Apple Harvest Fun Fold Card

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

It’s been over a month since my last post. I’ve been making cards but haven’t had a chance to photograph most of them yet. I’ve been working on a renovation project in my living room and dining room so have been spending a lot of my time on cleaning out and getting rid of stuff, finding contractors and shopping for new furniture. It is exciting but stressful and time consuming at the same time! I’m finally in a place where I can start to turn my attention back on my cardmaking for now, but will there will continue to be weeks where I will not be able to post. With that said, I made this card back in June and it features the Apple Harvest stamp set and coordinating Apple Harvest dies. The dies were part of a promotion last year that included sets that didn’t originally come with several stamp sets. I was happy to see that they are still available for purchase in the clearance rack at 50% off, reduced from $35.00 to $14.00. The item number is still the same, #160255. This is what the card looks like folded up.

This is what the card looks like when opened up.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score at 2 ¾”, 4 ¼”, 7 ¼”, 8 ½”. Fold into an accordion and crease very sharply with a bone folder.
Cut two 4″ pieces of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. Cut two pieces of the Lemon Lime Twist paper from the Glorious Gingham Designer Series Papers, one at 3 3/4″ square and the other at 2 1/2″ x 3 3/4″. Adhere the square piece of DSP to one of the Lemon Lime Twist squares. Adhere the 2 1/4” piece of DSP on the right side of the other Lemon Lime Twist square.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 3 1/2″ x 5″. Stamp the largest apple image and the single apple image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Color the large apple image with light and dark Poppy Parade and Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends for the apples and Lemon Lime Twist and Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends for the leaves. Color the branch with Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends. Color the single apple image with the same Blends. Run through Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the coordinating Apple Blossom dies.
Adhere the large stamped image to the 4″ square piece with the 3 3/4″ piece of DSP using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere the single apple image to the other 4″ square with the 2 1/4″ piece of DSP as shown.

Adhere the 4” square with the large image to the front fold on the card panel, only adding adhesive to the left half of the square.
Adhere the second 4″ square to the second fold, only adding adhesive to the left side of the square and lining it up with the first square.
Stamp the criss-cross image in the upper right corner of the back inside panel with Pecan Pie ink, making sure to position it so that it doesn’t show when the card is folded. Stamp the birthday greeting.

Cut two lengths of Parakeet Party Bakers Twine from the 2022-2024 In-Color Bakers Twine Pack. Tie into a bow. Adhere to top of of the branch on the large front image with a mini glue dot. Adhere a few of the small Very Vanilla Classic Matte Dots to the front of the card.

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Product List

Apple Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English) [159944] $24.00	Apple Blossoms Dies [160255] $35.00	Glorious Gingham 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163170] $10.50
Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.50
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $9.00	Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161682] $10.00	Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159220] $10.00
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $10.00	Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159224] $10.00	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674] $10.00
2022–2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack [159195] $15.00	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $7.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $128.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.75

24 Hour Stamp Sale

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 | Rhonda Kleiman

Today only, get 15% off stamps from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! The sale ends at 11:59pm Mountain Time tonight. There is no limit on how many stamp sets you may purchase. Host sets are not included. No discount code is necessary. The 15% will be applied automatically. Click here to visit my online store and to place orders.

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Bonus Days are back! Earn a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend until July 31st. There is no limit on how many coupons you can earn. You will be able to redeem your coupons in August. The instructions above explain how to redeem them. Make sure that your email address is correct because coupon codes will be sent to you via email.

Dainty Delight Celebrate You Card

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Today’s card is another of the cards we made at a beginner stamping class I held in June and features the lovely Dainty Delight stamp set. This set has coordinating dies, however, I chose to keep things simple and decided not to use them. I also wanted to use some new colors and chose Berry Burst, Bubble Bath and Fresh Freesia as my color combination.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut a piece of Berry Burst cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Cut a piece of the Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper at 2 1/2″ x 4 14″ and adhere to card front as shown.
Cut a piece of Bubble Bath cardstock at 2 1/2″ x 4 3/4″. Stamp the floral image from the Dainty Delight stamp set with Memento Black Ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock cut at 2 1/4″ x 4 1/2″. Color the large flowers with these Stampin’ Blends: large flowers – Bubble Bath, smaller flowers and large flower centers – Berry Burst, flower buds – Fresh Freesia, leaves – Lemon Lime Twist. Adhere piece to Bubble Bath cardstock.

