Dry Embossing on Vellum - Totally Techniques Blog Hop

It is time for another Totally Techniques blog hop. This month it is dry embossing on vellum. It has been a very long time since I dry embossed on vellum. I generally don't use vellum much, not because I don't like it, but I seem to just forget about it. Vellum is great to add a bit of a softer look and to add as a subtle filler as foliage etc. 

I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do this month, but it just didn't turn out as I had envisaged. So back to the drawing board.

I still had the Playing in the Rain stampset sitting on my desk from a few weeks ago, and I thought I could come up with something. I remembered the designer series paper that was originally released to coordinate with this stamp set. One of the sheets had a beautiful gray background with raindrops on it. This dsp retired when the last catalogue retired, so I had to come up with something else.

Cue dry embossing on vellum...

First I embossed a piece of vellum with the Raindrops embossing folder. Then I used a blending brush with Balmy Blue ink to add a bit of colour to the back of the vellum before adhering to a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock. As you know you can see most adhesive through vellum so it can be a bit tricky. However, I wanted the vellum to lie flat on the cardstock, so I used a sponge to add liquid glue to the back of the vellum. I smeared it on, so it was a very thin layer and you can't see it at all.

I cut out 3 clouds with the Cloud Punch from Basic White cardstock and stamped the greeting on one of these clouds.

I stamped the bunny from the stamp set in Memento black ink and coloured with Stampin' Blends. A bit of pink for the nose, ears and cheeks. Balmy Blue for the jacket and Smoky Slate for the puddle. It is such a cute bunny.

I finished off the card by added some Wink of Stella to the bunny's nose, ears, cheeks and jacket as well as to the puddle. Then I flicked more Wink of Stella across the whole card to give it a bit interest.

This was a super quick card to make, and I am really happy with it, even if it was not what I originally had in mind.

The current host code is XAHXH22Y, make sure to use it to get a little extra from me.

The new Annual Catalogue is now live with lots of beautiful stuff. Make sure to let me know if you would like a copy. 

And don't forget we now also have online exclusive products, these are available while supplies last, so if there is something you really want - don't delay getting it.

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, you are more than welcome and can choose $235 worth of products for only $169 and don't forget free shipping on starter kits.

Are you interested in a DSP and/or Ribbon share? Let me know and i will explain it all.

Hope you hop along and check out the rest of the hoppers 😄

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Double Decker Pop-Up card - Fancy Fold blog hop

It is time for another fancy fold blog hop and this time it is a double decker pop-up card.

It is another easy fold to make and it is only a few little bits that make it extra fancy. The card base is a standard card size with an extra score to make it a Z-fold. adding a little box to the inside an extra layer makes it a double decker pop-up.

I used this tutorial by Sue Campfield, which is easy to follow and has a few great examples.
For my card base I used Basic Black cardstock. I dry embossed 2 smaller pieces of Basic Black with the dots from the Basic 3D embossing folders (available as online exclusive only) to give a bit of texture to the 2 narrower sections.

On the 'inside' layers a piece of Lemon Lime Twist with a piece of Pretty Peacock Designer Series Paper from the Daisy papers. The 'b-side' of these papers are great to use with other stamps/bundles than the Daisy suite as they are more neutral.

The pop-up has a piece of Basic White, which i stamped with the flowers from the Playing in the Rain stampset and coloured these with Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist Blends.

The front panel is Lemon Lime Twist and Basic White layered. I stamped the greating in Pretty Peacock directly on this piece and added some Lime Lime Twist ribbon from the Zany Zoo suite.

I stamped the little turtle from Playing in the Rain in Mememto Black ink and coloured with Pretty Peacock and Lemon Lime Twist Blends. I cut it out with the matching dies and adhered with dimensionals to the front after adding a bit of Smoky Slake blend to ground the turtle. 
This was a super quick card to make and a bit of fun.

I have been wanting to use this stamp set for a while, but never had a reason, so was good to get it out and inked up.

I hope you give this fold a try and hop around to check out the rest of the hop participants. Astrid is next, so hop on over and check out her creation :-)

The current host code is XAHXH22Y, make sure to use it to get a little extra from me.

The new Annual Catalogue is now live with lots of beautiful stuff. Make sure to let me know if you would like a copy. 

And don't forget we now also have online exclusive products, these are available while supplies last, so if there is something you really want - don't delay getting it.

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, you are more than welcome and can choose $283 worth of products for only $169 until end of June. That is an extra almost $50 than usual, so i great offer and don't forget free shipping on starter kits.

