More Scrap Cards

Today I have a couple of cards made from scraps.  The paper was wrapped around a bouquet I was given.  I had made several cards from this paper, and these tiny pieces were all that I had left.

Card #1: 

This card used 4 small paper pieces that I trimmed to the same size.  For this card, I used stamps and a die from an old Hero Arts' Kit-Tea Stamp N Cut set. I stamped the sentiment with Shaded Spruce ink, and colored the focal using Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends, Crumb Cake Stampin Blends, and Pretty in Pink Stampin' Blends.  I also used Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends to color borders on the white mat for the focal and for the sentiment.  

Card #2:

This time I debossed the card front using an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  I combined three little paper scraps and glued them in place.  The sentiment was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink and a stamp from Stampin' Up!s Beautiful Butterflies stamp set.  I added 2 butterfly stickers from my stash (probably Dollar Store finds) and 3 adhesive backed sequins (discontinued Stampin' Up! product).

Leftover Card Kits

 

I had some leftover card kits that I had made for class and club.  I didn't want them just sitting around taking up space, but also didn't want to make them up the way the other kits had been.  Here's what I did with them.

Card #1:

I made two cards from the first card kit which included paper from the discontinued Take to the Skies designer series papers and Night of Navy cardstock.  This was the first.  It's pretty plain, but I wanted it to have a masculine feel and was feeling low on mojo.  I cut the patterned paper in half and die cut the sentiment from an old Hot Off the Press die set, using the remaining scrap rather than the die cut itself. I also die cut a butterfly using dies from the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder and backed it with Night of Navy scraps.

Card #2:

Here's the 2nd card from that first kit.  As you can see, I used the die cut from the last card and the remaining patterned paper and most of the remaining cardstock.  The "Celebrate" was cut from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set, and the "70" was from the Birthday Celebration die set.

Card #3:

This is what I did with the 2nd kit - which again had a patterned paper from the discontinued Take to the Skies DSP. I used the whole piece of patterned paper on the card front.  Then made multiple mats for the focal (an old sticker from my stash) by die cutting the centers of the white and Copper Clay cardstock pieces.  From the other piece of Copper Clay cardstock piece, I die cut the sentiment using the discontinued Wanted to Say die set and misc dies from my stash.

Card #4:

The card actually takes advantage of parts of two card kits.  The first had paper from the discontinued Flowering Fields DSP and Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The 2nd used "found" paper that came around a bouquet of flowers that I received.  I decided to save the Pumpkin Pie cardstock for another project and use the found paper with the DSP instead.  The daffodils were from an Elizabeth Crafts die set.  The sentiment was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink.  I used Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends to color a piece of neutral colored twine.

Another Dual Side Stepper

Today I made one of these Dual Side Stepper cards - calculating measurements for an A2-sized card.  Here are the measurements I used:

1. With basic A2 card open, cut sides 1" in running from 2" in the back to 3/4" in the front. 
2. Score between these cuts starting at the base of the cut lines at 2", 4", 5 1/2", 7", 7 3/4" - again between the cuts. This should give you a total of 5 score lines. 
3. On the outer sides - score as normal at 4 1/4" and fold as mountain fold.
4. Fold along the scored lines as follows: mountain, valley, mountain, valley, mountain. 

I also cut a piece of cardstock that was 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", which I used to create the back panel.  

I cut papers (Beautiful Bokeh) just a bit smaller to nearly cover the 3 1/2" square panel, the front step, and the card front.  I embossed these pieces using the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid 3D embossing folder.  Then, I used a foam applicator to add Balmy Blue ink to the raised areas and around the edges before gluing in place.  I die cut 3 small butterflies from Basic White cardstock using some of the extra dies included with the Hybrid embossing folder.  I added these butterflies to the top of clear acetate strips - which were then attached to the front step using Mini Glue Dots.  I stamped a greeting from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set and Balmy Blue ink - then inked the edges before adding to the front step with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Hybrid Embossing

Today I have 4 sample cards, again mostly using Stampin' Up! products.  They all made use of a hybrid embossing folder called Thoughtful Moments.  In class, we will discuss several ways to use such an embossing folder, but for these cards, I used Tuxedo Black Momento ink direct to the folder before embossing/die cutting the sentiments.  Then I used Stampin' Blends (Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly, Highland Heather) to color inside the lines, using the darker color on the lower half of the letters and the lighter on the upper:

I made 4 quick cards using the four sentiments I colored.  I chose papers in the same colors from a discontinued DSP (designer series paper) but it was similar to this.  Here's what I did.

Card #1:

I created the panel by adding strips of Highland Heather cardstock on either side of the yellow and white DSP and taping the pieces together on the back side with transparent tape.  Because the colors made the pattern difficult to see, I embossed the taped panel using the 3D embossing folder called Fern.  Then I added a diagonal piece of ribbon across the panel, taping it in the back with transparent tape.  After gluing the panel in place on the card front, I added a ribbon bow using a Mini Glue Dot.  Then I added the prepared sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and finished with seven Iridescent Faceted Gems – one in the center of the bow. 

Card #2:  

I began by cutting thin strips of the yellow paper, making sure they were narrow enough to thread through the lace.  After threading the paper through both pieces, I trimmed the paper and set them aside.  Next, I glued the striped paper to the center of the card and trim the bottom off – even with the bottom of the card front.  I turned the trimmed piece over so the flowered side was showing and glue it in place in the center of the striped paper, adding narrow white strips of cardstock top and bottom.  Using tear and tape adhesive, I added the prepared lace borders on either side of the striped panel.  Using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I added the prepared sentiment to complete the card.

Card #3:

After trimming just a bit off the right side of the paper (so it would fit the card front - saving the piece I cut off!), I wrapped the larger piece of ribbon (Cherry Cobbler & Gold ribbon - discontinued) around the lower edge - wrapping it around to the back and taping it in place before gluing all in place on the card front.  Taking the scrap of patterned paper I had cut off, I turned it over to the reverse side and used it as a mat for my sentiment – gluing it in place toward the lower right corner.  After adding the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, I took the small piece of ribbon, wrapped it as in the picture, and added it to the border using a Mini Glue Dot, before adding a Flirty Flamingo Dot from the Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days (discontinued).

Card #4:

For my final card, I embossed a strip of Balmy Blue cardstock using the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder - then glued it to the piece of patterned paper so the stripes were on the front side.  I trimmed the paper and cardstock so the panel fit the card front with just a bit of a border around it – then added white ribbon over the join, taping it in back of the panel and gluing the panel to the card front.  For my focal, I stamped 4 flowers from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set using Tuxedo Black Momento ink.  After coloring them using Stampin’ Blends (Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green), I trimmed the fourth flower so I had just the stem and leaves, then arranged it with the other three flowers to create a cluster.  I taped the cluster together from the back, then glued it in place.  I created a bow with silver 1/8" ribbon and added it to the flower cluster using a Mini Glue Dot.  I again added the sentiment with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, and finished the card by adding 3 silver “gems” (from my stash) toward the bottom left corner of the card.

More with Kintsugi

I've liked the concept of "Love it Chop it" that I've seen from Kylie Bertucci.  Cutting into a gorgeous piece of paper can be HARD.  But I've found it REALLY works well to cut my paper into sizes that fit for front panels of cards!  I usually cut my papers into 4" x 6" panels. This gives a basic A2 panel that is 4" x 5 1/4" with an additional strip that is 3/4" x 4".  That small piece is perfect for inside the card if I don't use it elsewhere (like I did here).  Also, by cutting these into "4 x 6" panels, they can be matted and used for 5 x 7 cards if I wish.  AND, if I actually cut them into panels, I'm much more likely to actually USE them!  

For my Kintsugi Inspirations papers, of the 6 different double-sided patterned papers, I saved the one that could be die cut for focals and accents and cut the remaining 5 into panels.  I've then created "sets" of one each of the 5 panels to use for making sets of cards. 

Last post used one set of these papers, plus a few vases and flowers from the cut-out sheet, to make a set of Oriental-flavored cards.  Again this time, I started with a set of 5 of those panels.  This time, though, I experimented with chopping up the panels before I started to see what I got!  I again used Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies, and Textured Notes dies.  However, I didn't stick to an Oriental theme this time, and only used a little bit of the gold tag board.  This gave me cards that had quite a different feel from my last set of cards.  Most products used are Stampin' Up!  Those that aren't are noted in the description.

First, here's how I cut my pieces:

• The first two pieces were cut as follows:  

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.
          2) Cut a 4" square from A2 panel and set aside the remaining 1 1/4" x 4"
          3) Cut square diagonally from corner to corner. 

 

 

• The 2nd two pieces were cut as follows:

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.

          2) Cut A2 panel horizontally into 3rds - 1 3/4" x 4"

• The last piece was cut as follows:

          1) Cut off 3/4" to create a standard A2 panel measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and 3/4" x 4" piece.

          2) Cut A2 panel vertically into 4ths - 1" x 5 1/4"

•  This gave me: 

           A) FIVE pieces that were 3/4" x 4" (all used on card #8)
           B) FOUR diagonally cut pieces (used for cards #3 & #4)
           C) TWO pieces 1 1/4" x 4" (used on cards #6 & #7)
           D) SIX pieces 1 3/4" x 4" (used on cards #2, #6, #7)
           E) FOUR pieces 1" x 5 1/4" (used on cards #1, #5)

Here's what I did with them:

Card #1: 

This first card uses three of the "E" pieces (the fourth was used for card #5).  As you can see, I used the largest of the Textured Notes dies to cut a panel from Lost Lagoon cardstock.  From the inside of this piece, I used a smaller of the Textured Notes dies and a die from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set to cut a mat and text for the sentiment.  I used another Textured Notes die to cut the smaller mat from Petal Pink cardstock.  From Basic White cardstock, I used another die from the Wanted to Say set to mat my sentiment.  I also cut a mat for my patterned paper from the white.  Then it was a simple matter of gluing everything in place - but I added the matted sentiment panel with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Card #2: 

This card uses two of the "D" pieces.  I started with a Petal Pink cardstock panel cut to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  I embossed this using a 3D embossing folder called Fern.  To the left side, I glued one of the "D" pieces, and then wrapped a white ribbon around one edge, taping it to the back - then glued the panel in place on the card front.  I die cut three cats using a misc die from my stash.  I cut one cat from gold tag board, two from Basic White cardstock - then extra partial pieces to get the bows that I fussy cut from the die cut and glued in place as you see.  I used a corner rounder punch to fix the corners of my other "D" piece of paper - then matted it on gold - again using the corner rounder.  I used gold die cut letters I had in my stash to spell out "MEOW".  I used part of a stamp from a set called Friends Furever - from Fiskars - to stamp the rest of my sentiment on a strip of the white cardstock.  After trimming the ends with my Banners Pick-a-Punch (unfortunately discontinued), I glued it in place as you see.  I used Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to add the cat heads & bodies (top of tail glued flat) and to add the sentiment panel.

Card #3: 

This card uses two of the "B" pieces.  I started with a Misty Moonlight cardstock panel cut to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I embossed it using the  Joined Together 3D embossing folder. I glued the "B" pieces on either side of this embossed panel, then ran a piece of gold ribbon (from my stash) across the center of the center part of the panel, taping it in place to the back of the embossed panel.  Then I glued the panel to the card front.  

The focal was assembled from a gold circular die cut frame, a small circular piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock (embossed with an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots), a stamped and die cut flower (Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies - stamped with embossing ink and heat embossed with gold glittered powder - then colored with Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy Light, Wild Wheat Light - discontinued color), a stamped and die cut sentiment (Misty Moonlight ink, Mixed Labels stamps and dies).  I added the flower with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals at the top and glue at the bottom.  The sentiment was also added with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.  The gold frame was added using Foam Adhesive Strips.  The whole thing was then glued in place on the card front.

Card #4: 

This card uses the remaining two "B" pieces.  I embossed the card front using an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called Swiss Dots.  I glued the "B" pieces on either side of the embossed card front. My focal was created using a stamp from a Divinity Designs set called He Watches Me and matching die called Sparrow.  I used Stampin' Blends to color the focal (Night of Navy, Boho Blue (discontinued), Fresh Freesia, Old Olive, Light), then backed it with two die cut circles - one in Basic White cardstock, one in Misty Moonlight cardstock (Double Stitched Circles dies from Kat Scrappiness). The sentiment is a strip sentiment from Sassy's LLC - end trimmed with Stampin' Up!s Banners Pick-a-Punch (unfortunately discontinued).