Stamp greeting with Memento Black Ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock. Punch out with the Double Oval Punch. Punch the scallop oval with a scrap piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock and adhere two pieces together.
Cut a length of the Bubble Bath ribbon from the Ribbon Duo Combo Pack. This is a pretty ribbon and has a nice silver edge. Tie into a knot around the floral piece and trim ends of the ribbon. Adhere to card front.
Adhere the greeting so that it overlaps the stamped floral piece and the DSP.
Cut another piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 4 1/4″. Stamp one of the smaller floral images with the black ink and color with Stampin’ Blends. Adhere to inside of card.

Give this quick and easy card a try.

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Product List

Dainty Delight Cling Stamp Set (English) [161078] $25.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $22.00	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $10.00
Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161718] $10.00	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613] $10.00	Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161449] $12.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.50	Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161681] $10.00
Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161675] $10.00	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $10.00	Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161682] $10.00
Ribbon Duo Combo Pack [161318] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00
Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50

Beauty of the Deep

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Today’s card features the Beauty of the Deep stamp set and dies. This is a fun and easy set to play with. I’m a Pisces and anytime Stampin’ Up! comes up with sets that have beach and ocean themes I always find myself gravitating towards them! I was eager to use the pretty new color, Azure Afternoon, as the main color and also used a few other new colors.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base: Cut a piece of Azure Afternoon cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and adhere to card front.
Cut another piece at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and use a blending brush to create the background. Lightly blend Azure Afternoon ink at the top half and apply more heavily on the bottom half.
Stamp the large seaweed image in the lower left corner with Pecan Pie ink.
Stamp the long leaf image with Azure Afternoon ink three or four times on the right side, stamping off each time before stamping. Vary the height of the leaves.

Cut a 3″ square piece of Calypso Coral cardstock and run through die cutting machine using the coral die. Adhere as shown with small dots of liquid glue. You can also use an adhesive sheet as another option by backing a piece onto the cardstock before running through the die cutting machine, peeling off the paper and adhering to the piece.
Stamp the sea anemones several times with Moody Mauve ink around the images at the bottom of the card.
Stamp two of the small fish with Copper Clay ink. Stamp striped fish with Blueberry Bushel ink. Randomly stamp the sand/speckle image with Azure Afternoon ink all around the piece.
Stamp greeting from the Charming Sentiments stamp with Azure Afternoon ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and run through die cutting machine with coordinating die from the Sentiment Silhouettes dies. Adhere with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Adhere stamped piece to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Cut another piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″ and adhere to inside of card.

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Tomorrow, June 30th is the last day that you can purchase a select group of Designer Series Papers that are on sale at 15% off. Stock up on your favorites or purchase a few from your wish list. There is no limit on how many packages you can purchase. Click here to download a flyer that shows all of the papers.

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Place an online order between $50 and $149 and use this host code for June. You will receive a free gift from me the following month. If your order is $150 or more DO NOT use the host code. You will qualify for Stampin’ Rewards.

Product List

Beauty Of The Deep Bundle [161237] $52.00	Beauty Of The Deep Cling Stamp Set [161233] $25.00	Beauty Of The Deep Dies [161236] $33.00
Charming Sentiments Bundle (English) [158734] $52.00	Charming Sentiments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159985] $23.00	Sentiment Silhouettes Dies [158733] $35.00
Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161719] $10.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50
Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663] $9.00	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $9.00	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $9.00
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $9.00	Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad [161649] $9.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $66.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25

International Highlights Winners Blog Hop-Layering Leaves

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 | Rhonda Kleiman

I’m very excited to be participating in Kylie Bertucci’s International Highlights Top 10 Winners Blog Hop this month! Thanks so much to everyone that voted for my card in the International Blog Highlights. It is an honor to be included in this group of talented designers from around the world! This Cheerful Daisies card won me a spot in this Blog Hop. Click here to see full directions on how to make the card.

