Quick and Easy Thinking of You Card

Today, the card I'm sharing is just about as quick and easy as you can get.  The secret is the layer of DSP.   I'm loving all the purples! 

First, cut into 4 X 12" strips, as shown in the photo.

Now cut into 4 X 5 1/4" pieces.  You'll get 4 card layers with the hydrangeas and 2 with just the blue background.  I'll be sharing another card in my next post that uses the middle layers.  You'll just have 3 tiny scraps left over.  To me, that's good use of your DSP.

Once I attached the top layer and added the text, I went over the blooms on each flower with Wink of Stella.

You can add any text that looks well in the space on your card.  Like I said ... quick and easy.

Happy stamping!

AN EASEL CALENDAR FOR THE NEW YEAR

I've enjoyed making lots of calendars and decided to go with an easel style for 2021.  I love all the colors in our new Hydrangea Hill Suite, so decided to go with some luscious purples for this project.  

The top layer is just a 1/4 sheet of CS.  It's attached as shown.  When you fold it flat, it's just a regular card size and fits in an envelope, if you choose to mail it to a friend.

The vellum adds an extra element of texture.  The little clips are just for fun.

I started with a half sheet of CS - 8 1/2 X 11" and scored it at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2" and folded it as shown in the photo.

I have a quick and easy card for you coming up next.  Be sure to come back to check it out. 

Happy Stamping!

A COUPLE OF CUTE PROJECTS - A NOTEBOOK AND A GIFT BOX

I created 2 quick and easy projects for my January class kit.  We decorated a composition notebook and a little gift box.  I used more of our Sale-A-Bration DSP - Flower and Field.  I love all the bright, springy colors.  Whenever you cover a notebook, if you can find one that has a spine color the same as one of the  colors in the DSP, you can avoid covering the spine, which doesn't always attach as smoothly.  It will wear better, too.  For this notebook, the DSP is 9 3/4 X 6 3/4".  Run a strip of adhesive all the way down the front, next to the spine, line up the DSP there and then lift and add more adhesive to cover the rest of the front (or back).  When the adhesive has set, round the corners with a sanding block (like used for manicures).  

The DSP for the matchbox gift box is 10 X 4 1/8" and wraps around the outside of the box.  Start at the side, apply adhesive and smooth down the DSP.  Move to the next section of the box and proceed the same way, one section at a time.  The belly band is 1 1/4 X 10".  Adding a ribbon around it helps hold it all in place securely.  I love these little boxes because they hold quite a lot.

In my next post, I'll be sharing a fun easel style calendar.  Be sure to come back and check it out.

 

HAPPY STAMPING!

Hello, dear stampers and lovers of creativity!

It took me longer than I thought to get back to where I could once again share some creativity with you.  What with losing our Toby Joe and then my shoulder replacement surgery, it's been a rough road.  I'm still here though and enjoying working in my studio, even if it's for a shorter periods of time, as my shoulder is healing very slowly.

Today, I'd like to share something with you that I usually forget to show you and it's too cute to not share.  For each of my classes, I place each project in its own envelope or cello bag.  Once the kit is complete, I place all the projects in a gift bag.  This keeps all the pieces together and gives each class attendee a way to safely carry home their finished projects.  Here are the bags from my last class - a class kit (due to Covid) for January.

The papers are free from our current SAB / Sale-A-Bration.  You can tell that I'm longing for Spring and already sick of winter.  I'm a warm weather girl.

In my next post, I'll share a couple of cute projects using these same SAB papers.  Be sure to come back and check it out.

Happy stamping!