Birthday Love

Good morning!

Here are some more beautiful sentiment stamps and dies.

Oakberry Lane Blossoms Die Oakberry Lane Blossoms Stamp Set 3D Blossoms Shaping Mold Summer’s Garden Paper Collection 3D Leafy Accents Shaping Mold Leafy Accents Die Leafy Accents Stamp Set Decorative Circle Frames Die Eyelet Circle & Basics Small Die Ornate Just For You Die Ornate Just For You Stamp Set Archival Ink-Pink Peony Archival Ink-Rose Madder Archival Ink-Leaf Green Archival Ink-Fern Green 3-D Crystal Lacquer Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle Dries Clear Adhesive Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Assorted Pearl Stamen-Small Assorted Bead Stamen-Medium Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White White cardstock, Ivory cardstock, pink cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Fun Foam sheet, flower punch (for the sepals), green cardstock, Nuvo Dream Drops-Love Potion For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE. For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo Card size: 4 3/4 X 6 3/4".  See video on how to make shaped cards then cut another front out of pink decorative paper.  Cut the large decorative die from ivory then glue to card front.  Cut the eyelet circle from pink cardstock then use the largest eyelet circle from the Decorative Circle Frames to cut the center out.  Glue the pink Eyelet circle “frame” onto the white large die cut.  Cut the sentiment base out of pink decorative paper and from foam sheet, glue the 2 together.  Stamp sentiment using Rose Madder then die cut and glue to the pink paper base. Glue the sentiment base with sentiment layer to center of card.  Use Nuvo drops to make “pearls” on each pink scallop and on the ivory large die cut.   Stamp blossoms using Rose Madder, sponge with Pink Peony, die cut and shape in the mold.  Glue 3 layers for each flower, pierce the centers then insert small stamen.    Make buds with smallest blossoms closing them tightly then add punched small green flowers for the sepals at the bottom.  Insert medium ivory color wired stamen (ink the wires with leaf green).  Stamp leaves using Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green, die cut then shape in the leaf mold.  Arrange flowers and leaves around the left side of the sentiment panel.  Glitter flowers with Rajni’s Crystal Clear and glitter card base with Crystal Ultrafine.  Mix shimmer additive and Lacquer together then brush onto leaves.                                      My next card also features the lovely Zinnia.

Large Garden Zinnia Die Small Garden Zinnia Die Large Garden Zinnia Stamp Set Small Garden Zinnia Stamp Set Large 3D Zinnia Shaping Mold Small 3D Zinnia Shaping Mold Summer’s Garden Paper Collection 3D Leafy Accents Shaping Mold Leafy Accents Die Leafy Accents Stamp Set Groove Golf Tool Set Royal Elegance Frames Die Elegant Especially For You Die Elegant Especially For You Stamp Set Archival Ink-Tiger Lily Archival Ink-Buttercup Archival Ink-Leaf Green Archival Ink-Fern Green 3-D Crystal Lacquer Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle Dries Clear Adhesive Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Go Man Go Prills Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White White cardstock, yellow cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Fun Foam sheet For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE. For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo Card size: 4 3/4 X 7”.  See video on how to make shaped cards then cut another front out of decorative paper (soft peachy and yellowish print).  Cut 2 of the large decorative part Royal Elegance, 1 white, 1 yellow.  The next layer is the decorative oval part of the same die set out of white.  Then cut the oval part out of foam sheet and the peachy color decorative paper.  Stamp the sentiment using Buttercup then die cut.  Die cut the sentiment base from white.  Glue them together  then onto ovals. Glue the ovals to decorative oval.  Glue the yellow and white large die cuts together off-setting a bit then glue all the layers to the card front. Stamp medium and small Zinnia using Tiger Lily and Buttercup, sponge with like colors. Stamp the small Zinnia again using Leaf Green, sponge with the same.  Stamp leaves using Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green. Die cut all then shape in the molds (see video).  Inner petals are shaped with the Groove Golf Tools into tubular looking petals. The “buds” are also done with the Groove Golf Tools.  Use the small green Zinnia as sepals for the buds. Glue 5-6 layers together for larger flowers and 4-5 for smaller flowers, fill centers with Prills.  For buds, stamp the Leafy Accents using Fern Green sponging with Leaf Green, die cut and shape in the Leafy Accents mold.    Mix Lacquer and Shimmer additive together then brush onto all the leaves. Use Rajni’s Crystal Clear on all the flowers, use Crystal Ultrafine on the card base to glitter. Thanks for visiting today! Robin Matthew 6:19-21

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

High Sierra Happy Birthday

Good morning!

