World Card Making Day

A whole day set aside for Card Making!!! It took me most the day to get this card to come together.  I'd work a little, ponder a little, work a little more...one of those days.
I wanted to use one of my favorite stamp sets...Postcard and I also wanted to incorporate my wish for this beautiful world that was created for us to enjoy.  This is what I came up with:

 Lots of embossing makes it an elegant card.  I'd love to hear what you think of it. Please feel free to leave a comment and if you have questions, please ask!

Supply List:
Stamp Sets: Postcard, The Open Sea, Calm Christmas
Card Stock: Very Vanilla
Ink: Versa Mark
gold embossing powder, embossing buddy, heat tool, Framed Tulip folder, Pretty Print folder, Postage Stamp punch, Circle framelits, Holiday Ornaments framelits, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, 1/8" mini brads, pearls, Very Vanilla seam binding, Tombow glue, dimensionals

Blessing of Peace to you in your precious corner of  the world!
RaeDeen

Peace on Earth

Hi there, Stampin' Friends! Oh, what fun I had creating this one!! This card was inspired by Claudia Manderla.  She posted a photo on Stampin' Connection (A Stampin' Up! Demo only site...one of the many benefits of being a demonstrator) and I thought it was adorable. You may view her blog here.  Her Aug. 6th post entitled "Shabby Chic" was the beginning of my card.  I changed up the stamp sets, size of my pages, color combo and embellishments and came up with this....

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't capture the dimension in this card. It is so different in real life.  Here are a few close ups...

                                                                   The Left Side:
 The 'globe ornament' is rounded: attached only along the outer edge with Tombow liquid glue and a dimensional in the middle of the ornament.

                                                         
                                                              The Right Side:

 

The pages are stamped, distressed, sponged, and connected in the middle with linen thread and they open up on both sides.

And last but not least here is a photo of the inside all decorated up too!  The Postage Stamp was created using the stamp a ma jig and the stamp "Sharing with you the Glory, Wonder, and Miracle of this Holy Season" and the Midnight Muse marker.

Supply List: 
Stamp Sets: Postcard, The Open Sea, Gorgeous Grunge, Calm Christmas, More Merry Messages
Card Stock: Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla
Ink: Midnight Muse, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Versa Mark

Framed Tulip embossing folder, Paper Piercer, Linen Thread, Candy Dots, Postage Stamp Punch, Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Circle punch, Gold embossing powder, distressing tool, sponge, dimensionals, Tombow liquid glue, Stamp a ma jig

Feel free to leave a comment and if you have questions, please ask!

Blessings ~ RaeDeen

Masculine Postcard

Hi there, Stampin' Friends!  I am loving the new Postcard stamp and there are lots of ideas running through my head for future creations.   I stuck with monochromatic on this card and really like the way it turned out.

The Very Vanilla layer opens up so you can add a greeting. The Soft Suede is a single layer cut at 4 1/4" X 5 1/2".

Here are a couple of close up pictures:

 

and

 

Supply List:

Stamp Sets: Postcard, Calm Christmas

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Ink: Soft Suede

Tulip folder, Stripes folder, Postage Stamp punch, Crystal Effects, Candy Dots

Thanks for looking. Please feel free to leave a comment and if you have questions,

please ask!

Blessings ~  RaeDeen

Calm Christmas

Hi there Stampin' Friends!  The Holiday Catalog is full of beautiful and fun new products! Here is a sneak peak at one new stamp set: Calm Christmas.  Ordering begins Aug. 1, 2013.

Stamp Set: Calm Christmas
Card Stock: Very Vanilla
Ink: Versa Mark, Gumball Green Marker, Marina Mist
Big Shot: Framed Tulip Folder, Deco Labels Framelits
Clear embossing powder, heat tool, sponge, liquid Tombow glue

I inked the dove stamp in versa mark; colored only the branch with the Gumball Green marker; stamped onto Very Vanilla cs; covered entire image with clear embossing powder and heat set.  I cut the stamped image out using the largest Deco Label framelit and then sponged with Marina Mist; wipe off the image with a soft cloth to remove excess ink. I traced around the largest Deco Label framelit on Very Vanilla and cut it out with my scissors; mounted the two layers together.  I opened the Framed Tulip embossing folder and applied Marina Mist to the debossed side of the folder with my ink pad; placed a piece of Very Vanilla cs in the folder and ran it through the Big Shot. (It came out absolutely gorgeous) I glued the Deco layer onto the Tulip layer and then adhered the whole thing onto a Very Vanilla card base.  I just love the way this turned out.  No embellishments...but I didn't see a need for any.  It is stunning just the way it is.

I would love to hear what you think about this card.  Please leave a comment and let me know.  If you have any questions, please ask.

Blessings ~ RaeDeen