We also have a DSP promotion this month, with 15% off select DSP. Are you interested in a DSP share? Let me know and i will explain it all.

See you in a couple of weeks for a hop with the Totally Techniques design team

See you next month for another fancy fold.

happy stamping

Shaker Card - Totally Techniques Blog Hop

I have joined another design team doing monthly blog hops, this one is the Totally Techniques Design Team and I am super excited to be doing a monthly technique, and most likely learn a few things along the way.

This month we are doing shaker cards.

I love a shaker card. It is super fun and so easy to make. Kids especially love these, but adults do as well. Always fun with a card that is a bit interactive just like last week's fancy fold wiper card.

This card meant that I finally got the Share a Milkshake stamp set and dies out. I have had that bundle sitting on the shelf for quite a while, but never gotten around to playing with it, so now was the chance.

I started with a piece of Bubble Bath card stock which I stamped with the little hearts and cherry from the stamp set with Bubble Bath ink to create a background. I also cut the milkshake glass out from this piece of cardstock. On a piece of Basic White cardstock i stamped the 'pattered' glas stamp with Bubble Bath ink.

I stuck a piece of window sheet to the back of the piece of Bubble Bath cardstock to cover the cut out and added the foam adhesive strips all around the back along the cut out edge of the glass. Make sure there are no gaps. I added some Love Silver Sequins to the stamped piece of white cardstock and placed the Bubble Bath piece on top ensuring to center the cut out glass on top. I pressed down firmly to ensure none of the sequins will escape.

I then stamped the cream/icecream top in Versamark and Sweet Sorbet ink. I then added clear embossing powder and heat set it.

Dipping in Versamark first and then straight into a classic ink gives you a bit longer to add embossing powder. If you use the classic ink only, you have to be super quick, but it can be done. I then cut it out with the matching die.

I did the same with the Celebrate! stamp. I used the cut out cream to cut out the Celebrate! The die cuts a little slit to place the spoon or straw in, and I didn't want that on my sentiment.

Finally I cut out the spoon in silver foil and adhered it all. I then adhered this Bubble Bath piece to a piece of Basic White cardstock which I again adhered to a Sweet Sorbet cardbase.

And that was it.

I hope you will hop around and check out the rest of the design team.

The current host code is XAHXH22Y, make sure to use it to get a little extra from me.

The new Annual Catalogue is now live with lots of beautiful stuff. Make sure to let me know if you would like a copy. 

And don't forget we now also have online exclusive products, these are available while supplies last, so if there is something you really want - don't delay getting it.

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, you are more than welcome and can choose $235 worth of products for only $169. 

See you next month for another Totalle Techniques post.

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Easy Wiper Pop Up Card - Fancy Fold blog hop

It is May and autumn seems to finally have arrived in Cairns. A balmy 28 degrees celcius (82F) and should get down to 15 (60) tonight so we might be able to finally turn of the aircon overnight. Being Danish I really struggle sleeping when the temperature is over 20 (70). Hopefully we have a long winter this year, often it is only about a week of winter in the tropics :-)

This month's fancy fold is a wiper pop up card. I have never made a wiper card before so this was a fun challenge. We used this tutorial by Jacque Williams at StampHappyNZ, and it is super quick and easy.

Here is the card when closed and folds flat to fit in an standard envelope

And here it is open, where it can stand up

I again pulled out some of the new core colours - Pecan Pie, Bubble Bath and returning favourites Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist along with Crushed Curry.

I also used one of our new bundles, which is part of a full suite - the Fresh as a Daisy suite. The stamp set and dies are called Cheerful Daisies and they certainly are cheerful.

My base card is Pecan Pie. I stamped the base card with the smaller daisy in Versamark, which just gives a darker shade of the Pecan Pie.

For the focal point I used the 3 layers of dies to create the daisies. The full flower layer is cut in Basic White, the next in Berry Burst and the top layer in Basic White. The bottom layer has been sponged with Crushed Curry ink and the top layer with Bubble Bath.

I also added some greenery which I cut out of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock.

I cut the label from the dies in Basic White and stamped the greeting in Pecan Pie. I thought the card needed something more at the top, so I stamped one of the full flowers in Bubble Back and Berry Burst and added along with some more greenery. 

Finally, I flicked some Wink of Stella and added some extra to the 3 flowers at the bottom. 

I hope you give this fold a try and hop around to check out the rest of the hop participants. Gina is next, so hop on over and check out her creation :-)

The current host code is XAHXH22Y, make sure to use it to get a little extra from me.

