Victorian Roses for a Wonderful Friend!

Hi Again Stampers! 

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  I had the pleasure of spending my day with two wonderful friends celebrating a belated birthday for one and creating a card together (I cannot think of a better way to spend time with friends :-))

I wanted to take a moment to share her birthday card and matching gift that I had created- both were designed using the colors from this week’s CQC226 ColourQChallenge , the card also incorporated the STS#12 Sketch from Seize the Sketch and the coordinating gift qualifies for the Stampin’ Royalty SR212 “Anything But A Card Challenge”.  

The colors looked so soft and feminine, I just had to create more paper roses and since my friend loves the vintage style, I had to comply- lol!!

If you have not done so, I hope you will find the time to visit all three sites- I love their Design Teams’ inspiration not to mention the variety of the many other entries they have each week!

To create this card:

Create the rolled roses for the card using the 2 3/8”, 1 ½” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches.  Punch out two of the 2 3/8” Circles from Primrose Petals cardstock and one from Blushing Bride cardstock.  Punch out two of the 1 ½” Scallop Circles using Primrose Petals cardstock and one from Blushing Bride cardstock and lastly, punch out one 1 ¼” Scallop Circle from Blushing Bride cardstock.  Run all of the punched scallop circles through the retired Crimper Tool (twice for each circle), hand “scrunch” , hand cut a wavy spiral toward the center on each one, roll up starting from the outside edge toward the middle and adhere using Tombow Multi-Adhesive or a Hot Glue Gun (I prefer using the Hot Glue Gun with a Silicone Sheet).  If needed, here is a basic written tutorial fromSplitcoaststampers using Designer Series Paper- I have found that cardstock is sturdier and will allow more manipulation of the petals to give a realistic look…

Punch a few leaves from Crumb Cake cardstock using the Bird Builder Punch and set aside.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Scallops Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Crumb Cake and Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper (both from retired sets of DSP)- lightly sand with the Sanding Block to bring out the white core and adhere to a piece of Primrose Petals cardstock, trim and mount again onto a piece of Crumb Cake, trim and mount onto a piece of Primrose Petals.

Add the Pink Pirouette colored lace (pretty but also represent the banner in th and the sketch), add the satin ribbon to cover the edge and the string of Pearls.

Adhere the leaves first and then the roses using the Hot Glue Gun.

Stamp the sentiment from Express Yourself (2013-2014 hostess set) using Primrose Petals Classic Ink onto a scrap piece of the Beau Chateau DSP, create the banner using the Hexagon Punch, add to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals™ and finish with a string of Pearls.

Mount the entire panel onto the Pink Pirouette card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Express Yourself

Ink: Primrose Petals

Paper/Cardstock:  Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals, retired Crumb Cake and Beau Chateau DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Scallops Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Punches- Bird Builder, Hexagon,  2 3/8”, 1 ½” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Crochet Lace (from my stash), 5/8” Satin Ribbon (from my stash), retired Crimper Tool, Pearls, Hot Glue Gun (optional)

Can you tell the mistake I made on the card?  I accidentally mounted the lower Crumb Cake portion upside down…oops!!  Too late to change now- lol!!

The coordinating gift was a battery operated Vanilla scented wax candle- using the Hot Glue Gun, I added the lace around the candle and created the larger roses using Primrose Petals cardstock and the Big Shot™ with the new Spiral Floral Originals™ Die.  Again, the same steps were taken as with the punched flowers – crimp, “scrunch” and roll (you do not need to cut with the new die- yea!!).  I also created a few of the smaller roses with the 2 3/8” Scallop Circle Punch and used the Bird Builder Punch for the leaves.

This view shows the dimension of the Die Cut Flower 

My friend seemed to enjoy the gifts and I know I had a great time making them for her!!  Now, I will have to make a few more for some of my other friends and maybe one for me

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be posting my card for the new Dynamic Duo Challenge at noon today- have a wonderful Saturday!!

