Creativity Abounds Design Team Blog Hop - July 2021

 

Please welcome our new Design Team members Heather Thomas from the UK and Maheswari Rajaguru from Australia. I know you're going to love their designs!

This month we're showcasing the amazing Elegantly Said Bundle with beautiful sentiments and images as well as a new punch. The incredible Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series paper is beautiful and many of the papers have copper or gold foil highlights. 

To make my card:

• Cut a 4.25" x 11.0" piece of Basic Black cardstock and score at 5.5". Use a bone folder to make a crisp fold on the score line. Cut the front card base 1.0" from the score line. Then cut another 1.0" strip to be used at the bottom of the card front.
• Cut out two 0.75" x 4.0" pieces of Gold Foil.
• Attach the two Gold Foil pieces to the top and bottom Basic Black pieces using your favorite adhesive.
• Use the second largest rectangle die from the Scalloped Contour Dies and the Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine to cut out a rectangle using a piece of Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series paper.
• Attach the top and bottom of the scalloped rectangle piece to the top edge and bottom top of the card front using your favorite adhesive.
• Stamp the flower image from the Elegantly Said Stamp set onto a 2.0" x 2.0" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock using Basic Black ink.
• Cut out a 2.25" x 2.25" piece of Gold Foil.
• Attach the stamped image on the Very Vanilla cardstock to the Gold Foil using your favorite adhesive.
• Stamp the "Happy Anniversary" sentiment from the Elegantly Said Stamp set onto a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock using Basic Black ink.
• Attach the Gold Foil and sentiment to the center piece of the card front using dimensionals.
• Cut a 4.0" x 5.25" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock for the inside of the card.
• Stamp both edges with the long border stamp from the Elegantly Said Stamp set using Basic Black ink.
• Attach the stamped Very Vanilla cardstock to the inside of the card using your favorite adhesive.
• Add Matt Black Dots to the center of the two flowers on the card front.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog - Sea Ranch Creations today! Please be sure to 'hop' to the other demonstrator's links so you can see all of their amazing designs. We hope they will provide you with inspiration for your card making.

Happy Stamping!

Susan

Have You Started Your Holiday Cards? 

Every year, I make approximately 100 Holiday Cards to mail to family and friends. Since I put a lot of love into each card I have to get an early start. 

Each month, I'll be offering a full day Holiday Retreat which will include Holiday Gift Ideas, Holiday Card Tutorials, and Make-n-Takes when you purchase the Suite or Bundle with additional supplies. Here is the information for August and September. I'm still planning for October, November, and December so if you have a favorite Holiday Suite let me know. Just email me at ses@aquarius.family to RSVP for the events.

August 14, 2021              Tidings and Trimmings Bundle plus           $63.00

This Holiday Retreat will include 6 Tutorials with Videos, Make-n-Takes, and lots of Bonus projects.

September 18, 2021       Whimsy and Wonder Suite Stamp Camp   $80.25

This Stamp Camp will be with the Creativity Abounds Design Team and will include 13 Tutorials with videos, Make-n-Takes and lots of Bonus cards/projects.

During August and September you'll also receive a Stampin' Up Sale-A-Bration reward when you purchase the Holiday Retreat supplies.  You'll also receive a Thank You card and the latest Creativity Abounds Design Team Tutorial Bundle which features the Elegantly Said Bundle. This is a truly stunning collection of cards that you won' t want to miss!