Beautiful Autumn and a Heart of Red

 

Annie’s Ink-Lings

A card on Pinterest inspired me to make this card.  I love the pairing of fall leaves with a big red heart.  I used Stampin' Up Be Mine Stitched Framelits.  And of course, the sentiment is perfect for the design, which is from Stampin' Up Beautiful Autumn stamp set.  The leaves were made with the punches that were bundled with the stamp set.

The Stampin' Up Ornate Floral embossing folder provides a soft, delicate background, and really makes the red heart pop.  I'm hoping to make this card with a Thanksgiving message inside for some of my Thanksgiving cards.  I hope you will give it a try.  It's really fast to make, but still has a touch of elegance to it.

Products Used

Stampin’ Up 3D Embossing Folder: Ornate Floral
Stampin’ Up Be Mine Stitched Framelits
Spellbinders Labels Eighteen S4-310
Stampin’ Up Beautiful Autumn Stamp Set and Coordinating Punches
5” Twine – tie in a slip knot

So glad you took the time to stop in today.

Blessings,

Annie

Graphic 45 French County 4-Fold Card

 

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Are you a fan of Graphic 45 papers?  And if you are, do you have a hard time cutting them up?  It took me awhile to overcome the tendency to hoard them.  I can't remember when the French Country paper pad was released.  I just know that I held onto it for a long time and just collected pictures of cards for future inspiration.

Well, finally, here it is - my first card using the French Country papers.  This is a fancy fold called a Four-Fold Card.  

Here you can see how it looks when the card is fully opened.  I really like the look of the tiered panels.

The happy birthday sentiment was made by die cutting once in red and once in black, and then slightly overlapping when glued together.  I like how it helps to set off the sentiment from the busy background panel.

The finishing touch was adding the black crystals to the centers of the sunflowers on this panel and on the front panel.  This was a really fun card to make and really not as difficult as you might think.  

Below are the cutting and scoring measurements that I used.  For instructions on adding a front panel and assembly, I used the G45 video tutorial.  Just click on the link shown.  Once the card base is completed, it's just a matter of decorating the panels as you prefer. 

Card Base: 11-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches; score at 1/4, 3-3/4, 7-1/4

Front and Inside Panels
        Mats: 2-1/2 x 4 inches (cut 2)
        Layers: 2-1/4 x 3-3/4 inches(Cut 2)
Interior Front and Middle Panel
        Mats: 3-1/4 x 4-3/4 inches (Cut 2)
        Layers: 3 x 4-1/2 inches (Cut 2)
Back Panel
        Mat: 4 x 5-1/4 inches (Cut 1)
        Layer: 3-3/4 x 5 inches (Cut 1)

One additional piece: 2-3/4 x 4-1/2 inches

G45 French County Papers
Sizzix Thinlits Happy Birthday to You 660368
Computer Generated Sentiment
Black Solid Crystals

Okay, time for you to be the creative one!

Blessings,

Annie

Pine Cone Wishes

 

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Today's card features a new 3D embossing folder from Stampin' Up called Evergreen Forest.  It makes a really beautiful background for any number of card types.  A card that I saw on Pinterest inspired the making of my card.  I used the "Warmest Wishes" die that will allow this card to be a birthday card, thinking of you, winter hello - a very versatile sentiment and card design.

I two-toned both the pine needles and the pine cones to give them dimension.  For a nice final touch, I used Nuvo Crystal Drops on the dots around the images.

Stampin' Up Stampin' Blends

Stampin' Up Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder

Creative Expressions die:  Warmest Wishes

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Morning Dew

Hero Arts Pine Cone Branch F3169

A4 White Card Base

4-1/8 x 5-3/8 inch Green Panel

4 x 5-1/4 inch Brown Panel

3-11/16 x 5 inch White Panel (stamp and emboss on this panel)

"Warmest Wishes" to you for a fun day of stamping!

Blessings,

Annie

Violets for You Card

 

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Hello and thank you for checking out my blog post today.  

While straightening up my studio, I came across a bin where I keep odds and ends of left over card parts, extra stamped off images, and such.  First thing I discovered was this image and that's how I came up with the A4 card I'm sharing today.  I had forgotten all about having this extra image.

