Creation Station: Stampers Gone Wild

#stampinup   #creationstation   #faithfulinkspirations   Hey there, everyone! I hope you're having an awesome summer! Our family is getting ready to head for the hills for some quiet vacation time. We're renting a house at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. There's tons to do--but we'll probably just hang at the house a view the wildlife from our deck. 

Speaking of wildlife, our August theme here at the Creation Station blog hop is “Stampers Gone Wild!” We're featuring animal and wildlife stamps. So I pulled out my "Animal Outing" set and got to work on a sliding pop-up window card.

I used various shades of gray and Whisper White almost exclusively. The card stock and ribbon are Gray Granite. I colored the hippo with Light and Dark Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends. I colored the bird with Light Pool Party and Light Daffodil Delight Blends. And I colored the tree branch with Light Shaded Spruce and Light Old Olive Blends. I added an extra mat to really frame this image.

For the surprise inside, I stamped the sentiment in Merry Merlot and added some hearts from the "Celebrate with Cake" stamp set in Merry Merlot, stamped off once, and Gray Granite.

If you'd like to try your own, I've added a tutorial to the tab above. Just click on the link next to the project (or any project) to get a step-by-step tutorial.

I hope you like my project and I know you'll love the project that Sara Langland has in store for you. She's amazingly talented--as is everyone on our design team.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

tams# 34999

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $21.00	Celebrate With Cake Photopolymer Stamp Set [149501] $16.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $7.50
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $7.50	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144595] $4.50	Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144586] $4.50	Shaded Spruce Light Stampin' Blends [147936] $4.50	Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144574] $4.50
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $10.00	1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch [119869] $6.00	Gray Granite 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon [147656] $7.50	Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine [124262] $3.50
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00	Simply Scored [122334] $30.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00

Sliding Pop-Up Window Card Tutorial

Here's how to make this fun interactive card!

Start with a half sheet of card stock (5-1/2" by 8-1/2"). Score the card stock along the long edge at 2" and 6".

NOTE: I embossed my card with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. You can let your card stock "hang" 2" outside the embossing folder and run it through one way and it will mark your 2" score line. Turn it around and let it hang 2-1/2" outside the folder and it will mark your 6" score line. And you'll have embossed the entire piece!

Next, cut a window by cutting 1/2" from the bottom and 1/2" from each of the score lines, like this:

Score the un-cut top of the window, then score again 1-1/2" from the first score line, and again at 3" from the first score line.

Fold the scores like this (valley, mountain, valley):

Cut a 3-3/4" by 5" card stock piece and stamp your sentiment. Place the scored and cut card stock base face down and place your sentiment piece face down in the center.

Next, add Tear & Tape to the bottom of the two side flaps (only one flap shown), to the back of the top of the sentiment piece (not shown), and to the long side of the wider flap. Adhere the shorter flap and then the longer flap, making an envelope.

Cut a second 3-3/4" by 5" card stock piece. Slip that piece inside the card, in front of the sentiment piece, and adhere it to the bottom of the thin window flap. This is your pulling mechanism.You can add a ribbon to decorate.

Decorate the front any way you like. I used a 2-3/4" by 3-1/2" Whisper White mat, with a 2-5/8" by 3-3/8" Gray Granite mat, and a 2-1/4" by 3-1/4" stamped image. Adhere this to the front of the mountain so the image stands up when the mechanism is pulled.

Fancy Folded Thanks

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #FabulousFriday   
I hope you're not tired of seeing cards made with the awesome Magnolia Lane Suite of products. I love this suite--and if you love it, too, you can get everything in the suite with one product code (item 152178). You know you want it!

We have another guest designer today and another card I received at the Proverbial Stampers & Friends swap. Our guest artist is Nancy Amato and she created a fabulous card. Take a look.

Nancy stamped a sentiment and flower from the "Good Morning Magnolia" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. She cut this out with a Stitched Nested Labels Die. She colored the flower with Light Petal Pink and Light Old Olive Stampin' Blends.

Next, Nancy took a 5-1/4" by 9" piece of Petal Pink striped Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and scored it at 2-3/4" and at 5". She adhered the largest portion to a 4-1/4" by 5-1/2" Mossy Meadow Card Stock panel and then zig-zagged the folds so they lay flat as in the picture above. Here's the card opened.

On the front of the card, she adhered a 2" by 5-1/4" strip of a contrasting piece of Magnolia Lane DSP. She adhered the left side of the label to the card with Stampin' Dinensionals and added a pretty bow tied from Petal Pink Striped Organdy Ribbon. Inside the card, she added a 2-1/2" by 5" strip of Whisper White Card Stock for the written sentiment. 

Didn't Nancy do a fabulous job?! I love this card and fun fold!

tams# 35092

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298] $36.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper [149484] $11.50	Petal Pink Light Stampin' Blends Marker [146866] $4.50	Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144574] $4.50	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $35.00
Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon [149441] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Simply Scored [122334] $30.00

Relax!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #ThoughtfulThursday   What's the most thoughtful thing someone could say to you? Well, I think, "How about you sit down and relax and I'll take care of everything?" That would be sooo thoughtful. Today's card shares that sentiment and it would be perfect to give to the man in your life!

I stamped the image of the relaxing dude from the "A Good Man" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. I cut it out with a square Stitched Shapes Die. I colored him with Light Balmy Blue, Light Pretty Peacock, Light Crumb Cake, and Ivory Stampin' Blends. I adhered this image to a Balmy Blue Card Stock mat.

Next, I stamped a sentiment from the "A Good Man" stamp set in Pretty Peacock Ink onto the bottom corner of a 4" by 5-1/4" Whisper White Card Stock panel. Then I embossed the panel with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered a 1-1/2" by 4" strip of striped Come Sail Away Designer Series paper to the middle and then wrapped some Whisper White Baker's Twine around  before adhering everything to a Balmy Blue Card Stock card base. And, finally, I adhered the stamped image to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Got some men in your life? The "A Good Man" stamp set is perfect for making cards for your guys!

tams# 35091

Product List

A Good Man Cling Stamp Set [149270] $24.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper [149481] $11.50	Pretty Peacock Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [149538] $4.50	Balmy Blue Light Stampin' Blends Marker [148540] $4.50
Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144582] $4.50	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker [144606] $4.50	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $30.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $10.00
Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine [124262] $3.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00