You will do Amazing Things Gap Card .. with Noble Peacock papers

Another one of the Gap cards that I didn't share at the time... click here for the Card tutorial...

One created for another of my son's friends off to university after an exciting year out travelling many parts of the world... and he was well chuffed!

Though I used the Noble Peacock papers, Stitched Nested Labels dies and Everything Amazing to create this card... the star is actually a "random punch I have" from somewhere... but of course I would used the Stitched Stars dies if I were to re-make this now! So it would be even better... 

And I liked the card so much... I made two... did you spot that?

Here's the duo... I just switched the stamped colours around and added an extra bit of ribbon to the one on the right...

And an admittance! Forgot to press the publish button again yesterday! But it'll save... 

Wishing You an Amazing Christmas...

So whilst I was creating yesterday's card... this idea popped into my head too...

Proving that Everything Amazing is what it says on the tin!! For all year round occasions...

Hope you find this useful in creating a strong festive message this year!

And yes the large greeting stamp is inked up in Versamark then Mossy Meadow... and then embossed with Clear embossing powder...

And be sure to see yesterdays post on how to create poinsettias with your Magnolia Lane papers

Amazing Magnolia!

Back to my preferred mix of Good Morning Magnolia and Magnolia Blooms... along with the lovely Everything Amazing...

Not obvious but this one is set on Very Vanilla card... and the large Amazing greeting is embossed in Early Espresso... 

Using Versamark then Early Espresso to ink up the stamp... stamping quickly and then adding Clear Embossing Powder...

Noble Peacock Pop Up Front Step Panel Card - in Pretty Peacock

And this was the favourite of the Noble Peacock papers cards... as the Pretty Peacock colour is causing many a swoon around these parts...

Click here for the Tutorial and the Blueberry Bushel version...

And note again that I will use Granny Apple Green (instead of Old Olive) for this card in the future... still co-ordinates with those foiled papers ... but brighter, lighter and more on trend!

Everything Amazing and Foils for Friday!

So my ladies are loving the Noble Peacock foiled papers... with 3 of the class groups requesting them to be used first... which made my life somewhat easier for a change!

So another series for you... starting with a (A6ish ) Landscape Pop Up Front Step Panel Card (or Flat Pop Up for short!)  as my ladies are still really loving these cards too...

So a card tailor made for our Stitched Rectangles frames... and featuring Everything Amazing to send a strong positive congratulations sentiment! Suitable for teens, men and the ladies too... so a truly versatile card for a change!

Metallic Edge Ribbon coloured care of Stampin Blends markers... in Light Old Olive here... though I did switch to Light Granny Apple Green in subsequent makes as that kept things just so much lighter and brighter... and young at heart...

Magnolia Blooms "Congratulations" on the top die cut using the Stitched Rectangles dies too...

Please visit the full tutorial for the A6ish portrait version of a Pop Up Centre Step Panel Card here if you need to see the steps for such a Pop Up card step by step! With the photos to help...

And before I post a quick tutorial ... an admittance... my card just fits in a standard C6 envelope ... but it wouldn't fit in a standard US A2/medium envelope...  And depending on where you end up sticking your top panel... it may not fit in a c6 envelope either... Neither will it fit if you have embellishments sticking up over the top of the front panel (now there is a hint re another one I have already made!!!)

So use your envelope when sticking your card/embellishments together... Though you can always rescore your envelope where required, re-fold and have less of a flap... yes I have done that from time to time!!! Or use a Square envelope.... Or even make a custom envelope if you still have your scoreboard...

And a last minute apology... as (my) time is very very short in the short term at the moment... so I can't convert to US card sizings... but I will come back to do that when I can...

Craft Spa Recipe
Blueberry Bushel 14.8 x 21cm
Old Olive (but I would prefer Granny Apple Green!) 10.5 x 11cm
Noble Peacock Paper Blueberry Bushel 14.3 x 7cm
Foil Blueberry Bushel 14.3 x 5 cm
Noble Peacock Paper Old Olive 10 x 2.5cm
Quilted Embossing Folder

1. Score LANDSCAPE Blueberry Bushel card at 10.5, 13.5, 16.5 and 19.5cm
2. Score LANDSCAPE (check 11 cm along top- not 10.5cm!!!)  Old Olive panel at 1 & 4cm
3. Mountain Fold all folds...
4. Roll & stick main card base (recommend dry run first!!)
5. Emboss Blueberry Bushel Foil panel & trim PORTRAIT in half at 2.5cm
6. Adhere all papers.