Card #5: 

I started by embossing the card front using the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder.  I added the remaining "E" piece with a narrow strip of Lost Lagoon cardstock.  I also used a 2" scalloped circle punch to cut a mat from that same cardstock.  I fussy cut a little scrap of the same for the elephant to "stand" on.  The elephant and "splash" were die cut using a die set from Elizabeth Crafts Designs.  I used a 1 3/4" scalloped circle punch to cut out the sentiment piece from Basic White cardstock - then stamped with a stamp from discontinued Flower Cart stamp set using Lost Lagoon ink.  

Card #6:

This card started with one "C" and two "D" pieces - and a couple of narrow strips of gold which I glued either side of the "C" piece.  I used an old Spellbinders Labels Four die to cut a shape from Cloud Cover cardstock. I used an old Spellbinders 3D embossing folder called Mediterranean Medallion - then lightly inked it with Misty Moonlight ink.  To this, I added a gold frame and gold Flower Accents - then added the focal to the card front using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink using a stamp from the Mixed Labels stamp set and cut out using a small circle punch before being glued to the center of the medallion.

Card #7:

For this card, I took a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of gold vellum from my stash and embossed it with an old Fun Stampers Journey embossing folder called Brocade - then glued it to the card front.  Then I added the last "C" piece and the remaining two "D" pieces.  Using an old Elizabeth Crafts Designs die set called Asian Vase, I cut one piece from gold tag board, the other from Basic White cardstock and colored with Night of Navy Stampin' Blends.  I used strips of Night of Navy cardstock - one to form a base for the vase to sit on, and one to form a mat for the stamped sentiment (Night of Navy ink with stamp from the discontinued Timeless Tulips stamp set on white cardstock).  I created another flower - stamped with embossing ink and heat embossed with gold glitter embossing powder using a stamp from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set.  After coloring it with Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy Light, Wild Wheat Light - discontinued color), I die cut the flower using the die from Inspiring Imperfections die cut set.  Using a craft knife, I cut a slit in the vase piece so I could insert the flower.  I added the vase and flower with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals - then did the same with the matted sentiment.

Card #8:

The final card in this set uses all five "A" pieces - glued to the card front.  Using the Textured Notes dies, I cut mats from Cloud Cover cardstock, Misty Moonlight cardstock, and Basic White cardstock.  The focal was made with a Spellbinders die set called Be Bold Blooms - and glued to the white mat.  Finally, I made the sentiment piece - stamped and die cut using the Mixed Labels stamp and die bundle and Misty Moonlight ink.  I added the sentiment using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

I could easily have used fewer of the cut pieces per card, but even using as many as I did, I got 8 cards from this set.  From the single paper pack, I could get 12 sets of the 4" x 6" panels that I used here.  That means I could easily get 90-100 cards from this paper pack - if not more!  That makes this Kintsugi Inspirations Suite quite cost effective indeed - especially since the stamps and dies can be used without the papers to create even more pretty cards (like I did on the first card, here).

Kintsugi Class & Club

Today I have eight makes to share with you, using the lovely Kintsugi Inspirations Suite from Stampin' Up!  I LOVE this set of papers and coordinating supplies/tools!  In addition to the papers (I used a 4" x 6" piece of each of 5 double-sided papers plus some of the patterned paper used with cutting dies and A2 sized cardstock panels in the following colors: Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Lost Lagoon, Cloud Cover, and Basic Beige), for these makes I've used the Joined Together 3D embossing folder, and the Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies.  I've also made extensive use of the beautiful rectangular dies in the Textured Notes die set - which I mostly used with gold metallic tag board from my stash.  In addition, I used various pieces of cardstock for card bases - or basic white card bases from my stash.  NOTE: I had about 3 gold panels cut to A2 size - then added most of the cutting dies to each so I got a variety of frames from the one piece of gold card stock.  All other materials are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card #1:

This card started with a plain white card base from my stash.  To this, I added a gold mat/frame die cut, an embossed panel from Misty Moonlight cardstock, and another gold mat/frame die cut.  I stamped a sentiment onto a piece of white card stock using Misty Moonlight ink, and then added it with another piece from the embossed panel near the bottom.  The vases and flower were die cut from one of the papers.  The golden "twig" was die cut from the center of one of one of the smallest gold die cut pieces.  A little golden Flower Accent (also from the suite) was added near the greeting - both flower and cup added with mini-dimensionals. 

