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Painted Blooms: Celebrate You Card

By Diane on April 16, 2015 in BIRTHDAY, FRIENDSHIP

Today’s share is the fourth card from the terrific Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper. This card is a “Celebrate You” card. This card can be given to as a birthday, graduation, promotion or even as a friendship card. Again let me remind you we are still on one 12″ x 12″ sheet of the Painted Blooms DSP! I think this sheet is amazing, spectacular and fantastic too!To make the cards, you first have to cut the sheet of the Painted Blooms designer paper into 4″ x 6″ pieces. Some of these will need to be trimmed down, depending on the card you’re making. But this is where it all begins.

This “Celebrate You” card uses the top middle piece of the Painted Blooms DSP.

Cut an A-2 card base from Whisper White card stock at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and score it at 4-1/4″

Cut a 5-1/4″ x 3-3/4″ piece of Strawberry Slush

And, cut down the piece of the Painted Blooms DSP to 5″ x 3-1/2″

From the Fabulous Four set, stamp the “Celebrate You” in Strawberry Slush Ink on to the Painted Blooms layer.

Affix all the card stock and paper layers with SNAIL Adhesive and you’re done. It’s as simple as that!

To order any of the Stampin’ Up! products, see yesterday’s post and click on the item in the carousel.

See you tomorrow for a two card share!

Hugs,

Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Painted Blooms: Thank You Card

By Diane on April 15, 2015 in ANY OCCASION, BIRTHDAY, FRIENDSHIP, TECHNIQUES, THANK YOU

This Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper card is number three. Who doesn’t need a thank you card from time to time? I know it seemed like I’m always sending thank you cards to family and friends for all their kindnesses! And it’s hard to believe that this card and three more are still from the same sheet of the Painted Blooms DSP!To make the cards, you first have to cut the sheet of the Painted Blooms designer paper into 4″ x 6″ pieces. Some of these will need to be trimmed down, depending on the card you’re making. But this is where it all begins.

This thank you card was made from the top left corner piece of the Painted Blooms DSP.

For the card base, cut a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ piece of Strawberry Slush card stock and score it at 4-1/4″.

Trim down the Painted Blooms DSP to 5″ x 3-3/4″.

On the DSP stamp “Thanks” from the Fabulous Four stamp set in Blackberry Bliss Ink. This stamp set was named appropriately, because the four sentiments are incredibly BIG and useful. They’re almost like a graphic image in themselves.

Now with the Corner Punch round out the upper right corner and bottom left corner of the Strawberry Slush and the Painted Blooms DSP.

Layer and adhere the Strawberry Slush and DSP together.

And, there you have another easy card to add to you stash of ready made cards! On any of these cards you can switch up the colors and add your own embellishments~or not. If you haven’t ordered this Painted Blooms DSP yet, go ahead and order it, You’ll be happy you did!

Hugs,

Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Crazy About You Rainbow Flower Card

By Diane on March 26, 2015 in ANY OCCASION, BIRTHDAY, FRIENDSHIP

Welcome back Friends!

Today’s share is a card from my Sunday’s Workshop. We had so much fun making all the projects, plus we all celebrated St. Paddy’s Day with a great Irish feast. It was nice seeing so many attend this workshop. It truly was, “Magically Delicious!”

This card has a rainbow theme to it. I tried to incorporate a different flare to the Crazy About You stamp set by stamping the flowers and stems in rainbow colors.

Let’s get started on how to make this card!

First you need to cut a 7″ x 10″ card base from Blackberry Bliss and score it at 5″. Blackberry Bliss is a dark, rich color that can work well as a neutral; believe it or not!

Next, cut a 6-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

On the Whisper White stamp the stem and leaves in Real Red (left), then Daffodil Delight (center) and Marina Mist (right).

On a separate piece of Whisper White, stamp the flower in Real Red, Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist. Punch out the flowers with the Medallion Flower Punch and set them aside.

On another piece of Whisper White stamp the flower in Tangelo Twist, Wild Wasabi and Wisteria Wonder. Punch out the flowers and cut them in half.

