Stampin Up Watercolor Winter

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Beverly

As the calendar turns to October, I begin to think about holiday cards like this one that features the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp Set. The card is actually a birthday card for a special person who has a birthday during December.

This view of the card shows the dimensions of the key elements from the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter stamp set:

Stampin Up Watercolor Winter

I love the pine needles and cones from the Stamping Up Watercolor Winter set. In the past I have resorted to making my own pine needles for cards. So this set will go a long way in speeding up my stamping of pine-related elements on cards.

Stampin Up Watercolor Winter

Don’t you just love the new Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons as shown here?

Let’s make this card together. Go to your craft room and get out the following supplies:

Stampin Up Supplies:

Stamp Sets (clear mount): Stampin Up Watercolor Winter (129727) and Bring On The Cake (for the sentiment) – (121958)

Paper: Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953), Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685), Gumball Green Card Stock (126840), Whisper White Card Stock (100730), and Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)

Ink (Classic): Real Red (126949), Cherry Cobbler (126966), Gumball Green (126861), (Markers) Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip (119703)

Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (116824), Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details (125585), Dazzling Details (124117), Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555), and Brights Collection 3/16″ Brads (119740)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THIS CARD FEATURING THE STAMPIN UP WATERCOLOR WINTER STAMP SET

Fold an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock in the middle to for a card base.
Cut a 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock.
Place the Cherry Cobbler Card Stock into the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder and run through the Big Shot.
Cut a 4-3/4″ x 2-1/4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.
Cover the outline poinsettia stamp with Real Red Ink and stamp onto the center of the Whisper White Card Stock.
Cover the solid poinsettia stamp with Cherry Cobbler and stamp over the outline poinsettia stamp image (recommend using a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig – 101049).
Cover the pine needles stamp with Gumball Green Ink and stamp the image in the two places shown in the picture of the card.
Cover the outline pine cone stamp with a Soft Suede Stampin Write Marker and stamp the image in the two places shown in the picture.
Cover the solid pine cone stamp with a Chocolate Chip Stampin Write Marker and stamp the image over the outline pine cone image (recommend using a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig).
Apply Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details onto the poinsettia as desired.
Apply Dazzling Details (white) onto the pine needles and cones as desired.
Take two Cherry Cobbler Designer Brads and cut off the prongs.
Adhere the brads into the center of two small Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (I used Crystal Effects).
Adhere the buttons to the Whisper White card stock as shown in pictures.
Cover with Soft Suede the Birthday Wishes stamp from the Bring On The Cake Stamp Set and stamp as shown in the pictures. You want to ink the word “Birthday” first and stamp it and then the word “Wishes”.
Cut a 4-15/16″ x 2-7/16″ piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock and adhere the decorated Whisper White Card Stock to it to form a mat.
Cut two 2″ squares of design from the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (see pictures).
Cut two 2-1/4″ squares of Gumball Green Card Stock.
Adhere the two square pieces of the designer series paper to the two squares of Gumball Green Card Stock.
Adhere the Cherry Cobbler Embossed Card Stock to the front of the card base.
Adhere the designer series paper and mat squares to the Cherry Cobbler Embossed Card Stock (see pictures).
Place dimensionals on the back of the Crumb Cake mat with the decorated Whisper White Card Stock.
Remove the backing from the dimensionals and adhere to the card front (see pictures).
Using a Gold Gel Pen, cover the center of the flowers that are embossed onto the Cherry Cobbler Card Stock.

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

by

Beverly Polen

Enjoy the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp Set!

How to Make Paper Poinsettias

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Beverly

I have for you today a beautiful card featuring paper poinsettias. In this post, I’ll share how to make paper poinsettias, but first I’ll provide information on the card.

Paper Poinsettias

The card base is a piece of 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685), folded in half. I used the snowflake design from the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (DSP) (126896) for the first layer on the card.

Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper

The second and third layers were made with the Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Cherry Cobbler Card Stock, and Gumball Green Card Stock (126840). Each “label” was embossed with the Snow Burst Embossing Folder (retired), which goes so well with the snowflake design in the DSP.

Paper Poinsettias

paper poinsettias

HOW TO MAKE PAPER POINSETTIAS TUTORIAL

Supplies Needed: Blossom Petals Builder Punch (121808), Boho Blossoms Punch (119858), Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685), Gumball Green Card Stock (126840), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue(110755), Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772), and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (102023)

A. Cutting Petals, Leaves, and Flowers

1. Punch out six Cherry Cobbler large petals and six of the smaller petals with the Blossom Petals Builder Punch.

2. Punch out two Cherry Cobbler flowers from the Boho Blossoms Punch. (See the below picture for which petals and flower to punch – picture doesn’t show the second flower from the Boho Blossoms Punch).

Paper Poinsettias

3. Punch out three Gumball Green large petals and three of the smaller petal from the Blossom Petals Builder Punch, and two of the flower (same as above) from the Boho Blossoms Punch.

Paper Poinsettias

4. Cut out two Summer Starfruit flowers (see picture) with the Boho Blossoms Punch.

Paper Poinsettias

5. Use a stylus to create veins in the leaves and petals.

B. Shaping the Petals, Leaves, and Flowers

1. Use a rounded top tool (e.g., tip of an artist paint brush handle, top of a piercing tool, etc.) and a piercing mat or mouse pad to create “cupping” of the leaves, petals, and flowers. To do this, place a leaf, petal, or flower (henceforth, cutout(s)) onto the mat/pad, press down on the cutout with the rounded top tool while moving the tool in a circular motion around the cutout. This will cause the cutout to cup upwards. Repeat this for all pieces. (See the two pictures below).

paper poinsettias

Paper Poinsettias

2. Use a small paint brush handle or other small round tool to turn down the two sides of each petal and leaf and turn up the pointed end of each. Pinch the bottom together of each. (I really like how these items get a shine to them from this process.)

3. Leave the flowers cupped upward. The Summer Starfruit flowers need to be cupped more so than the others.

Paper Poinsettias

C. Assemble the Paper Poinsettia Leaves

1. Apply Tombow glue to one petal of the Boho Blossoms flower and attach one poinsettia petal.

Paper Poinsettias

2. Turn the glued cutouts over and ensure the petal is lined up with the tip of the flower’s petal. Paper Poinsettias

3. Add glue to another petal of the Boho Blossoms flower and attach the smaller poinsettia petal.

4. Continue Step 3, alternating the sizes of the poinsettia petals, until there are three large and three small petals adhered to the Boho Blossoms flower.

5. Follow Steps 3 and 4 until you have two Cherry Cobbler flowers and one Gumball Green leaves. Paper Poinsettias

6. Using Tombow glue, adhere one Cherry Cobbler flower on top of the Gumball Green leaves, aligning a large petal over a small leaf.

Paper Poinsettias

7. Adhere on top of the Cherry Cobbler flower the second Cherry Cobbler flower.

8. Adhere the second Gumball Green Boho Blossom flower on top of the Cherry Cobbler flower.

Paper Poinsettias

9. Spritz the paper poinsettia with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.

10. Squeez the two Summer Starfruit flowers together and glue one on top of the other.

11. Glue the Summer Starfruit flowers on top of the Gumball Green flower.

12. Touch the petals of the Summer Starfruit flowers with glue and sprinkle on Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

Paper Poinsettias

Enjoy making paper poinsettias!