Astronauts on the Moon!

I walked into my stamp room wanting to make a card with an astronaut on the moon. Since SU doesn’t have a really big circle die, I thought I could make the moon with the Basic Borders dies. That makes it so you just see a part of the moon, not the whole thing.

I die cut Very Vanilla with the Basic Borders (5-1/4″ wide) and the embossed with the dies from Reach for the Stars that give it a look like craters. I then used Crumb Cake with a Blending Brush just to give it a little color.

I decided to reverse stamp and die cut the astronaut so they could “hold” a sentiment. Here’s my short video on how to do this:

I stamped the sentiment from Reach for the Stars with Blueberry Bushel on Basic White. Die cut it with one of the Countryside Corners dies.

I wanted to add a star, so I used the Beautiful Balloons dies with the Holographic Speciality paper.

The background paper is from the Stargazing DSP. On the other side is lots of “planets”. I saw the one that looked like Earth, so I die cut that with the Reach for the Stars dies. I thought it looked really cool as a view from the moon.

And! I have four more cards using Stargazing/Reach for the Stars! I won’t show them on here, but you can purchase a PDF tutorial. It includes pictures, measurements, supplies used and step by step instructions! I have PDFs available for other stamp sets, too. Here’s where you can see them!

Here’s everything I used:

 

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Reach for the Stars! Astronaut says Happy Birthday!

If you watched my video of my new stuff (the most recent one), I showed the Stargazing Suite. It includes Reach for the Stars stamp set, Reach for the Stars dies, Stargazing DSP, and the Holographic Trio Speciality Paper. All four of those are used on this card!

In the video, when I showed the Holographic paper, you could see how it looks when a light is on it. It becomes rainbow-y! It’s hard to take to picture of it!

This card took me about ten minutes. That does not include letting the Staz-On dry. When stamping on the Holographic, you have to let it set for a while to dry.

I stamped the astronaut and the sentiment on the Holographic with Staz-On. The sentiment is from Phrases for All. I die cut it with Deckled Rectangles dies.

So everything on the front of this card, except the background paper (which is Stargazing DSP), is with the Holographic paper. I think a kid would really like this card!

And! I have four more cards using Stargazing/Reach for the Stars! I won’t show them on here, but you can purchase a PDF tutorial. It includes pictures, measurements, supplies used and step by step instructions! I have PDFs available for other stamp sets, too. Here’s where you can see them!

 

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Fun on Wheels Congrats Card!

I wanted to make a card for a high school graduate who runs with my sons on the Cross Country team and the Track team. He is fantastic- unbelievably fast. He’s going to a nice school and will continue to run!

My kids’ school colors are teal and black. Their mascot is a Seahawk, so you also see some of the dark yellow for his beak.

Since the teal color is dark, and we no longer have Bermuda Bay 🙁, I had to make Coastal Cabana darker. I took a piece of Coastal Cabana paper and using the Coastal ink and a blending brush, I put lots of ink on that paper. Made it dark- it looks like Bermuda Bay!

I die cut the dark Coastal Cabana with the Patchwork Piece die, and die cut another with Basic Black. Since it left me with half of each color, I made two cards.

So, my first card was this:

This was the card I made for the graduate. When the last mini came out (the January-April 2023) and I saw the Greatest Journey bundle, I knew I had to have that. All three of my sons have run since middle school. Cross Country and Track are a big deal in my family. I’ve made lots of thank you cards for the coaches using that one die of a runner. So, you can’t buy it anymore, but I will never get rid of mine!

For the next card, the bike one, I wanted to make it a congrats card too.

Using the Fun on Wheels bundle, I stamped the bike on Basic Black cardstock with Versamark. I embossed with silver embossing powder and then die cut it. The sentiment is also from that stamp set and I stamped the same way and then die cut it with Deckled Rectangles.

The background Crushed Curry paper was embossed with the Metal Plate folder.

I wanted to add a little more silver to the card, so I used the Simply Elegant Trim in a few places.

On the inside of the card, I stamped the Congrats from Phrases for All stamp set. I used that same stamp on the outside of the runner card.

 

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Skating Chucks!

I wanted to use every chuck on this card. To fit them all, I had to make a slimline card. I’ll have the dimensions and colors used below.

Slimline cards are 8-1/2″ x 7″. The 7″ side is scored at 3-1/2″. For the card front, my size is 8-3/8″ x 3-3/8″. SU doesn’t sell envelopes for these anymore, but these cards do fit in a #10 envelopes- the usual size for regular mail. They are 4-1/8″ x 9-1/2″.

Enough math! 🤣 Let’s talk about the coloring.

The only paper used on this card is Basic White. I colored the card front with Azure Afternoon with a Blending Brush.

For the hills, I used the Basic Borders dies and cut two pieces with Basic White. I colored them with Lemon Lime Twist ink with a Blending Brush. I slightly layered one over the over and adhered at the bottom of the card.

For the chucks, I colored them with Blends. Main parts of them are Lemon Lolly, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Calypso Coral. For their eyelids, I used Crumb Cake. For their beaks, I used Petal Pink. For the wattles and the one tongue, I used Cajun Craze.

Their skateboards are Balmy, Lemon, Granny, and Calypso. The bottoms and the wheels are Smoky Slate.

Cakes are Balmy, Lemon, Granny, and Calypso.

The sun was die cut with Basic White and I colored with Lemon Lolly with a Blending Brush. I made it very light.

