BOHO INDIGO MEDLEY

 I have always loved blue, so when I first saw this medley in the new Stampin Up Annual Catalog, I fell in love with it. I finally broke down and purchased it and I'm so glad I did! The papers and additional elements, together with the stamps and dies, really motivated me to get busy and get creative!! This medley makes it so easy to create beautiful cards. So I decided to share my products in a virtual workshop by offering card kits for 6 cards (1 card would be a repeat!) I always want to share something that I'm so excited about! 

So here are the cards I designed for the workshop. 

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I used the medley products with the exception of a flower from the Tasteful Touches stamp set and the bird from Birds & Branches. All other vases, stems and flowers are included in the medley. 

I will include more details for making the cards after the Workshop ends. If you're interested in participating, go to my StampinDeDe's Doin's Facebook page or e-mail me at suzyzoo@verizon.net

 

How to Make a Double Bow

Sometimes a double bow on a card or a project just makes all the difference in the world! So I decided to learn how to make one. Previously I just tied two bows together! That works okay but is a waste of material. I watched several tutorials and practiced a LOT! It is really an easy process so I decided to do my own tutorial for my followers. This card has a double bow added to the front!

Isn't it pretty?

So here is the video. My advice is to practice, practice, practice. It will begin to come naturally! Enjoy!

Thanks for watching! Feel free to leave a comment! I love reading them!!

Split Front Cards

I have been practicing making these beautiful and unique cards. So I thought I'd post the directions here. I enjoy trying new techniques then sharing it with others.

For these two cards, I used the Stampin Up Peaceful Poppies designer series papers because the flower works so well for this card. But now I'm going to be trying other stamp sets and designer series papers.






The card base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. On the first card I made, I used whisper white cardbase, and on the second one, I used Flirty Flamingo.

The first thing you need to do is make a template. Take a piece of white 4x5 1/4. Using a pencil and a ruler, place a mark on the left side at 1/2" and another at 3/4". Then on the right side, place a mark 3" down from the top. Last, along the bottom, mark 3" from the left.

Use your trimmer to cut along the two dotted lines. Now you have your 3-piece template.

Choose the patterned paper you want to use for the top layer (the top and bottom piece of the template). Cut it the same size as the template...4 x 5 1/4.  Lay the top and bottom template pieces on your pattern paper and mark the cut lines. Cut with your trimmer. Also select a coordinating piece of solid cardstock and cut 2 8" x 1/2" pieces. The 8" is too much but you don't want to risk not having enough! Glue these two strips along both inside edges of your patterned paper and trim.

Now select another solid piece for the 4 x 5 1/4 card front. I used one of the solid Peaceful Poppies dsp. Adhere this piece to the whisper white card base. Next position the two pieces of patterned paper onto the solid card front. You can see that I was a little off on the first card but did a better job of positioning it on the second one! Trial and error!!

I attached the first card with adhesive. On the second card, I used dimensionals to attach the solid pieces to the card. 

So now you need to add your embellishments. For the first card, I used watercolor flower elements from a former set, which are no longer available. I just needed to use mine up!!  So for the second card, I stamped 3 flowers from the Painted Poppies stamp set then colored them with my stamping blends. I stamped 3 leaves from the same stamp set and colored them as well. To coordinate with the paper, I used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, and Daffodil Delight. I used Granny Apple Green for the leaves. I accented the centers with black and added a touch of Wink of Stella. Cut these with the coordinating dies. Position the flowers and leaves and attach with glue dots and dimensionals.

On the second card, I just reversed what I used on the first...Peaceful Poppies dsp for the center piece and the solid dsp for the other two pieces, trimmed in black.

Add a sentiment and you're done!!

I hope to do a video tutorial soon and will post the link when it is ready. Thanks for looking!!

(two days later!!) I just finished another one with the Ornate Garden dsp and the daisy punch.

I have recorded the video but forgot to introduce myself! I forget this is for anyone!! I'm Deanna Blackmon, Stampin Up Demonstrator, with StampinDeDe's Doin's.

If you don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to help you!!

Hope you enjoy the video.

Split Front Card video  

        

CoVID19 cards

I've had so much more time than normal to sit  in my studio and enjoy tutorials, scroll Pinterest, and make cards!! In that process today, I saw a card by Jeanie Stark featuring a pig wearing a mask.


I was totally inspired to find a stamp that I could do that with.
 I decided to use one of the cows in Over the Moon. So I used some handmade paper that has a fabric look to make the mask. The stamp set Tags in Bloom has a sentiment that fit perfectly. The other card used a sentiment from Over the Moon.

Then I decided to make a card having to do with toilet paper (have you seen the toilet paper cakes?!!) and found a digital image that was really cute.

Last but not least, I needed to send virtual hugs to a couple of friends who are going through some hard times. I used the panda image from the retired Panda Party stamp set on one. The flower is from Good Morning Magnolia, the ribbon is Calypso Coral and the sentiment is cut with a Stitched So Sweetly die. The other card uses another retired set, Postcard Pals and the same sentiment printed a little differently. The die behind "Virtual Hugs" and the image are also from Stitched So Sweetly. I LOVE that die set!! A little linen thread finishes off the card.

I hope these cards have brought a smile to your face. I couldn't help but smile as I made them.
Stay safe and healthy!!

A New Way of Life!

Yes, we are all having to make a lot of adjustments and changes to the way we're used to doing things. There is a lot of hard stuff going on around us, but there is also a lot of good happening in the midst of the hard. Families are having meals together, spending time playing games; and crafters are having time to do what we love doing!! One of my friends is making face masks for others to use. My husband and I were the recipients of two of them. Thank you so much, Renee!
I made 35 cards to encourage a group of senior adults in a low income group of apartments where, under normal circumstances, we operate a Food Pantry. Right now they are just getting pre-made bags of food plus a handmade card with a Bible verse in it to let them know they are being prayed for.

So on my Facebook page, Scrappindede's Doin's, I decided to try some challenges to give us something to focus on and maybe to motivate doing something crafty!

I wanted to offer the same challenge here!
In Shelter CHALLENGE #1
MONOCHROMATIC - make something using different shades of only one color. I'll be making cards, but you might do a scrapbook page, a painting, a canvas, or knit a pair of socks!

Post a picture of your project and tell us what you used.
I made a card using my favorite Stampin Up color - grapefruit grove - with a touch of Terracotta Tile. I used To A Wild Rose stamp set. Here's the photo

I would love to see what you make! Feel free to post in the comments!
Stay safe and do something fun!!