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Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday · August 28, 2024

Bring the Beach to Your Cards: Mastering the Blending Brush Technique with Coastal Cabana

Are you ready to dive into the world of papercrafting? Today, I want to share with you a step-by-step guide on how to create a stunning beach-themed birthday card using the vibrant Coastal Cabana color with blending brushes. Get your creative juices flowing and let’s embark on this exciting journey together!

Speaking of colour, in this colour hop you’ll find 10+ simple and creative card ideas using Coastal Cabana. Certainly everything you need to inspire your next crafting session!

1. Gathering Your Supplies

Before we begin, let’s make sure we have all the necessary supplies at hand. Here’s what you’ll need:

Coastal Cabana and Basic White cardstock
Beach Day Stamp Set
So Swirly embossing folder
Blending brushes
VersaMark ink pad
Embossing powder (white)
Heat tool
Summer Splash and Pretty In Pink ink pad
Memento Black ink pad
Adhesive
Paper snips

Once you’ve gathered all your supplies, find a quiet space where you can let your creativity soar!

2. Setting the Scene

To start off our beach-themed birthday card, create an A-Frame card base with Thick Basic White card stock. Then cut cut a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock to the same size as the card base. Place inside the So Swirly embossing folder and run through your embossing machine. This will serve as the base for our masterpiece.

Next, take the Lifesaver Cabin image, ink it up with Versamark and stamp onto a square piece of Basic White card stock. Don’t forget to add a seagull image too! Sprinkle embossing powder over the stamped image, making sure to cover all the inked areas. Gently tap off any excess powder and use a heat tool to melt the embossing powder until it becomes shiny and raised.

3. Bring the Lifesaver Cabin To Life

This adorable stamp will bring a touch of whimsy to your design. To make it really pop, ink up your blending brush with Summer Splash and gently apply ink in circular motions from the bottom of the stamped cardstock. Then ink up another blending brush with Pretty In Pink and gently apply ink in circular motions from the top of the stamped cardstock.

As you watch the image appear before your eyes, imagine yourself strolling along the sandy beach, feeling the warm sun on your skin.

5. Finishing Touches

Mount the coloured image on a piece of Basic White card stock and adhere to the card front. Stamp your sentiment in Black Memento ink, cut with scissors and adhere with dimensionals to the card front.

6. Personalize Your Message

Now that our beach-themed birthday card is complete, it’s time to add a heartfelt message for the lucky recipient. Let your creativity flow as you pen down warm wishes and words of love. Remember, this card is not just a piece of paper; it’s a keepsake evoking beautiful seaside memories and emotions.

7. Share Your Creation

Once you’ve finished crafting your beach-themed birthday card, take a moment to appreciate your artistic prowess. Snap a photo and share it with your fellow paper crafters on social media. You never know who might be inspired by your creation!

So, grab your blending brushes, unleash your creativity, and let Coastal Cabana and these co-ordinating colours take you on a journey to the beach. With the Beach Day stamp set as your guide, create a one-of-a-kind birthday card that will leave the recipient in awe. Happy crafting! 💌

Remember to visit our website for more papercrafting tips, tutorials, and inspiration. Until next time, keep creating and spreading joy through the art of paper! 🌈✂️📝

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Let’s Get Crafty: Your Homework!

Gather up your crafting supplies.
Watch the YouTube tutorial.
Follows the links to see more Coastal Cabana paper craft from the Art With Heart Team!

The very talented Rachel Palmieri has been busy making the next creative idea with Cajun Craze for the Blog Hop. Click on the link below to check it out!

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Thank you for stopping by today. I am excited to create beautiful cards using quality Stampin’ Up! products and support you in your paper craft hobby.

Papery hugs,

Art With Heart, Card Making Basics, Thinking of You & Get Well Crafts · August 9, 2023

Easy Greeting Card That Pops with the Enchanted Butterfly Stamp Set

In today’s post, where we will create an easy greeting card with the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set. Welcome to our blog, we’re excited to introduce you to the mesmerizing combination of the Cajun Craze ink pad and the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set. Get ready to embark on a creative journey and discover how these two elements can add a touch of magic to your handmade greeting cards.

Welcome to the Art With Heart Cajun Craze Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are thrilled to have you join us today. Our hop features some of your favorite Art With Heart Team Members sharing projects made with Stampin’ Up! products. In fact, you may have just come from fellow creative Kate Morgan’s blog.

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this beautiful friendship card. Click here to see past Cajun Craze inspiration.

Unleash the vibrancy of Cajun Craze

The Cajun Craze colour is from Stampin’ Ups!® Regal colour family. It is a rich, earthy tone, perfect for creating beautiful backgrounds, adding depth and enhancing the impact of elements on your cards.

