Category: Spring Mini

Paper Pumpkin meets Hip Notes

Cards, Hip Notes, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Paper Pumpkin, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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The Paper Pumpkin kit for February included these really cute circle stamps.  (It also included some sweet gift bags – but that’s for another time!)  I used the stamps to create a background for this card.  Using the colors in the Retro Fresh suite from the Occasions Mini – and the washi tape – I did some random stamping and added a greeting from Hip Notes.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – February Paper Pumpkin, Hip Notes
Cardstock – Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Ink – Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron
Etc – Retro Fresh washi tape, Hardware Clips Essential

Think of all the color combos!  Pick a washi tape and try this – Hugs, Fran

Another Thank You

Another Thank You, Cards, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Peaceful Petals, Regarding Dahlias, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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Purple is such a funny color.  It has all sorts of looks.  It can be cool or warm, light or dark, bright or almost gloomy.  I love Wisteria Wonder – but not on this card!  Coloring the dahlia, I realized this was not going to work for what I wanted (but I finished it anyway!)  Still wanting a “purple” card, I switched things up and tried this one –

Still “purple” but not so heavy.  Instead of just coloring the images flat on the card, I used triple time stamping – only I just used two layers. 

Supplies (Card 2)
Stamp sets – Another Thank You, Regarding Dahlias, Peaceful Petals
Cardstock – Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Wisteria Wonder
Stampin Write Markers – Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi
Etc – Soft Subtle Candy Dots

Now that it’s finished, I might have to
dig around and see if I have some Wisteria Wonder embossing powder. 
That would be pretty.  Hugs, Fran

Eggs in a Box

Cards, Easter, Eggstra Spectacular, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Punch, SAB, Sale a bration, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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We are doing fancy folds at my team meeting this Sunday and this is the one I’m doing.  It’s a Card in a Box and it folds nice and flat to fit in a regular envelope.  I’ve made larger ones but this cutie is tiny!  I used the measurements on Splitcoast – scroll all the way to the bottom to find the measurements for an A2 card. 

My eggs are the large oval punch and the flowers are the Petite Petal and Bird punches.  The grass is made with the Fringe Scissors.  The little bunny/lamb  is from Eggstra Specatular. 

Supplies
Stamp Set – Eggstra Spectacular
Cardstock – Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Large Oval punch, Scallop Edge punch, Petite Petal punch, Bird punch, Candy Dots, Fringe Scissors, small butterfly punch, rhinestones

Now I have a question for you – if you use Pinterest, would you rather see boards set up by stamp sets or catalogs.  I currently have mine set up by stamp sets which makes for a lot of boards.  I’m wondering if it would easier to just do it by catalogs or themes.  What do you think?  Hugs, Fran

Owl Always Love You

Cards, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Morning Post Alphabet, Occasions Mini, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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Here’s a card showcasing a really fun fancy fold called a building block card.  Because it was going to my youngest, I used this Sizzix owl die for the front.  (It’s a sorority thing)

This is the inside – fun to make and easy to do!  (That’s a win-win!)  I used Morning Post Alphabet for the blocks.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Morning Post Alphabet
Card stock – Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Fresh Prints DSP
Ink – Real Red
Etc – rhinestone, Sizzix owl die, Word Window punch

Make one and share it!  Hugs, Fran

Spiral Rose Pops

Big Shot, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Punch, Special Projects, Spiral Rose die, Spring Mini, SVG
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Oh my!  I forgot to show you the original project for the Spiral Rose die Lollipop Flowers!  This box is an svg file from SVGcuts (Honeybee Tea) that is meant to hold cakepops.  I made it to hold some of the roses – or more accurately, the roses fit in the box

The DSP is retired and the acetate is from Quatrefancy Specialty DSP. 

Supplies for the flowers
Cardstock – Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Wild Wasabi,
Etc – Spiral Rose die, Flower punch

It’s fun to combine the things I love!  Hugs, Fran

Million and One

Cards, Gorgeous Grunge, Million and One, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Petite Petals, Punch, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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This simple card makes a nice impact.  Grab your Color Coach and pick a color and a neutral that you like together and then one color that is either darker or lighter than your neutral.  For this card I used Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede and Early Espresso.  Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede (I stamped off the Soft Suede to make it softer) are down the side using Gorgeous Grunge and the sentiment is in Early Espresso.  Each Petite Petal flower has a rhinestone in the center. 