This is an older stamp from Penny Black and may not be available anymore.  However, any violets stamp would work.  I used 4 shades of Copic Markers to color the flowers, two shades of green for the leaves, then a darker shade of green for the curly vines.  The rounded corners of the flower panel are really showcased on the dark purple panel.  I cut some 1/4 inch strips from the same color card stock as the second layering panel and glued them diagonally to the bottom right side of the card.  After stamping the For You sentiment, I added three sequins to add some embellishment interest.  It was really quick and simple, and I'm pleased with the result.  Looking forward to seeing what else is in that bin!

What treasures have you put away and forgotten about?  Happy Browsing!

Blessings,

Annie

A “Fisherwoman” Thank You

 

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Hello all!

 Do any of you stampers also have fishing as a hobby?  Or fishing friends?  Then, this may be the card for you.  You can easily change it to a birthday card or just a thinking of you card.

A friend requested that I make a thank you card for her for a woman who loves fly fishing.  I immediately thought of the Stampin’ Up set called Best Catch and the coordinating framelits.  Being inspired by some ideas I found on Pinterest, this is what I came up with.

 

Notice how I changed the man image to look like a woman by giving her some long black hair and a tiny dot of lipstick.  I'm so glad that it worked out okay.

Just added a small fish on the sentiment page to carry out the theme.

A4 Card
Stampin’ Up Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder
Stampin’ Up Catch of the Day stamp set and framelits
Stampin’ Up Free as a Bird stamp set: Thank You
My Sentiments Exactly stamp: It was so nice of you . . . M279-10
Copic Markers

Happy fishing . . . or whatever brings you joy! 

May you be blessed in a special way today.
Annie

Sunflower Joy Accordian Fold Card

 

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As a card maker, I have oodles of flower stamps.  On occasion, I take the time to see what I can find out regarding the meaning of the flower I chose to use.  The sunflower quite surprised me!  So, wanting to share it with you, here is what I learned:    

             

The sunflower puts itself in position to directly receive the
sun's gaze. It symbolizes faith and adoration for ALL that is.
Because of this, the sunflower is often regarded as a very
spiritual flower. They are, therefore, a symbol of true faith and
loyalty to something that is much bigger and brighter than
themselves.

 I find it amazing that the face of the sunflower slowly moves itself so that it is always facing the sun.  Another wonder of creation!

Okay, by now you have probably realized that the bright yellow sunflower is the focus of today’s card.  This card was truly a joy to make. 

The base of the card is a single white panel, overlaid with an embossed panel.  The accordion fold is made from a smaller white panel and adhered to the center of the card base.  Measurements and scoring directions are listed below.  I used the Dotted Swiss embossing folder on the yellow dotted designer paper on the first panel to give it a 3D effect.

 

Cut a belly band strip from brown card stock and score.  Wrap it around the card with the ends meeting in front and adhere them together - make sure it's not too tight, not too loose!

                    

The sunflower attached to the belly band was made by two-step stamping.  On a scrap of white card stock, I first stamped the largest sunflower image with Squeezed Lemonade, then over-stamped with the smaller sunflower image using Mustard Seed.  To make it better coordinate with the designer paper, I die cut a sparkly brown flower center from the designer paper and glued it to the center of the sunflower.

Cutting and Scoring
White Card Stock Base 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inch
Yellow Panel for Embossing 4 x 5-1/4 inch
Accordion Fold Panel 4 1/4" x 11", score at 1-1/2, 3″, 5-1/2″, 8″ 
Cut pieces of designer paper 1-1/4" x 4" for top fold; 2-1/4" x 4" (2) for center

     folds; 1/2" x 4" for the inside edge and adhere to accordion.
Belly Band 1-1/2 x 9 1-2 inches, score at 1-1/2 and 5-7/8 inches.

Supplies
Stampin’ Up Painted Harvest Stamp Set
Rubbernecker Stamps Blooms in the Heart 642-09
My Sentiments Exactly Sunflower Stamp B11F
Spellbinders Foundational Tags S4-755
Stampin’ Up Leaf Punch from Painted Harvest Bundle
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Stampin’ Up Old World 3D Embossing Folder
Distress Ink Pads Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed
Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles Dies L-CC001

Blessings, and until the next time, remember to hug the ones you love, none of us are promised tomorrow!

Annie