Fancy Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of Fancy Fold Friday! Today I am playing with the Slanted Pop Up fold. 

Card design was inspired by 

The fancy fold tutorial I used was from Jan B Cards on YouTube. 

Just so adorable! I love the Festive Friends characters! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 
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Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday. I am loving playing with my favourites from my stash. 

Todays card design was inspired by playing along with the following challenges:

Global Design Project Case the Designer #GDP524 … I have chosen to case the colour palette. I have incorporated Real Red, Powder Pink, Mint Macaroon and Pool Party. 

The design layout inspired from over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #AHSC657.

 

Getting inky with a combo of current and retired stash items. The retired Poinsettia Petals and a retired DSP whose name I forgot to write on it and then current Exposed Brick, Greetings for You ephemera, Traditional Sequins dots and Wink of Stella and Pearl embellishments. 

Love how it came together especially the red pop of poinsettia against the softer colour palette and the texture of the folder and curves of the poinsettia giving additional depth. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday

Welcome to another edition of Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday. 

Today I am sharing a Shaker card with a little Whimsical Gnome while playing along again with the Color Dare Palette 

Getting inky with retired Snowflake Soirée and an unbranded Gnome stamp set and my Coastal Cabana and Highland Heather colour palette and a snowflake from the Snowflake Kisses die.

So much fun! Believe in the Magic of Christmas! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

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Rock N Roll Two Tone Ink Technique

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday. Today we are playing with the Rock N Roll or Two Tone Technique.

My card colour palette was inspired by Color Dare challenge

My sentiment choice was inspired from the Sweet Stampin’ challenge - Birthday prompt in honour of their Sweet 16th Birthday.

I’m getting inky with Stampin’ Up! online exclusive Friendly Foliage bundle, Lasting Linen background stamp and Just Because bundle, the Everyday Arches Dies, rhinestones and unbranded silver twine. 

The Rock N Roll Two tone ink technique is really easy but packs a lovely WOW.

First Ink up your stamp with the lightest colour and then you can add the darker tone for a portion. I have chosen to do a half and half two tone version but you can do a light in middle and darker around edges as well.

Stamp the image and lift it up and then it’s time for the WOW. 🤩 

This is such a pretty colour combo for this  technique. I love how it came together.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Thanks a Latte Monday

Happy Monday! Today’s card design is inspired by the coffee lovers out there! 

Playing along with the Coffee Loving Paper Crafters and their Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #cccc47. 

As well as Just Us Girls mood board Christmas Latte and Sweets #JUG802

And playing along again with the Colour INKspiration challenge #199 cause it’s a fun combo with Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce and Pecan Pie. 

I’m getting inky with an oldie but a goodie the Sizzix Thanks a Latte Emboss and Cut folder and dies and the Stampin’ Up! Jar of Sweets stamp set, Greetings for You ephemera sentiment and Traditional Christmas Sequins. 

I used the Cherry Cobbler ink and blending brush over the embossed areas and added some red bakers twine and sequins and a popped up sentiment from the Greetings For You ephemera pack. 

Perfect “Thanks A Latte” Christmas card to go with a gift for the coffee and sweet lover! 

Inside of the card decorated with the Jar of Sweets jar and sentiments and fussy cutting the embossing folder for the corners. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday. 

Todays card design is inspired by the Double Trouble challenge Thing 1,2 and 3 with 3 colours, 2 images and 1 slimline card and the additional prompt to use the letter T and sister site Try a Sketch on Tuesday a slimline sketch #TSOT683.

For my colour palette I am playing along with the last edition of the Color Throwdown #ctd845 I have chosen Old Olive, Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger and a blending brush for my background strip. 

I am sorry to see the design team’s Color challenge journey coming to an end but wish them all the best in their next adventures! 

I’m a getting inky with Stampin’ Up! online exclusives Praire Grass and Friendly Foliage for my “Thinking of you” sentiment. Adding some bling with Holographic Resin dots and some unbranded gold twine.

Love how it turned out. 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

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Fun Fold Friday - Front Flap Postcard

Welcome to another edition of Funky, Fun and Fancy Fold Friday.

Today’s card is from a team meeting - it’s a quick and simple fold. Your base is a postcard size and matted with a co-ordinating colour. You then mount a front flap of DSP that’s folded in half onto a coordinating mat and adhere to base, if desired can add an insert a coordinating solid colour for leaving a written note the front flap or leave your message on back of postcard and use the front flap for additional decorating. Decorate the front of the folded DSP with your sentiment and embellishments.

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret

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