Rustic Harvest Strip Card with Leaf Labels and Fitting Floral Decorative Frame

 

This is the first card in a series that I made using the Rustic Harvest DSP and Leaf Label. But I also used the exquisite die from the brand-new suite, Fitting Florals. I just love the delicate frame! This new set is available for purchase in November, but if you join my crafting team, you can put it in your kit this month, October 4 through October 31st, 2022. 

Cut Measurements:

Cajun Craze Cardstock- 5-1/2" x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4"

1" x 4" strips of Rustic Harvest DSP

Leaf Labels stamped with "Your Such a Blessing" in Evening Evergreen ink

4"x 5-1/4" Very Vanilla cardstock for the insert

3/4" x 5-1/4" Rustic Harvest DSP for trim for the insert

2-1/2" x 6" DSP to decorate the Very Vanilla Envelope

Thank you for stopping by today. Here is the supply list to help you create this card. 

Luv 2 Stamp Blog August Theme: Birthday Celebrate with Tags and This Birthday Piggy Pop-Up Card

 

Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2022 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you this year and hope to inspire you to create beautiful new projects. Each month we will have a different theme based on the next month’s celebrations using Stampin’ Up! products.

Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants. You can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting! This month’s theme is Birthdays.

I did take inspiration from a sample of Pinterest, and I thought I would create it. (Crafting with Joanie)  For the theme I combined Celebrate with Tags and the super cute stamp set This Birthday Piggy. On September 1, 2022, the coordinating dies for This Birthday Piggy will be available for purchase.  

Cut List

10 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock.
-Score at 4-14", 4-3/4", 5-1/4", 5-3/4", 6-1/4"

Fold the 5 score lines with Valley, Mountain, Valley, Mountain, and Valley folds.  Done correctly, your card now closes into a 4 "x 5 1/4" card inside. 

Turn this card over. If you've done this correctly, your scored lines look like a letter "W" from the side.  Run tacky tape to stick the folds together so that the folds disappear and make it look like a normal card.  Flip it back over.  The inside of the card should now have folds sticking up in the shape of a letter "V."

Stamp the balloon from Celebrate with Tags Stamp  in various colors. I used Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Crushed Curry, Highland Heather, and Polished Pink. Fussy cut the balloons. Cut thin 1/8" strips of acetate to attach your balloons to.  Attach them to balloons with liquid adhesive. Make sure to back the balloons with another balloon so you will not see the backside. 

Sandwich your acetate strips (with balloons) in the "V" with Tear and Tape.  To do this, lay one strip of Tear and Tape on one inside "side" of the "V."  Lay your clear plastic acetate strips in the tape so the balloons are farthest away from the tape.  Add a second length of tacky tape--this time to the other inside "side" of the "V."  Close the "V" to sandwich the acetate and create the "stand" for your balloons. You may need to use liquid glue. If so, apply small clips. Attach to a card base when dry. 

Decorate the inside of the card. I used a piece of Celebrate Everything DSP, Designer Tag Dies with the Happy Birthday from Celebrate with Tags set. Embellish with a balloon, 1/2" strip of Real Red cardstock, and Red Rhinestones. 

On the outside, the cute piggy was stamped with Smokey Slate and colored with Stampin' Blends and cut out with the new dies. Demonstrators got to order these dies before the release date.

Here is the video of the finished card. Make someone's day by giving this fun birthday card! 

Thank you so much for checking out our hop today! We know you are going to love all the other projects you will see in the hop today so don’t forget to hop all the way around. You are currently at my blog – Laurie Bradshaw. Check out the list below to make sure you see who is next. Please click on the names below to continue on the hop.

 Sharon Lim-CA

Christy Frank-CA 

Laurie Bradshaw-CA (You are here) 

Tammy Civello-CA 

Teri West-AK 

Dawn Sandner-CA 

Kimberly Mull-TX 

Gloria Plunkett-GA

Jo Anne Hewins-NC

Taleena Koch-WA 

 

 

Luv 2 Stamp Blog Hop July Nature Sun Prints Suite

 

Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2022 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you this year and hope to inspire you to create beautiful new projects. Each month we will have a different theme based on the next month’s celebrations using Stampin’ Up! products.

Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants. You can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting! This month’s theme is Nature.

My project uses the Sun Print's Suite. It was my favorite collection in the new Annual Catalog. It reminded me of doing sunprints  as a kid. One would get special paper, layout your items on the paper and put out in the sun. The direct light will expose the chemicals on the paper, causing the items to turn white. 

I did take inspiration from Chic n Scratch but used different paper.  In addition to the box, I created 8 cards that used materials from the Sun Print Suite. I used various sentiments to give a collection of cards to gift. 

Here are the pictures to the above directions:

Cut on the 2 middle score lines on each side.

Put liquid adhesive or Tear' n Tape on center flaps.

Connect box as shown. 

Repeat on the other flaps.

Box is built.

Decorate the main box.

            Fold and cut on score lines as shown.

Put liquid adhesive on tabs and fold.

   

                             Decorate the lid as shown on video.

                                     Decorate the box as desired. 

                         Decorate cards and envelopes as desired.

