This is an out of the box type of card for me but I will say….I "LOVE" it! When I saw the color challenge of Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate I immediately thought of flowers!
With today being a "doubly special day" – The Pals Paper Art Challenge and also the unveiling of the NEW Holiday Catalog, I thought to myself that I need to get out of the box and play with NEW things that are in the catalog that you can order today!
Click here to flip away page by page of this new, fun collection to Stampin' Up Products!
I hope you enjoy today's post and I encourage you to not only play along with the PALS….but to check out all of the great cards… There are soooo many great works of art from the heart! Here you go my card for the challenge….
- The daffodil delight base is a regular A2 card but the difference is that I cut it 4 1/4 X 11 and then scored it at 5 1/2 to make the fold different than how we usually do traditional cards.
- A simple mat of Strawberry Slush to be the backdrop of the Smoky Slate Core'dination paper from the Neutrals Collection that was run through the Big Shot with the Pretty Prints Embossing Folder!
- TIP ALERT!!! I roughly torn my card stock BEFORE I ran it through the big shot….when I did it the other way….it tore too quickly – this works much better!
- Next came the Sanding Block….to give it that super special look and texture….I just love it! I did pop this whole piece up with Stampin' Dimensionals!
- A must have from this new catalog is the Expressions Thinlits Dies…these are total gems and the WOW factor of 1 simple word creates a big effect!!!
- TIP ALERT!!!! When you use these gems…grab the wax paper from your kitchen and put a piece of wax paper between the die and the card stock….this way it makes it super easy to pop out!
- I used one of my favorites, the 2 way glue pen to adhere the "love" to the Smoky Slate!
- Feeling it need to continue to carry the "love" theme – what better way than with hearts! I took some scraps of the strawberry Slush and "balled" it all up…then flattened it before using the Heart Punch. A simple yet elegant basic pearl in the middle gave it its final touch!
- To the inside of the card I placed on an angle the "love" thinlit…the perfect touch!
- Envelope time….I know that there are many of you that are super excited for this new Envelope Liner Framlit….it is a "keeper" and the best thing is that it comes for all 3 sizes of our envelops! How easy is that!!! To the right…is the way that I have been lining my envelopes…check back tomorrow for the pros and cons of both!
I hope that you have enjoyed this and I hope that you love the new catalog as much as I do! There are some real gems! Please click here to order directly from my website!
Tomorrow I will be showcasing all about envelope lining and I will be giving away some "blog candy" of 10 cuts of assorted designer series paper that is cut for "my method" of lining an envelope as well as 10 cuts made with the new envelope liner framelit for comments you leave to me about the way you feel is best to line an envelope!
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Enjoy this challenge and until tomorrow…..
Love, love, love this card.
so glad you shared the tip about the wax paper. It’s night and day when using these skinny dies. what an amazing card! love how “love” is layered over the script!
I love your card too. Gorgeous !!
The thinlit is right…..love this!
Love the card. Been debating on those framelits for the words and envelope liners. Your inspirations make me want these. .
I like this card, Susan, covers just about anything.
Very pretty card, Susan. Love the sweet hearts with their pearl centers!
What lovely layers, Susan! I can’t wait to play with my Thinlits! And what a great tip!
I “LOVE” this card! The fold is a smidge different and fun! I have been wanting to see a bigger photo of this EF and this is really great. I love distressing and sanding so I really love this! The hearts are just too cute on here. Thanks for the tips!
I like the framelits envelop liner but I also like how you did it, lol. if a person is on a fixed income like me, it might be a while before they could get the framelits. it is good to know how to do it in the meantime!!
Gorgeous! You must get out of the box more often Susan. TFS!
Just lovely!
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