Bendi cards are so fun to make!

Today I've featured the new Stamp and die sentiment sets!

Elaborate Birthday Die Elaborate Birthday Stamp Set Create a ‘scape Backcountry Die Create a ‘scape Backcountry Stamp Set Create a ‘scape Wilderness Die Create a ‘scape Wilderness Stamp Set Create a ‘scape Trout Lake Die Create a ‘scape Trout Lake Stamp Set Create a ‘scape Nature Die Create a ‘scape Nature Stamp Set Wilderness Retreat Paper Collection Woodsy Critters Die Woodsy Critters Stamp Set Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle Dries Clear Adhesive Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Go Man Go Prills I Cannot Tell A Lilac Prills Minnie Pearl Pearls Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White Other products: White cardstock, Dark green cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Brilliance Copper Ink, Copic Markers: C1, C2, C3, C5, W1, W3, W5, E53, E31, E33, E35, E97, E99, E51,E93,YR04, R43, R24, R39, G94, YG63, YG03, YG17, YG05, B91 ,93, B41, YR82 Card size: 6 X 6 3/4".  Make card base from dark green cardstock: Back is 6 X 6”, side flaps are 3 1/2 X 6” and 4 1/2 X 6”.  Score 1/2" on 1 side of both flaps, fold down and score well.  Draw a line on the other side of both at 1/4" then drawn in a tab (both flaps).  Cut away above and below each tab (to reinforce tabs glue acrylic packaging [like dies are packaged in normally] over the tab and inward about 1”, this will be covered by paper later).  Make a slot for the right flap in the back at 1 1/2"from left side by lining up the bottom of flap and back then drawing a line at the top and bottom of the tab made earlier.  Use a ruler and craft knife to cut.  Make a slot for the left flap into the right side flap at 2” from right side using the same method of lining up the bottoms then drawing lines at top and bottom of tab.  (Nothing is glued together at this point because side flaps still have to be die cut with the mountains).  Using 2 pieces of the same paper design, cut panels for the inside back and both flaps (a continuous lake used in this sample). Save the sky for the inside mountains (die cut only because they are backwards) and for the die cut base of the large sentiment.  The outside of the flaps are stamped scenes pieced together.  Start with the mountains, you need 5 1/2" of mountains on each side so you have to stamp it once then mask the end and stamp again to lengthen mountains.  When you die cut, be careful to only cut the tops not too far down so that you keep mountains together.  You will want each mountain scape to be the width and height of the side flaps.  Die cut a piece of sky paper along with the stamped mountains so that you have mountains for the inside of flaps (add a little color to make them look more like mountain ridges).  Now place the die cut mountains on the dark green flaps then draw a line on cardstock, now cut the dark green cardstock flaps to match mountains.  Color the mountains and tree line then color the rest of the panel green to blend in with other stamped elements.  Glue the backward mountains on then glue the inside decorative paper lake on both side and the back. Now glue each flap to the back panel (in back) using the 1/2" scored tab. To finish the inside: Stamp the ducks and 2 extra ducks, the deer set, bunny, squirrel, 2 cardinals, 2 sets of cattails and pine tree using Tuxedo Black, color with Copic markers. Glue deer over paper deer, bunny and squirrel on far left, ducks to the back right side.  Glue cattails where needed. Die cut large sentiment base from dark green (as well as the sky colored decorative paper die cut, glue them together then glue to the back panel over hanging top of back by about 3/4".  Stamp and die cut sentiment using black then glue it to the sentiment base layer.  Sponge copper ink on the edges of the sentiment base. Now glue the cardinals top right and bottom left of sentiment base, glue 1 extra duck to the bottom right and the other extra duck on top of scene duck.  Add white and lavender Prills to the ground sections. To finish the outside (front) of flaps: Stamp 2 sets of deer, Trout Lake, extra trees of Trout Lake, flowers, rock landscapes, die cut and color all with Copics.  For the right side, glue the Trout Lake extra trees, deer, flowers (cut apart) and rock landscapes and 1 deer piecing together to look best. For the left flap, glue more extra trees, rock landscapes, flowers and 3 deer.   Add Prills to the bottoms of both flaps.  Glitter mountain ridges and lakes inside and out, glitter Happy Birthday panel. Tuck small tabs into the slots to close card, card stands while closed because of the bowed front.

