Yesterday we had a Day of Service with Stampin’ Up! Our CEO Sara Douglass was online and she sent out the pdf that will help us make Beautiful handmade cards fast and easy!
THIS was extremely helpful and made my cardmaking go quickly!
I mailed out all the cards today, wanna see what I sent? Keep in mind that I used retiring product, but YOU still have time to get that DSP, Noble Peacock Rhinestones & Ribbon if they are still available go to my OnLine Store now!
Below I am showing you each one!
Card 1
Sorry the Sentiment is light, it says “I changed out of my NIGHT Pajamas into my DAY pajamas to send you this card” All the insides say “Sending you a paper hug”. Card 2, Sending HugsCard 3, sentiment is the same on most of them…Wanted to get a lot done!Card 4, Smile! LOVE this one!Card 5, same sentiment about pajamasCard 6Card 7Card 8
So, I made 20 cards, multiples of the ones above. I am NOT a ‘go quick’ crafting kind of girl! But, this was eye opening for me!! Not only are these beautiful, but I got them done and out in 1 day! THAT is unheard of for me! I also used the Spread Sunshine pdf available here, that you can download, print out and make your own cards! ALL proceeds go to helping with Covid 19!
Below you can see the supplies used in picture form. to get the measurements for the cards see the first picture. The only thing I added was a piece of Old Olive at 5 1/4″ x 4″. Do a card without layers?! Not me! My eyes are wide open, and know this about myself. But I really love how these came out, what do you think?
Thanks for stopping by, give this a try!!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
Today for the first time I am offering YOU a chance to do an OnLine class with me!
Now, with everything going on in the World we really need to find ways to support and love one another. My thing is keeping everyone happy and healthy by having card classes to keep our hearts happy and to hopefully ward off the doldrums. Normally I would have these classes in person, but right now that is not feasible. My husband has pre-existing conditions and taking ANY chances (even a small one) is not something I could live with.
So, here are the specifics for my class:
The BEST part of this class is that I have done all the work for you! Each card is one that will be cherished by your family or friends. Help me help you stay close to those you love.
Sign up for my Class to go! We will making 5 cards using the Brand NEW stamp set Celebrate Sunflowers!Â
The Options are: 1. You will get: *New Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle for the Bundle price (already 10% off) free Shipping/tax (my gift to you) + *Class packet (with all die cutting done for you) + *a video tutorial of all 5 cards + *a pdf with pictures and step by step instructions Cost = $56.00, *Valued at $80
2. You will get: *New Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp set +Â *Class Packet (with all die cutting done for you) + *Video tutorial of all 5 cards *Pdf with pictures and step by step instructions Cost = $36.00, ** Valued at $60
3. Purchase Pdf/Video tutorials $24.00
Add $8.00 for those who don’t live nearby and can’t pick up.
Details: * May 31st – Last day to register * June 1st – I will invoice you. * June 12th – I will have all packets ready for pick up. * June 12th – Videos will be ready to access. These will be unlisted so PLEASE do NOT share with anyone! I will send you a link to the video on the 12th along with the pdf. * June 15th – Mailing out packets.
** Contingent upon availability of product
I am so proud of the cards for this class, they are so pretty!! I keep looking at them and smiling….I can’t help it!
Let me know here or email me to reserve your spot. Thank you for supporting me! I hope by doing this class you will be able send these out and lift someone else up that needs it!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
Today I am sharing with you a Birthday card that got lost in the mail! BUT, who doesn’t want to extend their b-day celebrations!!?
This card is from my Dear friend Susan
Don’t you love all the pretty DSP?
Thank you Susan for sending it to me! Soooo glad that it wasn’t lost in the mail forever! I love all the Dimensionals you used, it really makes this a WOW card!
Come back for another visit! I will be posting at least 2 times a week!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
Today I am sharing with you a card where I have used the Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP), cutting it up with Square dies to make a Quilt card! Also included in the Quilt part is Gold Foil!
Hard to see, but I have ruffled ribbon on the bottom of the focal piece.
Starting out, I cut the Ornate Garden DSP and Gold Foil using the Stitched Shapes Dies (Squares). Then, I cut each square in half, lay them opposite each other until I had a pattern that made me happy. Once I had that done, I cut a piece of Whisper White to fit under and glued them into the desired Quilt shape I wanted. There are so many ways to manipulate the squares, but this is the way I liked it the most.