The new Annual Catalogue is now live with lots of beautiful stuff. Make sure to let me know if you would like a copy. 

And don't forget we now also have online exclusive products, these are available while supplies last, so if there is something you really want - don't delay getting it.

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, you are more than welcome and can choose $235 worth of products for only $169. 

See you next week for a new post as I am now part of another design team, the Totally Techniques team, and I cannot wait to show you all some great techniques.

See you next month for another fancy fold.

happy stamping

Double flap Fun Fold card - Fancy Fold blog hop

Only 10 days away from a new annual catalogue and a colour refresh, so much happening in the world of Stampin' Up! at the moment.

I am very excited about this colour refresh. It is sad to say goodbye to some of our favourites, but there are a number of returning favourites - i have used some on this month's fancy fold and some brand new colours. You can see what the full colour collection will look like after 1 May 2023 below:

The in-colours are very different from anything we have had before, so that is also a bit exciting to work with. Hopefully they will all arrive shortly so i can start creating with them.

This month's fancy fold is a Double Flap Fun Fold card, and we again used one of Dawn's videos for tutorial and inspiration.

I decided to use some of the DSP that is just about to retire, as i had not even opened the pack...., but i also wanted to show that you don't always have to pair your DSP with the coordinating stampset or bundle, you can mix and match.

My card starts with a 10" x 5.5" card base in Berry Burst - a returning favourite and i still have the old inkpad and some cardstock, so that was easy. It is scored on the 10" side at 1.5" at one end and at 4.25" at the other end. I then layered with Lemon Lime Twist - another returning favourite where i had the inkpad and cardstock. These 2 colours are great and go so well together. 

The DSP i used, is the 'By the Bay' dsp. It is beautiful, with gold foil through on one side of the papers. It is obviously a beach theme in the paper, but not all of them are strictly beach or seaside and can easily be used with other products.

On the Basic White square i ink-blended Polished Pink and Berry Burst ink and left a bit of white at the top. I added a bit of gold leafing to the blended (thanks for the tip Vicki Boucher 😃) and stamped the trio of flowers from the Sweet Citrus stampset in Polished Pink. I added a few droplets of water and some Wink of Stella. Such a pretty background.

For the citrus, I placed a piece of watercolour paper into the Sweet Citrus hybrid embossing folder along with the die. This embossed and cuts out 4 citruses in one pass through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss. I then water coloured the citrus with very diluted Lemon Lime Twist ink for segments and Parakeet Party and Granny Apple Green on the peel.

For the flowers i stamped these with Versamark on the Watercolour paper and lightly coloured them with diluted Polished Pink ink and then a dab of Berry Burst ink in the middle of the bigger flowers. Then i cut them out with the die.

I punched the 'greenery' out of Vellum cardstock with the Bough Punch and stamped part of the 'Enjoy the sweeter things in life' greeting from the Sweet Citrus stampset with versamark on Night of Navy cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. I added it all to the little notecard front along with some Parakeet Party metalic woven ribbon.

On the inside of the notecard i stamp the remainder of the greeting from the front in Night of Navy ink and also stamped the trio of flowers in Polished Pink.

On the inside of the bigger card i again stamped the flowers and another greeting from the stampset.

I really enjoyed making this card, the fold is fun and it is often fun to create a card front in a different size than usual and the notecard front is only 3.5" x 3.5", so quite a bit smaller than my usual card front size.

I also really enjoyed making this card front. This is actually a case of a card a made on Thursday for something else. This was a case of a card by Vicki Bucher. Vicki used blues and purples on her background and purples on her citrus. I used Lemon Lime Twist, Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green, and Shaded Spruce for my background and did the citrus in Polished Pink, Berry Burst and a tiny bit of Blackberry Bliss.

I hope you give this fold a try and hop around to check out the rest of the hop participants.

The current host code is F74KPYKZ, make sure to use it to get a little extra from me.

Both the current Annual Catalogue and the January-April mini catalogue only has about 1 week left and things are already selling out. Make sure to get what you want before it is gone. When something is gone, it will not get replenished. 

And don't forget we now also have online exclusive products, these are available while supplies last, so if there is something you really want - don't delay getting it.

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, you are more than welcome and can choose $235 worth of products for only $169. 

See you next month for another fancy fold

happy stamping

Window slider card - Fancy Fold blog hop

 

We are in March already - this year is going to fast. Summer is over here in Australia, but these first couple of months of autumn are still as hot and humid as summer.

Easter is only a few weeks away and i thought this month's Window Slider card would be perfect for the Easter Bunny stamp set and punch.

