Put it together Friday-One Sheet Layered Pocket card

Supplies needed:

Card base of Card Stock or Designer paper 8.5 x 11

2 pieces of neutral card stock cut 3.5 x 5

Coordinating color cut 2 x 4.25

Differrent coordinating color cut 2 x 5.5

Ribbon

Saying and embellishments

Neutral card stock to use as an easel cut 11 x 3 

Score this at 4.25, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5

Watch the video below to learn how to put the card together.

                                                

This is what the card looks like when everything is put in its place.I made this card using parts of the July paper pumpkin kit.

These are the pieces that are included on the front of the card, in the pockets. A bookmark, and tag in the front pocket .In the back pocket is an easel that you can place on a book shelf to admire.

 This is what the inside of the card looks like, with a place you can write a message.

Paper Pumpkin week has come to a close.  I had great fun making lots of cards with this cute kit.  I hope you got some ideas that you can use with your kit.  If you are not a member then sign up and use me Sue Scheets as your demonstator.

I'll have a new post on Wednesday, August 4th when I will share with you the new Suite for the month of August, the Beauty of the Earth.

Product List

Beauty Of The Earth Suite Collection (English) [155843] $73.50 Till then, Happy Stamping, Sushi

Put it together Friday-Triple Arrow fold

I just love this fancy fold card the Triple Arrow Fold.  If you want cutting directions you can check out my blog post from Tuesday or, my Tuesday video on my Stampin with Sushi face book page.

This first card is made using the Pansy Petal designer paper, on of the papers that are on sale this month for $9.78.

Next I made a card using the You're a Peach designer paper also a part of the sale for $9.78. .  

Finally, this  card was made using the stamps from the June Expressions in Color paper pumpkin kit. And the Expressions in Ink designer paper which is NOT part of the sale.

I am having so much fun using the different designer papers in my projects this month.  Be sure and make a list of your favorites.

 

Product List

Pansy Petals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155807] $11.50

You're A Peach 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155686] $11.50

Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464] $15.00

What are some of your favorite designer papers?

Come back Wednesday for my next blogpost-What is it Wednesday?  I will be sharing techniques you can use on designer paper.

Till then, Happy Stamping,

Sushi

Cut it out Tuesday-Interlocking card

Recently at a Butterfly Friends upline meeting Cheryl showed us how to make an interlocking card like this.  It was fun to make (have you noticed I think just about everything is fun) and easy.  The best kind of card.

Here are the supplies you will need to have ready to make this card on Friday.

1.A card base of 5.5 x 8.5.  Score at one end at 2 1/8.  Don't try to score both ends I will teach you an easy way to make sure the two fronts meet.

2. A contrast card stock that measures 1.5 x 4.25. You will need two of these.

3.Designer paper #1 cut 2 x 5 3/8. You will need two of these. This will coordinate with your card base color.

4. Designer paper #2 cut 1 3/8 x 4 1/8.  You will need two of these and they should coordinate with your contrast card stock.

5. Sayings and accent pieces.

6. Inside neutral unless your card is already a neutral.

Now you are set to learn how to put this card together on Friday.

Here are the supplies I used on my sample of the card of the week.

 

Product List

Flowering Cactus Product Medley (English) [154559] $70.00

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.75

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $8.75

Come back Friday with your supplies and make your card at 10:30 when I have a Facebook Live or at 6:30 for a Zoom.  My card I will be making at 10:30 will be using supplies from the Batter Up paper pumpkin kit.

Tomorrow I will be sharing the May paper pumpkin kit and show you some of the changes that have been made.  Good ones I think.

Till then,

Happy Stamping,

Sushi

Labels to Love-Christmas

  This stamp set makes creating cards pretty easy because the stamp is the focal point of the card. I colored the label with markers so that I could get several colors on the stamp at the same time.  Do you know how to do that?  

1. Ink the back of the stamp set with different colored markers.

2. Huff on the back of the stamp (blow on it to make sure the ink is moist). I remember at one Stampin'Up! event they called it doing the Darth Vader.  It does sound like that doesn't it.

3. Stamp your image on card stock.

Supplies

Foil Snowflakes
Holly embossing folder
Christmas Around the World designer paper
Real Red card stock
Markers 

Come back later today for more information about the Stamparatus and tomorrow to see how the stamp set Labels to Love can be used in a different way for Christmas.

Eclipse card-Dragonfly Dreams

When I made this card I was thinking of a family member who is raising bees and what fun it would be to put them on a card that I could send to her.

So, have you been thinking of some of the words you could use on an eclipse card?

Use the word YOU but stamp other word to go with it like Happy Birthday to...

Create a card and instead of letters use numbers to depict the person's age, especially if it is a special age.  My friend Robin made one for a grandmother turning 100.

Place deer on a card and use the word HUNT for a man that loves to hunt.

Use the person's name or nick name if they have a long name.

Happy
Hello
Smile
Good

I am sure that you could make an even longer list.  Have fun trying your own eclipse card.

Come back next week to see samples made with the Merry Patterns stamp set, a set you can have free by having a home party or private order that totals at least $300.

Eclipse card-Night in Bethlehem

  I found an example of this card on Pinterest and fell in love with it. The city of Bethlehem is faintly stamped in the background.

One of the great things about stamping your background before cutting out your letters is that it is so easy to place your letters correctly into the slot.  The stamping makes it easy to line them up.  In case there are multiple letters like the word Fall, it is still quite easy to line up the letters.

You can pop up your letters with anything you have on had, but the easiest thing to use are the foam adhesive strips.  The are just the right width to fit any of the letters.

My favorite letters to use are the Large Letter Framelits from the annual catalog.  They are $99.  If you have a bunch of friends over for a party and the party can total $450 or more you can purchase them half price.
Better yet, if you join my team you can purchase them as part of your start up bundle.  You are able to order $125 worth of supplies for just $99. Contact me if you are interested in joining the Super Snails.

Tomorrow is my last card showing the Eclipse technique. 

Eclipse card-Cat punch

Do you see the change I made to the eclipse card?

1. Instead of stamping my background, I just used a piece of designer paper, the one called Spooky Night.

2. I cut the word Boo out of the background piece and another paper from the Spooky night designer paper series.

3. The cat is not stamped, but cut out with the cat punch from one side of the same designer paper pack.

I had a leftover boo from the background paper so.....

I punched out some cards from the designer paper creating my own background, then attached the boo on top.  

Tomorrow I will show you the Night in Bethlehem card I made using this great technique.

Eclipse card-Spooky Cat

My downline group called the Super Snails had our monthly meeting on Saturday.  I demonstrated the eclipse technique to them and we each created a card or two using that technique.  

Jody used the Spooky cat stamp set and cut out the word DARE. I love the end result how about you.

Four letter words work the best for Eclipse cards, but if you squeeze the letters together you can get 5 letter words.  I have also seen samples where a rectangular picture frame was used for much longer words.

I am thinking of making a Christmas, Halloween, or even one that says Scheets, our last name.

Once you have tried the technique it is hard to stop.

I will show you a couple of cards I made that featured the cat punch.

Cafe Card Creations- Painted harvest Bundle

Can you see the word Fall kind of jump out of this card?  This is created using a technique called the Eclipse Technique.  I think it was named that because you can see a tiny bit of the Early Espresso under each letter.

You might wonder how this is created.

1. First you take your top layer and stamp all over it with whatever stamp you want to use.

2. Next you think of a word you would like to emphasize on the card.  Use the Large Letter Framelits or something similar to cut out your word.  Save all pieces even the insides of the A in my card.

3. Attach adhesive strips to each letter and then place it back in the card.  It will be easy to replace because of your stamping.  Do not put adhesive strip on your inside pieces (like on my A). These will be glued on top of the card base.

Now you have a great looking card that was so much easier to make than it looks.  I hope you will try to make an Eclipse card of your own.  I would love it if you attached a photo in the comment section of this blog.

Tomorrow's card will feature the designer paper for a very simple but great looking card.

Daisy Twist and Pop card

  Aren't these daisies cute?  And the sparkle in the center are the new Clear Faceted Gems.  This is the front of the card Dina and I made together last Sunday.  The colors of the daisies are two of the new in-colors,  Lemon-Lime Twist (my favorite) and Tranquil Tide.
  You may be thinking so what is so special about this card.  Look what happens when you lift up the top layer......

 The inside of the card twists and pops as you open it up.  This is simple, but the message is quite clear and bold.  Happy Birthday.  Who wouldn't like to get a card like this.

I hope these cards have made you drool a little about some items in the new catalog.  Come back next week to see what cards I am making with each one of the new in-colors for my In-Color card class to be held in July.