Introducing the Enchanted Butterfly stamp set

This Reversibles stamp set is so versatile! You can add depth and texture to all your crafts by using each side of the stamp. The set also comes with leafy images that will bring your backgrounds to life. Create nature scenes or use the leaf images to make borders and backgrounds. You can easily layer any of the leafy or quatrefoil images to make symmetrical patterns. Add any greeting from your favourite sentiment stamp set to celebrate every occasion.

Here’s your tutorial to create a captivating Enchanted Butterfly greeting card.

What you need

Stamps/Bundles: Enchanted Butterfly
Inks: Versamark, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink ink pads
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze
Other: Basics 3D embossing folder, Brass Butterflies, Countryside Corners dies, white embossing powder, Bakers Twine

Enchanted Butterfly Card Recipe

Score the 10.5 cm x 29.7 cm Crumb Cake cardstock at 14.8 cm. Fold in half and burnish with a Bone Folder.
Emboss the front of the card base with the Basic 3D embossing folder.
Die cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Countryside Corners die.
On scrap Very Vanilla cardstock stamp two butterflies in Cajun Craze, three in Calypso Coral and three in Petal Pink.
Fussy cut the stamped butterflies and place on the Countryside Corner die. When you are happy with the placement of the butterflies, adhere.
Add several Brushed Brass Butterflies to the label.
Adhere Stampin’ Dimensionals to the rear of the label and over-hanging butterfly wings. Secure to the card front.
On a scrap piece of Cajun Craze stamp your sentiment in Versamark, sprinkle white embossing powder over and heat set. Adhere Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the label.
Tie a bow with Crumb Cake bakers twine. Adhere with a glue dot to the card base and place the sentiment label on top.

It’s considered good luck when a butterfly crosses your path, so send a butterfly to a loved one today!

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More Cajun Craze Inspiration

The Art With Heart Team is showcasing a gallery of stunning card designs, tips and tricks using this beautiful ink. Next up to inspire you to create your own unique designs is Christina Barnes.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Remember, at Eager To Stamp, we are here to support you every step of the way. Visit our website for more card-making tutorials, papercraft classes, and a wide range of supplies and tools to fuel your creative journey. Happy crafting!

Beyond The Basics, Love Crafts, Special Occasion Cards, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday · July 12, 2023

Elegant Card Idea with Good Feelings

Today’s elegant card idea with Good Feelings stamp set card is a tutorial to make a wedding card. A similar simple card that could be used for a wedding was posted here.

In tonight’s Basic Gray Colour Creations Blog Hop you’ll find 10+ simple and creative card ideas. Certainly everything you need to inspire your next crafting session!

Welcome to the Art With Heart Basic Gray Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are thrilled to have you join us today. Our hop features some of your favourite Art With Heart Team Members sharing projects made with Stampin’ Up! products. In fact, you may have just come from fellow creative Andrea Sargent’s blog.

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Basic Gray Colour Creations Blog Hop with this wedding card.

Basic Gray is in Stampin’ Ups!® Neutral colour family and is our focus for today’s hop.

This elegant card idea with good feelings is a simple layered card, using a background stamped cardstock layer, textured layers from embossing folders and torn vellum, some hearts and tussled silver elegant trim for a bit of bling.

What You Need

Stamps/Bundles: Good Feelings, Sentimental Park
Inks: Basic Gray, Versamark
Paper: Basic Gray card stock, Basic White card stock, Vellum
Other: Give It A Whirl dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Stripes and Splatters 3D embossing folders, Silver Elegant Trim, clear embossing powder, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Elegant Card Idea with Good Feelings Card Recipe

Begin with a Basic White card base (29.5 cm x 10.5 cm).
Cut a piece of Basic Gray card stock 10 cm x 14.3 cm.
Stamp “Love” sentiment from Sentimental Park stamp set randomly onto the Basic Gray card stock in co-ordinating ink.
Adhere to card base.
Tear a 6 cm x 14.3 cm piece of vellum along both long edges. Adhere to bottom of Basic Gray card stock layer.
Adhere a 4 cm x 14.3 cm strip of Basic Gray to the centre of the vellum.
Emboss a 3.5 cm x 14.3 cm strip of Basic White with the Stripe embossing folder and adhere to the Basic Gray layer.
Die cut a large circle from the Stylish Shapes dies and stamp the Good Feelings sentiment in Basic Gray. Using Versamark restamp the sentiment over the Basic Gray stamping, apply clear embossing powder to the sentiment and set with a heat tool.
Die cut two each of the large and medium hearts from the the Give It A Whirl dies. Die cut three of the smallest hearts.
Tussle a 30 cm piece of Silver Elegant trim and adhere to the underside of the circle. Apply Stampin’ Dimensionals to the circle and adhere to the card base.
Adhere hearts to the circle and apply Stampin’ Demensionals to the edges that are off the circle.
Adhere 10 cm x 14.3 cm Basic White card stock to the inside of the card and a couple of extra die cut hearts.

Product List

Good Feelings Cling Stamp Set (English) $42.00	Stripes & Splatters 3 D Embossing Folders $19.25	Give It A Whirl Dies $68.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock $17.50
Basic Gray A4 Card Stock $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.50	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Simply Elegant Trim $13.25
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad $15.75	Versamark Pad $16.75	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder $10.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $9.75
Stampin' Dimensionals $7.50

Thank you for stopping by today. I am excited to explore ways you can save time and organise your card making supplies so that busy card makers like you can make more cards, more often. That’s what it means to be ‘eager to stamp’!

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Now onto more creative inspiration from fellow Art With Heart Team Member Christina Barnes! Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Pin Elegant Card Idea with Good Feelings stamp set

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday, Thinking of You & Get Well Crafts · July 5, 2023

Simple Balmy Blue Wow Card: Just Use Layers

Today’s card features the Countryside Inn patterned paper and the Petal Park stamp set to create this gorgeous Balmy Blue friendship card. A similar simple card that uses layers to add some WOW was posted here.

In tonight’s Colour Creations Blog Hop you’ll find 10+ simple and creative card ideas. Certainly everything you need to inspire your next crafting session!

Welcome to the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are thrilled to have you join us today. Our hop features some of your favourite Art With Heart Team Members sharing projects made with Stampin’ Up! products. In fact, you may have just come from fellow creative Tina Gillespie’s blog.

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this friendship card.

The Balmy Blue colour is in Stampin’ Ups!® Subtles colour family and is our focus for today’s hop.

I have gone with a simple card, using a cardstock layer overlapped by the Countryside Inn patterned paper, a label, ribbon and a few layers of leaves and punched flowers.

What You Need

Stamps/Bundles: Petal Park, Sentimental Park, Night of Navy card stock
Inks: Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Versamark
Paper: Basic White card stock, Balmy Blue card stock, Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper
Other: Gorgeously Made dies, Petal Park Builder punch, 2-3/8″ (6 cm) circle punch, Bough punch, Balmy Blue and white ribbon, white embossing powder

Balmy Blue Friendship Card Recipe

Begin with a Basic White card base (29.5 cm x 10.5 cm).
Cut a piece of Balmy Blue card stock and Countryside Inn patterned paper 8.5 cm x 12.8 cm.
Adhere to card base, slightly overlapping each other.
Stamp Petal Park flowers in Balmy Blue twice and punch out.
Stamp the large leaf image and the smaller cluster of leaves in Old Olive. Colour with Old Olive watercolour pencil and fussy cut.
Punch the Bough image twice from Night of Navy.
Create a banner label from a 7 cm x 2 cm piece of Night Of Navy card stock. Stamp with sentiment in Versamark, sprinkle white embossing powder over and use heat tool to set.
Cut perforated edge in Balmy Blue from the Gorgeously Made dies.
Layer the flowers, leaves and label over the circle and adhere to the front of the card.
Unpick the Balmy Blue ribbon from the white ribbon, tie into a bow and adhere to card front.
Adhere remaining flowers and leaves to the inside of the card.

Product List

Countryside Inn 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.75	Sentimental Park Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) $42.00	Petal Park Photopolymer Stamp Set $41.00	Petal Park Builder Punch $39.00
Bough Punch $39.00	Gorgeously Made Dies $56.00	2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch $39.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock $17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.50	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $10.50	Versamark Pad $16.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue $9.75	Balmy Blue & White 3/8" Double Stitched Ribbon $12.25

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Now onto more creative inspiration from fellow Art With Heart Team Member Rachel Palmieri! Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday · June 7, 2023

How To Emboss Resist Construction Zone Boy Card

Making this emboss resist construction zone boy card for my grandsons birthday had me playing with Stampin’ Up! inks, watercolour paper and heat embossing.

Welcome to the Art With Heart Pale Papaya Colour Creation Blog Hop. We are thrilled to have you join us today. Our hop features some of your favorite Art With Heart Team Members sharing projects made with Stampin’ Up! products. In fact, you may have just come from fellow creative Tina Gillespie’s blog.

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this Azure Afternoon emboss resist construction zone boy card.

The Azure Afternoon colour is a new addition to Stampin’ Ups!® Bright colour family and is our focus for today’s hop.

I have gone with a waterfall cardmaking technique using emboss resist to create my own patterned paper.

The waterfall cardmaking technique is where the bottom edge (or right edge, in my card) is pulled and carefully placed layers of cardstock flip over, like a magical book with self-turning pages!

The emboss resist technique is when you white heat emboss an image and then you will apply colour over the top of the embossed image. The effect is delightful!

How gorgeous is all the hard hat man holding the balloons?

