October 2019 / Stamping With Melva

Toile Tidings

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

Today's card features the Toile Christmas Bundle and Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper. I love the cardinal in this bundle!

The patterns in the Designer Series Paper are beautiful! For this card, I've used two different patterns in Garden Green.

Instructions

Cut Garden Green Cardstock 4 1/4" x 11" and fold in half to form card base.
Cut 2 pieces of Designer Series Paper - different patterns: 4" x 1 1/2" and 4"x 3"
Adhere Designer Series Paper together to make piece that is 4" x 5 1/4" using Snail.
Wrap a 5" piece of ribbon over seam and adhere on back using Snail.
Stamp cardinal image using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
Colour cardinal using Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends for the body and Mango Melody Stampin' Blend Dark for the beak.
Adhere to card base using Dimensionals.
Stamp sentiment on a scrap of Garden Green cardstock.
Cut out using banner die
Adhere to card base using Dimensionals.
Adhere Glitter Enamel Dots.

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Happy Stamping!
Melva

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Product List

Toile Christmas Bundle (En)

[152367]

$70.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$12.00

Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper

[150432]

$15.75

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144598]

$12.00

Mango Melody Dark Stampin' Blends

[147944]

$6.00

Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim

[149593]

$9.50

Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots

[150433]

$11.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.25

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$5.50

Sunday, 27 October 2019

Today's the day I post a colour challenge for you and a card that I made using these colours. Today the colours are:

Basic Black

Pumpkin Pie

Gorgeous Grape

Isn't this the perfect combination for Halloween?

Here's my spooky card just in time for the trick or treaters.

Instructions

Cut Basic Black cardstock 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and fold in half to form card base.
Cut Whisper White cardstock 4" x 5 1/4"
Cut Designer Series Paper 3 3/4" x 5" and adhere to Whisper White cardstock using Snail.
Wrap a 6" piece of ribbon around bottom of Designer Series paper and adhere to the back using Snail.
Adhere to card base using Snail.
Cut "Happy" and "Halloween" from Gorgeous Grape cardstock using Word Wishes dies.
Adhere to a 2" x 2 3/4" piece of Whisper White cardstock.
Adhere to a 2 1/4" x 3" piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock using Dimensionals
Adhere to card base using Snail.

Happy Stamping!
Melva

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Product List

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$12.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$13.25

Monster Bash Designer Series Paper

[150447]

$15.75

Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146987]

$12.00

Word Wishes Dies

[149629]

$49.00

Gorgeous Grape 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon

[146940]

$11.00

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$5.50

Friday, 25 October 2019

Today I CASE'd (Copy and Share Everything) a card from the Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue featuring the Band Together Bundle.

I love this card for a couple of reasons - it's very pretty and I love the white wash technique on Crumb Cake cardstock.

Instructions

Cut Soft Suede cardstock 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and fold in half to form card base.
Cut Crumb Cake cardstock 4" x 5 1/4"
Stamp the flowers in Soft Suede ink.
Mix a small amount of Whisper White Craft ink (from the reinker) with water.
Using an Aqua Painter, paint the inside of the flowers.
Mix a small amount of Bermuda Bay ink (from the reinker) with water.
Using an Aqua Painter, paint the inside of the stems
Cut a 1"x 3" piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock and cut tag ends
Cut 2 pieces of Linen Ribbon approximately 5" long - cut ends diagonally.
Adhere to middle of card using Snail
Cut a 1" x 4" piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock and cut tag ends
Stamp sentiment in Whisper White Craft Ink - let dry before adhering to ensure it doesn't smudge.
Adhere to card base over ribbon using Dimensionals
Cut out detailed die in Crumb Cake cardstock and adhere to sentiment using Snail.
Cut out a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.
Stamp sentiment and flower in Soft Suede and adhere to the inside of the card using Snail.

Happy Stamping!
Melva

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Shop the Clearance Rack here
Earn FREE Stampin' Up! Products - Join my Rewards Program
Join my Team here
Free set of 4 cards and instructions with every $50 order

Product List

Band Together Bundle

[151076]

$74.50

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115318]

$12.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$12.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131197]

$12.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$13.25

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$10.25

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$23.00

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

[147277]

$13.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131156]

$5.00

Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack

[149485]

$12.25

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$5.50

Tuesday, 22 October 2019

Today I'm sharing a card I made for an upcoming birthday.

I love the Band Together stampset and coordinating dies. The add the perfect amount of detailto any card. For this card I used Designer Series Paper from the Bird Ballad Suite.