Beautiful Peacock,  Swan Lake with Seasonal Layer Thinlits Dies

I recently received the Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Beautiful Peacock, for Free, when I placed an order of $50.00. (Free is good, right?) I saw lots of ideas for this set on Pinterest, and other places, and the one I liked the best was made by Annette Elliott.  So I tweaked it a little, and here you have it.  You can see Annette's card Here on her blog, post of December 31, 2017. I am offering this card at all of my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card-making classes, and I am excited to share.

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Night of Navy cardstock, scored at 4 1/4.
• The layer of Whisper White is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Calypso Coral layer is 5 x 3 3/4.  I dry embossed it with the Layered Leaves Dynamic Embossing Folder, and glued it to my Whisper White layer with Multipurpose Liquid glue.  Using the liquid glue on a piece of dry embossed cardstock gives it more "sticking power".  The liquid glue can get into the indentions of the embossed cardstock.  
• Next I die cut a 4 1/4 x 1 3/4 piece of Crumb Cake with the scalloped die from Seasonal Layers Thinlits dies.  I glued this piece to the Calypso Coral with Multipurpose Liquid glue (because I was gluing the Crumb Cake onto a "bumpy" surface).
• I cut a doily in half and used Multipurpose Liquid glue in the center of the doily to adhere it to the card on top of the scalloped crumb cake piece.
• The Night of Navy rectangle is 3 7/8 x 2 1/2, and the Whisper White, on which I stamped my images, is 3 3/4 x 2 3/8.
• The peacock, feathers, and words are stamped with Night of Navy ink, and the little flowers are stamped with Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake ink.  The words are from Swan Lake.
• I put a little bling in the center of the flowers, you know, to give the peacock feathers character!
• All done, don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

If you have any questions, please, just ask.

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my January, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 
    

I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.   Psalms 17:7

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Bloomin' Love, Heart Happiness  & Large Letter Framelits Dies

 

My wonderful crafting friends and I are getting together today to make one another's card for our bi-monthly Shoe Box Swap, and these are the cards I am offering.  

I just recently bought the Large Letter Framelits Dies and I am so sorry I waited so long, because these dies are so much fun, are fantastic, and so versatile.  Crafters are like carpenters, with the right tools, we can produce almost any paper product, just sayin'.

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Basic Black cardstock, scored at 4 1/4.
• The layer of Real Red cardstock is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Very Vanilla Thick cardstock layer is 5 x 3 3/4.
• I stamped all of my images on my piece of Thick Very Vanilla with Real Red and Tuxedo Black Memento ink, then cut out my letters with my Big Shot.  I used the Very Vanilla Thick cardstock because it was much sturdier. 
• I glued the Very Vanilla to the Real Red, then glued these two pieces to my Basic Black base.
• I put some Foam Adhesive Strips (from SU), and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the cut out letters, and popped them up on the card front.  The cut-out centers from the letters O and B are glued directly to the empty place in between the O and B.  I hope I'm making sense.  If not, Jan Brown, a SU demonstrator, has a wonderful how-to video on YouTube, and you can see it Here. 
• That's all there is to it.  Easy, peasy.  
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

If you have any questions, please, just ask.

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 
 

Jesus opened their minds that they might understand the Scriptures.  Luke 24:45

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Heartfelt Blooms, Heart Happiness & Ribbon of Courage

Michelle and I put our heads together to come up with a Valentines card to offer at all of my January, 2018 classes, and after almost two hours of planning, changing out the colors of cardstock and ink, this is the finished product. I'm very excited to offer it at class.

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Basic Black cardstock, scored at 4 1/4.
• The layers of Real Red and Pink Pirouette are 4 x 2 5/8.
• The Whisper White layer is 5 x 3 3/4 and dry embossed with the new Scattered Sequins embossing folder (before stamping the flower).
• The flower from Heartfelt Blooms (free during Sale-a-Bration with a $50.00 order) is stamped in Real Red ink. 
• The hearts are cut out with the Sweet & Sassy Framelits dies, two in Real Red and one in Whisper White.
• The small Real Red heart is stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento ink with a stamp from Heart Happiness.
• The words on the Whisper White heart are stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink from the Ribbon of Courage stamp set. 
• The little gold hearts are cut out with the Big Shot and a die from the Mini-Treat Bag Thinlits dies and gold foil paper, and the small silver hearts are punched out with a retired😞 heart punch and Silver foil paper.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

If you have any questions, please, just ask.

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 
 

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.  Proverbs 3:3

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Heart Happiness 
for my January 2018 Classes

My wonderful assistant, Michelle Wallace and I, have been busy planning for my January 2018 Creative Therapy and Card Making classes, and this is one of the six cards I will offer. 
Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Rich Razzleberry, scored at 4 1/4.

• The Pool Party layer is 5 1/4 x 4, and is dry embossed with the new Petal Pair embossing folder.
• The Rich Razzleberry layer under the 5 1/8 x 2 piece of Petal Garden DSP is 5 1/4 x 2 1/8.  The piece of Gold Foil on the left side of these layers is 5 1/4 x 1/2.
• The heart is cut by combining the "Lovely" heart from the Lovely Words Thinlits Dies, and one of the hearts from the Sweet & Sassy dies, and Gold Foil.  Then a second heart was cut from the Sweet & Sassy dies, this time out of the Sweet Sugar Plum cardstock.
• The small Rich Razzleberry heart and the Gold Foil heart are also cut out with the Sweet & Sassy Dies. 
• The little flower is from the Heart Happiness set (in the Occasions Mini, available January 3, 2018) and stamped with Sweet Sugarplum ink on the Sweet Sugarplum heart.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!  

If you have any questions, please let me know.

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world."    John 16:33

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Ribbon of Courage, Timeless Textures and Support Ribbon Framelits

I used the Ribbon of Courage stamp set and the coordinating Support Ribbon Framelits dies for these two cards.  I made my own background design with one of the stamps from the Timeless Textures stamp set, and I cut the letters out with my new Large Letter Framelits dies.😊  

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Sahara Sand, scored at 4 1/4.
• The Blushing Bride layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Thick Whisper White layer, on which I stamped the flower from Timeless Texture in Blushing Bride ink is 5 x 3 3/4.
• After I stamped my background on the Thick Whisper White I cut out the letters with my Big Shot and the Large Letter dies.  So easy.
• For the card at the very top of this post, I stamped a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock with the stamp from Ribbon of Courage, and used my big Shot and the die from the Support Ribbon Framelits to cut it out.
• For the second card on this post, I stamped a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock with the flower from Timeless Textures and used my Big Shot and the die from the Support Ribbon Framelits to cut it out.
• I used the Foam Adhesive Strips from SU to give my letters  and ribbon height on my card. 
• I used Rose Red ink to stamp my words.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!  

If you have any questions, please let me know.

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 

"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'  John 7:38

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda