Sketch Challenge - Sea Turtle

This sweet card is for this week’s Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge. It’s simple but I used 3 stamp sets to make it.

Here’s the sketch I used. You can click on it to see the other cards made for this week’s challenge.

Tips & Instructions

• Azure Afternoon Card Base - 4 1/4 x 11, score at 5 1/2 (top folding)

• Basic White Layer - 5 x 3 3/4

• Stamp the large water image from the Oceanfront Stamp Set with Balmy Blue Ink.

• Ink up halve the next size water image with Azure Afternoon Ink and stamp below the Balmy Blue water.

• Stamp the small turtle from the Sea Turtle Stamp Set with Garden Green Ink.

• Stamp sentiment on a 1/2 strip of Basic White with Azure Afternoon Ink. The sentiment is from the Happy Labels Stamp Set. Punch one end using the Banners Pick A Punch and adhere to card with Dimensionals.

• Add some Iridescent Pearls.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment with Azure Afternoon Ink. Stamp the water along the bottom using the smallest water image, stamping and overlapping as you go. Stamp the starfish with Pecan Pie Ink and the school of fish with Azure Afternoon Ink.

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Meandering Meadows Sympathy Card

I made this simple Sympathy Card using the Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper and Seasonal Branches Stamp Set.

The Meandering Meadows paper is gorgeous. Each sheet has a beautiful, impressionistic look on one side and the other side has colorful abstract designs. This is one of the new Online Exclusives.

Tips & Instructions

• Crushed Curry Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4
  (Tip - cut a little off each side and the top andbottom to get the scene that you like. I wanted the sky area to be somewhat centered.)

• Wrap piece of Linen Thread around the layer and adhere to the back of the layer. Adhere layer to card base.

• Stamp sentiment with Shaded Spruce Ink on a 1/2 strip of Basic White. Punch both ends with the Banners Pick A Punch and adhere to the card with Dimensionals.

• Tie bow with Linen Thread and adhere with a Glue Dot.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment with Shaded Spruce Ink. Stamp branch with Early Espresso Ink and leaves with Shaded Spruce Ink.

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Merry & Bright Holly Jolly Christmas Card

The Merry & Bright Bundle is so fun! You can stamp and cut these old fashion lights in any color you want. The tops and filaments were cut from Silver Foil.

The color combo that I used on this card is from my Inspiration Calendar - Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst and Sweet Sorbet, so bright and cheery. You can get my Inspiration Calendar each month when you subscribe to my email list.

Tips & Instructions

• Blackberry Bliss Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, stamp sentiment at bottom right corner with Blackberry Bliss Ink.

• Basic Black, cut the string for the lights using the Merry & Bright Dies.

• Stamp the lights with Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst and Sweet Sorbet Ink and cut with coordinating die.

• Cut the tops and filaments from Silver Foil Sheets and adhere to the lights.

• Feed 3 of the lights onto the string piece. Adhere the lights to the white layer using Dimensionals. I did this before adhering the string to the layer. Then add a tiny bit of glue to each end of the string to adhere it to the layer. Trim off any overhang and adhere the layer to the card base.

• Adhere 2 more lights to the bottom left corner using Dimensionals on the top one.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp the tops to the lights with Blackberry Bliss Ink and two lights with Berry Burst and Sweet Sorbet Ink. Stamp sentiment with Blackberry Bliss Ink.

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Sketch Challenge - Festive & Fun

This is such a bright and fun card! I made it for this week’s Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge using the Festive & Fun Stamp Set. Don’t you just love that giraffe?

Here’s the sketch that I used. You can click on it to see the other cards posted for this week’s challenge.

Tips & Instructions

• Poppy Parade Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper (striped pattern) - 4 3/4 x 3 1/2, round all the corners

• Basic White - 4 1/4 x 3, round all corners. Stamp sentiment with Poppy Parade Ink at bottom right corner. Adhere to striped layer. Adhere layers to card base.

• Basic White - 4 x 2, stamp image with Black Memento Ink. Color using Stampin’ Blends Markers. I used Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green, Copper Clay, Lemon Lolly and Crumb Cake.

