Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday

Welcome to another edition of Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday.

Today I am getting inky with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder, Days Like This Memories & More cards, the Fabulous Sayings from January product of the month and Beautiful Butterflies stamps & Dies, Garden Green ink and some retired ribbon and rhinestones.  

 

I just love this card bundle - the colour palette is so fun. Colours are Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Pool Party, Secret Sea and Timid Tiger. Plus it has so many pretty designs on the different cards and makes quick and easy yet stunning results! 

A 5 minute card to let a friend know they are on my mind.

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

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Technique Tuesday

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday. Today I am sharing a Faux Woodgrain technique I saw on an Instagram reel by @pspapercrafts. 

My colour palette was inspired by playing along to the Color INKSpiration challenge #203 to use Smoky Slate, Azure Afternoon and Balmy blue - a perfect palette for this technique and the country kitchen vibe I wanted to create.

I’m getting inky with the Sunflower 3D embossing folder, Stylish Shapes dies, Smoky Slate ink, Afternoon Azure ink and blinds and Balmy blue ink, rhinestones and unbranded silver twine.

Process video 

Written tutorial:

You want to use your scoring board and add score lines down your paper every 1/4 inch to create the wood slat look. You can do the slats vertically or horizontally depending on your design vibe. 

Using the direct to paper technique drag a neutral wood colour across the surface to start - I used Crumb Cake for my first layer and then went over with the Smokey Slate to give the wood a white wash vibe. 

Next you want to emboss the scored paper - if using a folder by Stampin’ Up! with the logo on top you want to Insert the paper with the inked paper face down so that it’s the debossed side once it’s embossed. 

Next use your light colour of choice to drag ink across the debossed side - so I used the Balmy Blue for this step.

Once you have the light colour coverage you desire use a sponge dauber and a darker shade of ink to go in and add any shading desired. I am using the Azure Afternoon here. 

Once you’ve finished adding ink shading and have the look you are happy with you can complete your card design by adding your card front to the mat and base, add a sentiment and any other embellishments you desire. 

Tip - if you don’t have bling in the colour you desire you can colour rhinestones, pearls or white ribbon with an alcohol marker in the colour you want - this is how I created the blue rhinestones for my design. I always keep lots of these stocked as it’s so much easier and saves money on buying a bazillion different embellishments.

Just love the country kitchen vibe this technique gives combined with the sunflower folder - so much I made several cards for different occasions. 

Which embossing folder would you try with this technique? 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Masculine Monday Vibes

Welcome to another edition of masculine Monday vibes. Today’s All Geared Up to Celebrate card design was inspired by playing along with a couple challenges.

The Global Design Project #GDP534 is a fun sketch just calling out to use the Everyday Arch dies. 

The Card Concept Inspiration board & colour palette #224 I am playing with Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Very Vanilla. 

I’m getting inky with the Natures Walk 12x12 DSP, Everyday Arches dies, Triple Banner punch, retired Geared Up Garage stamp set and dies, Holographic gems, Garden Green and gold metallic ink.

Love the Natures Walk DSP it’s a gorgeous palette for masculine vibe cards! Colours in the paper designs are shades of: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, Secret Sea

Love how the final design came together. I had an extra fun fold card base to use up from last week’s Fun Fold Friday. I have cut the gears in gold foil as well as Garden Green and then used the direct to paper ink in the gold metallic ink to give it a patina vibe. I created a custom DSP to mount the gears by using the oil spill stamp in repeated stamping off in green garden to give various shades. I then added in some gold splotches as well. I stamped the sentiment in metallic Gold ink and used the banner punch. 

 

The fun fold is a unique one and love that it still stands for displaying on the mantle, desk or shelf. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday. Today’s Happy Birthday card design was inspired by playing along with a couple challenges.

The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #578 to use Pretty Peacock, Pool Party & Soft Sea foam.

The Stick It Down for this fun layout inspiration. I have stretched it to be a slimline version. 

I’m getting inky with Fragrant Layers stamp set, Fabulous Sayings stamp set, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam blends, Wink of Stella, Holographic gems, gold metallic ink, unbranded gold twine. 

