Free Play Fridays with Sweet Citrus

 I have a group of Stampin' Up demonstrators or former demonstrators who get together and challenge ourselves to make things using some items that everyone gets the same and it is amazing how everyone's cards are always So different. these are some things that I made with the  kit that was sent to me last month- 

I made this into a shaker card using citrus sprinkles I bought in a local scrapbook store. colored in the fuit like pink grapefruit which I just love.

This is using the cut outs again colored in pink grapefruit colors and the carafe from Pinkfresh Holiday Spirit set that I got from the Holiday cardmaking virtual even in 2023.

details of the shaker bits and sentiment

This is a stampin up set from few years back called Art In Bloom that had the hybrid embossing folder and diecut and I made that into a shaker card as well.  Colored the flowers in Bubble bathh - I just love that color! Shaker bits from  local scrapbook store, sequins from Stampin' Up.

Take time to play. Lynda

Adventurous Sky faux side step card

Adventurous Sky faux side step card- one of my favorites card templates- no worrying about what cut to make and where to fold it - put the step on the left middle, right where ever you want and it looks good 

basecard is copper clay cardstock 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 1 1/4, 21/2, and 5 1/2along the 8 1/2 inch side.

you need a 3x6 piece of matching cooper clay cardstock scored at 4 1/4. for the front panel

Adventurous Sky DSP for each panel   5 1/4x1,  5 1/4 x 2 3/4, 4X 2 3/4 for the center panel-

 you can put the side step panel in the center or to the left or right depending on what you would like. 

Diecut airplane parts-  Body from night of navy, wings from Smoky slate, propeller from silver and cloud from white of course

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the sentiment panel is from the Delicate Forest Dies set 

put together the plane and mount using dimensionals as desired. stamp sentiment in navy or copper caly and mount with dimensionals as desired.

Fluffiest Friends- CASE

 

Fluffiest Friends- on line exclusive CASE- I saw this card in the Stampin' Up website and I had to case it but had not had time until now so we made it for our class.

base: take thick white cardstock  8 1/2x 5 1/2  fold into 1/2 into A2 size card 4 1/4x 5 1/2 

diecut the window opening from Pool party cardstock.

Stamp the bear image with bees on the front panel to fit inside the pool party window panel.

stamp the sentiment from Bee my Valentine set on the bottom of the pool party panel. 

diecut the grass and leaves from lemon lime twist cardstok, the branch from expresso and the beehive from lemon Lolly- mount beehive with dimensionals- so adorable!

 

Trucking along CASE

 Trucking along -on line exclusive

I saw this card from Karen Hadler and loved the colors and summery look - feminine rather than the expected masculine colors on a truck so I had to CASE it for my class.

base: take thick white cardstock  8 1/2x 5 1/2  fold into 1/2 into A2 size card 4 1/4x 5 1/2 

use circle punch - you can get the 2 3/8 on line to punch out a piece of  3 1/2 x 4 3/4 bubble bath cardstock- you are going to use the circle as a stencil to create a sun background on the 3 1/4  x 4 1/2white cardstock using some yellowish inkpad with blender brush or dauber or whatever you have to create a sunny/ or sunset background for the truck.

Fussy cut the trees- you need 2 and the palm tree and things for the back of the truck,

you will color these in with markers, stampin' blends, watercolor pencils, whatever you would like.

stamp the truck image and punch it out with coordinating trucking along builder punch.

Color the truck with bubble bath stampin blends. Mount images with dimensionals.

cut the sentiment in a strip or banner form and mount under the truck image. so cute!

 

submarine slide out

 

4. Submarine life slide out card

 basecard is thick white 8 1/2 x  5 1/2  scored at 4 1/4 for A2 card

take another cardstock and stamp beauty of the day in old olive 

diecut opening on the front panel and use 1" punch to create a little half circle to pull out the strip in line with the opening

then the sand in cumbcake, 

the crab and fish in calypso coral

and seaweed in lost lagoon.

waves in pool party

- use blending brush or dauber or your color in mechanism of choice to color in the water

stamp submarine in poppy parade and sonar and fan with basic black on a scrap piece of paper and punch out .

the sentiment is stamped in lost lagoon on the base cardstock behind the opening on the front panel

 

You will need a lot of dimensionals - we will put the strip of white cardstock behind the opening to cover and put dimensionals around it so it will easily slide in and out. -put dimensionals around the front panel edge to mount to the base panel.

glue the sonar and the fan to the submarine then mount the submarine on the the white strip to make out the pull out mechanism and reveal.

Lovely Lavendar variations

 2.Painted lavendar card

basecard is thick white cardstock 8/1/2 x 5 1/2 folded in half to create A2 card ( 4 1/4x 5 1/2)

layer of gorgeous grape

layer of white embossed with timber in the above card and Painted textures embossing folder in the card below

label something fancy die for label with sentiment from perrenial postage set

cardstock used Shaded spruce, fesh freesia

inkpads - Shaded spruce, fesh freesia gorgeous grape and orchid oasis

linen thread to tie the bouquet

 

embellish as desired.