So Long, Farewell 2020-2022 In Colors

In just a few more days these wonderful In Colors will be retiring for good. I've especially loved using four of the five, as I'm not really a pink person, so I didn't use Magenta Madness much. Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Misty Moonlight, and Bumblebee were awesome colors that went with the family color collections. 

When these In Colors came out I made this set of Andy Warhol inspired Pop Art cards. Using the Celebrate Sunflower set which luckily is still continuing in the upcoming 2022-23 Annual Catalog.

As I sit here typing, the idea struck me that I should make this card design over with the new colors and see how it looks, especially since I love sunflowers and it is part of my brand and logo.

If you'd like to revisit my posts about this card design, click the links below.

https://www.homemadewithheart.net/2020/05/pop-art-inspired-sunflower-cards.html

https://www.homemadewithheart.net/2020/05/pop-art-sunflower-cards-recipe.html

The graphics below were released when these In Colors introduced. 

So like the old Sound of Music movie, I'll say So Long, Farewell, auf Widersehen, Goodbye to these In Colors. 

Let me know in the comments which In Color was your favorite?

Have a great day!

Introducing the Good Feelings Stamp Set

As a demonstrator one of the perks you get is to see the new catalog early and be able to order some of the products. When I do this, I get so excited! I can get a head start of designing cards for all of you! 

I love the new stamp sets I've seen and this Good Feeling Stamp Set #158737 will be available to customers starting May 3rd, when the 2022-23 Annual Catalog goes LIVE! Starting today through Friday, I'll be sharing card ideas using all the stamps in this fun set. 

Today we are starting off with the largest stamp in the set. I love this saying! It is perfect for any occasion really. Get Well, Happy News, A New Job, you get the idea.

Every product I've used in this card will continue into the new catalog except for the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper.  The great thing about card layouts, you can substitute with some new Designer Series Paper that will be in the new catalog.

Tried out the idea of using the Stitched with Whimsy Dies for the inner card liner to add some pizzazz to the inside. These stitching lines give a whole new meaning to "margins"!

Products Used to Make this Card:

#153081 Misty Moonlight Cardstock 5" x 8.5", scored at 4.25" and Ink, plus one scrap 1" x 3"

#155426 Pattern Party Designer Series Paper 4" x 5.25", plus one scrap 5/8" x 3"

 #141416 Flirty Flamingo Cardstock 2-7/8" x 3-5/8"

#159276 Basic White Cardstock 2-5/8" x 3-3/8" and for inner liner 4" x 5.25"

#158737 Good Feelings Stamp Set

#155314 Stitched with Whimsy Dies

#153608 Banners Pick a Punch

#158136 Brushed Brass Butterflies

#151326 Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

#159236 Basic White Envelope with matching 2-3/8" x 6" exterior envelope flap

The Corner Rounder I used is a Creative Memories tool that is quite old. If you happen to own the Stampin' Up! Envelope Punch Board, it has a corner rounder built in. You may have another corner rounder in your collection you can use.

Adhesives - #149699 Stampin' Seal, #104430 Dimensionals, and #103683 Glue Dots

Tools - #152392 Paper Trimmer, #103579 Paper Snips, #144107 Take Your Pick Tool, #149653 Full size Cut and Emboss Machine and #147042 Simply Shammy.

I want you as a customer! Purchase the items you need now (except for the stamp set) by copying and then pasting the item number into the search box in my online store. That is the fastest way to navigate the store.  Shop here.

If your order is over $50 please use the host code here to receive an extra gift from me!

If you'd like to watch my Instagram Reel on the making of this card that I posted April 3, 2022, visit this link https://www.instagram.com/stampinwitheva/

I encourage you to come back here to see more fun and easy card layout ideas using the Good Feelings set this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday Merry Bunco Party Fun!

Sunday's Merry Bunco was super fun too. Another eight ladies joined in the fun.

Above Left to Right - Elizabeth, Karma, Bette, and Sue.

Above Left to Right - Laurie, Debora, Patti, and Ngara

A couple photos while playing the game.

Two new Make and Take cards for Sunday. Everyone did great!

Here's the two make and take designs:

Bunco Prize Gifts with Paper Pumpkin Gifts Galore tag for Most Wins, Most Losses, and Most Buncos!

These darling bags were purchased on Amazon. They held quite a lot. 

