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TODAY IS TUESDAY & IT’S TIME FOR SOME TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Today I want to share a slimline card with fussy cutting as my techniques card.

A slimline card is one that is longer and slimmer than a standard card. My slimline cards are 8 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (8 1/2″ x 7″ folded in half).

The other technique I used for this card was gool old fussy cutting.

TIP: For fussy cutting, I cut images in an anticlockwise manner, keeping the scissors close to the outer edge of the image. The more you fussy cut, the faster and more accurate you will become.

As you can see I fussy cut five of the characters from the Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper.

Each of these characters were adhered directly to the front of the DSP layer on the card base.

I added some Adhesive Sheet to the back of a couple of pieces of Petunia Pop cardstock and used the Mini Alphabet Dies to cut the letters for the external and internal messages.

I used the Hooray for Surprises Stamp Set to stamp the birthday cake and greeting on the card insert. I used Crushed Curry, Misty Moonlight and Petunia Pop inks.

Tomorrow I have another fun card to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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IT’S MONDAY & THAT MEANS IT IS TIME TO HIGHLIGHT SOME NEW STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS

This week I am highlighting two sets of products because they coordinate so well.

The first is the Just Kiddin’ Suite Collection.

The second bundle is the Filled with Fun Bundle.

For my first card, I decided to fussy cut some of the images from the designer series paper to create a birthday card.

I started with a Poppy Parade card base.

Then embossed Basic White layer, using the soon to be released So Swirly Embossing Folder.

I took a length of white ribbon from the soon to released Petal Pink & White 1/4″ Diagonal Trim and coloured it with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend pen.

The ribbon was wrapped around the embossed layer and secured with Tear & Tape. I used a shirt length of coloured ribbon to tie onto the length of ribbon.

I used Multipurpose Glue to adhere the embossed layer to the card base.

The greeting on the card front was made using the Mini Alphabet Dies, Poppy Parade cardstock and Adhesive Sheets.

I originally fussy cut three of the little girl wearing an apple costume image and added them to the card front. While waiting to take photos of this project, I tucked the card inside an envelope. It was so humid today that the envelope stuck to the centre front of the card. When I tried to peel it away, the half of the middle apple was torn away. My solution was to use the circle die from the Delightful Doilies Dies set.

I used the Basic White water colour pencil, from Assortment 1, to add some colour to each apple. Then I used my Clear Wink of Stella to wash it over the apple and add some glimmer.

The birthday greeting, from the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set was stamped for the card insert and envelope.

Tomorrow I have a fun card to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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THIS WEEK’S GLOBAL DESIGN PROJECT CHALLENGE #GDP438

I am a few days earlier than usual sharing my project for the latest challenge.

This week’s challenge is a SKETCH CHALLENGE.

Make sure that click on the image below to be directed to the GDP page to check out all the amazing projects the DEsign Team have created; as well as the ‘entries’ from card makers around the world.

i decided to use the soon to be released Country Birdhouse Bundle from the Country Woods Suite Collection.

The Country Woods Designer Series Paper is amazing – this is where I started. The Misty Moonlight weathered wood design and the multicoloured timber design were my choices.

I made a Misty Moonlight card base and added a panel of the weathered timber DSP.

Following the Sketch Challenge layout, I cut a piece of Basic Beige and embossed it with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered it directly onto the card front.

Then I set about creating my birdhouse.

I stamped the birdhouse image onto the multicoloured timber paper and die cut it. At the same time I added the two small round dies to cut out the circles in the birdhouse.

Then I cut the roof and bottom piece in Pool Party and the barge board in Petal Pink.

I stamped the birthday greeting on the Pool Party lower panel.

After adhering these three die cut pieces to the front of the birdhouse I attached pieces of Foam Adhesive Sheets to the back.

I cut a panel of Petal Pink timber from the DSP and added it to the bottom of the card front.

A scrap of the Misty Moonlight DSP was adhered to a scrap of matching cardstock and then cut using the bow die. I trimmed the long strip from above the bow and then secured it to the card front.

Finally, I stamped the bird three times – once on a scrap of Basic Beige card and on the card insert and envelope. The first bird was die cut and then coloured using Pecan Pie and Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends and was painted with Clear Wink of Stella.

Tomorrow I have a Magnolia Mood 3D Project for you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Until the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue goes live to customers on May 1st I won’t be able to share the new products I have used. I can still share existing products with you.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$19.25