A Tea Party

Today my friend Pat and I decided to have a tea party.  She brought over the cookies then we used the Brenda Walton Sizzix "3-D Tea Cup" die for our cup.  No, we didn't really have a cup of tea but it was fun to pretend, but. . . . we did eat the cookies!

This is another very easy Brenda Walton die to work with.  There are so many different papers you could use and many different ways to decorate your cup.  

Here is a picture of the die we used.  You can get this cute tea cup die from Joan's Gardens.

While working up in my craft room this morning I saw something "new"  -- a big hot air balloon landing down the street.   I have never seen one in our neighborhood before. They are building new homes down the street and I wonder if these people were checking to see if this lot had a spectacular second story view.   

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Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge

It is time for a new challenge at Joan's Gardens.  Joan is  recovering from knee surgery and has asked that I post the challenge card on my blog and list the challenge requirements.  

This week we want you to create a "Girly" card.  

• Use pastel colors
• Use some type of lace (can be real or die cut)
• Use at least one bow
• Include flowers 
• Use at least one product from Joan's Gardens

For my "Girly" card I used a new new Sizzix die.  I think this Brenda Walton "Princess Dress" is so cute and it is very easy to use.  You place a folded piece of card stock or design paper up to the fold line on the shoulder and run through your machine to create the card.  I used a piece of one sided design paper so I did also cut a piece of solid pink card stock for the inside of the card.  You can cut both pieces at same time; just make sure the folds are in tightly.  The two pieces were attached with Glue N' Seal.    This die has some accessories you can use to dress it up.  I used the die cut bow on my dress.  In the center of the bow I added a small rose.   Along the bottom I added a piece of the Cheery Lynn "Anastasia Border". Around the neckline I used a little piece of the cut off edge of the Anastasia Border to make it look like a collar. I used Diamond Stickles to run a sparkly line along the bottom edge of the shirt, and around the neckline and a little on the lace on the bottom of the skirt.  Kaiser Craft pearls were added.   

I decided to dress my card up by adding a parasol.  I die cut the Marianne Design "umbrella" and backed it with a piece of ivory card stock.  Between the die cut and the backing, I added a piece of heavy gauge wire to make the handle of the umbrella strong enough to stand up.  It was attached to the inside of the dress with a glue dot.     

On the inside of the card I added a sentiment by Penny Black.

This is a picture of the dress before I decided to dress it up with pearls and the parasol.  I added diamond Stickles around the edges of the ivory bow.  On the top card I added a green bow to match the color of the parasol.  

There are a lot of fun things you can do with  this cute dress die.  Also this Sizzix die includes a deckle edge die cut card which I posted last Monday.

Sizzix Brenda Walton "Princess Dress & Deckled Card" die (65835)

Marianne Design "Umbrella" (LR0263)

Cheery Lynn "Anastasia Border"

Penny Black "Dreams Come True" stamp

Stickles

Kaiser Craft pearls

Glue N' Seal

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Heartfelt Creations Flower Pot

Do you like to create shaped cards?   I have made many flower pots with a pull out greeting, but now Heartfelt Creations has made it so easy.  In their new Balmy Breeze collection they have included two size flower pot dies in the "Decorative Flower Pot" die set.  I used two of the larger die cut pots for the bottom.  They were die cut using Tim Holtz "Kraft-Core" card stock then embossed using the Mpress "Retro Swirls 1" embossing folder.  Because this is a Kraft- card stock, you can sand the colored card stock and the kraft color will show through.  I used the Tim Holtz little "Sanding Block".  The two pots were put together along the edges using 1/8" ScorTape.    Along the top edge of the pot I added a Spellbinders "Moroccan Accents" border. 

The smaller flower pot die was used for the insert.  It was die cut using ivory card stock.  On the back of the insert,  I glued one of the Decorative Lattice Swirl die cuts for stability for the flowers.  I used the Heartfelt Creations "Posy Patch PreCut set" for the flowers.  They were black embossed on wine colored textured card stock then cut out with the matching Posy Patch dies.  The leaves  from the "Beautiful You PreCut Set" were also black embossed on green textured card stock and cut out with the "Decorative Flower Pot" dies.  The leaves and flowers were shaped then added to the top of the insert.  The sentiment is from the "Beautiful You PreCut set". 

After the insert was completed, it was put back into the center of the pot and additional flowers were added to the front of the pot.  The tag is also from the "Decorative Flower Pot" dies.  One of the sentiments from the "Beautiful You PreCut Set" was stamped on the tag.  The edges of the tag and flower pot were sponged with Distress Ink.

This was a very easy and fun card to create.  Heartfelt Creations has a great variety of flowers you can add.  

