Tag Archives: Botanical Garden Jewels

Paper Pumpkin May 2016 alternate 6

1 Reply

For this alternative use of the Paper Pumpkin May 2016 kit, I looked for some DSP which would work with the die cut. Most didn’t work due to having too large a pattern but this piece of the new Pop of Pink Specialty DSP worked a treat. And it’s amusing to use bright pink with the Many Manly Occasions kit!

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin May 2016 - Many Manly Occasions and Watercolor Wishes

Quick and easy to do – I cut a piece of DSP a smidge smaller than my usual insert of 4″ by 5 1/4″ and then stuck it onto a whisper white insert. Then I used the glue dots provided in the kit to attach it to the inside of the die cut card. I added the whisper white because this piece of DSP has a mostly black reverse side and I thought it a bit too harsh for a birthday card!

Next I used my current favourite birthday sentiment from Watercolor Wishes and stamped it badly in melon mambo. As in the h of happy birthday had a smudge. So it was time to look at my embellishments to see what would work to cover this and found the now retired botanical garden jewels. Perfect. They jazzed up the card rather well, hid the error and left me with only 3 jewels for one more card. I’ve almost finished a pot of embellishments. Amazing!

Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin May 2016 - Many Manly Occasions and Watercolor Wishes

I used a random number generator this morning and it selected number 1 which is Rita. Thanks to all for your comments, they were fun to read.

Rita said “Congrats! I have been making cards for over 20 years. I get so much pleasure out of making a card and giving it to someone. People are so appreciative to receive them”

Rita – just email me your address at lizbaileycards@gmail.com and I’ll mail the cards to you.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Birthday Blossoms

1 Reply

I was looking for a challenge yesterday and found the sketch challenge at the PalsPaperArts. I’ve been getting more confident with sketches in the last few months and actually give them a go more often than not. I used to see a sketch and move on. Now I only do that if it’s too fussy for me.

Stampin' Up! Birthday Blossoms and Birthday Bouquet DSP and Botanical Garden Jewels

This card is probably a surprise – it’s a bit more embellished than usual. And there’s a reason for that! I’d finished the card but somehow managed to smear the front with a little mossy meadow on the front (probably due to not enough space since I hadn’t cleaned up my table lately) so I went looking for something to cover it up. The problem was under the leftmost botanical garden jewel (no, you haven’t missed them in the catalogue, they are coming out in the new occasions catalogue which launches on January 5) and it would look odd to just have a single one, so I went with three. I could have applied them with glue dots but I used the leftover adhesive dots from the December Paper Pumpkin which I shared yesterday.
Here’s the sketch which inspired the card

PPA280

I decided to use another sneak peek as my three lines – this is the birthday bouquet DSP and it’s a beautiful collection. I cut a piece of the blushing bride and whisper white DSP the right size to get the three lines and then looked for a happy birthday sentiment which would fit in the appropriately sized oval. I love green with pink and mossy meadow is in the Birthday Bouquet DSP so it’s an easy pick. The sentiment is from Birthday Blossoms stamp set which was new in this year’s annual catalogue. I used the envelope liner framelits to crop a liner for the inside of my envelope. I love dressing up the envelopes!

See you tomorrow,

Liz