Today’s card features the Layering Leaves stamp set. It is one of the first sets I purchased from the new annual catalog because of its versatility and the fabulous greetings and font. The color palette was inspired by one of my favorite Talbots spring sweaters! The pink flowers were calling out Bubble Bath and I also selected Blueberry Bushel, Boho Blue and Orchid Oasis.

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock at 4 1/4″ x 11″, score at 5 1/2″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Cut piece of Bubble Bath cardstock at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and adhere to card front.
Stamp seven large leaves as follows: two Boho Blue tone on tone; two Orchid Oasis tone on tone, two Boho Blue stamped with Boho Blue ink on Basic White cardstock; one Orchid Oasis stamped with Orchid Oasis ink on Basic White cardstock. Punch out with the Boughs Punch.
Stamp five of the smaller leaves with Bubble Bath tone on tone and punch them out.
Punch out three large vellum leaves and three small vellum leaves.

Punch Blueberry Bushel circle with the Decorative Circle punch. Stamp greeting with Versamark ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder. The embossing powder is one in a set of three basic Stampin’ Emboss Powders.
Arrange the leaves on a piece of Basic White cardstock cut at 4″ x 5 1/4″. Adhere the vellum leaves first with either a few dots of liquid glue or glue dots. I placed two large leaves at the top and one at the bottom, two small leaves at the middle left side and one at the middle right side. Adhere four large stamped leaves at the top and three at the bottom. Adhere two pink leaves at the top and three at the bottom.
Using the speckles stamp, fill in some of the white space around the leaves by lightly stamping with Bubble Bath ink . Adhere piece to the card front.
Adhere the embossed greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals in the middle of the leaf arrangement. Embellish with a few Blueberry Bushel gems from the Tinsel Gem Four-Pack.

Please click on the links below to check out all of the projects from this month’s winners!

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Product List

Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161277] $24.00	Bough Punch [157711] $22.00	Decorative Circle Punch [159174] $22.00
Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $10.00	Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161718] $10.00	Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159267] $10.00
Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161724] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $10.00
Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [161650] $9.00	Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad [159214] $9.00	Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad [161664] $9.00
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $18.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Tinsel Gems Four Pack [161623] $8.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $31.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.75

Layering Leaves Quick & Easy Card

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello!

Today’s card features the Layering Leaves stamp set and coordinating Bough Punch. This is the customer thank you card I sent out in May. It was also one of the class projects I recently did for a group of women that had never stamped before. Layering Leaves is one of the first stamp sets I purchased when the new annual catalog went live. The lovely images and greetings are so versatile! I used the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper, which is an Online Exclusive product.

Here is how I made the cards.

Card base: Cut a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″, fold and crease with a bone folder.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and adhere to card front. Cut piece of Hello Irresistible Designer Series Paper at 4″ x 5 1/4″.
Stamp one of the large leaf designs with Lost Lagoon ink and one of the small leaf designs with Soft Sea Foam ink on a scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and punch out with the Boughs punch.
Cut a piece of Soft Sea Foam cardstock at 2″ x 3 1/2″. Stamp greeting with Lost Lagoon ink. Run through die cutting machine with the smaller oblong shaped die from the Something Fancy dies.
Cut a piece of Lost Lagoon 1/4″ Bordered Ribbon at 5″ and wrap sides around the DSP piece. This ribbon is so pretty when you see it in person and it is very easy to work with!
Adhere the leaves to the card front with mini glue dots. Slide the leaves under the ribbon. Adhere the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock at 4″ x 5 1/4″. With the 3/4″ leftover strip of DSP, cut the width to 4″ and adhere to cardstock as a way to decorate the inside of the card. Stamp greeting of your choice and adhere to card.