You can purchase this beautiful collection of stamps and dies from Joan's Gardens.  If you purchase the "I want it All" package from Joan's Gardens, you will save $24.94.

 

Products used:

Heartfelt Creations "Decorative Flower Pot" die set (HCD 732)

Heartfelt Creations "Beautiful You PreCut Set" (HCPC 3532)

Heartfelt Creations "Decorative Lattice Swirl die cuts" HCD 733)

Heartfelt Creations "Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set" (HCPC 3303)

Heartfelt Creations "Post Patch" dies (HCD 701)

MPress "Retro Swirls 1" embossing folder 

Spellbinders "Moroccan Accents" Border

Tim Holtz Kraft-Core 12x12 Core-dinations Paper Pad

Tim Holtz Sanding Block

Scor-Tape

Distress Ink

VersaMark

Black embossing Powder

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Graphic 45 Bird Song Card and Tutorial

EDITED:  I listed an incorrect measurement in this post and it is corrected in "red" below.  I am sorry about this mistake.   Also I have now listed the size of the outside of the card, also in "red".  

Have you ever seen a card at some time, then thought about it later.  Well that is what happened with me today.  I remember seeing a card that was "similar" to this shape but did not have a picture of the card to look at.  I don't know what this type of card is called, but I love the dimension.  It took me hours to figure out a template and I thought I would share it with you.  I will show you the front of this card at the bottom of this post.

The card base is 10"x6".  It has two long cuts, to form a 1" band across the top and the bottom.

I used a Fiskars paper cutter.  This paper cutter made it real easy to make cuts like the ones I needed on this card.  The edge of the card stock is 1" from the cut line and cut down from the 1" mark to the 9" mark on the paper cutter.  This leaves a 1" border.  You need to flip the card stock over and duplicate this same cut on the other side.

There are seven score lines on the card.  You need to score all the way down in the very middle of the card, which is at 5".  Then starting on the left side, score between the cut lines at 1", and again at 1 3/4", just on the center portion - you are scoring from the top cut line down to the bottom cut line.  Then you need to duplicate this on the other end at 8 1/4" and at 9".  These score lines will create the "box" look on each side of the card.  Up on the 1" band, on both the top and bottom, you need to score at 3" and 7", only on the 1" band.

To decorate this card I used the beautiful Graphic 45 "Bird Song" 8"x8" paper pad.   I cut out different sections of the design paper,  sometimes using both of the same sheet of paper.  There are so many different ways you can decorate when using this pad but hope you like what I did.

Once the inside was all decorated, and folded on the score lines,  I added ScorTape to the areas shown to hold it to the outside (front and back piece) of the card.

You need to attach the inside to a slightly larger piece of card stock that has been scored and folded down the center.  My outside piece measures 10 1/2" x 6 1/2".    Attach the inside by placing it right in the center, on the fold; then pressing down on both the front and back pieces, making sure it is going on straight.  

Once it is taped down, this is how it will look from the top view.

Here is another picture show you can see the box look on the inside.  Hopefully this picture will help you with how to fold the score lines.

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This is the front of the card. I wanted to create a flower similar to the flowers in the Song Bird design paper so I used the Cheery Lynn "Stacker Flower #6".  They were die cut using white card stock and three flowers were glued together.  I needed to have more of an off white flower,  so I spritzed each flower with the Ranger "Cappuccino" Perfect Pearls Mist.  It doesn't show up well in the picture, but it gave the flowers a beautiful beige color.  By misting the flowers, I was able to shape them to resemble the flowers in the paper.  In the very center I added multi-colored small beads for the stamen.  

I used the Spellbinders "Labels Twenty" dies to cut out a piece of black card stock and a smaller label using a piece of the design paper from the Song Bird paper pad.  Cheery Lynn "Lace Corners" were stained with Distress Inks then added to the top of the card.  The background was embossed with the eBosser "Delicate Dots" embossing folder.   The flowers were attached with glue dots then the Cheery Lynn "Rose Leaves" and Marianne Design "Garden Branches" were tucked under them. 

Graphic 45 "Song Bird" 8"x8" paper pad

Spellbinders "Labels Twenty" (S5-026)

Cheery Lynn "Lace Corner" (B164)

Cheery Lynn "Rose Leaves" (B241)

Marianne Design "Garden Branch" (LR0151)

eBosser "Delicate Dots" embossing folder

Distress Inks

Glue Dots

Ranger "Cappuccino" Perfect Pearls Mist

ScorPal

Scor-Tape

Fiskars Paper Cutter

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Joan's Weekly Challenge

It is time for a new challenge at Joan's Gardens.  This week we would like to have you make a "Stair Step" card.  All the details about the challenge can be found over at Joan's Gardens.  You can use your own stair step pattern, but if you don't have a pattern I will give you the directions below for the one I created.

