Shaded Summer with the Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper

Hello to you today!  I'm using the Shaded Summer stamp set and the Summer Shadows dies for the flowers on this card.  We'll also be using the Stitched Rectangles dies and the Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper.

My card base is Thick Basic White cut to 4 1/4 x 11, scored and folded at 5 1/2.

I found a piece of the Fancy Flora paper that had a more subdued print on the back.  Cut your piece to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  This is the same size as the card front.  Turn your paper to the subdued side and cut the 4th panel in from the Stitched Rectangle dies.  Cut from the center of the paper.  This puts the nice stitching on your panel.  If you look closely at my sample, I cut mine from the busy side.  The stitching is a bit different and not quite as pretty.  Now cut a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock using the 3rd rectangle in from the dies.

Glue the outside busy paper to the front of your card.  That leaves a big hole but don't worry.  It will be covered.  Glue the subdued small rectangle to the center of the macaron cardstock.  Put dimensionals on the back and adhere this panel over the hole to the center of the card front.

I chose to use Calypso Coral and Blushing Bride for my flowers.  Blushing Bride was not quite the color I needed.  I used the Calypso Coral pad and a Blending Brush to take care of that.  Cut a solid flower and bud from Calypso Coral cardstock.  Cut the detailed flower and bud from Blushing Bride.  Now cut three of the leaves from Mint Macaron.

Let me insert a note here please.  I don't know why I didn't think to look at Petal Pink.  It has the perfect tone for the Fancy Flora DSP.  Frankly though, I would probably still use my Blending Brush and Calpso Coral ink with it.

Use a Blending Brush to add color to the detailed parts of the paper.  This matches that color to the designer paper.  Crush the layers in your fist and adhere the parts.  Add the flowers with dimensionals.  I did end up making another layer of the detailed flower for the full flower.  Do not align the layers.

Add Mint Macaron color to the leaves with a Blending Brush.  This will make the leaves show up a little better.

The saying is from the Shaded Summer stamp set.  Stamp in Calypso Coral on Basic White.  Cut out with the Stylish Shapes dies.  Add a dimensional under the end on the left and glue the rest.

Add the leaves around the flowers.

 

 

Here is the inside of the card.  The saying is from Shaded Summer.  Add a flower bud in the same way as on the front of the card.

There you go!  I love this card!  Thanks for joining me today.  I appreciate that you spent time with me.  I hope you'll try this lay out.  I did have a card on here with my last post that has this lay out.  It is so different though from this one.  Just scroll down to the last post!

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Product List

Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set

[155783]

$23.00

Summer Shadows Dies

[156618]

$34.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Fancy Flora 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160413]

$12.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.50

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$9.25

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$9.25

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131198]

$9.25

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$8.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$8.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Foam Adhesive Sheets

[152815]

$8.00

By the Bay Designer Series Paper Pop-Up Z Fold Block Card

The By the Bay Designer Series Paper is beautiful!  Just look at this Pop-Up Z Fold Block Card using the By the Bay paper.

I paired the paper with the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set and the Something Fancy dies for the label.

There's no way I can write you through to make this card.  Instead I'm going to refer you to a video made by Lisa Curcio.  You can find it here.  Visit her blog post here.  Thanks to Lisa and to your daughter Gina.  They have 6 different versions of this card using different designer papers.  

Once you have the cardstock, designer papers cut and scored, you have done all the hard work.

For my card I used Night of Navy for the base and blocks.  I used Basic White to frame the designer papers, and , of course I used By the Bay DSP.  Here are the measurements that I used.  Again, thanks to Lisa.

BASE:

Card Stock 4 ¼ x 9 ½, score at 2 and 4

Designer Series Paper (layer) 4 x 5 ¼

Basic White 1 7/8 x 4 1/8

Designer Series Paper 1 ¾ x 4

 

BLOCK 1

Card Stock 3 ¼ x 5, score at 1 ½, 3, 4 ½

Basic White 1 3/8 x 3 1/8

Designer Series Paper 1 ¼ x 3

 

BLOCK 2

Card Stock 2 ½ x 4, score at 1, 2 ½, 3 ½

Basic White 1 3/8 x 2 3/8

Designer Series Paper 1 ¼ x 2 ¼

 

BLOCK 3

Card Stock 1 ½ x 3, score at ½, 2, 2 ½

Basic White 1 3/8 x 1 3/8

Designer Series Paper 1 ¼ x 1 ¼

For the label, use the Something Fancy dies.  Cut the larger label in Night of Navy and the smaller in Basic White.  Stamp the saying in Night of Navy.  It's from Friends Are Like Seashells.  Add the plant in Mini Macaron, the seashell in Crumb Cake, and the dots in Crumb Cake.  Layer the labels and glue the left end way over on the largest left section.  Leave the rest of the label free so that the card can open.

Stamp on Basic White the largest shell in Night of Navy, the smallest in Crumb Cake, and the last in Mint Macaron.  Fussy cut with Paper Snips.  There is a die that can cut the shells, but it does not cut them out all the way.  It's just easier to cut them out from the beginning.  Glue next to the label.  

