Hello everyone, and welcome back! It's the first Saturday of the month... AND...WORLD CARDMAKING DAY...time for another Blog Hop!
Thank you for joining us for another Stamping with Friends Blog Hop! If you are new to my blog, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators worldwide who share our love of card-making through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, you'll have just popped over from Deb Schultz's- "Handcrafted by Deb's"blog. I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her as I'm sure she'll appreciate it as much as I will. If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what I and the other hoppers have prepared for you today!
This month, the theme is to create a "fractured frame" card. At first glance, you'd think this was a difficult card to make, but it's not. The easiest is to use a square shape turned on its point to create a diamond. However, you can use any other shape you prefer.
Here are a couple of tips:
1. Test out your strips to determine which is the "longest" side. I start there.
2. Use one of the 1/8" strips as a guide when you start to align them.
3. Liquid glue is your friend with this design as you may need additional time to line up your strips perfectly.
4. Create a template. I have one each for a 3 3/4" x 5" in portrait and horizontal orientation and one each for 4" x 5 1/4" in portrait and horizontal orientation.
5. Last tip, your strips should be the same color as your mat layer to emphasize the fracture.
One thing I really appreciate about this technique is that you'll need only a few supplies unless you decide to add more details/embellishments than I did.
Generally, I don't like to include too many colors unless I'm creating a card where I'm coloring. So today's color palette is another simple one.
Measurements:
Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Basic White: 4" x 5 1/4 and 2 1/4" x 2 1/4"
DSP: 4" x 5 1/4"
Pecan Pie: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and (4) strips 1/8" x 6"
Here are the supplies I used:
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This a great chance to restock your basic supplies like adhesives, cardstock, and envelopes before the busy festive crafting season, and an excuse to get a couple more things off your wish list! Visit my online store to place your order before this offer ends on 11 October.
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But wait, it gets better! Sign up for a Starter Kit during this offer and you will also be automatically registered for our virtual OnStage@Home event on 11 November completely FREE of charge ($77 value; includes access to the event via the online events portal only).
Sign up online from 3 October, or get in touch if you have any questions.
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The all-inclusive Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit ($19) includes everything you need to make an Advent calendar of individual paper envelopes to help you count down the days until Christmas.
You'll get all the supplies needed to make and decorate 25 envelopes measuring 4" x 3" (10.2 x 7.6 cm). Your kit contains precut pieces including beautiful paper greenery, bows, and seasonal flowers, along with gems to add as embellishments and enough adhesive to complete your projects. Coordinating Stampin' Up! colors are Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, and Old Olive.
You'll get all the supplies needed to make and decorate 25 envelopes measuring 4" x 3" (10.2 x 7.6 cm). Your kit contains precut pieces including beautiful paper greenery, bows, and seasonal flowers, along with gems to add as embellishments and enough adhesive to complete your projects. Coordinating Stampin' Up! colors are Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, and Old Olive.
You'll also receive twine and 25 wooden clothespins to allow you to display your envelope Advent calendar as part of your festive decorations. Simply fill your envelopes with a small treat or note! Your kit is packaged in a 9⅞" x 6½" x 2¾" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed designer box for storage or crafting on-the-go.
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Lovely card Caron, love the bear x
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