Feel Most Alive Card (Rose Hill Card Kits To Go – July 2021)

This is my card from July 2021 Rose Hill Card Kits To Go.  This under the sea scene was fairly easy to make by stamping a large background stamp on printed paper and adding a shimmery seahorse.

Materials (front)
Unless otherwise indicated, all materials listed are Stampin’ Up! products
** Island Indigo card stock – 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4", plus scrap for die
* White card stock – 5-1/4” x 4”
* Marbled-Blue paper by the Paper Studio – 5-1/8” x 3-7/8”
* Bermuda Bay card stock – scrap for die
* Vellum card stock – scrap for sentiment
* Soft Succulent Shimmer Vellum – scrap for seahorse
* Zen Waves stamp by Technique Junkies - background
* Feel Most Alive stamp by Technique Junkies - sentiment

* Black Ink Pad

* Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Tool
* Sea Life dies (seahorse)
* Layering Diorama dies (layers behind sentiment)
* Gold Wink of Stella and POSCA white paint marker (starfish)
** Gold Glitter Enamel Dots

Materials (inside)
* Bermuda Bay card stock - 5-1/4” x 4”
* Pale Papaya Shimmer Vellum – scraps for fish
* Evening Evergreen Shimmer Vellum – scrap for plant
* Sea Life dies (fish)
** Under the Sea Framelits dies (plant)
(** Retired)

Assembly
1.  Fold 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Island Indigo card stock at score line to create card base.

2.  Adhere 5-1/4” x 4” white card stock to front.
3.  Use black ink to stamp Zen Waves background stamp onto 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" patterned paper; adhere over white card stock.
4.  Cut seahorse from Soft Succulent Shimmer Paper; use liquid glue to adhere seahorse as shown.
5.  Sentiment:

    * Cut two smallest shapes from Layering Diorama dies: the smallest shape from Bermuda Bay card stock; the larger one from Island Indigo card stock.  Adhere smaller shape over larger shape.  

    * Use black ink to stamp sentiment on Vellum card stock; heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  Sponge liquid glue onto back of Vellum card stock and adhere over Layering Diorama shapes.

    * Use foam tape or hexagons to pop up sentiment, overlapping seahorse as shown.
6.  Add self-adhesive gems (the smallest is the eye of the seahorse; the other two are placed randomly).
7.  OPTIONAL:  To make starfish stand out, color with something shiny or glimmery (sample uses gold Wink of Stella).

Inside

8.   Adhere 5-1/4" x 4" Bermuda Bay card stock to inside of card.
9.   Adhere 5-1/8” x 3-7/8” white card stock over Bermuda Bay.
10. Cut fish from Pale Papaya Shimmer Paper; cut plant from Evening Evergreen Shimmer Paper.  Use liquid glue to adhere as shown.

Cathy Hansen
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Happy Independence Day!

Hope you're enjoying your 4th of July holiday weekend!  Thought this would be a great time to share a card recently made for one of my stamp camps.  The card is really simple to make -- everything is just stamped and layered up!  Materials used for this card are listed below.

Materials:
* Night of Navy card stock (Stampin' Up!): 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
* Real Red card stock (Stampin' Up!): 5-1/4” x 4” (2 pcs - one for inside); 2-1/2” square
* White card stock (Hammermill 100#): 5-1/8” x 3-7/8” (2 pcs - one for inside); 2-1/4” square
* Night of Navy and Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pads (Stampin' Up!)
* "Grunge Flag" and "Home of the Brave" stamps (Technique Junkies)

The sentiment is adhered to the Real Red card stock, and then popped up with foam tape; other than that everything is adhered with regular adhesive.

The inside of this card is blank -- just a 5-1/4" x 4" layer of Real Red card stock and a 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" layer of white card stock.

Thanks to the Technique Junkies Design Team for the inspiration!

Hope you enjoy this card!

Cathy :D

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Cathy  ;D

"a little note" (WC Session 4, Week 2 - March 11, 2021)

This great fun fold card was made in our Women's Connection class on March 11, 2021.  More recently, I made this card for a "fun fold themed" Stamp Camp North using different colors (see photo below).

Many thanks to Bonnie O’Neill (www.bonniestamped.com) for posting this basic card design.

Front of card when closed

Inside of card when opened

The materials list for this card appears below.  Most of these materials are from Stampin' Up!

