creating art with marilyn

I am so excited to be able to participate in the March Crafty Challenge Blog Hop. This challenge was a Color Challenge, where you pick colors to create your card.

For this challenge I decided to use a favorite bundle of mine the Pansy Patch ( which I can sadly say will be retiring soon, and I was able to incorporate all the colors, Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Berry Burst, Crush Curry and Garden Green.

These are the products I used to create this card:

• Stamps – Pansy Petals
• Dies – Pansy Dies
• Embossing Folder – Exposed Brick
• Specialty Paper – Distressed Gold Paper
• Inks – Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Berry Burst, Crush Curry and Garden Green
• Embellishments – 2023-2025 In Color Dots
• Embossing Powder – Gold

You can find Complete instructions to make this card and a video on how I sponged the pansy petals by clicking here

Now check out the other Demonstrators and their creations.

I am so excited to once again participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Card Challenge. This card challenge is made up of very talented Demonstrators from all around the World, who create amazing cards and you get to vote and pick your favorite cards and later on in the month, the Top Ten Winners get to participate in an International Blog Hop.

I wanted to use one of my favorite stamp sets from the Online Exclusives. This bundle is called the Irresistible Blooms. I stamped the flowers in Calypso Coral and the leaves in Old Olive. The die cut layer is the Countryside Corners and embossed with the Thatched Basic 3D embossing folder. Don’t forget to check the Online Exclusive Products as there are some great products and they will never appear in a catalogue.

Products I used to create this card:

• Stamp Sets – Irresistible Blooms, Go To Greetings
• Dies – Irresistible Blooms, Countryside Corners
• Designer Series Paper – Delightful Floral DSP
• Card Stock – Calypso Coral, Basic White
• Inks – Calypso Coral, Old Olive
• Embossing Powder – Gold
• Embellishments – Gold Simply Elegant Trim, Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Brush Brass Butterflies

I would really appreciate it, if you would take some time and vote for my card. Click on the image below to get the link to vote.

Cutting and Instructions to complete is card:

1. Card base is Basic White card stock, cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Cut a Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper at 4″ x 5 1/4 ” and adhere it to the card base with liquid glue
3. Die cut a piece of Basic White and Calypso Coral card stock with the same Countryside Corner die
4. Emboss the Basic White layer die with the Thatched 3D Basic Embossing folder
5. Off set the 2 layers and glue them together with liquid glue
6. Pop this layer onto the card base with dimensionals
7. On a piece of Basic White card stock, stamp some flowers from the Irresistible Blooms in Calypso Coral and the leaves in Old Olive.
8. Die cut the images out with the matching Irresistible Bloom dies
9. Arrange the flowers and leaves the way you want them on the card
10. Before adding the flowers and leaves to the card, make a couple of large loops using the Gold Simply Elegant Trim and attach to the back of the flowers
11. Place the flowers and leaves to the card with dimensionals
12. Stamp a sentiment from the Go To Greeting in Versa Mark and then heat emboss with Gold embossing powder
13. Flag the one end and add to the card
14. Add a Brushed Brass Butterfly and some Iridescent Rhinestones to the finished card

Irresistible Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Irresistible Blooms Dies

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Countryside Corners Dies

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Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

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Delightful Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

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Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

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Brushed Brass Butterflies

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Simply Elegant Trim

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Metallics Embossing Powders

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Versamark Pad

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Embossing Additions Tool Kit

[159971]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

I am so pleased to once again be able to participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Top Ten Winners Blog Hop. Thank you to everyone that took a little time in their busy day and voted for my card. My card was voted #9. With your votes, I am able to participate in the Winners Blog Hop with the Top Ten Winners for the month of February. I am using the Enduring Masks Bundle from the Jan – April 2024 Mini Catalogue and did a great technique with this card as well.

Products I used to create this card:

• Stamps – Enduring Beauty
• Dies – Enduring Beauty
• Specialty Paper – Vellum
• Embossing Powder – Gold
• Stampin Blends – Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green
• Card Stock – Flirty Flamingo and Basic White
• Embellishments – Brushed Brass Butterflies, Gold & Silver 1/8″ Trim and Blooming Pearls

For complete instructions and products used for this card read more:

Now check out the other Top Ten International Winners

I so excited to be able to participate in the February Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop. The theme for this Blog Hop is creating a card or something using the Free products from the Jan- Feb 2024 Sale-A- Bration Brochure. I decided to use the Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper, and the Softly Sophisticated Bundle.

I love being able to get Free products during the Jan-Feb Sale A Bration promotion. Some of the Free Products I choice were the Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper and paired it up with the Softly Sophisticated Bundle. The embossing folder from this Bundle is such a versatile folder that it can be used with almost anything.

Complete details to create this card:

1. Card base is Boho Blue card stock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Basic White card stock layer is 4″ x 5 1/4″, embossed with the Softly Sophisticated embossing folder and adhered to the card base with liquid glue
3. Cut a piece of the Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
4. Cut 2 strips of Boho Blue card stock at 1/2″ x 5 1/4″, adhere them to the Flight and Airy Designer Series Paper with Stampin Seal
5. Pop this layer to the card with dimensionals
6. On a piece of Basic White card stock, die cut the 2nd largest decorative rectangle from the Thoughtful Expressions
7. Stamp a sentiment from the Softly Sophisticated stamp set in Boho Blue ink near the bottom of the decorative rectangle
8. Stamp the larger flower image from the Softly Sophisticated in Old Olive and Boho Blue ink
9. With the Dark Boho Blue Stampin Blends, color a piece of the White and Silver 1/2″ Sheer ribbon that is approximately 12″ long
10. Loop the ribbon on the back of the stamped rectangle
11. Pop the looped ribbon and the stamped rectangle to the card with dimensionals
12. Add some of the Misty Moonlight Tinsel Gems Three pack to finish the card

Now let’s hop over and see all the other Demonstrators cards!

Softly Sophisticated Bundle (English)

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Thoughtful Expressions Dies

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Flight & Airy 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

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Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

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Tinsel Gems Three Pack

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Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Stampin' Seal

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I am so excited to once again participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Card Challenge. This card challenge is made up of very talented Demonstrators from all around the World, who create amazing cards and you get to vote and pick your favorite cards and later on in the month, the Top Ten Winners get to participate in an International Blog Hop.

I wanted to use one of my favorite stamp sets from the new Jan – April 2024 Mini Catalogue. One stamp set that really caught my eye, was the Thoughtful Expressions Bundle with the beautiful Hummingbird stamp set and the matching dies. As you can see from my watermark and my Blog, Creating Art With Marilyn, that I have a thing for Hummingbirds! This stamp set is so much fun to color with the Stampin Blends.

Products I used to create this card:

• Stamp Sets – Thoughtful Expressions, Go To Greetings, Nature’s Prints
• Dies – Thoughtful Expressions
• Embossing Folders – Layered Floral, Thatched Basic 3D
• Punch – 2″ circle
• Specialty Paper – Vellum, Gold Foil
• Card Stock – Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Basic White
• Embossing Powder – Gold
• Stampin Blends – Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight
• Embellishments – Fresh Freesia 3 Tinsel Gem Three Pack

I would really appreciate it, if you would take some time and vote for my card. Click on the image below to get the link to vote.

Complete cutting and instructions to complete this card:

1. Card base is Highland Heather card stock, cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2 ” , scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Emboss the front of the card base with the Thatched Basic 3D embossing folder
3. Cut a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock, 2 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ and emboss it with the Layered Floral embossing folder
4. Cut 2 strips of Gold Foil paper, 1/2″ x 4 1/4″, and attach to the embossed Fresh Freesia layer with Stampin Seal
5. Adhere this layer to the card base with liquid glue, about 1 ” from the top of the card base
6. Cut a piece of Vellum 2″ x 5″
7. Use the Embossing Buddy, brush all over the vellum to reduce static
8. With Versa Mark ink and the ink spots from the Nature’s Prints stamp set, stamp all over the vellum
9. Heat emboss with Gold embossing powder
10. Cut a flag out of the bottom of the vellum
11. Add the vellum layer to the card with glue dots, placing the glue dots under the gold ink spots to hide them
12. Stamp the flower image from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of Basic White card stock
13. Color the flowers with Stampin Blends, using Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight
14. Die cut the flowers out with the matching Thoughtful Expression dies
15. Cut a Highland Heather circle out using the Thoughtful Expression dies
16. On a piece of Basic White card stock, stamp a sentiment from the Go To Greeting in Highland Heather ink and cut it out with a 2″ punch
17. Glue the circle to the die cut circle with liquid glue and then attach to the card with dimensionals
18. Add the flowers to the circle with dimensionals as well
19. Place some Fresh Freesia Gems from the Tinsel Gems 3 pack to finish the card

Thoughtful Expressions Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Thoughtful Expressions Dies

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Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

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Layered Florals 3 D Embossing Folder

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Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Gold Foil Sheets

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Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Embossing Additions Tool Kit

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Metallics Embossing Powders

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Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Versamark Pad

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Mini Glue Dots

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Stampin' Seal

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Tinsel Gems Three Pack

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2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch

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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Paper Trimmer

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It’s time once again for a Festive Friday Challenge. This challenge is designed by several Demonstrators from all around the world. We are given a list of 10 inspirational items to pick from and we must use at least 3 items to create our cards. This week’s challenge is Valentine’s Day -#FF0151

My inspiration for this card was Red, Pearls, Love Sentiment, Hearts and Birds

Cutting and Instructions to create this card:

1. Card base is Real Red card stock cut at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Basic White card stock layer is 4″ x 5 1/4″
3. Punch out 3 of the clouds using the cloud punch in copy paper. This is going to be masks for the clouds in the sky
4. Place the cloud masks on your card layer with temporary adhesive and with a blending brush and Balmy Blue ink, lightly brush around the masks creating clouds in the sky
5. On a piece of Basic White card stock, stamp the two birds from the Sweet Songbird stamp set in Real Red ink, and the nest in Pecan Pie ink and color it with Medium Natural Tone Stampin Blends
6. Punch out the largest bird with the Songbird Builder punch and fussy cut the other bird and the nest
7. Remove the masks and decide where you want the birds to go and stamp some branches from the Sweet Songbird stamp set in Early Espresso Ink and leaves in Old Olive ink
8. Pop up the nest and the birds on the branches with dimensionals
9. Stamp some song notes in Memento ink near one bird and some hearts from the other bird.
10. Stamp a sentiment in Memento Black ink. I use the With Love from the Creating With You stamp set
11. Place some Basic Pearls on the leaves

Sweet Songbirds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Songbird Builder Punch

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Cloud Punch

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Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

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Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

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Stampin’ Blends Medium Light Combo Pack

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels

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Blending Brushes

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

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Paper Snips

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I am so pleased to once again be able to participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Top Ten Winners Blog Hop. Thank you to everyone that took a little time in their busy day and voted for my card. My card was voted as #5. With all your votes I am able to participate win a Blog Hop with the Top Ten Winners for the month of January. I decided to use one of the bundles from the Online Exclusive Collection. I decided to use the Irresistible Blooms, this is still one of my favorite bundles.

I got this idea from one of Tami Whites’ videos. It’s called the Circle Wreath card.

Products I used to create this card:

• Stamp Set – Irresistible Blooms – Online Exclusive Product
• Dies – Irresistible Blooms – Online Exclusive Product
• Dies – Thoughtful Expressions (gold leaves)
• Dies – Deckled Circle dies
• Sentiment – Go To Greetings
• Embossing Folder – Exposed Brick 3D folder
• Butterfly – Paper Butterfly Accents
• Embellishments – Gold Festive Pearls

For complete instructions and the products I used for this card continue here:

I am so excited to once again participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Card Challenge. This card challenge is made up of very talented Demonstrators from all around the World, who create amazing cards and you get to vote and pick your favorite cards and later on in the month, the Top Ten Winners get to participate in an International Blog Hop.

I wanted to highlight some of the new products that will be available in the new Jan – April 2024 Mini Catalogue. One Suite that caught my eye, is the Thoughtful Expressions Suite with the beautiful Hummingbird stamp and matching die. As you can see from my watermark and my Blog Creating Art With Marilyn, that I have a thing for Hummingbirds! This stamp set is so much fun to color with the Stampin Blends as well.

I would really appreciate it if you would take some time and vote for my card. Click on the image below to get the link to vote.

Products I used to create this card:

• Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set
• Thoughtful Expressions Matching Dies
• Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper from Sale A Brations
• Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder (retired)
  • Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder
  • Stampin Blends
• Champagne Iridescent Dots
• Gold Embossing Powder
• Wink of Stella

Cutting and Instructions to create this card:

1. Card base is Poppy Parade card stock, cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Cut a piece of the Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper from the New Sale A Bration Brochure at 4″ x 5 1/4″
3. Emboss the Designers Series Paper with the Brick and Mortar embossing folder . I didn’t realize this folder has retired so use the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder instead
4. Adhere the embossed piece of Designer Series Paper directly to the card base with liquid glue
5. Stamp the hummingbird and 2 of the flower images from the Thoughtful Expressions in the New Jan – Apr 2024 Mini Catalogue, in Memento Black Ink on a piece of Basic White card stock
6. Color the flowers and hummingbird with Stampin Blends. I used light and dark Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green and Old Olive for the flowers and Real Red, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow for the hummingbird
7. Use the matching Thoughtful Expression dies to cut out the flowers and the hummingbird
8. Attach the flowers and hummingbird to the card with dimensionals
9. Heat emboss a sentiment from the Thoughtful Expression stamp set in Gold Embossing Powder
10. Add the sentiment to the card with dimensionals
11. Add some Wink of Stella to the throat of the hummingbird and also some of the feathers
12. To finish off the card, add some Champagne Iridescent Dots also from the Thoughtful Expression Suite

Thoughtful Expressions Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Thoughtful Expressions Dies

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Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder

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Softly Stippled 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Metallics Embossing Powders

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Champagne Iridescent Dots

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Versamark Pad

[102283]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Embossing Additions Tool Kit

[159971]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

I am so pleased to be able to participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Top Ten Winners Blog Hop. Thank you to everyone that took a little time in their busy day and voted for my card. My card was voted as #8. With all your votes I am able to participate in a Blog Hop with the Top Ten Winners for the month of December. I wanted to play with some of the new products that are coming out in the Jan – Apr 2024 Mini Catalogue. I was so excited to see the Free products that are going to be available in the Sale A Bration Brochure, I just had to give you a sneak peak and I made it into a Thank You card.

Products I used to create this card:

• Go To Greetings – sentiment
• Thoughtful Expressions – dies
• 3D Basic Embossing Folder- Thatched
• Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper – Sale A Bration
• Fresh Freesia – card stock
• Bubble Bath – card stock
• Fresh Freesia – ink
• Gold Simply Elegant Trim
• Gold Festive Pearls

For Complete Instructions on this card read more

I am so excited to once again participate in Kylie Bertucci’s Monthly International Highlight Blog Challenge for December. This Gallery Challenge is made up of very talented stampers from all around the world, who create amazing cards. In this challenge you can vote for your favorite cards and later on in the month, the Top Ten Winners get to participate in the International Blog Hop. For the December Monthly International Blog Highlights Challenge, I decided to use stamp sets from the Annual Catalogue and the Designer Series Paper and the embossing folder from the Online Exclusive products.

I would really appreciate it if you would take a few minutes and vote for my card. Click on the image below to get the link to vote.

Products I used to create this card:

• Apple Harvest stamp set
• Apple Blossom dies
• Layering Leaves stamp set
• Bough punch
• 3D Basic embossing folder
• Something Fancy dies
• Deckled Rectangle dies
• White and Silver Sheer ribbon
• Basic Rhinestones

Cutting and Instructions to create this card:

1. Card base is Basic White card stock, cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Cut a piece of Flirty Flamingo card stock at 4″ x 5 1/4″
3. Emboss the Flirty Flamingo layer with the Thatched 3D Basic embossing folder
4. Cut a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Hello Irresistible 6×6 Designer Series Paper, 1 7/8″ x 5″. Adhere directly to the Flirty Flamingo card stock with liquid glue
5. Die cut a piece of Basic White card stock that is 3″ x 4 1/4″ with the Deckled Rectangles die
6. Stamp some flowers from the Apple Harvest stamp set and color them with the light and dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin Blends
7. Die cut them with the Apple Blossom dies or fussy cut them out
8. Stamp the leaves from the Layering Leaves stamp set on Granny Apple Green card stock and stamp with the Granny Apple Green ink
9. Punch out the leaves using the Bough Punch and punch out an extra one that is not stamped on
10. Stamp a sentiment from the Layering Leaves in Granny Apple Green ink on a scrap of Basic White card stock
11. Die cut the sentiment and another sentiment layer in Flirty Flamingo card stock from the Something Fancy dies to layer the sentiment
12. Cut the Flirty Flamingo sentiment piece in half lengthwise and glue it to the Basic White sentiment creating a layered look
13. Pop up the Deckled Rectangle layer to the card with dimensionals
14. Add the sentiment layer to the Deckled Rectangle with dimensionals leaving room to add the leaves underneath the sentiment layer
15. Tie a faux bow with the Silver and White Sheer ribbon around the Flirty Flamingo card stock layer
16. Add the flowers and leaves to the Basic White layer with glue dots and dimensionals
17. Add some Basic Rhinestones to finish the card

Apple Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Apple Blossoms Dies

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Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Bough Punch

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Something Fancy Dies

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Deckled Rectangles Dies

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Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

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Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

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Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

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Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Mini Glue Dots

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]