Aquamarine for 613 Avenue Create

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 my DT offering for the latest challenge over at 613 Avenue Create, where the theme is Aquamarine, the birthstone for March. I've teamed the sponsor image from Doodle Pantry with a few of my favorite stamp sets from Stampin' Up! and used a favorite style to create the card. Yep, it's a twisted easel...

Card: Coastal Cabana (10" x 5" and 5" square) and Whisper White (two 4 3/4" squares, a sheet for printing and snippets for stamping)
Ink: Pool Party
Markers: Wild Wasabi and Bermuda Bay Blendabilities
Sponsor Image: Hydrangea
Stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge, Trust God and Butterfly Basics
Tools and embellishments: Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate, Decorative Label Punch, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals and Stamping Sponges

Print the sponsor image 3 times onto Whisper White (I used the 5" x 3½" setting on my printer).
Color the center leaf and around the edges of everything else with Blendies on the first image. Color all except the center leaf on the second and just five of the flowers on the last.
Fussy cut everything carefully and decoupage using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Score and fold the larger piece of Coastal Cabana at 5" and diagonally to create the base card.
Stamp the spatter image from Gorgeous Grunge in Pool Party ink onto both Whisper White squares and attach to the inside of the base and the 5" square of Coastal Cabana card.
Adhere the printed and colored image to the square card and attach it to the base to create the easel.
Stamp the sentiments from Trust God and Butterfly Basics stamp sets in Pool Party ink onto a snippet of Whisper White. Punch out with the Decorative label punch and sponge ink around the edges.
Pop up the sentiments on Stampin' Dimensionals and add one to the front and the other inside to create the stopper for the easel.
To add a touch of bling add 3 of the smallest Basic Pearls to the sentiment on the front of the card.

Challenges...
#173 at Word Art Wednesday
AG at TTCRD
AG at Scribble and Scrap

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

Hugs,
Em

Oh, Baby

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!

I've loved sharing the cute new baby cards with you this week and now they've received the card that I shared on Monday, I can tell you that the birth of a friend's granddaughter, Elowen Freya, was the inspiration for all the cards this week. That and wishing that the season of new arrivals, spring, would finally appear, but so far no luck on THAT one, here at least!

To close out "baby week", today's card is another for a baby boy, created with another of the sentiments from the adorable Baby We've Grown stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party and Tempting Turquoise
Stamp set: Baby We've Grown
Tools and embellishments: Labels Collection Framelits, Dazzling Details, Stamping Sponges and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp the bunny image from the Baby We've Grown stamp set randomly in Pool Party ink over a panel of Whisper White card cut slightly smaller than the base (I cut mine ¼" smaller). Sponge the same ink onto the edges and attach to base card.
Stamp the Oh Baby sentiment from the set in the same ink onto a snippet of Whisper White. Cut using the second smallest Labels Collection Die. Sponge Tempting Turquoise ink onto the edges and pop up onto the base with Stampin' Dimensionals
To add a bit of sparkle, add Dazzling Details onto the bunnies bow ties and the binky.

Now it's that time of the week when I ask if you have a favorite from the week's creations. Click on the images to be taken to the post in another tab...

Once again, I'm not sure if I can choose a favorite. Can you?

Challenges...
#173 at Word Art Wednesday
#166 AG at Pixie's Snippet's Playground
AG at Clear It Out

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A quick reminder to those in the US and Canada that the clocks spring forward on Sunday. Yay for more daylight! Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one! I'll be back on Sunday with my DT creation for the new challenge over at 613 Avenue Create, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Baby Girl

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!

So far this week I've shared a sweet girl, cute boy and sweet baby cards, but I think it's always a great idea to have a few different designs in your stash, so today I'm bringing you another baby girl card using the adorable shoes image from the Baby We've Grown stamp set from Stampin' Up! and teaming it with a sentiment from another stamp set in the annual catalog, Celebrate Baby...