7. Adhere front panel ...  Note that I lined this up/stuck this differently to that in the Full Tutorial  (and so I definitely recommend a dry run first!! ... especially as I haven't got the chance to redo and take a photo!)

As I adhered the bottom onto the base step first... with the bottom of the Old Olive section about half way up the base step...

And then closed the card up... with the 2 top sections folded over... and so that the top of the Old Olive front section is about 1 cm above the top of the base card (not lined up with the top as in the other version)

8. Decorate as necessary

For the Team Tuesday... Everything Amazing

So it was Quarterly Training yesterday... which means we were busy making up lots of lovely creations... and spending time catching up and having fun too... highly recommended!

And these were my swap cards... I decided to use a stamp set called Everything Amazing  that I didn't spot initially... but am so glad that I did... as I think this is a true corker for such easy cards for a variety of occasions...

So I intentionally kept this as clean and simple as can be... and just the 2 colours on white... as that way everyone can colour in to their hearts' content! Or not!!!

Silver embossed on a Stitched Rectangle panel... with Night of Navy for the extra images and greetings... and card mat...

And just two things to spot...

The balloons are stamped twice... once on the stitched rectangle panel...  And once on a piece of scrap... the balloons only were then easily fussy cut to keep life simple... can't be doing with cutting round too many strings!

And the A6 sized card is cut down to 14cm (instead of the standard 14.8cm) so that the stitched rectangle sits centrally!

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Friday Favourites... My Top Picks...

I have been asked to share my favourite stamps etc... which actually equates to my Top 12 of Suites, Bundles and Stamps... as  I do tend to love the whole bundle or suite if I love the stamp set OR dies OR papers...

So here they are... not in any particular order... as that would have been many more hours of decision time!! And everyone of these are either in my hands... almost here... or soon on their way...

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Family Party
This will be the most used set in classes... and therefore at home too... been a while since I have had new family names and numbers to use! Hooray!

Butterfly Wishes
Simply gorgeous! And look what punch it co-ordinates with!

Praiseworthy Prose bundle
With these dies we can name anything!

 And I love the definitions in the stamp set too

Everything Amazing
Almost didn't spot this little gem! So glad I did...

Very Versailles
Ooh la la! Simply beautiful... classically elegant!

Bloom & Grow bundle
You can never have too many flowers... And spot the scallop border dies in this bundle!

Genuine Gems
For those moments when you really don't know what to say!

Garden Shed
This will be a marmite set! Very me (architectural!)... but very not me too (lots of colouring!)

But just look at these stunning samples by the concept artists... not too much colouring here after all!

Sailaway suite
A firm favourite of mine with an enthusiastic sailor in the house, lots of sailing holidays over the years and many a sailing friend...

More information on this suite here...

Magnolia Lane suite
Now this is a BIG suite....

More information on this blog here... and here...

Noble Peacock suite
And this is the suite that has caused the most WOWs amongst my ladies!!

And I guess around the world... as it has shot onto back order status within minutes of launch! So this is one I will tell you to back order whilst you can... as I think it will just go unorderable sometime soon...

 Just stunning Foil Papers and Sheets...

Bird Ballad suite

Wouldn't suit all the bird haters I have had coming to my classes over the years... but I have a particular fondness for this suite... just yum all round!

Look at these stunning Stitched Nested Labels dies... cutting on the inside and outside of "the aperture" at the same time ie producing a frame and aperture at the same time.... which gives you infinite possibilities... and what a lovely shape...

  And just look at these beautiful papers!!

So so pretty...

Oh how exciting! All this new stuff to create with!! Just need to pack 48 hours into every day!

And yes... I will be back with another Favourites round up sometime soon... as there are a lot of smaller faves to tell you about!!