• Adhere to card with Dimensionals.

• Poppy Parade and Basic White - cut 2 strips 3/4” wide and punch one end with the Banners Pick A Punch. Cut down to size and adhere just behind the stamped image.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment with Poppy Parade Ink. Stamp the beaver and bird with Black Memento Ink. Color with Stampin’ Blends Markers. I used Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade and Lemon Lolly.

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So Very Merry Christmas Card

This is the first time I’m using th So Very Merry Stamp Set and I love the images, they look like stained glass. I stamped the image on Vellum Cardstock and colored with Stampin’ Blends. The yellow really shines nicely with the gold layer behind it.

Tips & Instructions

• Night of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Shining Brightly Speciality Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4 x 4. Wrap piece of Night of Navy & Gold ribbon around the layer, adhere to the back and adhere layer to card base.

• Stamp the angel image with Black Stazon Ink on a piece of Vellum Cardstock. Let the ink dry and then color with Stampin’ Blends Markers. I used Dark Night of Navy, Light Boho Blue, Light Lemon Lolly and Dark Crumb Cake.

• Fussy cut the circle. You can punch it or die cut it but I didn’t have the right size circle so I fussy cut it.

• Cut the second from largest circle from a piece of Gold Foil Sheet and the largest circle from Night of Navy using the Stylish Shapes Dies. Adhere the stamped vellum circle to the gold circle and then to the navy circle.
  Tip - To adhere the velum to the gold, add a very tiny bit of Liquid Glue to the just the edge of the vellum circle so the glue doesn’t show through.

• Adhere the circles to the card using Dimensionals.

• Tie bow with ribbon and adhere with a Glue Dot.

• Cut sentiment label from Night of Navy using the Stylish Shapes Dies. Stamp sentiment with Versamark Ink and heat emboss with Gold Embossing Powder. Since the sentiment is curved, you can stretch it across my clear block to get it straight. Adhere label to card with Dimensionals.

• Add a gold Blooming Pearl to the sentiment label.

The gold accents in the paper along with the gold embossing and gold circle really give the card an elegant look.

On the inside layer (Basic White 5 1/4 x 4) stamp the sentiment with Versamark Ink and heat emboss with Gold Embossing Powder. The sentiment is from the Night Divine Stamp Set. Add a 4 x 3/4 strip of the Shining Brightly Specialty Paper.

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Sketch Saturday - Garden Meadow

Here’s my card for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge using new Online Exclusive Products. The Meandering Meadow Suite has gorgeous Designer Series Paper and a great stamp set with coordinating dies.

These products will be available for purchase starting November 7, 2023

This is the sketch I used for this week’s challenge.

Tips & Instructions

• Night of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, emboss using the crosshatch folder from the Basics 3D Embossing Folders.

• Wrap a piece of Night of Navy & Gold Ribbon around the layer and adhere to the back. Adhere layer to card base.

• Cut the scene from the Meandering Meadow Designer Series Paper using the Garden Meadow Dies. Place the die on the area you want to cut so you get the portion of the scene that looks best for the card. Adhere to card using Dimensionals.

• Stamp sentiment with Night of Navy Ink on scrap of Basic White and punch with the Double Oval Punch.

• Punch a scrap of Night of Navy with the scalloped oval on the Double Oval Punch.

• Adhere the stamped label to the navy label and adhere to card. I put one Dimensionals on the end that sits on the white embossed layer and liquid glue on the part that sits on the scene.

• Add some blue Tinsel Gems to the label.

Isn’t this paper gorgeous. It looks like a watercolor painting.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment with Night of Navy Ink and add a 3/4 strip of the Designer Series Paper to the bottom.

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Fun Z-Fold Gift Card Holders

Do you need lots of Gift Card Holders for the holidays? Every Friday in the month of November I’m going to demonstrate how to make a different Gift Card Holder. This one is a Z-Fold Gift Card Holder and they are so easy to make.

Watch the video for step-by-step instructions to make this design. Click the Project Sheet Button to get a printable pdf with the pictures, measurements and instructions.

