Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have our most recent Sampler class design to share with you.
Happy crafting x
Megan
July 8×8 Sampler Class.
Tag: Braided Linen Trim
Christmas Gnomes Class.
Recently a friend and I held a joint class to celebrate the festive season. The class attendees could choose between a female gnome, a male gnome, and a Christmas tree. We were inspired by the two gnomes designed by Stampin’ Up!’s Artisan Design Team member Stesha Bloodhart. These are too cute! Use them as a décor piece, or take the hat/top of the tree off and fill the cup with treats for a festive gift.
We altered the design Stesha shared to make sure our class was affordable, and that each person would be able to make two projects of their choice.
The patterned paper from the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper pack worked perfectly to create the gnome’s hats and bodies, and there were even a couple good sheets of green patterns for the Christmas tree.
Braided Linen Trim made a fun textured beard and braids, and Snowflake Splendor ribbon added some sparkle to the overall look. All designs were topped off with a pom pom and Jingle Bell.
We coloured Basic Rhinestones using Stampin’ Blends to make decorations for the Christmas tree.
Happy crafting x
Megan
Enjoy the Moment Team Swap.
Today I have with monochrome themed card to share with you. Every so often I participate in a card swap between my extended Stampin’ Up! team members. I love doing them! It is a good way to be able to have a wide range of products and crafting styles to display for my inspiration.
To make this card I started with a Misty Moonlight card base and lightly sponged the front. Doing this simply broke up the block of colour, and blended the panel and the card base together. The images in the Enjoy the Moment stamp set are super trendy right now, and feature a cool sketched style. I wanted to create a focal point around the poppy centers, and just love White Emboss Powder on coloured cardstock.
I created the Very Vanilla panel using a mixture of images from the stamp set, stamped in Misty Moonlight – stamped off. I then sponged the edges, scrunched up a corner, and embossed the panel using the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder.
I adhered the poppy centers onto a piece of Seaside Spray, die cut using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies. The edges were sponged using Misty Moonlight. A Braided Linen Trim bow just finished off the focal piece.
Happy crafting x
Megan
Water Front Fun.
Hello! Today I have four fun projects to share with you which use the Waterfront stamp set. The four projects have the same stamped mountain landscape scene, with a few added extras to change it up. I found inspiration for the scene and colours from Amy O’Neill of Amy’s Paper Craft.
For this first design I simply stamped directly onto a Whisper White Notecard. You really don’t need to have a large crafting stash to create gorgeous cards. With as little supplies as paper, ink, some ribbon, and a stamp set you too can make a card everyone would love to receive.
To create the scene I used the following colours:
- Clouds – Seaside Spray
- Sun – So Saffron
- Mountains – Soft Suede
- Trees – Garden Green
- Fields – Old Olive
- Water – Balmy Blue, Bermuda Bay, and Night of Navy
- Sentiment – Night of Navy
- Ribbon – Braided Linen Trim
For this design I stamped the mountain scene onto a piece of Whisper White, and then adhered that to a Soft Suede card front. To add a bit of texture to the Soft Suede card front, I stamped the dots image in Soft Suede along two of the edges. I also added a longer piece of Braided Linen Trim and tied it around the Whisper White layer.
For this third design I stamped the mountain scene onto a piece of Whisper White and then adhered this to a Soft Suede A5 card base. The Soft Suede card front was stamped with dots as before, and I also added a layer of wood texture from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper pack. I popped up the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals, and added a short length of Braided Linen Trim behind it.
This is a card size that I almost never make, but one that I find is super useful for lots of people to sign and write notes for the recipient. I encourage you to have a go at creating a larger card like this one :).
Finally, I made a decor piece that fits into a 6×6 inch frame, matted for 5×5 inches. The mountain scene is stamped onto Whishper White, which is then adhered to wood texture from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper pack, and then onto a Soft Suede layer.
Happy crafting x
Megan
Ornate Thanks Card.
Today I have a quick yet effective card to share with you. Some extra touches like an embossing folder and a heat embossed sentiment are great ways to add some wow factor to any card design. I hope you enjoy this tutorial. You’ll find the link to the YouTube video below.
To complete this project you will need:
- Whisper White Thick cardstock – 14.9cm x 21cm
- Mint Macaron cardstock – 14.4cm x 5cm
- Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper – 14.4cm x 7.5cm
- Basic Black cardstock – 8cm x 5cm
- Braided Linen Trim – 25cm
Begin by embossing the piece of Mint Macaron cardstock using the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder. Adhere this to the Whisper White Thick cardbase using Seal or Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Keep an even border around the top, left-hand side, and the bottom.
Use the scalloped edge die from the Ornate Borders Dies to cut the left-hand side of the Ornate Garden Specialty DSP. Adhere this to the Whisper White Thick cardbase so that it overlaps the Mint Macaron layer using Seal or Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Keep an even border around the top, right-hand side, and the bottom.
