Flashback Friday: Happy I Do Day

Happy Friday, Everyone!  I'm so glad the weekend is here!  There's lots of fun stuff planned like crafting with some friends on Saturday and antiquing on Sunday...that is if I have any energy left after Saturday.  We'll see!

For today's Flashback Friday share, I made a wedding card for my friend using two retired stamp sets that I still love to play with--Perfectly Preserved and Word Play.  Perfectly Preserved was last seen in the 2012 Holiday Catalog, and Word Play was last spotted in the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog.

Stampin' Up!'s Perfectly Preserved

Stampin' Up!'s Word Play

I got my inspiration from a few cards I saw on Pinterest and mulled over which products I would use to execute my design.  I first sketched my design and then went to work.  Terrified to make a mistake, I first made a sample using Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Pumpkin Pie as my color scheme.

The "Test Run"

For the final version of this card, I used my friend's actual wedding colors--Orange (Tangerine Tango) and Black (Basic Black).  

The "Real Deal"

The Steps for the Flower Bunch:

1. Using the flower bunch stamp from the Perfectly Preserved Stamp Set, stamp about 18-20 flowers in matching ink and cardstock.
2. Punch out the flowers using the 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch.
3. Adhere the flowers with Mini Glue Dots to a scrap piece of cardstock cut from the 2-1/2" Circle Punch.
4. Cut stems from a 2-1/2" x 4" piece of Gumball Green Cardstock leaving 1/2" uncut from the top.
5. Fold the Gumball Green Cardstock onto itself making it approximately 1/2" wide.
6. Trim the ends of the stems individually at an angle with Paper Snips.
7. Wrap Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon around the stems and adhere with a Mini Glue Dot.
8. Add stems to back of circle with flower bunch with a Mini Glue Dot.
9. Finish off with a bow made from Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon and adhere with a Mini Glue Dot.
10. Adhere the completed flower bunch to your card base with Stampin' Dimensionals behind the circle and Multipurpose Liquid Glue behind the ribbon-wrapped stems.

I LOVE both of these cards and hope that you like them too!  If you do, please leave me a comment below and/or pin either one to your crafty or wedding Pinterest board(s).  Although wedding season is over, maybe the next time there is a wedding, hopefully I've inspired you to make a handmade card.

Have a great weekend, and, until next time, happy crafting!  

Lisa

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Flashback Friday: Welcome Baby!

Happy Friday, All!  For today's Flashback Friday share, I made a card for the new little bundle of joy that my friend and his fiancée are expecting!  They don't want to know the sex of the baby--they want to be surprised!--so I tried to keep the colors neutral, but this card screams "boy."  Oh well!  I believe that the baby is a boy, so let's just say that my subconscious picked the colors.  LOL!

For this card, I used two retired sets that I just love--Bundled in Love and Bundle of Joy.  Both were featured in the Fall-Winter Collection 2007 Catalog (page 81).  Although these sets haven't gotten much use over the years, I always knew they would come in handy one day.

Stampin' Up!'s Bundled in Love Stamp Set

Stampin' Up!'s Bundle of Joy Stamp Set

When I set out to make this card, I knew that I wanted to use that adorable giraffe from the Bundle of Joy set, but I also needed the sentiments from the Bundled in Love set.  So I didn't fight it and ended up using both sets!

Once I figured out my design, which was inspired by my crafty friend Nicole Tugrul, I pulled out my Color Coach.  I decided on Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight.

The Steps:

1. Stamped the giraffe in Early Espresso Ink onto Daffodil Delight polka dot patterned paper and die cut it with the largest Apothecary Accents die.
2. Stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso Ink on a piece of 1-1/4" x 5" piece of vellum (see my tip below for sufficiently drying the ink).  Note:  I should have cut it down to 1" W, but I didn't want to mess with it once I stamped it.
3. Using the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, embossed a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Early Espresso Cardstock.
4. Cut three (3) 1"x 5" strips from Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and cut them at varying lengths with the Hexagon Punch to give them banner ends.  (Please see my tip on how to do that here.)
5. Adhered the embossed piece of paper to my Crumb Cake Cardstock card base, adhered the Cherry Cobbler banners, and then wrapped the vellum sentiment around the die cut piece of paper.  
6. Adhered the die cut piece with the sentiment to the card base with Mini Glue Dots.
7. Because it was looking a little plain, I finished the card off with some stars cut from a chevron embossed piece of Night of Navy Cardstock.
8. Added one small rhinestone to the third star to give it a little sparkle.

TIP:  If you have ever stamped on vellum before, then you know that the ink sits on top of the paper and does not dry quickly.  So to quicken the process, I used my Heat Tool, not once but TWICE.  I ran it over the ink once, then set it aside.  After about 5 minutes, I ran the Heat Tool over the vellum once more.

Although this method worked, I highly recommend either heat embossing with VersaMark Ink and using the embossing powder of your choice OR Staz-On Ink for the best results.

I also added a pocket on the inside since I am including a gift card (gift cards make life easy!), and stamped the card sentiment in Night of Navy Ink on a piece of 4" x 5-1/4" Whisper White Cardstock.  Did you notice that notch I cut out of the pocket?  I did that using my Large Oval Punch. 

Now, all I have to do is add a few words of my own and sign it.  Easy breezy, right?!  I LOVE how this card turned out, and I hope that you like it too!  Let me know what you think.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend and happy crafting!

Lisa

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Flashback Friday: Wishing You...

Happy Friday, All!  I hope that you had a great week!  For today's Flashback Friday share, I am excited to share a quick and cute card using two retired products that I simply adored from the 2013 Sale-A-Bration and 2013 Spring Catalog...now and then!  The Vintage Verses Stamp Set and Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper were both so versatile and timeless, in my humble opinion, and I was sorry to see them go. 

For this card, I pulled out some of my favorite go-to crafting products--the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies and the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  

The Steps:  

1. Using complementary colors to that Daffodil Delight chevron patterned Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP, I selected some Melon Mambo and Pacific Point cardstock.
2. Cut a double-end banner from some cardstock that I ran through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.
3. Using the largest die in the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies collection, cut a piece of Pacific Point cardstock.
4. Stamped my sentiment using White Craft Ink onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  
5. After layering the banner and other die cut pieces, finished the card off with a Silver Basics Designer Button and Whisper White Baker's Twine.

The Silver Basics Designer Buttons are currently available on the Clearance Rack, so don't miss out on them if you didn't get them in the Spring!

With these beautiful and bright colors, I believe this card would put a smile on someone's face!  I hope that you like this card and might try one on your own either using a different or maybe even the same stamp set, if you have it. Please let me know what you think by leaving me a comment below.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend and, until next time, happy crafting!

Lisa

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