Love You with Roses, Burlap, Ribbon and Lace!!

Hi Stampers! 

I am so thankful that I had a chance to play around in my stamp room this weekend- Saturday, a few friends and I had the privilege of creating cards that will be sent to several families that are dealing with many challenges (this was truly a blessing for us to create the cards and pray for these families).  I will not be sharing these cards since we want to make sure the families have their privacy, but I hope they enjoy them as much as we had fun making them!

Today I was able to finish up the card that I started for the PPA189 Pals Paper Arts SketchChallenge along with the Card Concept#2 Challenge to use texture. I created another Shabby Chic style card and added roses, ribbons, burlap and lace for texture (not to mention the distressing)- what a combination :-) !  

If you have not visited either site yet, I sincerely hope you will take the time to do so.  Both sites have fantastic Design Teams not to mention all of the entries for the challenges- so much inspiration!

To create this card:

Ink the sentiment from the retired set, Short and Sweet using Soft Suede Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of the retired Designer Series Paper (DSP), Beau Chateau.  Trim and cut the banner points using the Hexagon Punch (or you could cut by hand).

Cut a rectangular piece of the Beau Chateau DSP for the front rectangle of the sketch (making sure that you have the rooster image in the rectangle toward the right hand side).  Use the Distressing Tool (gently) to distress the paper and adhere to a piece of Soft Suede cardstock.  Use a Sponge Dauber with Soft Suede Classic Ink to lightly ink around the edges and on the design to “antique” the paper a bit.  Adhere the entire panel onto a piece of Pink Pirouette and lightly sponge additional Soft Suede over the Pink Pirouette layer as well.

Cut the chicken wire piece of Beau Chateau approx. 4” x 5 ¼” and distress with the Distressing Tool and by hand.  Adhere to a piece of Soft Suede cardstock (approx. 1/8” larger than the DSP layer.  Use the Sponge Dauber to apply Soft Suede Classic Ink over the edges and interior of the panel (to “age” the paper a bit).

Trim another piece in the Beau Chateau DSP series and adhere to a piece of Soft Suede (distressing the edges and sponging in the same manner as noted above).  Add this vertical panel to the background layer per the sketch and adhere the horizontal strip of Burlap Ribbon tucking the ends behind the background layer. 

Tuck a few scraps of the lace from the retired Artisan Embellishments kit under the Burlap Ribbon (I used my Glue Gun to adhere to the burlap).

To create the roses:

The larger roses are created with the 2 3/8” Scallop Circle-punch one each from Pink Pirouette and Marina Mist cardstock.  Starting on the outside, cut a wavy spiral towards the center, crimp twice with the retired Crimping Tool and start to roll up from the outside edge toward the center.  I have been using my Hot Glue Gun to finish up the roses but you could use the Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive. 

Take the same steps as above for the smaller roses- on this card, two each from the Pink Pirouette and Marina Mist cardstock using the 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punch and two from Marina Mist cardstock only using the 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch.     Here is a written tutorial atSplitcoaststampers to show the basic idea :-)

Use the Bird Builder Punch to punch out the leaves from Soft Suede cardstock.  Adhere the roses and leaves to the rooster panel using either a Hot Glue Gun and/or Mini Glue Dots (or Tombow Multi-Purpose).

 Add the triple satin ribbon bow (ribbon from my stash) to the card and adhere the rooster panel and sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper/Cardstock:  Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, retired Beau Chateau DSP

Accessories: Punches- 2 3/8”, 1 ¾”, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Sponge Dauber, Distressing Tool, 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon, Artisan Embellishments Kit (Lace scraps), Pearls,  Stampin’ Dimensionals®, Hot Glue Gun (optional)

Just a note- the flowers on this card are dimensional so I would recommend either hand delivery or mailing in a small box (or one of our Wood Mount cases). 

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a wonderful week creating!!