Priscilla's Papercrafts: Lilypad Lake

Sunday, July 1, 2018

June's Fun Fold Card

At my June Card Club we included a "fun fold" card. And here it is:

There really isn't too much to it, except for cutting a piece off the front of a regular card and making sure you adhere the strip at the right time.

Here are the details:

1. Take a piece of cardstock (here we used Tranquil Tide) and cut it in half at 4-1/4" x 11. Score it in the middle at 5-1/2". You will also need two mat-layers (here we used Soft Seafoam); one is 5-1/4" x 4" and the other is 3-3/4" x 4". And your inside Whisper White layer is 5" x 3-3/4". Finally, you need a piece of Designer Series Paper for the front - we used Tranquil Textures, cut at 3-1/2" x 3-3/4".

2. On one end of the card base (which will be the front of your card) trim off 1-1/2". Save the strip.

3. We ran the strip through the Subtle embossing folder with the Big Shot. See the texture?

4. Score at 1/2" on one end of the strip. Adhere the short, 1/2" side to the back of the larger Soft Seafoam piece, then adhere this to the inside of the card. Add your white layer.

5. On the outside, adhere your DSP to the smaller Soft Seafoam piece, and add to the front of the card.

6. Cut a Whisper White Stitched Shape Square (the second from the largest). We used Lilypad Lake to stamp our sea and sailboats (cut out with the Lakeside Framelits after coloring with Stampin' Blends) and Waterfront to stamp the sky and sun (Balmy Blue, stamped off twice, and Daffodil Delight).

7. Cut two coordinating squares, using the Layering Squares Framelits - one in Tranquil Tide and one in Soft Seafoam; layer together.

8. Adhere the squares to the strip, being careful to only use adhesive on the strip below where the square will be (if you get more on the back of the squares, your card won't open).

9. Stamp sentiment (from Itty Bitty Greetings) and punch with the Modern Label Punch.

And here is how the card opens:

Everyone enjoyed this fun fold card--it still fits in a standard envelope, and doesn't require extra postage, but is beautiful and unique. Something a recipient will enjoy.

Here are the colors used today:

Priscilla's Color Picks

Soft Sea Foam

Tranquil Tide

Whisper White

And starting today, there's an awesome special going on: Buy 3, Get 1 FREE - Designer Series Paper is free when you buy three packs. Take a look at all the patterns included in this special:

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Be sure to add these to your order!

All products used listed here; click on a photo to place an order.

Product List

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146496]

$22.00

Lilypad Lake Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[146493]

$30.00

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle

[148366]

$44.00

Lilypad Lake Wood-Mount Bundle

[148365]

$51.25

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146386]

$17.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146667]

$36.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[146664]

$48.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[147146]

$7.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$7.50

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144246]

$8.50

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper

[146331]

$11.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

$35.00

Lakeside Framelits Dies

[146351]

$27.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

$9.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144605]

$9.00

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[131263]

$29.00

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[144033]

$15.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$18.00

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Inspiration Sunday

Where do you find inspiration? Sometimes I find it in surprising places. Last week my husband and I went out for breakfast. We hadn't visited this cafe before, and we were very pleasantly surprised at how delicious our omelettes were, as well as the price. And something else that I noticed - a tee shirt.

This is Javier. He was clearing tables, and as he walked by, his tee shirt caught my eye:

Something about it was familiar:

Oh yes...the colors! And the egret!

So I asked him if I could take a picture of his shirt (the wait staff tried to sell me one 😁) and I came home to create this:

What do you think?

Lilypad Lake is a new Stampin' UP! set that includes the egret and has wonderful coordinating dies. So I got busy...

I knew I wanted a black background to set off the fabulous colors in the main panel. So I started by sponging, on Whisper White, using Pineapple Punch, Poppy Parade and Call Me Clover inks.

Next I stamped the egret from Lilypad Lake. Now this stamp is not a solid stamp, so after stamping it using Tuxedo Black, I colored in the bird with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. Finally, using a mask of the bird, I stamped the tree from Sheltering Tree, using Soft Suede ink.

Once done, I took a piece of Basic Black cardstock, 4" x 5-1/4", and ran it through my Big Shot three times.

The first time through was with the new Subtle embossing folder. This gives a nice linen look. Then I repeated the trip through the Big Shot with the new Tufted embossing folder. Sigh...LOVE! Can you see the gorgeous texture?

For the final Big Shot work, I cut the oval with the Layering Ovals Framelits. Then I placed a lot of Dimensionals on the back and centered it over my stamped panel. The grass was cut with the Lakeside Framelits.

This was then adhered to my card base, of Basic Black, using more Dimensionals.

A few Rhinestone Basic Jewels were placed on the corners of the Tufted "pillows" to give the card a little sparkle.

And I finished it off with a sentiment from Painted Glass, stamped in Versamark ink on Poppy Parade cardstock, and heat embossed with Black embossing powder.

I wonder if I need to send this to the cafe?

And there's your inspiration for this Sunday; what will you create?

All products used are listed below; click on a photo and you'll go directly to my on-line store.

Product List

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146496]

$22.00

Lilypad Lake Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[146493]

$30.00

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle

[148366]