Big Square Layered Masculine Birthday Card using Stampin' Up! Products Galore! A Labor of Love!

 I discovered I hadn't shared some family birthday cards I made this past spring. I thought you might enjoy seeing them. This one my son-in-law received. 

This layout was a math calculation but I've got the numbers for you to make it easy!

Start with a Thick Basic White cardbase cut at 5-1/4" x 10-1/2". Score at 5-1/4"

There will be an imaginary grid that you will work within at 1-3/4" intervals.

Dimensions:

The Night of Navy foil is 5-1/8" square.

9 pieces of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper 1-9/16" square.

9 pieces of Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper (DSP) 1-5/16" sqaure

 8 pieces of Early Espresso cardstock die cut with Stitch Shape Dies smallest circle 

8 pieces of Granny Apple Green cardstock die cut with 1-1/8" Layering Circles Dies

1 piece of Night of Navy Foil for the Playful Alphabet Letters dies 1-1/4" x 7"

Center Tag consists of Granny Apple Green cut 1-15/16" x 1-3/8"

Night of Navy Foil 1-3/4" x 1-1/4"

Basic White 1-9/16" x 1-1/8"

Stamped with Early Espresso Ink and the Biggest Wishes Stamp set "Happy"

The Letter Circles and center tag are raised up on Dimensionals.

I happened to have a 5-1/2" square white envelope so it all worked out perfectly. 

Decorated the exterior envelope flap with more Ice Cream Corner DSP 5-3/4" x 3".

A cute idea for the inner card using more of the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper with fussy cut out popsicles layered on top of each other. !" x 5-1/4" strip.

More of the Night of Navy foil cut 1-1/4" x 3" for birthday number.

My son-in-law loved his card!

Close up view for the layers and stitching detail.

The majority of the products used are retired except for the Biggest Wishes stamp set, the Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, and Thick Basic White cardstock. Check around on Etsy or Ebay and you probably can nab these products at a good price.

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Grateful 12 x 12 Fall Sampler Part 3

 So how is your sampler coming along so far? Great I hope. 

One of my friends yesterday offered a great suggestion for a future sampler. She said make it a one-page scrapbook layout and place photographs in some of the squares. I told her that was a fabulous idea.

But going back to today's project. You are over halfway now with the bottom row to go. Tomorrow is embellishments!

Bottom Row, Left Square again uses a precut lace shape from the September 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit. The leaves are die-cut from the Seasonal Layers dies. The solid one is Cajun Craze cardstock. The other is Sahara Sand Foil with Early Espresso veins. The "Give Thanks" tag is stamped on Basic White cardstock in Early Espresso ink and mounted on Mint Macaron cardstock.

Bottom Row, Center Square has two different pumpkins from two different stamp sets. The larger pumpkin comes from the Harvest Hellos stamp set. The smaller pumpkin image comes from the Jar of Haunts stamp set. Both are stamped on Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The larger one with Calypso Coral ink and the small one with Cajun Craze ink. Both have leaves stamped in Old Olive ink. Both are fussy cut-out.

Bottom Row, Right Square has two matching seedpods from the Enjoy the Moment stamp set stamped in Early Espresso ink on Cajun Craze cardstock then fussy cut out. The small tag contains one of the sayings from the stamp set and is both stamped with and mounted on Early Espresso.

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Grateful 12 x 12 Fall Sampler Part 2

Today's installment will be creating the top row for this Fall Sampler. More details will be under each photo. Have fun being creative! You can use leaves, pumpkins, bushel baskets, apples, cornstalks, bales of hay - whatever you have in your stamp collection. 

Top Row, Left Square has two of the same seedpod images from Enjoy the Moment stamp set stamped in Cajun Craze ink on Crumb Cake cardstock. They were fussy cut out.

Top Row, Center Square has the "Happy Thanksgiving" image from the Tags 4 You stamp set punched out with its Label Bracket punch. The small Crumb Cake leaf was die cut using the Seasonal Layers Dies. The Cajun Craze leaf was die cut using the Nature's Roots Dies.

Top Row, Right Square has two more leaves die cut from Nature's Roots dies. One in Early Espresso cardstock and the other in Cajun Craze cardstock. Saraha Sand Foil was punched with the Sunburst Punch to mount the leaves on. Behind the foil was a precut image from September 2020's Paper Pumpkin Kit that I had as a leftover. A different seed pod was stamped with Early Espresso ink on Mint Macaron cardstock and fussy cut-out and arranged with the other leaves.

Come back tomorrow for the bottom row. I hope you're having fun!

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Grateful 12 x 12 Fall Sampler Part 1

Over the next few days I'll be sharing with you a home decor piece you can make that will be useful year after year during the fall season. It's a Fall Sampler.

Do you have to make it just like mine? Of course not! Use whatever supplies you have in your stash and use retired products like I did if you have some similar. This project is meant for inspiration!

Below each photo are the supplies and sizes to cut to start building your own sampler. Have fun!

