Quite Curvy Samples

The Quite Curvy bundle is so versatile. I didn't get the Christmas stamps because it was to close to Christmas and I knew I wouldn't use them. But the Quite Curvy dies paired with some Christmas paper could still work great for Christmas. 

The more I use this bundle, the more comfortable I get with it. I'm looking forward to having more time to experiment with patterned paper with the dies. I think you could mix coordinating cardstock with a designer series paper and have some very interesting creations. 

 But I needed to focus on the Quite Curvy Class kits before I ventured off the path! So these were the cards that were featured in the Quite Curvy Class. I was inspired by other samples I saw and then tried to make them my own. I incorporated a variety of styles from stamped and casual to die cut gold brushed metallic on a more formal card.

This card uses the Life is Beautiful stamp set, along with Mint Macaron, Bumblebee, and Terracotta Tile cardstock.

Tasteful Touches is one of my favorite stamp sets. I just wish it had coordinating dies. I end up fussy cutting every time I use it - which I do a lot!! Love that flower. The card base is Smoky Slate and the mat is Basic Gray. The Whisper White Curvy cut piece is layered over Peony Garden Designer Series Paper. The Mint Macaron greenery is punched with the Sprig punch.

This is my vines and birds card. The card base is Mint Macaron (can you tell that I like that color!) The Whisper White is cut and layered over the card base.The vines are colored and layered on. The two sweet birds are chatting back and forth.

Lastly is the more elegant card. The card base is Very Vanilla. The mat is Early Espresso. A 3x4 piece of Gold Brushed Metallic paper is attached at the bottom and the Very Vanilla die cut piece is attached over that. The flowers are Gold Brushed Metallic punched with the Blossoms punch. The leaves are cut with the retired Pretty Pines thinlets (one of my favorite leaf dies) from Early Espresso and the gold leaves are from the Forever Gold Laser cut paper (another one of my favorite things!!). Two Wonderful Gems on the flowers complete the card.

I hope you enjoyed seeing these cards.
 

Side Flap Card

 Here's another card that makes great use of your designer series - displaying both sides on the same card.

All that is needed is a card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4, designer series paper 4 x 5 1/4 and Whisper White or Very Vanilla cardstock 4 x 5 1/4. You'll also need a sentiment piece to add to the flap and any other small embellishment that you may desire. Or you could just add an embellishment to the flap and put your sentiment elsewhere. Use your imagination!!

Here are 3 sample cards. The third one is demonstrated in the video.

 

Watch this video to see how easy these cards are to make! Let me know what designer series paper you used!

Side Book Fold card

 I love learning new techniques and unique ways to create cards. This one is so easy! And it doesn't look like your typical card.

I had fun coming up with different ways to do them! Watch the video here to see a demonstration of how to make this Side Book Fold card.

It can be made as a landscape card like the top three or in portrait style like the red and green Christmas tree card. 

The dimensions for the landscape card are

card base - 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2 & 6 3/4

Designer Series Paper cut at 1 x 4 and 4 x 4

The dimensions for the portrait card are

card base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 & 5 1/2

Designer Series Paper cut at 1 x 5 1/4 and 2 3/4 x 5 1/4

The extra piece of DSP is optional.I used the Stitched So Sweetly dies to cut mine on the two moose cards and the Ornate Layers Dies for the Christmas tree card.

Here's a description of each card.

 

This card uses Crumb Cake card base and Plaid Tidings for the 2 DSP pieces on the front. I stamped the image from the Ornate Style stamp set with Terracotta Tile onto Very Vanilla cardstock. I then used several Fall blends to color the flowers with...light & dark Cajun Craze, light & dark Pumpkin Pie, and light & dark Daffodil Delight. The leaves are light and dark Just Jade. The centers are dark Cinnamon Cider. I then sprayed the whole bouquet with a mixure of rubbing alcohol and Gold shimmer paint in a spritzer to add a sparkle to it. The leaves behind the popped up bouquet are from the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper. The ribbon is from a retired combo set.

