Envelope card using "Tech Support"

 Hello, Hello!!!

I'm jumping on this week to share with you the "Tech Support" stamp set that I've been wanting to play with for some time. I LOVE everything about this stamp set because it's perfect for any "tech-y" person in your life. I have a few of those in my life.

I chose to enter this envelope-card into this week's TGIF Challenge #383. 

This was certainly a challenge to work on! I use white cardstock about 95% of the time! I was up for the challenge so I knew I had to make it happen somehow. My creation focused on what I found to be called the "tech blue" color scheme, which I found on my search on the internet. 

I really liked this color combination so I went with it. I associated the colors in the color palette with the following SU! colors: Night of Navy, Starry Sky, Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point and Gorgeous Grape. The Crumb Cake cardstock was my substitute for the White cardstock- the neutral color.

I love envelope-cards because it's simple to create and it's just a fun card style altogether. 

Cardmaking Tips:

• The envelope was created using the retired Stampin' UP! Envelope Punch Board for a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card size. One end of the envelope was trimmed off. Finished size is 4-3/8" x 5-7/8".
• Randomly stamp the keyboard image onto the envelope and the 1" x 4-3/8" strip of Coastal Cabana Cardstock using White Craft Ink.
• The Night of Navy strip of cardstock measures 2-1/2" x 4-3/8".
• Randomly stamp the "error 404" sentiment onto a 2-1/4" x 4-3/8" piece of Starry Sky cardstock using Starry Sky ink. Adhere onto the Night of Navy piece.
• The stamped Coastal Cabana cardstock strip is adhered on top of the Starry Sky piece.
• Cut a long piece (maybe 24"?) of linen thread and tie the ends together to make a circle. Twist the thread so that it makes an infinity shape and fold it in half to make two smaller circles, overlapping one another. Adhere the linen thread with some glue dots.
• Set a Gorgeous Grape square, cut from the largest die in the Stylish Shapes die set, on top of the linen thread with dimensionals.
• Stamp the binary numbers onto another stitched square, cut from the 2nd largest die in the Stylish Shapes die set, on Pacific Point cardstock. Using the Amazing Phrasing stamp set, stamp "Woo Hoo" as shown with versamark ink then heat emboss with white embossing powder. Adhere this piece onto the Gorgeous Grape square.
• PLEASE NOTE: The Amazing Phrasing stamp set is only available until August 31, 2022.
• Adhere two 4-1/4" pieces of Starry Sky metallic ribbon behind a 9/16" x 3-1/2" strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock that has the "to another year" sentiment embossed onto it.
• For the inside of the envelope-card, Adhere a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock onto a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Starry Sky cardstock. Stamp the keyboard image randomly in white craft ink then the "happy birthday" sentiment. Lastly, Staple some Starry Sky ribbon towards the top.

Cardmaking Supplies

All supplies for this project are listed below except for retired products, basic tools and adhesives.

Thank you so much for joining me this week! Please feel free to comment below on how you feel about this Tech Support stamp set.

Until next time... 

Fall pumpkin card

 Hello Crafty Friends!

This week I present to you a fall-style card that I created, inspired by this week's TGIF Challenges #380.

The fall season is my FAVORITE season of all, especially after enduring a very hot and dry summer, here in North Texas. 

I wanted to the focus of the card to be the pumpkin and I believe I was able to achieve the look I was going for. What do you think?

The only downfall to this card is that it wouldn't do very well in an envelope because of the curled-up cardstock. I was tempted to squish it but I couldn't bring myself to do it so I just left it alone. You could also consider creating this as a frame piece instead of a card. 

I'm running low on time to provide you with cardmaking tips but I can at least provide you with dimensions.

Cardmaking Tips

• Use the largest deckled die for the frame
• Use the retired 2nd smallest stitched oval from the Stitched Shapes dies. 
• the top of the pumpkin was created by adhering two short pieces of Early Espresso faux suede trim, side by side.
• the curly strips of paper were created by cutting an 1/8" strip of Crumb Cake cardstock and wrapping the strip around a skinny paint brush. Adhere some of the spots of the paper with tombow glue to keep them in place. 
• use the Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends to color onto a piece of Snowflake Specialty Vellum and also for the extra lines in the Gingham Cottage DSP.

Cardmaking Supplies

I do hope you enjoyed today's card. Please don't hesitate to let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Until Next time ... 

Back-to-school Teacher Card

 Hello, Hello & Happy August!!!

I am excited to share with you a quick fun-fold card that will delight any teacher since it holds a gift card inside. I hear that most teachers welcome gift cards to stores that can help them purchase any school supplies they may need.

I was inspired by this week's TGIF Challenge #379 along with a Stampin' UP! sketch (that I LOVED), provided by their concept artists. 

I chose to use the rectangles in the sketch as colored pencils in Stampin' UP! colors: Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade and Pacific Point. Then I used my FREE stamp set that I earned - the Amazing Phrasing Stamp Set, during the Sale-a-Bration promotion (SAB), for the sentiments placed on the card.

I worked with two different papers for the frame of the card front. One was Basic White Cardstock and the other was the Silver & Gold 6"x6" DSP (another FREE SAB item). Which one do you like best? I think they both look good in their own way.

Cardmaking Tips:

• The Gray Granite cardbase measures 10" x 5.5" and was scored at 1.5" and 5.75" along the length.
• Adhere 1/4" x 5.5" strips of Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade and Pacific Point cardstock to the center of the card front, using Tombow glue.
• Cut a piece of cardstock (Basic white or Silver & Gold DSP) using the 2nd largest Deckled Rectangles Die. Use your Stampin' Blends in Daffodil Delight (dark), Poppy Parade (dark), and Night of Navy (dark) to flick some ink from the brush-tip onto 1/3 of the cardstock piece for each color.
• Cut a 1" x 3-1/8" piece from the following colors of cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, and Pacific Point. Using your grid paper and a straight edge, draw a pencil line from the top middle towards the right edge at the 2-1/4" mark. Same thing on the left side. Cut along the lines for all 3 pieces of cardstock.
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• Cut a 5/8" x 4" strip of Very Vanilla and adhere to the strips of colored cardstock such that the bottom edge lines up with the bottom of the triangle you created. Trim along the left and right sides.
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• Your "colored pencils" are ready to be adhered. Place some dimensionals on the back of each one and begin with adhering the Daffodil Delight piece, making sure to center it on the frame. Adhere the other two as well, making sure to leave even spacing on both sides of the "colored pencil".
• Stamp the sentiments from the Amazing Phrasing Stamp Set onto a strip of Gray Granite cardstock using Memento Black ink. Trim around the words as shown then adhere onto the "colored pencils" using Stampin' Seal.
• The inside of the card includes the Gift Card and another frame cut from Basic White cardstock using the Deckled Rectangles die. Flick some Stampin' Blends ink onto the frame, same as before. Then Stamp the "woo-hoo" sentiment in Memento Black ink as shown.

Cardmaking Supplies:

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for stopping by today! Please don't hesitate to leave me a comment on which version of this card your prefer! I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Until Next Time...