misty moonlight - nataliegramleystamps

winter meadow back fold card

by nataliegramleystamps | Nov 8, 2023 | card samples, Christmas card ideas, Designer Series Paper, fun fold, stamps ink paper, techniques

I saw this card this week on multiple demonstrators websites and it was such an easy fun fold I wanted to share it with you in my own design! It’s called a Back Fold card and it starts with a slightly different measurement but is very easy to put together!

Measurements:
BASE: Misty Moonlight 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″
scored at 3 1/4″ and 6 1/2″
DSP: Winter Meadow layers (1) 3″ x 5 1/4″
(1) 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
Inside piece if base is colored cardstock:
Basic White 3″ x 5 1/4″
Scraps of Coordinating cardstock for dies

Cut an inch off the 8 1/2″ edge of 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ cardstock. Score at 3 1/4″ and 6 1/2″
Adhere the 3/4″ x 5/14″ DSP to the 1″ inch panel as shown in photo below.

Fold card at 3 1/4″ score line inward and adhere the 3″ x 5 1/4″ DSP to the card front panel.

I cut a Basic White and DSP circle from the Stylish Shapes die set. Stamp the Winter Wishes sentiment from the Winter Meadow stamp set in Misty Moonlight on the DSP circle.
Cut dies from the Magical Meadow die set in Blueberry Bushel, Misty Moonlight and Smoky Slate.

Adhere the dies to the back of the DSP circle making sure they will fit within the 4 1/4″ parameters of the card.

Adhere the Basic White circle to the back of the DSP circle so it will have a finished look when bending the card to open.

Adhere ONLY the right side of the circle die to the 1″ panel of the card.

Bend the 1″ panel back to open the card.

Add Iridescent Pearls to the card front to finish off the pretty and easy fun fold card!

Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Winter Meadow Suite Collection (English)

[162150]

$96.50

Magical Meadow Bundle (English)

[162144]

$57.50

Magical Meadow Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162134]

$27.00

Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162133]

$12.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$10.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Magical Meadow Dies

[162143]

$37.00

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

[158987]

$7.50

← more color monday - pretty peacock, lost lagoon and moody mauve double flap kissing gate fold card →

more color mondays – misty moonlight, petal pink and crumb cake

by nataliegramleystamps | Oct 16, 2023 | card samples, Christmas card ideas, color challenge, more color mondays, stamps ink paper

Welcome to another More Color Mondays – I am back from wedding weekend and settling into stamping and back to life after a big event! I noticed that I still have the wedding on my mind because the colors I choose are a variation of the wedding colors! Navy and Champagne is close to this trio so enjoy today’s color challenge and if you play along make sure to upload a picture of your creation to my Facebook comment section for these colors or similar ones you have in stock! Misty Moonlight has been a new neutral staple for me I am loving this color and pairing it with Crumb Cake is a favorite of mine – this time I added the soft tones of Petal Pink and I love the pop of subtle color it adds to these two favorites of mine!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Misty Moonlight layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
Scraps for dies:
Basic White, Petal Pink and Crumb Cake

Using the two small rectangular die pieces in the Christmas Classics set – die cut lines of perforated holes into the Misty Moonlight layer.

Wrap the Inner Braid Misty Moonlight ribbon around the edges of the Misty Moonlight layer and adhere to the back of this layer. Then adhere the ribbon wrapped misty moonlight layer to the Basic White card base.

Die cut the holly decorated sentiment piece in Basic White and two leaf stems also in Basic White. Die cut two holly leaf die cuts from the Crumb Cake scraps. Ink the “making spirits bright” sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink and stamp in the center of the sentiment die cut.

Pop up the sentiment piece onto Stampin’ Dimensionals and add the crumb cake holly leaves and the white leaf stems to the back of the sentiment piece and adhere over the ribbon.

Die cut two smaller leaf stems from Petal Pink CS scraps and Holly berries as well. Adhere around and under the sentiment piece to add the pops of color!

