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IT’S WEDNESDAY AND I HAVE THREE GREAT CARD POSTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY

The first card is for the Global Design Project #GDP335 challenge and the theme this week is Rain/Rainbow. Make sure that you click on the image below to go to the Global Design Project site to see all the amazing projects this design team has created.

My added constraint, each Wednesday, is that I feature a specific product collection or bundle. So to work with the challenge or blog hop, I am participating in, I will bring in other items to link them.

I decided to make a double rainbow slimline card – rainbow colours and rainbow shapes.

I am so pleased with the way this card turned out.

The Slim Card Dies were perfect for this this white on white card background. The card front measures 8-3/4″x 3-3/4″. I die cut four pieces of Basic White cardstock and adhered the layers together. When glued on the card front, they add great depth to the card.

Then I used one of the Brilliant Rainbow Dies to cut these shapes in rainbow inspired colours – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight,Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point, Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather.

The sentiment, from the Here Together Stamp Set, was stamped on the Highland Heather rainbow piece.

The rainbow shapes were then adhered to the front of the card, overlapping at different angles.

I stamped the “heart hands” and cut them with the coordinating Here For You Dies die. Stampin’ Dimensionals were popped underneath the hands and this piece was then centred on the card front.

I added a single Pumpkin Pie jewel,from the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels pack, inside the hands.

The inside of the card and envelope are stamped with one of the Rainbow of Happiness stamps.

Card one of three projects today – I hope you drop by again to see the other two.

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.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY & MY GLOBAL DESIGN PROJECT #332 CHALLENGE CREATION

This week, the Global Design Project team are CASEing a card by Kim Fee, one of the members of this talented team. Kim Fee is from the United Kingdom. Her lovely project is what the team is CASEing this week!

CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit

The GDP team reminds us that when we CASE a project we can take what we like from the design and make it our own. It might be the stamp set – the colours, the layout, the theme, the images – whatever we like that has inspired us to make a card of our own.

When I look closely at Kim’s card, I see the following elements – a Basic White landscape card base, a dry embossed Basic White layer, a layer of Paper Lattice, a floral focal point, ribbon wrapped into a double bow arrangement, a stamped sentiment with a larger piece of DSP placed behind it and finally, some embellishments added.

I decided to use many of these elements in my CASed creation.

This week I am featuring the Sentimental Swirls Stamp Set – Sam Hammond’s 1 000 000 Sales Achiever stamp set.

I started with a Basic White card base and added a layer of embossed white cardstock. This layer was embossed using the Time Worn Type 3D Embossing Folder.

Then I cut two smaller layers from the Layering Designs 12″x 12″ Vellum.

The white on vellum piece had the large swirls image stamped in Granny Apple Green. I did this using my Stamparatus because I was able to stamp the image several times to get a strong green colour. Then I left the stamp on the hinge plate, cleaned it and applied Versamark. I stamped the image a few times with the Versamark to ensure full coverage. Finally, I sprinkled Clear Embossing Powder over the image and used my Heat Tool to melt the embossing powder. This results in a very glossy green image

These two vellum layers were then adhered to the card at differing angles. The top vellum layer had the diagonally opposite corners curled.

The Supple Shimmer 12″x 12″ Specialty Paper was used to punch and die cut the pink elements. The flowers were made using the Flowers & Leaves Punch and the Strawberry Builder Punch. The flowers were scrunched up tightly to help give them dimension.

The trellis was cut using the Brilliant Bows Dies. Before cutting it, I attached Adhesive Sheet on the back of the specialty paper. This made it easier to attach to the card front.

I used the Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend to colour the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. Then I tied a bow using the coloured ribbon and Linen Thread.

After positioning the ribbon and the birthday greeting, I decided where I would place the flowers. I punched several small leaves using the Flowers & Leaves Punch. The leaves were scrunched and then attached under some of the flowers.

I punched two more small flowers to add inside the card and the front of the envelope.

The sequins on the card front are from the Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack.

These are most of the other products I used.

It seems to be getting a little easier each week to take part in challenges while still using the week’s featured products. I’m sure that there will be some weeks when it will be more challening – but, I’ll still give it a go.

Tomorrow is 3D Thursday and I have a gift bag that I made from a piece of my own stamped cardstock.

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.

Product List
Heat Tool
[129056]
$50.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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FOR FRIDAY IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER FUN FOLD CARD

It seems as if the year is trying to race toward the finish already. We are only a few short days away from the end of January, as this week draws to a close.

So it’s time for me to share a Fun Fold card with you. I think this one is called a Triangle Fun Fold card.

This is the last project featuring the Rainbow of Happiness Bundle and the Sunshine & Rainbows 6″x 6″ DPS.

Let me show you the structure of the card before I describe how I used the products.

After I trimmed the cardstock down to 11-1/2″ in length, I cut it diagonally in half. Then I scored the folds at 4-1/4″ and 5-3/4″. Then I used my bone folder to burnish the folds crisply.

I took some of the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP and cut the triangle pieces to add to the card front.

Then I used the second largest Stitched Rectangle Die to cut a piece of Basic White cardstock before embossing it. I used the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder.

I cut the half rainbow from some Granny Apple Green, Misty Mooklight, So Saffron and Soft Sea Foam cardstock.

The sentiment and hearts were stamped onto a small piece of Basic White card and was then cut down to this small size. It was popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I drew a live on the back of the embossed white piece and used Multipurpose Glue to attach it to the upper left hand side panel.

To finish off the card I stamped the card insert and envelope. Then I coloured some Iridescent Rhinestones using the Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend.

Let me know what you think of my latest card.

Now it’s time to decide what to use for this week’s project posts, starting with Simply Saturday tomorrow.

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.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00