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We couldn’t be more excited to let you know that all the inspiration from the Scrapbook Trends, CARDS, and Simply Handmade blogs is going to have a new home on a single, awesome blog! You can count on tutorials, videos, challenges, ideas, projects, hot new products, and lots more.
In celebration, we will be throwing a housewarming party of giant proportions. Watch for lots of freebies, including online subscriptions and cool prizes from your favorite manufacturers. Come join the fun!
Tammy Morrill
Challenge Gallery and New Challenge!
I absolutely love love love the great card submissions I received this week. The challenge was to use pinwheels and even though you only had a few days to create them, the cards this week are phenomenal. I had to play along, pinwheels are just too fun!
Thanks by Paige Evans
Hope by Kristen Swain
All Things Grow with Love. by Kelly Becker
Tammy Morrill
Challenge Gallery and New Challenge!
Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry this is over two weeks late…major computer problems! But we’re up and running again and I’ve got loads of gorgeous monochromatic cards made by you to share!
Hello by Trinh Arrieta
Sentiment Cards by Barbie Sanchez
Tammy Morrill
Weddings
I have weddings on the brain. My brother is getting married to a darling Scottish girl. (They bought little kilts for my baby boys to wear to the wedding. How cute is that?) I was thrilled when they asked me to design their wedding announcements. Thank goodness for the July issue of CARDS! It is packed full of wedding ideas and I have been inspired by so many cards.
I’m so excited to give you a little peek into the magazine. This card by Karolyn Loncon takes my breath away. The pearls! The embossing! The damask! It all comes together beautifully into one perfect card. I love it.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER… by Karolyn Loncon
Card is 4 ¼ x 5 ½”
Cardstock: French Paper Co., Papertrey Ink; Ribbon, sentiment stamp, ink: Papertrey Ink; Stickpin: Making Memories; Pearls: Kaisercraft; Glitter: Stampin’ Up!; Border punch: Fiskars; Die cut machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft; Diamond embossing folder: QuicKutz; Digital patterned paper: Nanna’s Wallpaper from funkyfairyspapercrafts.com
Emboss diamonds on the front of a blue card base. Print digital blue damask paper on cream cardstock, mat the paper on cream cardstock, punch the top and bottom edges using a border punch, and knot cream satin ribbon in a bow around the top edge. Push a stickpin through the ribbon knot. Stamp “Happily Ever After …” in black ink on the bottom right corner of the damask paper, then add a line of glitter below the sentiment; adhere the entire patterned paper piece to the bottom of the card base. To finish, add a pearl the center of each embossed diamond.
This is just one of many beautiful wedding cards in the July issue. It is a must if you are planning a wedding, throwing a shower, giving a wedding gift, or sending well-wishes to the couple. You can’t help but be inspired!
Tammy Morrill
Easy Paper Flowers
One of my favorite things to make with paper is flowers. There are so many different ways to fold, wrinkle and wrap your paper into pretty flowers that I never get bored. This flower I am going to show to you today is a favorite of mine; my go-to embellishment. It is versatile and fun.
First, stamp your image on white cardstock. You will need 8 images for each flower. This stamp is from Stampin’ Up!’s Vintage Labels set.
Next, punch out your stamped images using a scallop circle punch. I love that Stampin’ Up!’s punches and stamps are made to fit.
To give you flowers a bit of an aged/distressed look, use Distress Ink in Antique Linen and a foam blending tool. Carefully blend the ink onto the scallop circles to desired darkness.
Spritz scallop circles with Perfect Pearls and water, giving the thick cardstock a pretty shimmer and more pliability. Wrinkle the flowers into a ball and let dry.
Unfold the balls and pierce through center. Secure with a brad and mold into desired shape. Adhere to card.
A TRUE FRIEND IS YOU FRIEND by Hannah Craner
Card is 5 ½ x 4 ¼”
Cardstock (Ocean Tides, Stampers Select White), ink (Ocean Tides, Orange Zest, Raspberry Fizz), twine: Papertrey Ink; Stamps (Vintage Labels), punch: Stampin’ Up!; Brads: Making Memories; Paper piercers: Making Memories and Scor-Pal (Scor-Bug); Distress ink (Antique Linen): Ranger
Create a card base from blue cardstock. Cut a 5 ½ x 2” block of white cardstock. Pierce a border on top and bottom of white block. Stamp sentiment on right side and antique with distress ink. Adhere to card base. Glue twine to card base to make stems. Tie bows around the twine for leaves and adhere Easy Paper Flowers to the top of stems.