Inside: 

The inside of this card could have made the outside of another card!  I used one of the Textured Notes dies to cut a white piece that would fit inside the gold frame.  To this, I stamped a greeting in Misty Moonlight ink and the flowers in Old Olive ink.  I then used a Petal Pink Stampin' Write Marker to color in the flowers before adding the panel to the mat and gluing toward the top of the page.

 

I took another strip of the embossed paper and a strip of the gold to form a border at the bottom - to which I added a stamped vase & flower (vase stamped in Old Olive ink, flower stamped in Black and then colored with Old Olive and Petal Pink Stampin' Write Markers) using mini-dimensionals.  I DO love that all the Stampin' Up! products colors match, so I know I can use Misty Moonlight ink and have it match my Misty Moonlight cardstock - etc.!

 

Card #2: 

This card and the next started as 4 1/4" x 11" pieces of Lost Lagoon cardstock.  They were scored at 5 1/2" and folded as a normal A2 card.  Then I cut off a 2 3/4" piece of cardstock from the card front.  This was set aside while I added patterned paper to the card front and the right side of the inside where it would be visible.  I turned the set aside cardstock sideways & glued it just to the left side (the front flap) of the card.  To this I added an embossed piece of white cardstock.  I die cut the vases and flowers from one of the papers and added them to the embossed piece - using both glue and mini-dimensionals for shaping.  The greeting was die cut using dies from Wanted to Say die set (discontinued) - from Lost Lagoon, white, and gold.

Inside: 

Inside I added a white panel for a message - decorated with die cuts from the Inspiring Imperfections die set cut from the Lost Lagoon cardstock.

Card #3:

This card was made in a similar way to the last one - except that I used white cardstock and the blue/gold patterned paper.  I also used the outside piece of the gold tag board left from the die cutting.  This formed the outer gold "mat".   To the "sideways" white piece, I added a gold frame and a piece of blue and gold flowered paper - again gluing the whole to just the left flap.  I die cut the greeting using the Wanted to Say die set with white and Misty Moonlight cardstock - added with mini-dimensionals.  I finished the make with a gold ribbon bow from my stash.

I added scraps of the Misty Moonlight embossed cardstock top and bottom of the message area on the inside.

Card #4: 

This card started with a standard white card base and looks like a standard horizontal card - but it is actually an easel card.  I simply scored the card front in half and glued my completed card front panel to the lower half of the card front.  I used a piece of white cardstock just smaller than the card front as a base for my front panel.  I added a narrow Misty Moonlight cardstock mat (gutted to be used elsewhere).  I embossed an A2 sized piece of Cloud Cover cardstock and then trimmed it just a bit smaller than the Misty Moonlight mat.  I ran embossing ink along the edges and heat embossed them using gold glitter embossing powder from my stash before adding it on top of the darker mat.  A piece of the blue and gold flowered paper, matted on the smaller gold piece adds decoration to the left side of the card front.  The vase and bowl were die cut from the patterned paper.  The flower was stamped in embossing ink and then heat embossed with the gold glitter embossing powder. I colored the flower with the lighter Night of Navy Stampin' Blend, and the leaves with the Wild Wheat Stampin' Blends (discontinued).  Then I die cut the flower.  I die cut a piece of white and stamped my sentiment on it using Misty Moonlight ink before matting it with a piece of the Misty Moonlight cardstock and adding it with mini-dimensionals to the upper right corner.  I added another little piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock as a "shelf" for the vase and bowl with flower (the latter with mini-dimensionals).

As Displayed: 

I used scraps to create borders top and bottom on the inside.  I added the upper border with mini-dimensionals to serve as a "stop" to hold the folded/displayed card front.

Card #5:

This card again started as a plain white card base.  I glued a mat of Lost Lagoon cardstock to the card front, then a die cut gold mat, then a piece of patterned paper, then a gold mat, then a piece of embossed Petal Pink cardstock.  I added a vase and flower die cut from one of the papers.  The sentiment (stamped in Lost Lagoon ink using a stamp from Timeless Tulips discontinued stamp set) was stamped on a scrap of Petal Pink cardstock and matted with white cardstock before being added with mini-dimensionals.

Inside: 

Again, on the inside of the card, I've used scraps of cardstock, patterned paper, and narrow pieces of gold.

Card #6:

This is another card made using a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock (this time Basic Beige).  This time I scored both at 5 1/2" and at 8 1/4".  I used a slightly smaller piece of the cardstock for a base for the card front - cut to the same size as the larger gold mat.  I then added a piece of the beige and gold paper before adding another gold mat and a final piece of embossed Misty Moonlight cardstock.  For some reason, the color doesn't show properly in the picture.  The cup was stamped using Misty Moonlight ink on Petal Pink cardstock.  I then colored the rim, base, and leaves using a Wild Wheat Stampin' Blend (discontinued) and the flowers with the darker Night of Navy Stampin' Blend before using the matching die to cut out the cup.  I could have gutted the lower part of the cardstock card front base where it wouldn't have been seen, but I didn't think to do that, so had to make do with white cardstock.  I used ink to color it and matted it on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock after stamping the greeting (Hero Arts Kit-Tea Stamp & Cut) using Misty Moonlight ink.  I simply added the cup to the lower right corner, gluing a die cut gold piece glued in place to look a bit like steam.  The sentiment was added with fmini-dimensionals in the upper left corner and decorated with a couple of the golden Flower Accents. 

As Displayed: 

A couple pieces of the patterned paper forms borders top and bottom - the top piece was added with mini-dimensionals to serve as a stop for the card front when folded for display.

Card #7:

I didn't have a lot of the patterned paper left at this point, and not much cardstock besides the Old Olive piece which I hadn't yet used.  I decided to start with a standard white cardstock base from my stash.  I scored it in half and folded it back.  I cut a small strip of the Old Olive cardstock to glue to the inside of the card - and added a small strip of gold on top.  I glued the remaining piece of Old Olive cardstock to the left side of the folded card front.  To this, I added a gold piece, a white piece, and the patterned paper with small strips of Petal Pink cardstock on either side of it.  I stamped the cat/cup on a piece of white cardstock and the cup on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock (again using the Kit-Tea Stamp & Cut stamps from Hero Arts).  After coloring the cat with Stampin' Blends, I fussy cut both cat and cup and glued them together.    I used black ink to stamp the sentiment at the bottom of the patterned paper, then added the cat/cup with glue and mini-dimensionals.

As Displayed: 

Card #8:

By this time, I was sitting there with two little scraps of patterned paper, a piece of coordinating cardstock, and a tiny strip of gold foiled tag board.   This is a TRUE scrap card, using those pieces taped together and embossed before adding them to the card.  The gold wasn't really long enough, so I put my focal over where it was missing some.  I used scraps of white to create stamped /die cut focal (Kit-Tea Stamp and Cut from Hero Arts) colored with Stampin' Blends, and sentiment (again from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set).

So, there you have eight fun cards made using the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite from Stampin' Up!  I LOVE this set!

June Swap Cards

Today I have a couple of swap cards made using digi-paper and a mix of Spellbinders dies.

Card #1: 

This first card features a "porthole" looking out into the ocean.  The patterned paper was printed from a digi file.  I added blue and white cardstock from my stash. The porthole, fish, seaweed, and "wave" (used by sentiment) were created using dies from three Spellbinders sets: Coastal Escape View, Underwater Marine Life, and Underwater Tunnel.  In most cases I die cut white cardstock and then colored the pieces with ink and a foam applicator.  I made the porthole into a shaker with bits of "diamonds" leftover from diamond art I made.  The stamped sentiment was from Spellbinders' Seahorse Gardens stamp and die set.  The blue mat was what was left after die cutting the porthole.  I thought a variety of circles was a great touch with this background, so I used it as the mat for my stamped focal - which I cut with a 2" circle punch.

Card #2: 

Again, I started with a printed paper from a digi file.  This time I tore along the top to give the idea of waves on the sea and backed it with a light blue piece of cardstock from my stash.  Again, the dies were all Spellbinders dies from several sets (all from the Fair Winds Collection): Set Sail, Oh, Buoy!, and Guiding Light.  Again, most pieces were die cut from white and then colored with inks and a foam blending tool.  Some, where I wanted a shiny surface, were die cut from glossy cardstock and colored with Sharpies.  

June Class & Club

 

This month was a focus on stamping, and here's a quick look at the Class and Club cards we made this time - along with a few "variations on the theme" cards.

Card #1: (above) - This card used discontinued Stampin' Up! products - Flowering Fields paper and Timeless Tulips stamps.  We also used a round scalloped punch to cut out the focal flower after it was stamped.  The sentiment was from a discontinued stamp set that came with their Sentimental Rose Kit.  The focal flower and sentiment were stamped with Pumpkin Pie ink and the leaves with Pretty Peacock ink.  The matting was done with Pumpkin Pie cardstock.

Card #2: 

For my sample card, I just used die cut otters from the Otterly Adorable patterned paper using the Otterly Amazing cutting dies.  For their cards, class members stamped the otters (Otterly Amazing Stamp set) and colored them in with Stampin' Blend Markers (Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake).  We again used the dual oval punch to cut the sentiment  (stamp was again from the Sentimental Rose kit), which has unfortunately been discontinued.

Card #3: 

The paper is from the Take to the Skies paper pack which was recently discontinued.  The focal stamp and sentiment stamps were from Beside Me stamp set which is currently on Last Chance sale.  We used various inks with water and a paint brush to color in the picture.  Night of Navy cardstock made nice matting, and Night of Navy ink was great for the sentiment (also from the Beside Me stamp set).

Card #4: 

Here we used the Flower Cart stamps and cut them out with the matching Flower Cart dies to create the main focal - stamping and die cutting the pieces before gluing them together to create our focal image.  The paper is from a 2023-2025 In Color DSP which is currently on the last chance sale.  The cardstock is Moody Mauve (on last chance).  I did not have the matching Moody Mauve ink and it has been discontinued, but fortunately DID have the 2023-2025 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (currently on last chance) - so used the Moody Mauve Marker from that set to ink my stamps for the flowers and sentiment.  I used Shaded Spruce ink for the leaves, and obviously black for the rest.  I again used the dual oval punch for the sentiment.

Card #5: 

This card uses another paper from the Take to the Skies DSP pack.  It has some nice masculine prints, but unfortunately has been discontinued.  I used Copper Clay cardstock for some of the matting (Copper Clay marker from the 2023-2025 In Color Stampin' Write Markers drawn around the outer edge to create the illusion for the rest).  I also used a small piece of Copper Clay Twine from a set of twine that has been discontinued.  The focal and Greeting were stamped using stamps from the Beside Me stamp set.  The focal was colored with Stampin' Blends.  The sentiment used the same Copper Clay Stampin' Write marker, that we used to edge the paper, to ink the stamp. 

Card #6: 

This card again uses the Flowering Fields paper and Timeless Tulips stamps - different paper from the pack and some different stamps from the set.  To bad they've been discontinued!  The widest border piece is the same paper - reverse side.  The smaller piece and the matting is Blackberry Bliss cardstock.  Ink used was Berry Burst and Pretty Peacock.

Card #7: 

This card again uses a stamp from the Beside Me stamp set - colored with ink and water brush.  The paper is "found paper" that came on a bunch of flowers I received.  It was so pretty I couldn't just throw it away.  I ironed it on a dry setting to remove the wrinkles and used it to create this card.

Variations on a theme:  The following cards, use the provided paper to make quite different cards than those shown above, so we can see there's far more than one way to use materials:

Variation #1 & 2: 

I already showed these cards, in the Otterly Adorable without Otters post, so I won't discuss them here.

Variation #3: 

Again using the discontinued Flowering Fields paper, this time I used the Tulip Fields stamp set (unfortunately also discontinued) to stamp a windmill focal.  I die cut the focal using a die from the Perennial Postage die set, and again used Blackberry Bliss cardstock for matting. I stamped the windmill and sentiment with Blackberry Bliss ink and the bushes with Pretty Peacock ink. The windmill was colored it with the Berry Burst marker from the Brights Stampin' Write Marker set, and the bushes with the Pool Party Marker from the Subtles Stampin' Write Marker set.

Variation #4: 

 

If you look closely, you will see that I used the back side of the paper for the border - it's plain green instead of having the subtle pattern that the rest of the paper has.  I simply stamped a rose & leaves - and a sentiment - from the discontinued Sentimental Rose Kit.  I used Shaded Spruce and Pretty In Pink inks.  I used the Pretty in Pink marker from the 2024-2026 In Color Stampin' Write Marker set. to color little dots in the center of the flower, and the Shaded Spruce marker from the Regals Stampin' Write Marker set to draw a bit more stem to connect the leaves to the flower.