August Coffee & Cards - Part 1 of 2

Last week I hosted my coffee & cards at a local cafe.  We had a great time with a theme of country/harvest for our two cards.  August for me has always been about the end of the summer and also harvesting corn and other garden crops!

      Stamp sentiment in Crumb Cake on long & thin Very Vanilla piece.

      Stamp barn in Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla cardstock scrap.

      Use Triple Banner Punch to cut banner on sentiment.

      Use Big Shot and framelits to cut out rooster.

Wrap Copper Trim around Crumb Cake wood textured layer adhere with glue dots.

 Adhere with snail adhesive the Very Vanilla cardstock inside.

Adhere with snail adhesive the Crumb Cake wood textured layer on front.

Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop sentiment and barn image on card front.

Supplies:
Heartland Stamp Set
Soft Suede cardstock (11” x 4 1/4” scored at 5 1/2”)
Very Vanilla cardstock (4” x 5 1/4”, 3/4” x 4”, scrap)
Crumb Cake cardstock (4” x 5 1/4”)
Wood Planks TIEF
Layering Oval Framelits Dies
Crumb Cake Ink
Triple Banner Punch
1/4” Copper Trim
Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Platform, Cutting Pads
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Snail Adhesive
Glue Dots
Whisper White Envelope

 

Inspired by: http://www.heartsdelightcards.com/2017/06/heartland-makes-my-heart-happy.html

 

Tax Free Weekend

Tax Free weekend is this weekend in Missouri! There's a few supplies from Stampin' Up! that qualify, so this weekend would be a great opportunity to stock up on some adhesives if you live in Missouri. Here is the list and contact me to place an order this weekend.

ICS Blog Hop Knotty Ways

Yippeeeee!  It's the 1st Wednesday of the month and you know what that means right? Inspire, Create, and Share Blog Hop! Our theme this month is Knotty Ways showcasing Christmas ideas. There is a great special going on this month to get all of us in the mood to start early on our Christmas projects so we thought we'd provide you with some inspiration using ribbon for Christmas projects!  Enjoy the hop and you can read all about the special at the bottom of this post.

 
It's another 90 degree summer day here in the Midwest, so it was funny to create something with snow & Christmas!  I do start having Christmas card classes those this month.  For this card I wanted to try out some new products like the ribbon, sequins, glossy paper, and the snowflakes thinlits.  Here's all the details for the card.

• The focal point layer is our new again glossy white cardstock with Tempting Turquoise & Pacific Point inks applied with an AquaPainter.  It is finished off by flicking some Wink of Stella on it.
• The sentiment is stamped in Pacific Point on Whisper White cut out with the Duet Banner Punch.  Glue dots are used to adhere the silver mini sequins trim & silver 3/8" metallic edge ribbon.
• The snowflakes from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies are cut out of Pacific Point & Tempting Turquoise and adhered with the fabulous new adhesive sheets.  I can't even explain how much I love these adhesive sheets!!

I hope you enjoyed my card!  The next stop in our blog hop is Anastasia!

 Card Supply List from Stampin' Up!:

• Stamps:Flurry of Wishes
• Cardstock: Thick Whisper White Cardbase (8 1/2 " x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4"), Glossy White (4 1/4" x 3"), Tempting Turquoise (4 3/8" x 3 1/8" and scrap, Pacific Point (scrap)
• Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point
• Embellishments: AquaPainter, Wink of Stella, Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies, Silver Mini Sequin Trim, Silver 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon, Duet Banner Punch, Big Shot, Cutting Pads, and Magnetic Platform
• Adhesives: Snail, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Adhesive Sheets

Customers can order a little bit of Christmas products to get ahead on cards & projects!  Here's all the details!

 

Tie Dye Background - Summer Cards - Part 3 of 3

Today is the last day in our Summer Cards series of different techniques.  Make sure you check out the last two days of cards in case you missed them.

Steps:

1.    To create the Tie Dye Background:

a.    Take a white coffee filter and make into a ball.

b.    Unroll and fan/accordion fold the coffee filter.

c.    Take a baby wipe and apply each color of ink on both front and back of folded coffee filter.

d.    Unroll coffee filter and allow to dry.

2.    Stamp sentiment on Whisper White piece and trim with Triple Banner Punch.

3.    Use a glue stick on Thick Whisper White cardstock and adhere coffee filter to front, wrap coffee filter around the back of the cardstock and adhere with glue stick.

4.    Attach Adirondack chair by peeling off adhesive sheet.

5.    Use Snail to adhere Tempting Turquoise layer to Lemon Lime Twist cardbase.

6.    Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop sentiment from Tie Dye layer and pop Tie Dye layer from Tempting Turquoise layer.

Supplies:

Colorful Seasons  Stamp Set

Thick Whisper White Cardstock (5 1/4” x 4”)

Tempting Turquoise Cardstock (5 3/8” x 4 1/8”)

Lemon Lime Twist cardstock (8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored at 4 1/4”)

Whisper White Cardstock (4” x 1” and 4” x 5 1/4“)

Seasonal Layers Framelits

Tempting Turquoise, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist Inks

Triple Banner Punch

Adhesive Sheets

Snail Adhesive

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Baby Wipes

Coffee Filters

Whisper White Envelope

Inspired by card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/tiedyebackground/

Retiform Technique - Summer Cards - Part 2 of 3

Today is day two in the Summer Cards class series.  In case you missed it check out the Basket Weave technique from yesterday.  Tomorrow I will be sharing the fun Tie Dye background technique.

Steps:

1.    Using sponge, Tranquil Tide ink, and post-its create lines on Shimmery White cardstock.

2.    Stamp images and sentiment in Tranquil Tide ink in sections.

3.    Use snail to Shimmery White stamped layer to front and Whisper White layer to inside of Tranquil Tide cardbase.

Supplies:

High Tide, Balloon Celebration Stamp Sets

Tranquil Tide cardstock (11” x 4 1/4” scored at 5 1/2”)

Shimmery White cardstock (5 1/4” x 4”)

Whisper White cardstock (5 1/4” x 4”)

Tranquil Tide Ink

Post-its

Sponge

Snail Adhesive

Whisper White Envelope

Inspired by card http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/retiform_grid_technique/