My second card uses another of the new 

sentiment stamps and dies.

Large Garden Zinnia Die Small Garden Zinnia Die Large Garden Zinnia Stamp Set Small Garden Zinnia Stamp Set Large 3D Zinnia Shaping Mold Small 3D Zinnia Shaping Mold Summer’s Garden Paper Collection 3D Leafy Accents Shaping Mold Leafy Accents Die Leafy Accents Stamp Set Groove Golf Tool Set Decorative Circle Frames Die Eyelet Circle & Basics Small Die Fancy Special Day Die Fancy Special Day Stamp Set Archival Ink-Majestic Violet Archival Ink-Buttercup Archival Ink-Cactus Flower Archival Ink-Leaf Green Archival Ink-Fern Green 3-D Crystal Lacquer Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle Dries Clear Adhesive Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Go Man Go Prills Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White Other products: White cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Fun Foam sheet For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE. For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo Card size: 4 3/4 X 6 3/4".  See video for making shaped cards then cut another front from purple decorative paper.  Cute large decorative die from white also from Fun Foam sheet.  Cut 2 eyelet circles from the die set from purple decorative paper and 1 circle in between eyelet circle sizes out of white along with another Fun Foam sheet circle to fit.  Stamp sentiment using Majestic Violet, die cut and die cut sentiment base from white.  Stack all layers together and glue. Tip, when using foam sheets for dimension, after gluing, lay a book or something with weight on top so that it dries nice and flat, if needed put a piece of wax paper on top before book so that nothing sticks). Stamp medium and small zinnia using Majestic Violet, sponge with the same plus some Cactus flower in the centers.  Stamp smallest zinnia again using Buttercup, sponge with Buttercup, die cut all the flowers, shape in molds.  Use Groove Golf tool for shaping the tubular yellow centers of the zinnia (larger flower).  Glue 4-5 layers together for each flower and fill centers with Prills.  Stamp leaves with Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green, die cut, shape in the leaf mold then cut apart to use as needed.  Arrange flowers and leaves on the right and left sides of the circle with sentiment.  Glitter the card front and use Rajni’s Crystal Clear to glitter the flowers. Thanks for visiting today! Robin Psalms 139:23-24 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Christmas book and gift bag-Memory Box

                   Christmas book Tutorial Basics

 #1 Book front and back: 5 ½ X 10” white.  Score at 4 ½ and 5 ½ (1” in the center for book binding)

Die cut front with the first, (largest) oval tree frame die and set aside.  

#2 Each page is 4 ½ X 5 ½”, center each progressively smaller oval tree frame die onto each page.

#3 This is the harder more confusing part…The page/binding tabs: Start with a 3 ¼ X 5 ½” piece of white then score at ¼”, 5/8”, 1”, 1 ¼”, 1 5/8”, 2”, 2 ¼”, 2 5/8”, and 3”.  Valley fold ¼” score then mtn fold the 5/8”, valley fold the 1” and 1 ¼” then mtn fold the 1 5/8”, Valley fold the 2” and 2 ¼” then mtn fold the 2 5/8” finally valley fold the 3” this will leave a ¼” tab at the end.  Now glue together the 5/8 to the 1”, glue the 1 5/8 to the 2” and glue the 2 5/8 to the 3” to make 3 page tabs with ¼” between each page tab and ¼” at the start and end.  This should fit perfectly into the 1” space on the book base in the center for binding.  If it doesn’t fit perfectly without interference with scores then trim the two ¼” ends to fit…it should be flat when glued down with tabs sticking up.

