October Product of the Month ~ Shining Stars Dies!

The October Product of the Month is AMAZING! 

There are 23 star dies in this set. Just think of all the ways you can create with these dies that nest with each other! 

The Product of the Month program offers an exclusive product each month. This month it's the Shining Stars Dies. 

With a qualifying order of $75 you can get the Product of the Month for only $5! Yes that means you can get this set of 23 dies for only $5! 

Stock up on card stock, embellishments, Designer Series paper or any other supplies you need/want. This product is too good to pass up! The only catch is the it's while supplies last!

Shining Star Dies is available starting TODAY so click here to start your order and get these dies now!

Michelle Loncar

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Fall Leaves Card ~ Color Dare #723

It's time for a new color challenge from our team at Color Dare. Every Friday we give you a new palette of colors to get you started. Make any paper craft you like.  When you're ready to join our challenge see the direct ink below the graphic.

The rules are simple. Use the challenge colors to create a project. Make sure your colors are a close match to the challenge colors. Do Not add any extra colors beyond the Free colors mentioned in the graphic.

I'm still creating in Fall/Autumn mode and went with a design showing leave in their colorful glory. I used the Lustrous Leaves Bundle that includes Hot Foil Dies and Masks. This combo creates gorgeous leave for any time of the year depending on the colors you pick!

Using Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight inks with Blending Brushes I colored the leaves after they were Hot Foiled. Click here to learn about our Hot Foil System.  Once the leaves were colored I used the die to cut them out all at once. How's that for easy!

I really love our new Softy Woven Embossing Folder! I mean I REALLY love it! It gives  fantastic texture to your projects without stealing the show from your focal image. I also use a bonding brush and Crumb Cake ink to add some color around the edges. Doesn't it bring out the pattern nicely?

Next came die cutting a grid like shape to go under the leaves. This piece grounds the design so it doesn't look like the leaves are floating in air. The leaves are placed in a cluster with the largest one popped up on Dimensionals. This detail adds depth to the design so everything doesn't look flat.

A hot foiled sentiment, Twine bow and some Dots are the finished touches. What do you think? Is this a design you'd try?

On the inside I stamped a fun sentiment and added a leaf that matches the card front design. It's always fun to bring some of your design to the inside of the card and the envelope! Don't send "naked" envelopes! Since I'm hand delivering this card I used some more Hot Foiled leaves and glued them to the envelope.

Direct link to Color Dare #723

Ok are you ready to give our color challenge a try? We love seeing how our colors inspire your creativity! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

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Floral Luxe Foliage

I know it's now October and the Luxe Foliage is the September Product of the Month (POTM) but I'm still using up my pack and wanted to share more ideas. Did you know that if a POTM doesn't sell out by the end of the month it will stay available until sold out? If you don't have this paper yet be sure to check to see if it's still available. The same rules apply: $5 with a minimum $75 order and only one POTM per person. 

This is another simple design that really shows off the beautiful paper. It showcases two of the patterns/colors in this pack. The gold foil design really stands out against the color background!

The card base is Secret Sea as are the fussy cut flowers. The Pecan Pie layer of leaves is a nice contrast. Each layer is matted in Gold Foil Paper which ties in the gold of the papers.  Oh, the layer behind the flowers looks gray but it's not. I used a piece of Secret Sea then a layer of Vellum. 

The sentiment is from our Hot Foil line of products. The Sweetly Sentimental die creates a nice collection of sentiments all at once. Here I've used Gold Foil on Black CS. I make a bunch up at once and keep them in a plastic case to be ready at a moments notice.

A ribbon accent and some gold dots are the finishing touches. Did I mention this is an easy card to make? I hope you give it a try. Any DSP will work making this a very versatile design!

Michelle Loncar

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What's Up Wednesday ~ Elegant Leaves Fun Fold

This fun fold card inspired by Kathy Cud's is really fun and easy to make! It's a versatile design that works well with all kinds of pattern papers! Let's take a closer look.

Starting with a piece of cardstock (CS) 11" x 4-1/4" fold in half. This is now a side fold card. On the front flap of the card cut 2-1/2" off the right end. Save this piece to layer the sentiment.

Cover the remaining card front with a piece of DSP. Also cover the right inside area that is seen with DSP. 

Next is the triangle piece. I cut a 2-1/2" square on the diagonal in Glimmer Paper and another 2-/14" piece in DSP matching the left front of the card. Glue the triangles together. Using our Tear Tape along the long side of the triangle I placed it along the right edge of the card base. Leave the rest of the triangle free so you can tuck the sentiment layer under it.

Choose your sentiment and any images and base your size on what you need to fit. I mimicked the triangle by using Glimmer paper here, too. The piece for topping the Glimmer paper is the piece you cut off the card front earlier. Trim as needed. Add embellishments as you like.

When you're ready to adhere the sentiment layer use a piece of the Tear Tape on the left side and also in the middle of this piece. Now carefully tuck the right end under the triangle. When you have it where you want it lay down the left side and smooth to adhere. 

LEAVES: to make the leaves I created a "puddle pad" using reindeers and baby wipes. Place the wipes on a paper plate then drip drops of reinker around in multiple colors to make an area to ink a stamp. Press your stamp into the ink then stamp. You may need to add more ink if doing many images. I've used 3 colors for my leaves. The fun part is each leaf turned out different in color patterns,

This is the card fully open. I added a piece of DSP on the left to give a finished look. You have plenty of space for your message. If you need more space you could omit the DSP of the left. 

What do you think? Was it as easy as you thought it would be? I hope you give it a try.

Michelle Loncar

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Luxe Foliage Card ~ September Product of the Month

Have you used up your pack of Luxe Foliage yet? It's our September Product of the Month and it's really beautiful! I got a let start on using my pack due to vacation time, but I'm using it now for sure!

The Product of the Month (POTM) is a program offering an exclusive product each month. You can get the POTM for only $5 with a minimum order of $75. It's a great time to stock up and add the POTM for only $5! 

Luxe Foliage is our POTM for September. It's pack 12 sheets: 4 each of 3 designs.

This card is  simple design and easy to make. The one strip of the POTM paper stands out among the white and gold. This piece of DSP is Secret Sea with Gold. The other colors in the pack feature Peaceful Pine and Pecan Pie both with Gold. The fun part is that you can fussy cut the images if you like to make even more versatility!

HINT: For the sentiment I used the Advent Labels Punch. The actual size is the white layer. To mat I punched out the gold with the same punch. I cut down the middle then glued it to the white layer with the ends showing gold. 

What do you think? Is this design you'd like to try? I think you should! Use any DSP

 you like to get a variety of results.

Michelle Loncar

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Whispering Woods ~ Atlantic Hearts Sketch 701

This week our sketch is a fun mosaic style design. When using our sketches you can alter shapes, card size, twist, turn, rotate....whatever you like as long as we can still err the sketch in your design.

For my project I changed the card size so I could use our SU Basic White Cars and Envelope Pack. The card base is 3-1/2" x 5" making it shorter than the image in the sketch. However, I kept the sketch the main part of my design with the 1" squares.

Using 1" squares made it simple to follow the sketch but it did leave a space at the bottom of the card front. I added a piece of ribbon to fill this in. A sentiment would have worked, too. I chose to use a Hot Foil set called Sweetly Sentimental with Gold Foil. It's a nice subtle look that doesn't compete with the DSP paper.

Speaking of the DSP it's called Whispering Woods and has a beautiful collection of designs. This is just a small piece I used to create the mosaic. 

After placing the various pieces of the design I finished by adding some Dots around the sentiment to draw your eyes up. 

Here is the finished card with matching envelope. I glued a piece of the DSP to the envelope flap to dress it up. What a fun way to send.....and receive a card!

Are you ready to try our sketch? The sketch goes live on Monday and our blog opens for entries on Wednesday. Have fun with the sketch!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

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Poetic Petals Card ~ Color Dare #722

Welcome to a new color challenge from our team at Color Dare. Each Friday we give you a new palette of colors to inspire you. Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use the link below.

For this challenge we've given you two colors you must use + one color of your choice. Make sure your colors are a close match to those in the graphic. 

I've used the colors Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight with Crisp Canteloupe as my + one color. The cardstock is our Two Tone cardstock. I used the lighter side for both colors. It's really great to have a light and dark color choice! The dark color is the color name. 

I covered the white card base with a piece of DSP from the Mosaic Garden pack. The Poetic Petal image was die cut in Daffodil Delight. Calypso Coral ribbon was used for the "aperture" look. A few sequins were placed around the sentiment which was made with our Hot Foil System and Gold Foil on Calypso Coral CS. 

To adhere the ribbon to the card I used our Tear Tape. I cut the ribbon a bit longer than needed then added the Tear tape to the back the entire length. Once in place on the card I snipped off the excess ribbon. I also inked the edges of the card and it gave the ribbon ends a bit of an hombre look as a bonus!

Direct Link to Color Dare #722

Now it's your turn to create a share! We love seeing how our colors inspire your creativity. Most of all, have fun!

Michelle Loncar

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