From My Heart: April 2024

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Butterfly Hugs Open House Card

I love using the Paper Butterfly Accents on cards and this card is extra fun since I used the frame of the butterfly to create a mask to make the butterfly on the inside of the card. I used Post It Tape to create the mask.

Cutting

Thick Basic White: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4

Vellum: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and 3 x 3

Tahitian Tide, Parakeet Party, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo: 1 1/8 x 3 1/2 each

Assembly

Die cut the Vellum using the largest Perennial Postage die, attach the card stock pieces to the Vellum, starting with the top and bottom piece, then fit the remaining two in the space. Attach to card front.

Attach the butterfly to the 3 x 3 Vellum with tiny dots of glue, then glue on the same places on the backside of the Vellum, so it won't show through the Vellum when attaching to the card front.

On the inside of the card use the butterfly mask, blending brushes and Daffodil Delight and Tahitian Tide ink. Stamp the sentiment in Tahitian Tide on the card front and inside of the card.

Attach 2022-20024 InColor Pearls to the card front.

It is a great card to send to a friend who needs a lift!!

Happy Stamping

Cindy

Product List

Perennial Postage Bundle (English)

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Hot Air Balloon Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Small Blending Brushes

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Paper Butterfly Accents

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2022–2024 In Color Pearls

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Paper Trimmer

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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Paper Snips

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Monday, April 22, 2024

Fracture Card

Coffee and card making, a perfect combo

Cutting

Early Espresso: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4, 4 x 5 1/4

Designer Series Paper: 2 1/4 strips of 4 patterns, cut out coffee cups

Basic White:2 1/2 x 2 1/2, cut with the second largest Stylish Shapes square die

Assembly

Attach the die cut Basic White square to the center of the Early Espresso rectangle as shown in the photo. With Early Espresso ink, stamp the sentiment on the right side, ink up and stamp off the coffee ring and spots with Pecan Pie ink.

Usually, a Fracture Card is one piece of Designer Series Paper with a 1/4 strip of cardstock around the center image, but I really like to feature Designer Series Paper, so I cut four patterns in 2 1/4 strips, started on the lower left side of the die cut square, adhered the DSP to the card base leaving a 1/4 (eyeballed) edge around the white square. Move to the top left of the white square, a adhere another piece of DSP to the Early Espresso rectangle. Move to the right top and repeat the process and on the lower right.

Trim away the DSP from the Early Espresso rectangle. Attach this to the card base. Add the coffee cups and Swirl Dots to finish off the card front. Add a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Basic White cardstock inside the card.

You can try this with any collection of Designer Series Paper and stamps.

Happy Stamping

Cindy

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Cheerful Daisy Fun Fold Card

Creating fun folds cards is an easy way to showcase a stamp set and Designer Series Paper.

I used the Cheerful Daisys Bundle and coordinating Designer Series Paper, Fresh as a Daisy.

Cutting

Bubble Bath: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, score at 4 1/4, scrap for die cutting the label and fern leaf

Moody Mauve: scrap for die cutting the label

Basic White: 4 1/4 x 3 1/3 for daisy die cut

Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series Paper: 1 x 4

Assembly

Using your paper trimmer cut at 1 1/4, from the bottom to the 4 1/4 score line on the right side of the card front. Attach to card bottom, top with the Designer Series Paper.

Ink the large daisy outline stamp with Moody Mauve ink, stamp on the 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 card front, ink once stamp twice to get a variation in color.

Stamp the greeting in Moody Mauve on the Bubble Bath label. Cut the Moody Mauve label in half and use the pieces to create a layer behind the Bubble Bath label. Attach to the stamped portion the card base, leaving some of the label to hang over on the DSP section, use adhesive only on the part attached to the card base.

With the three-daisy image, ink the centers of the flowers with a dauber and Moody Mauve ink, touch the Bubble Bath fern leaf to color some of the die cut.

Attach the daisy to the card front and tuck the fern leaf in to add an accent.

Lastly, I used Wink of Stella on the centers of the daisies and the fern leaf.

Send a card today!

Happy Stamping

Cindy

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Monday, April 8, 2024

April Open House Cards

We met on a windy Saturday to make cards and share the joy of stamping together. I call this card Purple Plant Paradise, but it would be pretty in your favorite color. Plant Paradise is a reversable stamp set, meaning there is a image on one side at the reverse is the shadow image.

Cutting Instructions

Basic White: (2) 4 x 5 1/4, 3 13/16 x 5 1/16, scrap for stamping pot, leave and greeting

Gorgeous Grape: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4

Assembly

Using Highland Heather ink up the "shadow" side of the large bowl and on the right and left sides of the smallest Basic White cardstock. Next ink with Gorgeous Grape and stamp the top and bottom of the cardstock, set aside.

With Gorgeous Grape in stamp the pot on the scrap of Basic White, stamp a pot on the Basic White that will be the inside of your card.

Using Garden Green ink, ink up the long leaf stamp and stamp twice without reinking to get two tones of green, do this again to get four leaves. Do the same with the bubbly leaf image. Stamp the bubbly leaf on the pot on the inside piece. the images on the scrap piece all need to be fussy cut. Stamp the greeting in Gorgeous Grape and trim out.

I used Mutli Purpose Glue to attach the long leave to the top of the pot and the bubbly leaves to the pot. Attach to the piece of cardstock with the large bowls with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Cut a piece of Pebbled Path Jute Trim 7", fold in half and tie a loop in the top. Attach this to the underside of the leaves/pot with Glue Dots and one under the loop to attach to the top of the card.

Adhere the stamped piece to remaining Basic White and then to the Gorgeous Grape card base and adhere the inside piece.

Final touches, attach the greeting and some Classic Matte Dots to the card front.