creating art with marilyn

I am happy to be joining in the Festive Friday Challenges. This Friday’s challenge was Apple Day. We had to pick at least 3 items and make a card. I managed to do 4. My card consists of: red, green, gingham, and circle.

I made is card kit using the wonderful Nature’s Harvest Suite. I love this suite and how versatile it is. Here are the measurements and instructions to made this card. read more

Soft Suede Card

Stamps: Nature’s Harvest and Tasteful Touches

Dies: Harvest dies

Embossing Folder: Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder

Inks: Soft Suede

Paper Products: Basic White, Soft Suede, Harvest Meadow DSP

Other Products: Gold Simply Elegant Trim, White and Crumb Cake Bakers Twine Essentials Pack, Gold Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals

Card Instructions:

1. Basic White card stock cut 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
2. Embossed layer 4-1/8 x 5-3/8 embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder
3. Soft Suede card stock layer is cut at 2-1/4 x 5-3/8
4. Cut DSP layer at 2 x 5-3/8 and attach to Soft Suede layer with liquid glue
5. Attach this layer to left side of card leaving 1/2″ from the edge
6. Die cut the wheat dies in Basic White and Soft Suede and attach them to the card with liquid glue
7. Stamp the Cornflower stamp in Soft Suede ink and die cut it out
8. Attach it to the card using dimensionals
9. Sentiment layer is 1 x 4-1/8 and stamp sentiment in Soft Suede and attack with dimensionals
10. Tie a triple bow using the gold trim and the white and crumb cake bakers twine
11. Attach the bow with glue dots
12. Place some of the gold metallic pearls on the card

For instructions on the other cards continue reading

For instruction on the other cards continue reading

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamps: Celebrate Sunflowers and Peaceful Moments

Paper Products: Bumblebee and Basic White card stock, Bumblebee 6×6 Designer Series Paper Assortment pack

Other Products: Stampin Blend Markers in Dark So Saffron, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Cinnamon Cider, Light and Dark Old Olive, Light and Dark Soft Suede and Memento Black Ink

Instructions for cutting and making card:

• Bumblebee card stock
• Card base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
• Two pieces cut at 2-3/4 x 2-3/4
• Two pieces cut at 1-3/4 x 1-3/4
• Basic White card stock
• Two pieces cut at 2-1/2 x 2-1/2
• Two pieces cut at 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
• Bumblebee 6×6 Designer Series Assortment Pack
• Three pieces cut at 1-7/8 x 5-1/4
• One different design of 6×6 DSP assortment pack cut at 2 x 2

Instructions to make card

1. Cut card base at 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 and score at 2-1/8, 4-1/4
2. Fold card in half at the 4-1/4 mark and score and then fold the 2-1/8 score line to make a ‘Z’ fold
3. Adhere the three pieces of 1-7/8 x 5-1/4 DSP to the folded panels and also the inside of the card
4. Cut the 2 x 2 piece of DSP from corner to corner making two triangles
5. Adhere one to the top and the other to the bottom of the right side of the inside of the card.
6. Attach the Basic White 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 to the Bumblebee 2-3/4 x 2-3/4 piece of card stock and glue it to the center of the card
7. Score the second piece of the 2-3/4 x 2-3/4 from corner to corner and then from the score line cut it at 1/2″ mark
8. Score it on both sides to loosen the paper fibres
9. Put liquid glue on the 1/2 inch piece and butt it up against the inside of the center of card and fold the card close. This will attach the flap to the middle of the card
10. Glue the two pieces of Basic White 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 to the two pieces of 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 card stock
11. Fold the card in the ‘Z” position and put a little glue to the attach these to the top and bottom of the front of the card
12. Stamp and color the sunflowers. I stamped two small flowers and one of the large one for the inside of the card
13. Color the flowers with Stampin Blends in Dark So Saffron, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Cinnamon Cider, Light and Dark Old Olive and Light and Dark Soft Suede
14. Attach the small sunflowers to the front of the card with dimensionals and then the large sunflower to the inside of the card with dimensionals and the leaves with glue dots
15. Stamp the sentiment on the white triangle and glue it to the center flap

Here is a video showing how to construct the card. This is my first time to add a video to my blog so it should be a good laugh, but they say practice makes perfect. Enjoy!