The portrait card cardbase is Whisper White cardstock and uses the Tis the Season paper set. The Perfectly Plaid stamp set and punch are used for the trees. The trees are stamped in Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler onto Whisper White cardstock, both of which coordinate with the DSP. The piece under the trees is cut from the Ornate Layers die set and makes a beautiful backdrop for the trees. The sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black. I pulled the strings out of the Whisper White Flax ribbon for the bow. The bottom photo shows how the Side Book Fold card opens.

 The other two cards are demonstrated in the video. Plaid Tidings DSP are used for both. The black and white card has Gray Granite ribbon and the Pretty Peacock card has Mint Macaron ribbon. 

I hope that you will give this card a try! I'd love to see a photo of your card so please post it here in  Comments or on the StampinDeDesDoins FB page.
 

 

 

 

 

5 Fall Cards

 These are the cards that were completed in our Call of Fall Workshop. I love the colors of Fall  - the oranges, reds, yellows, greens, browns, and the hint of gold!

This card is made using the Bloom & Grow stamp set, the Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder and the Ornate Layers die for the sentiment. The ribbon is the Cinnamon Cider Ribbon and the paper is from the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper. 

The card base - Crumb Cake  - 5 ½ x 8 ½ , scored at 4 ¼.   Cut 1 ¼ ” off the bottom of 5 ½ “ end. Emboss the short front side with Brick & Mortar EF. The flowers are from the Bloom & Grow set, stamped and die cut. The blender pens used are light & dark Pumpkin Pie, light & dark Mango Melody, light & dark Cajun Craze, light Mossy Meadow and light Real Red. Attach this piece to the bottom of the short embossed front. Attach a 2" piece of designer series paper from Plaid Tidings to the bottom of the inside. The sentiment piece is Very Vanilla die cut with Ornate layers and stamped with Ornate Thanks. The Cinnamon Cider ribbon is tied in a bow and attached with a glue dot.

 This next card is created using the Autumn Goodness bundle. The card base is Very Vanilla 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2.  The card front is Very Vanilla 4 x 5 1/4, embossed with the Subtle Embossing Folder. This piece is then inked at the bottom with Old Olive using a dauber then the top part with Crumb Cake. The fence is lightly inked as well with Crumb Cake. The cart is stamped with Early Espresso on Soft Suede cardstock then cut. The wheel is cut from Soft Suede. The Pumpkins in the cart are stamped on Very Vanilla with Terracotta Tile. The pumpkins on the ground are from Gather Together, stamped on Very Vanilla with Terracotta Tile. I used Light Pumpkin Pie to lightly shade the bottom of the pumpkins. Dark & Light Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Crumb Cake blenders are used to color the various gourds. The basket is highlighted with Crumb Cake. The Indian Corn has touches of Real Red in it. The large wheat sheave  is cut from Very Vanilla and colored with Crumb Cake and Old Olive. The smaller wheat on the ground is stamped from Gather Together and fussy cut. It uses the same colors as the large sheave. The sentiment piece is cut from Very Vanilla with Ornate Frames and stamped in Early Espresso. The edges are inked with Terracotta Tile. The card is finished off with 3 Champagne Rhinestones.

 

This fun fold card is made using the pumpkins from Gather Together and the acorns, leaves and pine cone from Beautiful Autumn. The card base is Terracotta Tile cut 11 x 4 1/4 , scored at 5 1/2 and 2 3/4. Z fold the card, using your bone folder to crease the edges. The Gilded Autumn Designer Series Paper piece is 4 1/4 x 3 1/4. It is adhere to the front of the fold. The front flap is Terracotta Tile cut to   4 1/4 x 3 1/4. The Crumb Cake front is cut with a Stitched Rectangle. The pumpkins are stamped on Calypso Coral with retired Delicata Celestial Copper ink and cut with Gather Together dies. The leaves are stamped in Old Olive and the pine cone in Soft Suede. The acorns are stamped on Crumb Cake with Soft Suede and punched using the Beautiful Autumn bundle. The pumpkins and acorns are arranged on the Crumb Cake front. Gold twine is wrapped around the Crumb Cake front and tied in a know. This piece is then attached to the Terracotta Tile piece and attached to extend across front.

