Showing posts with label Playful Backgrounds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Playful Backgrounds. Show all posts

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Dutch Door Fun Fold

I found this great "new to me" fold and wanted to share it with you.  This really comes together fairly quickly - the hard part is deciding the stamps you want to use.  I ended up using four different sets!  Yikes!

Dawn Griffith's video is where I found my inspiration.  I have all the measurements written below, but you will want to watch the video for how to do the base of the card.  It's very easy, but my brain may not explain it well enough.  


Recipe Measurements:
Base - Gorgeous Grape - 8" x 7 1/8" - see video for scoring and folding (beginning at the 10:48 mark).

Whisper White:
3 3/4" x 3" - front panel
4 1/4" x 3 1/2" inside panel
1 7/8" x 1 1/2" (cut four) small panels

Granny Apple Green:
4" x 3 1/4" - front panel
4 1/2" x 3 3/4" - inside panel
2 1/8" x 1 3/4" (cut four) small panels
3 3/4" x 2 1/8" (cut 2) inside and outside vertical panels

Designer Series Paper - How Sweet It Is
3 1/2" x 1 7/8" (cut 2) inside and outside vertical panels


Stamps I used:
Birthday Delivery
Blow Out the Candles
Playful Backgrounds
Sweetest Thing


Stamp, Color and Assemble.  Isn't that fun!?


I'm going to be playing with this fold for some other ideas - hopefully with less stamps, but this was a late night adventure after dropping the Graduation Owls and Stamps off to Meghan.  She really loved them and I'm so happy we made them for her.  It made my day as much as it made hers I think.

Thank you for looking in today - it's Friday Eve!

~ Donna

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Playful Backgrounds

After Saturday's workshop I had a couple of extra kits leftover so I decided to make good use of them by using one of the stamps sets from another card - Playful Backgrounds.  To see that card, click HERE.  

These were so fast and easy to make.  The hardest part was deciding what colors to use.  Since the base that was left over was Lemon Lime Twist - soon to retire - I chose that color for the middle, Calypso Coral for one side and Mango Melody for the other.

The sentiments are from Detailed With Love.


Recipe:
Lemon Lime Twist - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" - scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Basic Black - 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
Whisper White - 5 1/4" x 4" (cut two - one inside, one outside)

Stamp the outside Whisper White with Playful Backgrounds Stripes.
Mat with Basic Black
Basic Black - Die cut with largest Scallop from Layering Circles
Whisper White - Die cut with largest Circle from Stitched Shapes



These are so fun... or I should say ... playful!





Thank you for looking in today!  Happy Tuesday!

~ Donna

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Best Fishes Best Snacks

I am SO excited to share this today.  I haven't seen anyone do this yet and when I came up with the idea I was just so excited.  Now here it is and we'll be making them at our workshop today (Saturday).


Begin by cutting two from the Popcorn Box Thinlits.  You can get two of them out of a half sheet of cardstock just perfectly.  Simply lay the straight edge along the edge of your 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card stock and run it through the Big Shot.  Then flip it around and do the same thing on the other side.

Cut a circle in the middle with Layering Circles Framelits.

Stamp bubbles from Playful Backgrounds.  I used Soft Sky cardstock and Bermuda Bay Ink (to match my Bermuda Bay 1/8" Stitched Ribbon)

Score on all score lines and add Tear and Tape to the thin scored strip.  (I'm sorry, I forgot to take a picture of that.)


I cut a piece of Window Sheet 2 1/2" x 2 1/2".  This will be a little bit too big, but you will be able to see exactly where to trim.

Lay window sheet as shown below and attach with a piece of Tear and Tape.  


Trim the excess window sheet off at the fold.


Assemble the box with Tear and Tape, fill a bag with gold fish crackers and place inside.


Stamp and die cut the pretty goldfish from Jar of Love and place it on the window on the outside with a Stampin' Dimensional.


 FUN!!!

Thank you for looking in today!  Happy Saturday!  ~Donna



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Friday, July 1, 2016

Swirly Fireworks

How about a little more Red, White and Blue to start off the the holiday weekend?  Today at the office we'll be having a hamburger and hotdog BBQ.  Always fun, but I always feel bad for the guys doing the cooking.  It's so stinkin' hot here these days.  Our monsoon's have started, so it has cooled off a bit, but now we have muggy to go with the hot.  We're all pretty used to the hot oven, but add the humid and it's awful!


I've always thought these great little swirlies would make a great fireworks display, so here they are!

Recipe:

Whisper White - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Real Red 5 1/4" x 4 (that was the plan... but if you look closely I missed somewhere)
Whisper White 5 1/8" x 3 7/8" (again, the plan, that failed)
Stamps - Endless Wishes / Playful Backgrounds





Thank you for looking in today!  I wish you a safe and happy Independence Day weekend!  ~ Donna




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