A Double Challenge and Paper Piecing

 Hey Everybody,

Today's card is for two challenges. The first is for Judi for the Teapotter's challenge today. It is also for the House Mouse & Friends Monday challenge found here.

Judi loves sweets and I couldn't think of anything sweeter than a chocolate cupcake. YUM! This House Mouse fellow was with the cupcake. He was supposed to be flying in the air jumping to the cupcake. I fussy cut him and made him close to landing on the cupcake instead.  The cupcake was stamped on white and designer series paper. I cut the designer series paper and added it to the image. I colored the images with Copic Markers and added clear wink of stella to make the frosting sparkle.  I popped the mouse up so he'd look like he was just about to land in the luscious frosting!. The image panel was die cut as was the next panel. The peach pie card base was dry embossed and I added more designer series paper to highlight the paper piecing.  I took the sentiments from one of my favorite Unity Stamps-The outside says, Hello Lovely, the inside says, One gentle step at a time is enough. You matter more than you know. This is one of my favorite sets for my Card Ministry at a local hospital. They supply a card on dinner trays for patients. I love these types of sentiments for those cards. I'm praying this lifts Judi's spirits. Keywords: MMTPT930 Stamps: House Mousse-Cupcake Jump, Unity Stamps- Where Butterflies Wait Paper: white, peach pie, fresh freesia, Stampin' Up!-Lovely & Beautiful designer series paper Paper Size: A2 Ink: memento tuxedo black, fresh freesia Accessories: Stampin' Up!-2026-2028 In-Color Dots, Curved Rectangle dies, blending brush, clear wink of stella, Stampin' Up!-Lazy Dazy 3D embossing folder Techniques: paper piecing, dry embossing, coloring, fussy cutting, die cutting

I enjoy doing paper piecing with designer series papers. Here are some samples from over the years. 

As you can see, you can paper piece just about anything.  Maybe you'll give it a try. It's easy, just stamp the image you want on designer series paper and cut it out and cover the plain image on your cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you give paper piecing a try.

Blessings,

Sue

Eclipse Card and Poppies

 Hey Everybody,

This week's Featured Stamper is Kathy aka kmberger. you can find Nancy's challenge here.

Here is the card from Kathy's gallery I used as my inspiration. 

                                   

I started with a piece of designer series paper that was 4" x 5 1/4". I cut it into 1/2" strips. Keep these strips in order so it's easy to assemble the card. I attached the first strip on the far left, then set the next strip next to it. I attached the third strip and set another strip next to that. I continued gluing every other strip onto the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock.
The pieces of designer series paper not attached had 5 dimensionals added to the back. They were added where they matched. The important thing is to keep them in the correct order.
I stamped the sentiment and boats. I die cut the boats, birds and lighthouse using the Sunset Coast Dies. I added the images to the background and added clear wink of stella to them. I cut the lighthouse free from the circle it was in and added it to the card.

Check out the video to see how to make this card.

I'm going to see what other kinds of designer series papers will work well for this type of card. How about you?  What do you have in your stash to make this card?

I just had to add a bit of a personal touch to this post. These are the beautiful poppies Tim has grown in our garden. I have loved poppies since I was a child. My mom had beautiful, tall red/orange poppies in the backyard. I absolutely loved them. I loved them so much, I've had them in each garden of every home I've owned.  Thanks mom for the beautiful memory today.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

May Class Follow-Up

 Hey Everybody,

Thank you once again for another fun-filled and learning-filled week of classes.

I love spending time with you and learning from your experiences. You are such a creative group of friends.

Blessings,

Sue

 Class Follow-Up 

On=Online Exclusives found here

Links to products are in bold print.

Stampin’ Up now has a blog full of great information and ideas. Here is the link.

 

Products Discussed In Some Classes:

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New or Revisited Ideas:

Use embossing folders for the main image on your card as we did for card 4.

With a permanent Sharpie marker, trace the stamps on the thick plastic side of stamp set before using the stamps. Then it will be easier to know where your stamps go and if any are missing.

Before you use your stamps, place clear packing tape over the edge between the light and heavy pieces of  plastic to connect them. When using the stamps just fold the light sheet behind the heavy sheet and you won't lose it or have to hunt for it.

clear packing tape the whole length  →

 Stampin' Up now has one catalog for 4 months instead of an annual catalog and multiple smaller catalogs. We will continue to have new Online Exclusives every other month.

We now have opportunities to donate cards to three different facilities

Stamping Opportunities:

●     1. Southwest General Hospital -Cards are placed on meal trays. 

* NEW-Cut down on the number of Get Well cards. 

Instead try these: you're in my thoughts,   I've been thinking about you,     I'm sending you positive thoughts, Thinking of You, Hang in there.  They still can use Baby and Holiday cards.

 

(No envelope is needed. Stamp something on the inside please.)

Get Well, Thinking of You, Hang in there, Baby, Holiday cards.

2. Broadview Multi-Care Facility- Cards for residents and staff to use.

(Envelopes needed and stamp something on the inside please.)

Birthday for adults and kids, Get Well, Sympathy, Thinking of you, Holiday

3.  Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Floor

Encouragement, Birthday and Sympathy.   (envelopes needed for sympathy cards only)-(cards blank inside.)

Thanks so much for your continued support of these ministries.

             Thank you to those who made cards this month. They are so grateful to you for sharing your talents and love with them.

Card 1  Sailboat Z-Fold Card-Sue Craig Video

Stamps-  Sunset Coast

Rolling Waves 

Paper – blueberry bushel card base 4 1/4" x 11" score at 1" and 5 1/2"  

Blueberry bushl-3 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Designer series paper- Scenic Coast 4" x 6"  on 6" side cut at 7/8", 3 1/4", 1" and 7/8"

white-3 1/8" x 4 1/4"  and  4" x 4 1/4"

Sailboat- blueberry bushel 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

3 shells from designer series paper

Ink- Blueberry bushel

Crushed Curry

Accessories- Sunset Coast Dies

Anchor trinkets

Card 2 Collar Pocket Card-Sue Craig Video

Stamps-  Rolling Waves

Paper – Designer Series Paper- Lovely & Beautiful  4 1/4" x 11" Score at 2 7/8" and 8 1/8"

Line up designer series paper at 5 1/2" and cut a slit down 2".

fresh freesia cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Fresh freesia 3 1/4" x4 5/8" emboss this panel

old olive 4 7/8" x 7" score at 3 1/2"

white 3 1/4" x 4 5/8"

circle punches  fresh freesia 1 3/4" circle  Old olive 2"

Ink- fresh freesia

old olive

Accessories- 7" and 4" of of gold striped ribbon

Card 3 Double Vision or Eclipse Card-Sue Craig Video

Stamps-  Rolling Waves

Sunset Coast

Paper – Scenic Coast designer series paper  1/2 x 5 1/4 inside

Designer series paper 4" x 5 1/4"  on the 4" side cut into 1/2" strips

designer series paper- sentiment 3/4" x 2 1/4"  and scrap for two sailboats

card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Highland Heather

3 1/4" x 3 1/4" square for lighthouse

white 2 pieces 4" x 5 1/4" 

Ink-Gorgeous Grape

Crushed Curry 

Accessories- 

 Sunset Coast Dies

Wink of Stella (optional)

Dimensionals

Card 4  Thinking of You Embossing Folder Card-Sue Craig Video

Stamps-  Phrases & Frames

Paper –  card base shaded spruce 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

white 4" x 5 1/4"

white 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"

gorgeous grape 2 3/4" x 4"

Highland heather 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" sentiment

 Ink-  gorgeous grape

Accessories- alcohol markers R81, G28, Y08

sparkle Dot essentials

Fern & Flora 3D embossing folder

Floral Spray 3D embossing folder

 

June Classes

Monday June 8   1 spot available

Tuesday June 9    3 spots available

Thursday Jun 11   3 spots available

Friday June 19   1 spot available

 

 

 

 Hey Everybody,

Today's card is a sketch challenge. I chose several different designer series patterns for my card. The paper is called Perennial Lavender.

                                 

Lisa's challenge this week can be found here.   I cut my paper and added it to white paper.  Then used the floral spray 3D embossing folder  on that     white layer. It made me wonder what this large flower would look like as the centerpiece of this card. So I dry embossed white cardstock then colored the flowers and leaves with Copic Markers. I pulled gorgeous grape ink over the debossed side of the paper.  I backed it with shaded spruce paper then added it with dimensionals to the designer series paper layer. That layer was added to a gorgeous grape card base. Lastly, I added purple gems and the sentiment which was punched out with the key tag punch.

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Additional Info

Keywords: SC1112

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Phrases & Frames

Paper: white, Stampin' Up!-Perennial Lavender designer series paper, highland heather, gorgeous grape

Paper Size: A2

Ink: gorgeous grape

Accessories: Copic Markers, paper trimmer, Stampin' Up!-Purple Fine Shimmer Gems, key tag punch, dimensionals, Stampin' Up!-Floral Spray 3D embossing folder

Techniques: direct to paper inking, dry embossing, coloring

Floral spray embossing folder

Do you use embossing folders? Do you have a favorite way to use them? Most of us use it as a background. I liked using this one as a main image for my card. I'm going to have to look at some of my other embossing folders and see what else I can use as my main image.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Masking and Reverse or Negative Masking

 Hey Everybody,

 Our challenge was to score using dies. You can find the challenge here. 

 

I used washi tape on the rectangle die. I traced the shape of the die with the stylus. Then I placed the paper on my scoring tool and drew diagonal lines. I masked the center of the rectangle with post-it notes to stencil the frame. Then I masked the frame and blended ink over the center panel. 

I stamped, colored and fussy cut the bird from the Unity Stamp set called A Little Ruffled. I added the sentiments and image with dimensionals. I added Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper behind the image panel. I added this to a white card base.

Stamps: Unity Stamps-A Little Ruffled

Paper: white, Stampin' Up!-Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper

Ink: memento tuxedo black, daffodil delight, pumpkin pie, sweet sorbet, pretty in pink, highland heather

Accessories: scoring stylus, blending brushes, Copic Markers, 3/4" circle punch, SU Key Tag punch, dimensionals, textured Notes Die, Stampin' Up!-Plenty of Patterns stencil

Techniques: masking, negative masking, stenciling, coloring, scoring a die

So, there are several techniques I've used to make this card.

I've used masking and reverse masking. Here is a video to show you how you would do masking.

Here's another video on how to do reverse masking or negative masking.

So, there you have it, two techniques that are easy to do.  Remember, when you make a mask or reverse mask, keep it with the stamp set so next time you can use it and not have to make another one.

I hope you take a look at your stamps and give one or both of these a try.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue