DRAGONFLY GARDEN

Dragonfly Garden features – DRAGONFLIES!  This colorful Z-fold card is perfect for so many occasions and would be a great card for a guy.  The Dandy Garden DSP was one of the DSP patterns on sale in October.  The stamp set features dragonflies, a narrow grouping of wildflowers and several sentiments.  The bundle includes a dragonfly punch which gives you the large and small dragonflies seen here.

The closed card image shows the rhinestones embellishing the large and small dragonflies.  The colors used are Calypso Coral, Blackberry Bliss and Bumblebee.  If you look closely, you may spot a ladybug on a leaf.  The deckle-edged card stock is die-cut from a Sizzix set.  The rough edges are the perfect texture for this card.

The second sample features a larger Blackberry Bliss dragonfly on the card front.  Black rhinestones are used as embellishments instead of the clear ones used above.  You can see the ladybug climbing up the card front.  Stampin’ Blends and Stampin’ Write Markers are used for the coloring of the flowers and the dragonflies. 

The closed view of the card shows how the use of the Blackberry Bliss large dragonfly on the card front highlights different different background colors when compared to the Calypso Coral butterfly used in the close view above.

Mark your calendars now for October Stamp Camp.  We will have a cute Halloween card, some leaves, and the Christmas card will feature Sweet Little Stockings with dogs, cats and chipmunks!  October 7, 8 and 9.

Again, please let me know as soon as you can what day you plan on coming and which cards you would like to make.  And if you will be unable to come and need a kit – or if you will need to leave early and need a partial kit – please let me know now.  Advanced notice makes the preparation of kits handleable.

Blessings,

Rosemary – (H)630.759.3089 – (C)630.965.1965 – paprrose01@aol.com

BERRY BLESSINGS

August was Ice Cream Stamp Camp.  September will be BLUEBERRY STAMP CAMP!  As we will be serving bowls of blueberries, we MUST have a blueberry card!  The Berry Delightful DSP is the perfect background for the Berry Blessings Stamp Set.  These were items free in the spring Sale-A-Brations brochure.  Debbie unearthed Blueberry Bushel card stock from her stash so we are blueberry-set!  Garden Green, Night of Navy and Blueberry Bushel are the colors used. 

The trim used on the card front and message layers comes from the Scalloped Contours Dies.  The rectangular tag featuring the blueberries and stem also comes from the Scalloped Contours Dies.  The leaves and blueberries have been die cut on the Scan’n Cut.  The leaves are glued flat and the blueberries are elevated slightly with glue dots.  A blue picot bow embellishes the blueberry stem.  Rhinestones in clear or blue add sparkle to the card.  Sentiments available include TO A DEAR FRIEND and A LITTLE NOTE.  The Treasured Tags Pick A Punch are used for the sentiment.  The message layer features not a blueberry – but a raspberry!

So far we’ve seen a dahlia, angels and berries!  What could be next for September Stamp Camp?

Please remember to let me know if you need a kit.  It is much easier if we can prep them as we are cutting paper, embossing, etc.  And don’t forget to let me know what day you will be coming and what cards you want to do.

Blessings,

Rosemary – (H)630.759.3089 – (C)630.965.1965 – paperrose01@aol.com

ANGELS OF PEACE

Angels of Peace is my favorite Christmas set for 2021.  I fell in love with the set the second I saw it in the July-December Mini Catalog.  I pondered over how to present the angel in a simple but elegant fashion.  The end result has her embossed in gold and framed with embossed metallic gold.  The oval dies used are a combination emboss and die cut.  The end result on the gold metallic is very elegant.  The framed angel rests on tufted embossed white cs framed in Night of Navy on a thick white card.  A simple Noel embellishes the lower corner and a gold star shines in the East.

The message layer is framed in navy and features our second angel – small in stature but a mighty presence.  She wears a garland  of flowers and clutches a bough of holly.  The message is chosen from the Angels of Peace stamp set.  The message and angel are gold embossed to carry thru the elegance of the card. 

This is our September Christmas card.  You may make as many as you wish.  Embossing is fun as you watch the dull gold heat up and pop into life!

Don’t forget to let us know if you will need a kit, how many cards you wish to do, and what day you plan on coming!

Blessings,

Rosemary – (H)630.759.3089 – (C)630.965.1965 – paperrose01@aol.com

DARLING DAHLIA

As fall rapidly approaches, the Beauty of the Earth DSP is perfect with the autumn hues and blues that coordinate with our Misty Moonlight Delicate Dahlia. The dahlia stamp set is one of the free items available in the Sale-A-Bration second release thru September 30, 2021.  This particular stamp set is free with a $100 purchase  of Stampin’Up products. The set includes 2 outlined flowers and 2 filler flowers, leaves and several sentiments. The dahlia image uses a 2-step stamping process – the outline is stamped in Night of Navy and the filled in portion is stamped in Misty Moonlight.  However, the filler flower by itself is lovely.

The colors chosen for this card include Cajun Craze, Misty Moonlight and Night of Navy.  Did you notice  the bumblebee embellishment on one of the dahlia petals?  A navy rhinestone accents the center of the dahlia and a smaller rhinestone embellishes the sentiment.  Many different sentiments are available as well as different messages for the message layer. 

The second sample is very similar to the first.  The bumblebee is adhered to the Beauty of the Earth DSP instead of the flower.  The sentiment is punched with the Lovely Labels Pick-A-Punch alternate punch. The Pick-A-Punch is a clever tool to have on hand – especially for sentiments.  Each Pick-A-Punch features 2 different punches and accommodates 3 different widths – 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”.  The 1/2” sentiment used here is layered on a 3/4” Cajun Craze strip of cs. There are 3 different Pick-A-Punch tools available for a total of 6 different punched ends.

The message layer is embellished with a strip of the Beauty of the Earth DSP and a small dahlia blossom.  The outlined dahlia was used above and the filler dahlia was used here.  The message was taken from the Plentiful Plants stamp set.  However, many other messages are available. 

Can you believe September is right around the corner?  The year is flying by.  September Stamp Camp is scheduled for Thursday September 2nd from 10am – 4pm, Friday September 3rd from 10am – 4pm, and Saturday September 4th from 9am – 4pm.  The cost remains $14 for any 4 cards and $3 for each additional card. 

Please let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend and will need a kit.  And if you plan to attend, please let me know which cards you wish to make and what day you plan on attending.  At this time, masks are optional but that may change as the Delta variant increases.  I will notify everyone if I decide it is safest for all of us to wear masks. 

Don’t forget to take advantage of Sale-A-Brations as items will become unavailable if they sell out prior to September 30,  Check it out at Sale-A-Bration Second Release.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Rosemary Przybylski – (H)630.759.3089 – (C)630.965.1965 – paperrose0`@aol.com