The Peppermint Puffs box shown in yesterday's post along with a spool of ribbon, emery board or pencil pack, gift package tags, and mini coaster calendar.

Each event also had a door prize drawing as well.  Everyone went home very happy!

This just might have to become an annual tradition!

Happy Holidays to you!

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Penguin Playmates Will Melt Your Heart

There's just a week left of the second round of Sale-a-Bration. This Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper is one of the Free Rewards you can choose when you place a $50 order before shipping and sales tax. What's so great about it, is you can fussy cut many of the images to create darling cards such as this one. I was inspired by Nancy Wold's layout, but I made it my own with the color scheme and sentiment.

Supplies used in this Card Design 

and are available to order at my yellow online shop button below:

Sweet Ice Cream stamp set

Misty Moonlight cardstock card base

Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper - for fussy cut images and "iceberg"

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker 

Diorama Dies

Soft Sea Foam cardstock

Retired Softly Falling Embossing Folder

Basic White inner card layer

A scrap of basic white for tag

Just Jade cardstock

Misty Moonlight ink

Two circle punches or circle dies

Mini Dimensionals

Retired Snowflake Sequins

Add a matching envelope flap with a piece of 2-3/8" x 6" to create a coordinated look.

What's so fun about this Designer Series Paper is it will work for you all winter long! 

Happy Creating!

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Special Blog Hop Highlighting a Fun Fold Card

Welcome! A group of Silver level Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from across the globe have combined their incredible talents to share some Fun Folds for today's blog hop! We also are working on building our businesses by making connections with each other. It's a great group of very creative ladies. You probably know that by now since you're about half-way through the hop when you've arrived here.

However you have arrived here, either from Tricia's Stamping Creations or from one of my social media links, I'm very glad you are here to enjoy my creation! Don't forget to leave a comment, I'd love to read your thoughts about today's fun fold card.

Vertical Center Step Card

Color Theme - Misty Moonlight, Pale Papaya, Pear Pizzazz and Basic White.

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Start with the Hand-Penned Petals Stamp Set and matching Penned Flower Dies plus the Hand Penned Designer Series Paper. I make my own storage for my dies in case you were wondering.

Sneak Peek of the card inside and how the center step fun fold works.

Let's Begin Creating this Card:

Step 1: Use the template above to cut and score your 4-1/4" x 11" piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock.

Step 2: Cut your Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper as follows:

Center Piece - 2-1/8" x 4-1/2" and glue that down first.

Bottom Horizontal Piece - 7/8" x 4-1/8" glue that down next.

Two Vertical Pieces both cut 7/8" x 4-1/4" and glue those down.

Basic White Cardstock for inside card - 4" x 4-1/4" and glue down.

Step 3: With a 3/4" x 4-1/2" piece of Misty Moonlight, die cut the scallop edge treatment. Hint! Line up the straight edge with the straight edge of the 4-1/2" side. Run through die cutting machine. Affix as shown in photo.

Step 4: Using either circle punches or circle dies, select 1-1/4" and 1-3/8" circles. Stamp the get well greeting on a scrap of Basic White Cardstock. Then cut your Basic White circle, followed by a scrap of Misty Moonlight and cut that circle. Affix those two circles together. Use mini-dimensionals to affix to card front as shown.

Step 5: Cut a 12" piece of Pale Papaya 3/8" Open Weave Ribbon and wrap around center section and tie a bow as shown near the greeting.

Step 6: Making the Focal Point Floral image (Don't give up - you're almost finished!)

• You will need small pieces of Pale Papaya, Pear Pizzazz and Basic White cardstock, plus Cardstock Vellum.  
• Using the outline largest floral die cut the Pale Papaya piece. 
• With scraps of Pear Pizzazz you will cut the leaf portions again with the same die. 
• Die cut the floral image in Basic White. 
• Using the Basic White die cut, you will fit and trim the Pear Pizzazz leaf pieces into position then glue them down.  Let dry. 
• Using a Fine Tip Glue Pen, glue your Basic White floral frame to a larger piece of Vellum Cardstock. Let glue dry. When dry, carefully fussy cut around the flower edges and expose the leaves so the Pear Pizzazz will show through when you glue the layers together next. 
• Using the Fine Tip Glue Pen again glue the white and vellum layer to the papaya and pear layer. Weight with a clear stamp block to dry.

