Gilded Autumn Illuminated Easel Card

Ever made a card that looked good enough to be a centerpiece on your Thanksgiving table? Well, if you added some extra accessories, the card I'm featuring today could work back to back with it's twin as an eye-catching focus of your festive table. This fancy fold is called an illuminated easel card because you can use some battery operated votive candles behind the front panel and have them shine through, adding warmth to the rusts and golds and browns of the Gilded Autumn Suite elements.

This is what it looks like in full light. It's one of the cards that I will be featuring in my up-coming September Online Technique Class. Even though all the die cuts will all be done for you, I will still show how to create one of these illuminated easel cards from scratch so that you can do it yourself. You'll be able to put two of these together. The stamp set I used was Gather Together, and one of the options for registrations for my Online Class, if you live anywhere in Canada, will be to purchase that stamp set so you can stamp the same sentiments. Of course, you have the option to use your own choice of stamp sets that you already own.

The main panel in the middle of the card front is made of vellum and covers an opening that goes right through the card to the back page. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) covering the panels comes from the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP, which is a beautiful set and found in the Aug/Dec Mini Catalogue on page 45.

The metallic leaves and backing are made from the Copper Brushed Metallic 12" x 12" Cardstock that you find also on page 45, part of the same suite.

The sentiment and image on the vellum are from the Gather Together stamp set and are embossed on the vellum using Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. I was mightily tempted to use Copper embossing powder, but Stampin' Up! doesn't sell it any more so I stuck with gold and there is gold foil on the paper along with the copper foil, so it works.

The Gathered Leaves Dies created those great embossed leaf die cuts on the card front. Those dies are the coordinating dies for the Gather Together stamp set and will be included in another of the options for Class Registration.

The card folds flat in case you want to mail it to someone, but they would have to get their own votives then as they wouldn't fit into the envelope as well.

Here's the side view:

And the inside:

There will be two other card designs in the class as well.

Last week, I did a video review of the new Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine that I wanted to share with you:

         

Message me if you are interested in being part of a Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine Club with the purpose of getting your own machine. We take the number of members that we get and hold the club for that many months (6 members = 6 months) We also take the cost of the machine plus tax and shipping and divide it by the number of members ($200.82 divided by 6 = $33.47) Each member pays $33.47 per month and each month one member gets their Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, in the order that they signed up for the club. By the end of the 6 months, everyone has their machine. Each person must commit to the 6 month duration of the club, until everyone has their machine.  If the members wanted, we could do some projects each month requiring die cutting or embossing that I would have to do for them but I could demonstrate for them on line, and they could assemble.

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store. 

Product List

Gather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set [150589] $23.00	Gather Together Bundle [153036] $51.25	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.50	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper [153520] $20.00
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $8.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $10.25
Gathered Leaves Dies [150662] $35.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $48.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $44.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Feels Like Frost with Poinsettia Petals

I finally got the Poinsettia Petals Bundle that's been on my wish list since I saw the catalogue. It consists of the Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer stamp set and the Poinsettia Dies. I love non-traditional Christmas colours and especially blues and silvers, so I decided to go with embossing my poinsettia in Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder on Seaside Spray and the leaves in Silver on Night of Navy cardstock. Looking for some Designer Series Paper that would go with this palette, I finally remembered the Feels Like Frost 6 x 6 DSP that was carried over from last year and realized it would be perfect.

                                                                                  

• The flower itself consists of three layers of either stamped and die cut or die cut and dry embossed petals. In this case, I stamped with Versamark and sprinkled with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, then heat set them using a heat tool, then die cut them.
• Before adhering each layer to the next, I used my bone folder to shape the petals to give them some definition. I used one of the Beaded Pearl Embellishments to create the center for poinsettia and it looks spectacular with the Seaside Spray and Silver combination.
• I heat embossed the leaves (2 sizes) and some fir branches on night of navy cardstock and die cut those, then tucked them under the poinsettia in appropriate spots.
• I heat embossed some silver sprigs onto vellum and die cut them and some other unembossed sprigs to tuck into the flower and give it more layering.
• The sentiment, from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set, was stamped in Night of Navy on a strip of Seaside Spray and added to the top left of the card front!

Last call for my August Online Technique Class. The Facebook Live went great and it is now uploaded to YouTube. You have several options for this class. Check them out here. The deadline is Aug. 21.

You have until Sept. 10 to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin in order to receive this yummy looking pumpkinny autumn-themed Paper Pumpkin kit!! To subscribe, in the understanding that it is easy to unsubscribe, should that be your wish, just click HERE.              

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store. 

Product List

Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153475] $37.00	Poinsettia Petals Bundle (English) [155148] $77.25	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.50	Feels Like Frost Specialty 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [150444] $20.00	Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150883] $12.00
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $12.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $10.25	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $8.25	Beaded Pearls [153534] $11.00
Poinsettia Dies [153522] $49.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Bone Folder [102300] $9.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

Country Home Jar of Flowers for As You See It Challenges

Welcome back to another Friday blog entry for As You See It Challenges, and this week it's a colour challenge that I came up with.  Here is the challenge banner:

It's a bit of an unusual combination which looks great in the photo but can be a bit challenging to work into a stamping project. I learned early on that if you have a palette of intense colours, using a lot of white tones them down quite nicely! It's definitely a sunflower palette though as you'll see if you head over to the As You See It Blog and look at all the Design Team samples!

Here's what I did with it:

• I started with a card base of Thick Whisper White cardstock and added a panel of Bermuda Bay, 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". 
• Then I took a piece of ordinary Whisper White cardstock and embossed it using the Pinewoods Planks 3D Embossing Folder and my new Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (which works like an absolute dream, by the way!).
• On plain Whisper White cardstock I stamped the milk can from the Country Home stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added bits of colour from the Light Cajun Craze and Light Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends markers from their respective Combos. I wanted the milk can to look slightly rusty white.
• I then stamped one "floral arrangement" from Country Home stamp set (the one with the bulrushes) and one from the Jar of Flowers stamp set (the one with the sunflowers), both using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the two bouquets in (at least the parts I wanted to use) using the Cajun Craze Combo, the Bermuda Bay Combo and the Mango Melody Combo (which I substituted for Crushed Curry, since there isn't a Blends Combo in that colour). I then fussy cut the parts I wanted of the two arrangements and built them up on the bulrush base image using glue dots and some Dimensionals. Once added to the milk can, this image can be added to the card front using Dimensionals, leaving room for the sentiment below.
• Save room for the sentiment from the Autumn Greetings stamp set stamped in Cajun Craze on a strip of Whisper White cardstock, which is then adhered to the card front below the image.
• The final touch are some leftover retired Bermuda Bay rhinestones from the Holiday collection.

Pop on over to the Challenge Blog to see what the other DT members did with these colours.

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store. 

Product List

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $29.00	Jar Of Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set [152515] $31.00	Jar Of Flowers Bundle [154064] $49.50	Autumn Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) [153368] $31.00	Autumn Greetings Bundle (English) [155198] $69.25
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $12.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $10.25
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $10.25	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $12.00	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $12.00	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $12.00	**Noble Peacock Rhinestones [149494] $7.50
Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder [152320] $13.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

**Retired Item: No longer available for sale