A very bright card- perfect for a kid!

 

 

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Happy Father’s Day from 3 Fish!

I used a few techniques on this card. I’ll explain them the best I can- probably will make some short videos next week to show them.

Gone Fishing is one of my favorite stamps/dies/suites ever. It is great for man cards!

OK, here we go:

The fish are from one of the sheets of Let’s Go Fishing DSP. I fussy cut them.

The lure (the hook thing- I had to ask my husband and kids what it was called 🤣) was stamped with Versamark, embossed with silver powder, then colored with Boho Blue Blends.

For the striped paper, from the DSP, I used the wave die. First, I added Versamark to the die, die cut, then added white embossing powder.

For the sand and plants, I used the Seaside Bay stamps and dies. For the sand, my Crumb Cake cardstock was 3/4″ x 5-1/4″. I stamped the dotted stamp several times with Crumb Cake ink. I then die cut with the sand looking die. I used both for my bottom.

For the plants, I first added some Mossy ink to a window sheet. I then sprayed it with a Spritzer with water. I then added a piece of Watercolor Paper on top. Let it dry, then die cut.

For the sky above the sea, I used my Blending Brushes with Melon Mambo and Lemon Lolly inks.

I stamped the “Happy Father’s Day” with Boho Blue, die cut it with the tackle box dies in Gone Fishing. I then added some Melon Mambo and Lemon Lolly to it too.

Also, I have 4 more cards using Gone Fishing that I won’t share. I have a PDF that has the full instructions, pictures, products used here:

https://stampingwitherin.com/product-category/pdf-tutorials/

Here’s everything I used:

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Pink Happy Birthday Card- NO Stamps!

Everything on this card is new except one thing- the embossing folder I used.

I really love the Patchwork Pieces dies- I have so many ideas! For this one, I used the Bright & Beautiful DSP for the Patchwork. I also die cut the top balloon with the DSP.

“Happy Birthday” is from the Wanted to say dies. I die cut one layer with Bubble Bath, the other with Berry Burst. I cut the back layer so that I could arrange the words a little different.

For the frame (I die cut the Patchwork from the Bubble Bath so I could layer the pieces from Bright & Beautiful DSP evenly) I embossed with the Painted Texture folder.

So, no stamps on this card! That happens every once in a while.

 

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Stampin’ Up Lazy Days: It’s always a good day!

I’ve been working on this card for quite a while. Other things needed to be done, so it kept getting pushed back on my countertop. I finally finished today!

I love the Lazy Days bundle. You can make such sweet, calm cards with it.

Lots of color on this card!:

Background: Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo. All used with Blending Brushes.

Rocking Chairs: Pecan Pie (I reversed stamped and die cut the one on the left. There’s a die for a rocking chair that faces right, but I didn’t like it with the other stamped one. I used the die inside the card:)

Table and floor boards: Crumb Cake. I colored the glasses with Lemon Lolly Blends.

Birdhouse: Memento. I colored with Misty Moonlight and Bronze Blends.

Rug: Misty Moonlight

Sentiments: Misty Moonlight

Not a whole lot of paper on this card!:

Paper: Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie (for the rocking chair on the inside).

Check back on 5/2 for a full list!

 

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Pop & Twist Cards! Two Sizes!

I saw the Pop & Twist (or Pop & Fold) technique years ago, and saw it again recently. I love it!

After making a vertical card, I decided I wanted to make a horizontal one. I had to figure out the dimensions and thought I’d make a video of how to do it!

I show how to do both in this video.

This card shown is just one of the four I show in the video. I’ll share the others soon!

I also did a short video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/mPAPLiI9gSs

 

I first stamped the Rays of Light on Basic White with So Saffron ink. I stamped the tree branch (from the Perched In a Tree stamp set and Aspen Tree Dies) with Early Espresso. I used one of my water painters to bleed the ink a little.

The leaves is one of the dies from Aspen Tree dies. I used the In Color Glimmer paper.

For the inside, I used the kite die from the Playing in the Rain dies. The letters are from the A la Mode dies.

To see my PDFs of instructions (it’s two pages- one for vertical, one for horizontal), here you go (click on it to see both pages). They will also be under my instructions:

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Have a Sweet Christmas! Sweet Gingerbread is retiring! And will be on sale tomorrow!

Sweet Gingerbread is one of my favorites in the mini catalog. It is so whimsical and cute! The dies are the best- the “hill” die I have used on so many cards. The dies will be 40% OFF starting tomorrow!! The original price is $33, now it will be $19.80! Huge deal!

I made this card about 2 weeks ago. I planned to do a video on how I made the circle on the background. Then it was Thanksgiving. Everyone eats at my house. Then, the day after Thanksgiving? I’m sure a lot of you do this too- It’s time to get the Christmas stuff out! I finally finished my job today. I decorate three trees and put all the other stuff we have on display. So glad to be done! Just need my husband get the outside lights done! So, I’ll make the video soon!

edited 1/13/23: Here’s the video!

 

I stamped the house with Versamark on Sahara Sand paper. I embossed with white embossing powder. The door, windows, hearts and sentiment are with Sweet Sorbet. The trees and the wreath were with Soft Sea Foam. I used the Sweet Sorbet Blends to make the berries on the wreath pop.

Here’s everything I used: (I listed the bundle and the stamps and dies separately. With this sale, you don’t want to order the bundle!)

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