Add some embellishments and the More Monday Color challenge card is complete.
Consider expanding your horizons and join us for this or a future More Color Mondays Color Challenge and post your artwork on Monday’s comment section on my Facebook business page at http://www.Facebook.com/nataliegramley
Now go and create some art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Christmas Classics Bundle (English)

[161977]

$52.00

Christmas Classics Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161970]

$21.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$10.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$10.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$10.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Christmas Classics Dies

[161976]

$37.00

Misty Moonlight 3/8" (1 Cm) Inner Braid Ribbon

[161638]

$8.00

Iridescent Pastel Gems

[160429]

$8.00

← sparkling snowflakes joy fold card with belly band offset gate fold card with new online exclusive products →

more color mondays – misty moonlight, night of navy and smoky slate

by nataliegramleystamps | Oct 9, 2023 | card samples, Christmas card ideas, color challenge, more color mondays, stamps ink paper, techniques

I figured we would just be settling down from the high of the wedding weekend so in honor of the Navy and Champagne theme of the wedding I did a color challenge with Navy!
Today’s More Color Monday challenge features Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight and Smoky Slate!

Measurements:
BASE: Smoky Slate CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″

It’s a simple card with lots of ink blending! I started with a simple strip scrap to mask the middle of the card and ink blended with the Misty Moonlight ink, blending towards the outside edges of the card.

I moved the strip to form a triangular opening for the shaft of starlight I wanted to create, and blended the Misty Moonlight towards the edge of the card stock on the opposite side of the card layer.

Moving outside the Misty Moonlight layer I blended the Night of Navy from the middle of the Misty Moonlight to the edge of the layer on both sides. This simulates the night growing darker.

Next I stamped in Smoky Slate in the upper right hand corner the starlight spray. Then I applied Versamark ink and stamped the larger grouping of stars in the middle of that starlight spray stamp. I added versamark and smaller stars around the sentiment also stamped in Versamark. I then sprinkled silver powder over the Versamark and heat embossed with the Heat Tool.

I added Smoky Slate with a Blending Brush to the center shaft of starlight.

I added a little more blending of Night of Navy above the star so that the Smoky slate shaft of starlight began at the larger star.

I added Silver and White Sheer ribbon to the bottom of the Basic White layer and adhered it to the Smoky Slate card base. I added Iridescent Pastel Gems in Blue around the sentiment. Love the sparkle this has!

Try your hand at a card with blue and silver and see what artwork of your very own you come up with – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Stars At Night Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162000]

$24.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131202]

$10.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$9.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$31.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

$18.00

Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[162149]

$9.00

Iridescent Pastel Gems

[160429]

$8.00

← wonderful wedding card autumn leaves peekaboo circle tab card →

pinwheel card

by nataliegramleystamps | Sep 27, 2023 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, embossing folders, stamps ink paper, techniques

In amongst all the great ideas from last week’s swap was a pinwheel Halloween card from Lori V and I thought I would show you how to make that – it is pretty easy and so I made one of my own to give you all the details!

Measurements:
BASE: Night of Navy 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Misty Moonlight Layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″ embossed
(4) 1 1/4″ squares embossed
Balmy Blue CS: (2) 2 5/8″ squares
scrap for sentiment piece
DSP: (4) 1 1/4″ squares

Emboss the Misty Moonlight layer and the 1 1/4″ squares in the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder.

Place the first 2 5/8″ Balmy Blue square on grid paper and place the points of the diamond on one of the grid lines – then place the other square over the first and glue down to the diamond so that the end result looks like the photo below (the grid paper will allow you to glue the second square evenly over the rotated diamond.

For the first 1 1/4″ DSP square place one dot of glue only on the upper left hand side of the back of the square.
Adhere to the top left hand corner of the upper square.
(In the second photo I am pointing to the only corner of the DSP that should be adhered down – this will leave the left hand side of the DSP square to be lifted up which will allow you to tuck the last square under this one to complete the pinwheel effect)

Place the first embossed square over the top point and glue the entire square down to the Balmy Blue base as shown.

