Thursday, February 27, 2025

Hugs for Love Berry Basket with SAB Fruit Salad DSP

About 10 years ago, Stampin' Up! had a large die that was a Berry Basket Die, and I had a workshop back then using it and we filled it with paper strawberries with Hershey's kisses inside.  This basket from Amazon reminded me of it.  I just put kisses in a bag tied with a bow.  I used the new stamp set - Hugs for Love that comes as a bundle with the To the Point Punch.  I was sorting my Paper Pumpkins and noticed a few had fruit in them that could also be used to make this basket. Here are my instructions but the original idea came from Debra Harrison's video.

Stamps:  Hugs for Love

Cardstock:  Real Red, Basic White, Fruit Salad DSP

Ink:  Early Espresso or Tuxedo Black Memento

Other:  Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, To the Point Label Punch Stylish Shapes, White Woven Ribbon, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tear and Tape

 

1.     Adhere the following 2” x 3” pieces of Fruit Salad DSP around perimeter of the berry basket.  (2) green print and (2) apple print alternating the designs around the basket.

2.    Adhere the 2-3/8” x 8-1/2” strips of Real Red cardstock around the top band of the basket with adhesive (Multipurpose Glue or Tear and Tape).  Tip:  Start strips at center on front, finishing each end center in back and trim as needed.

3.    Punch label with To the Point Label Punch in Real Red cardstock.

4.    Die-cut a 1-3/4” circle with Stylish Shapes in Basic White cardstock.

5.    Stamp sentiment from Hugs for Love stamp set on circle with ink.

6.    Adhere the sentiment circle to the red label.  Adhere on front of basket with Dimensionals.

7.    Adhere a White Woven Ribbon bow on the front with a Mini Glue Dot.

8.    Manually cut two apples from the DSP and adhere on the back with Dimensionals.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Beautiful Butterflies with Floral Delight - Happy Birthday - Double Z Fold

   


Here is another example of the card layout I made on Monday, but this time I used a circle from Stylish Shapes for the front and I used Balmy Blue for the Base of the card.  I used Floral Delight Designer Series Paper and Floral and Gingham for the strip.  I even used the Tiny Bee Trinkets to make this card using the same idea from yesterday only different colors, different stamp set, etc. If you'd like to purchase the products to make this card: SHOP WITH ME

Here are my instructions:

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Butterflies (Happy Birthday)

Cardstock:  Balmy Blue, Basic White, Floral Delight DSP, Floral & Gingham Vellum

Ink:  Balmy Blue

Other:  Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Tiny Bee Trinkets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Seal, Stampin’ Dimensionals

 

1.     The base of the card is Balmy Blue cardstock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored at 2-1/8” and 4-1/4”.

2.    Cut Basic White cardstock at 4” x 5-1/4” and adhere to the inside.

3.    Cut Floral Delight DSP at 1-7/8” for the left side front flap and adhere with adhesive.

4.    Cut Floral Delight DSP at 2” x 5-1/4” and adhere to the inside on the right side of the Basic White cardstock.

5.    Cut a 1-1/2” x 8-1/2” strip of Balmy Blue cardstock and score at 4-1/4” and 6-3/8” for a z-fold band.

6.    Adhere (left to right) the following blue Gingham Vellum to the z-fold band.

● (1) 1-1/4” x 4”

● (2) 1-1/4” x 1-7/8”

Line up the center score line of the z-fold band with the card, making sure the long section is on the left and short section are on the right.  Adhere only the ends of the Z-fold band to the left front flap and right piece on the inside of the card.

7.    Die-cut a circle from the Stylish Shapes in Thick Basic White cardstock.  Ink up the “happy birthday” stamp from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set with Balmy Blue ink at the top of the circle.  With the Paper Snips, fussy cut a flower and leaves from the DSP.  Adhere to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Add 3 tiny bee trinkets.

8.    Adhere half the circle to the front flap and a Stampin’ Dimensional right of the strip.

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Monday, February 17, 2025

Terrific Toadstools - Double Z Fold Card

 

  

This is a card I made but designed by Debra Harrison.  This technique "Double Z-Fold" card can be used to make other cards but use different stamp sets and maybe instead of a square, use a circle or whatever you wish to put on the front.  The 6" x 6" Toadstool Gardens DSP is free with a $60 order until the end of February or while supplies last.  The same for the Fresh freesia Seam Binding and the Purple Sequins, but each one would need a $60 order to get them free and if you spend $150 or more you also get Rewards for more free merchandise sent directly to you.  Check out my website:  SHOP WITH ME

Stamp Set:  Terrific Toadstools

Cardstock:  Fresh Freesia, Thick Basic White, Basic White, Toadstool Gardens DSP (SAB)

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Peach Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Smoky Slate

Other:  Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Purple Adhesive Sequins (SAB), Fresh Freesia Seam Binding (SAB), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

 

1.     The card base is Fresh Freesia cardstock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2’ and scored at 2-1/8” and 4-1/4”.

2.     Cut DSP at left panel at 1-7/8” x 5-1/4” and adhere.

3.     Cut Basic White cardstock for the inside at 4” x 5-1/4” and adhere.

4.     Cut DSP on right panel at 2” x 5-1/4” and adhere.

5.     Cut a 1-1/2” x 8-1/2” piece of Fresh Freesia and score at 4-1/4” and 6-3/8” for a Z-fold band.

6.     Adhere (left to right) the following purple striped DSP to the Z-fold band.

    ● 1-1/4” x 4”

    ● (2) 1-1/4” x 1-7/8”

Line up center score line of Z-fold band with the card making sure the long section is on the left and short sections are on the right.  ADHERE ONLY ENDS OF Z-fold band to left and right pieces of DSP on card.

7.     Die-cut a 2-3/4” square with Stylish Shapes Dies in Thick Basic White cardstock.  Stamp “just a little thank you” sentiment from the stamp set in the upper left hand corner of the square with Smoky Slate ink.

8.     Stamp the following on Thick White cardstock as shown:

       ● Patch of grass (Lemon Lime Twist)

       ● (2) Tall stems of varying size (Smoky Slate)

       ● (3) short stems (Smoky Slate)

       ● (1) large toadstool (Melon Mambo)

       ● (1) medium toadstool (Melon Mambo)

       ● (3) Small toadstools (Peach Pie)

9.      Punch out large and medium toadstools with the Terrific Toadstools Punch.  Manually cut grass and all (5) stems and (3) small toadstools.

10.   Adhere the grass at the bottom of the square

11.   Adhere toadstools with stems on grass, using Dimensionals only for the large toadstool.

12.   Adhere only the bottom section of the assembled Stylish Shaped square to the front of the Z-fold band with Dimensionals or Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

13.   Embellished with a bow from the Seam Binding and adhere with Glue Dot.  Add 3 Sequins.

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Beautiful Butterflies Birthday

  This is a card that Selene Kempton did for the February Card Club.  It is one of my favorites and the butterfly is painted with Wink of St...