Thinking of You

 

 

Today I have another card for you that we made at my Hostess Clubs last week.  I think this card is so pretty in person!  The leaves were embossed with clear embossing powder using the large flower in Betsy's Blossoms.  I learned this technique at the Stampin' Up! Conference from our co-founder Shelli Gardner (stamping an image with a stamp and then cutting it out with a different punch or die).  Then I used my Autumn Accents die, cut them out and popped them up with dimensionals.  Several of my stamp club attendees commented that they they liked the size of the card (7 x 3 1/4)! I too enjoy a card that isn't the traditional size.  My greeting is from Sweet Essentials.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to comment below or email me.  Thanks for choosing to stop by today!!

 

Tracy

Welcome Flower

It's funny how a card can come to be.   Yesterday I sat down at my craft table and I wasn't really sure what I was going to make.  I looked around the table and saw a few bits and pieces from my crafting last week.  Last week I showed you a purse card with a Melon Mambo embossed flower.  I had also tried making one on Daffodil Delight cardstock but I didn't really like it for the purse card.  I had also tried embossing a piece from the set A Fitting Occasion.  I used white embossing powder on Gumball Green (my new favorite color) but I put it aside because it just didn't really go with my card.  So I started playing around with these two pieces and Voila!, my card was created. I also used the CUTE new scallop circle punch (#127811).

The Idea Book & Catalog is a great place to go for inspiration.  My original inspiration for the embossed green Modern Label piece came from a picture on page 100 of the catalog.  From there my creativity went forward!  Give it a try, look through the catalog and see where it leads you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tracy

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Purse Card

Today's card is a "purse" that you could use to place a gift card or  small card.  I used only one of our cellophane bags but you could very easily add another one to the opposite side and place a card in it. Or you could put a card in the envelope and use a glue dot to adhere a gift card to the opposite side directly onto the cardstock.  There are so many different options!

I used a technique on my flower and leaves that I saw the Stampin' Up! co-founder, Shelli Gardner demonstrate at Convention. I used the large flower from the stamp set Betsy's Blossoms. I inked it up with Versamark onto Melon Mambo, Midnight Muse and Gumball Green cardstock.  Then I sprinkled clear embossing powder over it.  Using our new heat gun, it magically transformed my flower image!  I then used the Blossom Punch, new 1 1/4 inch Scallop Circle punch and the Blossoms Builder Punch and cut out my shapes.  Each one has the design from the stamp and in person it is very shiny.  I love the effect! My sentiment was cut out with the new Bitty Banners Framelits. 

If you have any questions, let me know.  Thank you for stopping by!!

Tracy

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