Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for August 2016. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring projects using our favorite Stampin’ Up! cutting tools. There are so many wonderful punches, framelits and edgelits available that help make papercrafting more detailed and fun! We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.
You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below. The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.
I love the Detailed Floral Thinlits…They are so elegant and versatile! I purchased them as a bundle with the Floral Phrases Stamp Set and Saved 10%. Woo Hoo!
This card measures 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 and has a fun fold to it. I started out with a 4 1/4 x 11 piece of Night of Navy card stock and scored it at 4 1/2 and 9. I placed the floral thinlits die along the edge (just past the 9 inch score line) and Cut It Out using the Precision Base Plate and Big Shot. The die brush made it easy to remove the small pieces from the die.
I heat embossed Happy Birthday from Stylized Birthday Stamp Set using VersaMark, Gold Embossing Powder, and the Heat Tool. I love to heat emboss and chose gold to match the pretty bow paper clip embellishment which I used to keep my card closed. Next I cut a 4 1/4 x 3 inch piece of whisper white to match the die. I used the die to position my edgelit and secured it with a piece of washi tape then Cut It Out with the Big Shot. Perfect fit! I adhered it to my card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I added some White Perfect Accents and stamped the inside using the flower from Floral Phrases stamp set and the sentiment from Garden in Bloom stamp set. I thought this was the perfect sentiment for this special card.
A special card needs a special envelope and this custom envelope was a breeze to make. I simply trimmed 1/2 inch off each side of our standard envelope and sealed the sides with the Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape. I stamped the same flower I used on the inside on the envelope flap and my envelope coordinates beautifully with my card.
Stamp Sets: Floral Phrases, Stylized Birthday, Garden in Bloom Ink: Night of Navy Papers: Night of Navy, Whisper White Tools & Accessories: Detailed Floral Thinlits, Precision Base Plate, Big Shot, Die Brush, Heat Tool, VersaMark, Gold Embossing Powder, White Perfect Accents, Bow Paper Clip Embellishments, Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape, Multipupose Liquid Glue, Fast Fuse Adhesive
I hope you enjoyed all the photos. I am a “newbie” to blogging and this is my first Blog Hop. I would love it if you subscribed to my blog (just click the box on the right at the top) to receive email notifications when I post. Please feel free to leave a comment to let me know how you like this card.
Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop!
Blog Hop Line-up:
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Kim Jolley at Stampin’ Artfully
- Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Lynn Tague at Beyond Beaches & Blessings
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
- Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin Jackie
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Karen Zaring Browning at Stamp With Me KZB
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Pam Dotts at Clearly Southern Stampin’
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
WOOT-WOOT…..Great post and way to go with your very first Blog Hop! Your instructions are over the top….but then YOU are over the top! Super project…thanks for sharing your talent
Thanks so much! I get my inspiration from you and the many other wonderfully talented stampers!!
Wonderful project and tutorial! I would have never thought to trim down the envelope and use washi tape. What a great idea!
Thanks Kim! I love to play with envelopes and make everything match. The Stampin Up envelopes are just the best quality to work with!
Congrats on a great first! Wonderful card! And I love the envelope!
Thanks Ramsey! I love to make matching envelopes!
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ love the card! Especially the envelope. What a great idea for making it a different size.
Thanks Marisa! The envelope was easy to customize this way.
Hi Jeanie, . . . isn’t this your first Blog Hop??!! Well Congratulations to you, if it is. I love this card. Colors are my absolute fave! I love the envelope idea. Your photos and explanations are spot on! Perfect.
O.K. . . . here it comes . . . when are you going to do a video. You will be great at it!!!
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Thanks so much Nancy! You are right that this is my first Blog Hop. I am just learning to navigate the blog stuff and I can’t imagine tackling videos! I appreciate the vote of confidence but you give me too much credit! My mind is still spinning with all the technology I have learned this summer. LOL
That bow clip is so sweet and ties in the heat embossing perfectly! I love how you customized your envelope! Such a great idea and looks fantastic.
Thank you Laurie! I do think that bow clip is cute! I bet it would look sweet on a baby card too. It worked great to keep my card fold closed. I’m hoping the recipient of my card will resuse it and pass it on! 🙂 Have a great day!
Jeanie: WOW!!! What an over the top project for your very first Blog Hop! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how you customized your envelope!!!! TFS 🙂
Thank you Nancy! That means a lot coming from you as I have seen firsthand your amazing talent!
Beautiful card, Jeanie! Welcome to the Hop!
Thanks Amy! I am still learning to navigate the blogging world and having all kinds of fun along the way!
Jeanie, this is just fantastic! I love your pictures and clear instructions. And your idea for the envelope is genius. I’ve never thought about cutting it down to fit. Super! And congrats on your first Blog Hop! I wasn’t able to participate this time and I feel like I’ve missed the party!!!
Thank you Karen! I did miss seeing you in the line up!
Jeanie, what a lovely project and your description details are so clear! Great job with the blog hop, Pal… 😉
Thanks Katy! I’m always afraid my directions are not clear so I like to include lots of photos just in case. 🙂 Have a great day “hopping” along!
Beautiful card, Jeanie! Your instructions are wonderful, love this fold. The Washi Tape on the modified envelope is very clever!
Thank you Pam! I always wonder if my directions are clear for others. I appreciate the feedback! Try that envelope…it is really fun and easy!
in a word, WOW! You’re making it very difficult not to get this set.
This is one set you will not regret! Worth every penny!! 🙂
Your card is very beautiful. Thanks for all the tips about making it. Had you not mentioned it, I would never have known this was your first blog hop. Your instructions and pictures are clear. I’ve signed up to see your upcoming creations. TFS
Thank you HJ! I’m so glad you liked the tips and pictures.
beautiful card… love the classic design with the unique fold… thank you of sharing!
Thank you Karen! I love navy and white and you are right…classic colors!
So pretty! Great folds!
Thank you Jennifer. I love fun fold cards…look for my Fun Fold Friday posts!
Absolutely gorgeous card! If this is your “first” then I am super impressed! You’re now a hop pro!!
Thank you Debbie! I feel fortunate to be part of the PALS! I have been enjoying the Blog Hops monthly and learning so much from everyone. Still have lots to learn but boy is it fun to play along! 🙂
The embossed sentiment really pops Jeanie,but my favorite is the envelope. You inspired a lot of us with that great tip. Thanks so much!
Thank you Sue! I love how everyone is always so willing to share ideas. I am honored you think I may have inspired others.
Jeanie, your card is SO pretty and elegant! The gold embossed sentiment is perfect! And thank you for the new idea for envelopes!!
Thank you Peggy! I have seen your cards and they are gorgeous! I am honored!
What an elegant and delightful card! Beautiful use of that die. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Jan! When I read this months theme was to share your favorite die, thinlit, or edgelit, I figured it was time to join the Hop. 🙂 I love the versatility of this die! I am going to be sharing a wedding and anniversary card I made using this die. I hope you will check back again! Thanks for stopping by!
Look at you, your first blog hop! I am so impressed! Your card is so pretty but that envelope is the best! Gold embossing makes it perfect! Great instructions and photos. Looking forward to many great projects!
Thanks Chris! I appreciate your positive feedback…you know how to make a gal feel good! Have a great day!
This is a beautiful card. Nice job on a great tutorial. I find tutorial very, very helpful to me.
Thank you Lora! I am a visual person and always appreciate when others show pictures so I always take lots of pictures. I find it helpful and I’m glad you do too! Thanks for leaving positive feedback.
Jeanie just found your blog yesterday and cased this beautiful card x2 late last night for a birthday breakfast I went to today with 2 of my dearest friends.
They both had February birthdays and mine is this month but we hadn’t been able to connect to celebrate until today.
They loved their cards, thank you so much for the inspiration and wonderful pictures and directions.
Couldn’t have done it without you!
Carmen, I am so glad your friends loved their cards! I belong to a birthday club with 11 friends and we get together each month to celebrate each others birthdays. It is so much fun! Happy August Birthday to you!