Bouquet of Remembrance & Friendship Cards

I found this card design on Pinterest - perfect for a stack of white cardstock pieces I had from a previous project.   I chose these colors for my flowers - Sweet Sorbet (red) and Parakeet Parade, both In-Colors for 2022-2023, to honor those that have given their lives in military service to our country, the USA.  We acknowledge them on Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.

So here's my BOUQUET OF REMEMBRANCE card!

Basic white layer is 2" x  11".   Score at 5 1/2".   Score again for the top fold at 2 3/4".   

Before you start assembling  your die cuts and images on any card, make sure that they will fit within the 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" size - this is an A2 card.  If the flowers go beyond the edge of that width or height, then I'll have to use a larger envelope.   This is always the first thing I do when I make a stand up card - check for the envelope size.

For the layer, I used Tea Boutique Designer Papers cut at 1 3/4" x 5 1/4".  The top layer is cut at 1 3/4" wide, but then trimmed approximately in half and shaped to that of a vase top.  To clarify, leave about 1 2/" of the top layer extending beyond the fold line so that there's something to glue the flowers on to.

Choose flowers that will appear to be sticking out of vase.  I used Summer Shadows Dies.  

Wrap the Faux Linen Ribbon around the vase piece.

                                                         

I used "Friend" for the sentiment but "thank you" to go with the theme of the card.  Pop it up with dimensionals so the top fold would sit behind it. 

CARD #2 STEEPED IN FRIENDSHIP POP-UP: 

The second card, "Warmed in love steeped in Friendship" is the same technique.  Use a 2" x 11" card base, scored in half at 5 1/2".  Score the top half at 2 3/4" to make the top fold.  Trim the end if needed to accommodate your design so it will fit behind the pop-up.

The difference with this card is that I created a mechanism that makes the tea cup a pop-up.  To make any pop-up, use a mechanism. It is a cube of paper that is even on all 4 sides - here I used 3/4" based on the height of the tea cup; then added an extra 1/2" tab to glue the cube together.  See photo.

Glue the mechanism to the back of the tea cup and then to the bottom the card base.   The mechanism allows 3 things: the image to be a pop-up; the image to fold flat when the card closes; and the image and mechanism together provides an anchor for the top image.  

When cutting the top layer, as in the first card, make sure it sticks up enough to glue your die cut on, Attach your die cut, making sure first that it isn't too wide for the envelope.

A sentiment and signature can be written on the back of the card.  

Its not difficult to put these together with a little thinking of your images and how you're going to attach them.

I'd love to see your creations - leave me a message, send me an email or go to my Face Book Page, card connoisseur and post it there.  

Visit my website to see projects, products and catalogs that are highlighted and linked in this post.  If you don't have a demonstrator that you regularly order from, here is my website. Susan Boback. And feel free to adapt this idea to any of your own supplies and papers.

During the month of May 2022, you can enjoy the discounts and community by joining my team, with absolutely no obligation to sell or teach or buy another product.  Stampin' Up! offers you, your choice of $125 worth of products for $99 and this month only you get the inks, cardstock, Stampin' Write Markers of the new In-Colors as a bonus for buying the kit.   When everything is color coordinated, you can't help but be creative with cards, gifts and home decor' projects.    

As always, I thank you for stopping by as we "cheer up the world, on card at a time." sb

LADY BUG LUCK on SWEET SORBET

 Doesn't that sound like summer? Seeing a Lady Bug or enjoying some sweet sorbet? You've got them both here! According to an article by Jessica Estrada, the symbolic meaning of a lady bug landing on you is good luck and good fortune. 

Hi there - I'm the Card Connoisseur, Susan Boback.  I've been playing with paper crafts since I was a kid, that's like 50 years or more.  You'd think I'd have learned it all but in this world-wide community of paper crafting there are always new versions of old techniques, and new products that coordinate so beautifully together.  That's one of the main reasons I love Stampin' Up! the product coordination and the variety of products.  

I didn't plan to purchase the Lady Bug punch, you know. But. I saw the fun my downline Karen, was having with it. Who said a paper lady bug had to be red with black wings?  Not necessary when you're the artist, and you design your own greeting cards. Really? OK! Soon after I got the Lady Bug punch, I discovered not only the versatility and colors of the Lady Bugs, but that the body and wings could each be used to put together other designs. 

I have made green vine leaves for a wreath  

  petals for a large sunflower;    

                     

           and vase. A vase? Yes. 

        

Now then.   

