Feb 25 2014

Technique Tuesday – Stair Step Card

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you! Today it is this amazing Stair Step Card. I have done a stair step before where there wasn’t an inside to the card because it was all steps. This one is still a regular sized card (A2) and there is still an inside for you to write your greeting!

I love how the butterflies look like they are flying all around and it seems more like a garden scene than a card! Here is how it was made:

Supplies Needed: All you need is cardstock and your Paper Trimmer with cutting blade and score blade (or you can use your bone folder for the scoring)

You will start with a 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” sheet of cardstock. Using your Paper Trimmer, along the 5-1/2” side you will go in 2-3/4” and CUT from the 1” line to 5-1/4” line. Now using your Score Blade (bone folders, Simply Score Tool), SCORE from the 2-3/4” vertical line to the right edge at 1”. Go another 1” up from there and SCORE again from the 2-3/4” to the right edge. Then go to the top of 2-3/4” cut line and SCORE to the edge. Now along the 8-1/2” side, you will score at 4-1/4” up to the 2-3/4” cut line.

This folds your card in half. Now it is time to decorate! I used the Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set and Elegant Butterfly Punch! I then attached the butterflies onto strips of Window Sheets (the clear pieces) and attached those to the stair steps! The flowers and greenery were stamped using the Secret Garden Stamp Set! I can’t wait to try this out with a “birthday party” scene with balloons and a cake or….I keep going back to flowers! I love love love my flower stamp sets!

I hope you try out this technique. Please share with me your ideas on what “scene” would be the best in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 18 2014

Technique Tuesday – Interlocking Card

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique for you and this one that will for sure make you say, “WOW”!

Supplies Needed: Daydream Medallion Stamp Set, Floral Frames Framelits, and cardstock

Of course you can substitute the stamp set and Framelits to any set you have on hand or your favorite! This pair is my current love. Every time I need a card, I am just drawn to this set! Check out some more samples here, here, and here! Your card base for this one is 8-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ and you will score at 2-1/8″ and 6-3/8″. Fold on those score lines and you will have your gate-fold card base. Then you need to stamp and cut out each of the layers in any color combination you wish to use! I used Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, and Primrose Petal! Now it is time to assemble them all together. So I stamped the largest image in Summer Starfruit onto my card front, then I added the stamped and die-cut next largest down by adhering it only on the left side of the gate. Then with the last two flowers, I layered them on top of each other with some Stampin’ Dimensionals (love), laid the card closed, added adhesive to the right side and put the piece down just like a puzzle piece.

You can see the pieces better here in this photo with the card opened up! On the inside of this card I stamped the smallest of the flowers in this stamp set and my Thank You greeting! This card really has a WOW factor to it and it is fairly simple to create! You could use any of the layering Framelits with this technique! I hope you try this out. Send me pictures of your card when you try this technique! I would love to see them!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 11 2014

Technique Tuesday – Diagonal Designer Series Paper Card

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! You know what that means – I’m sharing a fabulous technique with you. I’m not going to lie, I had a hard time coming up with the name for this card so Diagonal Designer Series Paper Card is what it is!!!

Supplies Needed: 12″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Designer Series Paper, Paper Cutter, Score Blade or Bone Folder

Using a 12” x 5-1/2” piece of Designer Series Paper, score at 2”, 4”, 8”, and 10”. Fold on those score lines making mountains on either side of the center. Along the 5-1/2” side, put a little mark at 2-3/4” with a pencil. Then cut from the 4” score diagonal to that 2-3/4” mark! Do that on both sides. You will then flip those pieces over and layer them on the bottom of the mountains. Then decorate your card as you wish!!! If you want to watch a video of me using this technique click here!

I always need Thank You cards so I went with that greeting for this card. I used the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series which is one of the items you can earn for FREE through Sale-A-Bration! The greeting is from the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set! The things I love the most about this fabulous card is that you can get 2 out of one sheet of 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper and you get to see both sides of the fabulous paper. It is hard for me sometimes to pick which side of paper I want to use and this card doesn’t require that decision! 🙂 I hope you enjoyed this technique and try it out for yourself! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 4 2014

Technique Tuesday – Making Multiple Cards!!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday All!!! You know what that means, I’m sharing a Technique with you! I get asked a lot of time how long it takes for me to make cards! Well I am going to share with you this card that I created a total of 400 and it only took me a few hours on 2 different days!!!

This is what 400 cards looks like (and yes it was hard for me to mess them up to take this picture rather than keep them in their perfect stacks of 25 🙂 ) So I’m sure you are wondering how I made 400 of them in just a few hours on 2 days. I used Very Vanilla and Whisper White Cardstock. TIP: Use Washi Tape for fun and fabulous quick cards! I didn’t cut the 8-1/2″ x 11″ cardstock in half for the typical card size until after I put the Washi Tape on, this way I only had to grab my scissors to cut the Washi Tape every 2 cards (so only 200 times, rather than 400). So I had a stack of cardstock and put the 2 strips of Washi Tape on the cardstock and then cut it in half on the 8-1/2 side like you see below!

Then I stamped my name on the back of all the cards and folded them in half. Thank you Bone Folder for helping me fold 400 cards in half and not having to use my thumb! Then I stamped the various Thank You greetings from the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set! TIP: Making multiples of 1 card is much easier than making 400 different cards! These cards were super simple and affordable to make! Washi Tape also comes in so many fabulous styles too so your possibilities are endless! I made these cards for all of the amazing Brides that I met with at the Gateway Bridal Fair last week!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 28 2014

Technique Tuesday – Birthday Candle Card

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! You know what that means – I am sharing a fabulous Technique with you!!!! This card is beyond amazing!!!! It looks fabulous and you use lots of scraps….who doesn’t have a million of those hanging around?

Supplies Needed: Basic Black Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, scraps of color cardstock, ribbon, Embossing Folder, Decorative Label Punch and Bird Punch

I cut strips 1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inches in various colors and then ran them all through the Big Shot in an embossing folder. You can pick whichever one you have handy or your favorite. I used the Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder. I then started placing them on the card. I placed the 2 end candles down and then the middle one and then filled in. This helped me with spacing each of them! I used my Basic Black Marker (pen tip) to make the wicks. Then using So Saffron cardstock, I punched out the wing from the Bird Punch! I brushed the rounded (bottom) part of the flame with my Sponge Daubers and Pumpkin Pie ink. I adhered each of them to the card with a Stampin’ Dimensional on the back. Then I took my Dazzling Details (love this because it adds bling without the powder going EVERYWHERE) and added a little to the tips of each of the flames. I did this after assembly so it could be set aside to dry for a bit. The greeting is from the Bring On The Cake stamp set and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch. Then I punched another Decorative Label in Basic Black, cut it in half long ways and adhered it to my other punched piece. This gives the perfect little layering affect. LOVE IT! The little red dots bordering my greeting were created with my Real Red Marker….just dot dot dot dot and a million more dots. 🙂 I hope you have enjoyed this technique for making a amazingly adorable card with lots of scraps!!! Try it out yourself and send it to me! I would love to see what you have created!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 21 2014

Technique Tuesday – Watercoloring!

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!!! That means I have a fabulous Technique to share with you! This week I’m going to show you some watercoloring techniques! There are so many different ways to watercolor and tools to use like regular cardstock and Watercolor Paper, Blender Pens and Aqua Painters, reinkers and markers, and so much more!

Supplies Needed: Watercolor Paper, Markers, Stazon Ink and Water in a Spritzer or any kind of spray bottle

This is for the card pictured above! First you will stamp your image with Stazon onto your Watercolor Paper! I love using flowers for watercoloring partially because I LOVE flower stamps and partially because they are so much fun to watercolor! You will need to use Stazon Ink because this ink is permanent and will not bleed when you spritz it with water! After it is stamped, I took my Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie markers and colors the flower in. Once you have colored the entire flower, you will spritz it with water generously and tilt the piece of paper so that the colors run to the edge and bleed all over. This will then need to sit aside till it dries before assembling your card!

Here is another Watercolored Card! This card uses our Naturals Composition Designer Series Paper – most amazing paper ever because it comes pre-embossed!!!! There are 2 sheets of the following: music notes, damask, flowers (pictures above), notebook lines with a flower image in the corner, woodgrain, and filigree. It is so much fun to color with this paper! For this card, I used my Aqua Painter (filled with water) and picked up color from a reinker drop and then painted on this card. The embossing helps to keep the water contained in the image. I have also done a similar card but used just markers on the paper and it came out just as beautiful! Using the markers gives it a darker, bolder color which I LOVE because I love bold colors. I know there are people out there who like a lighter color and a more watercolor look though! 🙂

I hope you try out watercoloring. You don’t have to be an artist to do watercoloring….trust me I am not an artist and I have a lack of patience for the drying process but I can still do it so you can too!!! Check out other watercolor project here! Try it out and let me know how it goes in the comments below!!!

Happy Watercolorin’!

~Laura

Jan 14 2014

Technique Tuesday – Lollipop Card!!!

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!!! That means I have a fabulous Technique to share with you! This is a great way to use up some scrap pieces of cardstock that you have laying around and it is SUPER CUTE!

I love this card because of the bright colors and the fun that a lollipop brings!!! And this card is super simple…..besides the spacing of the lollipop circles which took me 3 times to finally get it right! 🙂

Supplies Needs: Crumb Cake Cardstock for card base, White Chalk Marker, scraps of white and various colors of cardstock, 1 inch Circle Punch, & Ribbon

I punched 11 different colors of cardstock with my 1 inch Circle Punch. You could do all shades of one color or lots of different colors! Then I took a 2 inch Circle Punched Piece (you could use any piece of scrap paper), find the center and then start attaching your circles. I held a pencil at the center point and made sure all of my circles touched that pencil point, this way I was sure I was going in a circle. I did have some troubles with my spacing which will vary depending on how many circles you use and all so I don’t have a spacing amount to share with you. I will say that when you start putting the circles down, don’t use a ton of adhesive in case you need to re-position. At the end which attaching it to my card, I added lots of dimensionals for extra adhesive and to POP it up! I added a little knot of ribbon around the lollipop stick (which is just cardstock). You could use a dowel rod but that will make it hard to mail. For the border, I used my Chalk Marker to add dash marks! I love how this adds a cute border without adding layers!!!! I hope you enjoyed this card and try it out! Be on the lookout for more great cards that use up your leftover scraps!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 8 2014

One Sheet Wonder Part 2

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Yesterday I shared the One Sheet Wonder Technique with you all! You can check it out here! Here are a few more samples!

Once I had stamped all of the One Sheet of cardstock with the Daydream Medallion Stamps and cut up the pieces for each card, then I stamped and die-cut the flower pieces for all of the cards with the Floral Frames Framelits. Then I worked on the assembly part! Many of the cards have the added texture and color by brushing Baked Brown Sugar on the edges with a Sponge Dauber! Also, you will notice there are LOTS of banners so I stamped and cut out all of my banner tips too! TIP: When cutting your banner tips, its best to cut up in the middle (of the end of the paper) and then cut from the corner diagonally to that cut. This will make your banner tips equal length. Of course the sample on the right here is off. I made my original greeting banner with the tip above and then assembled that with the ribbon and just cut the Crisp Cantaloupe with an edge.

I love how the card on the left is so simple with the One Sheet Wonder piece on the bottom and some stamping on the card and then ribbon! TIP: Sticky Strip works best with the Ruffled Ribbon because it holds strong! These 3 cards were my favorites!!!

I hope you have enjoyed these cards and this technique!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 7 2014

Technique Tuesday – One Sheet Wonder

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!!! That means I have a fabulous Technique to share with you! This is a great way to create lots of cards at one time using similar colors and style! You can try it out with lots of different images like flowers, doilies, animals, leaves, & shapes!

Here are 6 of the 8 cards and box that were created with the One Sheet Wonder Technique! That’s right, one 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheet of stamped cardstocked created 8 cards and a decorated box!!!! I used the Daydream Medallion Stamp Set and stamped all over the sheet of cardstock and even used my sponge daubers to add a little color in between the stamped images to add a little rustic, less bold look! Then I cut the sheet of cardstock into all of the pieces that I need for each of the cards. (See the grid to the left for measurements.) After cutting up all the pieces for each card, I stamped and cut out the images with the Floral Frames Framelits which match this stamp set perfectly! Also, all of the colors used for these cards came from the NEW In-Colors – Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, and Pistachio Pudding! The In-Color Boutique Details were used on some of the flowers but you could also use Antique Brads , Pearls, Rhinestones, or even nothing! It is so great to do all of these cards in matching colors of cardstock and embellishments! I used a few different colors of the Ruffled Ribbon as well. You can pick which ever one is your favorite or use a little bit of each color!

I will be posting more tomorrow so you can see all of the samples and details of these fabulous cards created with just one sheet of stamped 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheet of cardstock!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 31 2013

Technique Tuesday – Lollipop Card

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Laura's Stamp Pad

It is Tuesday and so I’m sharing a fabulous technique with you!!! This week it is adorable Lollipop Card!!! I love the colors and playfulness this card offers! Super fabulous!

I love how cute this lollipop is and it is fairly simple. I only say that because the wrapping of the Baker’s Twine around and around and around…..and around seems to go on forever! (And you all know me and my lack of patience 😉 )

Supplies Needed: Jumbo Sticky Rounds, Baker’s Twine, Cardstock, and Chevron Ribbon

Starting on the outside of the Jumbo Sticky Round, place your Baker’s Twine with the tail hanging off a bit (it will go to the back to hold the end in place). Keep laying the twine down in a circle moving closer and closer to the center. Around and Around and Around AND AROUND! In the center, you will cut it off and then smoosh the end into the center. Then peel the round off and push the end (beginning piece) to the back and place it on your card! I used cardstock for the stick but you could always use a popsicle stick or dowel rod but that might not go in the mail as easy! I create the cute bow with the Chevron Ribbon to place at the base of the lollipop! The stitch marks around the edge of the card add a little design and texture without adding more layers or taking away from the lollipop! The colors used was Island Indigo, Whisper White, and Crumb Cake! Also, while this does use lots of Baker’s Twine, it is only $0.0038 per inch so you don’t have to feel bad! 🙂 I hope you enjoyed this technique and try it out!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Tag Archives: Technique Tuesday

Technique Tuesday – Stair Step Card

Technique Tuesday – Interlocking Card

Technique Tuesday – Diagonal Designer Series Paper Card

Technique Tuesday – Making Multiple Cards!!

Technique Tuesday – Birthday Candle Card

Technique Tuesday – Watercoloring!

Technique Tuesday – Lollipop Card!!!

One Sheet Wonder Part 2

Technique Tuesday – One Sheet Wonder

Technique Tuesday – Lollipop Card