by Becky Jensen on March 12, 2010
Birthday Bliss stamp set
This is one of the cards we made at the Birthday card class Monday evening. We used the cake from the Birthday Bliss stamp set and “happy birthday” from the Happy Moments Sale-A-Bration stamp set. The colors are Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red and Gable Green.
Handmade Birthday Card
Here’s a close up of the birthday cake, twine and double stitched Rose Red ribbon. If you look closely you can see that the white cardstock is embossed. This was done with the Stampin’ Up! Backgrounds I texturz plate.
I hope you have enjoyed today’s card. Thank you for visiting!
by Becky Jensen on March 11, 2010
Handstamped Wedding Invitation
I was asked to come up with some wedding invitation samples the other day. I thought I would go ahead and share this one with you because I like it so much! (I don’t think the bride will mind as it’s nothing like the final invitation will look like.) I wish it wasn’t so hard to photograph but with all the white it gets a bit difficult!
Wedding Sweet stamp set
The invitation is 9 1/4″ x 4″ in size so it will fit a #10 size envelope (business size to most of us). I used clear rhinestone brads at the top of the invitation to hold the two sheets together. Half pearls look very pretty there as well, however, they do nothing to keep the pieces together!
The swirlies you see are from the Wedding Sweet stamp set and embossed in Iridescent Ice. Iridescent Ice is a clear embossing powder with fine glitter in it. The embossing gives a hint of texture and sparkle to the invitation without being overwhelming.
Vintage Label & Warm Words stamp sets
At the bottom of the invitation I used the Bride Specialty paper and then made a little medallion using the Sale-A-Bration Vintage Labels and Warm Words stamp sets embossed in silver on brushed silver cardstock. The medallion is being held in place with our lovely organza ribbon.
Inside the wedding invitation
I’m afraid I don’t actually have writing inside the invitation but I think you can picture what it would look like. Across the bottom of the top page I used the Sale-A-Bration Scallop Trim Border Punch and then when you open up the invitation the medallion is still visible. I really should have trimmed down the Bride specialty paper a little more, it didn’t need to take up quite that much of the page.
I hope this is inspirational to you! I think there is a big trend to make your own wedding invitations, reply cards, favors, save the date cards, and wedding bulletins these days and there is so much you can do to individualize them! Sometime I’m going to find a big chunk of empty time in my schedule to sit down and come up with lots of ideas . . . ! (Probably when my children, ages 5, 4 & 2) are ready to get married!
Thank you for stopping by to look!
by Becky Jensen on March 10, 2010
Vintage Vogue Stamp Set
This is a remake of a tissue box that I showed you last week. I promised you a tutorial for the rose and it’s time!
Stampin' Up! Ornament Punch
I started with 25 ornament punches in Whisper White. The more punches you have the fuller your rose will be. The ornament punch was offered by Stampin’ Up! in the Holiday Mini Catalog but I have good news for you! The punch is not pictured in any of the current catalogs, however, it is still available! The item number is 116794 and it costs $15.95.
Sponging with Pretty in Pink
I want the rose to have two tones so I am sponging the edges of the punches with Pretty in Pink Classic ink.
Embossing Stylus
I used a stylus to curl the edges of each ornament punch (petal). You want about 1/3 of the petals to be curled slightly, 1/3 curled so they look like a U when you look from a side view, 1/3 curled considerably and 1 totally curled. Is that as clear as vellum for you? Let me give you a picture that will hopefully define that better.
Ornament Punch Rose Petals
I hope that makes more sense now. For the tighter curls I grabbed a thin paint brushed to wrap the punches around.
1 3/4" Circle Punch
Punch a 1 3/4″ Circle and then start working around the circle to adhere the petals. Begin with the least curled petals. I am using Sticky Strip because I want to make sure once all the weight of the flower is added it’s going to stay in place.
Work in a circle
Continue working around the circle to attach the petals. Use up all of the least curled petals and then work to the next level saving the most curled for the end.
Ornament Punch Rose Coming into Shape
As you get closer to the center of the flower you’ll want to make the edges of your petals overlap more, this will help to lift them up and give the flower shape.
Paper Rose
There is just one more piece to insert, the most curled petal. You will know when it’s time to put in the last petal, it’ll be the last one you can possibly fit in there. I started with 25 petals and used 23 of them.
Paper Rose
The rose looks great but it is no complete without some leaves to frame it.
Ornament Punch Leaves
I punched out three of the ornament punches from Mellow Moss and then used an Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write marker to draw in the vein lines.
Creating a paper leaf
I sponged on some Always Artichoke Classic ink and then used paper snips to cut a zig zag edge on of the leaves.
Bottom of the flower
Tuck the leaves behind the flower. (This a view of the bottom of the finished project.)
Paper Rose made from the Stampin' Up! Ornament Punch
And here we are! What do you think? I know the tutorial is long and may seem like it would take a long time to make one of these but I can tell you that it really doesn’t take all that long. I spent way more time typing this tutorial than it takes to make one of these flowers!
Now obviously with all these layers you’re not going to be able to put this flower on a card and mail it. A rose like this one is meant for a good size 3-D project or at least a card you’re planning to hand deliver! I have seen some other versions of this flower, some of them with fewer petals making it less bulky. You may wish to check them out, the ladies offering them are: Chera Wiest (who originally inspired me), Shawna MacKenzie,and Rhea Anderson.
If you have any questions or comments about making this flower please leave them in the form of a comment. Most likely if you have questions someone else has the same one so I’ll answer them there for you. Thank you for stopping by and for any and all comments!
by Becky Jensen on March 8, 2010
Handmade Masculine Card
For some reason cards for guys tend to be the hardest cards for stampers to make (myself included). They just don’t come as easily as the cards with flowers and frills and bling. This is the “guy” card we made in the Birthday Card Class yesterday at the Mason-Dixon library. As with many “masculine” cards, this really could be used for a guy or a girl. Girls wouldn’t mind getting this, so why do guys mind getting flowers??
Inspired by Nature & Teeny Tiny Wishes
To make this card we used the Inspired by Nature and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets, the Finial Press embossing folder, 1 3/8″ Circle punch, Modern Label punch, Vintage Brads and Night of Navy grosgrain ribbon. The colors are Whisper White, Ballet Blue, Night of Navy and Handsome Hunter.
Inside
The neat thing about this card is the fact that you can open it up and still see the birthday greetings at the bottom! It’s neat to have a little something decorative there and it can also be nice if you don’t want to write a long message!
Thank you for stopping by to visit my website! I love the comments you have been leaving! Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for the rose tutorial! I’m looking forward to sharing it with you!
