Merry Christmas Poinsettia's

Merry Christmas Poinsettia's

Here is my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. 

Check out all the other cards here, such amazing creativity!

Freshly Made Sketches

I started with a Basic Black C/S base, 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2". Using Multi-purpose liquid glue, attach a  2" x 5 1/4' piece of Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper to a  4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White C/S. Emboss this panel using the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. This technique embeds the DSP into the Whisper White layer for a really nice effect. Attach this panel to the Basic Black card base. Using the Poinsettia Dies, die cut 6 Poinsettias with the detailed centres. Using Bumblebee C/S, die cut 2 Sprigs, cut apart. Attach 2 Poinsettias together with a Dimensional, add to card front with another Dimensional. Glue the Sprigs in behind. Using a Dark Daffodil Stampin' Blend, colour 3 Rhinestones, add to flower centres. Stamp Merry Christmas using Memento Black Ink onto a scrap of Whisper White C/S. Flag end and add to card front using Dimensionals. The sentiment I used was from the Little Treats Stamp Set. I only wanted to stamp the "Merry Christmas" so I placed a Post-It-Note over top of the Ho Ho Ho, inked it up with Memento Black, remove the Post-It then stamped. 

Hope you enjoyed todays card! 

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Product List 

Little Treats Cling Stamp Set [153376] $29.00	Poinsettia Dies [153522] $49.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $12.25
Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $15.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00
Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793] $12.00	Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077] $12.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.75
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $12.00

Simply Christmas

 Simply Christmas!

Sometimes you just need a super simple, easy, minimalistic card. This is one of those designs. 

The card base is Whisper White C/S 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2".

Stamp the tree from Winter Woods in Shaded Spruce near the bottom left side. Tear a 4 1/4" x 1" strip of Feels Like Frost DSP along one long edge to create a snow bank. Attach to the bottom of the card using Dimensionals. Attach a 4 1/4" x 1/2" strip of Feels Like Frost DSP to the top of the card. *Happy accident, I didn't like where I had the top piece of the DSP, it wasn't straight, still isn't!!  So I carefully removed it. When I did that it kinked the paper and added some interesting lines to it!! I had used the Stampin' Seal. If you pull very gently you can usually remove what you have attached.*

Stamp the sentiment from Poinsettia Petals onto a strip of Whisper White C/S using Shaded Spruce Ink. Flag cut one end using the Banners Pick A Punch or Snips. Cut a slightly wider and longer strip of Shaded Spruce C/S, flag cut/punch one end and attach the sentiment strip to it. Attach to card front using Dimensionals. Sprinkle Wink Of Stella onto the tree and add 5 Rhinestones to finish the card  off. 

This card design would also be beautiful if you stamped the tree in Night Of Navy or Pretty Peacock! 

Happy Stamping and Creating!!

Arlene 

Product List  

Winter Woods Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151359] $31.00	Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153475] $37.00	Feels Like Frost Specialty 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [150444] $20.00
Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $31.00	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $10.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00

Welcome Home Dies

 Welcome Home Dies

A friend of mine made this card for her daughter, I just love it!! Some of the Stampin' Up! products she used are retired but you could use current dies to make this house. Squares, triangles and rectangles.

Isn't it adorable!!! Think of all the card possibilities, new home, thank you card for a contractor, thank you card for neighbour or in this case, thank you for having us over to your new home!

Some of the products she used are:

Lovely As A Tree or any tree stamps

Welcome Home Dies

Tranquil Tide, Crumb Cake and Night Of Navy Inks

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Whisper White Card Stock

Foil Paper

I hope this card gives you inspiration to use other dies and stamps to recreate cards that you have seen but don't have all the products to make them. 

Happy Stamping and Creating!!

Arlene

Birthday Wishes Banners

Birthday Wishes Banners 

Here is another sketch challenge for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches. My daughter Sara designed this weeks card. Great card Sara!!!

Here is a link to check out all the other cards.

Freshly Made Sketches

The card base is Misty Moonlight. Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock 3"x 4' and a piece of Smoky Slate C/S to 2 3/4" x 4". Attach the Smoky Slate C/S onto the bottom of the Whisper White C/S, you want this layer to be 4" x 5 1/4". Attach the Misty Moonlight Ribbon over the seam of the two layers. I added a strip of Tear And Tape and placed my ribbon down, gather it to add some interest. Add this panel to the card front.

Cut a piece of Terra Cotta Tile C/S to 4" x 1 3/4" and flag cut the ends. Cut a piece of Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper to 1 1/2" x 3 1/2' and flag cut the ends. Attach to Terra Cotta Tile C/S banner. 

Cut a piece of So Saffron C/S to 1 1/2" x 4", and flag cut the ends. Cut a piece of Flowers For Every Season DSP 1 1/4" x 3 1/2" and flag cut the ends and attach to the So Saffron C/S banner.

Attach both banners to the card front using Dimensionals. (Avoid placing a Dimensional over the ribbon. This helps the banners to lay flatter.) 

Stamp a sentiment using Memento Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White C/S. Roll up the right end. Attach over banners.

Using a Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends, colour 3 Rhinestones. Let dry. Attach to the upper right of the card front in a triangle formation. 

Happy Stamping and Creating!!

Arlene and Sara!!

Product List

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $31.00	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $15.75	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $12.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150884] $12.00	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118] $12.00
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $12.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153108] $12.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.75	Misty Moonlight 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153624] $8.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00
Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00

Pink Peony

Pink Peony

It's time for another Freshly Made Sketches Challange! Check it out here:

Freshly Made Sketches

I kept my design very simple and clean!!

 

The card base is Petal Pink with a layer of Whisper White C/S: 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" embossed with Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. Cut this panel on the diagonal and add strips of Smokey Slate on the inside edge. Glue down a piece of Peony Garden Designer Series Paper to the card base on a diagonal so it will show when the 2 diagonal pieces are added. Attach the 2 diagonal panels to the card base using dimensionals. Cut out a small Stitched Nested Label using Whisper White C/S and one size up using Smoky Slate C/S. Stamp sentiment onto the Whisper White label using Basic Grey Ink and a Peony Flower using Petal Pink Ink. Attach to card front using Dimensionals. That's it!! Easy peasy!!

Hope you liked todays card!!

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Product List

Prized Peony Cling Stamp Set (English) [152504] $33.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $12.25	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $48.00
Peony Garden Designer Series Paper [152483] $15.75	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $12.00	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $10.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25