The inside is Crumb Cake 5 1/4 x 4, a Soft Suede mat 4 x 3 and Very Vanilla 3 3/4 x 2 3/4, stamped with a pumpkin.

This wreath card really highlights the touch of gold. The card base is Soft Suede cut at 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. The Crumb Cake mat is 4 x 5 1/4. The smaller Crumb Cake mat is 2 3/4 x 4 1/4. This piece is edged with gold embossing powder. The Very Vanilla card front is cut using the Stitched Rectangles (5th from the smallest). The wreath is from Comfort & Hope, stamped with Versamark and embossed in gold. The sentiment is also embossed in gold. The two strips of Gilded Autumn Designer Series Paper are 3 1/2 x 3/4 and 3 3/4 x 3/4, bannered at both ends. The are adhered one overlapping the other slightly. The retired gold ribbon is attached to the Crumb Cake mat which is then attached to the Soft Suede card base. The leaves and acorns are stamped and cut using the Beautiful Autumn stamps and punches. 2 leaves are stamped and punched from Calypso Coral, 2 using Cajun Craze and 2 from Gold foil. The acorn is gold embossed on Crumb Cake. The stems are stamped on Mint Macaron and fussy cut. The pieces are arranged and adhered with Tombow. The acorn is attached to the center with dimensionals. Linen thread is tied in a double bow and attached with glue dot. 3 Champagne Rhinestones finish the card.

The last card uses a fun technique to create the leaves. You use watercolor paper and reinkers. I cut the watercolor paper to 4 x 5 1/4. Protect your table top with a piece of plastic or wax paper. I also wear a thin glove on the hand that I will use to touch the paper. Spray the paper generously with water. Drop droplets of reinkers onto the wet paper (Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral) and watch the magic happen! Tilt paper to move ink around. You may even have to spray a little more water. Cover the majority of the watercolor paper with color. Set aside on paper towel to dry. The card base is Cajun Craze cut at 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. The card front is Very Vanilla cut to 4 x 5 1/4. Emboss this piece with Scripty Embossing Folder. Using a brayer, brush over the front with Crumb Cake to distress. Further distress by rubbing edges of embossed piece directly on ink pad. You want an aged look. The sentiment is Very Vanilla punched with Lovely Labels Pick a Punch, distressed with Cinnamon Cider and stamped. Wrap Linen Thread around the card front twice and tie a bow. Attach card front to card base. By this time your watercolor paper should be dry. If it's not, use a heat gun to finish the drying process. Then stamp the two larger leaves with Early Espresso and cut with die from Gathered Leaves. The smaller leaf is cut with one of the smaller leaf dies. Attach leaves with glue dots. 

So now you have instructions on how to make these 5 beautiful Fall cards. Which one is your favorite? I'd love to know!!

Diagonal Layers to Use Stockpiled Designer Series Paper

 "My name is Deanna and I am a paper addict!!"

I have stacks of paper that should last me a lifetime! Before I can use what I’ve purchased, then something new and better comes along. Of course I have to have it too and before long I have accumulated quite a stash of paper. 

I saw a post the other day by LeeAnn Greff showing this technique, and I knew it would be great for using some of that stockpiled DSP. 

I’ll show you some completed cards then give you a tutorial for how to do them.

 

 

 

 First choose some paper that coordinates. Sometimes the front and back do, or you may have to choose two patterns from the same series.

The paper should be cut to 4 x 5 1/4. 

1. Place the piece on your trimmer so that you will cut on the diagonal from corner to corner. Make the cut (see photos below)

2. Turn the papers to the opposite diagonal. You will keep them together.

3.Pushing them together, position the paper from corner to corner again and make the 2nd cut.

4. When you have made both cuts, you will have 4 triangles. 

With this particular paper, when I turned the top and bottom over, I had coordinating patterns. If you use two different papers, you will simply cut both of them the same way and you will have pieces for 2 cards!

Choose a coordinating cardstock for the card base and select a sentiment or embellishment for the center.

 

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What a great way to use up that collection of paper to make some really cute cards!!