Take the cut half flowers and adhere them as follows; the Tangelo Twist half onto the Real Red flower, the Wild Wasabi half onto the Daffodil Delight and the Wisteria Wonder half onto the Marina Mist flower.

Stamp the stem and leaves in Tangelo Twist, Wild Wasabi and Wisteria Wonder. Cut out 2-3 leaves from the stamped stems and lay aside.

Next take the leaves you cut from the stems and glue them onto the stems you stamped on the Whisper White base as follows; the Tangelo Twist cut leaves onto Real Red, the Wild Wasabi cut leaves onto the Daffodil Delight stem and the Wisteria Wonder cut leaves onto the Marina Mist.

On a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock stamp the sentiment, “Celebrating You” in Blackberry Bliss and punch it out with the Decorative Label Punch. Along the edges with a Sponge Dauber, sponge on some Blackberry Bliss.

With SNAIL affix the Whisper White card base onto the Blackberry Bliss card.

Then affix the flowers with Dimensionals and adhere the sentiment and two cut half flowers on the bottom edge of the Whisper White layer. Done. Done. Done!

Wishing you a life filled with rainbow flowers and don’t forget to leave comments, please.

Hugs,
Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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Painted Petals: You Are Amazing Birthday Card

By Diane on March 6, 2015 in BIRTHDAY

Well, I used the Painted Petals stamp set once again for a very special birthday card, going to a very special person in my life; my cousin Lisa. Lisa celebrated her birthday back on February 18. For Lisa’s card I wanted to reflect all that is special about her. The sentiment fits Lisa perfectly. You’ll just have to take my word on that. I also chose a card with a very feminine lattice-work edge, along with the subtle Pistachio Pudding green and the pearl embellishments. It’s Lisa to a tee. Happy, Happy Birthday Lisa!

The lattice-work card used here is a retired card from the Simply Fabulous Simply Sent pack Stampin’ Up! offered back in 2013. I love the top layer so much I saved them and use them sparingly! You probably could make something similar using a BIG Shot and a border thinlits. I’ll have to play around with that possibility and see what I can come up with.

The stem and leaves were stamped first in the soon to be retired, Pistachio Pudding ink. I found it easier to line up the flowers to the stem, then the other way around. I have to tell you the 2013-2015 In-Colors~Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Coastal Cabana are among my favorite colors, and I’ll be sad to see them retire this year.

The Painted Petals were inked up in Calypso Coral. This stamp set is not a solid floral stamped image. If you click on the image and look closely, once stamped, the petals really look as though they are painted on canvas. LOVE IT!!

The sentiment was stamped in a deeper and darker green called Mossy Meadow.

The Finishing Touch:

I added a Pear Pizzazz little fork bow! Don’t know what a fork bow is check back next week for a tutorial. I shared this a few years ago at one of my workshops, but I’m sure you all can use a refresher.

And, finally five tiny pearly Pearls were added to all the Painted Petal centers.

What fun and how versatile this stamp set is. If you don’t own one yet, make sure to order it!

Have a great weekend.

Hugs,

Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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Birthday Card: For Aly’s 21st

By Diane on March 4, 2015 in BIRTHDAY

Hi, Stampers and crafters alike!

Today’s share is a card I made for my Goddaughter Aly for her 21st birthday back in February. Now, I know the die isn’t Stampin’ Up!, but I do love this die none-the-less. A lot of my Stampin’ Up! product is packed up and will be until we’re back home, so a girl has to do what a girl has to do. Or in this case, a girl has to use what a girl has to use!

This is a pretty straight forward card to make. I find dies are a fast and easy way to spruce up any card, especially the intricate dies. Dies are great for children and for making multiples. Dies are, “So easy!”

For this card, a 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Strawberry Slush card stock was used. It was also scored at 4-1/4″

The first layer is Whisper White card stock and measures 5″ x 3-3/4″.