This card was made with the Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper and Magical Meadow Stamp Set.

This card was made with the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper and Merry & Bright Stamp Set.

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Year To Celebrate

The Year To Celebrate Stamp Set has such fun images. I used it to make this simple Congrats Card with colors from my weekly color combo.

The color combo is from my Inspiration Calendar - Poppy Parade, Lemon Lolly and Lemon Lime Twist. You can get my calendar each month when you subscribe to my email list.

Tips & Instructions

• Lemon Lime Twist Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Poppy Parade Layer - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8

• Basic White Layer - 5 x 3 3/4

• Stamp the party blowers on the white layer with Poppy Parade, Lemon Lime Twist and Lemon Lolly Inks leaving a space for the sentiment.

• Adhere the stamped layer to the Poppy Parade Layer and then to the card base.

• Cut label using the smallest die from the Nested Essentials Dies from Basic White.

• Stamp sentiment on the label with Poppy Parade Ink and adhere to the card with Dimensionals.

• Add some Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment with Poppy Parade Inkand party blower with Lemon Lime Twist and Lemon Lolly Inks.

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Sketch Challenge - Merriest Trees

Here’s my card for the weekly Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge. I used the Merriest Christmas Bundle which is really cool. The dies will cut 5 layers of the tree that you can layer on top of each other and add Dimensionals to really give it some fullness.

Here’s the sketch for this week. I’m curious to see how many cards have a Christmas tree as the focal. You can click on the sketch to see the other cards posted for this week’s challenge.

Tips & Instructions

• Pretty Peacock Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, emboss using the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder and adhere to the card base.

• Stamp the tree 5 times with Pretty Peacock Ink on Basic White. You don’t have to do the full tree as you go if you don’t want to.

• Stamp the detailed tree on top of each of the stamped trees with Versamark Ink and emboss with White Embossing Powder.

• Cut each tree with the 5 dies using the largest to the smallest They will look like this.

• Layer the trees on top of each other starting with the largest. I put Dimensionals at the bottom edge of each layer and liquid glue on the rest of each layer to just pop up the bottom. For the last little piece I put just Dimensionals.

• Cut the tree basket from a piece of Pebbled Path and adhere to the bottom of the card.

• Cut 2 strips of Pretty Peackock to 1/2'“ and stamp the sentiments with Versamark Ink. Heat emboss with White Embossing Powder. Punch one end with the Banners Pick A Punch. Trim down and adhere to the top of the white layer.

• Adhere the tree on the card so it sits in the basket.

On the inside layer (5 1/2 x 4) stamp the tree-shaped sentiment with Pretty Peacock Ink and stamp some snowflakes across the top with Balmy Blue Ink.

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Berry Harvest Sympathy Card

I love how this card turned out. I used the Berry Harvest Background Stamp and embossed the entire image with Black Embossing Powder. Next I colored the berries and leaves with ink and Wink of Stella. So pretty!

Tips & Instructions

• Crumb Cake Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Crumb Cake Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, stamp the Berry Harvest Image with Versamark Ink. (Tip, I used my stamp positioning tool to stamp the image.)

• Heat emboss with Black Embossing Powder. Make sure the powder is melted on the entire image. Look at it in good light to see that everything is shiny.

• Color the Berries with Blackberry Bliss Ink and the leaves with Old Olive Ink and Wink of Stella. To do this press a clear block into the ink pad and then pick up ink with the Wink of Stella brush and paint the image. Clean off the ink from the brush by brushing it on scrap paper until it runs clear.

• Using a Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Marker color the tiny leaves at the top of the berries.

• Wrap Linen Thread around the layer 3 times and adhere it to the back. Adhere layer to card base.

• Stamp sentiment with Versamark Ink on scrap of Crumb Cake and heat emboss with Black Embossing Powder. Punch with the Double Oval Punch and adhere to the card with Dimensionals.

• Tie bow with Linen Thread and adhere with a Glue Dot.

• Add a black Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gem to the sentiment label.

I wish you could see this in person. The Wink Of Stella adds so much sparkle to the image. The picture just doesn’t do it justice.

The inside layer is very simple. I cut a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of Crumb Cake and stamped the sentiment with Black Memento Ink. You can emboss it with Black Embossing Powder as an alternative. I wanted room to write a note to my friend who’s husband just passed.

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Crossover Gatefold Cards

These Crossover Gatefold cards are so fun! I made one vertical and one horizontal so you can choose which one to make, or make them both!

Watch the video to see step-by-step instructions and then click the Project Sheet to print and save the measurements and instructions.

I made the vertical card using A Walk In The Forest Designer Series Paper and Merriest Trees Bundle. I love how the tree sits above the bottom panel

This cute little bear is from the Beary Cute Designer Series Paper. I cut the bear on the iceberg and some other icebergs to get the bottom panel.

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Translucent Florals Birthday Card

The flowers in the Translucent Florals stamp so beautifully. It was easy to make my own background with this set and these beautiful colors.

The colors are from my Inspiration Calendar - Pool Party, Orchid Oasis and Fresh Freesia. Aren’t they pretty together. You can get my Inspiration Calendar each month when you subscribe to my email list.

Tips & Instructions

• Orchid Oasis Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Stamp the floral images to create a background pattern starting with the largest image, then the next size and finally the smallest. I used Orchid Oasis for the large flower, Fresh Freesia for the smaller flower and Pool Party for the leaves. Stamp off the edge to give it a natural look.

• Wrap White Iridescent Ribbon around the stamped layer adhere it to the back. Adhere layer to the card base.

• Stamp sentiment on scrap of Basic White with Orchid Oasis Ink and cut with the smallest rectangle Nested Essentials Dies.

• Cut a scrap of Orchid Oasis using the next size up rectangle and adhere behind the stamped label. Adhere to card with Dimensionals.

• Tie bow and adhere with a Mini Glue Dot.

• Add some Fresh Freesia Tinsel Gems.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment and large flower with Orchid Oasis Ink and small flower with Fresh Freesia Ink.

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Sketch Challenge - So Sincere

I just love the All About Autumn Designer Series Paper and it’s finally back in stock! YAY!!! The pretty leaf focal piece is one side and the strips behind it with the Copper Foil accents is the other side of the paper.

I made the card for this week’s Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge. Here’s the sketch I used. Click on it to see other projects posted for this week’s challenge.

Tips & Instructions

• Copper Clay Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Very Vanilla Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• All About Autumn Designer Series Paper - 2 strips cut to 4 x 1, adhere to Very Vanilla Layer and adhere layer to card base.

• All About Autumn Designer Series Paper - leaf picture cut to 4 1/4 x 3, adhere to card at an angle.

• Cut leave from the Designer Series Paper using Autumn Leaves Dies and adhere with Dimensionals.

• Cut sentiment label from a scrap of Very Vanilla. Stamp sentiment from the So Sincere Stamp Set with Copper Clay Ink. Adhere to card with Dimensionals.

• Add some Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots.

On the inside layer (Very Vanilla 5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment with Copper Clay Ink and adhere another leaf cut using the Autumn Leaves Dies.

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Sketch Saturday - Pick Of The Patch

This is the card that I made for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I love fall colors and this card really lends itself to showing them off!

Here’s the sketch for the challenge. So simple but by your color choice you can make it for lots of occasions; bright for birthday, reds and greens for Christmas, red white and blue for July 4th, etc.

Tips & Instructions

• Crushed Curry Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Very Vanilla Layer - 5 1/4 x 4

• Strips of cardstock - 4 x 1/4 (I used Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss and Pumpkin Pie),

• Put adhesive on the Very Vanilla Card Base and lay out the strips following a color pattern and shifting the strips up and down.
  (Note: I did it this way and ended up crooked so I cut off the Very Vanilla background layer, cutting around the strips. Then I adhered the piece to another Very Vanilla Layer making sure they looked straight and centered. Soooo, you may want to just adhere the pieces to a small piece of cardstock to get them lined up and then adhere to the Very Vanilla Layer - hope this makes sense.)

• Blackberry Bliss Strip - 4 1/2 x 1

• Very Vanilla Strip - 4 1/2 x 1/2. Stamp sentiment with Blackberry Bliss Ink. Adhere to the Blackberry Bliss strip.

• Adhere the sentiment strip to the layer on an angle and trim off the edges that hang over. (Tip - trim from the back.)

• Cut leaf from Crushed Curry using the Autumn Leaves Dies and adhere with a Dimensional.

• Adhere layer to card base.

I love how this turned out, such a pretty Autumn card!

On the inside layer (Very Vanilla — 5 1/4 x 4) adhere 4 x 1 strips of the cardstock at the bottom. Cut another leaf from Cajun Craze and adhere to the top corner.

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Bridge Fun Fold Cards

These Bridge Fold Cards are so fun and easy to make. They are a great way to use scraps of patterned paper. The Nativity scene can be used as a decoration and the Birthday card is perfect to sit on someone’s shelf to brighten their day.

Watch the video to see how to make this fun fold and then click the Project Sheet Button to get a printable pdf with measurements, pictures and instructions.

This card was made using the Garden Walk Designer Series Paper and Modern Garden Stamp Set. I added some greenery that I punched using the Bough Punch.

I love how this turned out. The O Holy Night Designer Series Paper is so pretty and I love the Night Divine Dies with the Nativity scene and animals.

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With Gratitude using Earthen Textures Products

This pretty Gratitude Card is perfect for this time of year as we start thinking about Thanksgiving and who we’re grateful for. I used The Earthen Textures Bundle and Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper to make the card.

The colors I used are from my Inspiration Calendar - Soft Sea Foam, Moody Mauve and Crumb Cake.

Tips & Instructions

• Crumb Cake Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8

• Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper Layer - 5 x 3 3/4, adhere to white layer and adhere to card base.

• Cut the second from largest scalloped rectangle from Moody Mauve using the Scalloped Contours Dies.

• Basic White layer 3 7/8 x 2 5/8, adhere to the scalloped rectangle and adhere to the card.

• Stamp vase with Crumb Cake Ink on Crumb Cake and cut with coordinating die.

• Cut 2 Soft Sea Foam greenery pieces.

• Stamp the wheat branches with Crumb Cake on Basic White and cut with coordinating die.

• Adhere the greenery pieces behind the vase and adhere vase to the card.

• Stamp sentiment with Moody Mauve on 1/4 strip of Basic White and snip the ends at an angle.

• Tie a bow with Moody Mauve Jute and adhere with a Mini Glue Dot.

• Add some Crumb Cake Speckled Dots.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp sentiment with Moody Mauve Ink. Stamp pot with Crumb Cake. Stamp the greenery pieces with Soft Sea Foam Ink. (Tip - cover the pot with a Post-It Note to protect the vase from the Soft Sea Foam Ink.)

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Sketch Challenge - Night Divine

Boy this week’s Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge was a little different. The sketch is a shaped card that we fussy cut! I love the Oh Holy Night Designer Paper and thought it would work well for this design.

Here’s the sketch I used. You have to be sure that you keep the top edge folded so it stays as a card base that opens. You can click on the sketch to see the other projects posted for this sketch.

Tips & instructions

• Fold an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of scrap paper in half and then in half again.

• Cut a half heart, making sure the top keeps the fold. Make sure it will fit into your envelope. I made mine to fit in an A2 size envelope and had to cut it down a few times to get that size.

• Open the heart to see your template. It should look like this with the top part folded. 

• Trace the template onto a piece of O Holy Night Designer Series Paper and cut along the trace lines..

• Night of Navy Card Base - 5 1/2 x 11, score at 5 1/2. Trace the heart template on the card base and cut along the trace lines. Make sure the top keeps some folded area.

• Adhere the Designer Series Paper heart to the front of the card base making sure it lines up before you adhere it. You may have to trim it a little bit.

• Cut Nativity scene from Basic Black using the Night Divine Dies and adhere to the card front with Dimensionals.