My card was designed using the new Heartfelt Creations "Delicate Aster" collection.  The design on the long panel was created by using a piece of the Delicate Aster Design paper for the background.  The vase of flowers is from the "Delicate Aster Base PreCut Set".  This stamp set also has a beautiful "vertical" sentiment that reads "Especially For You".  It was colored using Distress Markers, then the design was cut out with scissors.  The sentiments on the first two steps were cut of the Delicate Asters design paper and mounted on green card stock, then attached to the steps.  The butterfly is from the "Delicate Asters and Butterflies PreCut Set".  It was colored with Distress Inks and attached with dimensional dots.  

Here are the directions for my stair step card:

Cut a piece of card stock 10" x 6".

Place the card stock in your paper cutter, short end across the top,  and cut one line 2.5" from the left side of the card stock, starting 1" down from the top.  Cut down to 7.5".  I am using a small Fiskars paper cutter to do this.  You can also do it with a Craft Knife.  If you have the Flower Tool Kit, remember that you have a knife in that kit. 

You now need to create four score lines.  Score at 1" over to cut line; 2" over to cut line; 3.5" to cut line; 5" all the way across the width of the card; and 7.5" over to the cut line.  The wide panel will be on the back of the card, where I put the butterfly, once it is all scored and creased well.   

This picture shows the long cut and shows  how it will look once you add the score lines.  The front of the card is on the left in this picture.

This card will go inside the pretty Heartfelt Creations box I posted yesterday.

I hope you will join us this week.  We are anxious to see your beautiful Stair Step card.

All the products I used can be purchased from Joan's Gardens:

Heartfelt Creations Delicate Aster Vase PreCut Set" (HCPC 3498)

Heartfelt Creations Deliate Asters and Butterflies PreCut Set

Heartfelt Creations "I Want It All" Delicate Astor Collection (A great saving on the entire collection.)

Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge

It is time for a new challenge at Joan's Gardens.  It is the time of year when we all start thinking about flowers, so this week we want you to design a  "Flower Pot" card.  I  used the Spellbinders "Flower Pots" dies (S5-060) to create my pot.   If you don't have these dies, you can go over to SCS and there is a written and a video tutorial on how to create "A Flower Pot Pocket Card".

The products I used to create my card are:

Spellbinders "Flower Pots" dies (second to largest) (S5-060)

Memory Box new "Petal Party" flowers (98304)

PunchBunch Medium Sky Flake and Sparkle for stamens

Cheery Lynn "Olive Branches" (B147)

Marianne Design "Ivy" LR0206

Poppy Stamps new "Grassland Border" (825)

Marianne Design "Rectangle  Frame" (CR 1202)

Cheery Lynn "French Lattice Small Frame" (FRM 132)

Sizzix "Ribbon Set" embossing folder (656980)

Cheery Lynn "Mini Butterfly" (DL 112)

JustRite "Starburst Medallion Labels" (CL-03530)

The second to largest Spellbinders Flower Pot die was used.  The bottom of the pot was embossed with the Sizzix "Ribbon Set" embossing folder.  On the back I added the Marianne Rectangle Frame .  I shaped the bottom to fit behind the flower pot. I die cut the Cheery Lynn "French Lattice Small Frame" and cut a piece of it to fit inside the rectangle behind the flowers.  I know this isn't showing up in the picture.   The greenery in the pot are two rows of the new Poppy Stamps "Grassland Border", Marianne Design "Ivy" and Cheery Lynn "Olive Branches".  The sentiment is from the JustRite "Starburst Medallion Labels" stamp set.  The flowers were glued over the greenery.  A Cheery Lynn butterfly was added to complete this card.   NOTE:  My flowers do not pull out of the pot.  There is room on the back for a message.  You can design your card the way I did or follow the tutorial on SCS. 

I hope you will join us this week in our challenge. We are anxious to see your beautiful pot of flowers!   You should go over to Joan's Gardens to read all the details about the challenge and see what the prize will be this week.

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Nature's Day Spring Card

This card was created using another Penny Black stamp you can purchase from Joan's Gardens.  This style card is called a "Spring Card".  Here is a a tutorial at SCS for this type card.

Everything really fell into place for creating this card.  The pretty Nature's Day stamp fits perfectly on the Spring Card.  It was stamped with Memento black ink and colored with Copic markers.  I wanted to cut the image out so I could layer different elements behind it.  On the very bottom layer is a Spellbinders scalloped square.  Then a piece of the pink card stock was cut with a square Nestie with a slightly smaller white Nesties square on top.  The Spellbinders "Lotus" die was cut and placed on top of all the other layering.  The stamped image was attached in the middle using large pop dots.  