What you need

Stamps/Bundles: Construction Zone, Biggest Wish
Inks: Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight, Versamark
Paper: Water colour paper, Azure Afternoon
Other: Embossing tool kit, White embossing powder, heat gun, Water painters, Multi-purpose liquid glue

Emboss Resist Construction Zone Boy Card Card Recipe

Begin with a Azure Afternoon card base (29.5 cm x 10.5 cm).
Score at 9.5 cm, 10.5 cm, 11.5 cm, 12.5 cm, 13.5 cm and 14.5 cm.
Cut five (5) 10.5 cm x 10.5 cm Azure Afternoon squares and five (5) 10 cm x 10 cm watercolour paper squares.
Cut an 8 cm x 10.5 cm Azure Afternoon and 7.5 cm x 10 cm watercolour paper.
Cut a 15 cm x 10.5 cm watercolour paper.
Embossing images: On three (3) 10 cm x 10 cm watercolour paper, the 7.5 cm x 10 cm watercolour paper and the 15 cm x 10.5 cm watercolour paper, remove static, ink up sentiments with Versamark and stamp onto the centre. Apply white embossing powder to the sentiment and use heat tool to set.
Ink up images from Construction Zone stamp set with Versamark and stamp all over the 10 cm x 10 cm watercolour paper. Have fun with this!
Apply white embossing powder over images and heat set.
Watercolouring: Lie your pieces of watercolour paper on the table and thoroughly wet the watercolour paper. I used the thick brush in the water painters and a glass of water to apply the water.
Add a few drops of Azure Afternoon reinker onto a stamp block and using the second thickest brush apply from the centre of the watercolour paper, brushing out towards the edges.
You can brush the Azure Afternoon over the top of the images or you can brush to the embossed edges and avoid going over the top of an image. I did it both ways, so I could get a green colour on certain images or a nice clean yellow on other images.
Add a few drops of Daffodil Delight to a stamp block and use the smallest water painter to add yellow to areas you would like to highlight or to mix to green.
Use this brush to add Azure Afternoon to images you would like to be blue.
Use the heat tool to dry your paper.
Card construction: When watercolour paper is thoroughly dry adhere 10 cm x 10 cm squares to the 10.5 cm x 10.5 cm squares. Adhere the 7.5 cm x 10 cm watercolour piece to the right-hand side of the inside of the card.
Apply a line of glue between the 9.5 cm and 10.5 cm score line. Adhere your front 10.5 cm x 10.5 cm card piece.
Repeat a line of glue between each score line and adhering each decorated square, until all have been adhered.
Cut a 13.5 cm x1.5 cm Azure Afternoon. Measure 9 cm in from the right-hand side of the card base and apply a dab of glue to the back of the card. Adhere about a 1 cm tab of the Azure Afternoon strip. Fold it over from the top to the bottom, running inside the card, fold over at the bottom and adhere the tab with a dab of glue. No glue should be applied inside the card! This is the guiding mechanism for the waterfall card effect.
Take the bottom card front layer and feed it under the strip you just made.
Optional to stamp the little pull tab and glue to the back of the card base.
Complete the card by adhering the 10.5 cm x 15 cm watercolour paper layer onto the back of the card, which covers the tabs and the pull tab.

Product List

Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) $30.00	Construction Zone Cling Stamp Set (English) $41.00	Good Feelings Cling Stamp Set (English) $42.00	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $8.75
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $8.75	Versamark Pad $16.75	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper $15.75	Azure Afternoon A4 Cardstock $17.50
Embossing Additions Tool Kit $47.00	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder $10.50	Heat Tool $54.00	Water Painters $23.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue $9.75

If you love this emboss resist technique, you might love the Big Wave Card I shared in January.

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Now onto more creative inspiration from fellow Art With Heart Team Member Sharon Davern! Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts, Card Sketch 3 Different Ways, Thinking of You & Get Well Crafts · March 8, 2023

Framed Florets in Rich Razzleberry

Today’s cards feature Framed Florets in Rich Razzleberry, Petal Park stamped flowers, embossing folders and lovely Rich Razzleberry elements sprinkled around each of the cards!

Rich Razzleberry was one of the first Stampin’ Up! colours I fell in love with when I first started using Stampin’ Up! products. Check some of these early posts using Rich Razzleberry. It is so versatile!

Speaking of colour, you’ll find 10+ simple and creative card ideas using Rich Razzleberry. Certainly everything you need to inspire your next crafting session!

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Welcome to the Art With Heart Rich Razzleberry Colour Creation Blog Hop. We are thrilled to have you join us today. Our hop features some of your favorite Art With Heart Team Members sharing projects made with Stampin’ Up! products. In fact, you may have just come from fellow creative Tina Gillespie’s blog.

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with these Framed Floret in Rich Razzleberry cards.

The Rich Razzleberry colour from Stampin’ Ups!® Regal colour family is our focus and I have created four cards to inspire you.

How gorgeous are those flowers from the Petal Park stamp set?

What You Need

Stamps/Bundles: Framed Florets bundle, Petal Park bundle, Covered in Sunshine
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue
Paper: Basic White, Rich Razzleberry
Other: White twine, Stampin’ Write Markers, Cane Weave 3D embossing folder, Timber embossing folder, Bough punch, Multi-purpose liquid glue, Stampin’ dimensionals, bling

Framed Florets in Rich Razzleberry Cards

Here are my cards:

I started with wanting to use that gorgeous sentiment from the Covered In Sunshine stamp set. When I visualised how I wanted it to look on a card I kept thinking of the heart frame in the Framed Florets dies. I also wanted the stamp set to pop out of the frame, so using Stampin’ Write Markers I coloured the words with Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue and Rich Razzleberry.

After stamping the Covered in Sunshine stamp I adhered the die cut Rich Razzleberry onto the card front, which had been stamped with the leaf image in Rich Razzleberry. A bit of tone-on-tone effect there. Using Petal Park I stamped the outline flowers in Rich Razzleberry and Balmy Blue. I then stamped the flower petals in the same colours.

Using Granny Apple Green I stamped the leaf image from Framed Florets and coloured with a Granny Apple Green pencil, before die cutting. Finally I punched the bough in Granny Apple Green card stock.

I then arranged the flowers and leaves and adhered when I was happy with the layout. Milky dots complete the centre of the flowers.

Card 2

After die cutting the heart image in Rich Razzleberry I was left with an oval and an oval frame. I decided that the oval frame would look great front and centre on a card with a sentiment inside the frame.

Viola!

More leaves and flowers were arranged around the frame.

It was then that I thought…”It’s missing something”. Enter the Timber embossing folder. So, yes! I ran the entire layer, frame and flowers, through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine. And…

I love it!

I completed the card with some more milky dots and adhered the embossed layer to a Rich Razzleberry card base.

Card 3

The final oval was stamped with a sentiment in versamark and then heat embossed in Basic Black. A Basic White layer was embossed with the Cane Weave embossing folder. The oval was adhered to the centre of the layer and leaves and flowers were arranged around the base of the oval.

Card 4

There were some leaves and flowers left over and thought they would look adorable as a wreath. I love wreath cards, but I never make them often enough! I embossed another Basic White layer with the Cane Weave embossing folder. Arranged the leaves and flowers and finished of the card with a stamped label from Quiet Meadow, some twine and, of course, milky dots.

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Similarly the very talented Rachel Woolard has been busy making the next creative idea with Real Red for the Blog Hop. In short, click on the link below to check it out.

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Moreover, if the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Special Occasion Cards, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday · January 4, 2023

Big wave card for beach surf lovers

I loved making this big wave card using the Waves of Inspiration stamp set and coordinating dies. It’s just so darn beautiful!

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this Pacific Point big wave card.

The Pacific Point colour from Stampin’ Ups!® Bright colour family is our focus and I have gone with the emboss resist cardmaking technique.

This gorgeous technique is when you white heat emboss an image and then sponge colour over the top of the embossed image. The effect is delightful!

How gorgeous is the pelican image sitting atop of the jetty pillars?

What you need

Stamps/Bundles: Waves of Inspiration bundle
Inks: Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sude, Versamark
Paper: Basic White
Other: White embossing powder, heat gun, Blending brushes, Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends, Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends, Multi-purpose liquid glue, Stampin’ dimensionals, bling

I was inspired by a card sketch shared on Pinterest Jose Hoogeveen to create the image utilising the circle and keeping lots of white space on the card. I love CAS cards (Clean and Simple) but I also love adding layers!

Big Wave Card Recipe

Begin with a thick Basic White card base (14.8 cm x 10.5 cm).
Die cut a large Basic White circle.
Die cut the wave image using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine and the Waves dies.
Extra Basic White card stock for label and pelican image.
On the left side of the label, stamp your chosen sentiment in Coastal Cabana.
Using Soft Suede stamp the Pelican image, then colour the image with Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends markers and Pale Papaya for the beak.
Adhere the pelican image to the right side of the sentiment label. Set to the side.
Ink up the big wave stamp with versamark and stamp image on the bottom left of the die cut circle. Sprinkle white embossing powder over the image, tap excess off and use heat gun to set the powder.
Sponge Pacific Point along bottom of big wave image. Bring Bermuda Bay sponging in over the top of the Pacific Point but stopping just before the top of the wave.
Carefully sponge Coastal Cabana over the last part of the big wave. (A sponge dauber is perfect for this).
Using multipurpose glue adhere the die cut wave over the top of the big wave.
Adhere decorated circle to the centre of the Basic White card base.
Foam mount the label and attached pelican image and adhere to the base of the circle, just covering the bottom.
Adhere sequins for added interest to the card front.

