Zahra Premji: quick and easy card

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Hello hello and welcome to my blog and our All Star Tutorial Blog Hop for December!

This month, we are featuring the Hues of Happiness Suite and it's one of my absolute faves in our main Annual Catalogue. I'm a real sucker for vibrant colours, florals and pretty fonts, so this collection definitely had my name on it!

Check out the gorgeous products in this collection:

This month for our Tutorial Bundle, each of the 12 members of our design team created a project featuring this suite as well as an accompanying video tutorial showing how to make the projects and a PDF with supply lists and measurements (metric and imperial). All of these tutorials have been compiled in a bundle and you can either purchase it or get it for free (details below). Here's a sneak peek of my project for this month:

And finally, here's my project for today's blog hop:

For my card, I wanted to showcase the gorgeous brushstroke pattern paper in these beautiful colours. It's a simple card to create and truly, the patterned paper does most of the heavy lifting with a few added stamped and die cut elements and of course, some embellishments.

Here are the details (all supplies and links are included below):

Pool Party Card Base (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2")
Pool Party Layer (4" x 5 1/4")
Designer Series Paper (3 3/4" x 5")
Large flower: stamped in Fresh Freesia ink onto Fresh Freesia Cardstock
Small flower: stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto Gorgeous Grape Cardstock
Leaves: stamped in Granny Apple Green onto Granny Apple Green Cardstock
White embossed strip: 3 3/4" x 1 1/2" embossed with Hive 3D Embossing Folder
Embellishments: Glossy Dots Assortment and Linen Thread

So what do you think, do you love it? Here it is in a different colour combo:

I would love to hear which colour you like better, please leave a comment below!

Would you love more inspiration with this beautiful suite? If so, you definitely need to get your hands on our Tutorial Bundle, here are some more sneak peeks:

Here's how you can get access to this VIDEO tutorial bundle:

Purchase the December 2022 Tutorial Bundle featuring the Hues of Happiness Suite - $19.50 CLICK HERE
Place an order in my Online Store for $50 or more and get it FREE! CLICK HERE TO SHOP
Or simply, become a part of my creative community the Pretty in pINKsters, they get all my tutorials for free! CLICK HERE

And for even MORE inspiration, go check out the projects created by the other talented creators in our design team:

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Zahra

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

Hey there crafty friends!

Thanks for stopping by today, happy to have you here! Today I'm sharing three simple cards starring the Happiest of Birthdays Stamp Set. It's a relatively new stamp set and was released in the Annual Stampin' Up! catalogue this June. I love the fonts and messages of the sentiments, it's perfect for simple or stepped up birthday cards! And who doesn't need those??

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I made these cards during my weekly Facebook Live, I've included the video replay link below.

As you can see, this stamp set is perfect for simple cards, which use just a few supplies - stamps, paper and ink - this makes it perfect for anyone, beginner to avid. You can also use it to create a slightly more stepped up project, as you can see from the Fun Fold Gift Card Holder card (try saying that 5 times fast)!

Here's the first card, using just some cardstock, designer paper and ink!

Details:

Purple Posy card base: 4 1/4" x 11", score at 5 1/2"
Cut a matching layer of cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4"
Cut your designer series paper to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
Adhere your designer series paper to the cardstock layer. Wrap ribbon around the layer and tie a bow. Adhere to your card base
Stamp your sentiment in Night of Navy onto a die cut piece (I used the Stitched So Sweetly dies) or simply cut out a rectangle using your trimmer
Using dimensionals, attach your sentiment to your card. Embellish as you wish!

Here's the second card...I used the new Camouflage Background stamp, I just LOVE it! I'm imagining this stamp on so many different colours, I just love camo anything 😍

Details:

Seaside Spray card base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score at 4 1/4"
Cut a matching layer of cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4"
Using the camouflage (or any background stamp), stamp the card layer to create a cool background. Adhere this to your card base.
Stamp your sentiment in Night of Navy onto a die cut piece (once again, I used the Stitched So Sweetly dies) or simply cut out a rectangle using your trimmer
Cut two pieces (edit: add measurements) of Denim ribbon and secure to the back of the sentiment piece on an angle using dimensionals. Adhere to your card
Colour the Epoxy Droplet embellishments using the dark Seaside Spray Stampin' Blend. Once dry, adhere to your card.

And finally, here are the dimensions of the Fun Fold Gift Card Holder! While it involved a little more paper and cutting than the first two, it's still fairly simple to make!

Here's the inside: notice the little pocket at the top for a gift card!

Details:

Cardstock:

Purple Posy: 4 1/4" x 11", score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"
Purple Posy: 3 1/2" x 9", score at 4 1/2"
Whisper White: 3 1/4" x 4 1/4"
Night of Navy - Stitched so Sweetly dies or cut a rectangle using your trimmer

Designer Series Paper:

3" x 4" (gift card holder insert piece)
3 1/4" x 1/2" (decorative strip for inside of card)
2 1/4" x 4" (front of card)

Instructions:

Cut and score your paper according to measurements above
Heat emboss your sentiment in white onto your Night of Navy rectangle, set aside
Start by assembling the smaller folded cardstock. Stamp your sentiment onto the white cardstock and adhere to inner bottom panel of the folded cardstock.
Using any circle punch (I used 1"), punch a half circle at the top of your designer series paper piece measuring 3" x 4". Using Tear & Tape, adhere to top inner panel of the folded cardstock.
On the front panel of the folded cardstock, wrap ribbon around and tie a bow. Adhere your sentiment using Dimensionals
Now let's move onto the larger folded cardstock: with your score lines at the bottom, fold up along the 5 1/2" score line and fold down on the 2 3/4" score line - this will create your easel
Adhere the designer series paper piece measuring 2 1/2" x 4" to the front panel
Take your gift card holder piece and adhere it to the base, so that the crease is about 1/2" below the top of the card. Once your two bases are attached and they are lying flat on your surface, put a mini dimensional underneath the bottom of the gift card holder piece. Add on a small die cut star (or shape of your choice) to hold the bottom flap in place.

And that's all! I hope you'll give it a try, it was super fun and easy to make! It may help to watch the video to see how the Fun Fold Gift Card Holder came together.

Here's the video replay:

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. I would love to hear from you in the comments below. Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Zahra

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