Die cut the piece of Basic Black cardstock using the third up from smallest rectangle in the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
Stamp the sentiment ‘Thanks’ and ‘from all of us’ from the Ornate Thanks stamp set using VersaMark ink into the center of the die cut Basic Black piece. Cover this with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, and set using the Heal Tool.
On the reverse of the sentiment piece, adhere two strips of Seal+ or Tear & Tape. Zig zag a length of Braided Linen Trim to these strips. Adhere the sentiment piece to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
NOTE: This is different to the ribbon picture. I made my sample in the YouTube video before I had realised that the ribbon I had used was retired! Oops… :).
To finish off the card, place three Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels around the card front, making a triangle.
Happy crafting x
Megan
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May 8×8 Sampler Class.
This months sampler page was ‘Life’s Coming up Daisies’ theme, and was made using the gorgeous Ornate Specialty Designer Series Paper. All class attendees made the same sampler lay out, but were able to personalize the project through the sentiments they chose. See below for the different end results.
The Mint Macaron and So Saffron cardstock layers were embossed using the Subtles embossing folder. To add a little more texture, the cardstock layers we embossed once, turned 90 degrees and then embossed a second time. This gave a cross hatched texture.
We stamped and punched out the daisies from the Daisy Lane stamp set to create the focal image. I like to make each daisy with three punched flowers, and I always curl the petals with a bone folder to add dimension. A bit of Multipurpose Liquid Glue or a Glue Dot holds the layers together nicely.
The leaves were stamped from the Painted Harvest stamp set, and then punched out using the Leaf Punch. We coloured Clear Faceted Gems using the Light Daffidol Delight Stampin’ Blends before placing them in the centre of each daisy.
A strip of Gold Glimmer was die cut with one of the Ornate Borders dies and adhered to the center panel. This piece just finishes off the center panel.
On the day of class I put out the stamp sets I had which had uplifting/positive sentiments and sayings. It was from these that the class attendees could choose. They were then stamped on So Saffron and Terracotta Tile cardstock in VersaMark, and then dipped in White Embossing Powder.
Each of the side panels had a strip of Braided Linen Trim, which was teased apart and adhered in place using Glue Dots.
Happy crafting x
Megan
Timeless Tropical Birthday.
Welcome to my blog! Today I have a great tip for using up the last bits of your Designer Series Paper (DSP) stash. Because I know that I am not alone in either not wanting to cut into a beautiful sheet of DSP or keeping every last piece of DSP I cut!
The beauty if using up strips of Designer Series Paper in this way is that it doesn’t matter what width each strip is, they can all be used to make a panel for a card front.
Each card showcases the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper and Tropical Oasis Trinkets. Both of these items are included in Stampin’ Up!’s Last Chance Products which are available until 2 June 2020, or while stocks last. You can view the range here. Be sure to get in quick so that you don’t miss out!
For this design I started with a strip going from left to right on an angle. I followed this down to the bottom. This left the top portion open, so I adhered the DSP strips at a right angle across the top of the panel.
In this card design I used strips of DSP of 1cm, 1.5cm, 2cm and 2.5cm and adhered them all in the same direction. I love the angle across the card.
A simple sentiment piece with sponging, an embellishment and length of ribbon finish off the card nicely.
For this card design I used the scrappy strip technique demonstrated by Bruno Bertucci here for the top part of the panel. It is a fun technique and a great way to showcase our beautiful Designer Series Paper.
Happy crafting.
Megan x
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February 8×8 Sampler.
February’s 8×8 Sampler was designed using the theme ‘butterflies’. I love the look of this sampler page because it is not overly feminine in the colour scheme and shows off the awesome large butterfly die from the Butterfly Beauty die set.
I just love the colour scheme in this sampler design. The base is Garden Green, all panels are matted on the Blueberry Bushel sheet from the Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper and then Mint Macaron. Two of the panels are in contrasting designs from the Designer Series Paper pack Garden Lane.
The project is finished off with butterfly wooden accents, Silver Metallic Thread, Garden Green bakers twine in a bow, and Peaceful Poppies Sequins scattered around the page. I used Wink of Stella on the top layer of the die cut butterflies.
I used a small length of Braided Linen Trim behind the sentiment strip on the bottom panel. This linen trim is brilliant because you can use it as it is, or simply pull the braid apart for added texture.
The Beauty Abounds stamp set and the Butterfly Beauty dies were the focus of this sampler page. This set of dies is incredible value. There are multiples of the smaller butterfly dies, so you won’t need to do as many passes through your die cutting machine. The large butterfly dies layer on top of each other to create amazingly detailed die cut butterflies.
Happy crafting x
Megan
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