Showing posts with label International Blog Hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Blog Hop. Show all posts

August International Blog Highlights

 



Hello Stampin' friends! Today I am participating in Kylie Buertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights. Each month Kylie offers Stampin' Up! Demonstrators the opportunity to join and share our projects. This month I am sharing a Hand-Penned inspired card created for an online challenge from The Crafty Carrot Co. for this week.



My card uses the Hand-Penned stamp and die bundle, and to change it up a bit, I chose the You're A Peach designer series paper. I love the colors in the fun stripe paper and the pretty blue dot. I also love the contrast with combining these two colors.

In addition to the white base card, Petal Pink is the other cardstock used. I used the Hand-Penned dies to cut out the **GORGEOUS** white floral bouquet and the single white flower. The bouquet background was cut in vellum with another die from Hand-Penned. I hand cut a vellum background for the single flower because there was not a die for that. I felt that for continuity I needed a vellum background there also.



One of my favorite elements on this card is the double scalloped embellishment. I love the way the blue pops against all of the light pink. I also really like the fun angled cut sentiment tag.

If you would like to vote for my card please visit Kylie's blog and choose my card.



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Monthly International Blog Highlight Post


Hello Stampin' Friends.  Today I am participating in Kyllie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights. If you arrived here from Kylie's blog, I am Susan Edwards from the US. Welcome.


Today's card features Stampin' Up!'s Hand-Penned suite, one of my favorites! I am totally crushing on the floral designer series paper and the fabulous color array included in the paper pack. I also adore the stamps and dies included in the bundle.  They are just so pretty. For today's card, I picked up on the blue hues and the pale papaya. 

I started with a base card from the Hand-Penned Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (#155501). I trimmed the base card down to 6" x 4.24". Next, I created the yellow frame cutting the dsp to 2.5" x 4" and cutting a slit in the right hand side through which to slide the floral print. Using the scalloped edge die I cut a pretty edge on the left side a floral print rectangle. After die cutting I cut the floral print to 5.5" x 4".  I inserted the left side of the floral through the slit in the yellow piece and adhered the two pieces together. 

Using the scalloped dies from the Color & Contour bundle, I cut the blue Misty Moonlight matting and the green and white strip matting. I adhered the layers together with a layer of white in between. 



For the gorgeous flower on the front of the card, using Memento black ink I stamped the flower onto white cardstock. I then stamped again without reinking to create the back layer of the flower. I used Stampin' Blend markers (Pale Papaya combo, Misty Moonlight combo, and Soft Succulent combo) to color the flower parts. After die cutting the flowers with the Hand-Penned dies, I used Stampin' Dimensional dots to add dimension to the flowers and affixed them onto the blue frame-like mattings.


For finishing details I tied a Pale Papaya ribbon around the flower stems. I cut a layered circle using the same yellow as the frame and a layer of vellum. I stamped the sentiment onto the vellum and adhered it to the yellow circle. For a final touch I added a splattering Pale Papaya gems.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. If you like my card, please click the link and vote for my card in the monthly highlight gallery.
 


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International Highlights Winners Hop


Hello Stampin' Friends. I am participating in Kylie Bertucci's Monthly International Blog Highlights, a blog hop for the top ten finalist in her regular International Blog hop. If you arrived here via the blog hop, I am Susan Edwards from the USA. Welcome!

Today's card uses the gorgeous Artistically Inked Bundle. I used both Stampin' Blend Markers and Classic Ink pads to add color to my floral bouquet. And as you can see, I am still crushing on the Polished Pink in-color - the ink, the cardstock, everything! 

Base card: 8.5 x 5.5 inches, scored at 4.25
Matting: 3.75 x 5 inches, cut with rectangular die
Basic White cardstock for the die cut and the floral elements under
Black Ink for the thanks sentiment
White tulle ribbon
Artistically Inked Ephemera - the gold and the sequins.


Thank you for hopping by. I hope you enjoy all the fabulous projects presented in the blog hop. Below you will find a link to the materials I used. 



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