One of my favorite things about Stampin’ Up! is the way all the color families coordinate, designer papers included. I find mixing different patterns tie any design together. Because the colors coordinate, they work well together, as well as, being able to stand out on their own. I think mixing patterns is pleasing to look at when done well, so nothing competes. The All Abloom Paper Stack provides many wonderful patterns to mix and match. That’s why I chose to use them on this card.

The All Abloom Designer Series Paper was cut at 1″ x 3-1/2″ and 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″.

For the seam where I matched up the two patterned papers, I adhered a 3-1/2″ piece of Strawberry Slush Ruffled Trim (retired) to add a little softness to the card.

I cut out the Happy Birthday medallion from Whisper White card stock with the BIG Shot.

On the top of the medallion, I affixed a Whisper White bow.

This is the inside of the card. Of course it’s blank on the inside!

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Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Mosaic Madness Best Wishes Card

By Diane on January 13, 2015 in ANNIVERSARY, BIRTHDAY

I made this card a while ago and forgot to post it! When our daughter Meg was born we used this color combination of white, grey and pink in her room. Had she been a son the color combination would have been white, grey and blue! The Whisper White and Smokey Slate work well with almost all colors, because they are neutrals.

Here’s what to do to make this girly card:

1. Cut a Smokey Slate card base at 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and score it at 4-1/4″

2. Cut a 5″ x 3-1/4″ and a 4-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ piece of Whisper White

3. Cut a 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ piece of Pink Pirouette

4. Run the 4-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock through the BIG Shot with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder.

5. On a piece of Whisper White Card Stock, stamp four of the Mosaic Madness motifs in Smokey Slate and two in Pink Pirouette. Leave enough room to punch them out with the Mosaic Punch.

6. Punch the stamped images out with the Mosaic Punch.

7. Stamp the “Best Wishes” greeting from the Petite Pairs stamp set in Smokey Slate. Line up the greeting with the Mosaic Punch and punch it out.

8. Take a piece of Pink Pirouette and punch out two mosaics with the Mosaic Punch.

9. Wrap a piece of Scalloped Pretty in Pink Ribbon )retired), around the embossed piece of Whisper White Card Stock.

10. Adhere the card stock layers as shown.

11. Place a Dimensional behind the punched out Smokey Slate and Pink Pirouette mosaics and adhere them as shown.

12. Take the two punched Pink Pirouette piece and adhere them to the back of the, “Best Wishes” mosaic. Then place a Dimensional on the back of this to adhere it where shown.

13. On the piece of ribbon place three of the largest Basic Pearls.

The Mosaic Madness Stamp Set six different designed mosaics, three smaller ones and two borders. With the Mosaic Punch and Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder anything is possible. All you have to do is use your imagination!

As ever hugs to you,
Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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A Simple Birthday Card

By Diane on December 1, 2014 in BIRTHDAY

Hi, one and all!

I know it’s been over a month since I’ve posted, but lots of things going on in our lives at the moment. I’ve been battling one of the worst colds ever and still I’m not 100%. In the interim we celebrated my Grandson Jack’s second birthday and on Monday our rebuild is FINALLY happening. Again I would like to thank all of my followers, many who I have never met for all your words of encouragement and concern over the past 2-1/2 years. I never know how much of my personal life to share with all of you, but many of you seem interested. And I feel after not posting for a month I owe you a little explanation, THANK YOU to all of you who read my blog and follow Lakeside Stamper on FaceBook!

Today’s share is a simple birthday card I made. I chose to use Perfect Plum, because my friend Nancy was the recipient and Nancy loves any color resembling purple!!! The card is pretty straight forward so I’m not going into too much detail.

The Perfect Plum card base was cut at the usual A-2 size at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ The Old Olive layer was cut a 5″ x 3-3/4″ and the Whisper White layer was cut at 4-2/4″ x 3-1/2″ The stamp set I used was Watercolor Trio (retired).