Glue the second DSP square to the upper right hand corner of the top square as shown in the photo below.

Adhere the second embossed square to the right hand point as shown in the photo below.

Adhere the third DSP square to the lower right hand corner of the top Balmy Blue square as shown in the photo below.

Adhere the third embossed square to the lower point as shown below.

Adhere the last DSP square to the bottom left corner of the Balmy Blue square as shown in the photo below.

Place glue on the back of the last embossed square and slip it under the first DSP square and glue it into place in the left hand point as shown below.

Glue down the first DSP square slap to the last embossed square and your pinwheel is complete!

Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ embossed Misty Moonlight layer to the Night of Navy card base.

Using multipurpose glue adhere the pinwheel to the upper center of the embossed panel – the glue will work best because of the uneven surface and will get into the nooks and crannies to hold this piece on better!

Cut a piece of Misty Moonlight Inner Braid ribbon and adhere to the center bottom of the card.
Stamp a sentiment in Night of Navy ink on a Balmy Blue scrap and punch sides with a Banners Pick a punch. Pop up the sentiment onto Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Adhere the sentiment on top of the ribbon.

Add the Misty Moonlight Tinsel Gems three pack to the center of the pinwheel and across the card front and you are complete with a fun Pinwheel DSP card!

Try this with some DSP of your own – you can use two different DSP patterns and alternate or DSP and cardstock or two different colors of cardstock – the possibilities are endless. Now go and create some artwork of your very own -one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Translucent Florals Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162243]

$26.00

Les Shoppes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161322]

$12.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$10.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$10.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$10.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$9.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal+

[149699]

$12.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder

[162189]

$9.50

Misty Moonlight 3/8" (1 Cm) Inner Braid Ribbon

[161638]

$8.00

Tinsel Gems Three Pack

[161624]

$7.50

← more color mondays - cajun craze, wild wheat and pecan pie 3D memo holder →

more color mondays – misty moonlight, balmy blue and boho blue

by nataliegramleystamps | Aug 21, 2023 | card samples, color challenge, Designer Series Paper, more color mondays, stamps ink paper

I have said it before and it’s worth repeating our Designer Series Paper makes color coordination super easy and fun!

Today’s More Color Monday is a study in blues and no easier way to do that than being inspired from our Countryside Inn 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper featuring 4 different blues – Night of Navy, Misty moonlight, Balmy Blue and Boho Blue!

I chose three of those four blues for today’s color challenge card.

Measurements:
BASE: Misty Moonlight 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Balmy Blue layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
DSP layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″

Die cut the Balmy Blue layer with the largest Countryside Corners dies.
Die cut the Basic White and DSP layer with the second largest die.

With a Misty Moonlight marker, ink the outermost layer of the Countryside Corners stamp and lay the paper on top of the stamp and rub to transfer the ink.

Place the card front inside the hatchmark embossing folder of the three set folders included in the Basics 3D Embossing Folders set and emboss the front of the Misty Moonlight card base.

Stamp the thinking of you sentiment from the Wonderful Thoughts stamp set in the lower center of the Basic White die in Boho Blue ink. Cut the DSP die cut into gradually smaller strips and adhere four strips to the Basic White die cut.
Pop up the White die onto the Balmy Blue die with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Slip Boho Blue Textured Ribbon under the white popped up layer and tie a know over the white/DSP layer.
Add three Ombre Decorative Dots around the sentiment.
Adhere this layer to the card base and your lovely study in blues card is complete.

Now it’s your turn to create some art of your own – grab all your blues and make a card – consider sharing your work with all of us on my Facebook page at http://www.Facebook.com/nataliegramley in today’s comment section!
Be someone’s inspiration today!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie