Tuesday Top Tip - Painted Labels Mat Template & Tutorial...

Save you all working it out... and so easy to create...  Once you have the measurements, a template on hand... and the know how!

But before I start... today is the day... Sale A Bration Second Release - more free Sale A Bration product offerings added to the line up! Scroll down - or click here for my earlier post with all the details...

And so back to my frame tip, template and tutorial...
(1) Cut a piece of card to 8.3 x 5.3cm size (or 3 1/4" x 2 1/16")
(2) Die cut a Painted Labels notched label from another piece of card
(3) Use this label to draw round the notch on each corner of the sized piece of card
(4) Punch each corner with the 1/2" circle punch
(5) You have a template! Suggest you mark it up as such to avoid any future confusion!

(6) Cut your required card colour to 8.3 x 5.3cm size (or 3 1/4" x 2 1/16")
(7) Draw round the template for the notches on each corner
(8) Punch each corner with the 1/2" circle punch
(9) You have a frame! Or two - or three... Simples!

Painted Poppies Splatter Notecards Trio Step by Step Pictorial

So I have been asked a few questions on the creation of my Painted Poppy notecards with splatters .... so I thought it easiest to just make another, take some photos and come back to share!

So colourwise... I used Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray and Granny Apple Green on this and most of my other Painted Poppies samples but Poppy Parade (instead of Pretty Peacock) on the first version shared (as shown below but first shared here with more product details and images...

No masking involved...

And note that ...

I stamped off the Seaside Spray (sky) splatters ie ink up stamp, stamp on scrap paper, then stamp onto card... 

But I didn't stamp off the Granny Apple Green (grass) splatters - I just stamped twice/thrice without re-inking ...

(1) Die cut label ( this label is in the co-ordinating Painted Labels dies)

(2) Stamp single stem poppy in Memento Black

(3) Stamp large Splatters behind poppy (to top) NB stamped off!

(4) Stamp Granny Apple Green splatters to bottom NB stamped twice

(5) Using stamped label for required positioning on card... ink up and stamp Seaside Spray and Granny Apple Green large splatters directly onto notecard to left hand side... you can see better in the 3rd photo below...

(6) Colour in flowers and leaves using Stampin Blends

(7) Adhere stamped label to card using 3D foam Stampin Dimensionals

(8) Finish off with a hand cut Label Me Bold greeting (in Pretty Peacock/Poppy Parade)

And then I used the same technique on this card...

With the extra touch of the Enjoy Life grass image (in Granny Apple Green)... over the "grass splatters"  for extra definition... ie Top Left image below...

And I will be back soon with a tip for the shaped card mat behind that Painted Poppies/ Labels die cut label on this last card!

Tuesday TOP Tip! Small Bloom punch...

Well you should have heard me squeal when I realised this alternative usage of the Sale A Bration Small Bloom Punch! It isn't a 100% fit... but at about 98% it will do nicely for me...

Though it's a shame I didn't realise before some of my ladies made these cards last week!! Sorry girls!! No more fussy cutting required of these in the future!!

So worth it's weight in gold to me as I do so love that flower in Butterfly Wishes...  and it makes the Butterfly Wishes stamps an even more amazing set to have!! With two co-ordinating punches!!

And I was so excited I had to quickly make an aperture card (or two!) using my punched blooms and the newly arrived Sending Flowers dies....

Which I ABSOLUTELY love! Lots more to share!!

Though I did also make some cards made using the free Sale A Bration Thoughtful Blooms stamps that actually co-ordinate with this Small Blooms punch!! Which on second look is a real belter of a set! Funny how sometimes you have to use a set to realise it's true potential (or not as the case can always be!)

 

Oh I have had such a busy & creative day!! And I feel like Spring has sprung! I'd forgotten how happy the colour yellow makes me!!

Wednesday WOW (Way of Working) with All Adorned - and a Tutorial ...

Another tip (or way of working!) for the lovely All Adorned stamp set greeting... let's make it even stronger in sentiment...

And how's about a mini step by step photo tutorial for you! For the Post It Note Cover Method of selectively inking a stamp... for those of you that like a name for things!! 

Cover the small words at the top with a post it note... so only BEST EVER words showing... 

 Ink up the "BEST EVER" words with your ink pad...

 Remove post it note...

And stamp...

So now we have... BEST EVER... MOTHER... well why not! 

MOTHER care of Thoughtful Banners... I just used a marker to just ink up the required word on the bottom-left sentiment... or FATHER in the one above will come in useful for my next classes...

                          

And more on this Sweet Cup project another day... 

Alternatively... you could ink up the BEST EVER using a marker pen too... but this way is easier... and quicker! And the "post it note cover method" would probably take the same amount of time for inking up the MOTHER part... 

Remember this lovely All Adorned stamp set is exclusively available for free with a £45 order during Sale A Bration... which ends this Sunday, 31st March... (which happens to be Mother's Day in the UK too)... so only for 4 more days!

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Tuesday Tips for All Adorned stamps & Story Label punch

Just sharing a card and a few tips for the All Adorned stamp set (free with a £45 order during Sale A Bration) and the Story Label punch... as these products are now only available for a few more days... as Sale A Bration ends on this Sunday, 31st March

And I have Jane to thank for the brilliant idea of using the sentiment in this way! But more on that later... 

This was a panel I just "messed about with" during a class so that the ladies could see the stamp set in action... and it was an immediate hit... so I thought I should finish it off as a simple card for them... 

Simple Night of Navy stamping 4 corners and centre... with Lemon Lime Twist over-centre and small accent to top-bottom-left-right!

And embellishing was quick and simple... thanks to the Gingham Gala Self Adhesive Sequins and Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots... perfect colours!!

And now back to Jane's idea for the sentiment... so a couple of quick Top Tips for you... 

Firstly add a "family member name or FRIEND" and it then means so much more... as in "son" in this example... 

Care of Thoughtful Banners... which has a few family member names to go at...  and FRIEND too..

And a bonus quick tip for the Story Label punch... I have mentioned this before but I finally got round to taking a photo... just cut one punched shape in half horizontally (right to left) and stick on top and bottom for a coloured mat... 

You can also punch another... and cut in half vertically (bottom to top)....and then stick on left and right... but .... with this shape... I think it looks better just top and bottom!

And come back tomorrow for some more quick tips with your All Adorned stamp set...

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