The leaves were stamped in Old Olive Ink. After inking up the leaves I stamped off some of the ink to get the variation in the green leaves. I used the same, Stamp Off Technique on the Perfect Plum flowers. This technique works well for variations and if you’re looking for a watercolor look without the fuss.

I layered and adhered the card as shown. I stamped the, “Birthday Wishes” in Perfect Plum Ink and punched it out with the Large Oval Punch. Behind it I placed a Scallop Oval punched out of Perfect Plum. For the finishing touch I took a piece of Perfect Plum ribbon, knotted it and cut the tails at a diagonal.

Thanks for stopping by and I promise to post as frequently as I can, especially during the month of December. I have so much I want to share with you.

Hugs,
Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Chalkboard Technique: Lovely Lace Card

By Diane on October 22, 2014 in BIRTHDAY, TECHNIQUES

This technique is great to do on dark card stock. When we think of chalkboard, we think of black. For the card I chose Blackberry Bliss as the dark background and mixed it with Hello Honey, to make the card a little less severe. With the Stampin’ Up!’s Chalk Marker this look is easily achieved. I couldn’t find my embossing Buddy, so my embossing powder was all over and the result wasn’t as clean as it could be. But you’ll still get the jest of this technique none the less.

To begin:

~Cut a card base from Whisper White Card Stock at 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and score it at 4-1/4″

~Cut the first layer of Hello Honey at 5″ x 3-3/4″ and a

~4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ piece from Blackberry Bliss Card Stock

The Chalkboard Technique in 4 easy steps:

1. Ink up one side of the Lovely Lace Embossing Folder with VersaMark. You need to ink up the side with out the Stampin’ Up! Logo.

2. Stamp the Blackberry Bliss piece by using the inked up embossing folder as you would a background stamp

3. Sprinkle White Embossing Powder and melt the powder with a Heat Tool.

4. Color the embossed image in with a White Chalk Marker. To get variations in the white press the marker lightly as you color in some ares and heavier for other. Once some areas are dry you can go over that area for a more opaque color.

Finishing Up:

Stamp a greeting on the Hello Honey and punch it out withthe Extra-Large Oval Punch. Add a piece of Hello Honey Ribbon and layer the card as shown.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit next week for a screen divider card and star ornaments.

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Hugs,
Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Card in a Box

By Diane on October 4, 2014 in 3-D PROJECTS, BIRTHDAY, HOW TO, PROJECTS WITH PATTERNS

Happy World Card-Making Day Stampers! I can finally share my Card in a Box with you. This Card in a Box may look complicated, but it’s easy to make. We made this at my, “Beyond Card-Making Workshop” and everyone loved it. I’m making a few others to share with you with holiday themes. I hope you try a few of these. and, the great part is they fold flat, so you’ll be able to stick them in an envelope and mail them! That’s if you can part with it…

Supplies you need are the following:

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Bloom with Hope, Flower Shop

Ink Pads: Momento Black, Lost Lagoon

Papers and Dimensions:

Whisper White

(5″ x 9″) one piece

(3-1/8″ x 1/2″) two pieces

Lost Lagoon

(2″ x 4-3/4″) one piece

Moonlight Designer Series Paper

(1-3/4″ x 4-1/2″) one piece

(1-7/8″ x 2-1/2″) three pieces

(1-7/8″ x 2″) four pieces

Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Butterfly Punch, Pansy Punch, Blendabilities in Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive amd Melon Mambo, Bone Folder

Please note that you can use ANY stamp set for this projects as long as the stamped image sizes work. And, I know this post is a bit lenghty, but I really would like you all to be able to make this card in a box on your own. It’s not that difficult once you make one. I also repeated the dimensions twice, once in the supply list and once in the post text. Oh and some dimensions are on the diagrams I made. I hope these sre clear. And, if you follow these step by step directions you should have your card in a box done in no time at all.

