Saturday, March 29, 2025

Otterly Amazing





Otterly amazing set 
base white cardstock
Pool party embossed with soft wave embossing folder 
and bottom panel with bloom impressions DSP (sale-abration retired)
 label die from Thoughtful expression  inked with pool party with cloud stencil as shown below
 stamp the fishes on the DSP and sentiment inside in Azure afternoon
stamp the otters and plant with memento tuxedo black and color in the otters 9crumbcake and pecan pie and plants (in old olive) 
diecut leaves 
arrange the plants (azure afternoon) and rocks (crumbcake) and log (early expresso) as desired as shown using dimensionals
 





 

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Easy Peasy Cake celebration card.- turned front panel




Happy Birthday Chris!


hard to see the sentiment embossed in gold on the other pictures.


open card standing




Cake celebration card.- turned front panel 

base card is Flirty flamingo  11x 4 1/4 scored in half to make top folding card.
cut 1 1/4 inch from the front panel from bottom and from the top fold 
use the cut panel turned 90 degrees and glue or tape to the top and bottom to fit the A2 size- align with back basecard panel to fit .

take 2 3/4 x 4 inch white panel and decorate as shown
stamp the image as desired:
the cake base was pecan pie
base cake was pretty in pink with accent of flirty flamingo 
frosting diecut in white (don't you LOVE this die?)

stamp flowers in pretty in pink and leaves in granny apple green on scrap paper and diecut 
and decorate the cake as shown

sentiment strip in pecan pie cardstock and embossed with sentiment in gold embossing powder and mount to front panel so the base of cake has something it is resting on- I don't like to see cake and plates "floating!"

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Delightful Wishes card







take the outside frame of the DSP from the Delightful wishes die cut with Textured note dies 
save the center panel for another project or use it on the inside of the card.
the sentiment in Coastal cabana and wishes in early expresso and diecut
diecut the branch in early expresso
leaves in old olive
flowers in lemon lolly and daffodil delight  (easier if you stamp the accent image in darker color then color the base color)
mount the center white panel in the middle of the card and frame and arrange the branch flowers leaves and sentiment as desired.

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Hello, Ocean Friends


White cardstock scored to make 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 A2 size card
take a layer of shy shamrock and diecut the coral before mounting to the basecard
take a piece of Coastal Cabana and emboss the so Swirly embossing folder  (soft waves EF available in the spring mini catalog would be perfect here)
DSP New Horizons 1 1/2x 4 for the base 
take the Changing Leaves Dies for the oval sentiment die- stamp the sentiment in Shy Shamrock and mount with dimensionals
Stamp the crab with Calypso coral and accent with Cajun Craze
Mount the  diecut coral and the crab using dimensionals
color the starfish in color of your choice and adhere to the card as desired.











 

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Memorable Blooms Z fold card




• White cardstock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored to make side folding 4 1/4 x 5 1/2  A2 size card. The stamped flower will on the back inside of card.
score the front panel vertically at 2 1/8" to create the z-fold.
• add a designer paper to add interest to the left front panel (1 7/8 x 5 1/4")
• take the white panel 2 3/4 x 4 and stamp the center image from memorable blooms and color as desired.
• Take the little scrap of white with flowers color in and cut it out and mount to the front panel stamped image with dimensionals and tombow multipurpose glue to add a little dimension. 
• Mount the stamped white panel onto a layer of Melon mambo 3x4 1/4. 
• use glue or tape to the back of the left side of the melon mambo panel to mount to the left side of the base card only to make the Z 
• stamp the image in the center in the back  behind the melon mambo panel  or write a personal message