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There is still one week left to join Stampin’ Up! Purchase the Starter Kit for $99 and get $155 worth of the products of your of your choice. This is $56 in free product, which $30 more than usual. The kit ships for free. You will get a discount of 20%-25% on all future orders as long as you remain active as a demonstrator. As a demonstrator you get to see the annual and mini catalogs one month before they to live to customers and youget to place pre-orders in advance of the catalogs going live. You also get the opportunity to attend virtual and in-person events just for demonstrators. Become a happy discount shopper – you do not have to do this as a business! Enjoy your discount and as long as you meet the $300 quarterly minimum in sales, you will remain active. If you miss the quarterly minimum or decide you no longer wish to be a demonstrator, there is absolutely no penalty for dropping and you can go back to being a customer! To join, click here. I’d love to have you on my team!

Product List

Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161277] $24.00	Bough Punch [157711] $22.00	Something Fancy Dies [160424] $28.00
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679] $10.00	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50
Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161139] $12.50	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $9.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $9.00
Lost Lagoon ¼" (6.4 Mm) Bordered Ribbon [161171] $8.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $66.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00
Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.75
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25

Cheerful Daisies-Kylie’s International Blog Highlights

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 | Rhonda Kleiman

Hello! It’s been a long time since I last participated in Kylie Bertucci’s International Blog Highlights. Readers get to vote on their top five favorites in the gallery and the top 10 winners will get to participate in an International Blog Hop later this month. The theme is “thank you”. This card uses products from the the Fresh as a Daisy Suite. I stumbled onto the Flying Seagull fun fold on Susan Campfield’s blog and couldn’t wait to try it out and this is what I came up with. It looks hard to do but is actually not that difficult!

Here is how I made the card.

Card base – cut two pieces of Pebbled Path cardstock at 8 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ and score them at 2 1/4″, 4″, 6 1/4″.
Pop-up piece – cut one 4 1/4″ square Pebbled Path cardstock, one 4″ square of Crushed Curry cardstock and one 3 3/4″ square of Basic White cardstock. Adhere the Pebbled Path and Crushed Curry squares together.
Stamp daisy images on the 3 3/4″ Basic white square. Stamp the stems and leaves with Garden Green ink. Stamp the daisy outline images with Crushed Curry ink. Stamp the flower centers with Wild Wheat ink. Adhere to the larger square piece.
Stamp greeting from the Go to Greetings stamp set with Peppled Path ink on scrap piece of Basic White cardstock and cut out with the label die from the Something Fancy Dies. Adhere to stamped image with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Embellish with a few 2023-2025 In Color Dots.
Fresh as a Daisy DSP – cut two pieces of the daisy print at 2″ x 4″ for the outer side panels and cut two pieces of the Pebbled Path woodgrain print at 1 1/2″ x 4. Cut two pieces of Basic White cardstock at 2″ x 4″ to write a message or stamp a greeting on the inside panels.

With the widest portion of the card bases on the left, fold it up, mountain fold. Fold the two other score lines down, valley folds. Be sure to give a good sharp crease to each of the folds.
Adhere the two card bases to the stamped image. Place it down and with the second valley fold, right side of base, adhere to the back of the stamped image, leaving a scant 1/4″ border. Repeat with second card base. The folds should be butting up to each other on the back.
Adhere DSP and Basic White cardstock strips to the wings. Tuck the outer wings under the stamped image.

I’d be so appreciative if you would vote for my card! Click on the vote image below. Once you are in the gallery, click on the heart at the top right hand side of the picture as the hearts appear.

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Aa select group of Designer Series Papers are on sale at 15% off from June 1-30th. Stock up on your favorites or purchase a few from your wish list. There is no limit on how many packages you can purchase. Click here to download a flyer that shows all of the papers.

Product List

Cheerful Daisies Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161290] $25.00	Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) [158763] $24.00	Something Fancy Dies [160424] $28.00
Fresh As A Daisy 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161289] $12.50	Pebbled Path 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161722] $10.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $9.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $9.00
Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad [161648] $9.00	Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad [161651] $9.00	2023–2025 In Color™ Dots [161620] $8.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $26.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.25