One Last Garden Whimsy

I had to post one last variation on my Garden Whimsy Card.  This one has a whole different color scheme from the previous ones.  I wanted to make a card with a more "earthy" feel using my Whimsy set.  

I used Mellow Moss for the card base.  With my Whimsy Stampin' Around Jumbo Roller and Always Artichoke Jumbo Roller ink, I rolled across the bottom of the card to make a nice accent.  I used a small strip of Always Artichoke across the top of the Whimsy Roll to create a ribbon effect, even thought I had no Artichoke ribbon.  Again, this is another way to use scraps in a creative way and save a little money at the same time!

I stamped the butterfly image on Whisper White using Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink.  Using heat & stick powder and a heat gun, I put some Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the butterfly for a nice "pop."  I then mounted it on a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock and put a small piece of Chocolate Chip ribbon behind the image before mounting onto the card front.  I stamped the sentiment with the Pumpkin Pie image as well.

One Last Quilt

So I had to share one last quilt card with you. I wanted to do one using the same color scheme instead of odds and ends of scrapbooking paper that I like. It's another 3x3 card, using 1/4 inch scraps of Purely Pomegranate designer series paper. I chose to mount onto black and white CS in order to make the quilting "pop"! See the details below if you need more info on how to "quilt"!

Another Quilt Card

This is another example of my recently discovered talent for "quilting"!! I used the same directions for the card listed below. I made this cute little 3x3 man's card using 1/4 inch strips of Prestwick DSP that I just couldn't throw away.

Quilt Cards Use Scraps!

Quilt cards are a great way to use up those darlings little scraps of your favorite scrapbooking paper or cardstock. Maybe you have leftovers from a project. You love the colors but they are too small with which to do anything. I know I always have my favorite papers and I just HATE throwing away scraps because I just know I can do SOMETHING with them! Well, I've found that something!

It's hard to tell in the picture, but this is a 3"x3" card. If you have bigger scraps, your base square card can be bigger. This was my first time "quilting" so I wanted it to be small in case it turned out to be a small mess! I was pleasantly surprised how easy it is to "quilt"!! My Bella Rose DSP scraps on this card were cut into 1/4 inch wide strips. It doesn't take much to make a pretty design!

Use a ruler to find the center on a piece of base cardstock. I used Very Vanilla in this one. It will be covered up completely by your quilting, so the color doesn't really matter. I found it easiest to draw a large plus sign all the way from top to bottom on the Very Vanilla to find the center of the base piece. From there I could just easily match up the corners of my flower piece to make sure it was exactly center.

If you make your center piece diamond shaped, you need to draw a plus sign on your base piece. If you make your center piece square shaped, you need to draw a diagonal X in order to line up your corners of the center piece. This is the easiest way to make sure your center piece is exactly centered! Adhere your center piece and then glue matching stripes of paper around it, going one layer at a time.

I started at the top of the flower with the gingham looking piece. I lines up the corner of the scrap with the top corner of the diagonal and glued it down, making sure that the piece was glued snugly to the side of the center piece. From there I worked my way around the right repeating the step at each corner. Once the first "layer" of "quilting" was complete, I began a new layer with the very pale piece of scrap paper. Be sure to glue everything snugly together so your quilt doesn't have any holes.

I used 1/4" strips, but I think I'd use larger if I were making a larger card and not a mini. I matched my layers, but you wouldn't have to if you didn't have enough of one type of scrap paper.

This is what I put on the inside of this mini card.

Elegant Lady Dress Card

I can't say that this idea was thought up by me, but I took it and made it better, in my opinion! This is a great way to use those scraps from all of your favorite designer series scrapbooking papers. What a nice card to give to your girlfrinds!

Ingredients:
5 strips of your favorite designer series double-sided papers, Rose Red Cardstock, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Rose Red Classic Ink Pad, Time Well Spent Hostess Stamp set (or any other set with a heart in it that you like!)

Directions:
Fold 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" piece of Rose Red cardstock in two to make card base. Rub edges of 4 1/4 x 5 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla onto Rose Red ink pad. Use sponges if you want a more subtle look, do without sponges if you want a more dramatic effect. Adhere piece of Very Vanilla to front of card. Lay out and adhere strips of scrapbooking paper to card. Stamp heart from Time Well Spent stamp set on Rose Red Cardstock in Rose Red ink. Cut out and adhere to top of skirt on card front. Use scrap of your favorite coordinating color for waistband. In this sample, I used Chocolate Chip. You can also embellish waistband and flower on top with rhinestone brads, pearl brads, or dazzling diamonds glitter adhered with 2-way glue. Go crazy! If you so choose, you can also stamp a sentiment along the top or bottom, or leave blank to use as a card for any occasion!

Easy Heart Day Card with Inexpensive Embellishment!

I love my Happy Heart Day Valentine's Day Card pictured below, but it is very time and supply consuming. So, I came up with this simplified card for new card-makers and those of us that need to make several in a hurry! This card is an example of a technique that I like to use. Most really cute cards have lots of expensive accessories on them, such as brads, eyelets, and ribbon. For those of us on a budget and those of us that don't have a lot of supplies, this card is easy to embellish without those items. I save all of my small scraps and use them in the place of ribbon. In this case, I used two small pieces of Creamy Caramel Cardstock behind the mouse image to make a splash of color without using lots of embellishments.

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Stamp Set: Happy Heart Day
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch and Glue Stick.

Stamp flower image onto Chocolate Chip Cardstock in the same color. Stamp Chocolate Chip mouse image onto Whisper White. Ticket corner punch the Whisper White piece. Adhere to card with small strips of Creamy Caramel behind it. These strips do the same thing as ribbon in a much less expensive way!