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Guneaux Designs ODBD Seeds of Today

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GUNEAUX DESIGNS ODBD SEEDS OF TODAY

Happy Friday, everyone!!  Before I retired I really looked forward to Fridays.  When I got home from a stressful week at work, all I wanted to do over the weekend was rest. Speaking of Fridays, this Friday I have for you a Guneaux Designs ODBD Seeds of Today Greeting Card.  I created this card in response to a Splitcoaststampers Ways To Use It Challenge, WT617, to create with something OLD, NEW, BORROWED, and BLUE.  The New Year is precipitating challenges involving something new and I love that idea.

ODBD Seeds of Tomorrow

To satisfy the borrowed element of the challenge, I cased a Valentine card I made in 2012.

ODBD Seeds of Tomorrow

To make this card I did the following:

  • Using my old 2009 Big Shot, retired and old Stampin’ Up! (SU) Hearts Collection Dies, and a folded piece of Daffodil Delight card stock, I cut out my heart shaped card base.  The dies were issued as a new product in the SU Occasions Mini Catalog dated January 4 – April 30, 2012.  That makes them old to me!  LOL
  • Using the new Hero Arts Infinity Nesting Heart Dies, I cut two smaller hearts from Neenah Solar White Card Stock.  I adhered one to the inside of the card, using the Be Creative Doubled-Sided Adhesive.
  • I used the second white heart to stamp, with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, a floral image from the new January 2017 ODBD release, the ODBD Seeds of Today Stamp Set. I used Copic Sketch Markers in shades of purple and yellow to color the image.
  • Using the new Hero Arts Hearts Dies, new ODBD Plum Pizzazz Paper Pad (designer paper), and new (to me)  CottageCutz I Love You Die, I cut two miniature hearts and added my I Love You sentiment.  To satisfy the requirement to use something blue, I added a miniature, really miniature, blue heart at the bottom of the yellow heart die cut.
  • I added double-sided-foam tape to the main panel with the stamped image and adhered that to the Daffodil Delight card base.
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  • I finished the card by adding the smaller hearts and Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins.

Have a wondODBD Seeds of Tomorrowerful weekend!!

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTS USED (IN ORDER AS DISCUSSED IN THE POST)

           

          

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Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!

The Glory Returns to the Temple:  “Then the man brought me to the gate facing east, and I saw the glory of God of Israel coming from the east.  His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.  The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell face down.  The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east.  Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.”  Ezekiel 43:1-5   (Ezekiel was a Jewish Priest/Prophet who spoke these words.)

Taylored Expressions Floating Hearts Cutting Plate

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Six more sleeps until it is Christmas Day!!!  Hello, everyone!  I decided that I am not making any more Christmas cards for this year.  So, I have moved on to a Valentine’s Day card featuring the Taylored Expressions Floating Hearts Cutting Plate.  I love the results of this cutting plate, which shows on the RIGHT side of my card.

To create the card, I sponged SU Classic Inks onto a piece of white card stock using a sponge dauber.  I used Bashful Blue, Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, and Lovely Lilac ink.  Using the sponged and colored piece of card stock and the Taylored Expressions Floating Hearts Cutting Plate, I die cut the hearts.  Leaving the hearts within the cutting plate, I laid it over a piece of white card stock and pushed each heart out of the plate, ensuring the positioning was the same as the plate.  I added an adhesive to attached them permanently to the card stock.

I used the SU Happy Hearts Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Pink Pirouette card stock and then cut out a heart in the center using a die from the Hero Arts’ Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies.  I used the same piece of sponged, colored card stock to cut out a heart frame with the same heart dies.  (NOTE: If you are looking for some wonderful heart dies, these will make you happy.  There are 10 dies in the set and they truly nest perfectly within each other.)  As you can see below, I used the heart cutouts to create a heart shaker box.  I inserted some miniature hearts sequins inside the heart, which is covered with a piece of transparency.

I made the “love” sentiment with a die from Hero Arts’ Love Stamp & Cut.  Lastly, I submitted this card for a Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge.

Thank you for stopping by!  Hopefully my card brings you inspiration!

Paper:  Neenah Solar White Card Stock, SU Pink Pirouette Card Stock, Retired SU DSP

Ink:  SU Bashful Blue, Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, and Lovely Lilac

Accessories:  Taylored Expressions Floating Hearts Cutting Plate, SU Happy Hearts Embossing Folder, Hero Arts’ Love Stamp & Cut, Hero Arts’ Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies, and Sponge Dauber

 

        

   DC175 Love Stamp & Cut   

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Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!

The birth of Jesus Christ (cont’d):  “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:  “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” — which means, “God with us.”  When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.  But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son.  And he gave him the name Jesus.”  Matthew 1:22-25  (Also see Isaiah 7:14 for the reference prophet.)

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

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Hello, and thanks for stopping by!  I hope you had a great weekend!  It’s Monday, and I have for you a tutorial for the Pleated Skirt Fold Technique.  The card I prepared for this tutorial is a response to the two challenges on Splitcoaststamper.com (SCS) as described below.

  1. Technique Lovers Challenge (TLC572) – create a card using the Pleated Skirt Fold Technique, and
  2. Clean and Simple Challenge (CAS362 – Won’t You Call Me Sweetheart) – create a card that includes a heart.

I combined the two challenges and this is the result:

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique

The following two photos provide a closeup of the upper and bottom portions of the card.

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

This photo is a side view of the card.

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

Becky Roberts, a long-time Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, provided a tutorial for the first challenge, Pleated Skirt Fold Technique, on SCS.  However, I am not sure if there is access to the tutorial if you are not a member of the Splitcoaststampers.com site.  I just don’t know.  Therefore, I decided to include a tutorial for you today.

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PLEATED SKIRT FOLD TECHNIQUE TUTORIAL

General Supplies Needed:

  • Two-sided paper (I used Stampin’ Up! Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper);
  • Stamp(s) ( I used Stampin’ Up! Gentler Times, I {Heart} Hearts, and You’re A Gem Stamp Sets);
  • Paper Trimmer;
  • Scissors;
  • Adhesive; and
  • Additional supplies needed to decorate a card.  I used:
    • Red Glimmer Paper;
    • Stampin’ Up! Real Red and Basic Gray Classic Ink;
    • Stampin’ Up! Blushing Bride Satin Pleated Ribbon and Clear Trim Tinsel; and
    • Stampin’ Up! Key Trinket.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Cut a 7-3/4″ x 3″ piece of two-sided designer paper.

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

2.  Measure at the top of the upper-right corner of the paper down to the 1-1/4″ point and make a mark.

3.  Measure from the bottom-left side of the paper over to the 3″ point and make a mark.

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

4.  Align these marks in the cutting channel of your paper trimmer

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

5.  Trim this piece off and put to the side.

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

6.  Place the other piece onto your scoring tool, and score at the 3″, 3-1/2″, 5″, and 6-1/8″ marks.

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

7.  Fold a valley fold at the 3″ score line, mountain fold at the 3-1/2″ score line, valley fold at the 5″, and mountain at 6-1/8″.

Pleated Skirt Fold Technique

8.  Crease the fold lines with a bone folder.  Add adhesive to the back of the pleats so they will remain flat.  The piece of paper will look like this after folding and adhering it together.
Pleated Skirt Fold Technique Tutorial

9.  Adhere this to the bottom portion of a 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ card base.  You’ll need to use scissors to trim off a small piece of the pleated skirt that will overhang on the right side of the card base.

10.  Decorate the remaining portion of your card as desired.

ENJOY!

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Splitcoastampers Color Challenge – Non-traditional Valentine Card

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Hello, and thanks for stopping by!  This week I entered Splitcoastampers color challenge to create a card with three Stampin’ Up! colors; Strawberry Slush, Mint Macaron, and Early Espresso.

Splitcoastampers Color Challenge

The challenge included a “dessert” to create a non-traditional valentine card using these colors. Additionally, participants could use non-traditional valentine images. This is the card I created for the challenge.

Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge

So, what are your thoughts?  Do you think it’s non-traditional for a valentine card?

When I was in the decision-making process for the card, I thought of a flamingo stamp I have that is included in a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set, Valentine Defined. I further thought about the flamingos and their synchronized mating dance.  Thus, I decided the sentiment had to be Synchronized Love!

Here are additional photos of the card.

Splitcoastampers Color Challenge Non-traditional Valentine Card

Splitcoastampers Color Challenge Non-traditional Valentine Card

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SUPPLIES:

Stamps: SU Valentine Defined

Paper: SU Botanical Gardens DSP, Strawberry Slush CS, Mint Macaron CS, Early Espresso CS, and Whisper White CS

Paper Size: A2

Ink: SU Strawberry Slush, Mint Macaron, and Early Espresso

Accessories: ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles, SU Botanical Builder Framelits Dies, SU Clear Embossing Powder, SU Corner Punch, and Swarovski Crystals

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Stampin Up Owl Punch – Happy Valentine’s Day – Guneaux Designs

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It has been a while since I used the famous Stampin Up Owl Punch, so I decided for today’s post I would use it to create a Happy Valentine’s Day Card.   This card is one I made for my grandchildren, and it is a gate fold card.

I pray that you have a blessed day with your Sweet Valentine!

Stampin Up Owl Punch Happy Valentine's Day

 This is a closeup of the owl.  Isn’t he a cutie?  I love his eyes!

