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Sprinkles of Life

Posted by on Jul 16, 2015 in Sprinkles of Life, Tree Builder Punch | 0 comments

Every year Stampin’ Up! has a special stamp set that they contribute a portion of proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.  This years stamp set is Sprinkles of Life.  Wonderfully cute photopolymer stamp set.  Sparkles of life

 

I just love all the different stamps in this set.  The ice cream cone, the tree, the clouds, the little flowers.   Really, all of them are just precious. Rain Drops!!!!  In this stamp set you get a whoppin’ 22 stamps.  7 of them are greetings including “you are the sprinkles on the cupcake of life” and “every cloud has a silver lining – you just have to look up”  The coordinating clear blocks are A, C, and G.  Sprinkles of Life is a must have stamp set!!! Not only is it very versatile and sticking cute, Stampin’ Up! will contributing to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.   Did I mention that this set coordinates with the Tree Builder Punch.  What’s better than that!!!! Well, the only thing I can think of is a card made using  Sprinkles of Life.

Here are some sample cards from the Stampin’ Up! Catalog:

Sprinkles of Life examples from stampin up

Are they not just wonderful!!! I think Sprinkles of Life is just a very happy stamp set!!!

 

Here is Today’s card:IMAG1391

The Detalis:

  • The colors used are Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, and Delightful Dijon
  • The card base is from the Whisper White Note Cards and Envelops.  I have been using these a lot lately.  I love the smaller size and the convince of having the card base cut and ready to use!!!!  The Mint Macaron layer is cut to fit just inside the edge of the Whipser White Note Card.  1/8 inch smaller.  Using Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue adhere the Mint Macaron layer to the card base.
  • The silver layer is the Silver Glimmer Paper  with Whisper White on top cut 1/8 inch smaller.Silver Glimmer Paper
  • On the Whisper White  stamp the clouds and rain drops in Mint Macaron.
  • The tree is made using the Tree Builder punch.  Tree Builder PunchI stamped the Leaves of the tree in Cucumber Crush ink on Cucumber Crush cardstock.  And the trunk of the tree is Tip Top Taupe ink stamped on Tip Top Taupe paper.  The tree trunk of the tree is glued to the Whisper White layer that you stamped the clouds on.  Then the “Leaves” are added using Stampin’  Dimensionals.
  • I used the flower stamps (two step stamps) to stamp flowers in Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush.
  • Glue the Whisper White panel to the Silver Glimmer Paper.  Using Stampin’  Dimensionals add the sliver layer to the card base.
  • Finally add the “every cloud has a silver lining” to the Mint Macaron panel.  IMAG1397

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Easy way’s to step it up:

  • Decorate the outside of the card.  I add just the pettlas of the flower to the envelope flap.  And then on the front of the envelope I added a row of flower.
  • When stamping the clouds, stamp more than one cloud before re-inking.  This will add depth to the clouds.

So that’s it for today!!! Remember to check out the Weekly Deals ( they are now as supplies last)  This means first come first serve!!!  Lot’s of great items on this weeks deals including Everyday Chick Designer Washi Tape, Handpicked Framelits, and the Gift Box Punch Board!!!

Weekly Deals 

Supply List for Today’s Card

If you have any questions about today’s card, Stampin’ Up!, or stamping in general please feel free to contact me using the form below.

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Thank you for taking time to stop by Westside Paper Creations!  I hope you enjoyed today’s card.  Stop by again soon!

Jennifer

Larger Than Life Notecards and CASEing

Larger Than Life Notecards and CASEing

Posted by on Jul 14, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Today’s card was a CASEed card from fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator Susan Itell.  She has a great blog that everyone should check out.  When I am looking for inspiration her blog is one of the first ones I check out.  I love her clean and simple style.    Now, before I show you Susan’s card or my own card.  I would like to tell you a little about CASE.  CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything.  This being said, I do believe in giving credit where credit is due.  So when you CASE a card it is only right to give the person who inspired the card credit.  This may be as simple as a layout of  a card you just loved,  the colors spoke to you, or you may just love the card and want to CASE it from beginning to end.  Witch ever remember to give the origin of the idea credit.  In the case of Today’s card, Susuan had a beautiful card she made back on June 7th.  I just loved the idea of using the Larger Than Life Alphabet for  initials.  She is just so smart!!!

Here is her card:6a017ee666297a970d01bb083df253970d-800wi

I just love the card Susan Itell created.  Make sure to check out her blog to see more about her card!!! Step it up Sunday! – Simple Stampin

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This card is a prime example of CASEing.  I pulled elements from Susan’s original card.  Yet,  my card is all its own.  This is part of what is so fun about CASEing, finding inspiration, and then making it all your own.  And just because I changed it up a bit, does not mean that Susan doesn’t deserve the credit for the idea.  This card was defiantly inspired by her Step it up Sunday! Card.   And Susan deserves all the credit!!!  Thank you for the great idea :>   Now, I am going to move on off my soap box….

Here are the key’s to making this card

  • The paper: I used a variety of the new Designer Series Paper. Pick a pattern that you really like.  Then pick two coordinating colors.  Stampin’ Up! has made this really easy by adding coordinating cardstock packs for most of the Designer Series Paper 
  • cut your card base at 5 1/2 inches  and score it at 4 1/4 inches.
  • Then cut the solid panel ( 5 1/4 inches by 4 inches)
  • Cut the Designer Series Paper (5 inches by  3 3/4 inches).  You should get 6 of theses from one sheet of Designer Series Paper that is 12 x 12
  • Using your Big Shot machine and the Lots of Labels Framelits cut the two panels. One for your letter. And one to go behind the letter.
  • Stamp your letter in the same color as your card base. Use this color for the base of the “label” also.   This will tie the whole project together.
  • I also used Stampin’  Dimensionals to add some dimension between layers.
  • Remember to play around with the design.  Each card came out different because ever letter fit onto the “label” differently.  I think each one of the cards brings its own personality to the forefront.

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The Larger Than Life Alphabet & Numbers stamp set has so many different uses.   I think though, this is my favorite so far!!!

 

Jennifer