Monochrome card

Hello, and welcome!

I used to make a lot of tall slim cards at one time.  I'm not really sure why I stopped, because I think  these cards are very elegant.

             

You start with a square card and fold it in half for the base.  I started with an 8x8 inch piece of thick Very Vanilla for this one, so my finished card front is 4x8 inches and will fit in a standard DL envelope.

I kept it very simple for this one - just a bit of embossing and sponging. 

Here's how I made it - so quick and easy.

It doesn't take much in the way of supplies.  I die-cut the squares but you could easily punch them or just cut them with a trimmer.  Instead of the embossed edges you could layer slightly smaller squares - gold foil would look lovely, don't you think?

Keep crafting,

Keren


Product List

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

[144238]

Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[149698]

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

Part Of My Story Cling Stamp Set

[149719]

Care for a cupcake?

Hello, and welcome.

Have you seen the dies that co-ordinate with some of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets yet?  They went on sale on 1 March and will be around until the end of the month, or while stocks last (which for some of them won’t be very long!)

I was thrilled to find the dies that go with the Hello Cupcake stamps.  I’ve used these stamps more than any of the other Sale-A-Bration items (and I am going to be so sorry to say goodbye to them).  I used the dies and the stamps to make this floating slider card.

Pull the tab and the sentiments are revealed!

It’s a variation of the double-slider card (sometimes called a Pushmi-Pullyu card).  I made a card like this a few weeks ago, and because the mechanism relies on a clear plastic strip to make it work I thought it would be perfect for the clear dome over the cupcake.

Here’s how I made it.

I had fun with this card, I hope you enjoyed it too!

Keep crafting

Keren

Product List

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

Hello Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149714]

Call Me Cupcake Framelits Dies

[150072]

Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper

[149574]

Vintage card with Home to Roost

Hello and welcome!

Here we are, March already, and that means that there are only a few weeks of Sale-A-Bration left.  It’s been a super busy season this time around, with some products selling out much sooner than expected.  It’s a good thing that Stampin’ Up! ®  were on the ball with a second release – and have just added some more items to the list of what you can get for free with a qualifying purchase! (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, hop over to my online shop & take a look!)

Why am I banging on about it?  Well, today’s project was made using one of the free (yes, FREE) stamp sets form Sale-A-Bration. 

A few years ago we visited a wonderful museum at Blist’s Hill, near Telford, and saw this rather wonderful advertisement. (My husband found it funny for some reason!)

 It was in my mind when I made the card.  The original was an enamel sign – but I wanted it to look as if it were painted on weathered wood.  Do you think it worked?

Here’s how I made it.

This was one of those times when I got halfway through making the card and decided I didn’t like it – but I just kept going!  In the end I was quite pleased with the result.  My crafty roots are in altered art/distressed/vintage and it was fun to get back to the grungy/distressed sort of crafting.  Hope you enjoyed the project.

Meanwhile, on to the next!

Keep crafting,

Keren

Product List

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143708]

Home To Roost Cling Stamp Set

[149736]

Crackle Paint Cling Stamp Set

[148752]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147945]

Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147938]

Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker

[144607]

Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends

[147934]

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147275]

Embossed Frame card

Hello and welcome.

A simple little card today – just a bit of stamping and colouring on watercolour paper, cut out and mounted onto a mat of So Saffron.  

To add a bit of interest, I used one of the Layering Squares dies and the Embossing mat & plate to create a “frame” around the image – I think it sets it off nicely.

Watch the video to see how I did it -

You can find the supplies I used at the end of this post.

See you again soon!

Keep crafting,

Keren

Product List

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

By The Bay Cling Stamp Set

[149739]

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

[144238]

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[147156]

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

[108611]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

Big Shot Embossing Mats

[146327]

No glue, no measure box

Hello everyone!

Welcome to my little bit of the Pootlers Blog Hop – Sale-A-Bration edition!

I am really in love with the Botanical Butterfly papers.  I used one whole sheet for this origami box, which is made with no glue, no measuring and hardly any tools (I just used a bone folder to get a nice sharp fold, but it wasn’t strictly necessary.)  The butterfly is punched from another sheet in the pack.

Fancy trying this yourself?  Here’s the folding diagram –

There will be a tutorial on my YouTube channel in the near future, which I hope will make things a bit clearer! 

Meanwhile, how about continuing around the hop?  There are lots of lovely projects for you, all using stuff you can get for free (such a bargain!) from the Sale-A-Bration promotion so I know you'll find lots of inspiration!

Keep crafting!

Keren

Product List

Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

[149622]

Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack

[149623]

Butterfly Duet Punch

[148523]

2" Circle Punch

[133782]

Time for tea!

Hello and welcome! 

I'm a tea drinker, me.  I love a cup of Earl Gray, taken hot without milk or sugar.  My husband prefers coffee, but it's tea for me!

A couple of years ago Stampin' Up! had a set of dies that featured cups and mugs and a kettle (or possibly teapot?) that was really popular and lots of us were sad when it retired.  I was so thrilled when I saw the stamps in the spring/summer catalogue and the dies in the Sale-A-Bration booklet - there was much rejoicing and happy dancing!  

I made a double-z fold card as my first project.  Here's the tutorial - 

I have more ideas for using these supplies, so do check back to see what I come up with! 

Keep Crafting

Keren




Product List

Tea Time Framelits Dies

[149697]

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set

[148779]

Gingham Gala A4 Cardstock Pack

[148557]

Pearlized Doilies

[146936]

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

[146991]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]