• Stamp sentiment with Night Of Navy Ink on scrap of Basic White and fussy cut around it. You can leave it a a strip if you want. Adhere to card front with Dimensionals.

• Add a gold star to the card front.

Cut the heart template down a little to get a smaller heart, trace it on a piece of Basic White and stamp the sentiment with Night Of Navy Ink. Adhere to the card inside.

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Fun Halloween Card using Pick Of The Patch

This card is so fun! I started out with the Christmas Classic Dies and was planning on making a Christmas Card. Then I thought, let me cut out the greenery with black cardstock and make a Halloween Card!

Tips & Instructions

• Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, adhere to card base.

• Cut the greenery piece from Basic Black Cardstock using the Christmas Classics Dies.
  Tip - Cut upside down so the blade is facing up. This is helpful with intricate dies. I use one plate for cutting and one as a top place so I just flip the sandwich over then I cut intricate dies.

• Cut the square that fits inside the floral piece from a piece of Basic White using the dies and adhere to the greenery piece.

• Stamp the sentiment with Black Memento Ink at the very top right corner. Try to go as high as you can because it’s a tight fit with the pumpkin.

• Stamp the pumpkin on a scrap of Basic White with Pumpkin Pie Ink and punch using the coordinating punch.

• Stamp some leaves with Granny Apple Green Ink and punch with the coordinating punch.

• Punch a stem from Basic Black Cardstock and adhere to the pumpkin.

• Adhere the pumpkin to the white layer with Dimensionals and then adhere the leaves behind it.

• Stamp the bird with Black Memento Ink on a scrap of Basic White and fussy cut. Adhere to the layer with Dimensionals.

• Adhere layer to card base.

• Tie bow with a piece of Black & White Gingham Ribbon and adhere with a Glue Dot.

• Add some Black Sparkle Gems.

The Black & White Gingham Ribbon really pulls the card together.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4) stamp the sentiment with Black Memento Ink and stamp the pumpkin with Pumpkin Pie Ink. Add a stem with Black Memento Ink and some vines and leaves with Granny Apple Green Ink.

Tip: Just ink the top part of the stem to get a shorter stem if you want.

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Sketch Saturday - Seasonal Branches

This is the card I made for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I love a black and white card with just a touch of color.

Here’s this week’s sketch that I used. It’s simple and a great way to use up some scraps.

Tips & Instructions

• Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4

• Basic White Layer - 5 1/4 x 4, splatter ink around the card using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker. Flick marker end against the cap to splatter the ink.

• Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper - 4 strips cut at 4 1/2 x 3/4, punch both ends of each strip with the Happy Labels Pick A Punch. Adhere to the white layer.

• Stamp sentiment with Black Memento Ink on a 1/2 strip of Basic White. Punch one end with the Banners Pick A Punch or fussy cut with paper snips to create a banner.

• Banner one end of a 3/8 strip of Basic Black. Adhere to to the white strip and cut to size. Adhere to card with Dimensionals.

• Wrap piece of Basic Black Baker’s Twine around the white layer as shown in the picture. Adhere to the back of the layer and adhere layer to card base.

• Stamp bird with Black Memento Ink and color with Light Calypso Coral and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. Cut with coordinating die. Adhere to card with Dimensionals where the Bakers Twine criss crosses.

On the inside layer (5 1/4 x 4)stamp sentiment, branch and bird with Black Memento Ink. Stamp the ends of the branch image a couple of times. Color the bird with Light Calypso Coral and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends.

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Flying Finch Fun Fold Cards

I found this Flying Finch Fun Fold design from Susan Campfield. They are so fun to make and you can change the patterned paper and sentiment for any occasion.

Watch the video to see step-by-step instructions to make this fun fold card and then click the button below to get a printable pdf with the measurements and instructions.

This card was made using the beautiful Delightful Floral Designer Series Paper and Translucent Floral Stamp Set. I love this paper!!!

The Christmas Card was made using the Joy Of Christmas Designer Series Paper and Christmas Classics Stamp Set.

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