more color mondays – petal pink, fresh freesia and pool party

more color mondays – petal pink, fresh freesia and pool party

I don’t know about you but for me my mind starts to daydream about Spring about this time in January! So today’s More Color Monday is all about blue skies and the Happy Hellos of Springtime with Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia and Pool Party with a healthy splash of Blueberry Bushel for contrast!

Measurements:
BASE: Blueberry Bushel 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Sunny Days DSP 2″ x 4 1/4″
Basic White scrap for sentiment die and mail
box
Pool Party scrap for grass die
Petal Pink scrap for envelope die
Fresh Freesia scrap for heart die

Gather the pieces for this fast and easy color challenge card.
Die cut and emboss the Hello from the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder in Basic White.
Die cut the grass in Pool Party.
Die cut the heart in Fresh Freesia, and the envelope stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Petal Pink CS and die cut with smaller envelope die.

Using Stampin’ Blends color the mail box in light Petal Pink, the mailbox base in Blueberry Bushel light blend. Using a water painter color the grass in Pool Party ink.

Adhere the 2″ strip of Sale-a-bration Sunny Days DSP to the top edge of the card base.
Pop up the Hello die from the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid embossing folder with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere to the middle right hand side of the card base.
Adhere the grass die in Pool Party CS to the bottom edge of the card front.
Using the edge of your Paper Snips and slice at the left inside outline of the mailbox opening creating a slit for the envelope to tuck into before adhering it to the card (do not put adhesive to the left of the slit mark so you have wiggle room to insert the envelope die into the slit.)
Adhere the colored mail box die cut to the left hand side of the card tucking the bottom just under the grass die so that the stamped grass sticks out in a tuft.
I stamped the I miss you sentiment in the upper right hand corner of the DSP.
And I finished the card off with the very “Springtime” Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots in Fresh freesia and Pool Party!

Try making a card today and bring a little springtime color to your winter world! Now go and create some artwork of your veery own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie
If you make a card with these colors post it today in the comment section of my Facebook post so we can all see your lovely artwork and you can inspire others to do the same!

thoughtful moments hybrid embossing folder

thoughtful moments hybrid embossing folder

On page 18 of the new 2024 January to April mini catalog we have a very cool new hybrid 3D embossing folder! Do you know what a hybrid 3D embossing folder can do? You can use the embossing folder and the dies separately just like normal dies and folders but put them together and you get both in one pass through of the machine! And what could be more versatile than a word folder! With “thank you”, oh happy day, thinking of you, hello, love you, you make me happy, with sympathy, celebrate, get well and Just Because! So this hybrid cuts and embosses all at once for you!

I made a pretty card to show you this awesome new product! The first few photos are of the hybrid folder itself and the words cut and embossed on Basic White cardstock.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Gold Foil scrap for the hybrid embossing folder

Place three strips of Tear & Tape across the short end of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer.
Peel the release paper away.
Place a bunch of Golded Leafing in a plastic resealable container and put the Basic White layer at the bottom underneath the gilding. Rub the gilding onto the tape strips until the stickiness of the tape is gone and the gilding is on all sections of tape.
Place the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer into the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.
Place a scrap piece of Gold Foil into the Thoughtful moments hybrid embossing folder and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.
Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ embossed layer to the card front. Adhere the sentiment with mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, place on the lower left hand side of the card front.
Add Brushed Metallic dots to the card front. I noticed that there will still fragments of the gilding on the card. If this occurs take a bristled paint brush and brush the loose gilding off the card.
I love this look and the hybrid embossing folder is so cool – try your hand at making some of your own artwork today – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

tall z fold card on card fun fold

tall z fold card on card fun fold

This card is called a Tall Z Fold card on card fun fold. Lots of surfaces to write and show the Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper.

