creating art with marilyn

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I am so excited to be able to participate in the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop. We are a group of Demonstrators from all around the World, who love to share what we do. Each month we participate and share projects we are working on. Our theme this month is Gift Packaging.

I decided to make a gift box and a coordinating Christmas card. I used the Beary Christmas 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper and the Tailored Made Tags. for the box. I embossed the card with the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder and the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper layer with the Thatched Basic 3D embossing folder.

This is the cutting template for the top and bottom of the box

Cutting instructions to make the box

Bottom:

1. Start with a piece of Balmy Blue card stock that is 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
2. Score all the way around the box at 2 1/2″
3. Give the score lines a good burnish
4. Cut up on each score line on the opposite ends making flaps and then cut a tiny wedge on the inside of the flaps
5. Fold the flaps in to create a box and glue the flaps with liquid glue and burnish the flaps to adhere well

Top:

1. For the top of the box, cut a piece of Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper 6″ x 6″
2. Score all away around the Designer Series Paper at 1 1/4″
3. Cut up each score line on the opposite sides to create the flaps and wedge the flaps, the same as the bottom part of the box.
4. Fold the flaps in to create the lid and glue with liquid glue
5. Die cut a tag from the Tailored Made Tags
6. Fuzzy cut an image from the Designer Series Paper and add to the tag with dimensionals
7. Pop the tag on the box with dimensionals
8. Add a piece of the Balmy Blue Sparkle ribbon to the tag and tie it with White Baker’s Twine
9. Add a snowflake embellishment from the Adhesive Backed Snowflakes to the tree

Cutting instructions for the matching card:

1. Card base is Balmy Blue card stock, cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
2. Basic White layer is 4″ x 5 1/4″
3. Emboss the Basic White layer with the Snowfall Sky embossing folder and adhere to the card base with liquid glue
4. Cut Balmy Blue card stock 2 1/4″ x 5 1/4″
5. Cut a piece of the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper 2″ x 5″ and glue these layers together with liquid glue
6. Emboss this layer with the Thatched Basic 3D embossing folder
7. Glue this layer directly to the card base
8. Cut a piece of Balmy Blue card stock 2″ x 4 1/4″
9. Cut a piece of the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper 1 3/4″ x 4″
10. Glue these layers together with liquid glue
11. Emboss this layer with the Thatched Basic 3D embossing folder
12. Pop this layer onto the card with dimensionals
13. Die cut a Deckled Circle in Balmy Blue card stock
14. Die cut another circle the same size in Basic White card stock
15. Stamp a sentiment on the Basic White circle in Balmy Blue ink
16. Adhere the circles together, off setting them a little
17. Fuzzy cut a bear image from the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper and add to the circles with dimensionals
18. Add circles to the card with dimensionals
19. Add some Balmy Blue Sparkle ribbon to the card with glue dots
20. Add some Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins to the finished card

Check out the other Demonstrators and their great creations

Beary Cute Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Beary Cute Punch

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Tailor Made Tags Dies

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Deckled Circles Dies

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Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder

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Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

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Beary Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins

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Adhesive Backed Snowflake Assortment

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Balmy Blue 3/8” (1 Cm) Sparkle Ribbon

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Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

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Paper Trimmer

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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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I am so excited to once again participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Monthly Blog Highlight Gallery. 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 November Monthly International Blog Highlights Gallery, I decided to use a stamp set that is one of my favorites from the Annual catalogue. This stamp set is called Cheerful Daisies.

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.

Cutting and Instructions to create this card:

1. Card base is the In Color Wild Wheat card stock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Basic Black layer is 4″ x 5 1/4″, adhered to the card base with liquid glue
3. Basic White card stock layer is 3 3/4″ x 5″, embossed with the Thatched Basic 3D embossing folder from the Online Exclusive Products. Adhere to the Basic Black layer with liquid glue
4. On a piece of Basic White card stock, stamp the daisies from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Basic Gray ink. stamp the centers of the flowers in Wild Wheat ink and stamp the leaves in Old Olive ink
5. Die cut the daisies and leaves out using the matching Cheerful Daisies dies and also die cut some of the fern branches in Old Olive card stock
6. With the light Smoky Gray Stampin Blend lightly add some color to the details on the daisy petals
7. Arrange the daises on the card and pop them up with dimensionsls
8. Add the leaves and ferns to the card with glue dots
9. Stamp a sentiment from the Go To Greetings in Basic Gray ink on a scrap of Basic White card stock and die cut it out with the label die from the Cheerful Daisies dies. Cut another label in Wild Wheat card stock
10. Cut the Wild Wheat label in half and add to each end of the Basic White label making it look like it’s layered
11. Pop the sentiment to the card with dimensional
12. Add some Wild Wheat 2023-2025 In Color Dots to finish the card

Cheerful Daisies Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Cheerful Daisies Dies

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Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

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Wild Wheat 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

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Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

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Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Mini Glue Dots

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It’s time once again for another 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 to create our cards. This week’s challenge is Remembrance Day/Veteran’s Day FF#0146.

My Inspiration Items for my card are Red, Black and Poppy

Cutting and Instructions to create this card:

1. Card base is Read Red 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″
3. Emboss the Basic White layer with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder
4. Adhere the embossed layer to the card base with liquid glue
5. Cut a piece of Basic White card stock at 1 5/8″ x 4 1/2″
6. Stamp the Basic White layer with the leafy image from the Nature’s Prints stamp set in Memento Black ink stamped off
7. Cut a Basic Black layer at 1 3/4″ x 4 5/8″ for a layering mat
8. Add this layer to the card with dimensionals
9. Stamp the flower image on a piece of Basic White card stock. Make a mask and stamp several other flower images on the Basic White card stock
10. Stamp a sentiment from the Lazy Days stamp set in Memento Black
11. Color the flowers to look like poppies using Real Red, Granny Apple Green and Light Basic Black Stampin Blends
12. Lightly brush some Pool Party ink on the background using a Blending Brush
13. Die cut the Basic White card stock layer with the largest Stylish Shaped Die
14. Cut a Real Red layer at 2 3/4″ x 2 7/8″ and glue to the Basic White layer with liquid glue
15. Add this layer to the card with dimensionals, double dimensional on the right side of the layer to keep the layer flush
16. Add some black Classic Matte dots to finish the card

I am so please to be able to participate in Kylie Bertucci’s International Blog Highlight Winners Hop. Thank you everyone that took the time and voted for my card. Your votes made me able to participate in this Blog Hop with the Top 10 Winners from all around the World. My card was voted as #8. I decided to use the Gorgeously Made dies and the Distressed Gold Foil and the Oxidized Copper Foil Specialty Paper and made a Thankful card.

Products I used to create this card:

• Autumn Leaves Stamp – Sentiment
• Color & Contour stamp set – Splatter Images
• Gorgeously Made Die
• Deckled Circles
• Basic 3D Thatched Embossing Folder
• Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder
• Oxidized Copper Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Distressed Gold Specialty Paper
• Lost Lagoon Card Stock
• Pretty Peacock Card Stock
• Copper Ribbon Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins

For Complete details click here

Now grab a beverage and check the other Top Ten Winners and their creations

I am so excited to be able to participate in the October Crafty Challenge Blog Hop. This challenge was a Dice Roll, where you pick idea items to create your card.

For this Dice Roll Challenge I picked Fancy Fold, Black & White and Trinket.

I didn’t have anything that would work for Black & White Designer Series Paper , so I made my own. I used the flowers from Quiet Meadows, the leaves from Irresistible Blooms and the dotage from Beauty of the Deep stamp sets to create my Designer Series Paper.

I was so pleased with the way it turned out, now I want to color the left over Designer Series Paper and make another card!

This is the inside of the card. The embossed layer is the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder.

I stamped the flower cluster from Quiet Meadows on the flap of the card.

This is the finished card with Black & White, Fun Fold and Trinkets

These are the products I used to create this card:

• Stamps: Quiet Meadows, Irresistible Blooms, Beauty of the Deep
• Embossing Folder: Exposed Brick 3D
• Card Stock: Basic White and Basic Black
• Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Now let’s check the other Demonstrators and their creations.