We are again using a tutorial from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts, she does a lot of great folds and use to follow tutorials.

This one is also easy to follow and would be very cute for any kids card.

Here is my card I made with the Easter Bunny

My card base is Granny Apple Green with a layer of the green patterned paper from the Dandy Designs designer series paper which was available during Sale-a-bration. This is obviously no longer available, but can be substituted with any designer series paper.

The great thing about this card is that it is just a standard card base with a couple of score lines and a couple of cut lines. Remember to stick the DSP on the front of the card before cutting, it makes it much easier 😊

When i looked at the different stamps in the set and realised that i needed to one bunny to face the opposite way, so i had to do some mirror stamping using the Stamparatus and the silicone mat. It is really easy and doesn't take long.

After stamping I did some masking so I could stamp the grass at the bottom and i also did a bit of ink blending with Granny Apple Green and Balmy Blue to give a bit of extra green and some blue sky.

I coloured the bunny with Blends - Smoke Slate and Petal Pink.

I coloured the other bunny the same way and punched it out as it was slightly too big to stamp on the piece of cardstock.

I also stamped the little butterfly and coloured it in with Mango Melody and Polished Pink Blends.

On the other side of the bottom white layer i stamped the eggs and the Happy Easter. I lined the words up in the Stamparatus and then only inked half the stamp, then repositioned and stamped the other half. You can also cut this stamp in half if you wish. I often do that with stamps that can be used either separate or in different 'order'.

This was a quick and easy card to make and super cute with the slider mechanism. And with the punch it is even faster.

I hope you like my card and give this fold a try. Leave a comment below, so I know you were here and hop along and check the other creations - Gina always makes great projects.

The current host code is UCFKFGWD, make sure to use it to get a little extra from me.

The January-April mini catalogue only has about 7 weeks left and things will start sell out. Make sure to get what you want before it is gone. When something is gone, it will not get replenished. 

And don't forget we now also have online exclusive products, these are available while supplies last, so if there is something you really want don't delay getting it.

We have been advised, that a colour refresh will be happening with the new catalogue in May. When you are a demonstrator you get prior notice of these things and are able to pre-order, that means that demonstrators can pre-order new products and and NEW COLOURS early, woot woot.

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, you are more than welcome and can choose $235 worth of products for only $169. 

See you next month for another fancy fold

happy stamping

Diamond Flip Fold Card - Fancy Fold blog hop

It is February and the Fancy Fold team is back from our Christmas Break.

I am back from Denmark, school is back, and all the extra curricular activities are back. It is a bit of a logistical puzzle working all the driving out with 2 girls and dance lessons.

This month we are doing the Diamond Flip Fold card. I started with a tutorial by Linda Bauwin and then I came across another by France Martin so I added a couple of extra cuts. 

I used the Fitting Florets bundle, and the DSP is no longer available, so had to make my own.

My card base is Basic Gray layered with Night of Navy and stamped Basic White. I layered a Night of Navy square bottom angles.

I stamped the leaf and flower images on Basic White cardstock with Basic Gray ink and coloured in with the Balmy Blue, Evening Evergreen and Soft Socculent Blends. That gave me my DSP.

For my focal point a cut one of the frames from the Framed Florets dies and stamped my words in Mememto Black and another floral image in Basic Gray.

Again, i coloured with blends, adding the Polished Pink duo and then cut one of the floral dies from Night of Navy. I added this to the front diamond.

This card is super easy to make and had I used DSP it would not have taken more than 30 minutes.

It is a simple card, but it will still stand and can be on display.

Hope you like it and enjoyed this fold and card and leave a comment below, so I know you stopped by. Also, please keep hopping to see the other great creations from the team. Gina is next, so hop on over and check out her card 😊

The current host code is P6ASSXYJ, make sure to use this for a little gift from me.

The January-April mini catalogue is live with lots of great products and next month we start with online exclusives. There will be 3 of those every year in between the catalogue launches, so there is lots to be excited about..

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, now is a great time as it is Sale-a-Bration and you $283 worth of products for only $169, but only this month, next month it is back to normal with $235 worth of product. You can even add a mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine in white or Boho Blue at an amazing price.

See you next month

Shaded Gatefold Card - Fancy Fold blog hop

We are still in Denmark, working on our last 4 weeks over here. We have had some very cold weather and a little bit of snow. We are still hoping for a good dumping of snow before we leave, but I doubt it will happen.

This month's fancy fold is a Dual Pop-Up Card and I have used this tutorial by JanB Cards , which is very easy to follow. The video is a bit long, but there are also a few layers and parts to this card but get the measurements from the description below the video and do it in your own tempo.

