From My Heart

  I saw this idea and CASED it for you. I am calling the design Square Front Gatefold. Measurements for the card are    Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 12   Card Stock - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and 2 3/4 x 2 3/4   Basic White - 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 and 2 1/2 x 2 1/2   Using the Paper Trimmer scoring blade , score the Designer Series Paper at 2, 4, 8, 10, for this card I used Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper. On each end measure from the top 2 1/4 and make a tick mark. Put the edge of the Designer Series Paper in the Paper Trimmer lining the score and tick mark and cut. Keep the cut piece, flip it over and attach to the bottom of the Designer Series Paper.  Make the gatefold, open and insert the Basic White Cardstock inside. Attach the colored Cardstock to the back to help firm up the card.  Gather ups the focal point of the card, I fussy cut the deer from the Peaceful Prints Designer Series paper (I did not get the punch, yet), stamped a sentiment from Poi...

I am lucky to have several packages of the Beautifully Penned Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper and wanted to use it in other ways than background paper.  Using Stampin' Up note cards;I kept the color palette simple, black, white and Gorgeous Grape. I used the flower die from Hand Penned Suite along with adhesive sheets to keep placing it on the card simple with no glue spots!! The black card stock was cut on the bottom with Basic Borders dies. I layered the cardstock, Designer Series Paper, ribbon and added Rhinestones to add a little bling.  Next, I played with the Blending Brushes and colored Basic White cardstock with Polished Pink and Evening Evergreen ink, die cut a bunch of flowers. I embossed white cardstock with the Stitched Greenery die. Attached it and a piece of the designer series paper that was also colored with the Blending Brushes. I used Glue Dots to attach the flowers, topped them with In Color Jewels and added a sentiment. Card Two added labels cut from t...

  I took some time this weekend to look at ideas from other Stampin' Up Demos, that showcased the Harvest Meadow Suite from the August-December catalog. Here are the beauties I found and CASED Card One features Harvest Meadow Designer Paper Strips and the cone flower and sentiment stamped in Misty Moonlight and an adorable Bumblebee Trinket. Card Two is on a Soft Seafoam base, layer of Evening Evergreen and the cone flower stamped in Evening Evergreen with circle Watercolor shapes stamped with Soft Seafoam and topped with the Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon cut in half to get a thin pop of color on the card. Card Three is on a Cajun Craze base, layer of Crumb Cake and Harvest Meadow Designer Series paper embossed the the Timeworn Type embossing folder to give it texture. A piece of the Cork Specialty Paper is layered with the "twig" die from Early Espersso and the Coneflower image, colored with Stampin' Blends.Topped with a piece of the Diamond Weave Ribbon. The s...