pop up cross card tweaked instructions.

 

1. Basecard is top folded 11 x 3 3/4 scored to make 3 3/4x 5 1/2 inch base card 

( I used thick white cardstock)( i made it so when flattened out will still fit into a A2 envelope)

DSP- ( you need a DSP 5 x 3 3/4 and another piece 1 x 2 7/8)

2. Choose a color cardstock to coordinate with the DSP  3 5/8 x 5 3/8 to layer on front top of the basecard.  (here I used daffodil delight)  ( paper saver hack: if you want, you can punch out a 1 3/4 inch circle before you mount it since it is hidden and you need it for the front decoration)

 

3. Body of the cross is white cardstock 5 x 5 1/4 (here I used thick white cardstock but regular ones work too) 

With 5 inches across the top score down at 1, 1 7/8, 3 1/8, and 4 inches

this is the whole mechanism. 

flatten out to glue onto the color cardstock - with glue or tape on the far left and far right sections 

 

4. take the DSP 5 x 3 3/4 and with 3 3/4 across the top cut down along 5/8, 5/8,3/4, 3/4 and 1 inch to makes strips 5 inch long pieces. this will decorate the body of the cross. ( 1x5 ipiece in the center top, 3/4 x 5 inch pieces for the side back and 5x 5/8 inches for the side body of the cross.

5 Cross piece- make a white cardstock 1 1/4x 3 1/8 to layer behind the 1 x 2 7/8 inch DSP for the piece to put across the cross and glue only behind where it will sit on top of the cross.

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6 stamp sentiment on white cardstock and punch out with 1 1/2 inch circle punch

stamp and punch out leaves using Granny apple green ink and layering leaves punch (retiring!  _crying emoji!)) or whatever leaves dies you may have to accent the front circle panel. Layer on top or the 1 3/4 inch circle you punched out 

 

 I've put heart shaped wreath decorations, you can do flowers whatever you want for the front center to accent.  make it for sympathy, Easter, commnunion, whatever you want to say - it is so simple to make but looks complicated - I've seen a lot of complicated instructions but this is as easy as I could make it. 

Lynda

watercolored Happy Hibiscus card

 

base card is white A2 cardstock embossed with happy hibiscus embossing folder 

diecut a small white piece using textured notes die

use a small shy shamrock piece to outline the white piece to accent the center panel

 

emboss the flowers and leave in white using peach pie and lemon lime twist cardstock.and diecut

diecut the 2 shaped leaves from the Thankful Gardens set from lemon lime twist

using melon membo, real red, garden green or whatever colors you have use watercolor brush and refills (put a drop or two in the lid of the stampin' pads)  to color the leaves and flowers.

Die cut the little flowers in daffodil delight and real red and color in using watercolor brushes and mount as desired.

use tissue paper to wipe the color from the embossed areas to show more of the white embossing. 

sentiment stamped in memento toxedo black from Notes and totes stampset.

mount the flowers as desired using dimensionals - 

enjoy!

 

easter treats

I made these Easter treats for my staff and family -  it was really big and i had to use my spellbinder Platinum to cut it with extra thick cardstock  it took some doing- I found this little rabbit die so I used him to peek over the front - so cute- filled it with lots of chocolate eggs, , jelly beans and asoorted chocolates to make s sweet little treat for everyone in my office for Easter

 

all zipped up card

 

 

White A2 cardstock side folded portrait 

Bloom Impression DSP 4 1/4 x 5 1/ 2 - cut the neck line  behind the zipper and flip over

punch the neck line with circle punch or another punch

glue down the background and neck line onto base white card.

diecut brushed silver cardstock for the zipper and the pull and place in the midline as shown.

zipper pull mounted with a small dimensional

diecut melon mambo strips for the side pieces over the zipper.

sentiment stamped with blackberry ink and mounted with dimensionals

You can do the zipper in 2 steps - die cut the V part and then put the straight part below to continue - - it does click into place where the zippers go- or cut the V part, then cut the straight part and glue it together and hide it with the zipper pull - either way works. 

framed scene cards

this was the clean and simple coloring project we did this month

framed Scene stamp set image stamped in memento tuxedo black 

- base card is A2 landscape folded 

textured note die for the rectangle in white;

lost lagoon cardstock embossed with timber embossing folder (retiring)

color in with old olive, lemon lime twist, crumbcake, pecan pie and pool party

 stampin blends

vertical version from the same framed scene stampset

base card portrait folded A2card in thick white Cardstock

layer of lost lagoon cardstock embossed with Soft Waves embossing folder

textured note die for the rectangle in white;

stamp the sentiment in lost lagoon

stampin blends to color in the image using pool party, crumb cake, old olive, poppy parade, pecan pie

enjoy!

One More Year

White cardstock scored to make 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 A2 size card

take a piece of DSP  2 x 4 1/4 for bottom of card

layer a piece of Pool party 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 

take the tag die from Greetings of the season 

stamp the dog and sentiment on it and color in as desired

sponge a little pool party around the dog image

tie ribbon through hole if desired

on another piece of white cardstock stamp the cake and sentiment and color in as desired.

mount to the inside panel of the card. 

sponge a little pool party around the cake image to accent

 

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

 

 

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!"

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.

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.