Here's the Lady Bug "Z" Fold I designed for my beginner card makers in celebration of spring, April 2022.   I'd love for you to fall in love with the Stampin' Up! products I've chosen, please adapt the idea to what you have to use. And if you'd like to know about getting these Stampin' Up! products contact me here by leaving a comment or go to my website at www.susanboback.stampinup.net.   Get a catalog at my website.

HELLO LADY BUG – PUNCH - 157693 page 30 (Annual Catalog) OR

– page 20 Mini Catalog. Also can be purchased as a Bundle with stamps for 20% less through June. 157699. 

VELLUM LAYERING DESIGNS PAPER – 157764 page 33

SWEET SORBET CARDSTOCK - 2022 In Color 159268 page 122 (annual catalog)

BASIC BLACK – 121045 page 123 (annual catalog)

BLING – PAGE 141 – 143 (annual catalog) always use an uneven number on the card front

1.     Use Sweet Sorbet for an  - A2 card. That's a card base that is 8 1/2" x 11" and scored in half at 4 1/4". For the front fold, score it at 2 1/8” and fold back towards the fold of the card base.

1.      2.  Attach a black/white print layer 2 7/8” x 5 ¼” to the folded back (2 1/8”) piece.  MAKE sure that you only put adhesive on the card base because the DSp that hangs over should not be sticky on the back.

2.       3.  Punch out two black Lady Bug bodies, 2 Lady Bug wings in Sweet Sorbet.

3.       4.  Use a dot of glue on each wing to attach to body.  Use a black marker to add dots to the wings.

4.      5.   Attach lady bugs to vellum FIRST BEFORE attaching vellum to black layer/card base. The reason is that the adhesive shows under the vellum. 

5.       6.  Add the adhesive to the back side of the vellum, cut at 3 ¼” x 3 ½”, under the lady bugs so it doesn’t show through.  Also make sure that you don’t put adhesive on the one-inch overhang of the vellum. 

6.       7.  Add a white layer to the inside, 5 x 3 ¾”.

7.       8.  Add THREE (3) bling of your choice to the card – always an uneven number – one on the card front and two on the inside.  Line up the two bling on the inside piece in the upper and lower right corner so that they are visible when the card is folded flat. 

8.       No sentiment is added – you can use for many different occasions.

I'd love to see what you choose to put together for your version of this card. Post it at Card Connoisseur on Face Book or send me an email.   Note that this blog address spells CardConnoissuer a little differently that the word is spelled on the Face Book Page.

 

You might choose to hold an online workshop with your friends from around the country, or an in-person gathering - there's many ways to get free products and discounts as a customer.  If you are interested in saving 20% and more, on every order you place, join my team - click here, and share in the community of demonstrators who are hobbyists or take the business forward. I'd love to share this with you! 

In May of 2022 there are some extra deals with joining so make sure to check on what you can get just for choosing to purchase the kit.  Look here.  And don't forget that you are not obligated to purchase another product, to teach a class, to hold a workshop, to sell anything to anyone.  Its a great way to upgrade your tools or save money on the beautiful products.

 Thanks for stopping by.  Keep sharing what you love with others, as we "brighten the world, one card at a time"!  Be blessed!  Sb

Hope of Easter Card

HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY – A CARD FOR HOPE

I heard a child on an advertisement say that Hope is when you never give up.  Hope is knowing there is no end.  My prayer for you is that you know the Hope of eternal life, never giving up because Jesus has given his life for yours, AND has risen from the dead – the Hope of eternally living.

My goal for this Hope of Easter card is as always – to share what I love.  I designed this card to share my love of cardmaking and love of Jesus.

Card kits sent will look like either of these: red hearts with thick ribbon or thin ribbon, and no butterfly. 

Backgrounds for the sunrise may vary or you may have a choice of your own. Trim the embossed green to fit the card.

 They will have a thick or thin white ribbon, wrap it around the beam of the cross, then gluing down the beam or to attach the cloth ribbon with a dimensional or glue dot.

All the supplies are included except the adhesive, glue dot or dimensional.  NOTE: that the white layer on the back of the red hearts is sticker paper.  Just peel it off and stick it on.  

If you're making this card from your own materials, consider Adhesive sheets  which gets added to the cardstock before it is die cut and with fine designs, easy to attach to your project.

As with every card pattern, you can make your own design. I would love to see your design, posted here or over at Card Connoisseurs or send it to my via email sboback54@gmail.com or Messenger.

Thank you for sharing the love of paper crafting.  Come to a Beginner card class or schedule a one on one time or a video chat class with me.  Meet me at a local café for a chat over tea and cards.

