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It’s been a week this week and it’s only Wednesday. I’ve been tired and just haven’t felt myself. The weather has been pretty dreary and my allergies have been a bummer. The worst of it is that my creative mojo has taken the week off. How do you get your mojo back? I just start making things and they are usually CASED from other creators.

CASEing is to copy and share everything. Today I copied a card featured in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I did not have the Designer Series Paper the Stampin’ Up! concept artist used in the catalog sample so I substituted the Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper when making my card.

Paper Cutting/Scoring Guide

• Card Base = 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Soft Sea Foam card stock scored at 4-1/4″ on the 8-1/2″ side.
• Pansy Petals DSP = 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Embossed Layer = 2-3/4″ x 4-3/4″
• Shelf Die-Cut = scrap of Crumb Cake card stock
• Stamped Images = 5-1/2″ x 3″ piece of Basic White card stock
• Sentiment Tag = 1/2″ x 3″ piece of Soft Succulent card stock

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I recently ran across a new paper crafting technique shown by fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Cary Buckham. The technique, called twisted ribbon, is actually a quilting technique. I love how the technique does appear to be a zig-zag of folded ribbon.

To make the panel for my card, I used a pencil to mark every half-inch on a 5″ x 2″ piece of Pale Papaya card stock.

Next, I lined up 1″ x 3″ strips of Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper at a diagonal onto the Pale Papaya panel using the pencil marks as guides and adhered them to the card stock.

Then I adhered the next layer of 1″ x 3″ strips of Designer Series Paper to the panel lining them up at a diagonal in the opposite direction.

Watch the replay of this week’s Coffee & a Card to watch exactly how to achieve the twisted ribbon technique.

Paper Cutting Guide

• Card Base = 5-1/2″ x 6-3/4″ piece of Calypso Coral cardstock scored at 2-1/2″ on the 6-3/4″ side
• Card Insert = 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Basic White cardstock
• Embossed Panel = 2-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Pale Papaya cardstock
• Sentiment Tag = 4″ x 3″ piece of Basic White cardstock
• “Ribbon Panel” = 5″ x 2″ piece of Pale Papaya cardstock
• Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper = twelve 1/2″ x 3″ strips
• Stamped Image = 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″

I have some requests to demonstrate the Baby Wipe Technique on a card and today is the day. The baby wipe technique is easy enough for anyone to do but it will require a few extra supplies. One obvious supply needed is baby wipes and fragrance free wipes work best.

Step #1

Choose your stamp set. Images with solid backgrounds are going to show-off the baby wipe technique the best but are not necessary. I chose the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set by Stampin’ Up! for today’s project.

The popsicle images worked beautifully with the baby wipe technique. I stamped the two-step popsicles onto a piece of Basic White cardstock to create a background for my card.

Step #2

Look at those variations of pink colors on the stamped images! I’m thinking I need a fruit bar right about now. To achieve this look, I folded a baby wipe in half and then in half again. I set it on an acrylic block then added several drops of Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, and Petal Pink Stampin’ Ink Refils onto the folded baby wipe.

Looks like quite a mess doesn’t it? The inked baby wipe is a stamp pad for my project. You can watch the video replay of my Make-it-Monday Facebook Live to see how this technique works.

Watercolor is one of my favorite mediums. It’s soft and fluid with no sharp edges – kinda like coloring outside the lines. I am no watercolor artist by any means but used the technique to create two cards during today’s Coffee & a Card Facebook Live.

The colors I chose are soft and coordinate beautifully with the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

To achieve the watercolor effect on this first card I used a stamp from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set along with Stampin’ Write Markers and a Stampin’ Spritzer. Once the ink dried on the watercolor paper I used VersaMark ink to re-stamp the image onto the watercolor wash then heat embossed with White Stampin Emboss Powder.

On this second card I used ink and a Water Painter. Once dry, the florals were die-cut out using the Penned Flowers Dies then adhered them to the card front.

Watch the video replay to see how easy these two watercolor techniques are.

If you are a lover of hydrangeas like I am you will enjoy the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! The paper is jam-packed full of beautiful blooms in all our favorite springtime colors.

I used one of my favorite prints from the paper pack for a fancy-fold window card that I was dying to make.

I think my favorite part of this card are the vellum petals with pastel pearl centers on the front of the card. To make the petals, I colored vellum with Highland Heather and Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blend Markers then punched the petals out using the Small Bloom Punch.

The Hydrangea Hill fancy fold window card is like having two cards in one because when you open the card front . . . surprise, there’s a z-fold card found inside. This card is one that I will be making more of.

Cutting/Scoring Guide

• Card Base = 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” piece of Basic White cardstock; score at 4-1/4” on 8-1/2” side
• First Layer = 5-1/4” x 4” piece of Highland Heather cardstock
• Second Layer = 5-1/8” x 3-7/8” piece of Hydrangea Hill DSP
• Inside z-fold layer = 8-1/2” x 5-1/4” piece of Highland Heather scored at 4” and 6’-1/4” on the 8-1/2” side
• Stamped circle = 2-1/2” x 2-1/2”
• Scallop frame = 2-1/2” x 2-1/2” piece of Highland Heather cardstock
• Scallop circle = 2-1/2” 2-1/2” piece of Rococo Rose cardstock
• Punched blooms = scrap of Vellum

Video Tutorial

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English)	Dragonfly Garden Cling Stamp Set	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Layering Circles Dies	Small Bloom Punch
Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack	Pastel Pearls	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine	Take Your Pick
Stampin' Seal	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Mini Glue Dots

These cards are so much fun to make and are fairly easy to put together. Hydrangea lover or not, I hope you were inspired today to create your own fancy fold window card.