POSITIVE THOUGHTS HUGS PRAYERS LOVE CARD!

Hi, Friends,

If you ever need a card that just says "I care" for whatever purpose, then this is a good one for you!  It uses one of my favorite stamp sets, Positive Thoughts, from the 2020 - 2021 Annual Catalog.  

 RECIPE:

     STAMPS:  Positive Thoughts

     CARDSTOCK:  

          Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

          Old Olive:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

          Flower & Field DSP:  3-1/2 x 3-1/2

          Flower & Field DSP:  1-1/2 x 3-1/2

               SCRAPS:  Bumblebee, Old Olive, Whisper White

               INSIDE:

                    Old Olive:  3-3/4 x 5

                    Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Memento Black, Old Olive

BLENDS MARKERS:  Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie

ACCESSORIES:  Stitched Shapes Dies, Squares Layering Dies, Ornate Layer Dies, SU Die Cut Machine, Dimensionals, Matte Black Dots

For the inside of the card:

I stamped the butterfly with Memento Black ink, then colored it with Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie Blends markers.

HOW I MADE IT:

1.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp signature stamp on back of card base.

2.  Stamp "butterfly" using Memento Black ink on lower right corner of inside panel.  Color the butterfly using the Mango Melody marker.  Color just the inside of each wing using a bit of Pumpkin Pie marker.  Then use the Mango Melody marker to blend the two colors together.

3.  Adhere the inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

4.  Adhere flowered DSP to top of Old Olive cardstock.  Adhere Bumblebee polka-dot DSP to bottom of Old Olive cardstock.  Adhere to front of card base.

5.  Use rectangle die to cut stitched rectangle from Old Olive cardstock using die from Ornate Layers Dies and SU Die Cut Machine.  Adhere to "seam" of patterned papers.

6.  Stamp sentiment onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock using Old Olive ink.  Cut out using die from Stitched Shapes Dies and SU Die Cut Machine.

7.  Cut scalloped square from Bumblebee cardstock using Squares Layering Dies and SU Die Cut Machine.

8.  Adhere stamped sentiment to scalloped square.  Attach to front of card base using dimensionals.

9.  Add Matte Black Dots to front of card base.  See sample for placement.

The Flower & Field DSP is one of the Sale-a-bration options that you can get for free right now with a purchase of $50 merchandise from Stampin' Up!  It is absolutely stunning.  If you want it, be sure to place your order soon, because Sale-a-bration only lasts until the end of February this year!  

Hope you are having an awesome weekend, and that you enjoyed the project I shared with you today!

Happy stamping,

Linda

POSITIVE THOUGHTS

Hi, Friends,
I have one more card to post from the cards I mailed out with the new August - May Mini Catalog.  This one uses the Positive Thoughts stamp set.

This, honestly is a simple card, but I really like the way it turned out.  There are a couple of pieces that are cut funny, like 7/16 of an inch, mostly because I wanted a piece under the stamped die cut panel and I had to make it weird measurements to make it work.  But the stamping and coloring are pretty easy!  One interesting fact for those of you who know me well--I used no dimensionals on this card (that doesn't happen very often)!

MY RECIPE:

     STAMPS:  Positive Thoughts

     CARDSTOCK: 

          Misty Moonlight:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

          Misty Moonlight:  4-1/8 x 5-3/8

          Old Olive:  2-15/16 x 4-7/16

          SCRAPS:  Whisper White

               INSIDE: 

                    Old Olive:  3-3/4 x 5

                    Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

     INK:  Old Olive, Misty Moonlight, Smoky Slate, Memento Black

     BLENDS:  Misty Moonlight (L)

     ACCESSORIES:  Nature's Thoughts Dies, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Rhinestones

Here is what the inside looks like:

HOW I MADE IT:

1.  Use scoreboard to score card base at 4-1/4.  Fold card at scoreline and burnish with bone folder for a nice, crisp fold.

2.  Stamp signature stamp on back of card base using Misty Moonlight ink.

3.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp butterfly on lower right corner of inside panel.  Color in the butterfly using the Light Misty Moonlight Blend Marker.

4.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

5.  Run the 4-1/8 x 5-3/8 Misty Moonlight cardstock piece through the Big Shot using the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder.  Adhere the embossed cardstock to the front of card base.

6,  Cut out Whisper White die cut for front of card using the rectangle die from the Nature's Thoughts Dies and Big Shot.

7.  Use Misty Moonlight ink to stamp sentiment on lower right corner of the Whisper White die cut.

8.  Ink up leaf stamp using Old Olive ink.  Stamp on left side of Whisper White die cut.  Without reinking the stamp, stamp a second time next to the original stamped image.  Ink the stamp a second time, then "stamp off" (stamp it on a piece of scrap paper) before stamping on the Whisper White die cut on the other side of the original stamped leaf.

9.  Adhere the stamped Whisper White die cut to Old Olive cardstock.  Adhere panel to front of card base.

10.  Stamp butterfly image onto scrap of Whisper White cardstock using Memento Black ink.  Cut out butterfly using die from Nature's Thoughts Dies and Big Shot.  Curl the wings slightly using your fingers or a bone folder.  

11.  Adhere butterfly to upper right corner of stamped Whisper White die cut using glue dot.

12.  Add rhinestones (see sample for placement).

I love the white rectangle die cut I used on this card.  Look closely and you can see the zigzag stitching the die adds around the edge--it is unusual and looks very pretty!

I hope you enjoyed my project today!  I will be back soon with some projects using the Peony Garden Suite.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy stamping,

Linda