Punch some hearts with the Heart to Heart punch out of designer series papers & cs in your choice of color combination & adhere them to white cs. Add a brad to one of the hearts, add a matching strip of cs, & stamp a message (I have used the So Saffron color here).
Today's color combination is So Saffron, Riding Hood Red & Whisper White.
To make this card you will need the "Only Ovals" stamp set. Designer Series Patterns Paper in Riding Hood Red, and the So Saffron & Whisper White floral paper from the Sale-a-Bration designer paper combine nicely on this card. Paper piercing adds the detail.
Give this color combination a try!
Linda :)
April 9?
Well, I thought this guy would be terrific for a Father's Day card. So, I reworked the card & transformed it into a Father's Day card! You will make this one at the June 11 Stamp Camp - sign up soon :). 
The basic steps are to ink a patterned stamp, such as a background stamp, then transfer the pattern to a solid stamp by pressing a solid, uninked stamp against the patterned stamp. When you stamp onto the cs, you’ll see the solid stamp image with the same pattern or texture as the background stamp.
2. Then press a solid uninked stamp onto the inked-up background stamp. Doing this will transfer the inked pattern onto the solid stamp. You can see below that I pressed a solid flower from the Petal Pizzazz stamp set onto an inked-up canvas background stamp.
3. The image stamped with the solid flower stamp becomes a flower with the canvas pattern on it. Cool, huh?
There are other variations of the kissing technique.
Linda :)
A cool thing about this map & card is that you really could use either a top note diecut in white cs or the negative part of a Tangerine Tango top note diecut.
Linda :)
Linda
this is what both the inside AND the back of the card will look like - the designer series paper is actually adhered to a window sheet card 
here I've opened up the card with the card interior facing down to show you how pretty the front of this card looks - see how the little birdie is "floating on air"?
This week's Tuesday Tip was about how to line an envelope to match a card. The first thing I did for this card was to set aside matching designer paper to make the lined envelope. See my post about it for instructions & you will be amazed at how beautiful your envelopes can look. By the way, as always, if my instructions are unclear or if you just need help or have a question about any posts, please email me at lahinks@gmail.com. I am glad to assist.We learned how to make this card at this month's Stamp Camp. The card stock is kraft brown. Card closure is a magnet set hidden underneath the designer paper. The front message is punched with the scalloped oval punch & adhered with dimensionals.
I also paper pierced along the top edge of the top flap.
The pocket is made by scoring the card stock to create 3 panels, folding along the score lines, then applying adhesive along the side edges of the bottom section. Fold & press to create the pocket & flap.
Linda :)
To make the "half-n-half" circles using small scraps, the easiest way is to adhere two straight-edged cs pieces side by side & then punch through it all with a circle punch.
Adhere dsp & a matching cs layer to the card base. Add the circles, some with dimensionals.
Now make the "HB" piece. Add a complimentary dsp scrap to a cs rectangle, round the corners with a corner punch, & add an eyelet. Adhere it with dimensionals.
The card is finished off with a ticket punch on the corners.
Linda :)
Linda :)
Orchid Opulence
Tempting Turquoise
Brilliant Blue
Whisper White
Plus, I embellished with Summer Sun
The base paper is Orchid Opulence. I adhered a strip of Design Series Patterns Paper in Tempting Turquoise & two pieces of Brilliant Blue cs above & below the photos.
I matted the title in Tempting Turquoise cs. I found some Hawaiian print paper in my bottomless paper box & cut out one of the flowers for embellishment. I also added two small strips of the same paper near the title to balance the page.
Until tomorrow,
Linda :)
Stampin' Up's new "printed window sheets" are terrific for making beautiful, yet quick, cards.
Here I started with kraft brown cs for the card & layered earthy colors onto it. The top & bottom dark brown patterned papers are actually two separate small pieces, to which I added a "belt"of designer paper in between. The "belt" doesn't exactly match, but it works because I used the same hues - earthy colors. I punched a star into another coordinating designer paper & matted it onto a dark cs.
It works. Use your scraps with confidence!
Linda :)
A few words about cutting out the middle: Here I used a Coluzzle blade first to slice across the middle of the oval & then I was able to slide a trimming scissors in there to cut around the oval. Notice how the cutting is done just inside the solid border. A blade, instead of scissors, at least to begin cutting, seems to work well for me, so as to avoid cutting through the entire paper. Good blade choices are the rotary blade from the Stampin’ Up cutter kit or a Coluzzle blade or exacto knife. You could "poke through" the middle with your scissors & then cut around the inside circle as well.
Stamp the image again on your project cs.
Carefully align the sticky note mask over the cs image.
The sticky note reverse mask ensures that the image you will be stamping next shows only within the hollowed-out part of the mask.
Now stamp over the sticky note/cs layers. Look carefully & you'll see the very light hearts background that I stamped. Lift the mask & you’ll see your masterpiece! Notice how the little hearts are only within that cut-out oval that we made & stuck onto the cs.
Linda :)
To make this card, pair Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, & Very Vanilla cs. Stamp with Chocolate Chip ink & immediately heat emboss with clear EP.
Add Chocolate Chip ribbon and a half pearl from the Pretties kit.
Linda :)
The base on the left page is white, yet the base page on the right page is blue. I trimmed pics to be of a uniform width or height. Then, I cut thin cs strips & arranged them down & across the pages alongside the photos. Empty spaces are covered with designer paper measured to fit in the empty spaces. Leave a large open space for journaling if you want to journal a story about the pics. I haven't adhered it yet, but I journaled on the computer & printed it out onto archival cs.
Run designer paper thru the Cuttlebug with the Top Note Die to make the flowered piece. Punch an oval from complimentary paper & run it thru the Cuttlebug in an embossing folder. If you look closely, you'll see a raised floral pattern on the oval. Eyelets and a rub-on are added to the oval. Adhere the oval with dimensionals.
Linda :)
Punch into neckline with the 1 3/8" circle punch.
Trace the pattern onto your card & cut away around the traced lines.
This card is fun to play with & change to suit whatever fun designer paper you have on hand.
Linda :)
3) Cut carefully around the sticky note image, cutting just inside the lines. This is the mask. (The mask is stamped in pink ink from hereon - disregard the orange color above :) )
4) Stick the mask on top of the card stock image. The sticky note stays put on the cs. Stamp another image over the mask.
5) Remove the mask to see your layered flower bouquet images.
Tips:
1) Instead of using a sticky note, you can use thin printer paper for your mask. Apply temporary adhesive to get it to stick to your original cs image. A 2-way glue pen is perfect for this task, becomes it becomes tacky, like a sticky note, after it dries. A cs mask is often too thick to work well, so avoid cs as a mask. Any thin paper or even a torn paper towel can be used.
2) You can move a mask to various areas on your project. For a flower arrangement like this one, you might move the flower mask numerous times onto different flowers.
3) Store the mask with the appropriate stamp set so it can be used again as needed. The mask may need to be replaced occasionally.
Next week I will post about “reverse masking”.
Let me know how your masking goes!
Linda :)
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