Since there is no where to write on this card, I added a layer of Basic White to the back.  The saying is from the Friends Are Like Seashells.  Stamp the seashells in the same colors used on the front.

Here is a group of these cards.  Notice the large piece of the By the Bay paper in the back.  Each one is different and they are all beautiful!

There you go!  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Again I do want to give credit to Lisa Curcio.  Note:  The embellishments used on this card are retired.  I apologize.

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You might want to pick up some of this By the Bay Designer Series Paper.  More than likely it will retire with the Jan-April Mini catalog.  I bet when it's gone, it's gone forever.

Product List

By The Bay 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[160434]

$15.00

Friends Are Like Seashells Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154368]

$26.00

Something Fancy Dies

[160424]

$28.00

Something Fancy Bundle (English)

[160425]

$45.75

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$9.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$8.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$8.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

By the Bay Designer Series Paper and Friends Are Like Seashells

The By the Bay Designer Series Paper is gorgeous with hints of metallics on one side and beautiful sea images on the other.  It comes in 48 sheets of 6 x 6.  There are 4 sheets of 12 double sided designs.

The paper looks fantastic on this base of Crumb Cake.  It's cut at 4 1/4 x 11 and folded at 5 1/2.

Take another piece of Crumb Cake that is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  It's the same size as the base.  Run it through the SU Cut & Emboss Machine with the Seashells embossing folder.  Glue this layer to the front of the card.

Glue a piece of By the Bay DSP measuring 2 x 5 1/2 to the card front.  I always use my grid paper to help me make sure all is straight.

So here I'm going to address the fact that as carefully as you cut, things might not always turn out perfectly.  On this card my top piece of Crumb Cake was a tiny bit short on one side.  This is the perfect time to use your trimmer to straighten everything out.  The designer paper was just a little bit short.  Even it all up with your trimmer.

Cut the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes dies from Basic White.

Stamp seashells in Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, and Mint Macaron on Basic White.  These are the colors in the designer paper.  Cut these out using the Seaside Seashells dies.  I cut the shells apart and used washi tape to hold them in place.  You'll still need to cut parts of the shells out with your Paper Snips.  These shells will fit into place on the Seashells embossing folder.  Run them through to add a bit of dimension and embossing to the shells.  Finally use Wink of Stella to add some sparkle to the shells.

Stamp the saying from Friends Are Like Seashells in Night of Navy to one side of the circle.  Stamp off Crumb Cake dots from the stamp set over and around the words.  Add more dots on the embossed Crumb Cake front.  Glue the shells to the other side of the circle.  Some will hang over the edge.

Wrap about 12 inches of the Night of Navy Bordered Ribbon around the card front and tie into a knot near the left side.  

Add the circle to the card with dimensionals.

Add 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds to complete the card.

Here is the inside of the card.  Stamp the shells again in the same colors.  Add the saying in Night of Navy.  Stamp off Crumb Cake dots wherever you think they are needed.

Add a 1/2 in strip of the designer paper to the insert.  Beautiful!

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I think you are going to need the By the Bay DSP if you don't already have it.  Here's anothere pic with some of the papers for you to see.

Thanks so much!

Product List

By The Bay 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[160434]

$15.00

Seashells 3 D Embossing Folder

[154309]

$9.00

Friends Are Like Seashells Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154368]

$26.00

Seaside Seashells Dies

[156095]

$34.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Night Of Navy 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon

[160581]

$9.00

2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds

[159185]

$8.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$8.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$8.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Grid Paper

[130148]

$12.50

Luv 2 Stamp Blog Hop January 2023

Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2023 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you again for the third year. This year we are shaking things up and bringing you all new monthly themes to inspire your next project!

Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants, you can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting!

This month’s theme is Sweet Treat - a 3D item.

I'm so glad that you are here!

I have a treat bag and matching card for you today.  This bag has been around for a while.  I have  updated it with current supplies.  Warning!  This post is rather lengthy.  There's a video as well.

 

I'm using the Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper for both of these projects.  Begin with 2 matching sheets of this paper both cut to 6 x 6.  Determine if the designer paper you are using has a  directionality.  If so you'll want to place the top of your paper so that it is along the left side of the Simply Scored.  Score at 3/4.  Turn your paper and score the other 3 sides at 1 1/2.  Do this for both of your papers.

When typing up this post I decided I needed more pictures to explain.  I had to change designer papers because I had used all of the other one.  This one is still from Country Floral Lane.  Please excuse that.  I think it's easier done than said.  This paper may show the directionality thing a little better.

 

Fold and burnish the folds with your Bone Folder.  The top smaller fold will be folded down.  All of the other folds are mountain folds.  One one of the papers cut out the bottom left and right corners on the score lines with your Paper Snips.  Remember that the top fold is the smallest one.  On the other piece cut from the side on the bottom score line into the next score line on both sides.

 

Add a piece of cardboard from a pack of designer paper cut 1 3/8 x 2 7/8 to the bottom of the piece that has the missing corners.

 

Glue the bottom center of the other piece onto the bottom of the first piece.  Watching the score lines.

 

Here it is turned to the other side.

