This month we are featuring the Exploding Card Technique. I watched videos from Mixed Up Craft, Annie’s Crafts, and Creating with Kristina. None of the videos were exactly what I wanted so I extrapolated and created my own. I wanted one that had all the layers of Mixed Up Craft but easy to modify like Annie’s Crafts.
My cardbase is 4 1/2″ x 10 7/8″ scored at 5 3/8″ and 5 1/2″. The explosion paper needs to be the length of the cardbase minus the 1/8″ score so it’s 10 3/4″ square. (In case you want to create your own in a different size.
I’m playing along with the Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge 470. I cut each of the strips to 1″ x 6″. I held them together with Tear & Tape on the back and also some tape runner. The strips were added to a piece of white cardstock at an angle and then the ends cut off.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Celebrating You Die Cutting & Embossing – Flowers of Home dies, Stitched Rectangle dies, Summer Shadows dies, Painted Texture 3D embossing folder Ink – Blackberry Bliss stamp pad Paper – Basic White cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Blackberry Bliss cardstock. Evening Evergreen cardstock, Soft Succulent cardstock, Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper Accents & Embellishments – Brushed Brass Butterflies Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tuesday was my wedding anniversary and this is the card I made for my husband. I wanted to use the Sun Prints Designer Series Paper because I thought it was a masculine color palette and nature. I’m using Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 472.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Celebrating You Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Rectangle dies, Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder Ink – Night of Navy stamp pad Paper – Sun Prints Designer Series Paper, Basic White Thick cardstock, Gray Granite cardstock, Night of Navy cardstock Accents & Embellishments – Polished dots, Linen Thread Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Today I’m playing along with the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Challenge 554. As simple as this looks, it took me FOREVER to decide what to put for those circles…and ended up with circles. 🙂
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Die Cutting & Embossing – Stylish Shapes dies, Beautiful Shapes dies, Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder Ink – Versamark stamp pad Paper – Brushed Metallic cardstock, Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper, Basic White cardstock, Blackberry Bliss cardstock. Accents & Embellishments – Polished dots Coloring Tools – gold embossing powder Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
Kristie designed this card for our class using the All Together Suite of products. I can’t tell you which colors of the Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends that I used because I just chose two that were different. The sentiment label was sponged with Just Jade ink using a sponge dauber and the black layer is another label cut in half and attached behind.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Here Together Die Cutting & Embossing – Here for You dies Punches – Label Me Fancy punch Ink – Just Jade stamp pad, Memento Tuxedo Black Paper – All Together 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper, Basic Black cardstock, Basic White cardstock Accents & Embellishments – Adhesive Backed Hexagons Coloring Tools – Sponge daubers, Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends collection Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
Today marks the start of the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog! Click on the Stampin’ Up! logo to the right to start shopping.
This card I created for my class last Saturday was inspired by a card I did a while ago. It’s a similar layout but I think it looks completely different.
Measurements:
Basic White Thick cardstock
5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” (cardbase) 3 ¼” x 5 ½”, 2” x 2 ¾”
Polished Pink cardstock
2” x 2 ¾”
New Horizons 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (DSP)
2” x 5 ½”
Instructions:
Using Polished Pink, stamp the sentiment on the 2” x 2 ¾” piece of Basic White Thick cardstock, die cut using a Stitched Rectangle die.
Using the cloud border die, cut the 3 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of Basic White Thick cardstock lining up the edges at about 1 ¼” from the bottom. (Make sure the clouds are the way you want them.) Emboss the cut pieces.
Die cut the butterfly from the Polished Pink cardstock, cover with Clear Wink of Stella.
Stamp the butterfly on the inside of the cardbase, fold in half. Adhere the piece of DSP about ¾” from the bottom.
Add dimensionals to the die cut cloud pieces, use a tiny amount of liquid glue to the dimensionals and add to the front of the cardbase. (The liquid glue will give you some wiggle room to line up the pieces.)
Fold the 2 ½” piece of ribbon and adhere behind the sentiment rectangle. You may want to use glue dots for this. Add to the cardbase using liquid glue.
Add a few dots of liquid glue to the middle back of the butterfly and adhere on the patterned paper as shown.
This is the card that inspired me.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Butterfly Brilliance, Celebrating You Die Cutting & Embossing – Basic Borders dies, Brilliant Wings dies, Stitched Rectangle dies, Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder Ink – Polished Pink stamp pad Paper – New Horizons 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper, Basic White Thick cardstock, Polished Pink cardstock Accents & Embellishments – White Glittered Organdy ribbon Coloring Tools – Clear Wink of Stella Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue, mini glue dots
I’m using the soon to be gone Wild Cats stamp set, Beauty of the Earth patterned paper, and Holiday Rhinestones. Next Tuesday the new catalog starts.
I’m not sure what this fun fold is called but I love how efficiently it uses the cardstock base. The layer on the front is cut off from the cardbase. I wanted to stamp on white cardstock so the colors of the tiger would show well but it was just SO white that I added the inking around it.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Wild Cats Ink – Cajun Craze stamp pad, Old Olive stamp pad, Pumpkin Pie stamp pad Paper – Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper, Basic White Thick cardstock, Mossy Meadow cardstock Accents & Embellishments – Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels Coloring Tools – Blending Brushes Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL
I’m playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #470 today using my Simply Elegant patterned paper and Shaded Summer stamp set. I stamped the flower using Versamark ink and embossed with gold embossing powder.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Many Messages, Shaded Summer Die Cutting & Embossing – Messages die, Summer Shadows dies Ink – Whisper White stamp pad, Versamark stamp pad Paper – Gold Foil Sheets, Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper, Basic Black cardstock, Basic Gray cardstock, Basic White cardstock Accents & Embellishments – Metallic Pearls Coloring Tools – Gold embossing powder Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue
Today’s theme for the Technique Squad Blog Hop is Paper Piecing. I haven’t done this in a while because, frankly, I don’t like to fussy cut but I really like how this turned out. It’s a bonus that I like it because this is the only current stamp set I have that I could see working with paper piecing.
I started by stamping the woman on a piece of white cardstock, then I stamped on a post-it note and cut it out to create a mask. (You may not want to include the empty part of the wine glass on the mask, ask me how I know.) Using the blending brushes, I colored the background in Balmy Blue, Pool Party, and Night of Navy. (I wish I’d picked out my background paper before inking so I could match it but my idea was that far along when I started.)
Her arms are colored with the Ivory Stampin’ Blend and the wine with light Pale Papaya (the top is with light Balmy Blue and this is why you don’t want to include it in your mask).
For the hat and dress, I stamped the image on a piece of patterned paper, fussy cut the hat and dress, then used liquid glue to add them to my colored image.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Celebrating You, In the Moment Die Cutting & Embossing – Layering Circles dies, Stitched Rectangle dies Ink – Balmy Blue stamp pad, Garden Green stamp pad, Pool Party stamp pad, Night of Navy stamp pad, Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad Paper – New Horizons 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper, Heart & Home Designer Series Paper, Basic White cardstock, Garden Green cardstock Accents & Embellishments – Elegant Faceted gems, Denim 3/8″ ribbon Coloring Tools – Blending Brushes, Light Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend, Ivory Stampin’ Blend, Light Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blend, Dark Soft Suede Stampin’ Blend, Color Lifter Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue, Tear & Tape
J. Pollock Designs 