A Different Kind of Easel Card

 

Here is a different kind of Easel card. To make this card, you will need a piece of Designer Series Paper cut to 6" x 11". Using your Simply Scored, score at 5", 5 1/2" and 6" along the 11" side. Fold in half at the 5 1/2" score line. Now fold up again along the other score line 1/2" up from the fold. Place this on your Big Shot using the largest Decorative Labels Framelit. Make sure that you do not cut along the folded areas. They need to sit just inside the framelit cut edges. After running through the Big Shot, unfold and re-fold making a "mountain" in the center. The picture below makes it easier to see. Regular Cardstock is too thick for this technique.

 

Now finish the card off! Here's what you will need to duplicate this card:

• Wisteria Wonder Patterned Paper
• Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White Cardstock
• Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant ink
• Apothecary Art, Papillion Potpourri and Remembering Your Birthday stamp sets
• Labels Collection Framelits

 

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Serene Silhouettes Stamp Set Class...

This month I held a Serene Silhouettes class which included the stamp set and four cards made using the four images used in the set.  Again, I found inspiration for these cards from the gallery at SplitCoastStampers.
Here's the first card:

On this card, we stamped the birds from the Serene Silhouettes stamp set in Crumb Cake on the bottom left of the first layer of Very Vanilla matting.  We cut the Early Espresso Core'dination paper using the Apothecary Accents framelit, ran it through the Big Shot with the Lacy Brocade embossing folder from the Holiday catalog.  We then sanded it to get the two-tone look.  The birds were then stamped in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla which was cut with the Apothecary Accents large framelit and pierced using the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack.
The sentiment is from the Apothecary Art stamp set and was stamped on Crumb Cake using Early Espresso ink.  We then pierced along the bottom and used the Signo gel pen to represent stitching.  A piece of Whisper White was cut using the Finishing Touches edgelit and placed below the banner piece.  Everything was sponged using Soft Suede ink.  Finally a Neutrals glimmer brad was placed at the bottom.
On the envelope, I inked the stamp in Crumb Cake and then colored over the birds with Early Espresso and then stamped to get the two tone look.

Stampin' Up!'s Apothecary Art Stamp Set

Here's another card from the Simply Scored class. Thank you to Patty Bennett for this fold card. It is called a Double Dutch card. The top folds down and the bottom folds on both sides into the center.
Here's the card when it is open:



To make this card, cut off a 2" piece from the 11" length of a piece of card stock. This will leave you with a piece that is 9" x 8.5". Cut it in half at 4 1/4". Score it at one end at 3 1/2" and fold down.
Take the 2" x 8.5" strip and score at 2 1/8" on either end.
You may need to trim about 1/16" off one side of the 9" x 4 1/4" piece to have it fit well inside the 2" strip. Adhere together in the center.
I used the Labels framelits and the Apothecary Art stamp set which is only available until April 30.

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Stampin' Up!'s Apothecary Art Stamp Set....

 Here's a card we made back in February at one of my workshops.  It is a 6 fold card - the perfect type of card for using your Simply Scored and the new Diagonal Plate! 

Keep your eye out for the Technique Tuesday tutorial on how to make these fun cards.  It is on my list but I wanted to share this card with you early since the Apothecary Art stamp set is only available through the end of April.

Stampin' Up!'s Apothecary Art stamp set...

There is a card made by my friend, Lela Meinke who also participated in Deb Townsend's Occasions/SAB swap. This is such a pretty card and uses the new Labels Framelits.

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