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I wanted to make a Christmas card In July using the Classic Cloche Stamp set and dies and also the Painted Christmas DSP. I love how this turned out.

Stamps: Classic Cloche, Evergreen Elegance

Dies: Cloche Dies

Embossing Folder: Timber 3D embossing folder

Cardstock and DSP: Basic White, Painted Christmas DSP, Silver Foil, Brushed Metallic Foil

Inks: Old Olive, Real Red, Misty Moonlight, Memento Black

Other Products: Subtle Shimmer sequins, Basic Pearls, Red Rhinestones, Gold and Silver Simply Elegant Trim

Instructions to make card

1. Cut Basic White card stock at 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
2. Run the front panel of the card through the Timber 3D embossing folder
3. Cut a piece of DSP 4 x 4 and then cut it from corner to corner to make them into triangles
4. Cut strips of gold foil 1/2 strips and attach to the long edge of the DSP
5. Attach these panels to the card base with liquid glue leaving about an 1″ space between the 2 triangle pieces
6. Use Versa Mark and stamp the Cloche glass image and heat emboss with gold embossing power
7. Stamp the bird image inside the Cloche dome image in Memento black and stamp extra birds on scraps so you can color them and die cut them out. Color the branch in Old Olive Blends and the extra Birds in Real Red ink
8. Attach the colored, die cut birds to the stamped image of the birds with mini dimensionals
9. Place some of the Basic Pearls and the Red Rhinestones to the little bubbles in the image
10. Tie a little Gold bow using the Simply Elegant Trim and attach it to the top of the Cloche Dome with a glue dot
11. Attach the finished dome to the card using dimensionals
12. Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Evergreen Elegance Stamp set in Versa Mark and heat emboss in Gold embossing powder
13. Fussy cut the sentiment out and attach with dimensionals

Hello Stamps. Thanks again for stopping by and checking out our Canada Inks Up Blog Hop for August. This month’s theme is something from Sale-A- Bration. I decided to use the Summer Shadows Dies. These dies coordinate with the Shaded Summer Stamp Set in the Annual catalogue.

Here are the Supplies I used.

Stamps: Shaded Summer from Annual Catalogue

Dies: Summer Shadow from Sale-A- Bration and Hippo and Friends Die

Paper Products: Hand Penned DSP, 6×6 Old Olive Designer Series Paper, Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz card stock

Other Products: Pale Papaya Ribbon, Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine Essential Pack, Champagne Rhinestones

Card Instructions:

• Card base is Calypso Coral card stock cut at 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
• Cut a piece of DSP from Hand Penned 4-1/8 x 5-3/8 and adhere to card base using liquid glue
• Cut a piece of Old Olive DSP 4″ square and cut in half diagonally, adhere one piece to the bottom corner of the card
• Die cut three flower outlines in Pale Papaya and three bases in Calypso Coral and attacked the flowers together
• Cut three leaf outlines in Old Olive and three backgrounds in Pear Pizzazz and attach the leaves together as well
• Do a dry fit deciding where you would like the flowers placed along the diagonal seam and then attach the flowers using one dimensional in the center of the back so you are able to tuck the leaves behind the flowers.
• Once flowers and leaves are attached put a large Champagne Rhinestone in the center of the flowers
• Cut a piece of Pale Papaya ribbon about 3-1/2 inches and fold in half and tuck under a flower with a glue dot and then tie a double bow in the Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine and attach it on top of the ribbon with a glue dot
• Stamp a sentiment from the Shaded Summer stamp set in Calypso Coral and die cut it out with the Hippo and Friends die set and attach it with dimensionals

Hello Stampers, Welcome back to our Canada Inks Up Blog Hop for the month of July. The theme for this month’s Blog is Christmas in July. I decided to use a stamp set and dies from the New July to December Mini Holiday Catalogue called Peaceful Cabin.

Stamps: Peaceful Cabin, Mountain Air, Peaceful Deer (sentiment)

Dies: Cabin Dies

Inks: Balmy Blue, Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate and Crumb Cake

Paper Products: Basic White and Smoky Slate Cardstock

Other Products: Blending Brushes, Dimensionals

Card Instructions

• Card base is Basic White card stock cut at 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored at 4-1/4 and card is landscape
• Stamp the mountains in Smoky Slate using the Mountain Air stamp set. Then stamp off the background mountains in Smoky Slate.
• Using Balmy Blue ink and a Blending Brush lightly brush in a sky behind the mountains. Stamp a few clouds in the sky. Then stamp a sentiment in the sky using Memento Black ink.
• On separate pieces of Basic White card stock, stamp the trees in Mossy Meadow and the cabin in Smoky Slate (leave lots of room on the bottom to die cut them out and attach to the card). Also stamp the fence twice in Smoky Slate and stamp off the fox in Crumb Cake and die cut these images out. I decided to fussy cut the fox out as I wanted a closer cut to the fox.
• Do a dry fit as to where you want the trees and the cabin to fit on your card. When you are satisfied with the layout of your card stamp the fox. Add dimensionals to the trees and place them on your card.
• Then add dimensionals to the cabin and place them on top of the trees. Then add the fence with dimensionals and place your cut out fox over the stamped image with a tiny dimensional.
• Mount a piece of Smoky Slate card stock cut at 5-3/8 x 4-1/8 to your Basic White Card Base then glue the focal image to the Smoky Slate card stock.

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I made this card for my Grand Daughter who was graduating from Elementary School this year. Unfortunately it was made with retired products.

Stamp sets: Make a Difference, Butterfly Gala

Dies and Punches: Butterfly Duet punch, small sentiment die

Cardstock and DSP: Gorgeous Grape, Hydrangea Hill DSP

Ink and Blends: Highland Heather light and dark blends, Purple Posy light and dark blends

Other Products: Versa Mark, Gold embossing powder

Instructions to make card

• Card base is Gorgeous Grape, cut at 11 x 4-1/4, scored at 3/8, 1-3/4,  3-1/8,  4-1/2, and 5-1/2
• Cut 2 pieces of different  DSP (1) 2-5/8 x 4-1/8, and (1) 3-3/4 x 4-1/8
• Cut the 2-5/8 x 4-1/8 piece at 7/8, 1-1/4 and 1/4 (these are for the left and right ends of the card and also the inside panel)
• Cut the 3-3/4 x 4-1/8  piece into 3 strips of 1-1/4 (if you are using a pattern as your focal point mark the order these pieces are cut in
• Fold the card base in half and glue the 1 inch piece together making you bay window effect
• Glue the 7/8 piece of DSP to the front of the glued piece then glue the three focal window panels on the  bay window (take note that they are in the proper order)
• Glue the 1/4 inch piece to the thin strip at the end of the card base
• On the inside glue the other strip that is 1-1/2 x 4-1/8 to the right edge of the card base
• Cut and glue a piece of Basic White 2-7/8 x 4-1/8 to the inside of the card butting it right up to the edge of the 1-1/2 panel (this is for the sentiment)
• Using Versa Mark, stamp the year on the punched out piece  with the numbers from Make a Difference stamp set and  heat emboss with Gold embossing powder.  Attach it to the edge of the inside of the card with dimensionals so that the front of the  card can be tucked into it forming the bay window
• Stamp 5 of the small butterflies from the Butterfly Gala and color them with the Stampin  Blends and punch them out with the Butterfly Duet punch
• Attach them to the card with liquid glue
• For a little bling add a Bumblebee Trinket to your card.

I wanted to play with the In Bloom Suite and after seeing a card that Patricia Burkhart made I decide I want to try and make a greenhouse card.

Stamp sets: Plentiful Plants, Retired Birch Background

Dies: Perfect Plants, Stitches Rectangle

Inks: Soft Suede, Garden Green, Cinnamon Cider

Cardstock and DSP: Basic White, Crumb Cake , Bloom Where You’re Planted

Other Products: Stamparatus, Window Sheet, Foam Adhesive Sheets

Instructions for the card:

• Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock  5-1/2 x 4-1/4 (this will be cut down to size later)
• Position the Birch background stamp in the Stamparatus  and ink it up with Soft Suede. You will need 2 pieces of the wood background for the greenhouse
• Cut the wood stamped piece to 4-1/8 x 5-3/8
• Use the #4 of the long narrow Stitched Rectangle dies and cut out 2 window panes
• Glue at piece of 4 x 4-1/4 window sheet to the back of the wood panel cardstock to make the window panes
• Cut a card base of Crumb Cake at 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 score at 4-1/4
• Cut 2 small  pieces of the wood panel to make shelves for the plants to stand on and glue them to the front of the card base
• Fuzzy cut several of the plants and planters from the DSP and place them on the wall of the greenhouse
• For the hanging basket stamp the large plant pot in Cinnamon Cider and the foliage in Garden Green
• Die cut the hanging basket in Basic White
• Place the plant pot and the plant in the basket and tie a piece of twine in the hole of the basket
• To attack the greenhouse front to the card base cut strips of foam adhesive sheets and place them on the front panel
• For a finished look place a large plant in the front of the green house using dimensionals

The In Bloom Suite was a must have Suite from the new Annual Catalogue for me . I saw a card that Patricia Burkhart made and decided I had to try and CASE it. Thank you Patricia I think I came close to your card.

Stamp Set: Plentiful Plants, Retired Birch Cling background stamp

Dies: Plentiful Plants, Stitched Rectangles, Circle Dies

Cardstock and DSP: Basic White, Smokey Slate, Gray Granite, Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP

Inks: Gray Granite, Garden Green, Early Expresso, Memento Black

Other Products: Stamparatus, Silicone Sheet, Window sheet,

Instructions for card

• Start with piece of Basic White cardstock cut at 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 (this will be cut down later)
• Place the Birch background stamp in the Stamparatus to make the wood looking front of  the green house
• Ink the stamp with Gray Granite and stamp on the Basic White. You will need 2 pieces of the wood background cardstock.
• Cut the wood cardstock to 4-1/8 x 5-3/8
• Use repositional tape and tape the background layer to the Smokey Slate cardstock that is cut at 8-1/2 x 5-1/5 scored at 4-1/4.
• With the 4th longest Stitched Rectangle die (this is the narrower rectangle dies) cut 2 window panes in the front of the card (through both layers) leaving equal spacing between the panes.
• Remove the wood background layer and place a piece of Window Sheet that is 4 x 4-1/4 and attach it with liquid glue and then glue the wood stamped layer.
• For the greenhouse planting box cut a piece of Smokey Slate 8-3/8 x 1-1/4, fold this into 4 equal pieces.
• Cut the wood background cardstock into 4 strips that are about 1-1/8 by 1 -15/16 leaving a narrow gap between the folds
• Glue the left side of the strip to the left side of the card and the right side to the right side of the card leaving the center folds loose and fold the greenhouse box so the center of the box is pointing outwards
• Make 2 shelves for the plants to stand on, from the background cardstock  and glue them to the back of the greenhouse
• For the plants in the hanging basket and the large plant inside the card, you will need to do reverse stamping so the back of plants are seen as well when the card is closed. Also stamp 2 of the plants pots
• Die cut a hanging basket in gray granite cardstock . I cut 2 baskets out and placed them as close to the same position so you could see the basket from all angles.
• Position the plant pot and the foliage in the basket then put the other hanging basket on the back side of the pot.
• Tie a small piece to twine in the hole at the top of the hanging basket
• Cut a strip of window sheet about 3/8 x 4-1/4 and glue it to the inside of the planter box leaving it floating at the top and attach the hanging basket to the window sheet
• Do the same reverse stamping for the large planter and place it on the box
• Fussy cut out some of the planters and place them on the shelves
• Add a large planter to the outside of the greenhouse. Use liquid glue and only glue where the leaves meet in contact with the greenhouse
• Stamp a sentiment in Memento Black and attack it to the front of the greenhouse