Cheerful Get Well Card for the CC2C

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Here we are again…Creating Coast to Coast. This month we’re beginning the journey here on the East Coast with me in PA and traveling West to Karen Hallam in CA.

Our direction this month was to follow a sketch. Sketches are a great starting point when creating a card. The bones of the card are already there but there’s lots of room for creative interpretation. Let’s take a look at today’s sketch…

Since Karen and I are both members of Mary Fish’s downline, I chose one of Mary’s fun sketches for us. I think this sketch has so many fun layers to work with. So here’s what I came up with…a cheerful get well card.

I have some new(er) products from Stampin’ Up! that haven’t been used yet and this was a perfect opportunity to break them in. The star of the card is definitely the Homemade Sweetness Designer Series Paper. I love the Misty Moonlight classic gingham paired with the delicate floral print. I think it gives off a very vintage vibe, which I love! I’ll list all the products used today below.

I searched high and low to come up with the small flower dies and found them in the Country Birdhouse dies. I think they match the floral background pretty well.

Supplies

Stamps: Friendly Foliage (SU),
Dies: Country Birdhouse, Stitched So Sweetly, Layering Circles (all SU)
Patterned Paper: Homemade Sweetness (SU)
Card Stock: White, Misty Moonlight, Garden Green, Crushed Curry (SU)
Ink: Misty Moonlight (SU)

Please head west to see Karen’s wonderful card HERE and let us both know what you think of them and if you enjoy our monthly cross country collaboration. Next month, we’ll be going back into the CC2C archives for projects.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll be back tomorrow with another Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

Take care,
Rosanne

Back Fold Mystery Fun Fold

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Here’s another fun and easy fun fold courtesy of Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Monday Fun Folds. You can find all the directions, dimensions and details on Jeanie’s blog HERE for this week’s card.

Today’s card, although very easy to create, makes a very pretty impression. In my ongoing effort to use patterned paper from my stash, I pulled out a random 6 x 6 pad that may have come from the Target Dollar Spot some years ago. I paired it with the new Scalloped Wishes stamps and dies from Stampin’ Up! This is a lovely bundle!

And here’s the inside…The inside sentiment is from SU’s Friendly Foliage stamp set.

Happy first day of Spring. It actually looks like it may have finally arrived here (at least for today). I hope you have a beautiful spring weekend.

Take care,
Rosanne

Woodland Themed Mystery Fun Fold

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The Mystery Fun Fold this week is called a Book Bind Explosion Fun Fold. This card has a lot going on so let’ start with a step by step visual.

The front of the card is created to open like a book with a side spine. The lovely paper I used to create this card is another 6 x 6 pad from the P13 Company called Forest Tea Party. This is my first time using this collection and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Needless to say, it’s still on my table with a few more card ideas started.

After opening the front of the card, this is what you see…

Next, you flip that panel up to reveal a sentiment. Both the front sentiment and inside are from SU’s Fancy Phrases stamp set.

Then you open the bottom panel sideways, lifting up the top left panel to reveal a bottom panel where your signature can go or can be left blank depending on how you embellish it. In my case, I cut a piece of patterned paper with an image that would coordinate.

Like I said, there’s a lot going on here but I think the end result is very unique. If you would like to give this fun fold a try, head over to Jeanie Stark’s blog HERE for all the dimensions, directions and details.

While I don’t usually highlight the envelope alone, I love this one! The wonderful image is just a cut from the paper collection with 1/8″ strips of Mossy Meadow card stock.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Rosanne

Mini Treat Bag Gift Card Holder for Mother’s Day #tttc288

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It’s Tic Tac Toe Thursday once again! This week Felicita has a fun challenge board with some unique elements to challenge our creativity…

While I was intrigued by the inking elements, I decided to go a safer route. I chose the middle row across: Tags, Washi Tape, Die Cut Shapes

I’m getting a bit ahead of the game here with a Mother’s Day project, but I only need to make one card/gift for my daughter, Emily and the elements I chose worked well.

If you’ve followed Stampin’ Up! for a long time, you may recognize the die I used to create the bag: Mini Treat Bag die. I really like the older 3D dies and continue to use them. I created the tag on the front of the bag using SU’s Scalloped Tag Topper punch. This punch was also used to create the tag top on the gift card insert. So now for the washi tape and dies…I created the flowers on the front tag and insert using SU’s Extraordinary Floral Washi and coordinating dies.

Measurements for the insert:
Berry Burst cardstock: 6 1/2 x 3 1/2, scored at 2″ to create the pocket
Floral Charm DSP: 4 3/8 x 3 3/8
White cardstock: 3 3/8 x 1 7/8 (for the sentiment)
NOTE: before gluing the DSP to the cardstock, punch the scalloped top and glue in the center of the cardstock to create the tag look. This step is optional but allows for the ribbon embellishment.

Supplies– All SU

Stamps: Layering Leaves (front sentiment), Fancy Phrases, Timeless Tulips
Dies: Mini Treat Bag, Extraordinary Floral
Punch: Scalloped Tag Topper
Patterned Paper: Floral Charm
Card Stock: White, Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Embellishment: Berry Burst Enamel Dots
Miscellaneous: Extraordinary Floral Washi Tape

Thanks for checking in and be sure to head over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge to check out what my teammates created. Also, we would love for you to play along with us.