Visit my YouTube page at https://youtu.be/RR2Bs33_1lA to view a video tutorial.

* Black card stock: 6-3/4” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
* White card stock: 5-1/4” x 4”; scrap for center of daisy
* Pool Party card stock: 

    - about 4” x 2-1/2” for banner die

    - 3” x 3” for Daisy punch

    - 2” x 2” for Medium Daisy punch

    - 5-1/4” x 5/8” for strip with sentiment
* Bermuda Bay card stock:

    - 3” x 3” for Daisy punch

    - 2” x 2” for Medium Daisy punch
* Wink of Stella to paint center of daisy
* True Love Designer Series Paper: 5-1/4” x 2-1/4”
* Pearlized Doily (retired)
* Daisy and Medium Daisy Punches
* 3/8” Circle Punch from my stash for center of daisy

* Butterfly Gala stamp set for sentiment

* Black stamp pad

Stamp Camp North Version

For the Stamp Camp North card, all materials are the same, except Rococo Rose card stock was used in place of Bermuda Bay, and Blushing Bride card stock was used in place of Pool Party.  Also, the center of the daisy was cut from Dazzling Diamongs Glimmer Paper from Stampin' Up! (now retired).

Hope you enjoy this fun fold card!

Cathy ;D

Let's Do Lunch! Card (WC 2020-2021 Session 4, Week 5)

 

Front and inside

Back

Visit my YouTube page at https://youtu.be/8sFl0mFOW7Q to see how fun and easy this card is to make!

Materials:

* Paper

100# White Premium Color Cover Stock by Hammermill: 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4” (card base)
80# White Premium Color Copy Cover Stock by Hammermill: 4” x 2-1/2” (front stamped piece); scrap for punch
60# White Premium Color Copy Cover Stock by Hammermill: 5” x 3-3/4” (inside)**
Shaded Spruce Card Stock by Stampin’ Up!: 5-1/4” x 4” (2 pieces); scrap for punch
Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!: 4-1/2” x 3”

* Punches: Small Oval and Scalloped Oval by Stampin’ Up!

* Stamps and Ink:

Social Greetings Clear Stamp Set by Impression Obsession stamped with Onyx Black Versafine Pigment Ink
Swingin’ Monkey by Whipper Snapper Designs, Inc. stamped with Jet Black Archival Ink by Ranger

* Monkey image is colored with Basic Black, Early Espresso and Garden Green Watercolor Pencils and then “painted” with Blender Pen (pencils and pen by Stampin’ Up!)

* Seabed 3D Embossing Folder by Stampin’ Up!


NOTES:

1. Banana on inside of card is an online image downloaded and printed on my computer.

2. I generally use 60# cover stock for computer-generated images and text simply because my printer likes it better than heavier stock.

3. On the video and in the photo above I painted the end of the tail green -- how could I possibly have mistaken that for a leaf?!  In any event, I have gone back and re-colored that portion of the image so the end of this sweet monkey's tail doesn't appear to have gangrene (see photo below)!

Cathy  ;D

   

For You Gift Card Holder (WC 2020-2021 Session 4, Week 5)

This sweet little gift card holder takes only 7 minutes (or less) to put together, and is a wonderful way to present a gift card.  It fits into a standard A2 (invitation size) envelope for mailing.

Gift Card Holder Closed

For You Gift Card Holder

 
Materials
* Stampin’ Up! Card Stock:

Very Vanilla-Thick: 5-1/2” x 4-1/4”

Perfect Plum (retired): 5-1/4” x 4”; 4” x 3”; 4” x 1-1/8” (pocket); scraps for scalloped oval and flower punches

Very Vanilla: 11” x 4-1/4”, scored at 3-1/4”, 6-1/2”, and 9-5/8”; scrap for small oval (this measurement was stated as 10" x 4", and then 10" x 4-1/4" on the YouTube video . . . the 11" x 4-1/4" shown here is the correct measurement.  Promise!)

Old Olive: scraps for leaf punch

Daffodil Delight: scrap for small flower

Merry Merlot: scrap for flower center

* kioshi/lily child Patterned Paper by BasicGrey: 3-3/4” x 2-3/4” (front); 4” x 2-7/8” (inside flap); 3-3/4” x 7/8” (pocket)
* Stampin’ Up! Punches and Embossing Folder (all retired):
              Leaf Punch
              Pansy Punch
              Petite Petals Punch
              Trio Flower Punch
              Small Oval Punch
              Scalloped Oval Punch
              Layered Leaves 3D Textured Embossing Folder
Stamp and Ink:
* Social Greetings Clear Stamp Set by Impression Obsession
* Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad by Stampin’ Up!
 