So let’s begin:

1. Cut a 5″ x 9″ piece of Whisper White card stock

2. Score along the 9″ edge of the Whisper White card stock at 2-1/8″, 4-1/4″, 6-3/8″ and 8-1/2″

3. Turn the card stock and score along the 5″ edge at 2-3/4″

4. Cut top flaps with Paper Snips or Trimmer, up to the 2-3/4″ score line as shown on diagram.

5. Cut off the 1/2” tab at the end to the 2-3/4” score line.

6. Don’t bend the panel marked back at the score line. This panel will get two layers and will remain rigid. The first layer is a 2″ x 4-3/4″ piece of any color card stock . For this card I used Lost Lagoon. The second layer was 1-3/4″ x 4-1/2″ piece of Moonlight Designer Series Stack Paper. Layer and adhere.

7. For the bottom panels cut three 1-7/8″” x 2-1/2″ pieces of DSP. Adhere them on the appropriate panels.

8. Cut four 1-7/8″ x 2″ pieces of Designer Series Paper for the top panels/flaps. Flip down the top 3 panels or flip the box over and and adhere the four pieces.

9. Cut two Whisper White 3-1/8 x 1″ strips. Score each end at 1/2″ These are the inside strips that will hold your stamped images.

10. Take the strips and fold one scored end back and the other scored end forward as to make a “Z”

11. Place some Sticky Tape on the outside of each tab.They’re are four in all

12. Peel off the red lining from tape and adhere the strips inside the box as shown about 3/4″ apart. These are what your stamped images will go on.

Now that the box part is completed let’s decorate it. “Here’s How” to do that:

13. Stamp images you want to pop out of your Card in a Box with Momento Black Ink on to Whisper White Card Stock. The flower on this projects are from the Flower Shop and Bloom with Hope Stamp Sets. The butterfly is from The Papillon Potpourri set.

14. Once you’re happy with your stamped images color and cut them out either with Paper Snips or the Big Shot. To color-in these flowers I used Stampin’ Up! Blendabilities. Love these alcohol markers!

15. Once the images are stamped, cut and colored stick them in a pleasing manner on the two “Z” strips.

Any questions just email me .

Eat, Sleep and Craft!

Hugs,

Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Petite Petals Rainbow Birthday Card

By Diane on October 2, 2014 in BIRTHDAY

Welcome back stampers!

Today’s share is a FUN card indeed. I call it the ❀❀❀❀❀❀ Petite Petals Rainbow Card ❀❀❀❀❀❀ , because it’s just that! The flowers are from the Stampin’ Up! Petite Petals Stamp Set and how nice is it that there’s a matching punch? Now this card can be made using any single image you want to use. Just stamp the image in different colors for the rainbow effect.

This is a pretty straight-forward card to make.

1. Cut a piece of Whisper White, at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ and cut the top layer at 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″

2. For the middle layer cut a 5″ x 3-3/4″ piece of Strawberry Slush. The Strawberry Slush makes all of the colors on the card really pop, without it being too matchie!

3. Stamp a flower or other image in the colors you want on to a scrap of Whisper White . For this card I used Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit (R), Gumball Green (R), Marina Mist and Wisteria Wonder. I also stamped a few flowers in Strawberry Slush to wrap around the greeting banner.

4. Once the flowers were stamped I used the Petite Petals punch for a perfect cutout of the flowers.

5. For the small banners below the flowers, I used coordinating card stock to the ink colors and with the Banner Punch I punched out one banner for each flower.

6. The large banners were cut using the BIG Shot and Banner Framelit Dies. I cut the large banner out of Strawberry Slush and the smaller banner from Whisper White card stock.

7. On the Whisper White I stamped the, “Happy Birthday” greeting in Strawberry Slush Ink.

8. I layered the banners as the detail shows and surrounded the banner with the Strawberry Slush flowers.

9. Next, I tied a neat little bow made out of Bakers Twine and tucked it in between the flowers.

10. I adhered each flower to it’s matching card stock banner, then placed them evenly across the bottom of the card.

11. To finish off this Rainbow card, I placed a matching Candy Dot in the center of each flower.

And, speaking of rainbows and cotton candy skies…

Rainbow Hugs,
Diane Caro, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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