I am so excited to be able to participate in the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop for October. This month’s Blog Hop is a Halloween theme. This event has made me really think outside the box as I did not have any current Halloween stamps. So I decided to get a little creative making my Halloween card.

I used the Playing in the Rain stamp set and colored the images as if they were wearing costumes. Do they look like Superman and a turtle wearing a costume shell? Once again not having any Halloween Designer Series Paper either, I decided to create my own using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and brushed the hounds tooth pattern with orange and black ink. The sentiment is the Classic Letters stamp set. I stamped the letters B, O, O, several times (using the Stamparatus, which I love and will never give up) and fussy cut the letters out.

Complete cutting and Instructions to create this card:

1. Card base is Basic Black card stock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored and folded at 4 1/4″
2. Pumpkin Pie card stock layer is 4″ x 5 1/4″, adhered directly onto the Basic Black card base
3. Basic White card stock layer is 3 3/4″ x 5″, embossed with the Thatched Basic 3D embossing folder
4. I put the concave image of the embossing folder as the right side for this card and glued it directly to the card with liquid glue
5. Using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks, I created my own Designer Series Paper using Pumpkin Pie and Memento Black ink
6. Cut the Designer Series Paper 1″ x 5″ and adhere directly to the embossed layer
7. Stamp the images from the Playing in the Rain stamp set and the B, O, O, from the Classic Letters stamp set in Memento Black ink, stamping the letters several times to give them a dark black image
8. Color the rabbit and turtle with Stampin Blends and create a mask on each one
9. Fussy cut or die cut the images out and place on the card with dimensionals
10. Adhere the B, O, O, directly to the embossed layer staggering them a little
11. Color some Basic Rhinestones with dark Pumpkin Pie blends and add to the card.

Now let’s hop over and see all the other Demonstrators and their Halloween cards.

Playing In The Rain Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Playing In The Rain Dies

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Classic Letters Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

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Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

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Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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I made is card using Diane Evans’ Stampinwithdiane card sketch #178

I used Highland Heather card stock and the Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper. The Stamp set is from one of my favorite greeting stamps, Go To Greeting, stamped in Highland Heather Ink. The Embossing folder is the Distressed Brick 3D embossing folder.

Complete instructions read more

It’s time once again for another 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 to create our cards. This week’s challenge is Halloween #FF0145. I decided to make my own Designer Series Paper by doing a One Sheet Wonder using the Nature’s Prints stamp set.

My Inspirational Items were Black, Metallic Thread/Ribbon and Silver

Cutting and Instructions to create this card:

1. To create a One Sheet Wonder Designer Series Paper I started with half a sheet of Basic White card stock, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″.
2. Stamp the largest leaf image from the Nature’s Prints stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink randomly on the card stock. Continue stamping the different images from the stamp set randomly on the card stock, stamp some of the images off the paper’s edge.
3. The dotted stamped image is from the Beauty of the Deep stamp set. Stamp the dots on the card stock to fill in the gaps. (see photo 1)
4. Card base is Basic Black card stock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 2 1/8″ rotate the card stock and score again at 2 1/8″.
5. Fold the flaps into the center of the card, making it a double door card.
6. Cut 2 pieces of the Designer Series Paper at 2″ x 5 3/8″, adhere to the card base flaps.
7. Die cut a black tag using the Countryside Corners dies.
8. Die cut another Countryside Corner die in Basic White. I trimmed about 1/8″ off the edge and bottom of the die, making it about 1/8″ smaller.
9. Stamp the large leaf image in Memento Black ink and color lightly with Old Olive and Granny Apple Green Water Colored Pencils. (see photo 2)
10. Stamp a sentiment from the Nature’s Print stamp set with Versa Mark and heat emboss with Silver Embossing Powder.
11. Attach the left side only to the left flap with dimensionals.
12. Tie a bow with the Simply Elegant Silver Trim and attach to the card with a glue dot.
13. Add some Basic Rhinestones to the card to finish it.
14. Cut a piece of Basic White card stock 4″ x 5 1/4″ and stamp and color the large leaf on it and adhere to the inside of the card. (see photo 3)