Left:  First flap opened
Right: Fully opened showing card pocket

Want to see how this was made?  Visit my YouTube page at https://youtu.be/1DO4rFhNG8I.

Thanks to my good friend Bev Derringer, Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, for allowing me to use her gift card design.

Bev Derringer's Original Design

Hope you enjoy this design!

Cathy  ;D

Card Making with Cathy Session 3, Week 1 (01/14/2021)

Women’s Connection 2020-2021
Session 3 Card Making with Cathy

Click on photo for closer look.

 

Materials and Measurements (from left to right)

 
Happy Birthday
(All materials for this card by Stampin’ Up!)
 
Front
* Card base: 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
* Layer 1: 5-1/4” x 4”
* Layer 2: 5” x 3-3/4”
* Base for 3 stamped pieces: 4-3/4” x 1-11/16”
* Stamped squares: 1-3/8” x 1-3/8”
* “Ribbon” strip: 3-3/4” x 5/8”
* Mat for sentiment: 2-7/8” x 7/8”
* Sentiment: 2-1/2” x 1/2”
 
Inside
* Layer 1: 5-1/4” x 4”
*Layer 2: 5” x 3-3/4”
 
Materials
* Mint Macaron card stock (card base, base for 3 stamped pieces, and “ribbon” strip
* Just Jade card stock (Layer 1 front and inside)
* Shaded Spruce card stock (Layer 2 on front and mat for sentiment)
* White card stock (squares and sentiment; Layer 2 on inside)
* Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder (Layer 2)
* Subtle Embossing Folder (“ribbon” strip)
* Stitched Rectangles Dies (sentiment and mat)
* Enjoy the Moment stamp set (seed pods)
* Blossoms in Bloom (sentiment)
* Mint Macaron, Just Jade, and Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Pads

* * *

Thanks 1 (center)
(Materials for this card are by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted)
 
Front
* Card base: 11” x 4-1/4”, scored at 5-1/5”
* Layer 1: 5-1/4” x 4”
* Layer 2: 5: x 3-3/4”
* Layer 3: 4-3/4” x 3-1/2”
* Sentiment strip: 3-1/2” x 3/4"
* Ribbon: 5”
* Scraps for sentiment, die cuts and punched shapes
 
Inside
* Layer 1: 5-1/4” x 4”
* Layer 2: 5” x 3-3/4”
* Layer 3: 4-3/4” x 3-1/2”
 
Materials
* Smoky Slate card stock (card base)
* Pool Party card stock (Layer 1 front & inside, sprig, and sentiment strip)
* Basic Gray card stock (Layer 2 front & inside)
* Vellum card stock (Layer 3 front)
* Glossy White card stock (sentiment and spray)
* White card stock (Layer 3 inside)
* Sprig Punch (Pool Party sprig)
* Poinsettia Dies (Glossy White spray)
* Well Written Dies (sentiment)
* Fallen Leaves embossing folder by Tim Holtz
* 3/8” organdy ribbon from my stash

* * *

Thanks 2 (right)
(Materials for this card are by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise indicated)
 
Front
* Card base: 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
* thanks frame: 5-1/4” x 4”
* Background paper: 5” x 3-3/4”
* Scraps of card stock and background paper for flowers
 
Inside
* Layer 1: 5-1/4” x 4”
* Bottom mat for sentiment: 3-3/4” x 2”
* Middle layer (patterned paper): 3-1/2” x 1-3/4”)
* Top layer (You rock): 3-1/4” x 1-1/2”
 
Materials
* Early Espresso card stock (card base, frame and flowers on front; bottom and top sentiment layers on inside)
* Indian Summer Suite (Cordovan) by BasicGrey (background paper on front & middle layer inside)
* White card stock (Layer 1 inside)
* Medium Daisy Punch
* Small Bloom Punch
* 3/8” Circle Punch from my stash
* Thanks A2 Mat Dies by Top Dog Dies

Inside of Cards

Additional words included in the Well Written Die set

Stampin' Up! Item No. 151816

I hope you enjoy these cards!!!

Cathy  :D