just Jade. I made a mask from printer paper that was the same size as the Basic White cardstock. I cut the mask in half diagonally. I inked one side with Pool Party and stamped. I cleaned the stamp, and masked the side I previously inked. I inked the stamp with Bermuda Bay, and stamped. I turned the cardstock 180 degrees, and repeated the process using the Coastal Cabana and Just Jade ink. This process adds a little extra dimension to the card.  The background is mounted on Bermuda Bay. The card base is Pool Party. The Shark image and sentiment are from SHARK FRENZY stamp set (Mini Catalog pg. 46). The shark is die cut with the SHARK DIES.  The sentiments are stamped with Bermuda Bay ink, and mounted on Bermuda Bay mats. I cut out the sentiments and mats with my paper snips.

This card features the SNAILED IT stamp set (Mini Catalog pg. 55). The background was created with a baby wipe. I put a baby wipe on a silicone craft sheet and applied diagonal lines of Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, and Garden Green. I inked the stamp with the baby wipe and stamped the image on Basic White cardstock. The background image was adhered to a Daffodil Delight mat. The card base is Pacific Point. The sentiment was stamped on Basic White with Pacific Point. It was cut out with paper snips, and mounted on Daffodil Delight, and cut out with paper snips again. Then I mounted it on Pacific Point, and cut it out with paper snips one final time. The snail image was die cut with the Snail Dies and adhered to a Pacific Point circle cut with the Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment and focal image were attached to the card with dimensionals.

Here is another look at the three sets of cards.

As you can see, I sort of lost control making cards with the SPIRAL DYE background stamp. Why not give this stamp a try. Once you start stamping with it you might discover yourself spiraling out of control too! Not to worry! You will end up with a nice stack of great cards!

That is all for today. Thank you for stopping by. Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

All stamps and stamped images ©️1990-2021 Stampin’ Up!®️

BACK ON YOUR FEET AROUND THE CORNER CARD

 BACK ON YOUR FEET

Around the Corner Frame Card

Today my baby sister, Keli, is having surgery on her elbow. Of course I want to make a card for her. I immediately thought of the Back on Your Feet stamp set! You can find it on page 92 of the Stampin’ Up! ®️ 2020-21 Annual Catalog. 

I chose the sloth image for this card, and I thought the image would look great on a panel with a frame around it. Several days ago I saw a card made by Cindy Brambaugh of Cindy Lee Bee Designs, where she used scraps to make a frame for the image on her card. She called her card a Scrap Strip Framed Card. Some years ago I made a card using the technique, and it was referred to as an Around the Corner Frame Card. 

To see Cindy’s card click HERE.

Here is the card I made:

To make the card

Cut a Crumb Cake card base at 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4”; 6 x 6 DSP - Brights Collection, Gorgeous Grape 2 matching pieces cut at 1” x 3” and 2 more matching pieces cut at 1” x 4 1/4”; a piece of Whisper White cut at 5 1/4” x 4”, and a piece of Whisper White that is about 4” x 3” - the sloth image will be stamped and die cut from this piece.

Adhere the DSP strips to the 5 1/4”  x 4” Whisper White cardstock as shown on the photo.

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the sloth image, and the word “sigh” on the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Die cut the image with the Stitched Rectangle die that measures 3 5/8” x 2 1/4”.

Color the sloth image. I used Soft Suede (light and dark), Crumb Cake (light and dark),  Gray Granite (dark), Granny Apple Green (light and dark), Pool Party (light) Stampin’ Blends, and I used Wink of Stella on the sloth’s cast.

I put dimensionals on the focal image and centered it on the card! That is all there is to it, a cute around the corner frame card that is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face! I hope this card provides you with greatinkspirations! For more greatinkspirations, join me tomorrow (October 3, 2020) for World Cardmaking Day!

Remember now through October 31, 2020 select Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Papers are on sale at 15% off! For more information, and to view the papers that are on sale click HERE

That is it for today! Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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All stamps and stamped images ©️1990-2020 Stampin’ Up! ®️