For the border on the top and bottom, I used the Ornate Borders Dies also using the Gold Foil. But first, I layered the quilt pattern onto Old Olive, to make it pop! Once I had all that done, I used some Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon along the bottom and ‘scalloped’ it so it had a ruffled edge. This turned out so pretty!! It’s very subtle in the picture but in real life it stands out!
After more white cardstock and Gold Foil, my Quilt card is almost done! I needed a sentiment to add to the front so I used ‘my friend’ from the Stamp set Ornate Thanks from Stampin’ Up! NOT sure if you have noticed by now but I LOVE SU! This company has added so much fun/creativity and Friends to my life, not sure what I would do if I didn’t have Stampin’ Up! in my life!
Of course I had to top off my card with some bling! I chose Gilded Gems to add that final touch. So? What do you think? Could it be for a wedding, birthday, pick me up or all of the above!?
As usual, here are all the specifics for this card:
Stamps: Ornate Thanks
Inks: Versamark
Paper: Whisper White Thick 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Whisper White 5 1/8″ x 3 3/4″, 4 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ (for under Quilt) Gold Foil 5 1/4″ x 4″, 5″ x 3/4″ (x2) for border, scraps for squares Ornate Garden DSP scraps for squares
Misc: Ornate Borders Dies Ornate Frames Dies Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon (white) Gilded Gems Dimensionals Gold Embossing Powder Embossing Buddy Heat tool Subtle 3D Folder
Also as usual, all the supplies will be listed below in picture form. Click on any of them to be taken to my OnLine Store. If you purchase $35 or more from me, you will receive from me two different tutorial bundles that will have step by step instructions PLUS pictures! Here is a sneak peek of one of the bundles:
One Bundle you will get if you purchase $35
Hope you are doing well! I’m still eating birthday cake from yesterday so of course I am doing well! LOL
Please come back and see me again soon! Don’t forget to sign up for my Newsletter, if you have done it in the past do it again, all the info was deleted! :-O I will be sending out the Newsletter around the 10th of each month.
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
I love when I go to the mailbox and there are actual cards in there! Usually we get junk mail or bills, BUT when it’s my birthday I get handmade cards! WooHoo!
Wanna see them? Some I won’t show the inside, since there are private messages inside, but some put their messages in a note so I can re-use the card if I want! Here are the cards I have received so far:
Front from Bea ReddMiddleinside
I have always wanted to use the Pressed Petals Washi tape to make a flower, this card makes me want to do it even more! Thanks Bea!! She sent me this card all the way from NV! VERY talented!
This is a see-through card!
This is from my good friend Gale Presnell! We have each others backs and have walked the same roads…….She used the Lovely Lily Pad and the Lily Pad Dies from Sale-a-Bration! She also used Window Sheets which the flowers are on, the wording is on the inside! Love these kind of cards!
LOVE this color!!
As for this card, Pat Beck sent it to me! She used the stamp set Positive Thoughts from the current Occasions mini (If you like this stamp set…..LOVE the sentiment!…….get it now! It might not stay in the Big Catalog come June!!) Seaside Spray is one of my FAVORITE In Colors EVER!! Of course, Pat added Wink of Stella and some bling to the card! She knows me VERY well!!
LOVE this set!!
For my next card, this is from Kathy VanAntwerp (aka Twerp!) We are stamping buddies from way back! It was so sweet of her to mail me a card! This one uses the Poppy Moments Dies! Love that you can mix and match the colors to give it shading! Twerp, you are the best!!
That’s what I have gotten so far! Hope there are more, but this just might be it. I got more this year than last year, so I am a happy camper!
I’m glad you have stuck with me to see all my Birthday cards! This is my LAST year in my fifties, hope it doesn’t speed up too fast! Moreover, it was really nice to get Happy Mail when I am Sheltering at Home right now. Hope everyone is doing well, I’m going to go eat some Birthday Cake that my good friend Gale brought over! Yum!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
Today I am sharing with you a card I made that uses a teeny tiny stamp to make a background that is really amazing! Moreover, it is embossed with Copper to make it REALLY stand out! I love this technique, I hope you like it as much as I do!
You’ll have to watch video to see how, it’s too hard to describe otherwise!
Didn’t it come together well? As I said, techniques have always inspired me and helped to make my stamping even more fun! Look through your stamps and see if any image has this basic shape and see what you come up with! If you didn’t catch this technique, go check it out!
As usual, here are the specifics for this card:
Stamps: Parisian Beauty Ornate Style
Inks: Versamark Petal Pink
Paper: Petal Pink 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2, 5″ x 3 3/4″ (inside), scraps for dies Early Espresso 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ (x2) Copper Foil 5 1/4″ x 4″ (x2) cut inside out for dies White scrap for underneath dies (see video)
Also, you will find the supplies listed below in picture form. Click on any picture and you will be taken to my OnLine Store. If you purchase $35 or more you will receive two sets of tutorials containing 50 +/- with step by step instructions! Here is a sneak peek of one:
Step by Step tutorial for these projects + 35 more for a purchase of $35!
I hope you are staying safe during this trying time in our world! I am stamping and creating away to bring happiness to my little world and hopefully yours!!
Stay tuned and please visit again!
Lisa Tedder A California Girl living in North Carolina
Today I am sharing with you a New (to me) way to color, I have really never liked to color using Markers, it always seemed too…….much. I love to color straight onto my stamp sets using markers, but not to actually color an image once stamped. Stampin’ Blends are my go-to for coloring because they are easy. Moreover, they let you shadow really well, the only problem with Blends is when you use Embossing Powder on your project. For some reason they get muddy when they touch the embossed part. Even though I try to NOT touch the embossed part, inevitably I always do. Here is my card so you can see why I had problems with Blends.
Colored with Markers
As you can see, this is a pretty busy stamp, It’s called Ornate Style, the embossed parts are close together. Now, I could have stamped and not embossed, but I love the way the embossing is shiny and really lets the image stand out. Furthermore, I never thought of blending with markers! So, I used two different colors to make it look like it did when I used Blends. It came out MUCH better than I thought it would, in fact I love it! Now I will have to do this more often! I then sponged the white cardstock with Crumb Cake and then the edges were sponged with Early Espresso.
Also, I used other items from the Suite in the upcoming 2020-2021 Annual Catalog from Stampin’ Up! The dies I used are called Ornate Layers and the other stamp set is called Ornate Thanks & I am in love! Doesn’t everyone like playing with new goodies?! The great thing about this Suite is that you can get it now, (some of the dies are on backorder) and it will be good until the end of the Upcoming catty and possible longer! For those of you who like getting the discount when you order bundles, I will honor the bundle price and give you 10% off your dies when you can order them. Since it will be around a long time, there will be lots of time to create projects using it! Plus, there are a TON of project ideas on Pinterest, you will be kept busy for sure!!
As usual, here are the specifics for this card:
Stamps: Ornate Style Ornate Thanks
Inks: Versamark Crumb Cake/Early Espresso for sponging edges Markers: Balmy Blue/Pacific Point, Mango Melody/Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral/Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive/Mossy Meadow & Soft Suede for stems
Paper: Balmy Blue 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Night of Navy 5 1/2″ x 4″, scrap for sentiment Whisper White 4 3/4″ x 3 1/4″
Misc: Embossing Buddy Heat tool Black Embossing Powder White Embossing Powder Ornate Layers Dies Ornate Frames Dies Noble Peacock Rhinestones Basic Rhinestones Wink of Stella Dimensionals Stampin’ Sponges
Also, you will find the same supplies listed below in picture form, click on any of them to be taken to my OnLine Store! Purchase $35 or more from me and you will Receive not one but TWO sets of project files with over 50 (combined) tutorials with pictures! Here is a sneak peek of just one set:
Tutorials with pictures/supplies
I really hope you are taking this ‘down time’ at home and are playing with your stamps. When I woke up this morning I felt down…….I told myself to go down to my office and make something pretty, THAT always makes me happy. I hope that you are taking care of yourselves and making pretty things too!
Please stay safe, do something creative and send some Happy Mail! Come back soon!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
Today I am sharing with you a Special Fold card using the dies from Stampin’ Up! called Parisian. This took a while to get the folds correct, and some of my cuts aren’t straight, but I REALLY love how it came out! Below you will see how I made it MUCH easier for you to get straight cuts/folds!
So Fun!
Here is a side view:
LOVE it!!
Here is the pattern, that you can go by so it’s a little easier:
Paper: -Pool Party 8 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (This is NOT the usual size!), scrap for Merci. -Parisian Blossoms Specialty DSP 3/4″ x 5 3/8″ (x2) Long Side panels…… …….3/4″ x 2 3/8″ (x4), 2 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ for middle panel, 3/8″ x 1 7/8″ (x8) -Champagne Foil 5″ x 2 3/4″ -Black scrap for Merci
Misc: Parisian Dies Rhinestones Embossing machine Dimensionals Tombow liquid glue
Below are the supplies in picture form, click on any of them to be taken to my OnLine Store! If you purchase $35 or more I will send you a LOT of card/project tutorials, one has 16 and the other one has over 35! Can’t beat a deal like that!! You will also receive from me a handmade card!
I hope you are staying Safe and please be sure to remember that This Too Shall Pass, if you need any crafting supplies keep me in mind!! Doing crafts helps you stay Sane in these crazy times!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
Ever year I make a Star Wars Themed Birthday card, you can see one here, here and here. So, after MUCH thought and stress……(I am NOT a Star War fan myself) this is the card I made this year:
And the inside:
To make this card I used only current supplies from Stampin’ Up!, I took a picture of all the dies all ready to go (except for one triangle that I had to fussy cut to get it the right way).
Funny how this goes each and every year…… I think for MONTHS trying to think which Character I can make, then it gets down to the wire. So, after a lot of research, I finally pick which one I’ll do. It’s trial and error, but it ends up a labor of love. My daughter is going to frame all of them at some point, so I want them to be worthy! Of course, when Isaac goes to open the card, he BARELY pays attention to the card at all! He is just too excited about the $5.00 I always put inside. Then, my daughter calls him back after he runs off with the cash, and makes him look at the card! hahahaha Eventually, I figure that he will appreciate the effort taken for the cards, but for now I know that MY baby girl loves them! 🙂 Any ideas for me for NEXT year? It’s never too early to start planning!
As usual, here are the specifics for this card:
Stamps: Wiggle Worm (for Happy Birthday)
Inks: Memento Black White Craft
Paper: Basic Black 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scraps for all the pieces Silver Foil 5 1/4″ x 4″, 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ Vellum scrap for lined piece on face (black behind it) Whisper White scraps (I printed the sayings), 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
Misc: Layering Circle Dies – 2nd from Biggest Layering Square Dies – 4th smallest Layering Oval Dies – 2nd from Biggest Lakeside Dies 3/4″ circle punch Detailed Trio Punch Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder Metallic Brads Dimensionals Sponges
Below you will see these same supplies in picture form, click on any of them and you will be taken to my OnLine Store. IF you purchase $35 or more from me, you will get a special treat from me!! Not only will I mail you a handmade card, BUT you will get not 1 but 2 sets of Tutorials for making over 60 cards!! Can’t beat a deal like that!! Every month is the same deal, the tutorials change every month! Here is a sneak peek of just ONE of the tutorials:
16 Tutorials!
I really hope you are staying healthy and safe! Sheltering in place is a great opportunity to get your crafting in! Also, if you want me to send you a NEW Catalog from Stampin’ Up! come June, please let me know! I would love to help you find your creative outlet!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
Today I am sharing with you again, the Ornate Suite that you can get early! Yes, Stampin’ Up! released new product from the upcoming New Catalog (out in June!!, let me know if you want a catalog!). I have made three cards, so far from this suite, and I am sharing with you the first one I came up with! If you missed it, here is another card I made using this set.
I love it when we get new product! It’s so fun to let your creativeness flow! There aren’t many samples out there, so you need to come up with it on your own……..scary? Yes! But it feels so good when you make something that you want to show off! Here is what I made:
Aren’t the new Rhinestones so pretty?!
This is pretty simple for me, but when you add the Rhinestones, Gold Foil and Embossing (both ways) it really adds up to something very elegant! I am so excited that I get to share this with you!
And the inside:
The squiggly gold on bottom is from the two scallops on front (cut them out across from each other to get this)!
As usual, here are the specifics for this card:
Stamps: Ornate Thanks
Inks: Versamark Memento Black
Paper: Basic Black 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ (inside), 5/8″ x 5 1/2″ (trim after you place on front) Gold Foil 5″ x 3 3/4″ (x2), cut out inside to use on a different project, 5 1/2″ x 1 1/4″ (give or take, depending on how wide you want your squiggly) Whisper White 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ (x2)
Misc: Ornate Borders Dies Gilded Gems Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder
Below you will see these same supplies listed in picture form, click on any of them to be taken to my OnLine Store so you can purchase any or all of them! If you purchase from me, you will receive not only one but two tutorials each made up of fabulous ideas with pictures & measurements! These have over 50 ideas each month for you, you only need to purchase $35 from me to have these sent to you! Don’t wait for the New Catalog, get this early release product and the tutorials. It’s a great deal and fun to create with something new!
Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you are staying safe and that you are getting some crafting done in this time of Social Distancing. Believe me, crafting really helps keep you sane!
Lisa Tedder A California girl living in North Carolina
