Show Stopper With Love Is Kindness

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

It's been a really special week around here, not only has it been Love Is Kindness week, it's also been fancy fold week too and it's ending with a real SHOW STOPPER... A double twisted easel card.

Sound complicated? Maybe, but it's easy. The difficulty lies in trying to photograph it, so this is an image heavy and indeed long post to rightly do it justice.

The closed card might look a bit strange with the elements like this...

But all becomes clear when the first side is opened...

It's all in the twist...

View from above...

Such a special card deserves coordinating a box...

Card: Pistachio Pudding (8" x 8", two 4" squares, 9 3/4" x 5" 3/4"), Whisper White (for stamping) Best Year Ever DSP (9 13/16" x 5 13/16") and Very Vanilla (snippet)
Ink: Memento Black, Pistachio Pudding and Blushing Bride
Markers: Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi Blendies
Stamp Sets: Love Is Kindness, Trust God, Butterfly Basics (happy birthday) and Gorgeous Grunge
Tools and embellishments: Stampin' Trimmer, Labels Collection Franelits, Stamping Sponges, Basics Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals and punch of choice (for notches in box lid)

Score the 8" square piece of Pistachio Pudding at 4". Turn the card on the Stampin' Trimmer and cut at 4" down to the score line (alternately mark the 4" point and cut using scissors). Score each of the new 4" squares diagonally from the center cut out to the corner and fold.
Stamp the tulip image from the Love Is Kindness stamp set in Memento Black ink onto Whisper White and the snippet of Very Vanilla (only the newspaper wrap is needed). Color the complete image with Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi Blendies
Stamp the sentiment from Trust God and the birthday from Butterfly Basics in Memento Black onto Whisper White.
Cut the sentiments, the colored image and an additional one for the box lid using the third Labels Collection framelit (from the smallest). Sponge Blushing Bride ink onto all four panels. Cut the Very Vanilla newspaper wrap and attach to image.
Stamp the splatter from Gorgeous Grunge in Pistachio Pudding ink onto the two 4" squares of Pistachio Pudding card and the inside of the base.
Using Stampin' Dimensionals attach the die cuts to the squares.
To check positioning of the stamped panels, pick the card base up, hold the stamped square onto it and action the fold.
Apply adhesive to the inner triangles, and attach the image and sentiment panels ROTATED 90° as shown
Open both sides of the easel and attach the sentiment stopper with more Stampin' Dimensionals. Complete the card with Basics Pearls in each corner
To create the box, score both card and DSP pieces on all sides at 3/4", fold. Using punch of choice cut notches into the sides of the DSP. Cut the tabs and adhere

Challenges...

#58 Designers Choice at CYCI
AG #13 at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
#8 Fancy Folds at Crafty Gals Corner

I've loved creating and sharing all of the cards with you this week and I'm struggling to pick a favorite. If I had to, I'd say it's today's. Because this is such a long and image heavy post, please click the days to see the others and see if you can choose. Each will open in a new tab... Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

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Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great and safe one. I'll be back on Sunday with another version of this card and a photo tutorial, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Diagonal Gate Fold With Love Is Kindness

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's card is not only the fourth created this week with the gorgeous tulips from the Love Is Kindness stamp set from Stampin' Up!, it's another fancy fold too. If you've missed any of the other LIK cards, click on the days and they will open in another tab: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

The card looks great on the outside...

And on the inside too...

Card; Crumb Cake (two 5" x 10" and a 4'' square), Whisper White (3 6/8" square plus extra snippets), Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla (snippet), and Best Year Ever DSP (two 4 3/4" squares)
Ink: Memento Black
Markers: Wild Wasabi and Bermuda Bay Blendies
Stamp Set: Love Is Kindness
Tools: Bracket Label punch, Basic Pearls and Stampin' Dimensionals

Score both 5" x 10" pieces of Crumb Cake card at 5", then cut diagonally from the score line out to the corner. Turn one if necessary and adhere the squares together to create the gate fold base.
Cut one of the 4 3/4" Best Year Ever DSP squares in half diagonally and adhere to the front of the card. Attach the other square inside the card.
Stamp the image from the Love Is Kindness stamp set in Memento Black ink onto Whisper White, the flowers onto the snippet of Whisper White and the newspaper wrap onto the snippet of Very Vanilla.
Color the complete image with Wild Wasabi and Bermuda Bay blendies, and the extra flowers and 6 pearls with the Bermuda Bay blendies.
Attach the stamped panel to the 4" Crumb Cake square and attach the panel carefully to one side of the gate fold.
Cut the newspaper wrap and adhere to the complete image. Cut the extra flowers and decoupage onto the image with half a Stampin' Dimensional.
Stamp the sentiment in Memento Black onto Whisper White, punch with the Bracket Label punch and layer onto two punched from Coastal Cabana card. Pop up using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Add the colored Basic Pearls to complete the card

Challenges...

#58 Designers Choice at CYCI
AG #13 at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
#8 Fancy Folds at Crafty Gals Corner

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I'll be back tomorrow with the last of this week's Love Is Kindness creations. It's a really special show stopper, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Twisted Easel With Love Is Kindness

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's card is another I've created with the gorgeous tulip image from the Love Is Kindness stamp set from Stampin' Up. It's also a twist on Monday's easel card. If click you missed that one or Tuesday's, click on the days so they will open in another tab.

The twisted easel is just as easy to create as the standard easel and looks even more stunning...