The color combo here is Pink Pirouette, Smokey Slate (stamped off) and Basic Gray with pearls in the center.  To round the bottom corners, I used the Envelope Punch Board.  It’s much easier to use than the corner punch.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Million and One, Petite Petals, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock – Whisper White
Ink – Pink Pirouette, Smokey Slate, Basic Gray or Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Etc – Petite Petals punch, rhinestones/pearls, Envelope Punch Board

I lined the insides with Pink Pirouette or Bermuda Bay and Whisper White – which makes the card more finished and sturdy.  Hugs, Fran

Spiral Rose Bouquet

Big Shot, Easter, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Mother's Day, Occasions Mini, Punch, Special Projects, Spiral Rose die, Spring Mini, Valentines
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I made these Spiral Rose Dum-Dum lollipop roses for another project and had lots of them left over just sitting on my desk.  So…..I made this!  The base is a little, plastic Easter basket – 50 cents at the grocery store – with a 3″ Styrofoam ball pushed inside.  I pushed the sticks into the ball and it covered almost all of the Styrofoam.  For the few spots that were showing, I punched some tiny flowers in Wild Wasabi and used corsage pins to stick them in the spaces.

I decided to add a little butterfly for some “bling!”  I used a piece of wire and glued it between 2 butterflies punched out of Silver Glimmer paper.  After it dried, I added two small butterflies and some rhinestones colored with a Black Copic. 

To make the roses, die cut a Spiral Rose die and punch a hole in the tab at the center that is large enough to push your stick through.  Then use your bone folder to curl the Sprial Rose.  Once it curls, you might want to roll it up with your fingers to give it more shape.  You don’t need to glue it – just push your Dum-Dum stick through the center and add a green flower punch to the bottom to look like leaves. 

Supplies
Cardstock – Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Silver Glimmer paper
Etc – Spiral Rose die, Flower punch, rhinestones, small basket, Styrofoam ball, wire

Then you have a sweet gift for a friend – or a cute decoration for yourself.  Hugs, Fran

Sweet Stems

Banner Greetings, Cards, Mini Catalogs, Occasions Mini, Punch, SAB, Sale a bration, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Sweet Stems
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Have you seen this fancy fold made with the Scallop Tag Topper punch?  Such a nice, flat fold that is easy to decorate.  I used Sweet Stems and Banner Greeting and the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series paper for this one.  The black ribbon started life as Crumb Cake taffeta!  I ran it over my Stazon pad until I was happy with the color and then let it dry.  For the flower, I stamped it twice and then cut it out and stacked the pieces.  Dazzling Details adds just a bit of sparkle to the center. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Sweet Stems, Banner Greetings
Cardstock – Sahara Sand, Sweet Sorbet DSP, Whisper White
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, (Jet Black Stazon for ribbon)
Etc – taffeta ribbon, rhinestones, Scallop Tag Topper punch, Dazzling Details

I really like these two pieces of DSP together.  Hugs, Fran

So Very Grateful

Big Shot, Cards, Mini Catalogs, My Friend, Occasions Mini, Petite Pairs, SAB, Sale a bration, So Very Grateful, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Thinlit
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This card is a side-ways extended Circle Card Thinlit using So Very Grateful from the current mini catalog.  I stamped the image in Stazon and colored it with Stampin Write Markers and added a few pearl to the centers of some of the flowers.  The scallop on the side uses the Tasteful Trim die.

To make the extended card I cut my cardstock to 4 1/4 x 11 and placed it under the die – pulling the end up and over so that it doesn’t get cut.  This leaves the top part of the die empty.  Then I folded the left side on the score lines and scored again at 5 1/2. 

I used a sentiment from Petite Pairs on the inside of the circle. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – So Very Grateful, Petite Pairs, My Friend
Cardstock – Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP (SA
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Stampin Write Markers – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Pear Pizzazz
Etc – Circle Card Thinlit, Summer Starfruit ribbon, Tasteful Trim die, pearls

The extended size really gives you a lot of room for your message!  Hugs, Fran