Hello and welcome to my Sunday blog. Today’s card is fairly easy and basically monochromatic. I love the embossed panel and the embossed pop out square which brings some lovely attention to the embossing folder. I’ve used this folder a lot lately because 1) new product is always fun to play with and 2) because it’s just BEAUTIFUL! Such bold and pretty flowers.
Originally I made this card in Bubble Bath and Very Vanilla
I liked it, but wondered what Bubble Bath and Basic White would look like.
Which do you like better? There isn’t much of the contrasting color on the card until the sentiment panel, so I’m happy with both. I guess that’s called a non-answer 🙂 The only real difference I saw was that the Stampin’ Blends show better and more true to color on the Basic White envelope. I wrote the blog using the Bubble Bath and Very Vanilla colors.
I used Bubble Bath for this card, but of course you could use your favorite color. I cut a card base of 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″. I then cut a Bubble Bath panel at 4″ x 5-1/4″ and a square at 3″ x 3″. I laid the square on the front panel approximately 1/4″ from the top and 1/4″ from the side (I used grid paper to help with this). I placed 2/3 of the front panel in the embossing folder and used the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine to dry emboss the card panel.
I cut a 3-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ square of Very Vanilla card stock and adhered the Bubble Bath square to the Very Vanilla square. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the square and adhered it to front of the card panel with the Bubble Bath square approximately 1/4″ from the top and 1/4″ from the side of the panel. I added the 3/8″ Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack Ribbon in Bubble Bath. This ribbon is so pretty in person as it has a silver threaded border which I think is hard to see in the catalog or online photos. I applied the ribbon to the panel front and adhered the edges on the back with Stampin’ Seal+. I tied a knot around the front of the Bubble Bath ribbon to make a faux bow (truly one of my favorite ways to tie ribbon). I trimmed the tails of the bow to the length I wanted and then placed a mini glue dot under the bow knot.
To the bottom portion of the card, I added three Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots in Bubble Bath – 2 small and 1 large. I then stamped the FREE Sale-A-Bration Heartfelt Hellos stamp set Enjoy Your Day sentiment on the front of the card with Bubble Bath Ink. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the front panel to the card base.
For the inside of the card, I cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I stamped the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set Happy Mother’s Day sentiment at the top of the panel. I added a flower from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set to the bottom of the sentiment panel. I adhered the sentiment panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.
I chose a Very Vanilla envelope for this card. I used the light Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends to make a cross hatch pattern on the envelope flap. Again I used the Irresistible Blooms stamp set flower on the front of the envelope.
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This card will be the subject of tonight’s (January 21, 2024) Facebook Live referenced above. The video will be uploaded here and on YouTube after the Live concludes.
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Y’all, I put together my January 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit last night while watching the Texans lose to the Ravens. Frankly, making the Paper Pumpkin projects was waaaay more fun for me :).
This month’s Paper Pumpkin box included two card variations and a set of tags. I love that the tags punch out of a panel and the panel is used for another card.
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Gorgoeus – love that embossing! 🙂
Embossing is one of my favorite techniques ♥️
Very pretty Nel! Love the layering and the embossed panel adds the perfect touch! 🙂
Thanks, Amy!