Product List

Waves Of Inspiration Cling Stamp Set (English) $39.00	Waves Dies $60.00	Waves Of Inspiration Bundle (English) $90.75	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad $14.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad $11.50	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad $14.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad $14.00	Blending Brushes $21.75
Sponge Daubers $8.75	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.75	Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00	Solid Faceted Gems $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00

If you love this card, you might love the Triple Layer Stamping Ocean Wave card I shared in June last year or this Big Wave card using the baby wipe technique!

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Now onto more creative inspiration from fellow Art With Heart Team Member and organiser of this fabulous hop, Cathy Proctor! Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Pin this Big Wave Card for inspiration later!

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Christmas Crafts, Stash Buster Sunday · July 25, 2022

Whimsical Woodland Embossing with Watercolours

Embossing with watercolours?!?

Absolutely!

Today’s post features the gorgeous Whimsical Woodland embossing folder, with three different cards that used up the entire sheet I created!

The focus colours were Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay and Night of Navy.

I am joining the Art With Heart Team in the Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! Blog hop, where you will find 10+ simple and creative card ideas to inspire your Christmas crafting sessions!

These cards start with versamark ink being patted over the raised surface of the embossing folder. A piece of watercolour paper is placed inside the embossing folder, which is then run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.

The versamark ink has been applied to the outlines of the embossing folder design, in this case the trees.

TOP TIP: Wash your embossing folder with warm soapy water as soon as possible!

Sprinkle clear embossing powder over the watercolour paper, ensure the entire surface is coated and then shake the powder of the watercolour paper.

Set the clear embossing powder with a heat gun and you are ready for some embossing with watercolours magic!

What you need for Embossing With Watercolours

Paper towel
Water spritzer
Watercolour painters
Stamp block
Pacific point reinker
Bermuda Bay reinker

Embossing With Watercolours Card Recipe

On the stamp block place a drop of Pacific Point reinker at the top of the block and a drop of Bermuda Bay reinker at the bottom of the block.
Lay some paper towel under the embossed watercolour paper.
Spritz the embossed watercolour paper with water until it is quite wet.
Pick up some of the Pacific Point ink with the watercolour painter and on the stamp block puddle it with water squeezed from the paint brush.
Start to apply the ink to the watercolour paper by coming in from the edge and brushing in a diagonal pattern, avoiding brush lines by squeezing water.
Pick up some Bermuda Bay ink and continue applying ink to the watercolour paper until the entire embossed surface is covered.
Pat dry with a paper towel then allow to dry or dry with a heat gun.

Once dry here are some card making ideas for you to create!

Use Up All The Scraps!

Left hand panel with rounded corners on a Night of Navy card stock layer. Storybook Gnomes patterned paper on a Pacific Point card base.

Left hand rectangle panel on a Bermuda Bay card stock layer. Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blend coloured ribbon all on a Crumb Cake card base.

Use up your scraps by cutting 9 squares from the Stitched Shapes dies and one rectangle from the Stitched Rectangles dies. Layer onto a Basic White card stock layer. Add a stamped and coloured gnome from the Kindest Gnomes stamp set. Adhere to a Night of Navy card base.

Inside the cards. Stamped image from Peaceful Deer stamp set.

If you enjoyed Embossing With Watercolours you might enjoy this watercolour card!

Product List

Versamark Pad $16.75	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper $15.75	Whimsical Woodland 3 D Embossing Folder $17.50	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder $10.50
Stampin' Spritzer $5.75	Water Painters $23.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Ink Refill $7.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill $7.00
Kindest Gnomes Cling Stamp Set (English) $42.00	Peaceful Deer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) $39.00	Storybook Gnomes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.00	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock $16.25
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock $16.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay $16.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00
Stitched Shapes Dies $50.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies $61.00	White 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Frayed Ribbon $13.25

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Next on our Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop is the very talented Rosa Leyden. Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Sharon Davern’s blog.

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts · May 25, 2022

Stamp And Heat Emboss Vellum Birthday Sunflower Card

Last time I did a heat and emboss vellum card was back in 2018!

Well, this hop is just as good! You’ll find 10+ creative card ideas using the Sweet Sorbet in-color to inspire your next crafting session in the Blog Hop below!

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this Sweet Sorbet birthday card for my bestie.

What you need

The Sweet Sorbet colour from Stampin’ Ups!® 2022-2024 in-colour family is our focus and I have gone with a Basic White card, layered with a die edged Sweet Sorbet patterned paper and a stamp and heat emboss vellum sunflower image. The card is finished with a Parakeet Party ribbon tied into a bow.

How lovely does the large sunflower look heat embossed in white and then coloured?

