Technique Tuesday - Partial Images

Hello there! Today I want to share a project that shows a couple of ways to do the same thing.  There are times in our crafting when we don't want to use the entire image on a stamp. Maybe it is too big for your layout, or the wording isn't quite right. Whatever the reason, there are multiple ways to limit what part of a stamp (and even an embossing folder) you use on a project. 

Keep in mind, these are only a couple of methods to get a partial image when stamping. There are several more such as using your Stampin' Write Markers (or any other water-based marker) to only ink up the part of the image you want to stamp. (This does NOT work with our Stampin' Blends, or any other alcohol based marker, as they dry too quickly and will not transfer well.) And, in some cases, you can even cut your stamp apart so you only ink up the part you want. I've done this in the past with some of my images that had words under them. I cut the words off so I had two separate stamps instead of one.  

Measurements:

• Petal Pink card base - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
• White card base - 8 x 5 1/4
• White card panel - 3 7/8 x 5 1/8
• Petal Pink panel- 1 1/4 x 4

I challenge you this week to take a look at the stamp sets you have and see if there are new ways you can use them by only using a part of the images in the set. 

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Fun Fold Friday-Nature's Harvest

Hello there! I'm here today with a super easy Fun Fold Friday. By simply adding one extra fold line to a typical card, you get a card that opens up so you can see the front and inside at the same time. 

I used the pretty Nature's Harvest stamp set for this card and used our watercolor pencils and blender pens to color the flowers. It makes for a simple, yet elegant card, I think. 

To get the single flower on the inside I masked off the tallest flower with tape and just carefully inked the one on the left. I could have used a Stampin' Write Black Marker, but I was afraid it would bleed a bit when using the Blender Pen as it is a water based ink. 

The extra fold for this card is right in the middle of the front panel, so the card folds in a Z. The front decorative panel is only adhered on the left and is just a bit larger than the inside panel so as to hide it when the card is closed. 

What do you think? A super easy way to add a little something extra to a card. 

Card Measurements:

• Card base 4 1/4 x 11 scored on long side at 2 3/4, 5 1/2
• DSP panel 4 1/4 x 2 3/4
• Merry Merlot panel 3 1/4 x 4 3/4
• Both Basic White panels 3 x 4 1/2

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Wonderful Wednesday-Cards For My Team

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2023 and my crafty little corner of the web. Over the holidays I set some goals for myself for this coming year, and one of them is to be more active in posting and sharing the creations I have made. With that, I am here on this Wonderful Wednesday to share some fun cards I made to send to the wonderful Stampin' Up! demonstrators on my team. They are a group of sweet ladies that I am so glad to be able to call my friends. 

Last week I got my first order in of items from our soon-to-be-released January-June catalog. (One of the benefits of being a demonstrator is being able to order before the catalog goes live to customers.) With that order I was able to get a pack of the Dainty Flowers 12 x 12 Designer Series Papers for FREE! Yes, believe it or not, Sale-a-bration has come around again. There are some wonderful products available this year that you can get for FREE, but my favorite, hands down, is this paper. It is simply gorgeous! I knew right away that I wanted to showcase this particular sheet of the paper with an easel card. 

Easel cards are pretty simple to do. By simply putting an extra score line in the cardstock, it allows the front to fold and stand up, then you just need something slightly raised inside the card to hold the bottom of the front panel in place. This can be done with embellishments, or in this case, a strip of the DSP raised up on Stampin' Dimensionals (I did two layers of Dimensionals to line up the images). I love that the pattern of the DSP continues down to the supporting strip on the card base. Oh, and you can get 6 cards from one sheet of DSP with no left over pieces. Love that!

Cut the DSP like this and you can get 6 cards from one sheet!

I used the Go To Greetings and Nature's Harvest stamp sets for the sentiments on my cards. I highly recommend using the Stamparatus for the sentiments to make sure you get them nice and straight every time. I finished each one off with a Bumblebee trinket. These are on clearance right now for less than half their original price! I think I'm going to need to order some more. Of course, you could also use the pretty Brushed Brass Butterflies on this instead. 

There are two layers of Stampin' Dimensionals under the bottom strip to give it more heighth.

Here are the measurements for the card:

• Card base: 11 x 4 1/4 scored at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2
• Card front: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 (make sure this is only adhered on the bottom half to the card base. See photo above)
• DSP front panel: 5 1/4 x 4
• DSP strip on card base: 3/4 x 4
• White panel inside: 3 x 4

What do you think? I think this particular layout would work really well with quite a few different pattern papers, especially our Awash In Beauty DSP from the Annual Catalog as it has a similar page with a flower border on opposite edges. I will link to that one below since the Dainty Flowers paper isn't available quite yet. Let me know in the comments below what you think of these cards. 

I hope you have enjoyed today's post. If you decide to place an order through my website, if your order is less than $150, please use the Host Code listed above (on the right), so I can send you an extra free goody. If your order is over $150 don't use the code as you get to pick out the goody yourself when you place your order. 

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God's love and blessings!