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Blushing Bride
Stamp Sets: Baby We've Grown, Celebrate Baby and Best Day Ever (Available FREE during Sale-A-Bration when you spend £45 or more until March 31)
Tools and embellishments: Labels Collection framelits, Bracket Label Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Stamping Sponges and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp the small heart from Best Day Ever randomly in Blushing Bride ink over the front of a folded Whisper White card
Stamp the shoe image from Baby We've Grown onto a snippet of Whisper White and the sentiment from Celebrate Baby in the same ink onto more Whisper White
Cut sentiment using the third smallest Labels Collection framelit die and punch the image using the Bracket Label punch.
Sponge Blushing Bride ink around the edges of both and attach to the card base with Stampin' Dimesionals.
Add a touch of bling with a few Basic Rhinestones on the shoes and sentiment

Challenges...
#173 at Word Art Wednesday
#166 AG at Pixie's Snippet's Playground
AG at Clear It Out

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

Hugs,
Em

Sweet Baby

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!

Having shared a sweet girl and cute boy cards with you the last couple days, today I share one created for those times that you don't know the gender of the baby. I've teamed another image and sentiment from the Baby We've Grown stamp set from Stampin' Up with a piece of Lullaby DSP...

Card; Whisper White (base plus a snippet for stamping) and Lullaby DSP
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar
Stamp set: Baby We've Grown
Tools and embellishments: Washi Tape (from Happiness Is PL Accessory Pack), Scalloped Oval punch and Stampin' Dimensionals

Cut and fold Whisper White card base. Stamp sweet baby from Baby We've Grown stamp set in Baked Brown Sugar ink onto the lower corner.
Stamp the bunny from the stamp set in Baked Brown Sugar ink onto a snippet of Whisper White card. Punch with Scalloped Oval punch
Cut a piece of Lullaby DSP that's roughly 3/4 the size of the card base and add washi tape over one end.
Adhere DSP panel to card base and complete by popping up the bunny with a couple Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#59 Sketch Challenge at CYCI
#166 AG at Pixie's Snippet's Playground
AG at Clear It Out

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

Hugs,
Em

Cute Boy

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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!

Following on from yesterday's Sweet Girl card, today I'm sharing one created for a baby boy, and yep, not only are they all cute, but I think the card, created again with the adorable Baby We've Grown stamp set from Stampin' Up! is too...

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Stamp set: Baby We've Grown
Tools: Decorative Dots EF, Decorative Label punch, Stamping Sponges and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp the cute boy image twice and both sentiments from the stamp set onto Whisper White card in Tempting Turquoise ink.
Punch out one of the images and the sentiments with the Decorative Label punch. Sponge the edges with Tempting Turquoise ink.
Fussy cut the pair of shoes from the second image and pop up onto the first using Stampin' Dimensionals
Emboss a piece of Whisper White cut slightly smaller than the card base (I cut mine ¼" smaller), with the Decorative Dots embossing folder. Sponge the edges and adhere to card base.
Pop the sentiments and image onto the base using more Stampin' Dimensionals.

Challenges...
AG at Papertake Weekly
#26 AG at Art By MiRan
#135 AG at Brown Sugar

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

Hugs,
Em

Sweet Girl

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!

For the last several weeks I've featured creations made with items from either Sale-A-Bration or the Occasions catalog, but for today's card and indeed for this week, I've gone back into the annual catalog and have used the adorable Baby We've Grown stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Card: Whisper White (folded base and snippets for stamping) and Crisp Cantaloupe
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe and Strawberry Slush
Markers: Crisp Cantaloupe Stampin' Write (from the soon to retire 2013-2015 In Color set)
Stamp Sets: Baby We've Grown and Petite Petals
Tools and embellishments: Decorative Dots EF, Labels Collection Framelits, Petite Petals Punch, Basic Pearls and Stampin' Dimensionals

Cut and fold a piece of Whisper White card to form the base card.
Cut a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe card slightly smaller for a mat (I cut mine ¼" smaller). Using the second smallest Labels Collection die, cut an aperture in the Crisp Cantaloupe, saving the cut piece for another project. Emboss the card with the Decorative Dots EF.
Place the mat onto the card base as a guide (don't adhere yet). Stamp the sweet girl image from Baby We've Grown in Strawberry Slush ink onto the card base through the aperture and also onto a snippet of Whisper White. Adhere the Crisp Cantaloupe layer to the base.
Fussy cut the second pair of shoes and color the bows with the Crisp Cantaloupe Stampin' Write marker. Pop up onto those on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Stamp three flowers from the Petite Petals stamp set in Crisp Cantaloupe and punch with the coordinating punch. Add to the corner of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
To complete the card and add a touch of bling, add tiny Basic Pearls to the buckle and bows of the shoes and the flower centers.

Challenges...
#53 Girl Power at CAS on Sunday
#49 AG at Crafting From The Heart
AG at TTCRD

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

Hugs,
Em

Double Twisted Easel Card Pictorial ~ Easter Card With Indescribable Gift

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 double twisted easel, the showstopping style I shared with you on Friday. While that card was created with the gorgeous Love Is Kindness stamp set from Stampin Up!, this time I'm using Indescribable Gift, which I have to say is my absolute favorite stamp set right now, although I love them all!

Before we begin the tutorial, here's a look at the finished card, sat in it's box...

Here's what you'll need to create the project...
Card: 3 sheets Crisp Cantaloupe and 2 Whisper White (cut to sizes shown below)
Inks: Crumb Cake and Pear Pizzazz
Markers: Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi Blendabilities
Tools and embellishments: Labels Collection Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer, Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate, Decorative Label Punch, Stamping Sponges, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionls, Tombow glue

For the card, cut an 8" x 8" square and two 4" x 4" squares of Crisp Cantaloupe

 Score the 8" square at 4"

Using the Stampin' Trimmer, cut down to the score line at 4" (if you've not got the Stampin' Trimmer, mark the 4" point and use a ruler and craft knife to make the cut ~ pic taken on Simply Scored)

With the card on the Diagonal Plate, score each of the squares diagonally as shown, turning the card for the second score line to create the easel (use ruler and stylus to create score lies if you don't have the plate)

To complete the base preparation, stamp the image from Indescribable Gift randomly in Crumb Cake ink onto the two 4" squares and the inside of the base (pic shows squares on the unfolded base)

To prepare the four toppers (three for the card and one for the box lid), stamp the image twice (one for decoupaging) and the sentiments from the stamp set onto one of the sheets of Whisper White. Color the images with Wild Wasabi and Pink Pirouette Blendies. Cut one of the images, both sentiments and a blank with a Labels Collection Framelit die (I used the third from the smallest). Sponge Pear Pizzazz ink onto edges of all 4

Cut flowers from second image and decoupage onto the cut one with Stampin' Dimesionals. Pop the image and portrait cut sentiment onto the 4" Crisp Cantaloupe squares with more dimensionals. To attach the panels to the base, add Tombow glue to the base as shown

BE CAREFUL when positioning the toppers, they need to be placed as shown so they will be the correct way up when the easels are open. Attach the landscape cut sentiment with more dimensionals onto the inside of the base card

For the box base, cut a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe to 5 3/4" x 9 3/4". For the top, cut a Whisper White piece to 5 13/16" x 9 13/16".

Stamp both box pieces to coordinate with the card and score both pieces on all sides at 3/4". Using Decorative Label punch, or other, punch each side of the box lid as shown

Fold the score lines, notch in, adhere the corners and add the last die cut to the lid to complete the box.

To complete the card, cut strips of 3 rhinestones and attach to each of the easel toppers. Carefully place completed card into the box (it is ¼" bigger than the card so there's plenty of room). Here's another look at the finished card

If you've stayed with me to this point, THANK YOU! I hope you've enjoyed the pictorial and have been inspired. If you create a double twisted easel card, I'd love to see it. Pop a link into the comments, or post onto my Facebook page.

Challenges...
AG at Inspiration Destination
#41 AG at Scrapper's Delight


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

Hugs,
Em