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Stampin’ Up! By the Dock Bundle Easel Card Video Tutorial

May 6, 2020

Yeah, I kinda like the Stampin’ Up! By the Dock Bundle…this time it became an easel card.

I used Seaside Spray for my blue on this card and a bright green Granny Apple Green. I think it really worked with the Night of Navy Frame and the So Saffron sun. Believe me when I tell you I sometimes try a lot of different colors to see which ends up to my liking. Frequently,  I change it days later. I first had a Daffodil Delight sun but liked So Saffron better…no rhyme or reason…just liked it better. Do you ever do that?

 Well, anyhoo, here’s a video showing how easy it is to make an easel card and some little tips using the Stitched Shapes and Rectangle Dies. Please forgive the shadows at the end of the video when my light went out…thankfully, the bulb was just loose in the socket. I should have just reached up to check it! But then it would have been hot… and I might have burnt myself…and my hands would have been compromised…and maybe I could not stamp for awhile…and we would not want that to happen!

 

So, what about the boat? Are you Team Crumb Cake or Team Real Red?

Measurements:
Card Base: 4-1/8″ x 11″ scored at 2-3/4″ and 5-1/2″ on the 11″ side
Night of Navy Frame: Largest Stitched Rectangle 3-3/4″ x 5-1/8″
Stitched Rectangle to die cut the grass and sky is 2-5/8″ x 4″
Granny Apple Green grass: 3″ wide  x  2-1/2″ tall
Seaside Spray sky: 3″ wide  x 4-1/4″ tall
Crumb Cake/Real Red boat: 2-1/2″ square
Soft Suede dock: 3-1/4″ square, inside: 2″ x 4″ for sentiment
So Saffron sun: 2″ square
Whisper White inside: Largest Stitched Rectangle 3-3/4″ x 5-1/8″, sentiment: 1-1/2″ x 3-3/4″

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Product List

By The Dock Cling Stamp Set (English)

Stitched Shapes Dies

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Stampin’ Up Nature’s Beauty with Rooted in Nature

October 4, 2019

I am on a nature kick lately…
playing with neutrals and some of the beautiful animal images Stampin’ Up offers us.

I was inspired by Australian Demo Kylie Bertucci. Here is her card:

I stamped the Crumb Cake front panel with the Stampin’ Up Rooted in Nature stamp set. The log and the leaves were stamped in Soft Suede and the little branches of leaves were stamped with Early Espresso to coordinate with the card base and sentiment. I was going to put a layer around my focal image of the animals but then thought…dang, I can use my Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out an opening and get to see the outside decorative stitching left on the panel and then inlay the deer image with dimensionals leaving a dark border around it made from the existing card base! Now, I have another stamped die cut rectangle to make something with…you know I will…sooner or later…let’s hope it is sooner;)

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Product List

Nature's Beauty Cling Stamp Set

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

Stampin’ Up Rustic Retreat

August 5, 2019

I thought it was about time for a masculine card…
but then my sister-in-law would love this buck come November!

Did you notice the custom sizes of the Stitched Rectangle Dies? In the past, I have made some of my dies sand punches cut in different sizes by just lining up the cutting edge of the dies on an already cut piece of cardstock. But, this was the first time I did it with my Stitched Rectangles…oh my gosh…it was so easy because the stitches on the die fall right into the already cut stitches! So there you have it…those Stitched Rectangles have just grown even more versatile!!!

Some great images in the Stampin’ Up Rustic Retreat stamp set:

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Product List

Rustic Retreat Cling Stamp Set

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Linen Thread

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Mossy Meadow Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Stampin’ Up Sailing Home Bundle Sneak Peek

May 17, 2019

I am in love again…this time…with the Stampin’ Up Sailing Home Suite!
A Bridge Fold Card is a perfect way to showcase the pieces in the stamp set and the dies:)
I used the NEW  In Color Seaside Spray with the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper-
it matched wonderfully with the sailboat pattern piece I used.

In the card below, I used Balmy Blue which is listed on the color palette of the DSP.
You can see how it is a brighter blue than Seaside Spray which has a hint of gray with it.

You can get a sample of the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper if you get my
2019-20 Annual Stampin’ Up Catalog Paper Shares !

See post HERE.

Here is the back of the Bridge Fold card where you write your message:

The measurements for this  Bridge Fold are:

Card Base: 4-1/4″ x 8″ scored on the 8″ side at 1-1/4″, 2-1/2″, 5-1/2″, and 6-3/4″
DSP: 1″ x 4″ on each side
Middle and back panels: 2-3/4″ x 4″
Bridge: Navy 1″ x 5-1/2″, White 3/4″ x 5-1/4″

Here is another Bridge Fold card I did with a Video.

 

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Product List

Sailing Home Bundle

$50.25

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$35.00

Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper

$11.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Real Red Light Stampin' Blends

$4.50


Stampin’ Up Geared Up Garage

May 6, 2019

My Stampin’ Up Pal and Roomie, Janet Munden, gave me a super cool card! I just had to share it but then kind of destroyed a part of it in transit so I had to repair it ever so very slightly…I just put a black border around the car and the sentiment. Oh, and I had a gear die in my stamp case so I added it to the card:) A great card to get ready for Father’s Day!

I love her layout and the embossing she did with the gear dies using the Big Shot Embossing Mats. And the little Classic Garage Metal Elements are a perfect touch!

Here is Chad from the Home Office explaining how to emboss with our dies:

Janet always finishes her cards on the inside so nicely, too!

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Product List

Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle

$48.50

Classic Garage Metal Elements

$7.00

Classic Garage 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$9.75

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50