 

You will glue the center little flaps next.  Put glue on the side that has the print of the outside of the bag.  You will glue these to the inside of the bag.  Glue to the same piece of paper (the one that just has the slits cut out.  This will allow that front of the finished bag to look nicer.

Glue the sides of the bag to the outside.

I added glue dots under the top folded down flap where it stuck out a little on each side.

 

To decorate the bag, cut a tag from coordinating designer paper from the Country Floral Lane paper.  Use the second largest more ornate tag from the Tailored Made Tags dies.

The plain and detailed leaves are cut from Mint Macaron using the Summer Shadows dies.  Glue together and add with dimensionals to the tag.

The white flowers are also cut from the Summer Shadows dies.  You'll cut 3 of the smaller flower in Basic White.  Curl the petals with your Bone Folder and attach the flowers with glue dots setting eac flower just a little askew from the others.  For the center of the flower use the Hydrangea dies.  I cut 3 from designer paper.  Use that long die with lots of flowers attached.  Glue together a little askew.  Take some kind of rounded end (I used an old paper piercer) and put it in the center of the flowers.  Push into a soft surface like the Paper Pierce Mat to get some dimension.  Glue to the center of the flower.  Add the flower with a dimensional.

The tiny tag is made using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set and the Hydrangea dies.  Use Petal Pink to stamp.  I added this with a glue dot at the hole and a dimensional out near the end.

Take the white twine from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack and color with a Dark Petal Pink Blend.

Add a bow just under the flower and a little twine at the end of the tag.

Use the Elegant Faceted Gems to embellish.

Add the tag with dimensionals to the bag.

For the handles color White Crinkled Seam Binding with the Dark Petal Pink Blend.  I used 2 pieces about 10 inches long.  Punch holes on each side.  Pull the twine through.  Usually, you can just tie a knot and you'll be good to go.  The seam binding would pull through even with the knot.  I used some invisible tape to hold it on the inside.

 

I added a 3 x 3 card to accompany my bag.  There are 3 x 3 white envelopes on page 137 in the annual catalog.  They come in a pack of 40.

 

I cut a 3 x 6 piece of Thick Basic White cardstock.  Score at 3.  Add a piece of designer paper cut to 2 7/8 x 2 7/8.

Use the Tailor Made Tags dies to cut another tag the same size as above from Basic White.  This tag is actually too long.  I show in the video how you can shorten the tag.

Cut the detailed leaves using the Summer Shadows dies and Mint Macaron cardstock.

Cut the flower from coordinating paper using the same dies.

Stamp and cut out another small tag from Basic White using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set and Hydrangea dies.

Assemble all of your pieces and add a bow.  Again color the white twine with a Dark Petal Pink Blend.

Add more designer paper to the flap of the envelope.  That's also in the video.

 

There you have it.  Here's my video.

 

 

I hope you'll contine on the hop.  There are some great 3D ideas and Valentines as well.  You don't want to miss any of them.

January Blog Links

 

Sharon Lim-CA 
Laurie Bradshaw-CA 
Tammy Civello-CA 
Teri West-AK 
Danielle D. Diaz-NM 
Wendy Varron- MD 
Kurstan del Rosario-CA 
Jo Anne Hewins-NC you are here
Taleena Koch-WA 

 

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Product List

Country Floral Lane 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160375]

$12.00

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$22.00

Summer Shadows Dies

[156618]

$34.00

Hydrangea Haven Bundle

[156251]

$52.00

Hydrangea Haven Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154470]

$26.00

Hydrangea Dies

[154326]

$32.00

Basic White 3" X 3" (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Envelopes

[159233]

$10.00

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$7.50

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

$7.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

$9.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

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

[159229]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$8.00

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$9.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

A Week of Fitting Florets Fun Fold Cards in Review with Tutorials

I hope you have enjoyed this week with 4 Fun Fold Cards with tutorials to download.  The cards are beautiful!  I loved making them so much and that's why I wanted to share them with you.  They are my Christmas gift to you just because you are here!  I want to review each of the cards and link them to my post for this week.  I'll also give you all the links to download.  Thanks!

Find this post here.

The post is here.

Find out about this card here.  And the final card.

That post can be found here.

Here are all the links for the downloadable tutorials.

Download Easy Pop Up Fun Fold Fitting Florets

Download Accordion Fold with Framed Florets

Download Interlocking Panel Card with Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper

Download Double Gate Fold with Belly Band and Fitting Florets DSP

Again, I do hope you will try some of these folds and the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper.

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Product List

Fitting Florets 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161814]

$12.00

Framed Florets Bundle (English)

[162407]

$54.00

Framed Florets Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161815]

$23.00

Framed Florets Dies

[160623]

$37.00

Charming Sentiments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[159985]

$23.00

Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set

[155783]

$23.00

Summer Shadows Dies

[156618]

$34.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[159237]

$5.00

2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds

[159185]

$8.50

Evening Evergreen 3/8'' (1 Cm) Windowpane Check Ribbon

[158135]

$7.50

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$125.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$63.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$9.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$8.00

Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155574]

$9.25

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$9.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$8.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$8.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155521]

$9.00

Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155520]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154903]

$9.00

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154830]

$9.00

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$11.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25