Priscilla's Papercrafts

Friday, May 24, 2019

68 Years!

What must it be like to be married for 68 years - to the SAME person? I only hope I will be so fortunate!

My mom and dad are celebrating their 68th wedding anniversary this weekend. I say "celebrating" but it's really a bittersweet day. My mom is suffering from dementia, so she won't really be aware of the significance of this day, although she still remembers, and deeply loves, my dad. But HE knows...so I needed to send a card commemorating the occasion.

When I started this card, I didn't really know where it was going. But I wanted two 'love birds", so I pulled out my Stamparatus and the new Free As a Bird stamp set, and made another "reverse stamping" card.

I inked up the bird with Tuxedo Black, and stamped it three times (using the Stamparatus to keep it perfectly aligned) on a Silicone Craft Sheet. Then I carefully placed a piece of Whisper White cardstock over the sheet and stamped the bird one more time. When I flipped over my cardstock, I had a bird facing the opposite direction. Then I lined up my paper and stamped the second bird, facing the first one.

The birds were colored with Balmy Blue and Daffodil Delight Combo packs of Stampin' Blends, with a touch of Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow for the beaks and grass. Then I lined up my sentiment (masking off the "we're") and stamped it in Tuxedo Black.

The panel was cut using the Rectangle Stitched dies, and I added a small stitched heart, from the Stitched Labels dies.

Using the Stitched Nested Labels dies, I cut the Balmy Blue panel, and embossed it with the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder.

The foliage is from the Foliage Frame dies.

The card is 5-1/2" x 11" of Thick Whisper White, scored at 5-1/2" to create a square. The DSP is from the new Bird Ballad DSP pack, with a piece of Silver Metallic-Edge Ribbon wrapped around it.

I am grateful to my parents for setting a wonderful example of a long, happy marriage. My sister, brother and I have all been married for 35+ years, so I think my folks did good. Don't you?

Bird Ballad Suite is coming June 4th. Get ready. It's a beautiful suite of products!

Product List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set

[149468]

$22.00

Free As A Bird Bundle

[151123]

$51.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148544]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144577]

$4.50

Mossy Meadow Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[148545]

$4.50

Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144595]

$4.50

Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper

[149592]

$11.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.75

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

[100730]

$9.75

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Stamparatus

[146276]

$49.00

Silicone Craft Sheet

[127853]

$6.00

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143704]

$9.00

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

[149638]

$35.00

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

[146828]

$33.00

Foliage Frame Framelits Dies

[146353]

$27.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

$7.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Sailing Away

Sailing Home is an upcoming stamp set that is part of the Come Sail Away Suite in the upcoming Annual Catalog. If you struggle to make masculine cards, this suite is for you!

The suite includes the stamp set, designer series paper, coordinating dies, an embossing folder, Bakers Twine and trinkets. There is also a coordinating Memories & More Card Pack, which can make creating cards really simple.

For my first card using these products, I chose to keep it simple. Because of the nautical theme, I chose the Happiness Blooms Memories & More Cards & Envelopes for a card base. These crisp navy and white cards come in two sizes; I picked the larger card.

Then using the Come Sail Away DSP, I cut a frame to fit the card front, with a rectangle in the middle (using the Rectangle Stitched dies). This was adhered to a slightly smaller piece of cardstock, cut with the same die, to give it a little extra heft, as the frame was popped up on Dimensionals.

Then for the image panel, I stamped the sailboats with Tuxedo Black ink on Whisper White cardstock. Can you see the "reflection"? Cool, huh?

I used my Stamparatus and a piece of Window sheet, stamping the boats multiple times with Smoky Slate ink. Once I had a clear image I laid the acrylic sheet directly on my main panel (upside down), lining up the bottom of the boats, and pressed the sheets together to transfer the image. This gave me a light, slightly muddled image that looks like a reflection in the water.

Once my boats were done, I carefully sponged Balmy Blue ink for both sky and water, then used the "water" stamp from High Tide to add the waves and added some So Saffron for a little sunlight.

The panel was cut with the Rectangle Stitched dies and I wrapped some of the Baker's Twine around it, adding a cut little anchor charm.

Then the whole panel was adhered with Dimensionals, and my card was done.

The Come Sail Away Suite will be released on June 4th. You won't want to miss this beautiful and very versatile suite of products! I know it will be a favorite of mine, so watch for more samples...coming soon.

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