The final design is a stunner if I do say so myself. Love the colour palette with the pops of Gold against the white space. 

Lots of texture and shine! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

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Scrappy Saturday

Happy Valentine’s Day! Welcome to another edition of Scrappy Saturday. Today’s double layout was inspired by playing along to two sketch challenges.

 

Sketches in Thyme for my left side layout this lovely one feature photo and the cool banner of tags. 

Sketch N Scrap February 1st sketch for my right side for the adorable 2 photo sketch with heart inspirations.

I’m getting inky with the Love Notes 6x6 Mix and Match DSP, ink colours Azure Afternoon, Highland Heather, Garden Green, Flirty Flamingo, Triple Banner punch, Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink gems and from my retired stash a label punch, Be Mine stitched dies and Beauty Abounds and Artisan Textures stamp sets, pink bakers twine and floral ribbon.

Love the traditional double layout. I had gotten so use to using my pocket pages for my second page I forgot how fun having the two large 12x12 canvas to work with. The colour palette in the Love Notes 6x6 DSP is just a gorgeous rainbow of bright spring colour & vibes!

Left side close up - love how clever placement of 6x6 papers and embellishments can work on a 12x12 layout design. I trimmed the mix n match square designs to create the banners. Stamped textures and splotches randomly to pull the colours together. Instead of the punched tags I made faux looking using the bakers twine and cutting the floral ribbon to adorn each tag in my banner.

Right side close up. To coordinate my two page layout design I carried on the banner to my right side vs the strip across in the sketch. Embellishments hide my seams in the purple 6x6 paper stretched to appear like a 9x9 square. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Fun Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday - today I am trying the triangle fold. A fun way to showcase both sides of your pretty DSP. 

My card design is inspired by a couple of challenges. The Global Design Project sketch #GDP534  

The Just Add Ink colour challenge #JAI778. I opted to stay in the orange and sandy end or the palette with metallic orangey Copper, Pecan pie, Crumb cake, Very Vanilla and Secret Sea for my outline stamp and sentiment. 

I’m getting inky with the Fragrant Layers stamp set, Everyday Arch dies, the Triple Banner punches, Nature Walk DSP, Pecan Pie and Old Olive blends, Streaked Dots, Wink of Stella and unbranded copper twine.

 

To create the fun fold you take a full sheet or 8.5” x 11” card stock and score it full width at 4.25” and full length at 5.5.

Once scored you want to cut out the top left corner. And then cut from the right side corner down to the score line at the angle to create your first triangle. Then you want to cut the bottom left corner at an angle up to the same 5.5 score line to create your second triangle. Fold the top triangle down and use bone folder to smooth out and than fold the bottom triangle up. 

Your DSP is 5.25” x 4” and you cut it from the left corner down to the right corner to create two triangles. Make sure you align your pattern in the paper to be oriented in the position you want it to be. You adhere to the two triangles so that they show one side and the other of your DSP. 

Your focal point mat can be any shape you like just sized smaller than your folded base. I have chosen the Everyday Arch dies from the sketch challenge. 

Embellish card front as desired - I have used the Fragrant Flowers on Very Vanilla and than applied Wink of Stella for some sparkle. I fussy cut the flowers and popped up on dimensionals with the copper twine tucked in behind, mounted on torn arch mats  and then added some streaked dots to finish it off. 

Quick Process video of the card coming together:

Love the warm vibes of this colour palette made a lovely Hello Card to let someone know you’re thinking of them 💕 Folds flat for mailing:

Stands up for display on the receivers mantle or desk! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

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Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday - today I am using current product but throwing back to the No Line Watercolour technique from a couple week back.

My colour palette was inspired by the Color Dare challenge #690. I am using Bubble Bath, Balmy Blue and Old Olive in my design. 

I’m getting inky with Fragrant Layers bundle, Lovely Stripes embossing folder, Splash of Sparkles DSP, Aqua painter, Pearl gems add unbranded silver twine. 

The Splash of Sparkles is SO pretty - camera images hardly do it justice! I love how the no line watercolour works with this stamp set to create a soft palette .

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

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