Stamp and Heat Emboss Vellum Birthday Sunflower Card Recipe

It really is an easy card to make. Follow the instructions below.

Begin with a Basic White standard card base and round the left top and bottom corners.
Cut a 6 cm x 14.2 cm Sweet Sorbet patterned paper layer.
Die cut the edge with the circle paper edge from the Blossoming Happiness dies. You will have to move the die up and run through the Stampin’ & Emboss machine twice to get the length of the patterned paper.
Distress the paper edge by bending and randomly pulling a few edges off.
Round the left top and bottom corners and adhere to the Basic White card base.
Stamp sentiment in the bottom right of the card base.
Ink up the sunflower image in the Celebrating Sunflowers stamp set with versamark and stamp onto vellum paper. Sprinkle white embossing powder over the stamped image and heat set with a heat tool.
Use the sunflower outline die to cut the heat embossed image and cut another one from basic white card stock.
On the backside of the heat embossed sunflower image, use Stampin’ Blend markers in Sweet Sorbet, Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade (dark) to randomly colour each sunflower petal. You may have to do this several times to get the desired colour to come through to the front. I coloured my petals at least three times.
Using multi-purpose glue adhere the vellum sunflower to the basic white outline.
Tie a bow in 30 cm of Parakeet Party ribbon and use a glue dot to adhere to the front of the sunflower image.
Adhere foam mounts to the sunflower image and adhere to the card front.

Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) $42.00	Blossoming Happiness Dies $56.00	2022–2024 In Color™ 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder $10.50	Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $15.75	Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $15.75	Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $15.75
Parakeet Party 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon $15.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals $7.50	Mini Glue Dots $9.25

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Next on our Sweet Sorbet Blog Hop is the very talented Theresa Gerrard. Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Thinking of You & Get Well Crafts · May 11, 2022

Die Embossed Parakeet Party Hello Card

Did you see the die embossed thank you card posted yesterday?

Are you wondering about the new 2022-2024 In-Colours from Stampin’ Up?

You’ll find 10+ creative card ideas using the parakeet party in-color to inspire your next crafting session in the Blog Hop below!

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this parakeet party hello card.

What you need

The parakeet party colour from Stampin’ Ups!® 2022-2024 in-colour family is our focus and I have gone with a Basic White card, layered with Parakeet Party patterned paper, a die embossed Basic White layer using the flower die from the Meadow dies and white heat embossed black label. The card is finished with a black butterfly cut using the Meadow dies.

How lovely does the black look against the Parakeet Party?

Die Embossed Parakeet Party Card Recipe

It really is a simple card to make. Follow the instructions below.

Begin with a Basic White standard card base.
Cut a 9.5 cm x 14.8 cm Parakeet Party patterned paper layer.
Cut a cm x cm basic white layer.
Die cut the edge of the white layer with the circle page edger from the dies.
Using the flower from the Meadow Dies and these die embossing instructions, emboss the white layer.
Cut a cm x cm black label.
Using white embossing powder, heat emboss the sentiment onto the black label. This hello is from stamp set.
Die cut the butterfly from black card stock using the Meadow dies.
Assemble your card.
Centre then adhere the Parakeet Party patterned paper to the card base.
Adhere the black label to the bottom of the white embossed layer.
Foam mount the white layer over the Parakeet Party patterned paper.
Adhere the butterfly to the front of the card.

Product List

Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) $30.00	Meadow Dies $67.00	Blossoming Happiness Dies $56.00	2022–2024 In Color™ 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $21.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock $16.25	Versamark Pad $16.75
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder $10.50	Foam Adhesive Strips $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00

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Next on our Parakeet Party Blog Hop is the very talented Kate Morgan. Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday, Thinking of You & Get Well Crafts · July 28, 2021

How To Sponge a Calypso Coral Color Background

Are you wondering how to sponge a calypso coral color background on your next handmade card?

Have you ever wondered how to sponge unique backgrounds?

Create a unique sponged background following the tutorial below.

You’ll find 10+ creative card ideas using calypso coral color to inspire your next crafting session in the Blog Hop below!

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this calypso coral color sponged background card.

Calypso Coral Color Sponge Background Tutorial *PIN THIS*

What you need

Calypso Coral color from Stampin’ Ups!® Subtle colour family is our focus and I have gone with Basic White cardstock heat embossed with a flower image from the Quiet Meadow stamp set before sponging a calypso coral and pale papaya background.

And how lovely does calypso coral and pale papaya look together?

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the Quiet Meadow stamp set in basic grey and a pale papaya ribbon tied with a bow completes the card.

Calypso coral color sponged background card front

Calypso Coral Color Sponged Background Card Recipe

It really is a simple card to make. Read the instructions below or watch the tutorial on my YouTube Channel.

