Candy Hearts Blog Hop - Birthday

Welcome to the Candy Hearts Blog Hop for August! Today we are sharing Birthday themed projects. After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you. We have a special guest with us today. The amazing and talented Lisa Ann Bernard of Queen B Creations is joining us, and I'm sure she has something wonderful to share with us.

Stampin' Up! has an amazing assortment of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that is full of beautiful colors, patterns and textures.  However, today I opted to use just plain cardstock in two different colors to show you that we can make beautiful things even with simple cardstock.

Here's how to make it:

Cut & Score with your Paper Trimmer:

• Rococo Rose - 8.5" x 5.5" - scored at 4.25"
• Rococo Rose - scrap approximately 3" x 3.5"
• Mint Macaron - 4" x 5.25"

Die Cut with Ornate Borders:

• Your piece of Mint Macaron, approximately 1" from the right side of the paper
• Remove all cut pieces

Emboss with Ornate Floral:

• Your die-cut piece of Mint Macaron

Stamp Using Peaceful Moments:

• "Happy Birthday" in Rococo Rose on the scrap of Rococo Rose

Die Cut with Ornate Layers:

• The Happy Birthday sentiment, placing the words to the right side of the opening rather than centering them
• Trim off the excess blank Rococo Rose on the left, so that your sentiment is approximately centered in what is left (as shown)

Assemble the card:

• Fold your scored Rococo Rose card base at the 4.25” score line and burnish with your bone folder
• Adhere the die cut & embossed layer of Mint Macaron, leaving approximately 1/8" border on top, bottom and left
• Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the Rococo Rose sentiment
• Add Pearl Basic Jewels to the centers of the flowers - I used small for the top 3 and a medium for the bottom
• Add a Pearl Basic Jewel to the Sentiment Panel

That's it, you're done!  Can you believe how easy this beautiful card was to make?

Thank you for hopping with the Hearts today! Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You do not want to miss any of the creativity in this talented group of stampers!

• Candy Ford of Stamp Candy
• Lisa Ann Bernard of Queen B Creations
• Linda Krueger of The Stamp Coach
• Joanne Brown of Stamping with JoJo <===You are here

Colors Used Today:

Rococo Rose

Mint Macaron

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Candy Hearts Blog Hop - In Colors 2020-2022

Welcome to the Candy Hearts Blog Hop for July! Today we are sharing projects featuring the new 2020-2022 In Colors. After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you. We have a special guest with us today. The amazing and talented Brian King of stampwithbrian.com is joining us, and I'm sure he has something wonderful to share with us. 

I have been excited about this particular blog hop for a while now; the 2020-2022 In Colors are absolutely beautiful!!  Look at these 5 gorgeous colors:

There were so many ideas swirling in my head for using these colors.  Then I received my Demonstrator pre-order from the new August-December 2020 Mini Catalog and the options expanded even more!!  I decided to celebrate Christmas in July with a stunning Poinsettia in Magenta Madness and Just Jade.  Paired with it are two specialty Designer Series Papers - Plush Poinsettia and Forever Gold.  I think I found the "wow" factor right here! I think you'll be amazed by how simple this card is to put together.

Here's how to make it:

Cut and Score with your Paper Trimmer:

• Just Jade - 8.5" x 5.5" - scored at 4.25"
• Plush Poinsettia - 4" x 5.25"
• Pop out one of the floral-edged shapes from the Forever Gold Specialty DSP (it really doesn't matter what shape the center is, as it will be covered - but you want to have foliage peeking out from either side of your Poinsettia

Stamp with the Poinsettia Petals set:

• 1 each of the 3 Poinsettia petal clusters in Magenta Madness on Magenta Madness cardstock (I used 2 pieces of 4.25" x 5.5" cardstock and had plenty left over)
• 2 of the large Poinsettia leaf outlines and one of the smaller in Just Jade on Just Jade (I again used a piece of 4.25" x 5.5" cardstock)
• That's all the stamping for this card!

Die Cut with Poinsettia Dies:

• All 3 Petal Clusters
• All 3 Leaves

Shape Your Flowers:

• You will need:
• Stylus tip on the Take Your Pick tool
• Stampin' Pierce Mat
• Lie one die-cut petal cluster at a time face down on the Stampin' Pierce Mat
• Using your Stylus, begin making small circles from the outer edge of the petal in toward the center where all connect.
• Use only one hand, if your die cut shape begins to move on the mat, allow it to move naturally, as the paper is doing this in order to take the curvature and this movement prevents ripping as well as provides a more realistic dimension
• Once you have done this to the back of all 5 petals, turn your cluster over and gently press down with the stylus at the base of each petal, so the center where they connect lies lower than the curved petals
• Repeat for the other 2 petal clusters
• Do the same for your leaves, but work from the end furthest from you toward the end closest to you, flip over and gently press down on the end that is where the leaf "starts" - you will eventually be tucking this flattened are in under the Poinsettia