SAVE the Date:  Friday April 29 11-4 at the Historic Gossard building. OPEN HOUSE – PRIZES – NEW PRODUCTS Make & Take or Take & Make.

Happy Easter to you and your family!

Look at your papers and choose for layers on an A2 card base:

Sunshine patterns for sunrise

A butterfly to represent a change, a new life (kits do not include the butterfly)

Green patterns and an embossing folder for the grassy mount of Calvary

Wood grain for the rustic cross where criminals were hung to die

Heart die or punch to represent Jesus' great love for us

Woven ribbon to represent the clothes He was wrapped in

Be blessed! sb

GROVE DEER & Tools

 

GROVE DEER

This card uses the dies from the Grove Deer to create a scene – daytime or night, any season and for any occasion.  This Die sent is part of the Grassy GroveBundle which includes the Grassy Grove stamps and dies.  It is found on page 47 of the Jan – Jun Mini Catalog 2022.  The Grove Dies include the tree scene and two deer, that I’ve used in today’s card, and a deer, trees, greenery that coordinate with a cling stamp set, Grassy Grove.   Click on the PINK words which link you to these Stampin' Up! products in my online store.  

The Take Your Pick Tool is a necessity for this project, as you can see the many little bits of cardstock that need to be weeded out. 

The Mini Cut & Emboss Machine is so convenient for this die set.  I can put the two little deer in the tree scene and cut them out all at once.  For those of you not familiar with the Mini, you’ll want to own this machine (non-electric) as it is very light weight, easily portable, and small to store. 

When I first saw this die set, I thought of using the photos I once took to make photo notecards. Here's some ideas:

The size of this trees die is 3 1/16” high x 4 ¾” wide, so the card will be assembled in landscape view. Use an A2 card (4 ¼” x 5 ½” – landscape, with the fold at the top).  I used Daffodil Delight cardstock for the base; Basic Black for the Grove die and deer; and a piece of the New Horizons Designer Series Papers for the sun background.

The variations of the background are endless, depending what type of scene you are creating.

By using a 6” x 6” piece of Designer Series paper, its possible to get two backgrounds for this die out of one piece.

Before you assemble your card, try some of the papers you have behind the Grove & Deer Die cut.   Also choose a lighter background color, such as Basic White or Crumb Cake.

Here are some of the Designer Series Papers that would create beautiful backgrounds:

New Horizons, p. 43 in Mini catalog

The Abstract Beauty Designer Series Paper could look like an evening sky (in my interpretation), p. 49 in the Mini.

Specialty Papers with the white die cut could resemble a snowy sky or a heavenly s

To create depth, attach dimensionals between the die cut and background layers.

Beauty of the Earth papers can be used for various seasons, p. 10 in the Annual Catalog (soon to expire May 1, 2022)

White cardstock creates a winter scene.

The various papers make this die cut into Christmas scene. A sympathy card. A birthday card. Many More.  Its one of those designs that once you make one card with it, you don't want to do anything else! 

Here is a completed card designed by my friend Carol. Its stunning!   

 To get the most out of my die cut pieces, I often use the opposite piece as a stencil. I've done that with the black cardstock and the deer that I've cut out of it.  Then use the black piece as a stencil.  

You can tape it down with low tack tape if you want.  Use a sponge dauber to add ink, while holding the stencil piece firmly in place. 

The dauber will be easier to get the ink into the small cut out spaces instead of a blending brush. 

You could also use a Blender Pen or a Water Painter for a water color look. If you don't get too much ink on the cardstock, you can flip this stencil piece and make a deer print facing the opposite direction.   Here is the print I made on white.  

Another way to use this black cutout is as a layer itself!

 I made this bookmark with the image left from the scene above.

                                            

I'd love to see what you choose to put together for your version of this card. Please post a photo or send it to me in messenger.  Head over to Card Connoisseur on Face Book and post your card there too.   Note that this blog address spells CardConnoisSUEr a little differently that the word is spelled on the Face Book Page.

 

Find more of my projects at www.susanboback.stampinup.net and while you're there, check out the latest specials on products too! You might choose to hold an online workshop with your friends from around the country, or an in-person gathering - there's many ways to get free products and discounts as a customer.  If you are interested in saving 20% and more, on every order you place, join my team - click here , and share in the community of demonstrators who are hobbyists or take the business forward. I'd love to share this with you!

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Keep sharing what you love with others, as we "cheer up the world, one card at a time"!  Be blessed!  Sb

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