MOTIF PANELS

How much variety can you achieve with a Greeting Bundle?  That was the challenge I gave myself this week.  I am always drawn to sentiment stamp sets, and when I purchased this bundle that was my main attraction - the greetings.  The beautiful and unique dies were just a bonus for me.  

But today I decided to highlight one of the "non-sentiment" stamps.

I knew this particular stamp would be a great stamp to use to create vintage backgrounds or "grungy" cards, but I wanted to try to feature it as a bright and pretty focal point.

For bright and cheery colors, where better to head than to the 2024 - 2026 In-Colors.  This card uses all 5 of the pretty In-Colors.  One of the things I love most about using In-Colors is that I know the colors all work well together.  Thus, I don't have to stress about color coordination.

The card base is covered with a Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the Unbounded Beauty DSP Collection.  The 3 background "focal points" are stamped in Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, and Summer Splash.  And for the 5th In-Color, the fern behind the greeting, was die cut with a Beautiful Motifs Die from Shy Shamrock cardstock.

The sentiment was die cut with a die from Unbounded Love Dies.  To make the card truly elegant, it was wrapped with Striped Iridescent Ribbon and a few Iridescent Faceted Gems were added to the scalloped oval sentiment.

To coordinate with the card front, Pretty in Pink was used to step-up the inside of the card.  The congratulations sentiment was found in the Sunrise Sailing stamp set.

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A list of the products used is shown below.  Click on any image to learn more about that product or to make a purchase.

Product List

Beautiful Motifs Bundle (English) [165206]	Sunrise Sailing Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165491]	Unbounded Love Dies [163383]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]
Unbounded Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163372]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Shy Shamrock 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163795]	Pretty In Pink 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163793]
Petunia Pop Classic Stampin Pad [163811]	Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad [163810]	Summer Splash Classic Stampin Pad [163809]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Iridescent Faceted Gems [163368]	Iridescent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Striped Trim [163299]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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THANKS FOR EVERYTHING

As I share ideas using the Beautiful Motifs Bundle this week, I have challenged myself to try to show how much variety can be achieved with this bundle.  Since this stamp set is mainly a Greeting Stamp set, this has been a good challenge for me as it has forced me to work a bit outside of my comfort zone.

The purpose of today's card is to show the possibilities with the amazing dies that come with this bundle.

Three of the five dies create partial cuts rather than the traditional full die cuts.

I chose a design from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper (DSP) that would show off two of the "filagree" dies.  I wanted a subtle pattern on the DSP so the cuts and texture created with these unique dies would be highlighted.

Partial sections of the filigrees are cut through while other sections remain connected.  After cutting, I gently lifted the cut sections to maximize the texture.

While these two dies could certainly be used alone, I thought they worked very well together.  I placed one above the greeting and one below to subtly draw attention to the sentiment.

The Calypso Coral for the card base and Basic Beige for the sentiment was chosen based on the DSP.  But then I felt I needed a pop of color, however, being the color-challenged person that I am, I was stumped.  My first thought was a shade of green, but I wasn't sold on any of the shades I tried.   So, I consulted my Color Coach. One of the suggestions was Mossy Meadow, but since I had just used that on Monday's card, I really wanted something else.  Another suggestion was Night of Navy, a color I never would have come up with on my own.  I laid a piece of Night of Navy next to the card, and voila!  That was it!

I embellished the sentiment with the little piece of shimmery Calypso Coral Ribbon and Adhesive Backed Pearls -- both of which are now retired.  I'm a huge proponent to use what you have.  You bought it because you liked it, right?  So use it!

For the inside of card I added a layer of Night of Navy and then used a scrap strip of the DSP from the card front to add a bit more interest.  But honestly, I think the Night of Navy "made" this card -- both on the inside and out!

Use this link to download a tutorial for today's card.

A list of the products used is shown below.

Product List

Beautiful Motifs Bundle (English) [165206]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165196]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Adhesive Backed Pearl Trio [163319]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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BEAUTIFUL GALLERY

The Beautiful Motifs Bundle, which is part of the Beautiful Gallery Suite, is my featured bundle this week.  Here is my first card for the week.  It is super simple!

