Pop & Twist Cards! Two Sizes!

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 | erinbh

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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Adorable Owls Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160269]

$19.00

Rays Of Light Cling Stamp Set

[158925]

$18.00

Charming Sentiments Bundle (English)

[158734]

$52.00

Perched In A Tree Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159791]

$23.00

Aspen Tree Dies

[159798]

$36.00

Alphabet à La Mode Dies

[160750]

$42.00

Playing In The Rain Dies

[160550]

$35.00

Soft Suede 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[115318]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

2022–2024 In Color 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[159246]

$12.00

Design A Daydream 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[159161]

$18.00

So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[105118]

$9.25

Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154889]

$9.00

Pale Papaya Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[155519]

$9.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[119789]

$4.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147109]

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Water Painters

[151298]

$13.00

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

November 30, 2022January 13, 2023 | erinbh

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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Sweet Gingerbread Bundle (English)

[159719]

$45.75

Sweet Gingerbread Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[159714]

$18.00

Gingerbread House Dies

[159718]

$33.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin’ Pad

[159216]

$8.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147102]

$8.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147105]

$8.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147117]

$8.00

Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[159224]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159268]

$9.25

Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[121043]

$9.25

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[146988]

$9.25

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Thankful Card with Hello Harvest and Gathered Wheat

November 9, 2022 | erinbh

I decided I needed to make some thankful cards, since Thanksgiving is almost here. I thought of having pumpkins with some stalks of wheat behind them.

When I saw Gathered Wheat, I knew I had to get it. My husband is from Kansas and he grew up on a wheat farm. His dad was a farmer, and my husband did a lot of farming too.

I colored the pumpkins using Pumpkin Pie ink on watercolor paper. You stamp, then use a Water Painter to spread the ink. I have a video showing that:

I did the same things with the wheat; I used Crumb Cake.

The background was made with Balmy Blue and Mossy Meadow with the Blending Brushes.

The sentiment is from the Gathered Wheat stamp set. I cut it with the Stylish Shapes dies.

Here’s everything I used:

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Three Dancing Witches!

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 | erinbh

Who doesn’t love dancing witches?

If you saw my dancing gnomes cards, the witches are made to dance the same way- with the Candy Cane die. Since their legs have a space between them, you have to cut the die cut a little more than you do with the gnomes. Here’s some pictures to show you:

Here’s the video of making the gnomes dance, remember to make the witch dance, just cut a few more pieces off.

I stamped the hats and punched them with the matching punch from the Bewitching bundle.

For the tree limbs on the upper corners, those are dies from the Scary Silhouettes dies.

For the sentiment, I used Best Witches and I colored it with Write Markers: Pumpkin Pie, Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green and Basic Black. I die cut it with a die from Scary Silhouettes.

These dancing cards are so fun!

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Weekly Deals- 9/21-9/28! Last Week!

September 23, 2022 | erinbh

Here’s what’s on sale this last week!

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Festive Foils 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[159536]

$10.00

Sale Price: $8.00

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$5.00

Sale Price: $4.00

Stampin’ Up! Abigail Rose Poster

[160005]

$10.00

Sale Price: $8.00

3/16″ (4.8 Mm) Iridescent Trim

[159594]

$8.00

Sale Price: $7.20

Sweet Sorbet 1/8” (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon

[159200]

$9.00

Sale Price: $7.20

Soft Succulent 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155780]

$7.00

Sale Price: $5.95

Polished Pink 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155714]

$7.00

Sale Price: $6.30

Evening Evergreen 3/8” (1 Cm) Windowpane Check Ribbon

[158135]

$7.50

Sale Price: $6.00

Gold 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon

[152156]

$7.00

Sale Price: $6.30

Heart Pearls

[159190]

$8.00

Sale Price: $6.80

Sparkle & Shine Sequins Assortment

[158137]

$7.00

Sale Price: $5.95

Loose Flower Flourishes

[155808]

$7.50

Sale Price: $6.38

Gilded Leafing Embellishment

[154560]

$9.00

Sale Price: $7.65

Pastel Pearls

[154571]

$6.50

Sale Price:$5.85

Matte Black Dots

[154284]

$7.00

Sale Price: $6.30

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Glimmer Ornaments! LOTS of Glimmer!

September 22, 2022 | erinbh

OK, taking pictures of sparkly cards is hard. I think I’ve taken about 25 of them, so this was the best one. But it still doesn’t show how glittery it is. ugh.

If you saw my Yeti card using the Picture This dies, I wanted to use the part I didn’t use for that card. Lots of glimmer! Here’s the Yeti card:

Is It Christmas, Yeti?

I put the negative piece, from the Yeti card, on Basic White. I then die cut two of the Stitched Rectangles dies to make a frame using Tahitian Tide paper. I then used the Picture This die on scrap glimmer paper- just putting enough paper under the different circles. I used the Spruced Up Outlines dies with the White glimmer (from the mini) for the tops of the ornaments.

I added a few more ornaments on the card- ones that didn’t fit inside one of the empty circles.

I stamped the sentiment from Christmas Scottie on white with Tahitian Tide ink. I die cut it with the Stylish Shapes dies.

The ribbon on the side is the really pretty Metallic Woven Ribbon in the main catalog.

Here’s everything I used:

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How to Make Those Gnomes DANCE! Video!

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 | erinbh

Who doesn’t love to see gnomes dancing??

I saw that SU had shared this technique at a recent event. What a great idea! I’ve used it on two different cards, this one and a witch one that I’ll share in a few days. It is really so easy and fun!

Here’s my video of making this card:

Here’s everything I used:

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Perfect Partners: Pig on a Hill in a Bike!

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 | erinbh

I wanted to make my pig ride by on hill with water nearby. So, here’s what I came up with! 😂

I used lots of dies on this card. Obviously the Birthday Piggy dies (only 10 days left to get it!). I also used the Waterfall Canyon dies (again, only 10 more days) for the grass, the Basic Borders for the water, and the Gingerbread House for the hills.

I first used my Blending Brushes with Balmy Blue for the sky and Bermuda Bay for the water.

I added the Embossing paste on the water like I’ve done in many cards, but I also used the Paste for clouds. What I did was die cut two clouds from the Waves Dies, then used that a stencil with the Paste. ⬇️

These pigs are so dang cute! Here’s the video on how I make the ocean:

Here’s everything I used:

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This Birthday Piggy Bundle (English)

[162521]

Gingerbread House Dies

[159718]

Waterfall Dies

[160252]

Basic Borders Dies

[155558]

Waves Dies

[158840]

Faux Sea Glass Shapes

[158139]

Embossing Paste

[141979]

Palette Knives

[142808]

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147105]

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147096]

Blending Brushes

[153611]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[102584]

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[146988]

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[122924]

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159268]

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154843]

Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[159224]

Orchid Oasis Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[159223]

Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154830]

Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

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Perfect Partners: Apples for a Friend

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 | erinbh

I wanted to make a fancy card with the apples. I colored them with Daffodil, trying to make them look like yellow apples, but they kinda look like lemons! Either way works for a friend card.

The Fabulous Frames dies are one of my favorites. I’ve used it on many cards. For this one, I used it with the Glimmer paper that’s in the mini catalog. The paper is so pretty- three colors: Vanilla, Evening Evergreen and Gold. You could make some really fancy cards with this!

After I colored the apples and leaves, I put Wink of Stella on all them. A very sparkly card!