Step 7: When flower focal point is all dry. Put several mini-dimensionals on the back and attach to the center of the card as shown in the photo. Embellish with Champagne Rhinestones to complete the card.

Step 8: Cut a 2-3/8" x 6" matching piece of the Hand Penned Designer Series Paper for your envelope flap. Glue down and trim with paper snips.

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Or if you want to hop around here's the whole list!

1. Janice Piechowiak	Creating Treasures with Janice
2. Linda Moore	Moore Fun Stamping and Creating with Linda
3. Nedine Hunter DuPree	Craft Lounge Creations
4. Libby Fens	libbystamps
5. Kelly Taranto	The Late Night Stamper
6. Karen Egan	Crafty Karen Designs
7. Tricia Butts	Tricia's Stamping Creations
8. Eva Dietz	Homemade with Heart - Stampin' with Eva
9. Diane Marie	Creative Stamper
10. Cathy Rocca	FromTheStampStudio
11. Sue Kremer	NorthStarStamper
12. Tracy Byers	Cards, Crafts and Stamps with Tracy
13. Laurie Bradshaw	Craft Coach Laurie
14. Nancy Reynolds	Stampin' With Nutsy
15. Xenia Stanford	Heritage Stamp Arts

Three Sunflower Easel Center Step Cards

Boy, do I have a jam packed post for you today!

Way back in 2013, I made this lovely Center Step Fold Sunflower card. I'm sharing it again today as I've walked down my blog's memory lane this week. I've always loved sunflowers. I grow them each summer in my garden too!

But don't stop reading after this first photo and caption, I have two new cards to share below too! 

You don't want to miss them!

Using the center step cutting design, turns the Sunflower stamp from ok to WOW! I used Crushed Curry and Early Espresso ink, on Very Vanilla cardstock. The base is Baked Brown Sugar cardstock. Accents are the Itty Bitty Butterfly punch with Rhinestones and the Chalk Talk stamp set "For You" on Very Vanilla (hand cut out) mounted on Early Espresso punched with the 1-3/8" circle punch finished off with 1/8" Early Espresso taffeta ribbon taped to the back for "tails."

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If you have time, enjoy watching and reading about how I made the 4 color sunflower focal point on these next two card designs by clicking on the links.

May 2020 You Tube Video

May 2020 Sunflower Card Recipe

You know how sometimes you have leftover pieces to the cards you design and you think "I'll use this someday, so I better save it." Well, I'm so glad I did save those extra parts that I made with the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp and dies from last year! 

Today I present you with two updated Sunflower Center Step cards in the Pop Art style I used last year.

CARD ONE:

This is a vertical version of the Center Step Fold with my already assembled sunflower focal point. It is a Bumblebee cardstock base with the Misty Moonlight Designer Series Paper (DSP).

You'll need to cut the Misty Moonlight DSP as follows:

Center piece - 2-1/8" x 5-3/8"

Side pieces - cut two - 7/8" x 4-3/8"

Front small pieces - cut two - 7/8" square

The greeting is also from the current stamp set stamped on Basic White with Memento Black ink. 

The Basic White  greeting was cut down to fit the space 15/16" x 1-9/16".  

Add the enamel dot embellishments.

Basic White inner layer of 4" x 4-1/4" also attached .

I had a spare Misty Moonlight sunflower that I glued to the envelope front and trimmed off the excess. 

I hope the post office won't mind I did that!

I did raise the focal point panel up with dimensionals to give some more depth.

CARD TWO:

Luckily the card fit inside a 5-3/4" square envelope I had in my collection!

This is a horizontal version of the Center Step Fold with my already assembled sunflower focal point on point this time. It is a Bumblebee cardstock base with Bumblebee Designer Series Paper (DSP).

You'll need to cut the Bumblebee DSP as follows:

Center piece - 4-1/8" x 3-3/8"

Side pieces - cut two - 7/8" x 3-1/8"

Front small pieces - cut two - 7/8" square

The greeting is from Dragonfly Garden stamp set stamped on Basic White with Memento Black ink. 

The Basic White  greeting was punched out with a 1" circle punch. A Basic Black 1-1/4" circle punch was adhered to the white circle and attached to card front with mini dimensionals.

Add the enamel dot embellishments.

Basic White inner layer of 3-1/8" x 5-1/4" also attached .

