Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. Today I am sharing some Rain or Shine cards with you. It is March after all and that usually means some rain instead of snow! The turtle, fox and rabbit in this set are adorable. You can use the dies to cut them out of the patterned paper or you can stamp and then die cut. Colour them with your Blends or with watercolour pencils or stamp them on either Watercolour Paper or shimmery white cardstock and use a water painter and ink to give them a beautiful soft look.
Rain or Shine Cards
I already sent this card away, but in the future I would add another die cut circle from the patterned paper to add to the back side of this flap. That would finish it off beautifully! Just focus on how cute the turtle looks holding the daisy! He has been coloured in with Blends.
The Playing in the Rain dies have been on backorder but they should be available again the week of March 13 if you don’t already have them. I forgot to add the Stylish Shapes dies to my product list. The stitched circle die was a quick way to add a focal point to the front of this card.
Dutch Rain or Shine Card
For this card I used the Dutch stamp set Echt Iets Bijzonders. If you live in Europe and want to order it, just click here.
Thanks!
Thanks for joining me today. If you want more inspiration for the Rain or Shine suite, there is a brand new tutorial bundle from the Create With Us Tutorial team.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. I am really excited to share these cards with you today. Embossing on patterned paper is so much fun! These cards combine two of my favourite things: patterned paper and Memories & More cards. The large Memories & More cards measure 4 1/4″ by 6 1/4″ so they are bigger than our standard sized cards. This means you have a bigger “canvas” to show off our beautiful patterned paper!
Embossing on Patterned Paper
To keep the focus on the patterned paper and on the striking die cuts, I decided to simply emboss right on the patterned paper in white. Don’t you just love the look of this?
The Process
Here you can see my desk with some of the elements that I used to make these cards. The key is to cut the patterned paper into 3/4″ strips. I started with a 4″ by 6″ piece of patterned paper. You will end up with 8 strips but you only need 7. The big decision is whether to discard the top strip or the bottom one!
For the pink card above, I first embossed the flowers in black before cutting into strips. All of the cards had the sentiment embossed after the strips were adhered to the coordinating cardstock which measures 4 1/8″ by 6 1/8″. You could choose to emboss your sentiment first as well before cutting into strips. Take a look at my last card. You will see that there are bits of embossing in between the gaps of patterned paper. If you don’t like that look then emboss your larger sentiments before cutting your patterned paper into strips.
Video Tutorial
Seeing is believing and it is also easier than reading instructions, so feel free to take a look at my video. I would love it if you would also subscribe to my channel and leave a comment and a thumbs up!
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Hello stampers! It’s been a while since I have talked about the fantastic inspiration you can derive from Tutorial Bundles. I am a part of the International Create With Us tutorial bundle team. Each month we create a tutorial with 15 separate projects. Most often it is cards, but every once in a great while it is 3D items like boxes, bags or home decor items. These tutorials are sold for $20US or they are free with a $60 purchase.
Tutorial Bundles
This is the tutorial bundle sneak peek for February. The theme is Fancy Flora.
Our International Create With Us Tutorial Team
We have talented demonstrators from around the world on our team. This means that you get lots of different styles and a broad assortment of projects for each theme. What does this mean for you? It means that you get inspired to really use your stuff. Tutorials help you change from collector to creator! Trust me, it is truly amazing what happens when you make a few cards without having to think. Your own ideas will also start flowing and it will fill you with such a good feeling to have several cards made with one suite.
Where to Find Tutorials?
Sometimes it can be hard to find things on a blog. You can find my tutorials on the top of my blog on the home page under PDF Tutorials. Here is a link to make it even easier. I also belong to two other Tutorial Bundle teams. One of these teams is called the Demo Design Dream Team. These tutorials are $15US. The other is called Bundle Bonus Group and they are also $15US. All are free with an online order from me, so that is pretty awesome. You get a free tutorial with each $60 purchase and you can let me know which one you want if you have a preference.
A Beautiful Example!
Would you like to see a beautiful example of one of the cards in our tutorial bundle? This one is from Yvonne Spikmans, a fellow Dutch demonstrator.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Remember also, if you are a member of my Beyond Pampered Team either in Canada or in Europe, you get ALL of these tutorials for free as a team perk. If you want to join my team either for your own discount or to start a business, click here for my Canadian team and here for my European team. Today is Monday February 27, so that means there are only two more days to take advantage of the fantastic opportunity of the value added starter kit. I hope you do!!
Happy Friday stampers! I have a great Watercolour World card that is a great way to end your week. This is a background stamp that is fun to personalize with the À la Carte Alphabet dies. I have seen many people use either a person’s name or Happy BDay but I thought it would be fun to choose numbers for the year.
Watercolour World Card
I love Tahitian Tide combined with Parakeet Party, so that is what I used for this Watercolour World Card. The background stamp was inked up first in Tahitian Tide. I used the Stamparatus so that I could stamp multiple times to get just the right shade. To add both depth and interest, I sponged the edges of the world with Starry Sky. The Stamparatus is perfect for being able to stamp multiple times in the exact same spot to get that shading just right. Have I told you how much I love this tool?
Finishing Touch
The Watercolour World stamp doesn’t need much to finish it off but I thought that this Basics Borders die would be the perfect touch. It provides a nice contrast to the Parakeet Party numbers and coordinates with the inked image. Perfect colour coordination is the nicest feature that Stampin’Up! offers. Don’t you agree?
The last secret ingredient to your success with this card is our adhesive sheets. Just cut off a small part and put it behind the Parakeet Party Cardstock. When you die cut the numbers you have instant stickers! This is much easier than adding liquid adhesive to these skinny numbers. Be sure to get them before saleabration ends! You may as well get some free products with your purchase. Click here to see your options!
Video Tutorial
On February 28 you will be able to see the video tutorial on this card. Happy stamping and thanks so much for joining me today. If you subscribe to my channel, then you will be notified when this video goes live.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. Sweet Citrus is just such a fun bundle to work with. Did you know that it has a hybrid embossing folder? That means that it can cut and emboss at the same time. It’s even more special than that! You can also stamp your image first, then cut and emboss at the same time for incredible results. I had SO much fun playing with this Sweet Citrus bundle.
Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder Cards
Let’s take a look at a bunch of cards that I have made in the last little while. I even have more than one video tutorial using it, that’s how much I loved it!!
The card on the top left with all the different citrus is a private video on my Prime Time group. If you want to join this group, you can read out it here.
The detail in the Sweet Citrus suite is just incredible. You can almost taste the lemon!!
Video Tutorial
It’s a bit over the top to share two videos in one blog post, but now you are getting all things citrus in one fell swoop!! I hope this brings a fresh foretaste of spring into your day. Here in the Netherlands the daffodils are blooming and spring is in the air!
More Inspiration from the Web
I was browsing online looking for an Easter Bunny card for one of my team members when I came across this amazing gift card holder. Guess what? It also uses the Sweet Citrus bundle so be sure to check it out and be blown away. Click here and thank me later.
Thanks for joining me today. Just a gentle reminder that saleabration is almost over, so be sure to get your freebies while you can! Live in Europe? Shop with me here or join my team for your own discount! To see all the offerings in Canada, just click here. Have a super day!!
