Happy Wednesday! I'm hoping that you had a fun Memorial Day Weekend. This is a weekend where I am grateful to my father, father-in-law and cousins who served in the Armed Forces. They rest peacefully at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. We didn't make it out for a visit this year as were glamping at a KOA campground outside of Fort Collins with some friends this weekend. They were in our thoughts and our hearts and so thankful for their service. What did you do this weekend? Did you have a barbeque, go camping, or just hung out? I hope you had a fantastic time!
It was a rainy Sunday and Monday here. So it was a great time for hubby to put the finishing touches on my studio. Yippee!!! It's all done - for now anyway until I settle in and decide what other storage I will need over time. It's so difficult to stay focused on my day gig when the studio is calling my name. Bonnie - Come and play with me! I have to close the door to not be distracted - lol! I'll get some good pictures this weekend and share in next weeks blog.
So while the rain came down and after hubby vacated the room, it was time to play! I've been itching to play with my You're A Peach Suite! This suite is so full of Spring/Summer - peach blossoms, small beaches, big peaches, and the such sweet sentiments. I made a special birthday card for my niece - she is turning 40 years old this year! We are all so excited she and her two children are heading to Colorado from Germany for a visit this summer! So is such a sweet woman - sweet as a peach!
This is a WOW card! I had some great fun pulling out all the stops - our maybe I should say supplies. The desk was a mess when I stepped back to observe what I just created. Here are the steps to create this Peachy Card!
- Cut Calypso Coral cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2". I like these landscape cards as they are unique to stand up!
- Adhere a 4" x 5 1/4" blue striped paper from the You're A Peach Designer Series Paper.
- Cut a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" Basic White cardstock. With my Blending Brush and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad, I blended the outer edges of the card blending about an inch towards the center. Using another Blending Brush and Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad, I blended the middle of the card bringing out within an inch from the edge. I then came back with the Calypso Coral Blending Brush and blended the edge of the Pale Papaya towards the edge again to blend the "line". I let this dry for a little and then brought out my new Plenty of Patterns Decorative Mask - the one that looks like rows of flowers and my Shimmery White Embossing Paste. Using one of the Palette Knives, I applied the embossing paste over the stencil - not too thick. Once it's all covered, be sure to wash the stencil with warm soapy water. The paste tends to dry quickly! I set this aside and let this dry while I did my stamping. Trim this to 3 3/4" x 5".
- Cut a piece of Basic White with the 3rd largest Scalloped Contour Die. Using my Calypso Coral Blending Brush, I brushed the edges just enough to provide a little color.
- With the Sweet as a Peach Photopolymer Stamp Set:
- Stamp the branch with leaves with Pear Pizazz Classic Stampin' Pad and then cut out with the coordinating die from the Peach Dies.
- Stamp the Happy Birthday Sentiment 3/4" x 2 1/2" Basic White scrap. Adhere this to a 1" x 2 3/4" blue polka dot scrap from the You're A Peach DSP.
- Here is some magic to make some realistic looking peaches! Ink up the small 3 peach stamp with Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad. Using a Sponge Dauber and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad, tap onto top of Pale Papaya ink on the outer edges of each peach. Stamp onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock. Cut out with the coordinating 3 peaches die from the Peach Die set. Embellish with Wink of Stella on each of the peaches.
- Adhere the blended/embossed card front with Stampin' Seal+ or Multipurpose Liquid glue.
- Adhere the scalloped rectangle to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
- Adhere the branch the rectangle with Stampin' Dimensionals and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals as the branch and smaller leaves are narrow for the larger Dimensionals.
- Adhere the 3 peaches to the branches connecting a peach to a stem with Stampin' Dimensionals.
- Adhere the Birthday Sentiment at an angle to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals - can you tell I love dimensional cards!
- Embellish the card front with 3 Pale Papaya 2021 - 2023 In Color Jewels and a bow made with Petal Pink 5/8" Organdy Striped Ribbon.
Here are a few more that I created. Watch for an email to register for a product based class showcasing 4 more peachy cards scheduled for June 26 using this beautiful suite!
The Last Chance Products went live yesterday in my online store. Click on the link below to launch the Last Chance Product site. Select products are up to 50% off. Supplies are limited so please make your purchases early. Sale ends on 6/30/21 when the catalog retires.
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