My Stamp Vault

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Taco Fiesta Birthday

Hello stampers,

Today's card is for a theme challenge which was to CASE the catalog with a twist from the Paper Craft Crew Challenges. I chose to CASE a card on page 28 & I really gave it a twist, LOL!

Right off the bat, I twisted the card from a square to a regular-sized card. I decided to use the Taco Fiesta Stamp Set with the Stitched Shape Dies. Stamping all images & sentiment with the Memento Black Ink Pad on Basic White & Crushed Curry Cardstocks. I colored the images using Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wheat, & Copper Clay Stampin' Blends Combo Packs. I used Old Olive Cardstock strips instead of ribbon, clipping the ends with Paper Snips. For the base, I used Crushed Curry Cardstock with a layer of Copper Clay Cardstock that was embossed using the Exposed Brick 3d Embossing Folder.

Paper Measurements-

Crushed Curry Cardstock:
- Base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
Copper Clay Cardstock:
- Layer - 4 x 5 1/2
Basic White Cardstock:
- Layer - 1 1/2 x 2 1/2
Old Olive Cardstock:
- Layer - 1/2 x 4

~Thanks for stopping by!
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Product List

Taco Fiesta Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[160732]

$19.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder

[161600]

$11.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$10.00

Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161721]

$10.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$10.00

Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161662]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$10.00

Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161661]

$10.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Rhino Ready - It's Your Day

Hello stampers,

Does inspiration hit you at odd times? It usually hits me as I'm closing my eyes & I always promise myself I'll remember it when I wake up but never do. But today, as I was scrolling through Facebook which I don't seem to do a lot these days, but anyway I saw a reel from I believe it was My Favorite Things that had me thinking that I could do a card like it & this time I actually remembered it. LOL!

I don't make a lot of shaped cards, in fact. My 1st attempt was on the smallish side, using the Rhino Ready Bundle with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I was thinking I could make it & then back it with a card front. Well, because of the way the card was made this wouldn't work as I had imagined in my head.

I searched through my collection of retired die cuts and found a larger circle die that measured almost four inches in diameter. This worked much better than my first attempt. I used Basic Thick White Cardstock for both circles to make them sturdier. To create the grass, I used the Rhino Ready stamp set with Old Olive Ink, stamped off once, and layered it onto the bottom of one circle. Using Blending Brushes with Old Olive and Balmy Blue Ink Pads, I added a touch of color to the card to avoid it appearing too plain. Next, I used the Rhino Ready Dies to cut out the tree and rhino using Old Olive, Early Espresso, and Basic White Cardstocks. I also used a Blending Brush to give the tree cover a slightly darker shade with Old Olive Ink. After that, I colored the rhino with Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack. Finally, I added a sentiment from the set using Memento Black Ink.

To put this card together, on the back circle I added a score line to the top of the circle & snipped a small part of the bottom which helps it stand a bit better. I added another sentiment from the set before attaching the 2 circles together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue just above the score line.

I added this additional picture of both of my creations just to show the size difference a bit better.

Paper Measurements-

Basic Thick White Cardstock:
- Base - 4 x 4 (2)
- Rhino - 2 x 2
Old Olive Cardstock:
- Layer - 4 x 1 1/2
Early Espresso Cardstock:
- Layer - 1 3/4 x 2

~Thanks for stopping by!
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Product List

Rhino Ready Bundle (English)

[161387]

$50.25

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$30.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$10.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$10.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$9.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$9.00

Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154886]

$10.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Technique Tuesday - Fun Folds

Hello stampers,

I hope you're having a great start to your week! I'm excited to participate in the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop, which focuses on Fun Folds. I love fun folds, and today I'll be sharing one from a video tutorial by Jackie Bolhuis.

I chose Nature's Harvest Stamp Set for the main focal point using Basic White Cardstock with Memento Black Ink, then colored it in using Bubble Bath, Moody Mauve & Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Packs. For the base of the card, I used Moody Mauve along with the same color from the 2023-25 In Color DSP, the front of the card was then die-cut, along with the focal point with the (retired) Layering Circle Dies. For the sentiment, I used the Happy Labels Stamp Set with Basic White Cardstock & Moody Mauve Ink, then die-cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies, then added a thin piece of Bubble Bath Cardstock behind the sentiment before adding it to the front of the card.

To make sure that the focal point was placed right, I made sure to add Multipurpose Glue to half of the circle & closing it as above I was able to set it correctly on the inside. I decorated the folded part with the other flower stamp in the Nature's Harvest set using Moody Mauve Ink on Bubble Bath Cardstock.