It's spring (summer here in Texas) and love is in the air. It's my turn on the Poppystamps blog today and I decided I wanted to use Poppystamps Floral Cake Popup Easel dies to make a wedding cake covered in monochromatic flowers, in keeping with the monthly challenge theme of Floral Fantasy. I chose SU's Soft Suede for the chocolate cake and Pink Pirouette for the icing using the Layer Cake Drip Icing dies. Then, I chose three coordinating shades of a reddish-purple: Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, and Blackberry Bliss, and cut out a lot of flowers. It didn't take long as the individual dies have 4-8 flowers on them. Next, I chose Pear Pizazz and Old Olive for the leaves. Again, I made just a few cuts and I had a lot of leaves to choose from.
It's spring (summer here in Texas) and love is in the air. It's my turn on the Poppystamps blog today and I decided I wanted to use Poppystamps Floral Cake Popup Easel dies to make a wedding cake covered in monochromatic flowers, in keeping with the monthly challenge theme of Floral Fantasy. I chose SU's Soft Suede for the chocolate cake and Pink Pirouette for the icing using the Layer Cake Drip Icing dies. Then, I chose three coordinating shades of a reddish-purple: Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, and Blackberry Bliss, and cut out a lot of flowers. It didn't take long as the individual dies have 4-8 flowers on them. Next, I chose Pear Pizazz and Old Olive for the leaves. Again, I made just a few cuts and I had a lot of leaves to choose from.
It's a new month and the beginning of a new monthly challenge over on the Poppystamps Blog. This month it is all about flowers, gardens and butterflies. I really leaned into this theme by using some floral washi tape and scads of flowers from just one really useful die.
I started with a piece of Open Studio watercolor paper. I didn't need it for watercolor, I just needed a not-too-white piece of heavy cardstock and it was handy. I covered it with Memory Box 4.5" Sunset Blush Wide Washi tape which made a nice (ironically) watercolor looking floral background. I wanted to bring out some of the colors in the washi tape so I chose Stampin' Up's Pear Pizzaz and used the Poppystamps Scalloped Stitch frame dies to cut out a scalloped frame. To tone down the floral pattern but not obscure it completely, I backed the frame with some Oplymio Thick Vellum I purchased on Amazon recently. I knew I wanted to mat the washi tape panel, so I trimmed a quarter inch off the top and one side and glued it onto a Pear Pizzazz card base. Next, I adhered the vellum frame to the center of the washi tape panel.
It's a new month and the beginning of a new monthly challenge over on the Poppystamps Blog. This month it is all about flowers, gardens and butterflies. I really leaned into this theme by using some floral washi tape and scads of flowers from just one really useful die.
I started with a piece of Open Studio watercolor paper. I didn't need it for watercolor, I just needed a not-too-white piece of heavy cardstock and it was handy. I covered it with Memory Box 4.5" Sunset Blush Wide Washi tape which made a nice (ironically) watercolor looking floral background. I wanted to bring out some of the colors in the washi tape so I chose Stampin' Up's Pear Pizzaz and used the Poppystamps Scalloped Stitch frame dies to cut out a scalloped frame. To tone down the floral pattern but not obscure it completely, I backed the frame with some Oplymio Thick Vellum I purchased on Amazon recently. I knew I wanted to mat the washi tape panel, so I trimmed a quarter inch off the top and one side and glued it onto a Pear Pizzazz card base. Next, I adhered the vellum frame to the center of the washi tape panel.
A family member is getting married in a few weeks and I put together this card just for the occasion. I used the technique of putting ink onto an embossing folder and then dry embossing cardstock. I love the Distress Oxides color combination of Aged Mahogany and Tattered Rose. I smushed both inkpads side by side on my glass mat and then I used a soft rubber Speedball brayer to roll back and forth. It is critical that you use a *soft* rubber brayer for this technique. The hard rubber or plastic ones do not work for this. When you brayer back and forth, it seamlessly blends the two colors and it is SO pretty. Then, once I had ink on my brayer, I carefully brayered over the inside of the front panel of the Tim Holtz Botanical 3D Embossing Folder. It is one of my favorites because it is so timeless and elegant.
Next, I took a card sized piece of Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Solar White and spritzed just *one* side with water. This allows the paper fibers to bend easier and the cardstock won't get any tiny tears from the depth of the design. I put the spritzed side into the folder *away* from the ink and carefully closed the embossing folder. Next, I carefully followed the instructions on my Big Kick's Multi Purpose Platform to make the right sandwich for the technique. It was a tight squeeze, but necessary to make the ink transfer the way it did. I made one panel a little darker than this one, but I will save it for a different card.