I had a spare Magenta Madness sunflower that I glued to the envelope front and 

trimmed off the excess. 

Products Used in the two new card designs and most available at my online store (link below):

Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set and Sunflower Dies

2020-2022 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments

Retired 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Cardstocks: Bumblebee, Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, 

Just Jade, Cinnamon Cider, Basic Black, and Basic White

I hope you enjoyed the walk back through my blog this week and are inspired to see how previous card designs of yours can be fashioned into new more modern and up-to-date card designs. 

Let me know in the comments what you think of my updated designs and which you prefer - vertical or horizontal style.

Have fun!

  

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Hand-Penned Spanner Card

Spanner Card anyone? I had never seen one before Lisa's Stamp Studio shared their design online. I had to make one for myself. As always, I changed it up a bit using a different color of card base. The Misty Moonlight really goes well in this design I think. I also used a different pattern of the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (DSP).

In the closed position you really can't see the spanner part.

Still can't see it.

Now you get the idea. The piece of window sheet created the span between the two narrow side pieces, or one could say it "bridged the gap"!

The innermost layers.

SPANNER CARD CUTTING DIMENSIONS:

BASE:

·        Misty Moonlight cardstock, cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”. Then measure from the outside edge of at 1-1/4” on each side. Using your paper trimmer, cut from the score line (crease) to the open edge for both sides.

FRONT SIDES:  

·        Basic Black – cut 2 pieces 1-1/8” x 4-1/8”. 

·        DSP – cut 2 pieces 1” x 4”

CENTER FRONT:  

·        Basic Black – cut 2-7/8” x 4-1/8” plus a 1” wide x 4” scrap for the scalloped edge.

·        DSP – 2-3/4” x 4”

·        Basic White Greeting strip – ¾” x 2-3/4”

·        Window Sheet (bridge) 1-1/4” x 5-1/4”

INSIDE:

·        Basic White 4-1/2” x 5-3/8”

·        Basic Black – cut 2 pieces 1-1/8” x 4-1/8” 

·        DSP – cut 2 pieces 1” x 4”

FOR FLORAL DIE CUT IMAGE:

·        Thick Basic White 2-3/4” x 3-1/4”

·        Stamp floral image from Hand-Penned Petals in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Using Pale Papaya and Mint Macaron ink stamp interior shading of flowers and leaves. Using Stampin’ Blends in Dark Mint Macaron and Light Calypso Coral hand color accent portions.

FOR ENVELOPE FLAP:

·        DSP – 2-3/8” X 6”

SPANNER CARD BUILDING STEPS

1.     Fold card on score line.

Inside of card

2.     Adhere Basic White to inside solid half of card base.

3.     Adhere each Polka Dot DSP strip to each Basic Black Strip.

4.     Adhere each Polka Dot/Black strip to each side of Basic White piece.

Moving to the two front side panels

5.     Adhere each Green Stripe DSP strip to each Basic Black Strip.

6.     Adhere Window Sheet strip to the front of the two side panels with small pieces of tear and tape, so bottom edge of window sheet is 1/16” from bottom of card front.

7.     Then adhere each Green Stripe/Black strip to each front side, so it encloses the window sheet.

Center Panel of Front

8.     Adhere floral DSP to Basic Black cardstock.

9.     Go die cut the scallop edge on strip of Basic Black. The strips are in a bag by the big shot.

10. On the narrow piece of Basic White – stamp “Anything is Possible” in Tuxedo Black about ¼” away from the left edge and close to the top edge about 1/16” down.

11. Glue stamped white strip with top edge at 1-1/4” away from bottom edge of center card base panel. It is supposed to fit on the DSP only.

12. Take Black Scalloped Border piece and adhere it just below “possible” so there is black cardstock hanging over both side edges. Trim to fit flush with side edge of black cardstock.

13. Adhere multi-layered center piece to card base center panel.

Floral Image

14.      Die cut out colored flower image with die cutting machine.

15.      Affix flower using 4 mini dimensionals, with 3 going to adhere to the green stripe right side panel and one mini dimensional on the lower leaf to the window sheet.

Envelope

16.      Attach and trim DSP piece on Envelope Flap.

Please let me know in the comments, if there was anything unclear in my directions. I want them to be as accurate as possible.

Have fun making this card. It is gorgeous when you are all finished!

  

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