Embossed Hearts and a Frenzy of Flowers

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This card was inspired by a sketch challenge on Journey Sketches.  It combines several different techniques and products. I made the background with my Gel Press.  I inked it up with Pretty Amethyst and Bubble Gum ink and used the Flower Party stamp set to make the pattern.  I love how it turned out!  The dark strip behind the heart is a left-over scrap from another background I made on the Gel Press.

I used two different embossing folders to emboss the hearts and I really love how the silver Inka-Gold makes the embossing on the darker heart pop!

Instructions

• Cut a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" card blank from Lemon Grass card stock and fold it in half.
• Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" mat from Bubble Gum card stock
• Use the Journey Gel Press to make the background with Pretty Amethyst and Bubble Gum ink and the Flower Party Stamp Set.  Cut it to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Cut a 3 1/4" wide heart from Pretty Pansy cardstock and emboss it with the Fancy Flourish embossing folder.  Put a little silver Inka-Gold on a paper towel and brush it over the top of the embossed pattern.
• Cut a 2 1/2" wide heart from Bubble Gum card stock. Position it over the flowers on the Post Card embossing folder and emboss.  Use a dauber or a cosmetic wedge to brush Pretty Amethyst ink over the raised portion on the debossed side.
• Cut a 2" x 3 7/8" strip from the leaf patterned paper
• Cut a 1 1/2" x 3 7/8" strip from a scrap of dark purple paper (I used left overs from another Gel Press project)
• Center the dark purple rectangle over the leaf print rectangle and glue them to the Flower Party Panel 5/8" in from the left edge.
• Cut a 6" length of organza ribbon and center it over the stacked stips as shown, attaching the ends to the back of the Flower Party panel with glue or double-sided tape.
• Affix the Flower Party panel to the Bubble Gum Mat and the Bubble Gum Mat to the card blank.
• Center the embossed Pretty Pansy heart over the vertical panels and adhere it with glue or double-sided tape.
• Pop the embossed Bubble Gum heart up on Journey Foam Squares and center it over the Pretty Pansy heart.
• Stamp three small leaf sets from the Pretty Petals stamp set onto Sweet Pear card stock with Lemon Grass ink.  Fussy cut around the leaves or use the Pretty Petals die set to cut them out.
• Use the Tattered Blooms Minis die to cut flowers from Whip Cream card stock. Set three of the flowers on a foam mat (a mouse pad or scrap of fun foam works well for this).  Using the large ball of the Journey Tool, press down in the center of the flowers, rubbing in a circular motion to give them a cupped shape. Glue a small slowflake shaped sequin to the center of three flowers, then glue small purple rainbow drops to the center of the sequins.
• Glue the leaves and flowers to the card as shown.
• Cut an oval from Bubble Gum card stock and stamp the Happy Valentines Day sentiment on it with Pretty Pansy ink.  Mat it on Pretty Pansy card stock. Pop it up on Journey foam squares and add it to the lower right side of the card.

Supply List

Here is the list of Fun Stampers Journey products I used to make this card.

Heart-Felt Die Set *
Tattered Bloom Minis Cutting Die *
Pretty Petals Stamp Set (Retired)
Pretty Petals Die Set (Retired)
Annual Celebration Stamp Set *
Flower Party Stamp Set (Retired)
Lemon Grass Cardstock *
Bubble Gum card stock *
Pretty Pansy Cardstock *
Sweet Pear card stock *
Pretty Amethyst Ink pad *
Bubble Gum Ink Pad *
Pretty Pansy Ink Pad *
Lemon Grass Ink Pad *
Journey Gel Press *
Journey Foam Squares - Medium *
Special Day Organza Ribbon *
Spring Filled Prints (Retired)
Journey Sequins Holiday Elements *
Rainbow Drops *

I also used these products from other suppliers.
Silver Inka-Gold
Fancy Flourish Embossing Folder (Paper Wishes)
Post Card Embossing Folder (Paper Wishes)

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Milk Carton Valentine Treat Box

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It's February already!  Where has the time gone?  Do you have something for your Valentine?  Here's an adorable treat box I made with the Milk Carton die *

The Milk Carton die is approximately 8.5" x 11" so you will need to use a larger die cutting machine such as the Journey Platinum *.

Instructions:

Cut the milk carton from Bubble Gum card stock, then use the larger heart from the Basic Box Window Plates Die to cut the heart shaped windows from two of the sides. Cut two, 2" squares from Sweet Berry card stock and glue them behind the heart shaped windows.  Center the smaller heart die inside the larger window cut-out and cut the inner window.  Attach a piece of Acetate inside each window.

Now you're ready to assemble the milk carton.  Here's a quick tutorial: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrUDBDGQWrM

After assembling the milk carton, attach the smaller heart cut-outs to the non-window sides of the milk carton.  Use the Tattered Blooms Minis die or your favorite punch to cut some small flowers from Whip Cream card stock. Add a flower with a pink sequin center and some leaves near the edge of each of the Sweet Berry hearts.

Stamp a tag with the Happy Valentine's Day stamp. Attach the tag and a double bow to a miniature clothes pin or a clip and use it to hold the milk carton shut.

Supply List:

Milk Carton die *

Basic Box Window Plates Die (Retired)

Annual Celebration Stamp Set *

Tattered Bloom Minis Cutting Die *

Bubble Gum card stock *

Sweet Berry card stock *

Whip Cream card stock *

Journey Sequins Pink World *

Light pink organza ribbon
Miniature clothes pin
10 Tags & Trims Cutting Die Set from Paper Wishes.

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Quilled Poinsettia Ornament with Card Stock

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I don't normally quill with card stock, but I wanted to make Christmas ornaments that wouldn't crush easily. Fun Stampers Journey card stock is heavier than most, but it works quite well for quilling.  Our double sided printed paper is the perfect weight for the rosette base.

Materials list:

Rosette

• Mystic Romance Prints
• Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer *
• White Liner *
• Silver Tinsel *
• Journey Thread Silver *
• Journey Foam Squares - Medium *
• Decorative Doily Stamp Set *
• Decorative Doily Die Set *
• Whip Cream card stock *
• Pool Play Cardstock *
• Clear Pigment Ink Pad *
• Journey Silver - Embossing Powder *
• Journey Heat Gun *
• Bloom Tool *
• Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner *

Quilling

• Whip Cream card stock *
• Bubble Gum card stock *
• Sweet Berry card stock *
• Pineapple Smoothie Cardstock *
• Sweet Pear Cardstock *
• Lemon Grass Cardstock *
• Slotted quilling tool (Juya)
• Quilling board
• Precision tip glue applicator bottle (Quilled Creations)
• Square Border Buddy
• Pins

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Christmas Shaker Card

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Here's a pretty shaker card featuring the Journey Circles and Ornament Swirls cutting dies. For full instructions, check out my tutorial on YouTube. https://youtu.be/Ng0dqjdOGPc

Shop my Fun Stampers Journey site for the products used to make this card.

Fun Stampers Journey Materials List

Journey Circles die set *

Ornament Swirls die set *

Merry Words stamp and die set bundle (Retired)

Whip Cream card stock *

Cranberry Bliss Cardstock *

Gold Mirror Cardstock *

Silver Mirror Cardstock *

Through the Year Prints paper pack *
Journey Sequins - Blue Sky *
Journey Sequins - Pink World *
Journey Sequins - Special Celebration *

Journey Glaze *

Journey Foam Squares - Small *

Sparkle cuts *

Other items

Clear acetate

Craft foam

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Joy to the World

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Christmas is coming! If you haven't started your Christmas Cards yet, now is the time. Here's a card I made based on a sketch from the Joruney Sketches Facebook group I'm in. All of the products I used for this card are listed at the bottom of this post and are available from my Fun Stampers Journey site at https://funstampersjourney.com/judyheadrick.

Instructions:

• Make the card blank from a 8.5" x 5.5" piece of Raspberry Berry cardstock.
• Emobss a 4" x 5.25" piece of Pool Play cardstock using the Brocade Imprints embossing folder. Ink the embossed background with Huckleberry Fusion ink.
• Adhere the embossed panel to the card base.
• Cut a 3/4" x 1" rectangle from Whip Cream cardstock.
• Using the sparkle tape from the Candy Apple Tape set, add diagonal lines to the Whip Cream rectangle.
• Use the Poinsettia Burst stamp set to stamp three boughs and one set of holly leaves on Lemon Grass cardstock with Kiwi Slice ink.  Cut them out with the Poinsettia Burst Die set or fussy cut them if you don't have the set.
• Stamp the large doily from the Decorative Doily stamp set onto Gold Mirror cardstock with Clear Pigment ink.  Emboss it with white Journey White embossing powder. Cut it out with the second to smallest Journey Circle.
• Stamp the small doily from the Decorative Doily stamp set onto Silver Mirror cardstock with Clear Pigment Ink. Emboss it with Journey Black embossing powder. Cut it out with the smallest Journey Circle.
• Free-hand cut the large candle frame from Summer Days cardstock. Cut the small inner frame from a gold Bloom Fetti circle.  Glue the small flame to the large flame as shown.
• Create a mask for the "Joy to the World" stamp and use a stamp press (Misti or similar) to stamp onto Whip Cream cardstock with Cranberry Bliss and Kiwi Slice ink. Use the correspoinding die set to cut it out (or fussy cut by hand).
• Adhere the fir boughs to the bottom left area of the card as shown.
• Pop up the candle, flame, holly leaves and large ornament on Journey foam squares and attach them over the fir boughs.
• Pop up the small ornament on Small Journey foam Squares, making a double layer of foam where the small ornament hangs off the edge of the large ornament.
• Pop up the "Joy to the World" sentiment on Foam squares and attach it to the card as shown.
• Add holly berries to the holly.
• Add Fashion Silver and Gold dots to the ornaments.
• Add Journey glaze to the white stripes on the candle, the holly leaves, the candle flame and the words.

Materials List

Cardstock

• Lemon Grass Cardstock *
• Whip Cream card stock *
• Pool Play Cardstock *
• Raspberry Berry Cardstock * 
• Summer Days Cardstock *
• Silver Mirror Cardstock *
• Gold Mirror Cardstock *

Adhesives

• Journey Glaze *
• Journey Foam Squares - Medium *
• Journey Foam Squares - Small *
• White Liner *

Ink Pads

• Cranberry Bliss Ink Pad *
• Kiwi Slice ink Pad *
• Huckleberry Fusion Ink Pad *
• Clear Pigment Ink Pad *

Embossing Powder

• Journey Black Embossing Powder *
• Journey White Embossing Powder *

Embellishments

• Candy Apple Washi Tape *
• Berries and Holly Self Adhesive Gems *
• Fashion Gold Embellishments *
• Fashion Silver Embellishments *

Stamp/Die sets

• Merry Words Stamp Set *
• Merry Words Die Set *
• Poinsettia Burst Stamp Set *
• Poinsettia Burst Die Set *
• Decorative Doily Stamp Set *
• Journey Circles die set *

Bloom Benefits:

• Bloom Fetti
• Brocade Imprints Embossing Folder

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Halloween Moonlight

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Wow, it’s August already!  It’s time to start making cards for the holiday season and  Fun Stampers Journey has some great new papers and stamps in their new Holiday Mini catalog.  I’ve been busy in my craft room and will be sharing some of my creations with you starting with this easel card.

This easy to make card features patterned papers from the Fall Fest paper pack.  I love how the Sparkle Silk makes “craters” on the moon. 
SUPPLY LIST
Fall Fest Prints
Black Licorice card stock *
Whip Cream card stock *
Orange Creamsicle cardstock *
Tangerine Fusion cardstock *
Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad *
Orange Creamsicle True Color Fusion Ink Pad *
Orange Rave True Color Fusion Ink Pad *
Journey Circles die set *
Journey Ovals Die Set *
Cloud Dreams Die Set *
Holiday Clips Stamp Set *
Happy Merry Bundle (retired)
Sparkle Silk *
Sour Lemon Silk *

INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut a 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” card base from Black Licorice cardstock and score it at 2 1/8” and 4 1/4”.  Mountain fold on both score lines.
Cut a 5 1/4” x 4” rectangle from the Crows and Trees paper and then cut it in half so you have two 5 1/4” x 2” pieces of paper.  Adhere them to the front of the card so the long edges line up on the 2 1/8” score line.  This will keep the paper from tearing or cracking along the easel hinge. You’ll be concealing it with the moon and clouds.
Cut a 5 1/4” x 4” rectangle from the Ghost paper and adhere it to the inside of the card.
Use the second to largest (3”) Journey Circle to cut the moon from Banana Cream cardstock. Ink the edges with Orange Creamsicle True Color Fusion ink, then liberally splatter Sparkle Silk and Sour Lemon Silk on it.  Set the moon aside to dry.
Use the two smallest cloud cutting dies to cut the clouds from Whip Cream cardstock.
Use White Liner to attach the moon to the front of the card BELOW the score line leaving the top of the moon unattached.  Do the same with the clouds, positioning them so that they hide the score line. Cut off the parts of the clouds that hang over the edge of the card.
Use the largest Journey Oval (approximately 3 3/4” wide by 2 3/4” high) to cut an oval from Orange Creamsicle cardstock.  Stamp “halloween,” close to the bottom right.  Adhere the oval about 1/4” from the bottom edge of the inside of the card.
Stamp “Happy” onto Banana Cream cardstock and either fussy cut around it or use the Happy Merry die set.  Pop it up on foam squares and position it just above “halloween.”
Paper piece the pumpkin by stamping one pumpkin onto Tangerine Fusion cardstock and another onto Lemon Grass cardstock.  Cut them out and piece them together.  Pop the pumpkin up on foam squares and position it to the left of “halloween.”
That’s it!  Now, go forth and Follow Your Art!

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