#4 Glue pages on with tab behind each.  The last page (back cover) is a piece of white cut 4 ¼ X 5 ¼” then letter pressed with an embossing folder.  I used Tumbled Glass Distress for mine, it turns out better when you roller (brayer) the color onto the embossing folder.   Glue this onto the back avoiding the score line.

#5 Glue the bunny and birds onto which ever pages you prefer.  Glue Merry Christmas onto the front bottom.

Gift Bag

#1 Front and back are 3 X 4”.   Side is 1 ¾” scored on both long sides at ¼”, turn then score at 4” and 7”.

#2 Where score lines intersect on side piece, cut triangle out up to long score line so the side folds around front and back easily.

#3 Cut 2 pieces of acetate or vellum for the inside of front and back 2 78 X 3 7/8” to avoid all corners.

#4 Die cut front and back with small enough oval tree frame die to fit.  Glue the acetate to the inside.

#5 Starting with one side at a time, glue the side on with tabs inside box.  When both sides are on glue border around the top then glue deer and star on.

#6 Punch a hole at the top of each side top then thread some ribbon through, knot each side on the inside.

Dies used for these projects:

Memory Box 30042

Memory Box 98167

Memory Box 94503; 94502; 94501; 94500

I.O. DIE079-U (birds)

I.O. DIE117-C (deer)

Spellbinders S4-1008 (bunny)

Memory Box embossing folder: EF1010 Snowy Forest 3D

I hope this helped answer any questions you may have.  Thanks for visiting!

Robin

Ephesians 4:29

29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary [a]edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

 

Butterfly Just For You

Good morning!

A circle on a shaped folded card is

my vision today!

Lots of delicate wisp to go with the pretty butterfly 

and sweet flowers!

Large Garden Zinnia Die Small Garden Zinnia Die Large Garden Zinnia Stamp Set Small Garden Zinnia Stamp Set Large 3D Zinnia Shaping Mold Small 3D Zinnia Shaping Mold Groove Golf Tool Set Fluttering Butterfly Die Fluttering Butterfly Stamp Set Decorative Circle Frames Die Courtyard Elegance Die Rounded Window Frame Die Eyelet Circle & Basics Small Die Arrows and Banners Die Just For You Sentiment Stamp Set Archival Ink-Tiger Lily Archival Ink-Buttercup Archival Ink-Rose Madder Archival Ink-Leaf Green Archival Ink-Fern Green 3-D Crystal Lacquer Opaque Embossing Powder-White Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle Dries Clear Adhesive Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter Go Man Go Prills Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White Rajni Chawla’s Vellum Flowerite-10 Sheets Frilly Flourish Swirl-White Pearls White cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Pan Pastels: orange, pink, blue For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.   For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo   Card size: 5 X 7”.  Cut a white base and white decorative die using the Decorative Circle Frames Die, this will be the base.  Fold it in half lengthwise.  Using white cardstock also cut the large decorative circle of the Rounded Window Frame, now cut out the center using a circle die.  Cut the decorative circle part of the Courtyard Elegance Die and an Eyelet circle from the Eyelet circles die (cutting away the inside with a small circle.  Glue the decorative circle and the eyelet circle together.  Cut an extra center (square) of the decorative circle part of the Courtyard Elegance then turn it to a diamond and glue onto of the square center.  Glue circles on top of the base making sure to only apply glue where it hits the base.  Cut pearl swirls as needed and add them to the card.  Keep backing on the parts that do not touch cardstock (it is a bit of a pain but looks cool). Stamp Zinnia using Buttercup, Tiger Lily and Rose Madder, sponge with like colors then die cut.  Stamp leaves with Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green then die cut.  Shape leaves and Zinnia in molds, use Groove Golf Tools for center Zinnias.  Glue 4-5 layers together to make flowers.  Glitter the flowers, add Prills to the centers then arrange on right side of card.  Mix Lacquer and Shimmer additive together and brush onto leaves.  Insert leaves where needed. Stamp the butterfly (X2) using embossing fluid and white powder then heat set.  Die cut and color the backs with Pan Pastel chalks (or other).  Cut just orange and pink portion of 1 butterfly then glue it on the front edges to the whole butterfly (leave backs of wings free).  Glitter the butterfly (light on the adhesive so that vellum does not curl). Then glue the body only to the left side of card.  Stamp the sentiment using Tiger Lily then die cut with the Arrows and Banners Die.  Glue it to card, glitter the card. Thanks for visiting today! Robin Psalm 139: 13-16 13 For You formed my inward parts; You [f]covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for [g]I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. 15 My [h]frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

