Country Craft: February 2021

1. Cut Bumblebee A4 cardstock at 5-3/4" along the long side. Note that this is slightly smaller than the usual 'half of an A4' cut for a card base; this is simply to avoid having to use sixteenths of an inch in later measurements.

2. Score at 4-1/8" on the long side (i.e. half-way across the card).

3. Place the card base in the Trimmer with the score line at 90⁰ to the the cutting guide arm and with the left edge at 2-7/8" cut from the top to the score line.

4. Turn the card base so that the cut line is to the right and place the card base into the Trimmer with the score line directly under the cutting blade (the left edge will be at 4-1/8"). Cut along the score line down to the previously cut line. If necessary, use Paper Snips to get a clean cut at the corner.

5. This will give you two pieces like this:

Inside

1. Cut a strip of the Basic White cardstock at 3-7/8" from one of the small ends. Then using that, cut a piece 5-1/2" for the inside of the card.

2. Cut another piece 2-5/8" for the front of the card (3-7/8" x 2-5/8").

3. Adhere the larger piece inside the card.

Card Front

1. Cut a piece of the Ice Cream Corner DSP 3-7/8" x 2-5/8".

2. Attach to the lower front of the card using the inside white piece as a guide.

3. Punch the ice cream cone and a scoop of ice cream from the Ice Cream Corner DSP.

4. Stamp "Happy Birthday" at the bottom of the Basic White piece cut earlier, then adhere the ice cream cone and scoop above it.

5. Add a 'cherry' on top by colouring a Clear Epoxy Droplet with a Cherry Cobbler Blend (let it dry before attaching it to your card).

6. Adhere this combination to the front of the card. Take care to only place adhesive on the bottom of the piece so as to not glue the card shut. See the photo below for suggested positioning of the adhesive. Notice the piece of adhesive on the actual card front. This is easier than trying to figure out where to place it on the smaller piece.

And that's your card, all done!

My daughter, Kieran, used some different pieces of the DSP for her cards.

I tried some variations. You can get some quite different looks.

This one uses a pale pink insert instead of white. I used Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock, Blushing Bride A4 Cardstock, Love You Always Specialty DSP, one of the Heart Punch Pack, Lots of Heart Photopolymer Stamp Set, Rococo Rose Classic Stampin' Pad, and white Resin Heart Embellishments coloured with Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends.

With this one, I used two different pieces of DSP, instead of the plain background. I'm calling this one my 'Retired Christmas Card' because I used retired DSP and a retired stamp set for this. Sorry about that! The Label Me Lovely Punch is still available though.

Finally, I stamped a background and sentiment using the Friends Are Like Seashells Photopolymer Stamp Set. The base is Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock and the DSP is Sand & Sea. I used these Classic Stampin' Pads: Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo and Seaside Spray. I love the pastel colours of this one.

I wish to thank Jessica Taylor for inspiring me with her Dutch Door Card. Please have a try, it's quite easy and just a little bit addictive!

Happy crafting.

Wednesday 17 February 2021

You Are Amazing Project Kit

I love Stampin' Up! project kits. They are always so easy to make and contain plenty of beautiful cards.

This one is the You Are Amazing Project Kit that contains most of the necessary bits and pieces to make 16 cards (four each of four different designs). Everything is pre-cut, all you need to do is stamp the sentiment and assemble the cards. You will need the You Are Amazing Cling Stamp Set, plus some ink pads and some other basic bits, many of which you may already have.

Classic Stampin' Pads: Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody and Pretty Peacock.

Basic bits: Stampin' SEAL, Stampin' Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots.

Click on any of the product names to go to my online shop, in case you need to purchase any of these, including the kit and stamp set.

Here are close-ups of the four card designs: