Candles and more candles!

 Candles and more candles!

                                                            stamps used: Simon Says candles

die used:  GinaK designs

Got out my border dies to use on these cards with the candles.  For the candles I inked them up with CP inks ... still my go to ink pads for now.  Don't forget to go to Simon Says blog to check out STAMPtember this month.  All these candle images are from this new release.

Here are a few more samples with the candles, that were stamped with Simon Hurley stamping block.  If you haven't checked out his videos using this tool you should.  It can become additive.

To see how additive I've become with the stamping block ... please take a look here.  Keep in mind this is the new Simon Hurley stamping block with Ranger but back in the day there was the blue Penscore stamping block.  Here's a look at the blue Penscore block.  I've had the Penscore block for years but wasn't blogging back then. I'm sure if you look at you tube you can find it.

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Border gatefold cards

 Border gatefold cards

stamps used:  Stampin' Up

This is a border gatefold card with a twist ... the twist is I used decorative border dies to create a fancy edge on the cards.

Here's a template for measurements and scoring I used for this card.

Instructions:

Score and fold as seen in template diagram.  Keep card folded, and place border die on card.  Run through Big Kick (any die cutting machine will work).  This will cut through the two folded layers, but not the back of the card.  It will leave an impression on the back of the card, but I just added a layer inside the card to hide the impression.

stamps used:  Unity stamp co.

I had so much fun making these fun fold cards I couldn't stop.  I saw this idea on Jennifer McGuire's blog ... I just changed up the size of the card a bit.

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Always delightful

 Always Delightful

stamps used:  ginakdesigns Always Delightful stamp/die set

Been having some fun with this stamp and die set by Gina K designs.  I like the different size flowers, and the wonky-ness of the shapes. Is wonky-ness a word?  Well, it is for me. 😊  I did get out my Catherine Pooler   inks, because if you follow my blog you know, they are my favorite ink of late.  

Check out the shape of the top of the card ... I used a border die from SU.  I never thought I would like border dies, but lately I have been using them a lot in my cards, and treasure books. I'll show some of my treasure books in upcoming post.  But first ..... thanks to my friend Holly.  I got a card from her in a swap showing me how to use the border die.    These cards with the border fronts are what I call platform cards.  You can see more samples and details on platform cards here or here.  As always if you type platform cards in search bar more will come up for you to see.

That's it for now.  Thank you for stopping by and, please come back soon.

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