In Good Taste 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper - Dark Woodgrain

12" x 12" square Basic White cut down to 10-1/2" square

12" x 12" square Crumb Cake cut down to 10-1/4" square

The six smaller squares are 3" x 3" in size and cut from Basic White, Mint Macaron, and Cajun Craze cardstock.

The four 2-3/4" square corner pieces come from Gilded Autumn Designer Series Paper (retired).

The center top and bottom 2-3/4" square comes from some very, very retired Designer Series Paper in my collection whose name I don't have anymore.

The center piece of cardstock is Early Espresso cut 10" x 3".

The Crumb Cake plaid Designer Series Paper comes from retired Sale-a-Bration Peaceful Prints and is cut 9-3/4" x 2-3/4".

The Early Espresso felt sheet from the Festive Felt Sheet Combo Pack was backed with Adhesive Sheet so I could use the retired Large Letter Dies to die cut "Grateful."  

What I thought was a great idea to have the adhesive on the felt, turned out to be a little tricky for actually placing the letters on the plaid paper. One thing I tried was to use washi tape at both ends of my thin ruler on my desktop so I would have a secure "line" to line up the letters on. 

Look at that, after the first day it already has taken the shape of a sampler. Come back tomorrow to see how I decorated the top row of squares. 

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Sharing An Original Design with You!

Welcome, I am glad you stopped by! I had so much fun creating the two cards I'm sharing today! These original designs use products in the new January-June Mini Catalog and the 2020 Annual Catalog.

First up is a baby card made Kangaroo & Company stamp set and Kangaroo Dies. The dies cut the slit in the kangaroo pouch so you can make an interactive card. That bunch of hearts can be pulled up and reveal "Just for You" on the tab that holds it in the pouch. So clever! Stampin' Up! hasn't done anything like this that I remember in the 10 years I have been a demonstrator. So Fun!

Inside the card, I went ahead and stamped the greeting and added the baby kangaroo. In my head I keep thinking Kanga and Roo from Winne the Pooh, but I know they aren't. They just remind me of my childhood when I would read and listen to all things Disney.

Don't forget to stamp the envelope! Either the back flap or the lower left front corner. 

Makes the set complete!

Here's the Products I used with Links provided to my 

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Kangaroo & Company Bundle

Peaceful Moments stamp set for greeting

Soft Suede cardstock  4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2"

Petal Pink cardstock 4" x 5-1/4"

Woodgrain In Good Taste Designer Series Paper 3-3/4" x 5"

Pink "Blanket" In Good Taste Designer Series Paper 2-3/4" x 4"

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Basic White cardstock for kangaroo, balloon, and card liner

Love You Always Foil Sheets small amount for balloons

Balloon Bouquet Punch

White Baker's Twine

Real Red Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Stampin' Blends pens in the following colors:

Real Red, Bronze, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black

Adhesives - Stampin Seal, Glue Dots, and Dimensionals

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Paper Trimmer

Paper Snips

Non Stampin' Up! items - 1/8" Red Satin Ribbon, 

scotch tape to secure the twine to the back of the balloon.

Here's the bundle below

Up Close of the Stamp Set

So I hope you've fallen in love with this baby card. I enjoyed designing it for you.

Whomever you made it for would keep it forever and display it in a special place!

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Simply Thankful Card

Coming this week to my blog is a collection of cards that will be offered this month at my In Home Classes (Covid style) to small groups of 5 stampers.  First up is a Thanksgiving card featuring the Country Home Stamp set, Forever Fern Stamp Set and Forever Flourishing Dies. It is definitely a card for an avid stamper with some fussy cutting, but the result is beautiful and worth the effort.

This design was inspired by Tina Wardell.

The color scheme combines the Basic Gray card base with the Smokey Slate brick look from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper,. Followed by a Blends colored milk can filled with leaves from Forever Fern done in Old Olive, Cajun Craze, and Bumblebee inks. Then finished with Soft Suede ink on Bumblebee fussy cut for the greeting.

Hint - When assembling the leaves on the back of the milk can, use scotch tape or glue dots to place. Use mini dimensionals to place on Whisper White layer. I even used more mini dimensionals to give the leaves more depth.

Here in the close up photo, you can see the final embellishments of the 1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon bow, covering the Linen Thread holding the Acorn Trinket accent. (Hint - I scotch taped the linen thread to the back of the milk can before attaching it on the card front with mini dimensionals.

Cutting Dimensions:

Card base - 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4"

In Good Taste DSP - 4" x 5-1/4"

Bumblebee Layer - 2-5/8" x 4-1/8"

Whisper White - 2-1/2" x 4"

Additional scraps of Whisper White for milkcan, leaves.

Scrap of Bumblebee for greeting

Here are the Products used in Today's Project: 

These items can be ordered at my online store by clicking the picture links.

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $21.00	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $24.00	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121044] $8.75	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $21.00	Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00	Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153105] $9.00	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $9.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $9.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $9.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50	Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] $7.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $7.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $6.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00	Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $36.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Acorn Trinkets [153552] $8.00	1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Trim [153658] $7.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Simply Shammy [147042] $8.00

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