I trimmed the embossed panel, matted onto a piece of dark brownish-rose cardstock, and then matted that onto a card base made of Stampin' Up's Blushing Bride. I used a piece of heavyweight vellum and cut it down to 3/4" x 5.5". I adhered it down with Nuvo Crystal Drops. I had to hold it in place as it does not try as fast as other glue. Then I cut out the word Congrats from Spellbinders Simply Perfect Mix & Match Sentiments dies twice from the same rose cardstock. I glued these together for a little dimension. I carefully glued this onto the vellum strip. Finally I added some Poppystamps Fairy Jewels from both the Christmas and Autumn sets.
Hope you are enjoying crafting whatever your hand and heart delights.
Thanks for looking,
Janet
A family member is getting married in a few weeks and I put together this card just for the occasion. I used the technique of putting ink onto an embossing folder and then dry embossing cardstock. I love the Distress Oxides color combination of Aged Mahogany and Tattered Rose. I smushed both inkpads side by side on my glass mat and then I used a soft rubber Speedball brayer to roll back and forth. It is critical that you use a *soft* rubber brayer for this technique. The hard rubber or plastic ones do not work for this. When you brayer back and forth, it seamlessly blends the two colors and it is SO pretty. Then, once I had ink on my brayer, I carefully brayered over the inside of the front panel of the Tim Holtz Botanical 3D Embossing Folder. It is one of my favorites because it is so timeless and elegant.
Next, I took a card sized piece of Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Solar White and spritzed just *one* side with water. This allows the paper fibers to bend easier and the cardstock won't get any tiny tears from the depth of the design. I put the spritzed side into the folder *away* from the ink and carefully closed the embossing folder. Next, I carefully followed the instructions on my Big Kick's Multi Purpose Platform to make the right sandwich for the technique. It was a tight squeeze, but necessary to make the ink transfer the way it did. I made one panel a little darker than this one, but I will save it for a different card.
I trimmed the embossed panel, matted onto a piece of dark brownish-rose cardstock, and then matted that onto a card base made of Stampin' Up's Blushing Bride. I used a piece of heavyweight vellum and cut it down to 3/4" x 5.5". I adhered it down with Nuvo Crystal Drops. I had to hold it in place as it does not try as fast as other glue. Then I cut out the word Congrats from Spellbinders Simply Perfect Mix & Match Sentiments dies twice from the same rose cardstock. I glued these together for a little dimension. I carefully glued this onto the vellum strip. Finally I added some Poppystamps Fairy Jewels from both the Christmas and Autumn sets.
Hope you are enjoying crafting whatever your hand and heart delights.
Thanks for looking,
Janet
It's about time for me to start wrapping presents. Pretty, fun gift tags can give a lot of oomph to otherwise plain packages or simple gift bags. I'm on the Poppystamps blog today with these three tags. All three have the sweet figure from the Whittle Friendly Snowman die. I cut scarves and hat bands from red, aqua glitter, and a pool-colored cardstock to give them all a different look.
After that I branched out (pardon the pun). The snowman on the left got a dotted aqua paper as a hill. Then she got two trees from their Evergreen Trio die set. Finally, I added clear Fairy Drops (I can't get enough of these things) to appear like snow (or maybe sleet).
The red-scarved snowman got a black and red check hill to rest on. Then he got the sweet holly leaves and berries from the another die set. The last snowman got same glitter as a hill, and the evergreen boughs from the yet another die set. I colored the boughs with a white gel pen to make it look like snow. I added some gems as snowflakes when I was finished. A little string on the top and these sweet guys and girls are ready to go under the tree.
Do you make your own gift tags or packaging? It's like another gift under the tree. Happy holidays.
It's about time for me to start wrapping presents. Pretty, fun gift tags can give a lot of oomph to otherwise plain packages or simple gift bags. I'm on the Poppystamps blog today with these three tags. All three have the sweet figure from the Whittle Friendly Snowman die. I cut scarves and hat bands from red, aqua glitter, and a pool-colored cardstock to give them all a different look.
After that I branched out (pardon the pun). The snowman on the left got a dotted aqua paper as a hill. Then she got two trees from their Evergreen Trio die set. Finally, I added clear Fairy Drops (I can't get enough of these things) to appear like snow (or maybe sleet).
The red-scarved snowman got a black and red check hill to rest on. Then he got the sweet holly leaves and berries from the another die set. The last snowman got same glitter as a hill, and the evergreen boughs from the yet another die set. I colored the boughs with a white gel pen to make it look like snow. I added some gems as snowflakes when I was finished. A little string on the top and these sweet guys and girls are ready to go under the tree.
Do you make your own gift tags or packaging? It's like another gift under the tree. Happy holidays.