Begin with a Basic White standard card base.
Ink up the bunch of flowers from the Quiet Meadow stamp set with versamark and stamp onto a 10.5 cm x 14.8 cm Basic White card front.
Sprinkle white embossing powder over the stamped image.
Use a heat gun to set the embossing powder.
Tack a rectangular mask over the embossed flower image.
Ink up a sponge with calypso coral ink and starting from the bottom outside, moving in circles, start to sponge ink half way up the flower image.
Apply more calypso coral sponging making the base darker and turning lighter towards the middle.
Ink up a sponge with pale papaya and starting from the top outside, moving in circles, start to sponge ink meeting the calypso coral.
Apply more pale papaya sponging making the top darker.
When happy with the background remove the mask to reveal a beautiful sponged area that makes the bunch of flowers really pop.
Stamp the sentiment in basic grey.
Tie a bow in the pale papaya ribbon.
Secure to the card front with a glue dot. Secure the tails to the card front and tack behind.
Corner punch the corners of the card front and the card base.
Adhere foam adhesive to the card front and adhere to the card base.

If you don’t see the video tutorial below, please refresh your screen, or you can watch the video directly on YouTube here.

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set $37.00	Versamark Pad $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $10.50
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Blending Brushes $21.00	Pale Papaya & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Woven Ribbon $12.25
Mini Glue Dots $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00	Stampin' Seal $14.00	Detailed Trio Punch $35.00

Calypso coral color sponged background *INSTAGRAM*

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Next on our Calypso Coral Blog Hop is the very talented Tina Gillespie. Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Catherine Proctor’s blog.

Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts, Crafts For The Boys, Fancy Fold Friday, Thinking of You & Get Well Crafts · July 29, 2020

Stitched Stars Double Z Fold Card

I always try to do a new fancy fold for Eager To Stamp subscribers and this week I gave the Double Z Fold card a go. As August is the month of male birthdays in the Eager To Stamp household and Father’s Day follows closely behind at the beginning of September it made sense to make it masculine. This stitched stars double z fold card is a really easy card to make. As always I created the sizing so the card will fit into a standard sized envelope.

I have used the Plaid Tidings Cherry Cobbler plaid pattern layered onto black card stock on a Cherry Cobbler card base. Celebrate Sunflowers provided the right sentiment on the front, embossed in white. Whilst the stitched stars dies adorn the front in Just Jade, Pumpkin Pie and Mango Melody. A couple of sequins sprinkled here and there finish the card off.

Stitched Stars Double Z Fold Card Instructions

Cherry Cobbler card stock 29 cm x 10.5 cm
Black card stock 25 cm x 10 cm
Plaid Tidings patterned paper 13.8 cm x 9.5 cm
Plaid Tidings 5 cm x 9.5 cm
Whisper White 5 cm x 9.5 cm
Just Jade, Pumpkin Pie and Mango Melody to cut stitched stars from

Score Cherry Cobbler card stock at 7.3 cm & 14.8 cm. Mountain fold first score line. Valley fold second score line.Score Black card stock at 14.2 cm & 19.7 cm. Mountain fold first score line. Valley fold second score line.Adhere patterned paper and whisper white to Black card stock.

Stitched Stars Double Z Card Fold

Apply glue to the Cherry Cobbler card stock to prevent excess gluing! Adhere front panel of Black card stock to 7.3 cm section of Cherry Cobbler card stock, leaving an even border top, bottom and left side.Apply glue to the Black card stock to avoid over gluing! Adhere last panel of Black card stock to the larger back panel of Cherry Cobbler, leaving an even border at the top, bottom and right side.

Eager To Stamp Tip: Try this instruction out before applying glue and it will make sense when you commit to gluing!Emboss Mango Melody with Tasteful Textile embossing folder. Adhere detailed Pumpkin Pie star to Pumpkin Pie star base.Adhere Just Jade starry swirl to card front. Layer the stars and pop a few sequins on. Emboss with white embossing powder your sentiment onto Black card stock. Cut into seperate words and adhere to card front.I also popped a few Just Jade stars on an inside panel.

Stitched Stars Double Z Card Supplies

Card Stock and Paper

Cherry Cobbler
Black
Just Jade
Mango Melody
Pumpkin Pie
Plaid Tidings patterned paper

Colouring Tools

Versamark
White embossing powder

Stamp Sets

Celebrate Flowers

Tools

Stitched Stars dies
Heat Gun
Embossing buddy
Paper snips

Adhesive

Multipurpose liquid glue
Mini-dimensionals

Embellishments

Whale of A Time sequins

All supplies are available in my Stampin’ Up! shop.Thank you for stopping by today. I am excited to explore different ways we can use our craft stash. It is my mission that every stamp set purchased never sits unused on a shelf! That’s what it means to be ‘eager to stamp’! Finding the time and using the product {smile}Amie

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