Since the Beautiful Motifs Stamp set is mainly comprised of sentiments, I had to lean on the rest of the Suite a bit to create my card.

The focal point of this card is from the Beautiful Gallery 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP).

I added a Mossy Meadow stem die cut to the scene which was created with one of the Beautiful Motifs dies.  Choose one of the scenes in the Beautiful Gallery DSP, add a die cut stem and you have a quick and simple card.

The Basic Beige background was embossed with the Damask Designed Embossing Folder which is also part of the suite.

The sentiment from, Beautiful Motifs, was stamped on Basic Beige and die cut with a Perennial Postage die.  Before adding the sentiment to the card front some Mossy Meadow Linen Thread was wrapped in circles and adhered to the back of the sentiment. 

If you are a lover of Linen Thread, like most of us are, this Natural Tones Linen Thead pack is on the Last Chance list.  And even better, it is 30% off!  Be sure to check it out in the product list below.

I think I am in a rut when comes to decorating the inside of my cards!  So, rather than one decorative DSP strip, I added two!  WOW!  What a change right?  LOL

I definitely need to add "create some decorative ideas for the inside of card" on my to do list!

Use this link to download a FREE TUTORIAL with all the dimensions and step-by-step directions.  You could probably figure this one out by just the photos, but I hope you find the directions useful.  

I do my best to make easy-to-follow tutorials for all my cards, but if you have suggestions as to how they can be improved, please leave me a comment.

A list of the products used is shown below.

Product List

Beautiful Motifs Bundle (English) [165206]	Perennial Postage Dies [162607]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165196]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Muted Palette Dots [165155]
Natural Tones Linen Thread [164071]	Damask Designs Embossing Folder [165214]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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PEACEFUL GARDEN SUITE-LET'S USE IT ALL!

Happy 4th of July!  

Today's card shows off a bit more of the versatility of the Peaceful Gardens Suite.  The sentiments in this suite can be used for several occasions -- not just Christmas.

For the first time this week I used the gorgeous Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder in this Suite.  It creates a perfect frame for the two layering label dies which I used in the center.

The frame was embossed using the mottled "cloud cover" Designer Series Paper (DSP).  This DSP seems to have a lot of "green" tones in it and it looks a lot more like Lost Lagoon to me.  So, I used Lost Lagoon ink and a sponge dauber to add ink to the raised surfaces of the embossed surface.  By adding the darker ink it increases the visual texture even more than embossing alone.  The front of the Lost Lagoon card base was covered with the plaid DSP design from the Peaceful Greenery DSP Collection.

I used another mottled Basic Beige DSP design for the sentiment and matted it with the "Soft Green" Glimmer Paper.  Both were die cut with dies from Peace on Earth dies.

There is ribbon included in the suite.  It is Misty Moonlight ribbon with a beautiful Silver Edge.  Since Misty Moonlight didn't really go with my "Lost Lagoon" color theme I used some Iridescent White Ribbon that I had in my stash.  The two Basic White stems were die cut with Peace on Earth Dies.  I added 3 of the Hues of Blue Flowers along the stems. 

The front and inside sentiments are from the Peace on Earth Stamp Set, so you can see that this set does have a nice variety of sentiments.  This Suite is definitely not just for Christmas.

Use this link to download a PDF Tutorial for today's sympathy card.

Because the Peaceful Garden Suite will not be available until the Fall Mini goes LIVE I am unable to provide LIVE links to the products.  The Fall Mini will be coming in September, but for future reference I have listed the products included the suite below.

Peaceful Garden Suite:  Item #165932

It includes:

Peace on Earth Bundle (Item #165925)

Peace on Earth Stamp Set (Item #165918)

Peace on Earth Dies (Item #165924)

Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper (Item #165917)

Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper (Item #165929)

Misty Moonlight & Silver Edged Ribbon (Item #165931)

Hues of Blue Flowers (Item #165930)

Peaceful Greenery 3D Embossing Folder (Item #165928)

As you can see this is a large Suite Collection as it includes many products.

The products I used that are currently available products are listed below.