When it Snows Make a Medallion!

Hi there! Well we survived the big Winter Storm Stella with our grand total coming in around 18", which isn't too bad considering some of our neighbors ended up with around 30". I'm assuming that was God's way of evening us all out since I still had about 2 feet of snow in my yard left from all of winter where as most of our neighbors had lost all of their snow. As much as a nuisance as it was, it did make for good crafting weather, and I decided to play with the Sale-a-bration stamp set, Make a Medallion. This is such a cute set! I really enjoyed playing with it and look forward to playing with it some more, with other color combinations. But for this one, I used Calypso Coral and Peekaboo Peach to create the medallion and I played with some watercoloring as well which was fun.

I began with a standard card base using Early Espresso and added a piece of the Cupcakes & Carousels DSP cut 2" x 4" to the bottom of the card base. I then cut a piece of watercolor paper (I started with an over-sized piece and cut it down once I finished watercoloring to a finished size of 3 1/4" x 4") To create the watercolor, I began by saturating the paper with water, then working lightest to darkest, I began dropping the color in and blending out. The colors used are Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach and Calypso Coral. I sped up the drying process by using my heat tool and added a second layer of color and again sped up the drying process. Because of warping, I applied a heavy layer of Snail adhesive and adhered the panel to the card base. I stamped the medallion using the Calypso Coral and Peekaboo Peach and the sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso. I cut the medallion out using the Layering Circles Framelits (I used the framelit measuring approximately 2 1/2" in diameter) and adhered it to the watercolor piece using Dimensionals. I then cut strips from Peekaboo Peach (3/4" x 3 3/4"); Calypso Coral (3/4" x 3 1/4"); and Daffodil Delight (1/2" x 2 1/2") and stamped "friend" with Early Espresso onto the Daffodil Delight strip and adhered them all down with Snail adhesive. Finally, I picked out 5 of the Peekaboo Peach sequins from the Sprinkles Embellishments and adhered them to the front of the card using Liquid Multipurpose Glue. 

And that completes our card for today. I hope you enjoyed this one. Do you have the Make a Medallion stamp set? If so, what color combinations have you tried? If not, there is still time to get one, all you need to do to get your own is spend $50 before shipping and tax and you can select the Make a Medallion set as your FREE sale-a-bration set! Remember, Sale-a-bration ends 3/31 and all Sale-a-bration items are "while supplies last" right now. Currently, the card Tins are gone but everything else is available, but be sure, it won't be for long.

Have a great day and happy stamping,

Katrina

Product List

Make A Medallion (Photopolymer)

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Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Watercolor Paper

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Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

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Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

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Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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Layering Circle Framelits Dies

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Sprinkles Embellishments

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Aqua Painters

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Liquid Multipurpose Glue

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SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

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Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Sweet Treats with the Cool Treats Bundle

Hello there! Wow, we are in the midst of a deep freeze here in CNY. Today isn't as bad as the weekend though, so I am grateful for that. I think Saturday and Sunday were the coldest we've been all winter long...brrrrr! I did a Spring Craft Fair Saturday and unfortunately there was very little traffic and I'm sure it was because it was so COLD.
Anyway, today I have a really cute card to share with you that I actually CASED from the Occasions catalog. What does CASED mean you ask? Well, it means, Copy and Share Everything! You see, in Paper Crafting, it's encouraged as long as you give credit where credit is due and never claim someone else's work as your own. As long as you do that, copy away. So, today, I recreated a Stampin' Up! design team design straight from the pages of the catalog. What a wealth of great ideas! So here it is:

I had so much fun creating this card and I think it will make a great birthday for someone special, especially someone who loves ice cream. Now, who doesn't just love ice cream?
Directions:
Standard Card base of Whisper White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored and folded at 4 1/4". Adhere a piece of the DSP cut 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" to the front. Cut a piece of Whisper White with the larges Lots of Labels framelits and adhere to the front. Stamp a piece of Crumb Cake CS with Early Espresso ink with the "waffle cone" stamp and cut out using the coordinating framelit. Add a couple of strips of Washi. Then cut an ice cream scoop in each of the following colors: Soft Sky, Watermelon Wonder, Peekaboo Peach and Wild Wasabi. Stamp each scoop with the "sprinkles" stamp using the craft white ink and adhere with the ice cream cone to the the card using Dimensionals. Cut the "chocolate" from Early Espresso and the cherry from Watermelon Wonder and adhere. Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White, cut 1/2" x 4 1/4" with the Early Espresso ink and banner the ends with your paper snips. Add this to the front of the card using Dimensionals. Add a bow to the top front using the Thick White Bakers Twine and adhere with a glue dot.
I hope you enjoyed this card and I wish you all Happy Stamping,
Katrina

Product List

Cool Treats Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Cool Treats Photopolymer Bundle

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Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper

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Tasty Treats Designer Washi Tape

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119686]

Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131203]

Wild Wasabi 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[108641]

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141417]

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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Frozen Treats Framelits Dies

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Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

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Paper Snips Scissors

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Big Shot

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Whisper White Thick Baker's Twine

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Fast Fuse Adhesive

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Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Quick and Easy Baskets

Hey All! Today I have an adorable yet quick and easy basket for you that is just perfect for little bits of Easter candy.

I just love how quick they go together and all you need is an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock and some scrap DSP. To begin, I trimmed off a 1/2" x 11" from the full sheet of cardstock to use as a handle, I then cut the cardstock down to a 6" x 6" square and scored all 4 sides at 2" and 4", clipped up 4 score lines, folded all the score lines added a 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" piece of DSP to all 4 corners, brought the sides up over the center, inserted the handle and stapled into place. I then covered the staple with an embellishment. The Mint Macaron basket is using retired DSP and embellishments, however the Crumb Cake basket is using the Falling In Love DSP from the Occasions Catalog and I punched the large butterfly from Blushing Bride, and stamped the small butterfly from the Papillion Potpourri in Crumb Cake ink onto Whisper White Cardstock and punched with the small butterfly punch and attached with glue dots. Here is a template I made showing the score and cut lines.

Hopefully you will find this helpful. I also did a FB Live showing just how easy it is, so if you would like to watch as I put one of these together, hop on over to www.facebook.com/snsfromtheheart and check out the video.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. Have a great day and Happy Stamping,
Katrina

Product List

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Falling In Love Designer Series Paper

[142788]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set

[123759]

Elegant Butterfly Punch

[127526]

Bitty Butterfly Punch

[129406]