Welcome to Another Year of Stampin Friends Blog Hop!
Happy HAPPY NEW Year!!!!
Welcome All to 2024!!
I can’t believe it is time to start hopping again! I have so much doing this every month and I hope you enjoy hopping along with us! This year, as in past years, we will have a new theme each month. Some months we will be showcasing cards and other months we will have a greeting card along with a 3D item. So lets….GeT…..ReADy..tO…CREATE!!!!
If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from Steph’s blog. Be sure to read through my blog, comment below and continue to Maureen’s blog.
If you get lost along the way, no worries, you can find a list of Blog Hoppers at the end of each Blog. ENJOY!
This month we are showcasing cards that are about celebrating Life’s Special Occasions. The Occasion I chose was celebrating the birth of a new baby! I found it’s never a bad idea having a few baby cards on hand. The greatest thing about this card, the stamp set and Designer Series Paper (DSP) used was FREE! Right now Stampin’ Up! is having their Sale-A-Bration sale, so for every $50 you spend in product and can select a FREE item from their Sale-A-Bration Catalog, win, win!
MATERIALS NEEDED
Stamp Set: Cradled in Love
Paper: Basic White CS (4 1/4x11”) scored at 5 ½” and 6 ½”
Shimmer White CS (scraps)
Flight & Airy 12”x12” DSP (4 ¼” x 4” and 4 ¼” x 1”)
Ink: StazOn; Calypso Coral Light & Dark Stampin’ Blends
Tools/Accessories: Deckled Circle Dies; Purple Fine Shimmer Gems; Classic Label Punch; Calypso Coral Ribbon; Wobbles
INSTRUCTIONS
- I used the book fold technique for this card. The card base is basic white folded in half, then it gets folded the opposite way at the second score line. I adhered the 1” section between the center score and 1” score line together. This now gives me a square(ish) section to work with for my major image. NOTE: If you make your second score at 6 ¾” you will have a perfect square).
- I adhered the 1” strip to the left of the card front and the 4 ¼” x 4” piece of DSP to the “square” section.
- I then died cut a circle ring out of shimmer white card stock using the deckled circle die that measured 3 ¼” and the second circle after that which was just under 4”. I adhered this to the center.
- I stamped the crib image on shimmer white card stock with StazOn. I then colored it in with calypso coral stampin’ blends.
- I fussy cut it out and adhered it to the center of the circle using a wobble. Believe it or not, this is the first time I have ever made a card with a wobble. So Much Fun!
- I then stamped the sentiment also on shimmer white card stock and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch. I adhered this to the card front with dimensionals.
- Lastly, I embellished the card front with purple fine shimmer gems.
I hope you enjoyed my first project of year! I can’t wait to share a lot more with you this coming year!! Be sure to check back regularly. My hopes are to share a lot more projects with my stampin’ friends! Comments of any kind (well hopefully nice ones, lol) are greatly appreciated. When you are done, be sure to hop on over to Maureen’s page!!
See you next month!