Throwback Thursday # 30

Another Episode of Throwback Thursday!

I have had too many other things to keep me distracted and busy and I haven't had the opportunity to pull out a retired stamp set and create a card, so today I decided to go for it!

Here is my creation...

I used a set called Botanical Garden.

It is always tricky to photograph shiny materials. There are multiple shiny surfaces on this card. The Panel with the iris is glossy white paper that Stampin' Up! used to carry. The frame behind it is silver foil paper and is still available. The background is also embossed and inked on glossy white paper. The silver satin ribbon is still available.

I used the Elegant Dots embossing folder to emboss the background. Then I used a Happy Pattern stencil over the top and spritzed it with Wisteria Wonder reinker mixed with rubbing alcohol in a Stampin' Spritzer. I like the way it turned out and the technique is real easy!

Happy Patterns stencils

 

Sweetheart Banner

Yes, I know that Valentine's Day has come and gone. But I had an idea for a banner and I had to make it before the idea was gone.

I was making a pile of envelopes for my card making classes and the thought came to me to use the envelope punch board to create little envelopes for a banner. The smallest envelope on the board wasn't quite small enough so I just figured it out. 

I used last year's Valentines paper stack because I was just playing. But I think it would look really cute in this year's Valentine's paper stack too. Actually it might be even cuter in this years paper. Here's what the paper stack looks like. It's called Love Blossoms.

I also used Blushing Bride Glimmer paper, Real Red Glimmer paper, and Vellum.

I am so glad to see some sunshine today that I decided it was time to spread some sunshine around. Leave a comment on any post on my blog through the end of April 1st, then email me your address and I will send you some sunshine mail. No fooling!

Thanks for stopping by my studio today!
Trude

Tuesday Tutorial # 39 Rose Wonder Wedding Wishes

Has it been awhile since you have tried using vellum on your paper creations? Vellum softens the appearance of the card.
For this card I put the vellum through the Decorative Dots embossing folder. I like how it added texture and softened the stark lines of the rose die cut.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link.  

Have a blessed day,  

Trude 

Journal It! # 190

Journal It! 190

This is the next journal prompt-

What are your favorite birthday foods?

Write the prompt in your journal and Journal It!

Build a Birthday stamp set

Tuesday Tutorial # 38 Pretty Petals Friendship card

Have you seen the Tin of Cards kit yet? It is fun to put together. You do need to buy the kit and the stamp set separately, but if you contact me, or your regular Stampin' Up! demonstrator if it isn't me, I have the stamp set and we can get together and complete your kit!

I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) one of the Card Tin kit cards to create this card.

 
Download the tutorial now.

Have a blessed day, 
Trude 

 

 

Journal It! # 189

Journal It! 189

The next journal prompt that I have for you is...

How did you learn to drive? Who taught you? Tell about something funny or scary that happened when you were learning to drive. 

Write the prompt in your journal and Journal It!

Beautiful Ride stamp set

Throwback Thursday # 30 Be Very Merry

I just discovered that this cute little card didn't get posted to my blog, so I thought I would share it for a Throwback Thursday.
I think it is a card that I created from a Mojo Monday sketch, which means it should have posted to my blog about 2 years ago! Better late than never, I guess.

I used some beautiful Christmas Designer Series paper for the center stripe. The snowflake is die cut from silver glimmer paper.

Did you know that you can still get the Snow Flurry snowflake punch from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog? The coordinating stamp set is also available.

Snow Flurry Punch

 

Tuesday Tutorial # 37

This is another really fun card. Why? Because it uses the new Pop-up on the inside. Love it!

The stamp set is Party with Cake and the Pop-Up is part of the Party Pop-Up Thinlits dies set. Buy the bundle and save 15%! (photo and link is at the bottom of this post)

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. 

Have a blessed day, 

Trude 

Party with Cake Bundle

 

Journal It! # 188

Journal It! 188

Another prompt for you to consider is-

What is your favorite food? Do you have good memories associated with it?

Write the prompt in your journal and Journal It!

Sunburst Sayings Bundle

Mojo Monday 438 World of Thanks Card

I thought I would check out the Mojo Monday sketch today. It's a good one, as usual, so I decided to see what I could do with it.

I have too many stamps that I have never used. So, today I pulled a couple of sets out and created this card.

Mojo Monday 438

I used several greens. The card base and shamrock are Mossy Meadow. The circle and sentiments are Cucumber Crush.

Did you know that you can add color along the edges of the gold and silver ribbon? I didn't, but I tried it and it seemed to work quite well.
This is the first time that I used the White Perfect Accents. I really like them. I'm going to have to buy more of them! Maybe it will be one of the items I offer for free, with a $50.00 order, sometime in the near future.
I used a Sharpie to color it green and added it to the center of the shamrock.

Have a blessed day,
Trude

Banner Blessings

A World of Thanks stamp set

Tuesday Tutorial # 36 Bloomin' Love Friend Card

The Tuesday Tutorial this week is a friendship card that uses the Bloomin' Love stamp set from the Spring Occasions catalog. 

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. 

Have a blessed day, 

Trude 

Journal It! # 187

Journal It! 187

Here's another prompt to journal.

Is there an author whose works you particularly like? What is it about their writing that you appreciate?

Write the prompt in your journal and Journal It!

Going Places

Rose Wonder Wedding cards

Hello,
I have a question today. 

I know you are out there and with your comments you can help me decide if any of these work or if I need to go back to the design stage and start all over with something different.

I used the Rose Wonder Bundle to create the following cards.

Card #1

 White card base with embossed vellum over top, white rose die on top of embossed vellum.
 

Card #2

 Black background with white die cut and vellum over the top.

Card #3

 White card base with black rose die and vellum over the top.

Card #4

White card base with gold rose die and embossed vellum over the top.

Please leave me a comment! I would love to hear from you.

Have a blessed day,
Trude

Tuesday Tutorial #35 Birthday Wishes Card

Today's card is created with a bundle from the Spring Occasions catalog. It includes the Party Wishes stamp set and punch sets. 

Have you tried gate-fold cards? They are really easy and make the card look a little more special.

Download the tutorial now.
 Have a blessed day, 
Trude