Stampin Up Owl Punch

I used a retired stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Forever Friends to create a tree branch. The stamp image is of a bird on a branch. It took some careful maneuvering to extend the branch and not include the bird (lol).

This picture is of the inside of the card.  I used Stampin’ Up!’s My Digital Studio to create the sentiment.  I think my grandchildren, who are young, will laugh at the sentiment.

Stampin Up Owl Punch

SUPPLIES USED TO MAKE THE STAMPIN UP OWL PUNCH VALENTINE CARD

Stamps: Retired Stampin Up Forever Friends Stamp Set

Paper: Stampin Up More Amore DSP (129309), Real Red Card Stock, and Very Vanilla Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party Classic Ink, Gumball Green Classic Ink, Primrose Petals Classic Ink, Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker, Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker, and non-SU markers

Accessories: Stampin Up Owl Punch (118074), Hearts Collection Framelits (125599), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (Circle Punch) (118309), Bigz Scallop Squares Duo Die (120903), 2-1/2″ Circle Punch (120906), Stampin’ Up!’s My Digital Studio (130647 – for sentiment), and Sponge Dauber (102892)

Stampin' Up Owl Builder Punch Happy Valentine's Day

Stampin’ Up! Owl Builder Punch

Stampin Up Owl Punch

This card would be an easy one to CASE, and I hope you try!  Again, have a wonderful and Happy Valentine’s Day with your special someone!

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 God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
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Beverly Polen

Stampin Up Owl Punch

STAMPIN UP OWL PUNCH HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

Stampin Up More Amore DSP Valentine Purse

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Today I am sharing how to make this beautiful Stampin Up More Amore DSP Valentine Purse!  I made this for my granddaughter, and I am sure she will be delighted when she receives it on Valentine’s Day!

SUPPLIES USED TO MAKE THE STAMPIN UP MORE AMORE DSP VALENTINE PURSE

Paper:  Stampin Up More Amore DSP (129309), Pool Party Card Stock, Primrose Petals Card Ctock, and Certainly Celery Card Stock

Ink:  Primrose Petals Classic Ink

Accessories:  Hearts Collection Framelits (125599); Big Shot, Platform, and Cutting Plates; Sticky Strip or Adhesive of your choice; Ribbon of your choice, and Brads of your choice

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THE STAMPIN UP MORE AMORE DSP VALENTINE PURSE

  • Using the Big Shot and Hearts Collection Framelit (Scalloped), cut out two Pool Party hearts.
  • Cut out two hearts from the Stampin Up More Amore DSP with the next to the largest heart framelit

  • Attach the DSP hearts to the Pool Party hearts and add ribbon around the edges of each.

  • Cut an 8-1/4″ x 2″ piece of Pool Party Card Stock and score it along the 8-1/4″ side at the 1/4″ and 1-1/2″ marks.
  • Place one end of the card stock between your thumb and index finger and hold it.  Now place the card stock between your opposite thumb and index finger and begin to curl the card stock by repeatedly moving your thumb and finger down the 8-1/4″ length of the card stock.  This will make the card stock more pliable and it will curl up into a half-circle.
  • Cut notches along the 1/4″ and 1-1/2″ scored sides of the card stock.

  • Use the next to the largest heart framelit and trace around it with a pencil on the back side of both heart pieces.  Make sure the heart framelit is placed on both hearts at the same spot.

  •  Attach Sticky Strip to each heart along the pencil tracing.

  • Remove the red liner from the Sticky Strip and begin attaching one side of the 8-1/4″ notched piece of Pool Party Card Stock to one of the hearts.  Assure both ends will line up evenly.

  • Select a DSP design that you want to be the purse liner and trace the outer rim of the next- to-the-largest-heart framelit onto this DSP twice.
  • Cut out both hearts and insert one into the purse and press it down to adhere it, as shown in the below picture.  At this point you may be thinking, “Wouldn’t it have being easier to add this before the purse side piece was added?”  Yes, however, the notched portion of the 8-1/4″ piece of card stock would not be covered up if the heart were added first.

  • Begin attaching the second heart to the first heart by lining it up with the edge of the other notched side of the heart and begin adhering it..

  •  Just as before, Insert the second DSP heart inside  and press it down to adhere it.  You now have the bottom of the purse made.

  • Attach to the purse sides a handle made of the ribbon that was used around the front and back of the purse.  Use hot glue to attach.
  • Select two medium to large brads, remove their prongs, and attach to the ends of the ribbon with hot glue.  I used two of Stampin Up epoxy brads from long ago.

  •   Decorate the purse front as desired.

 God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen

 STAMPIN UP MORE AMORE DSP VALENTINE PURSE