Assemble your Poinsettia:

• Add a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid glue to the center of the middle-sized Poinsettia Petal cluster
• Place this on top of the largest petal cluster, with the petals offset from one another
• Add a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid glue to the center of the smallest Poinsettia Petal cluster
• Adhere this on top of the middle-sized petal cluster, again offsetting the petals
• Take a Beaded Pearl and use the brush end of the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend to color the pearls yellow, set aside

Assemble the card:

• Fold your scored Just Jade card base at the 4.25" score line and burnish with your bone folder
• Adhere the panel of Plush Poinsettia DSP to your card base; you will want to use small strips of Tear & Tape on the backs of the leaf designs ONLY.  It is very important not to use adhesive on the translucent areas of the vellum, as the tape will be visible and your card will not have a clean look to it
• Adhere the Forever Gold Specialty DSP piece to the Plush Poinsettia using Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• Adhere the assembled Poinsettia to the center of the Forever Gold Specialty DSP, again using Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• Put a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue at the base of each Just Jade leaf (one at a time) and carefully tuck them under the Poinsettia.  I used tweezers to push down on the cardstock for a few seconds under the Poinsettia to allow the glue to set without crushing the shaped petals
• Place a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue (about the size of one of the pearls you colored yellow) in the center of the Magenta Madness Poinsettia, adhere the Beaded Pearls to this drop of glue.  You will need to hold it for 15-20 seconds, I used my tweezers to firmly push the pearl cluster into the glue

And just like that, we're done!  This non-traditional Christmas Card is sure to "wow" any receipient!

Thank you for hopping with the Hearts today! Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You do not want to miss any of the creativity in this talented group of stampers!

1. Candy Ford of Stamp Candy
2. Brian King of Stamp with Brian
3. Linda Krueger of The Stamp Coach
4. Joanne Brown of Stamping with JoJo  YOU ARE HERE

Today's Colors:

Just Jade

Magenta Madness

Whisper White

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Candy Hearts Blog Hop - Patriotic

Welcome to the Candy Hearts Blog Hop for June! Today we are sharing Patriotic themed projects. After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to check out ALL the great projects the Hearts have created for you today.

When I think of being Patriotic, I think of thanking those who gave us our freedom, so today's card is a "Thank You" with an Americana feel to it.  Today's Card is simple to put together, but the recipient will never know that!

Here's how to make it:

Cut and Score with your Paper Trimmer:

• Thick Whisper White - 8.5" x 5.5" - scored at 4.25"
• Real Read - 4" x 5.25"

Die Cut with Stitched Rectangles:

• Night of Navy - largest Stitched Rectangle (3.75" x 5-1/8")
• Whisper White - three pieces using the smallest Stitched Rectangle that naturally nests in the largest Stitched Rectangle (2-3/8" x 1")
• Real Red - two pieces using the smallest Stitched Rectangle that naturally nests in the largest Stitched Rectangle (2-3/8" x 1")

Die Cut with Stitched Stars:

• Whisper White - 5 of the smallest Stitched Stars (there is one smaller than what I used, but the star that cuts out has no stitching)

Stamp with the Parcels & Petals set:

• Stamp "Thank You" in Real Red on two of the Whisper White Stitched Rectangles
• Stamp "Thank You" in Night of Navy on the remaining Whisper White Stitched Rectangle
• I used my Stamparatus for this so that once I had my stamp centered and straight I could easily stamp all three sentiments in the same spot on each of the rectangles - it's such an amazing tool!!

Assemble Your Card:

• Fold your scored Thick Whisper White card base at the 4.25" score line and burnish with your bone folder
• Adhere the Real Red 4" x 5.25" mat to your card front, centered
• Adhere the large Night of Navy Stitched Rectangle to the Real Red Mat
• Adhere your small Stitched Rectangles to the large Night of Navy Stitched Rectangle
• Beginning with a Whisper White stamped in Real Red, align this piece to the top right corner of the Night of Navy Stitched Rectangle
• Adhere one of the Real Red Stitched Rectangles directly beneath your Whisper White one, being careful to not leave any Night of Navy exposed between the two - they will all fit perfectly as long as they are placed closely
• Adhere the Whisper White that is stamped with Night of Navy, then your second Real Red and finally the last Whisper White stamped in Real Red
• Using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, adhere the 5 Whisper White Stitched Stars to the exposed Night of Navy Stitched Rectangle

Thank you for hopping with us today! Be sure to check out all the stops on the hop. Use this line up as a guide.

• Candy Ford of Stamp Candy
• Linda Krueger of The Stamp Coach
• Joanne Brown of Stamping With JoJo  YOU ARE HERE

Today's Colors:

Real Red

Whisper White

Night of Navy

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