Card: Pear Pizzazz (10" x 5", 5" square, 2½" x 4" for layering and snippet for punching), Hello Honey (2¼" x 3 3/4"), Very Vanilla (2" x 3½" and snippet for punching), Best Year Ever DSP (two 4 3/4" squares) and Whisper White (snippet for newspaper wrap)
Ink: Memento Black and Hello Honey
Markers: Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi Blendies
Stamp Sets: Love Is Kindness and Indescribable Gift (sentiment)
Tools: Bracket Label Punch and Stampin' Dimensionals

To create the base card, score and fold the 10" x 5" piece of Pear Pizzazz card at 5", then from one end of that line to the corner diagonally opposite. Attach Best Year Ever DSP to the inside square and the 5" square.
Stamp the tulip image onto Very Vanilla card and color with Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi blendies.
Stamp the image onto Whisper White. Cut out the newspaper wrap and attach to the colored image.
Layer the stamped panel onto the Hello Honey and Pear Pizzazz pieces and attach to the DSP covered square.
Fold the card along the middle score line and attach the 5" square of Pear Pizzazz to the base by putting adhesive on the outer triangle and lining up.
Stamp the sentiment from the Indescribable Gift stamp set onto Very Vanilla in Hello Honey ink. Punch out with the Bracket Label punch and punch another from Pear Pizzazz card. Cut the Pear Pizzazz piece in half and attach to the back of the sentiment. Trim the points from the top and bottom and pop up onto the inside of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals to create the stopper for the easel.

Challenges...

#58 Designers Choice at CYCI
#172 AG at Word Art Wednesday
#165 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Love Is Kindness creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Half Front Card With Love Is Kindness

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is another I've created with the gorgeous tulips from the Love Is Kindness stamp set from Stampin' Up! Yep, it's Love Is Kindness week here this week! If you missed yesterday's watercolor card you can see it here. This time I've colored the image with Blendabilities and added in some extra dimension with paper piecing and decoupage...

Card: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White and a snippet of Very Vanilla
Ink: Memento Black
Markers: Rich Razzleberry and Wild Wasabi Blendies
Stamp Sets: Love Is Kindness and Dictionary background
Tools: Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basics Pearls

Create the base card by cutting a piece of Coastal Cabana card in half horizontally, folding vertically and then cutting away half of one side
Line the inside of the card with a piece of Whisper White card (I cut mine ¼" smaller than the inside) and cut another piece of Whisper White for the front panel (again mine is cut ¼" smaller). Stamp the panel in Memento Black ink with the Dictionary Background stamp and attach to the base
Stamp the tulip image from the Love Is Kindness stamp set with Memento Black ink twice onto Whisper White (you only need the flowers from the second) and once onto Very Vanilla (you only need the newspaper wrap)
Color the complete image with Wild Wasabi and Rich Razzleberry blendies (even though the flowers will be decoupaged I prefer to color them, you might not).
Using Paper Snips carefully cut out the Very Vanilla newspaper wrap, without leaving a gap. Attach to the complete image
Color the second set of flowers in the same way as the first. Carefully cut the top six out with the Paper Snips and attach to the complete image using half of a Stampin' Dimensional (I cut and attached them one at a time to make sure the right flower was used and didn't decoupage the lower, partially hidden one)
Layer the image panel onto a panel of Coastal Cabana (I cut my Coastal Cabana layer 1/8" bigger than the Whisper White) and attach to base
Complete the design with strips of Basics Pearls

Challenges...

#58 Designers Choice at CYCI

#165 at Pixie's Snippets Playground

#48 AG at Crafting From The Heart

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I'll be back tomorrow with another beautiful tulip creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Watercolor With Love Is Kindness

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

If you're at all like me and totally fed up of winter, with no sign of spring in sight, then hopefully the card I've got for you today will help brighten your day.

I love both the gorgeous wrapped tulips image in the Love Is Kindness stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the sentiment, but to get more use out of them I very, VERY carefully cut the sentiment from the image when I initially mounted the stamp onto the wooden block.

I have used my Aqua Painters and Watercolor paper to create the focal point of today's card...

There's a hidden surprise. This isn't a standard 5" square card, it's an easel...

Card: Crisp Cantaloupe (10" x 5" folded for base, 5" square, 4¼" x 3 1/8" piece for layering and snippet for punching), Watercolor Paper and Best Year Ever DSP (Sale-A-Bration, two 4 3/4" squares)
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz
Stamp Sets: Love Is Kindness and Bloom With Hope (sentiment, hostess set from the annual cattie)
Tools: Aqua Painters, Decorative Label and Scallop Oval punches and Basics Rhinestones

Stamp the image in Jet Black StazOn onto Watercolor Paper and allow to dry for a few moments.
Squeeze the Melon Mambo and Pear Pizzazz ink pads before opening so ink transfers into the lid (or use Reinkers). Paint the image with the transferred ink and the Aqua Painters.
To create the base card, score the 10" x 5" piece of Crisp Cantaloupe at 5" and 7½". Fold and burnish score lines. The second score and fold will create the easel
Attach one 4 3/4" square of Best Year Ever DSP to the 5" Crisp Cantaloupe Square and the other to the inside of the base card. Attach square to base by adding adhesive to the second smaller panel.
Trim the image piece to desired size (mine is 2 3/4" x 3 3/4"), layer onto Crisp Cantaloupe piece and pop up onto the base using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Stamp the sentiment from Bloom With Hope in Melon Mambo ink onto a snippet of Watercolor paper. Punch with the Scallop Oval and layer onto a Crisp Cantaloupe punched Decorative Label. Pop the sentiment onto the inside of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals to create the stopper for the easel.
Attach Basic Rhinestones to complete the design

If you've not tried this type of card before, although it sounds complicated, it really is easy.

Challenges...

#58 Designers Choice at CYCI
#231 AG with birthdays at OSAAT
AG at TTCRD

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Love Is Kindness creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em