This card is a 'use your stash' card as I have used the retired stamp set 'Tulip Fields' with the windmill. But any stamp set could be used for this card, you can use flowers or for a Christmas card the Santa Express suite would be perfect.

I have also used the Design a Daydream designer series paper, which is a hostess pack with 48 sheets and great patterns.

Here is the closed card

And here it is in full display mode

The card base is Basic White layered with Blackberry Bliss. I have used one pattern from the DSP pack for the front and another for the inside.

All the stamped panels are Basic White with masking and ink blending.

 

This was a fun card to make. It does take a bit of time and has a lot of measuring, cutting and layering, but it does make a beautiful card to display.

Hope you like it and have a go. I hope you enjoyed this fold and card and leave a comment below, so I know you stopped by. Also, please keep hopping to see the other great creations from the team. Gina is next, so hop on over and check out her card 😊

The current host code is XHDMJ97D, make sure to use this for a little gift from me.

The July-December mini catalogue is coming to an end and the last chance list is out with lots of great discounts and there is sure to be something to cover your Christmas needs. There is even a stamp set more appropriate for our warm Australian summer. The Clearance Rack has also been updated with lots of great products.
 
If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, you should do so if your wish list is over $169 - you get extra product and get to partake in pre-orders and events.

If you get lost in the hop, come back here and check out the ones you missed using the links below

 

Gina Connor (UK)
Teresa Milke-Steinman (Canada)
Mette Nordling Shaw (Australia) - this is me 😊  

Cascading Display Card with the Fancy Folds Team

It is October and we are back with another fancy fold blog hop😊 I skipped the September hop as we were travelling to Denmark that weekend, and it all got a bit stressful that last week. We are still in Denmark where we are staying until January. My family is all in Denmark and we haven't been here for 4 years due to COVID, so now we are taking almost 4 months to catch up with everyone.

This month we are doing a Cascading Display Card and I followed this tutorial by Dawns Stamping Thoughts.

This is a pretty easy card and with some relatively easy cuts and folds. Dawn explains it all thoroughly in her video.

The first card I made using this tutorial used products from the Lights Aglow suite, stamp set and DSP as well as the Tree Lot Dies from Sale-a-Bration.

The card base is Evening Evergreen with a layer of Basic White on the base, where I stamped the tree from the Christmas Lights stamp set in stamped off Soft Sea Foam and then stamped the Merry Christmas from the Brightest Glow stamp set on top. The second layer has a layer of Lights Aglow DSP. The final layer has Basic White stamped with the snowflake in Soft Sea Foam. I cut 2 of the big trees from the Tree Lot Dies in Evening Evergreen and then cut 2 of the detailed trees in the Vanilla Glimmer paper. It is a beautiful display card which stand on its own.

The second card I made use the Splendid Day suite.

The base card is Night of Navy with a Basic White layer at the base. I stamped this with the big open leaf image from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set in Night of Navy Ink and layered with the non-matching in-fill stamp in Soft Sea Foam. The next layer has layers of the Splendid Day DSP which is foiled and beautiful. it also has a die cut on the left side panel cut with the Splendid Stems dies in Night of Navy. The front layers have been stamped with the fill in stamp in Soft Sea Foam overlayed with a Night of Navy die cut.

There are lots of possibilities with this fold. The base Basic White layer can either be decorated or left blank to write on. I will probably add another Basic White layer at the back to write on and keep the front decorated.

Hope you like it and have a go. I hope you enjoyed this fold and card and leave a comment below, so I know you stopped by. Also, please keep hopping to see the other great creations from the team. Mary Ann is next, so hop on over and check out her card 😊

The current host code is 6DEBM34K, make sure to use this for a little gift from me.

The July-December mini catalogue is live with lots of great products and there is sure to be something to cover your Christmas needs. There is even a stamp set more appropriate for our warm Australian summers.

If you are in Australia and would like to join my team, now is a great time as it is Sale-a-Bration and you $283 worth of products for only $169, but only this month, next month it is back to normal with $235 worth of product.

this month we also have a demonstrator only offer, where you can pre-order the Fitting Florets Collection. if you decide to sign up, you can include this collection in your starter kit. It is beautiful.

Here is the hop list, make sure you hop around and check out all the beautiful creations.
Mary Ann Rossiter (United States)
Astrid Hofman (Austria)
Teresa Milke-Steinman (Canada)
Mette Nordling Shaw (Australia) - this is me