Welcome to the first monthly 2018 Kre8tors Blog Hop!
We will be hopping each month with a different theme. This first month we are showcasing items from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog.
If you have hopped on over from Maria's Blog - welcome! Weren't her cards great?
Whether you landed here from Maria's blog or if you are starting from here - you can hop on to Amy's Blog by clicking the Next button or on the names at the end of my post.
A few years ago I created a fancy fold card for Easter.
I loved that card but lost the blog post on my old website when it crashed. Every time I went on to my Pinterest boards and was looking through cards I had made for Easter inspiration, I kept seeing it but I never got around to recreating it.
Well, when I was cleaning out some boxes after the flooding I came across the actual card!
So - I decided to make it for this hop and the perfect stamp set jumped out at me from the Occasions catalog - 'You're Inspiring' on page 31 and I used the Stampin' Blends to colour the daffodils (they're also on pages 30/31).
You can't quite see from the photographs but I used Shimmery White cardstock and so there's a very subtle glimmer which I think really does make this card look special.
The Sentiment on the right side of the card is from Ribbon of Courage - although not in the Occasions catalog, I did feel it suited the card well. I masked off the swirls to give it a little less frilly look. Then added a little Linen Thread tied around the front panel (my go-to embellishment at the moment when I am stuck for a little extra something) and also a bow on the inner panel.
A little tip to make your coloured image pop a little....go around the outside of it with a soft pencil then smudge it a little with a Blender Pen.
We will be hopping each month with a different theme. This first month we are showcasing items from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog.
If you have hopped on over from Maria's Blog - welcome! Weren't her cards great?
Whether you landed here from Maria's blog or if you are starting from here - you can hop on to Amy's Blog by clicking the Next button or on the names at the end of my post.
A few years ago I created a fancy fold card for Easter.
I loved that card but lost the blog post on my old website when it crashed. Every time I went on to my Pinterest boards and was looking through cards I had made for Easter inspiration, I kept seeing it but I never got around to recreating it.
Well, when I was cleaning out some boxes after the flooding I came across the actual card!
So - I decided to make it for this hop and the perfect stamp set jumped out at me from the Occasions catalog - 'You're Inspiring' on page 31 and I used the Stampin' Blends to colour the daffodils (they're also on pages 30/31).
You can't quite see from the photographs but I used Shimmery White cardstock and so there's a very subtle glimmer which I think really does make this card look special.
The Sentiment on the right side of the card is from Ribbon of Courage - although not in the Occasions catalog, I did feel it suited the card well. I masked off the swirls to give it a little less frilly look. Then added a little Linen Thread tied around the front panel (my go-to embellishment at the moment when I am stuck for a little extra something) and also a bow on the inner panel.
A little tip to make your coloured image pop a little....go around the outside of it with a soft pencil then smudge it a little with a Blender Pen.
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To make this card here are a few quick instructions.....
The Card Base (I used Whisper White) is 12" x 5 1/2", score at 2", 4", 8" and 10" along the 12" side.
Turn the card stock around 90 degrees and line up with 1 1/2" on your paper trimmer and cut from the first score line to the bottom score line. Then flip your card base over, line up the other side at 1 1/2" and cut from the top score line to the bottom score line again.
For this card the layers used are:
Daffodil Delight: Two of 1 7/8" x 5 3/8", Four of 1 7/8" x 1 3/8", Two of 1 3/8" x 3 7/8", two of 2 3/8" x 1 7/8" and one of 3 7/8" x 2 3/8". one of 3" x 4", one of 3 1/4" x 1 3/4"
Colour Theory Designer Paper: Two of 1 3/4" x 5 1/4", Four of 1 3/4" x 1 1/4", Two of 1 3/4" x 3 3/4", two of 2 1/4" x 1 3/4"
Shimmery White: one of each 3" x 4", 2 7/8" x 3 7/8", one of 3 1/8" x 1 5/8" and a small scrap for the Happy Easter sentiment.
The Card Base (I used Whisper White) is 12" x 5 1/2", score at 2", 4", 8" and 10" along the 12" side.
Turn the card stock around 90 degrees and line up with 1 1/2" on your paper trimmer and cut from the first score line to the bottom score line. Then flip your card base over, line up the other side at 1 1/2" and cut from the top score line to the bottom score line again.
For this card the layers used are:
Daffodil Delight: Two of 1 7/8" x 5 3/8", Four of 1 7/8" x 1 3/8", Two of 1 3/8" x 3 7/8", two of 2 3/8" x 1 7/8" and one of 3 7/8" x 2 3/8". one of 3" x 4", one of 3 1/4" x 1 3/4"
Colour Theory Designer Paper: Two of 1 3/4" x 5 1/4", Four of 1 3/4" x 1 1/4", Two of 1 3/4" x 3 3/4", two of 2 1/4" x 1 3/4"
Shimmery White: one of each 3" x 4", 2 7/8" x 3 7/8", one of 3 1/8" x 1 5/8" and a small scrap for the Happy Easter sentiment.
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2. Nichole Loe
3. Deb Naylor
4. Lisa Kmiec
5. Tricia Butts
6. Laura Kate Mackie
7. Cheryl Hamilton
8. Su Mohr
9. Hiske MacKay
10. Kathy Maurer
11. Leisa Pedersen
12. Linda Handford
13. Mary Trautner
14. Jackie Lawless
15. Alexandra Rauf
16. Maria Calia
17. Kirsteen Gill - you are here
18. Amy Grendel
19. Diana Tillery
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