Brushed with Beauty ~ Card 2

 Are you ready for another look at the Brushed with Beauty Suite? This look will be very different from the look I shared on Tuesday! That's how versatile this Suite is! 

Using the bolder colors in the DSP I also went with softer colors like Petal Pink for the card base and the muted beige strips at the top. I also used Vellum to soften the layers between the DSP and focal flower. The flower is stamped and popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals. A bit of Beige Ribbon also adds to the soft look. The "ta-da" finish is the shiny dots I added to the flower center and around the flower. 

Here is a full look at all that comes in the Brushed with Beauty Suite. There are so many great products to create with in this suite! Two stamp sets with coordinating die cuts, a lovely embossing folder, Vellum and gems. Wow! What a great collection!

You can get the Suite now in whole at a 10% discount OR you can pick and choose the products you want. 

Colors in this Suite are: Calypso Coral, Darling Duckling, Early Espresso, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Petal Pink Secret Sea and Very Vanilla. How's that for color options!

I hope you enjoyed this card and learning about the Brushed with Beauty Suite. You'll be seeing more I the coming days!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

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What's Up Wednesday ~ Easy Fun Fold Card

Welcome to What's Up Wednesday where I share more detailed projects with you. This week it's an easy Fun Fold card you'll love to make! It's also a project for our team Challenge to make a Fun Fold Card with DSP.

Start with a cardstock base of 4.25" x 5.5".  The card base will not open. 

Take a piece of DSP 5.25" x 6". On the 6" side score a line 2" from the end. By this I mean put the 6" length onto the paper trimmer lining it up at 4" and score. If you have our SU Trimmer use the scoring tool that came with the trimmer. If you don't have that you can use a Take Your Pick tool to do the scoring with a trimmer.

Once you've scored your DSP, fold over the 2" flap. Now glue the DSP to the card base. the flap is what opens for the inside part of the card.

I used a card from our Joyful Days Memories and More Pack. It's 3" x 4" and some of the cards have a sentiment. Glue the top of the card to the flap. I added some sequins for some sparkle. 

When you open the flap you find a piece of white CS that is stamped with an inside message. I added a small piece of CS to the back of the card on the front to give a finished look to the back of that piece.

How's that for an easy Fun Fold card? Give it a try! I know you'll love the results.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

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Brushed With Beauty Suite + Card 1

This new Brushed with Beauty suite is gorgeous! It's not my typical collection of colors, but I'm having a lot of fun creating with it. It's good to push yourself at times! Let's take a look at Card 1 from a recent get together with friends for a craft time.

I made two cards during this time. I'll be sharing the other card Thursday so be sure to check it out. They are very different from each other!

Going with the more neutral tones in the suite I came up with this look. I used the flower and leaf die cuts along with the two DSP papers you see here. I added a die cut layer of Vellum, too. It's a nice way to distinguish the layers. The flower is popped up for more dimension and a few gems make it sparkle a bit.

Here is a full look at all that comes in the Brushed with Beauty Suite. There are so many great products to create with in this suite! Two stamp sets with coordinating die cuts, a lovely embossing folder, Vellum and gems. Wow! What a great collection!

You can get the Suite now in whole at a 10% discount OR you can pick and choose the products you want. 

Colors in this Suite are: Calypso Coral, Darling Duckling, Early Espresso, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Petal Pink Secret Sea and Very Vanilla. How's that for color options!

Brushed with Beauty Suite

I hope you enjoyed this card and learning about the Brushed with Beauty Suite. Be sure to come back for Card 2 on Thursday!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

Images©Stampin' UP

#showandtellwithmichelle #brushedwithbeautysuite #cardmaking 

Branching Out Card ~ Color Dare #678

 Welcome to a Color Dare Challenge that gives you colors to work with to get your project started. Each Friday we give you a new combo of colors to create any paper craft you like. There are Free colors you can also use in addition to the colors shown, but do not add any colors beyond that unless instructed. This challenge lets you add 2 colors to go with the shades of brown. 

When you're ready to join our challenge use the direct link below. Most of all, have fun!

My 2 colors to go with the browns are red and green since I wanted to make a Christmas card. I love this Branching Out Bundle! The beautiful images and dies will create so many different looks and feels! This is how my project turned out.

I started by creating a frame in Gold Foil. Hint: I used a smaller die to cut out the center since it would be covered up anyway. Now I have that piece for a future project and my Gold Foil paper will last longer.

I stamped the white CS with various images and added a sentiment from the Greeting for You pack. The sentiment is in Gold and I inked the edges with brown. A beige ribbon was added to the popped up sentiment.

I debated on adding some gems but after a bit decided no gems were needed. With the touches of Gold it was enough.

Direct link to Color Dare #678

Now it's your turn to create and share using our Color Dare colors. We can't wait to see how you're inspired! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' UP® Demonstrator 

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Modern Christmas Card

 Are you a modern or traditional type when it comes to Christmas cards? Well, I'm both! I'm really loving this Modern Christmas line of products we have this year. Today I'm sharing this beautiful card inspired by one seen on Craftwerks. 

A fun technique to do, especially on Christmas cards, it to heat emboss. On this card the two gold trees are heat embossed with Gold powder. This helps carry the gold theme throughout the design. Heat embossing is easy if you haven't tried it yet. Stamp your image using a Versamark Pad. It's a sticky, clear ink that holds the powder in place. Once your image is stamped shake the powder over the image. Be sure to use a piece of scrap paper or a container so catch the excess powder. Now tap off the excess powder to reveal the image. Now you heat the image with a heat tool. Hint: you must use a heat tool designed for this technique. A hair blow dryer will not work as it doesn't get hot enough. As you heat the image you can see the powder change from a sand look to shiny gold. Move the heat tool around until all the powder is melted. Now you have a heat embossed image!

After heat embossing I die cut the images along with the tree stamped with black ink. While die cutting you'll want to do some stars, too. Oh...die cut a white 3" circle, too.

The piece along the left side of the card is gold foil with DSP on top. To create the design start with the strip along the left. After that do the layer with the trees. The white circle is the base. The two bottom trees are glued to the circle keeping them to the right side of the circle.

Next glue down the Large Gold Hoop using a couple of Mini Glue Dots. Place the glue dots on the hoop across from each other then adhere to the card front. Glue the white circle inside the hoop. Using Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the tree on the left place it on the card front with a bit going over the hoop. 

Stamp the sentiment and use glue dots to adhere it to the hoop. I also put a glue dot to stick to the tree. Add three stars and you're finished!

What a beautiful, modern look!

Thanks for dropping in! I hope you enjoyed this modern look card. I'll be sending a lot of these this year!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

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What's Up Wednesday ~ Easy Christmas Card

 Welcome to What's Up Wednesday! This week I'm sharing a project inspired by a post on Pinterest. It's a simple and easy to make card with a tone on tone background. Let's take a look!

This is the finished card. The focal image is a card from the Joyful Days Memories & More Card Pack. This pack has two sizes of cards with images/designs on both sides. I used the smaller sized card here. I debated on the embossed background to use and ultimately decided on the one you see here.  That surprised me because the other choice was a plaid....and I love plaid! 

Inside the card I kept it simple for now. I cut one of the small card in half and used it to decorate the bottom of the inside. The white space is ready for a custom message when I get ready to use the card.

These are the two embossing folders I debated between. Of course you could use just about any pattern you like. 

Here is a look at the plaid pattern with the card. I like this look but thought the corrugated stripes was a bitter choice for this design.

Using one of the mini punches from the Hole Punch Assortment I added a slot for the ribbon. The ribbon is just a loop threaded through the hole with the long tails extending from underneath at the bottom. 

There you go! That was my process for the inspired card. It's quick and easy and a good "production" card. That means a card you can make a lot of in a short time.

Have fun crafting!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

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Christmas Tree Card ~ Quick and Easy!

Are you ready for a quick and easy Christmas Card? This one and the one I'm sharing tomorrow are what you want! They are both good "production cards". By that I mean they are easy to make a lot of cards in a short time. 

The main feature of this card is the Joyful Days Memories & More Card Pack. This pack has two different sizes (4"x6" and 3"x4") with designs/patterns on both sides. This tree is beautiful with a watercolor look to it. 

I simply matted the card with dark green CS and popped it up on foam on the card front. The pattern paper  adds a nice look to compliment the colors of the tree. With the touch of gold it looks so pretty. The red gems complete the design.

There you go! Did I mention this is a quick and easy card? Check out this card pack as there are many designs that will help make your Christmas Card making go really fast this year!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

Images©Stampin' Up

#showandtellwithmichelle #cardmaking #christmascards