Friday, March 29, 2019

Purple Birthday Card Challenge

I think many of you know purple is NOT my favorite color...and yes, I hear many of you gasping in disbelief! Mind you, I'll use it but it's definitely not the first color I go to. This card is for a challenge I played along in, create a purple birthday card! YIKES!!! Well I pulled out Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape and went to work. The subtles DSP was cut out twice with a stitched rectangle framelit, piecing them together to stretch across the card then covering up the seam with the focal image. For that, I die cut an oval then ran it thru the Country Floral embossing folder -- you have until the end of the month to get this for FREE during Sale-a-bration. Don't delay, head over to my online store today and place your order!!



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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Happy Spring

I have to chuckle sharing a "Happy Spring" card because last night our deck was covered...with snow!!!! Yes, we had nasty wind and snow, YUCK!!! I am so ready for warmer weather!! Anyway, I wanted to share a quick and easy card to create featuring the Country Floral embossing folder, a Sale-a-bration freebie for a $50 order. Keep in mind, you only have until the end of the month to take advantage of Sale-a-bration.

Here's how I created this card:
1.  Cut piece of Whisper White 5 1/4 x 4 and 2 3/4 x 4. Adhere the two pieces together with just a smidge of adhesive.
2.  Run thru the Big Shot using the Country Floral embossing folder.
3.  Pull off the top Whisper White layer and adhere to piece of Petal Pink that measures 2 7/8 x 4. Then adhere to a piece of Grapefruit Grove that measures 3 x 4. Adhere this down to the larger embossed piece of Whisper White which is also layered onto a 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 piece of Petal Pink and finally to a card base of Grapefruit Grove, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4.
4.  Stamp sentiment from Fable Friends set using Calypso Coral ink onto piece of 2 3/4 x 5/8 Whisper White. Layer onto 2 7/8 x 3/4 Petal Pink and 3 x 7/8 Grapefruit Grove. Attach to card and embellish using Frosted Flower Embellishments.



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Monday, March 18, 2019

Thanks for Reaching Out

Check out this fun, new sketch over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Absolutely fabulous!!!

And here's my card inspired by the sketch. So many ideas were running around in my head, but I always seemed to come back to this fun octopus!!! I realized after I had it made that I had flipped the sketch a bit...but I think you still get it. Now I hope you can join us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week.

Measurements:
Night of Navy card base - 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Mint Macaron - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Tranquil Textures DSP - 1 1/2 x 3, 1 1/2 x 1 3/4, 2 x 2, 2 x 2 3/4
Crumb Cake - 1 5/8 x 3 1/8, 1 5/8 x 1 7/8, 2 1/8 x 2 1/8, 2 1/8 x 2 7/8



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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Sale-a-bration Final Push

It's amazing that Sale-a-bration is almost over!!! The end of March means the end of FREE exclusive products with qualifying purchases. SU has had 3 releases of SAB products and today I'm highlighting 2 of the 3. This last release included products from the annual catalog, like this beautiful Petal Promenade designer series paper. I made a total of 6 cards (2 each of these 3 designs) using a 5 1/4 x 12" piece of this paper...incredible!!!!!

Measurements:
Sahara Sand card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4
Rich Razzleberry - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Blushing Bride - 5 1/4 x 4
Petal Promenade DSP - 5 1/4 x 2 1/2
Sparkle Glimmer Paper - 3 panels at 2 3/4 x 1 3/8


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Measurements:
Whisper White (thick) card base - 11 x 4 1/4, scored and folded at 5 1/2
Sahara Sand - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Blushing Bride - 5 1/4 x 4
Rich Razzleberry - 2 1/8 x 5 1/4
Petal Promenade - 2 x 5 1/4


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Meaurements:
Sahara Sand card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
Blushing Bride - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Whisper White - 5 1/4 x 4
Sahara Sand - 5 1/4 x 1 5/8
Petal Promenade - 5 1/4 x 1 1/2


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