Last Zoom Class of the Summer: Thursday, August 19

We will be making these fun cards in my last Zoom class of the summer next Thursday, August 19.

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Visit Cathy's Craft Room: Upcoming Events (cathyscraftroom.blogspot.com) for details and sign-up information.

Cathy ;D

Welcoming Woods Winter Card (July-December 2021 Mini Catalog)

Happy Monday morning, stampers!  Today I'm bringing you a card that I CASEd from Sam Hammond Donald, a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in the UK.  You can see Sam's original design at #1 Stampin’ Up! UK Demonstrator Pootles – Welcoming Woods Sneak Peek Simple Card Idea.

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Materials

Stamp Set

* Welcoming Woods (July-December 2021 Mini Catalog)

Card Stock

* Highland Heather: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" (card base); 2-3/4" x 1-1/4" (mat for sentiment)

* Night of Navy: 5-1/4" x 4" (two -- one for inside); 2-5/8" x 1-1/8" (mat for sentiment)

* Basic White: 5" x 3-3/4" (two -- one for inside); 2-1/2" x 1" (sentiment)

Ink

* Black

* Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

* Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

* Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools and Accessories

* Blending Brushes

* Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush

* Adhesives: Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals

Assembly

Unless otherwise indicated, Stampin' Seal used throughout.

1. Fold 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" card stock at 4-1/4" score line to create card base.

2. Adhere 5-1/4" x 4" Night of Navy card stock to card front.

3. Use Blending Brushes to apply Night of Navy ink to top portion of 5" x 3-3/4" white card stock; repeat with Misty Moonlight ink, applying ink over and below Night of Navy; repeat with Highland Heather ink, applying ink over other colors and extending below.

4. Use Black ink to stamp trees image over blended colors.    NOTE:  You will need to stamp the design twice to cover entire piece of paper.

5. Use Black ink to stamp horizontal image.  NOTE:  The image to the left was stamped a little higher than the one to the right.

6. OPTIONAL:  Once ink is completely dry, splatter some Wink of Stella glitter over image to create the illusion of snow falling.  It's kind of hard to see it on the photo, but if you click on the image to take a closer look, you should be able to see some of the glitter here and there.

7. Adhere 5" x 3-3/4" stamped white card stock to card front over Night of Navy card stock.

8. Adhere 2-5/8" x 1-1/8" Night of Navy card stock to 2-3/4" x 1-1/4" Highland Heather card stock.  Use Black ink to stamp sentiment on 2-1/2" x 1" white card stock; use Blending Brush to apply small amount of Night of Navy ink near top of label.  Adhere sentiment over Night of Navy card stock, and then attach to card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Apologies for poor quality of photo -- I'm blaming it on lighting.
It's actually WHITE card stock; not Vanilla!

9.  Adhere second piece of 5-1/4" x 4" Night of Navy card stock to inside of card.

10. Use Night of Navy and Highlands Heather ink to stamp snowflakes on second piece of 5 x 3-3/4" white card stock.  Adhere over Night of Navy card stock.   NOTE:  To achieve the pale shade for the snowflakes, I stamped the image on scrap paper several times without reinking before stamping on card stock.  This technique is called "stamping off."

That's it!  A fairly simple card, but with striking results!  I hope you enjoy it.

Cathy ;D

New Penguin Place Stamp Set (plus FREE Designer Series Paper)

Welcome to winter in August!!!  I just finished this card for a swap using the FREE Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper from the Fall 2021 Sale-a-Bration Brochure.  The card also uses the coordinating Penguin Place Stamp Set from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog.

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Materials

Stamp Sets

* Penguin Place* (snowflakes)

* Christmas to Remember* (sentiments)

Paper

* Misty Moonlight card stock: 11" x 4-1/4", scored at 2-3/4" from each short end; about about 4" x 2-3/4" for diorama die (mat for sentiment)

* Basic White card stock: about 3-1/2" x 2-5/8" for smaller diorama die (sentiment); 5" x 4-1/4" (inside)

* Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper ("DSP")**: 4" x 2-3/4" (striped design - 2 pcs.);  penguins, snowman and polar bear (fussy-cut)

Ink

* Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

* Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories and Tools

* Layering Diorama Dies

* Adhesives: Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals, Liquid Glue

* Optional: Black Journaling Pen

* Optional: Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush

* July-December 2021 Mini Catalog

** August-September 2021 Sale-a-Bration Brochure (FREE with $50 catalog purchase)

Assembly

(Stampin' Seal used for assembly unless otherwise indicated)

1. Fold 11" x 4-1/4" card stock away from both score lines to create a card base that opens in the center.

2. With card closed, adhere 4" x 2-3/4" striped DSP to each of the two front panels.

3. Cut center (fourth from smallest) diorama shape from Misty Moonlight card stock; cut next smaller (third from smallest) diorama shape from Basic White card stock.

4. Stamp sentiment on Basic White shape with Misty Moonlight ink; stamp snowflakes with Fresh Freesia ink.  Adhere sentiment to Misty Moonlight shape and attach shape to left panel of card front.  (NOTE:  Apply adhesive to back of left side only so you don't glue the card shut!)

5. Cut penguin and snowman shapes from DSP.  Use liquid glue to adhere upper left portion of snowman to sentiment as shown.  Attach penguin with Stampin' Dimensionals.

6. Optional -- Dot centers of each snowflake with Wink of Stella.

7. Stamp sentiment on 5-1/4" x 4" Basic White card stock with Misty Moonlight ink; stamp snowflakes with Fresh Freesia ink.  Adhere to center panel on inside of card.  Cut small penguin and polar bear from DSP and adhere as shown with liquid glue.

