Stippled Blossoms Divider Screen Card

I got a lot of projects done at the Crop for the Cure this past weekend and I wanted to share one more with you today.  I have been seeing the Divider Screen cards all over Pinterest and other blogs, so I thought I try one out myself.  I looked over the minimal stamp sets I had brought with me to the crop and thought that an old favourite, Stippled Blossoms had just the right look for a divider screen.

It turned out to be a lot of fun and quite easy to do.  My only problem was that I left my Stamp-a-ma-jig at home and had to estimate the placement of the overlay stamp.  I didn't do too badly, but it highlights a problem I have whenever I try to go stamp anywhere else but my Craft Cave.  I can't physically take everything with me.  It is always a challenging time of making do, especially when I know I have exactly what I need at home, but it's always too far to go back for.  I think it would be great to have a craft room on wheels, so I could just hitch it up to my vehicle and pull it to wherever I'm going.  I wouldn't have to think about packing up, I would have it all there anyway!

Apparently, I am one of the few to have thought of this idea.  I searched Google for a while and this is all I could find.  Someone bought a vintage trailer and set it up as a travelling craft room.  How great is that?  Have you ever dreamed about this?

Let's have a closer look at the screen divider:

• I started out with a piece of Strawberry Slush. cut at 6" x 11".  I scored it at 2 3/4", 5 1/2" and 8 1/4" on the long side.  Then I folded it accordion style.
• I used the Decorative Label punch to create the legs and fancy cut out shape for the bottom.  I inserted the paper for each panel only about 1/3 of the way up the punch before punching it.
• The decorative top edge was achieved using the Scallop Edge Border punch and the new Hearts Border punch.  They don't exactly coordinate however so you get an uneven pattern, but it looks interesting.
• The cardstock on each panel is cut 4 3/4" x 2 1/2" for the Pear Pizzazz and 4 1/2" x 2 1/4" for the Whisper White.
• The leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz.  The solid flower image was stamped in Blushing Bride, while the stippled overlay image was stamped in Strawberry Slush. To be precise, use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to exactly position the stippled overlay.

That's really all there is to this divider screen business.  It was fun designing it and I think you should give it a try!

Back tomorrow with an new As You See It Challenge!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!

Product List

Stippled Blossoms [132076]	Stippled Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [126747]	Strawberry Slush 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131295]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201]	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [131178]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180]	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172]	Decorative Label Punch [120907]	Scallop Edge Border Punch [119882]
Hearts Border Punch [133784]	Stamp-A-Ma-Jig [101049]

What is Masculine?

Well, I attempted to create a masculine Father's Day card for several purposes: for a card swap, as a sample for my next Technique Night; and to use for someone in my family for Father's Day.  I thought I was doing well, considering my lack of masculine stamp sets and how they keep retiring the only ones I have!  I'm sure there will be many more masculine sets in the new catty, which, by the way, will be available in a couple of weeks, and will come into effect June 1, 2012.

 

I thought with the colour choice, the plain black ribbon, metal embellishments and simple image, I was hitting the masculine bull's-eye!  I showed my DH (dear hubby) and asked him if he thought the card was masculine-looking and there was a telling pause before he responded oh-so-carefully, "Um, well, I guess some men might think so!"  Swallowing my pride, (hard to do - quite lumpy!)  I asked what it would take to make it more masculine.  "Less busy.  Not so much like wall paper," was the reply.

I do like the card, and maybe there are some men out there who would think it was elegant, but perhaps a change in sentiment would be in order - something more gender neutral!

I used Lucky Limeade, Basic Black and Whisper White cardstock, and some DSP from the Well Worn Collection (which is retiring, and is available while supplies last.)  The stamp sets are Daring Adventure and Teeny Tiny Wishes - which are NOT retiring, thank goodness.  I used StazOn Jet Black ink for the image and sentiment, and Soft Suede ink for sponging the image and sentiment panels on the edges for the vintage look.  I used Vintage Trinkets for the little metal button brad and an Antique Brad on the black satin ribbon.  The black satin ribbon is also retiring, so if you like it,  make sure you order before supplies run out.  The sentiment was punched with the Word Window punch, and adhered to a Lucky Limeade piece punched with the Modern Label punch.  I punched a Decorative Label shape from Basic Black then cut it in half lengthwise, trimming off the little points on the short sides.  I adhered them to the sentiment, overlapping them to create a narrower backing.

And now it's back to the drawing board, to try and come up with a CAS (Clean and Simple) Male Father's Day design. Sigh....

Guest Crafter

Happy Easter!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend with friends and family!  The weather was absolutely stellar here.  It felt like spring has finally arrived for real and is not just teasing us.  I've had all three of my daughters home this weekend and two of them got to meet their new little nephew for the first time.  I spent some crafting time with two of my daughters this week and it was so much fun to share my love of stamping and card making with them.

My daughter, Jaimie, the mother of my first grandson, Parker, created a card for her mom-in-law and I wanted to show you how beautiful it was.

She used some older Springtime Vintage paper (discontinued) matted with Early Espresso cardstock on a base of Very Vanilla.  The middle panel is crumb cake embellished with Victorian Crochet trim.  The images are from the Creative Elements stamp set and the flower is backed with a piece of Early Espresso punched with the Decorative Label punch.  Jaimie has done a little stamping before, but she has an eye for design as you can see if you visit her blog, At Home.  She posts a little less often now that she has a 3 month old, but browse through her older posts and you'll enjoy her ideas for decorating on a budget.

For the inside of the card she add some more of the same DSP and echoed the design of the Decorative Label using the larger Top Note die cut.  A very lovely card that her mom-in-law was delighted with. 

My middle daughter has been visiting with us for an entire week (not nearly long enough, as most of you moms with grown children well know).  She loves to craft as well, but her creations are very practical in nature.   She loves to garden, and raise animals, and preserve food and create things from scratch, as well as knit and sew.  Recently, she learned to weave baskets from willow and made her own baby bassinet.  (She is expecting my second grandchild in June.)

You can read about her adventures up north on her blog, Honey Nutbrown.

My oldest daughter is a very busy teacher/vice principal, which doesn't leave a whole lot of time for extra crafts, but she is very interested in fashion design and photography.  You can check out her blog at I Came Here to Count the Bells.  She is also a poet when she finds the time in her very busy schedule.

I'm very proud of my girls and love their creative natures.  Thanks for letting me show them off a little!