I hope you like this A-2 card box decorated with products from the Sun Print's Suite.

Thank you so much for checking out our hop today! We know you are going to love all the other projects you will see in the hop today so don’t forget to hop all the way around. You are currently at my blog – Laurie Bradshaw. Check out the list below to make sure you see who is next. Please click on the names below to continue on the hop.

Sharon Lim-CA

Laurie Bradshaw-CA (You are here)

Teri West-AK

Wendy Varron-MD
Kimberly Mull-TX

Gloria Plunkett-GA
Jo Anne Hewins-NC
Taleena Koch-WA

Texture Chic Concertina Thank You Card

This concertina fold card was inspired by Denise MacCabe. I used products from the Textured Chic Suite, Gold Foil, Metallic Gold Embossing Powder, Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots, Simply Elegant Trim, and the sentiment tag is from the upcoming June to December Mini Catalog. Here is how it opens up:

I can't wait to give this to my friend! Here are the products that I used. You can get them all on my store.

 

This is the original card that spawned a couple more creations as I tried to remember the dimensions. This card has garnered much ado over at the Designer Planning Place, so I am blogging about it, and the 2 others that I made. The first card uses the products from the Symbols of Fortune Suite.

I was inspired by Just B Stamping at Barb Pfeffer, I used new products from the upcoming Holiday Catalog from Stampin'Up!.  Santa Express DSP, White Glimmer Paper for the tree, Real Red Glimmer Paper for the red layer peeking through the tree, and the Seasonal Label Dies. The next example uses the Boughs of Holly DSP and the Real Red Glimmer Paper.

If you need a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would love to send you a catalog! Just drop me a line at ljbrashaw3@sbcglobal.net. Join my team and get discounts on team events! 

https://www.stampinup.com/join?demoid=2202753

Luv 2 Stamp Blog Hop June Father's Day with He's the Man Suite

 

 

Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2022 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you this year and hope to inspire you to create beautiful new projects. Each month we will have a different theme based on the next month’s celebrations using Stampin’ Up! products.

Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants. You can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting! This month’s theme is Father's Day. 

My husband has a birthday and Father's Day in the same week, so this tuxedo card is perfect. I am using the He's the Man DSP. I just love the ephemera in the Designer Paper! Here are some of the pictures that I took for the process as well as the dimensions. I did CASE and modified the metric sizes and used Imperial measurements. I wanted to use one sheet of Early Expresso Cardstock.

Here is a diagram of my 8-1/2"x 9-3/4" piece of cardstock.

Directions:

Score on the long side at 3/4", 3", 5-1/2", 7-1/2," 9-3/4".

Score at 6" on the short side.

 

The dimensions of the tab side are 3-1/2"x 3/4". You will cut away areas that are marked remove. Do see the video for more directions from another creator on Pinterest). 

Tuxedo Card

Decorate the Inside

Fold in half and fold down the corners.

Decorate front with DSP

Adhere ephemera pieces to plastic.

Decorate front and insert ephemera.

I hope you like this tuxedo card decorated perfectly for Father's Day.

Thank you so much for checking out our hop today! We know you are going to love all the other projects you will see in the hop today so don’t forget to hop all the way around. You are currently at my blog – Laurie Bradshaw. Check out the list below to make sure you see who is next. Please click on the names below to continue on the hop.

Sharon Lim-CA

Laurie Bradshaw-CA

Sandra Hernandez-GA

Wendy Varron-MD

Patty Bennett-CA

Luv 2 Stamp Blog Hop April Teacher Appreciation Artfully Composed Suite

 

 

Welcome to the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s 2021 Blog Hop! We are excited to share projects with you this year and hope to inspire you to create beautiful new projects. Each month we will have a different theme based on the next month’s celebrations using Stampin’ Up! products.

Once you are done with each post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a list of Blog Hop participants. You can click on their name to go to their post, or you can click the next button to go to the next post in line. Happy crafting! This month’s theme is Teacher Appreciation.

Since I am a teacher, I thought about what would be meaningful to me. I started with looking at poems and verses about teachers. Once I looked on Pinterest, I found many poems and verses of inspiration. I really liked 

I printed this free verse and selected products from the Artfully Composed Suite. I thought the paper and dies were perfect to complement my inspirational quote. 

I layered up the Calypso Coral and the Diagonal Striped piece from the above DSP. Adhering the verse to the lower quadrant of the mat I die cut and fussy cut shapes from other coordinating sheets of DSP. I popped-up several of the dies and tucked other branches underneath all around the quotation. Here is the finished product before putting in a white 12"x 12" frame.

This sentiment is so true. As a teacher I want to help students "grow!" Just like plants need the right environment, so do students. I can help plant love, respect, and encouragement in addition to the course material. 

Thank you so much for checking out our hop today! We know you are going to love all the other projects you will see in the hop today so don’t forget to hop all the way around. You are currently at my blog – Laurie Bradshaw. Check out the list below to make sure you see who is next. Please click on the names below to continue on the hop.

Blog Hop

Sharon Lim -CA
Laurie Bradshaw-CA

Teri West -AK

Danielle D. Diaz-NM

Wendy Varron-MD

Kurstan del Rosario-CA