NOTE:  These DSP shapes are fairly easy to fussy-cut with your Paper Snips; however, since I was making 20 cards for my swap, I cheated and cut them out with my Brother Scan 'n Cut.  Warning:  If you are using this machine, you will need to use a fine-line black pen to trace around the white shapes.  The background color is so pale that my machine had a difficult time distinguishing the shapes -- especially the snowman and the polar bear -- and wanted to cut out only the scarves and hats!

Hope you enjoy this fun card!

Cathy :D

Fall-Themed Card with Cork Specialty Paper

This fun easel card is also a shaker card! The card showcases the new Cork Specialty Paper featured in the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog.

The Cork Specialty Paper is thin and flexible and has the feel of cork. It’s also got wonderful little bits of a gold metallic substance peeking through little cracks on the surface. The back of the paper appears to be kraft paper. Very fun to work with.

This card also has several die cut shapes using the Brushed Metallic Card Stock from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog.

Thanks to Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Arlene Ross for the card front layout.  Visit WHAT AJ MADE: Masculine Cards to see Arlene's design.

Materials

Paper

Card Base
* Soft Suede card stock – 11” x 4-1/4”, scored at 2-3/4” and 5-1/5”.

Card Front
* Soft Suede card stock – 5-1/2” x 4-1/4”
* Night of Navy card stock – 5-1/4” x 4”
* Cork Specialty Paper – 2-7/16” x 1-13/16” (2 pcs.)
* In Good Taste Designer Series Paper – 2-7/16” x 1-13/16” (2 pcs.)
* White card stock – about 3” x 2” for jar image; 2-1/2” x 2-1/2” for sunflower image
* Brushed Metallic card stock – scraps for background leaves

Inside
* Night of Navy card stock – 5-1/4” x 4”
* White card stock – 5” x 3-3/4”
* Cork Specialty Paper 3-3/4” x 1”

Sentiment
* Night of Navy card stock – 4-1/2” x 1”
* Brushed Metallic card stock – 4-3/8” x 7/8"
* White card stock – 4-1/4” x 3/4"

Stamps and Ink
* Jar of Flowers
* Peaceful Moments (sentiment)
* Black ink
* Stampin’ Blends: Blackberry Bliss, Bronze, Daffodil Delight, Ivory, Night of Navy, Soft Succulents

Accessories and Tools
* Jar Punch
* Jar Shaker Dome
* Sunflower Dies
* Poppy Moments Dies
* Lovely Labels Pick-a-Punch
* Metallic Pearls
* Linen Thread (about 24”)
* Sequins for Everything
* Clear Embossing Powder
* Heat Tool

Visit Cathy’s Craft Room on YouTube (https://youtu.be/-Ex7aYEIAok) to view a video tutorial.

Hope you enjoy this card!

Cathy :D

Hello Friend Greeting Card (Stamp Camp North 07/10/2021)

This past Saturday, my friend Juli Whitfield hosted the first live Stamp Camp North since March 2020.  It was nice to see everyone again, even though I kept my face mask on most of the time (I'm still not quite ready to be in a crowd of people without protection).

This is the card that was made at my table.  Thanks much to Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Su Mohr (AromasandArt.com) for this great layout.  View Su's original design at Brilliant Wings In Rainbow Glimmer Paper - Aromas and Art.

Materials

Card Front

* Thick White card stock: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" (card base)

* Fresh Freesia card stock: 5-1/4" x 4" (first layer)

* White card stock:  5-1/8" x 3-7/8", textured with Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder

* Fresh Freesia card stock: 2-1/2" x 1-1/8" (mat for sentiment)

* White card stock: 2-3/8" x 1" (Stitched Rectangles die cut for sentiment)

* Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper from January-June 2021 Mini Catalog: 2-7/8" x 7/8" (2 pieces cut with Stitched Rectangles dies behind butterfly)

* White card stock: 2-7/8" x 7/8" (2 pieces adhered to backs of DSP die cuts for stability) 

* Fresh Freesia Shimmer Vellum:  @2-1/2" x 2" for butterfly cut out with Brilliant Wings die

Inside

* Fresh Freesia card stock: 5-1/4" x 4" (first layer)

* White card stock: 5-1/8" x 3-7/8"

Stamp Set: Queen Anne's Lace

Ink:

* Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad (sentiments and flower stems)

* Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad (flowers on inside)

Adhesives:

* Double-sided adhesive tape runner

* Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up DSP vertical strips on card front

* Tombow Liquid Glue to adhere body of butterfly on card front

Tools (also listed above)

* Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder

* Stitched Rectangles Dies

* Brilliant Wings Dies

Watch this post!  As soon as I've recorded my YouTube video showing how this card was assembled, a link will be added.

Thanks!

Cathy  ;D

Zoom with Cathy Thursday morning, July 15!

Join me online to make these three fun projects!

Yes, it's true . . . as many of you know, I am not a fan of the idea of "Christmas in July," but I know some people love it, so I'm including a snowman card as a nod to this ridiculous trend.

The card on the left was designed using pieces parts from the April 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit, "So Cool."  (Many thanks to Cheryl Horvath for this idea.  View Cheryl's YouTube video for more ideas at April 2021 Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Kit - Alternative Designs - YouTube.)

The card on the right has been designed as a Thank You card, but the stamp set ("Sailing Home") also has an option for a Congrats card -- both are included in materials packets.

Be sure to sign up for this class by Wednesday, July 5, to have materials mailed to you; if you're picking up materials at my house, RSVP by Saturday, July 10.

See the flyer with all the details at Cathy's Craft Room: Upcoming Events.

I look forward to seeing you soon!

Cathy  ;D

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Cathy  ;D