MORE CARD LAYOUTS THAT USE SCRAPS

 Hi Stampers!

Last week I shared two similar card layouts that focused on using scraps of cardstock and scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). Today I have two more similar card layouts to share that also focus on using scraps of cardstock and scraps of DSP. Each layout can be oriented in portrait or landscape perspective. 

This week my cards are all birthday cards, and the scraps are from the ARTISTRY BLOOMS DSP (Annual Catalog). The cardstock scraps are Basic Black or Basic White. There are a few exceptions. Cardstock scraps were also used  for the images and greetings on the cards.

Let’s take a look at the cards. 

SHORT STRIPS OF SCRAPS CARDS

To create these cards you will need:

* An A2 sized card base that is either 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” - scored and folded at 4 1/4” or 11” x 4 1/4”- scored and folded at 5 1/2”

* Three strips of DSP each cut at 1 1/4” x 3 3/4”

* Three strips of cardstock for mats, cut at 1 3/8” x 3 7/8”

General instructions for assembly:

* Adhere the DSP strips to the cardstock mats to form 3 panels.

* Adhere the panels to the card base, centering the panels top to bottom, and having about 1/4” border on the sides.

* Adhere the greeting and other images.

RIDE THE RANGE BIRTHDAY

* Garden Green card base, three strips of DSP with Garden Green as the main color, three strips of Basic White cardstock to mat the DSP. These scraps should be cut at dimensions given above. 

* Scraps of Basic White cardstock and a small scrap of Garden Green cardstock for the focal image and the sentiment. For the sentiment cut Basic White cardstock at 2 1/4” x 1 1/8”. Stamp the greeting on this piece with Garden Green ink.  To mat the greeting cut a pierce of Garden Green 1 1/4” x 2 1/4” and a piece of Basic White cut at 1 3/8” x 2 3/8”. 

* Garden Green ink

* To color the focal image I used - Stampin’ Blends - Old Olive (light), Pool Party (light), So Saffron (light & dark), Crumb Cake (light & dark), Misty Moonlight (dark), Poppy Parade (light). 

* Ride the Range stamp set and Open Range Dies and Happy Thoughts stamp set (all found in the mini catalog).

* All the parts and pieces are put together using Stampin’ Seal except for the horse and rider image which is popped up on dimensionals.

BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE BIRTHDAY

* This card is identical to the previous card. I just changed the colors  - Gorgeous Grape and Basic White.

* For the sentiment - Basic White cut at 1 1/8” x 2 7/8” and a scrap of Gorgeous Grape cut at 3” x 1 1/4”.

* Stamp the greeting with Gorgeous Grape ink.

* On a 6” x 6” piece of Basic White cardstock, stamp the Butterfly Brilliance stamp using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Color the butterflies. The butterfly I chose for this card was colored using Highland Heather and Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blends. Die cut the butterflies.

* Use Stampin’ Seal to attach the pieces to the cards. Attach the greeting and the butterfly with dimensionals.

* Happy Thoughts stamp set (mini catalog), Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and Brilliant Wings Dies (Special promotion, for details click HERE ).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHICK!

* The strips for this card are the same as for the previous two cards. The only difference is the focal images and sentiment have been positioned to make the card portrait oriented.

* The card base is Melon Mambo, and the DSP is matted on Basic Black.

* Scraps of Basic White and a scrap of Basic Black cardstock is used for the images and the sentiment.

* Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, and Mango Medley inks

* Stampin’ Blends - Mango Medley (dark), Daffodil Delight (dark & light), Magenta Madness (light), Smoky Slate (light, Color Lifter

* Hey Chick & Hey Birthday Chick stamp sets and coordinating dies.

* Stitched Shaped Dies (circles)

* The background panels and the greeting pieces are attached with Stampin’ Seal. The greeting panel and the other die cut images are attached to the card with dimensionals.

LONG STRIPS OF SCRAPS CARDS

To create these cards you will need:

* An A2 sized card base (see instructions for previous card layout.)

* Three strips of DSP cut at 1” x 4 7/8”

* Three cardstock mats cut at 1 1/8” x 5”

General instructions for assembly:

* Follow the instructions for the previous layout except leave about a 3/8” border on the sides of the card.

Dino Birthday

* The card base is Granny Apple Green. All the mats are Night of Navy. The mat for the greeting is 2 1/2” x 1”. The Granny Apple Green cardstock for the greeting is cut at 2 2/8” x 7/8”. The dinosaur is stamped on Basic White and die cut.

* Inks - Granny Apple Green and Night of Navy

* Stamps - Dino Days stamp set & coordinating Dino Dies, and the Zany Zebras stamp set (all from the annual catalog.)

TROPICAL BIRTHDAY

* Card base is Mango Medley. The mats are Basic Black The greeting is stamped on Basic White. The greeting panel and its mat are die cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies (annual catalog).

* The Hibiscus is stamped on Basic White cardstock, colored with Stampin’ Blends, and die cut. Dimensionals are used to adhere he flower to the card.

* Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Stampin’ Blends - Mango Medley (dark), Melon Mambo (light), Calypso Coral (dark & light).

Stamp sets - Timeless Tropical (annual catalog) and Happy Thoughts (mini catalog)

Flowering Desert Birthday

* The strips for this card are placed on the card base exactly the same way as the previous two cards, the greeting and images are placed on the card in a landscape orientation.

* This card front involves no stamping.

* The card base is Calypso Coral. The mats are Basic White. The greeting is a die cut from Basic White.

* The Birthday Chick Dies were used to cut out the greeting.

* The cactus and flowers were die cut from the Flowering Cactus DSP with the coordinating dies ( mini catalog).

* The cactus and flowers are adhered with dimensionals. 

There you go, two card layouts that can help you use up those scraps of DSP and scraps of cardstock!

That is it for today, Stampers. Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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HYDRANGEA HILL & RIDE THE RANGE

 Hi, Stampers!

Let’s take a look at a floral themed suite, and a Western / ranch themed bundle featured in the new Stampin’ Up!®️ January - June 2021 Mini Catalog (J-J Mini).  The suite is called Hydrangea Hill (pages 18-20 of J-J Mini), and includes the Hydrangea Haven Bundle (Hydrangea Haven stamp set and the Hydrangea dies), Hydrangea Hill DSP, Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Acetate, Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon, and Pastel Pearls. 

The Ride the Range bundle (page 68 of J-J Mini) includes the Ride the Range stamp set and the Open Range dies. Each stamp set and set of dies can be purchased separately, or bundled together for a savings of 10%. When purchasing a suite, the bundle is included at the 10% discount.

HYDRANGEA HILL SUITE

(HYDRANGEA HAVEN BUNDLE)

The Hydrangea Hill stamp set is a Two-Step stamp set, and features gorgeous hydrangea floral images and several sentiments. The dies cut out the floral images. There is also a label die and a small tag die. 

I ordered the Hydrangea Hill Suite, and was so excited the day the UPS man deliver my order. I took the beautiful components of the suite from the shipping box and placed them on my stamping table. That is when it happened! My mind went blank! I had no idea what to do with all the pretty stamps, papers, and embellishments! I felt totally overwhelmed! So.... I opened up the catalog and took a look at sample cards made with products from the suite. It took about two seconds for a card to pop out at me! I reproduced the card with a couple of my own twists. This card is shown below. What did I do differently? I did not add any color to the sentiment label, and the dimensions of my layers most likely are different as I just went with my best guess. I mounted the card front on a Mossy Meadow card base cutting the DSP layer at 4” x 5 1/4” allowing the card base to form a border around the card front. I added Wink of Stella to the flowers in the bouquet.  

After I made this card ideas for other cards started popping into my head! My tip for getting the creative juices flowing when you feel overwhelmed or lack ideas for card making - look at the samples in the catalog! CASE (Copy And Share Everything) a card. CASEing does not mean simply reproducing a card. You can use the card samples as inspiration - use the card’s layout, use the card’s color scheme, use the card’s elements in a different way, etc. The possibilities are endless, and the process does help inspire your creativity! Please take note; if you copy a card and put it on social media, please give credit where credit is due. If your card was inspired by someone else’s creation, and you put the card on social media, please state who inspired your card. If you can provide a link to the original card it would be polite to do so.

If you want to reproduce the card above here are a couple of tips:

1.  The Rococo Rose Mercury Glass Designer Acetate is not one continuous sheet. It is two 1/2” x 4” strips attached to the back side of the focal piece with deminsionals. This strategy helps you get more mileage from the acetate.

2. To “fussy cut” (cut out with scissors) the bouquet of flowers; turn the paper into the scissors as opposed to moving the scissors around the image.

3. The die cut leaf outlines with stems are attached to the back side of the floral bouquet and held in place with a dimensional. This makes the leaves and stems appear to be free floating, and adds some interest by giving the leaves and stems a 3-D look 

For the card above I stamped the hydrangea images, colored it with Stampin’ Blends, and cut it out with dies. The floral image is mounted on a piece of the Mercury Glass acetate (Highland Heather) using dimensionals. This focal image is mounted on a Highland Heather card base that has been stamped with another floral image from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set with Highland Heather ink.

Tips for reproducing this card: 

1. If you look closely at the acetate mat, you will notice I used one of the Stitched Rectangles dies to cut it. I do not recommend doing this. The acetate is quite thick. I had a very difficult time getting the die to cut through it. I tried another set of dies with the Mercury glass acetate, and got similar results. My recommendation is my own, and based on my experience. It is possible your experience might be different.

2. To help the Mercury Glass acetate stand out from the card base, I attached it to a piece of white cardstock of the same size.

3. The little tag appears to be tied around rage floral image with the baker’s twine. It is not. The tag is adhere to the flower leaf with Stampin’ Seal +.  The baker’s twine (from the Snail Mail Suite pages 54-55 J-J  Mini) is a doubled and tied onto a bow. It is strategically placed to give the illusion of the tag being tied around the flower. It is adhered to the rage with a glue dot. 

This card was quick and easy to make. It features the Hydrangea Hill DSP cut at 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”, and adhered to a Highland Heather card base. The sentiment is from the Happy Thoughts stamp set (page 28 in the J-J Mini Catalog) and stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink. . The card is embellished with the beautiful Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon  and some of the Pastel Pearls.

My one tip for this card - it is okay to let the DSP shine, and do some of the work for you! The card might be quick and easy, but it is also quite pretty!

Now let’s take a look at the Ride the Range Bundle! As you can guess from the title, this bundle is perfect for making and sending cards to all ranchers, wranglers, cowpokes in your life! BUT.... it is versatile enough to make and send cards to those who do not fancy themselves a cowboy or cowgirl! I am excited about this bundle, because it will help me creative great cards for several people in my life, but once again I sat at my desk totally overwhelmed! 

For card making inspiration I once again took a look at card samples in the J-J Mini. I created two cards very similar to a card on page 68.

This card is going to a young fellow in Texas, whom I have known (literally)from the moment he was born 11 years ago. The card below is a bit of a different take on the card, and will soon be in its way to one of my grand- nieces to help her celebrate her 10th birthday! 

 

The two previous cards focus on creating cards using images in the stamp set. The next card uses one of the greetings from the stamp set as a focal point.

The DSP for this card is from the Well Suited collection. (Page 67 J-J Mini) Once again the DSP does most of the work! The ribbon is from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack (Page 161 Annual Catalog). Sometimes when the images in a stamp sets are not speaking to you, focusing on the sentiments and greeting in a stamp set can help get you inspired to create a great card!

HYDRANGEA HILL SUITE

(HYDRANGEA HAVEN BUNDLE)

RIDE THE RANGE BUNDLE

Below is a video that coordinates with this blog post.

That is all for today.  Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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