For embellishments behind the stamped image, I cut out two Marianne Design "Decorative Elegance" dies (LR0157).  The top of one of the dies is used at the top behind the flowers and part of the second die was used below the bird.  Two Marianne Design corners from the "Corners 2" (LR0144) package were die cut for the bottom of the card.  A few Kaiser Craft pearls were added to complete the card.

If you would like to order this pretty Penny Black "Nature's Day" stamp, Joan's Gardens has a good supply in stock.  There are a lot of things you can do with this beautiful stamp.  I also created a shadow box with this same stamp and you can see that post here.

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More Heartfelt Creations Flowers

 

Today I have a style of card I have not posted before.  I found this piece of pink card stock in my paper supply that I had previously cut and scored it, so decided to use it.  For the life of me I can't think of the name of this type card. I thought maybe it was called stair step but couldn't find it in my search at SCS.  EDIT:  This type card is called "Center Step" card. 

On the side panels I added a strip of stripped design paper from the Echo Park Paper "Dots & Stripes" paper pad.  For the front panel I used the Sizzix "Birds and Wreath" embossing folder and cut around the embossed design with scissors.  It was attached with foam dots.  For the background on this embossed piece I die cut the Heartfelt Creations "Bella Rose" flourish.  The leaves on both the embossed piece, and the die cut, were colored with chalk pencils.  Oh, I forgot to tell you that there is a matching stamp for that die -- "Bella Rose Leaves PreCut Set".  I wanted to white emboss the leaves to match the flowers, so I  used a VersaMark pen and added ink to the leaves on the stamp.  The die cut flourish was placed, face down, over the stamp and using my fingers pressed the VersaMark ink onto the leaves. They were then white embossed.  I also drew lines on the leaves in the embossed piece to resemble veins and white embossed them. 

I love the variety of flowers you can create with the stamps from the Heartfelt "Botanical Floral" collection.  I used only the smallest flower this time.  It was white embossed on white card stock 15 times.  A sponge dauber was used to color the flowers with a very light pink ink.  They were all cut out with the matching Spellbinder "Rose Creations" dies. All flowers were shaped with the Flower Tool Kit then three flowers were layered to create dimensional flowers.  A white pearl was added to the center. 

For the side panels I added a Marianne Designs "Garden Branch".  The white flowers on this vine were created with the small daisy punch.  Pink pearls were added to the small flower centers. Along the bottom of the card I used the ScorPal to emboss lines 1/4" apart and added pearls.   

All your Heartfelt Creations stamps and dies, and all other products used on this card, can be purchased from Joan's Gardens.

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Your Kindness Touched My Heart

 This shows the pretty embossing folder from Marianne Designs (DS0910)

 

Today I have a "Fun" card for you.   I used a lot of different products from Joan's Gardens some of you have asked me to design with.   This is a 5.5" easel card. First two pieces of card stock were cut 6.75" square then I punched the border around them with the Martha Stewart "Double Loop" border/corner punches.  One was placed on the bottom of the card and one behind the design on the top.

The Cheery Lynn Designs " Victorian Picket Fence" (B123) and the "Garden Gate" (B124) were die cut using white card stock.  The top "picket" was cut off the center of the fence that was cut the width of the card front, so that that I could just glue the gate right over the fence.  These pieces were sponged with Distress Ink (Tea Die).  Red, Orange and Yellow flowers were die cut with the Cheery Lynn "Darling Daisies" (A196).  I used only the two smaller flowers.  A Sizzix "Cherry Blossom Branch" was die cut  out for the top of the card.  The white flowers were punched using the Martha Stewart "3-hydrangea" punch.  A strip of grass was punched out using the Martha Stewart "Grass" punch.   Did you notice the cat?  It is from the Cheery Lynn "Screen Door w/Ca" die (A2 164)  When you order this die, you get a die that cuts the screen door and the cat, plus two pieces of fine mesh for the screen in the screen door.  How cute is that!  The sentiment and frame are from the JustRite  " Signs of Life" stamp set.  The embossed panel on the bottom is one of the new Marianne Designs embossing folders.  I believe I have listed all the products used.  All these pieces were arranged  as shown.

Here are pictures of the products you can purchase from Joan's Gardens that I used on this card.

I may be MIA for a few days.  My daughter's knee surgery was rescheduled for tomorrow morning.  I will be with her at the hospital and will probably be helping her for at least a several days since her oldest daughter is also on crutches.