Diamond Fold Card

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Beverly

Hello, my friends, and thanks for stopping by. I am posting a Diamond Fold Card that I created a few weeks ago. I made this card for a “Ways To Use It Challenge” on Splitcoaststampers. The hostess of the challenge asked to see some “fancy fold” cards, which was a great challenge as we tend to get in a rut and regularly use the same folds. This diamond fold card is a Christmas card and it measures 4″ x 11″ and has 12 folds.

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I used Stampin’ Up!’s “This Christmas Specialty DSP” on the far left and right of the card. For the middle folds, I used the Stampin’ Up! Holly Embossing Folder to emboss Garden Green Card Stock. I cut the necessary sections and adhered them to 10 sections of the card. The main element of the card is the lantern and holly that I made with the CottageCutz Lantern w/ Holly Vine Die. The card was time consuming but fun!

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Stamps: ODBD Home For The Holidays

Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Wild Wasibi, Brushed Gold, and This Christmas Specialty DSP

Ink: SU Cherry Cobbler and Yellow Copics

Accessories: CottageCutz Lantern w/ Holly Vine Die (currently on sale), SU Holly Embossing Folder, My Favorite Things Die-namics Dies, ODBD Double Stitched Squares Dies, Tombow Glue, and Mounting Tape

Thanks for viewing and leaving comments!!

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Christmas Tree Angel Topper

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Beverly

Hello, and thanks for stopping by! Today I have for you a beautiful Christmas Tree Angel Topper. I made it for one of Splitcoaststampers Falliday Fest Challenges, FF16annsforte3, to make an angel card or ornament angel using Ann Forte’s provided template. I created my angel as an ornament. (Click HERE for the template.)

christmas-tree-angel-topper I cut out all the pieces from Ann’s template using SU Shimmery White Card Stock, Silver Foil, and Silver Glimmer Paper. I used a Christmas Tree Embossing Folder to emboss the angel’s body and then added the SU Heat and Stick Powder and SU Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (can’t see this in the photo).

I glued the body together, attaching the Silver Glimmer wings onto the back. As for the job of creating a face, well, let me say I have MANY faces on my crafting table. After a while, I gave up and used the one that is attached to the silver foil and tinsel halo. I used ODBD paper to create the bow and added a SU basic pearl to its center. I cut a 1” x 2” piece of ODBD paper for the sheet music that the angel is holding in her hands.

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Paper: SU Shimmery White, SU Silver Foil, SU Silver Glimmer Paper, and ODBD Christmas Card Collection 2015 and 2016

Ink: Copics

Accessories: Ann Forte’s Angel Template, Cuttlebug Christmas Tree EF, SU Silver Trim Tinsel, VersaMark, SU Heat and Stick Powder, and SU Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!

During Jesus’ ministry, He instructed us to love our enemies. He said: “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” Luke 6:27-28

ODBD Holly Night Nativity Scene

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Beverly

Hello, my friends! Thank you for stopping in to see my latest card featuring the ODBD Holly Night Nativity Scene. I made this card for the Splitcoaststampers Falliday Fest Challenge, FF16UnderstandBlueB, to use the salted watercolor technique on a card (link to a tutorial is below).

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I am so blessed by Our Daily Bread Designs, Angie Crockett, as she selected this card for the ODBD Customer Card of the Day! I am so grateful to ODBD for such an honor!!

Stamps: ODBD Delightful Decoration (sentiment)

Paper: Solar White, SU Glossy White, Basic Black, Silver Foil, and Brilliant Blue Card Stock

Ink: SU Brilliant Blue, Ballet Blue, and Whisper White (sentiment)

Accessories: ODBD Holy Night Dies, Water, Silver Watercolor Brushes, Salt, and Foam Tape

Techniques: Salted Watercolor (Click HERE for a tutorial)

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Paul’s Charge to Timothy: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.” 1 Timothy 6:17-18

FF16hbrown, Holly Jolly Christmas

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Beverly

This card is my submission for Holly’s (Hbrown) Falliday Fest Challenge, FF16hbrown, on Splitcoaststampers. She asked to see creations with holly leaves and berries. Thus, my card is titled Holly Jolly Christmas!

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Using a piece of SU Shimmery White Card Stock and Tim Holtz Mixed Media Christmas Dies, I die cut the holly and berries. I had not used this die before, so I was surprised that the die cuts were in several pieces verses one piece. I had hoped to die cut holly and berries from green and red card stock and just drop them into the negative panel in one piece. Well, that didn’t work out.

Therefore, I decided to use a piece of watercolor paper and brushos to achieve a green panel to slip behind the negative panel. That would require that I glue down all of the cuts on the white panel to the green panel. My fingers got sticky just thinking about gluing down all those cuts.

I decided to take another approach. I used another panel of shimmery white card stock and cut out the holly and berries with the Tim Holtz die again (discarded the white cutouts). Then I added a piece of foam adhesive to the back of the panel and pressed down the negative pieces. I die cut the holly again, using the green brushos panel. Because I had added the foam adhesive to the back of the negative white panel, I could easily adhere all the holly and berry pieces to the negative panel. SUCCESS!

To finish the card, I added the panel to the red holly frame die cut, added a bow, and glued glitter in various places! Glad I’m finished with this card!!

Stamps: SU Reason for the Season (sentiment)

Paper: SU Shimmery White, Real Red, and Watercolor Paper

Paper Size: 5×7

Ink: SU Real Red

Accessories: Tim Holtz Mixed Media Christmas Dies, Spellbinders Holly Frame Die, Brushos, Foam Adhesive, SU Real Red Ribbon, Glossy Accents, and SU Glitter

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood..” Acts 20:28

FF16diniA, Delightful Decorations

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Beverly

This post is a continuation of projects I did for the Splitcoaststampers Falliday Fest. This card features the ODBD Delightful Decorations Stamp Set and was my submission to Dina K’s (Dini) Falliday Fest Challenge (FF16diniA). Dina asked for cards made from die cutting a shape(s) from painter’s or masking tape, laying the die cut tape on watercolor paper, and creating a background around the masks using watercolors or sponged/stamped inks. I used the ODBD Delightful Decorations Stamp Set to create my masks and watercolor around.

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Stamps: SU Greetings of the Season (for sentiment)

Paper: Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper, Solar White

Accessories: ODBD Delightful Decorations, Spellbinders Astoria Labels Dies, Foam Tape, Crystal Drops, and SU Clear and Silver Tinsel Trim

Techniques: Water Coloring

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” Ephesians 1:7

Hero Arts Cardinal

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Beverly

I am blessed to have another day, a day to share this beautiful card I made featuring Hero Arts Cardinal Stamp Set.

The very talented Mary (MaryR917) is the host today for the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge, CC600. She asked the design team to pick a favorite challenge that they hosted between #501 and #599, and we can select their colors for this challenge. I selected the colors of Karen Barber’s Color Challenge, CC509. For that challenge, she selected SU Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky, and Old Olive.

These are the steps I followed to made my card:

~Cut a circle from my card base and stamped on it multiple times using three-step stamps of a cardinal.
~Used one application of Cherry Cobbler for the first stamp, two for the second stamp, and multiple times for the third.
~Stamped the branch with Old Olive multiple times to make the branch darker.
~Stamped the pine needles with one application of Old Olive.
~Masked the cardinal and branch and sponged Soft Sky around them.
~Ran the front of the card base through my Big Shot using the SU Holly EF.
~Attached a piece of white card stock behind the card base front and adhered the cardinal piece back into the circle that I previously cut out.

~Cut poinsettias from Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive card stock using the Cottage Cutz Poinsettia & Holly Die.
~Assembled and adhered the flowers together and added flower soft in the centers.
~Attached the flowers to the card base.