Summer's Garden Debut

Good morning!

Don't you just love debut day??  Heartfelt has these beautiful, colorful Zinnia for us this month.  I love them!

HCD1-7314   Large Zinnia Die HCD1-7315   Small Zinnia Die HCPC-3923   Large Zinnia Stamp Set HCPC-3924   Small Zinnia Stamp Set DMCT4185   Groove Golf Tool Set  HCD2-7306   Decorative Circle Frames Die HCD1-7154    Eyelets Circles and Basics Small Die HCPC-3845    Just For You Stamp Set RACP649       Pink Peony Archival RACP632       Buttercup  Archival RACP638      Rose Madder  Archival RACP436      Leaf Green  Archival RACP962      Fern Green  Archival 3D1844         3D Lacquer 352854          Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle 159723          Dries Clear Adhesive PGM15015    Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear 85-glitter        Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter ANC818        Go Man Go Prills HCPP1-475     Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Other Materials White cardstock, pink cardstock, Acrylic Shimmer additive, Fun Foam sheet For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE. For more ideas on creating with the 5 x 7 Decorative Frame Dies, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/qdBFA5VpmSo Card size: 4 3/4 X 6 3/4". See video for making shaped cards with the Decorative Circle Frames set.  Cut another front from pink cardstock.  Cut the large decorative die from white, the first eyelet circle from pink, next size down from white, next size down from pink.  Cut a Fun Foam sheet with a circle die to fit inner pink Eyelet Circle.  Stamp sentiment using Rose Madder on white then cut with a circle die 2”.  Stack and glue die cuts and die cut foam ending with the sentiment. Sponge front with adhesive then glitter with ultrafine. Stamp using Rose Madder the Zinnia medium and small sizes, sponge with Pink Peony, die cut then sponge edges with Rose Madder.  Stamp small leaves and smallest Zinnia with Fern Green, sponge with Leaf Green then die cut (the green Zinnia will be used for the buds).  Stamp the smallest Zinnia using Buttercup, sponge then die cut. Use the 2 molds to shape all leaves and Zinnia.  The buttercup Zinnia were partially cut apart and shaped with the Groove Golf Tools, making little cylinders.  Glue 4-5 layers of Zinnia together then glue the little cylinders of yellow straight up in the centers.  Add Prills with glue.  For the “buds”, make sure both sides of the Zinnia are colored.  Use just 1 or 2 Rose Madder small Zinnia and used the Groove Golf Tools to make them all cylinder shaped.  Put glue all over the insides and squeeze together then hold till set.  Add a small green Zinnia to the outside, adding glue to the petals and squeeze over bud till set.  Add Prills (optional).  Glitter all the flowers with Rajni’s Crystal Clear.  For the leaves, mix Shimmer additive with Lacquer then brush onto leaves.  Insert Leaves where needed while arranging flowers on the card front.  Add the little ladybug (optional) to one of the leaves. Thanks for visiting today! Robin Proverbs 21:21 New King James Version 21 He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor.