Thursday, August 28, 2014

All Is Calm Christmas Bliss Card!

Today I am sharing with you a project which uses the brand new All Is Calm DSP, which I must say is absolutely beautiful, and the new photopolymer set, Christmas Bliss:


A view of the inside:


If you look closely at the pictures, my card kind of blends in with the wall behind it.  That is because my sunroom is painted Pear Pizzazz!  Yes, I took a sheet of card stock to my wonderful paint store and told them that is the color I wanted, and I think it matches pretty good!  And I am totally IN LOVE with the Lost Lagoon/Pear Pizzazz color combination, so I had probably buy some more All is Calm DSP on my next order, right?

Here is my recipe for this card:

STAMPS:  Christmas Bliss

CARDSTOCK:
     Pear Pizzazz:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Lost Lagoon:  4 x 5-1/4
     All is Calm DSP:  3-1/2 x 3-7/8
     All is Calm DSP:  1-3/4 x 3-7/8
     SCRAPS:  Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon
     INSIDE:
          Lost Lagoon:  3-3/4 x 5
          Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK;  Versamark, Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz

ACCESSORIES:  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, White Bakers Twine, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Dimensionals, Chalk Talk Framelits, Bit Shot, Subtles Candy Dots, Embossing Buddy

One more picture for you today.  We moved our bed to the sunroom while we were doing some painting and other work in our bedroom.  Punkin and Tinkerbelle have loved having the bed in the sunroom, I mean, how much better can it get than having a soft bed to lay on with the sun shining on you, and a ceiling fan keeping you cool?  We were going thru some clothes yesterday, and Punkin found them and put a screeching halt to our work by taking a LONG nap there.  So I just had to take a picture!



Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Starburst Sayings Fancy Fold Birthday Card!

Today I am sharing with you a card I made back in May:


The inside of the card looks like this:


and the back side looks like this:


I followed a tutorial by Bekka Prideaux, www.feeling-crafty.blogspot.com.  I started with a 5-1/4  x 12 piece of cardstock.  Punch the Scallop Tag Topper punch at the middle of both ends of the card stock.  The layers for my card are 2-1/4 x 5 and and 2-1/8 x 4-7/8.  I used Island Indigo for my card base, and Gingham Garden DSP (now retired), Pear Pizzazz card stock, Melon Mambo cardstock, Daffodil Delight card stock, and Whisper White card stock.  Some of the stamps and the ribbon are also retired now.  Please see the other products I used below!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Life's Adventure Lever Card Convention Swap!

Happy Sunday, Friends!

This morning I am sharing a card I made for Donna Pelon's Fun Folds Swap at Stampin Up!'s 2014 Convention in Salt Lake City.  I like to participate in a Fun Fold Swap every year, just to make a crazy card that I normally wouldn't make.  I used a tutorial for a Lever Card from Splitcoaststampers, I believe it was by Laura Lipe.  Go to their tutorial page and search for Lever Card and it should magically appear!


It is really hard to get just one good picture of a Lever Card, so I am using several pictures today to show you the whole card!  This is what the front of the card looks like when it is folded flat:



A view more from the top to show the folds better:



Another view from the side.  You can see that there is a nice panel to sign at the back of the card.  



I like this fold because it sits so nice on a table or shelf.  I used the Hostess set "Life's Adventure" and the "And Many More . . ." stamp set.  I used Basic Black Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, and Back to Black Designer Series Paper to make this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda