may online exclusives debut tomorrow

may online exclusives debut tomorrow

Tomorrow the May Online Exclusives debut and there are so many great new items becoming available.

One of my favorites is the Sunrise Sailing hybrid bundle. Today’s card is an easy retirement card.

Measurements:
BASE: Coastal Cabana CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
score at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″, scrap for the
sentiment piece and the sailboat image.

Emboss the Basic White cardstock layer with the Sunrise Sailing hybrid embossing folder.
Stamp the sailboat image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
Stamp sailing stripes in Coastal Cabana across the sail boat.
Stamp the “HAPPY retirement” in Coastal Cabana ink on the Basic White strip.
Cut a banner edge on the sentiment strip and color the strip with a blending brush.
Adhere the embossing folder on the Coastal Cabana base.

Die cut the sailboat, curve the sails with a bone folder and pop it up over the sailboat on the embossed layer.

Pop up the sentiment piece under the sailboat.
Place three Rainbow Adhesive-backed Dots around the sailboat.

Check out this new bundle as well as others that debut tomorrow! The click-able photos will not contain the new products until they are available tomorrow!

Hope you create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

simply stamped heart shaped bundle card

simply stamped heart shaped bundle card

Today’s blog post is all about FREE stuff! This heart shaped bundle card is made with two different FREE products. The level one Sale-a-bration DSP called Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper creates the die cut heart as the center focal point from the Heart Shaped bundle.

Measurements:
BASE: Blueberry Bushel CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
DSP: scrap for the heart die cut

This card uses the layout #14 from page 22 from the Annual Catalog.

Using a blending brush, brush a circular ink area with Blueberry Bushel ink in the upper center of the Basic White CS layer.
Grab a Water Painter and the Craft White ink pad and add water to the lid of the ink pad. Tap the brush on the edge of a bone folder over the Basic White CS layer and create a splatter pattern over the Blueberry Bushel ink spot.
Adhere the Basic White layer onto the Blueberry Bushel card base.
Die cut the heart outline die from the Heart Shaped bundle from the Bloom Impressions DSP.
Adhere the heart with glue over the Blueberry Bushel area.
Stamp the sentiment below the heart die.
Adhere three Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots around the sentiment in the Blueberry Bushel tones.

I love the little details of this simply stamped card – the white ink splattered color blended background, the DSP die cut heart as the focal point.

Try die cutting DSP and creating a simple card – now go and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

most adored square explosion fun fold

most adored square explosion fun fold

Do you love interactive cards – if so you are going to LOVE today’s post!

Today’s card is a square explosion card – pull on these tabs and the square opens up like a flower and reveals a message on the inside – what a cool surprise!

Measurements:
BASE: Flirty Flamingo 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Basic White layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
Flirty Flamingo layer 3 1/4″ square
DSP layer 6″ x 6″ folded and cut
inside white layer 2 3/4″ square

Score the 6″ x 6″ DSP at 1 1/2″ on all sides.
Cut the 4 corners out.
Fold the outside point of the edges cut inward towards the score line to create a triangle, do this on each side.
Starting with the bottom edge fold upwards towards the middle and proceeding clockwaise fold at each score line inward until you get to the last and fourth fold and tuck inside the first fold, creating the explosion square.
Stamp on the inside Basic White square piece in Flirty Flamingo for th Stippled Rose and Sweet Sorbet for the sentiment for a little contrast!
Open up the explosion square and adhere the inside layer to the center square.
Emboss the Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer in the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder and adhere to the Flirty Flamingo outer layer.
Adhere the explosion square to the Flirty Flamingo layer and adhere with Tear & Tape to the upper center of the card front.
Add Rainbow Adhesive-backed dots to the card. This is what the card looks like closed…
…and opened!

That is fun! try this easy card with some of your papers and show me what you have created – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie