LAKESIDE STAMPER

Embedded Embossed Butterflies...

Welcome, once again Lakeside Stamper Friends!

This card is one we made at my Friday's Folded Card and Embedded Embossing Class.  Embedded Embossing is the hottest trend today in card-making. This was a hit with all the ladies in the class. They actually got giddy with excitement when it was their turn to emboss their cards. The Embedded Embossing Technique is very easy, but, has very impressive results. I'm always amazed at what one can achieve with paper. See if you don't agree?

Here's what to do:

For your Card Stock layers,

1.    Cut a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece of Early Espresso Card Stock and score it at 4-1/4".

2.    Cut a 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" of Baja Breeze Card Stock.

3.    Cut a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of  Very Vanilla Card Stock.

4.    With a piece of  Very Vanilla, the Big Shot and the Lattice Bigz Die cut out a lattice.

5.    With a piece of Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper, the Big Shot and the Embosslits Beautiful Wings, cut & emboss the butterflies.

6.    With Snail Adhesive, tape the Very Vanilla Lattice cut-out on the Baja Breeze Card Stock.

7.    Then adhere the largest and smallest butterfly as shown.

Now comes the magic!

8.    Place the Baja Breeze with the lattice and butterflies, in the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and run it through the Big Shot. 

9.    With a Paper Piercing Tool, pierce three holes in the bottom right corner and place one Real Red Brad in each hole.

10.    Layer the Very Vanilla on the Early Espresso and the Baja Breeze on the Very Vanilla.

11.    Adhere the other two butterflies as shown in the photo.

Sit back and admire the results!

This technique could not be done without the Big Shot. The Big Shot and Big Shot Dies offer an amazing multipurpose cutting system. Cut paper, chip-board, vinyl, fabric, cork, wood and metal sheets and more! Embossing is also made possible with the Big Shot.

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Stampin' Hugs,

Elements of Style Step-Card...

This is the fifth and final card from my Garden Class. These step cards are intriguing. They are quite simple to make and so much fun to decorate. The trick is to have something on each layer or step that doesn't compete with any other image on another step. Rather you should try to have images that compliment or work well together. For this card I choose the Elements of Style Stamp Set because I really wanted to use it in a different way than just on a card front. I also knew I wanted to place it in the Scallop Oval Frame.   

     

Okay this is what I did. I started with a 10-1/2" x 5" piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock. Then I scored it at 1-1/4", 2-1/2", 4-1/4, 6", and 8-1/4". 

I folded it with my Bone Folder in mountain and valley folds like you would fold a fan. The first fold is a mountain fold. You should have two valleys and three mountains when done.

On the front step I cut a 5" x 1-1/2" strip of Old Olive Designer Series Paper and scalloped the top. I adhered it and tied a piece of Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon around it. On a piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock I stamped the "Birthday Wishes" from the Watercolor Trio Stamp Set in Always Artichoke, punched it out with the Oval Punch and layered it on a piece of Always Artichoke punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. I cut a small butterfly with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit out of So Saffron.

For the second or middle step I stamped part of the flower bouquet from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Chocolate Chip Ink and  stamped the hummingbird from the same stamp set in Perfect Plum Ink.  I stamped a few flowers from the bouquet on a piece scrap piece of Very Vanilla, colored it and cut it out. I glued it onto the middle step as shown and had one leaf extend upwards for some depth. I cut out the hummingbird and place it  so it looks as though it's  getting nectar from a flower. On each top corner, with a Dauber. I sponged  Always Artichoke; again for depth.

The last step was decorated with the Big Shot and the Scallop Oval Frame out of Very Vanilla. I then stamped the bouquet of flowers in Chocolate Chip Ink on the middle part of the frame.  For the coloring I used a combination of Markers and Watercolor Pencils. I cut another frame out of Old Olive Designer Series Paper and adhered the outer part of the frame over the Very Vanilla frame. I placed the stamped middle back by using a little tape on the back and secured the oval frame to the last step with two brads.

And that's how you make a step card. It's not as complicated as it looks but you will certainly "Wow" any one you send it to-if you can to part with it.

Thanks for looking!

Stampin' Hugs,

STAMP SET: Elements of Style (118611), Watercolor Trio (117050)

INK:  Chocolate Chip (100908), Perfect Plum (101437), Always Artichoke (105219)

PAPER: So Saffron-butterfly (105213), Old Olive DSP (112160), Always Artichoke (105119)

FINISHING FRILLS: Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon (109035)

TOOLS: Markers (105541), Beautiful Wings Embosslit (118138), Big Shot (113439), Oval Scallop Frame Die (114521), Large Oval Punch (107305), Scallop Oval Punch (114889)

Butterfly Wreath...

 

This butterfly  wreath turned out to one of the classes favorite projects. I sometimes look to do other projects besides cards. While everyone loves to do cards it's nice to have a "Home Decor" project that you can use in your home or as a gift for someone. Who wouldn't love this hanging in their home or to receive it as a present? I got the grapevine wreaths at a local craft store.

 

This was quite simple to make with the help of the Big Shot and Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die and  the Butterfly Punch. Shelli wasn't kidding when she named this one! The butterflies are magnificent cut out of Stampin' Up! Designer Paper. Any paper you use works beautifully with this die. We used a variety of papers at the class. Once butterflies were cut, selected and layered they were adhered using Glue Dots. With the Sweetheart Stem Embosslits Die I cut some Old Olive Card Stock and inserted the leaves where needed. I tied a hanger and made a bow out of Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon and voila a beautiful butterfly wreath just in time for Easter and Spring.

I hope you take time out to make some of these Butterfly Wreaths. 

Thanks for looking! 

HUGS _{& flutterbys,}

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PAPER: Various Designer Series

FINISHING FRILLS: Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon (109056)

TOOLS: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die (114507), Big Shot (113439), Glue Dots (103683), Sweetheart Stem Embosslits Die (114513), Butterfly Punch (116629),   

Trio of Butterflies...

This is another card we made in the Easter/ Spring class. I love purple and yellow together even though they are complementary (opposite) colors on the color wheel and when mixed produce the neutral color grey. I even have a purple and yellow garden which the deer love as much as I do.

 
 

For the card above I cut:

10" x 7" piece of So Saffron Card Stock and scored it at 5"

4-1/2"x 6-1/2" piece of Almost Amethyst Card Stock

4-1/4" x 6-1/4" Whisper White Card Stock

To mount the butterflies I cut:

1-1/2" x 2" pieces of Regal Rose, So Saffron and Almost  Amethyst Card Stocks

For the butterflies I used the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Big Shot and Almost Amethyst, So Saffron and Sending Love Designer Series Paper

For the card band I cut a 6-1/4" x 1-1/2" piece of Almost Amethyst Designer Series Paper and along the long edge I used the Scallop Border Punch

The greeting was stamped from the Eggcoutrements Stamp Set and cut it out with the Designer Label Punch. This is a great set as it coordinates with various Stampin' Up punches. I placed the greeting in a Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, used a piece of So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon.

 

Before layering the card as shown I added a pierced design to each corner with the Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack.                                                                                                              

                                                                                                

Thanks for visiting and I sincerely hope this puts you in the mood for Spring!

HUGS _{& stamps}

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_{STAMP SET: Eggcoutrements(115164)}

_{INK: Regal Rose (105211)}

_{PAPER: So Saffron Card Stock (105118), Almost Amethyst (102158),Regal Rose (105130), So Saffron Designer Paper (112152), Sending Love Designer Paper (113439)}

_{FINISHING TOUCH: So Saffron Grosgrain Bundle Ribbon (114818), Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware (112454)} 

_{TOOLS: Big Shot (113439). Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die (114507), Designer Label Punch (107590), Scallop Border Punch (118402), Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826)}