Measurements:
BASE: Azure Afternoon 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Azure Afternoon layer: 4″ x 9 3/4″
scored at 2 1/4″ and 4 1/2″
DSP: 3 3/4″ x 5″
(2) 2″ x 3 3/4″
Basic White: inside 4″ x 5 1/4″
z fold inserts: inside 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″
outside 2 5/8″ x 4″

Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ to the card base inside.
Score the 4″ x 9 3/4″ at 2 1/4″ and 4 1/2″
and fold in a vertical Z fold.
Adhere the 3 3/4″ x 5″ to the top panel.
Adhere the 2 pieces of 2″ x 3 3/4″ to the middle and bottom panels of the Z fold attachment.
Adhere the 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ Basic White layer to the center of the upper panel.
Stamp the 2 5/8″ x 4″ piece of Basic White layer and adhere only the bottom half to the bottom panel.
Adhere the Z fold card onto card front.
Adhere three embellishments on the front Basic White layer to finish the card on card fun fold.

Try this card on card fun fold today with your own supplies – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – blueberry bushel, berry burst and granny apple green

more color mondays – blueberry bushel, berry burst and granny apple green

Today’s More Color Monday color challenge uses Blueberry Bushel, Berry Burst and Granny Apple Green! Such bright and happy colors…I am using the Meandering Meadow Suite of products and creating a card on card fun fold.
Follow along for the tutorial!

Measurements:
BASE: Blueberry Bushel 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Smaller card: 3″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
DSP: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic white layers: (2) 2 7/8″ x 4 1/8″
Berry Burst layer: 2 3/4″ x 4″
Granny Apple Green layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
diagonally cut

Cut the base card from the top diagonal line to the outside left bottom edge.

Cut the DSP layer in half diagonally.

Score the 3″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Blueberry Bushel at 4 1/4″. Fold on the score line.
Adhere one of the Basic White layers inside the smaller card.
Stamp in Blueberry Bushel ink the Happy Birthday from the Garden Meadow stamp set.
Stamp the flower basket at the bottom right hand corner in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Color the flowers in Light and Dark Blueberry Bushel Stampin’ Blends.
Color the basket in Light and Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.
Color the leaves in Light and Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
Adhere the top DSP to the upper inside of the card base.
Close the front diagonal flap and adhere the bottom diagonal DSP piece to the outside flap.
Adhere the smaller card to the center of the inside of the base card – the front of the smaller card will hang over the bottom flap of the outside card.
Adhere the Berry Burst layer to the upper inside of the card and stamp the boots in Berry Burst ink.
Adhere the diagonal Granny Apple Green cardstock to the inside of the front flap and stamp the water can in Granny Apple Green ink to the lower right hand corner of this layer.
Stamp the word hello three times up the side of the last Basic White layer and add the last piece of DSP to the right hand side.
Adhere this layer to the outside of the smaller card.
Add three embellishments from the Tinsel Gems four pack to the words and your card on card fun fold is complete!

I love this paper – grab some up before it is all gone! Now go create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Grab these or similar colors and create a card for the color challenge – remember to upload it to the comment section of the 11-20-23 Facebook post so you can share your creation and inspire us all!
meandering meadow tall z-fold card

meandering meadow tall z-fold card

This Tall Z FOld is an easy fun fold to show off large sheets of gorgeous Designer Series Paper like the collection in the Meandering Meadows suite!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White (2) 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Layer: Blueberry Bushel 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
DSP: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″
Mechanism: 3″ x 11″ scored at 2″ and 6 1/2″
Inside White Layer: 2 7/8″ x 6 3/8″

Choose 2 designs of DSP from the Meandering Meadows paper pack. Cut each to 4″ x 5 1/4″.

Adhere the DSP to the Blueberry Bushel layer and those to the Basic White Layer.

Cut the Z Fold mechanism out of BlueBerry Bushel cardstock to 3″ x 11″. Score at 2″ and 6 1/2″ and fold into a Z.
Adhere the long side with the fold on the top to the center of the 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ triple layered base that you want for the bottom (save the nicer scene for the top layer, and it may be hard to choose because all of these papers are so pretty!)
Adhere the 2″ panel to the top layer making sure that the bottom and top layers match on all sides.
Adhere the inside white layer to the inside mechanism panel. Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment and the flower image onto the white layer.
I added embellishments to the top layer but nothing else to let the beauty of the DSP shine all on it’s own!

This suite is now available in the online exclusives section of my Stampin’ Up! website!

Stamp something pretty today – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie