creating art with marilyn

Welcome to the April Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

It’s time for another Technique Tuesday Blog Hop. I am so happy to be able to participate in this month’s Blog Hop. This month’s theme is Spotlighting. This technique is when you cut out a portion of your stamped card layer with either a die or a punch and color only the portion that has been removed from the card layer and then pop it back onto the card with dimensionals.

I used the Apple Harvest stamp set and punched it out with the Stylish Shape Circle dies. The image is colored with Stampin Blends. Here is my finished card.

Cutting and Instructions:

1. Card base is Old Olive card stock, cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ , scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Cut Pecan Pie card stock 4″ x 5 1/4″, adhere directly to the card base with liquid glue
3. Cut Basic White card stock 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″
4. Stamp the apple images from the Apple Harvest stamp set in Memento Black ink on the Basic White layer
5. Use the 3rd largest circle die and die cut out the portion of the image you want to spotlight
6. Color only the image that was die cut, with Stampin Blends. I used light and dark Real Red, light and dark Sweet Sorbet, light and dark Old Olive and light Daffodil Delight
7. Attach the Basic White card layer to the card base with liquid glue
8. Place the colored image back into the hole of the Basic White layer with dimensionals, making sure to line it up exactly
9. On a strip of Basic White cardstock cut at 1/2″ x 4″, stamp a sentiment from the Apple Harvest stamp set in Memento Black ink
10. Cut a strip of Real Red card stock 5/8″ x 4 1/8″ and layer under the Basic White layer with liquid glue. Add the sentiment to the card with dimensionals
11. Color some of the white Classic Matte Dots, red using the Real Red Stampin Blend and place them on the finished card

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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 the time and voted for my card. My card was voted #7. With your votes, I am able to participate in the Winners Blog Hop with the Top Ten Winners for the month of March. I am using the Perched In A Tree and the Countryside Designer Series Paper to create this card.

Products I used to create this cards:

• Stamps – Perched In A Tree, Inked and Tiled – (retiring soon)
• Dies – Aspen Trees (retiring soon), Deckled Circles
• Embossing Folder – Basic 3D Thatched
• Paper – Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper
• Embossing Powder – Silver
• Embellishments – Basic Rhinestones
• Card Stock – Basic White, Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight

For complete cutting and instructions to create this card read more

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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

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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 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

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Embossing Additions Tool Kit

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Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

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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 #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:

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