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Quick Makes with the Best Route Suite

Jul 14, 2018 | Birthday, Cards, Other | 0 comments

Over the last couple of days, I’ve been creating some cards with the Best Route Suite. This suite is made of bold and bright colours and is suitable to make masculine cards with images of planes, cars and bicycles. Using the products together make it easy to create cards quickly.

I used the Designer Series Paper and Memories & More Card Pack to cover card bases. You will notice that I altered the card packs by punching shapes, fussy cutting words and borders. This extends the use of these card packs even more. Currently, the Designer Series Paper is part of the buy 3 get 1 free offer which ends 31st July.

In the card below right, the ‘Today is Your Day’ has been punched from the centre of one of the cards and layered on a Gray Granite circle to form the focal point for it. For the card on the left, I stamped the sentiment once on the small card and then in Blueberry Bushel and Mango Melody and then fussy cut the signs. 

Stampin’ Up, SU, Stamping Flair, Rochelle Laird-Smith, Best Route, En Route

A combination of punched circles from DSP and Memories & More Card Pack forms the main image of this card. I CASEd bits of this card from the catalogue. Those small coloured arrows were fussy cut from one of the small cards. Another way of using up every part of the Card Pack. 

Stampin’ Up, SU, Stamping Flair, Rochelle Laird-Smith, Best Route, En Route

The card on the right has been CASEd from the catalogue. The striped tag behind the sentiment is from the sticker sheets in the Memories & More Card Pack. This has been cut in sections to make it longer so it fits the length of the card.

For the card on the left, the sentiment has been stamped and layered onto DSP. I cut the sticker tags in half to form the tabs and that leaves me another half to use on another card.

Stampin’ Up, SU, Stamping Flair, Rochelle Laird-Smith, Best Route, En Route

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Step-It-Up Sunday #2

Mar 4, 2018 | Cards, Step-It-Up Sunday | 0 comments

For this week’s Step-It-Up Sunday I have chosen a stamp set with simple, clean lines. A Mother’s Flair has elegant image and makes me think of classy ladies going to the theatre. Although it is intended for Mothers, today’s card could be used for anyone. 

All the cards had a Powder Pink layer embossed with the Polka Dot embossing folder. I really loved the black, pink and white combination with this lovely shoe.

For the Basic Card, the image has been stamped, die cut with the oval and layered. The beautiful black shimmer ribbon adds a touch of glamour. I added this to the cardstock by adhering 2 pieces of tear and tape to the back of the Powder Pink cardstock. The knot was added separately with a glue dot.

The Intermediate level card had some extra layers added to it. The DSP is from the Tutti Frutti pack. Always check the other side of your DSP because you never know what’s hiding there! A few rhinestones added a little bling.

This card would consume a little more time. I inked up the image in Versamark ink and then in Black Archival ink. Then I stamped the image and heat embossed it. I coloured in the flower with Powder Pink Stampin’ Write’ Marker.

I also added a layer of silver baker’s twine on top of the black shimmer ribbon and then tied it off in a bow. The rhinestones comple this catd.  

 

Product List

A Mother's Flair Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies
Tutti-Frutti 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Powder Pink A4 Cardstock
Basic Black A4 Card Stock
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad
Versamark Pad
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder
Heat Tool
2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers
Polka Dot Basics Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon
Silver Baker’S Twine
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Liquid Multipurpose Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Glue Dots