Baby Wipe technique and the easiest Shaker Card ever! Tips for success & Video Tutorial

March 23, 2023

This card was cased from my good friend Susie Wood; creating comes naturally to her. She's fast and super talented. See her cute card here.

I used the Tropical Leaf bundle in the Online Exclusives section of our online store. I also wanted to feature the baby wipe technique.

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The colors include Parakeet Party, Bermuda Bay and a tiny bit of Granny Apple Green. The designer paper inside the clear envelope is Pretty Prints. Here's how I created the clear envelope shaker:

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My Pretty Prints designer paper layer is 5 1/4" X 4" and our clear envelopes are about 1/2" larger. For the shaker elements to stay on the front side of the envelope it has to be tight and smaller. So I added tear & tape to the back edge and folded the extra over tightly. Now, insert your shaker elements on the front pocket and fold down the end flap. Wallah! You have a shaker card front!

This DSP is from the Pretty Prints; soon to retire from the Annual catalog. See it here.

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It includes some of my favorite colors – Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral and Evening Evergreen.

The CS layers on the front are added on top of this shaker element so you still get the feel of a real card; not all slippery. Watch the video here or below to see how it's done. It's the 2nd project of 3.

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You can see this unique Tropical Leaf bundle here: The font of the greetings in this Tropical Leaf stamp set are so unique; love it!

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Now to create the baby wipe leaves I made my own ink pad with a folded baby wipe.

Tips for success of the baby wipe technique:

Fold a baby wipe into a thick layer; at least 4 layers thick. Make your 'pad' as large as your largest stamp image. Place it on a plate.
Drop multiple drops of each color of ink refill onto the baby wipe, leaving room between colors for another color.
I recommend at least 2 colors and up to 4 at the most.
Choosing colors? Find complimentary colors in similar shades – blues/greens, yellows/oranges, oranges/pinks etc.
Choosing stamps? Solid images work best; outline images will not show off your colors well.
Ink your stamp in the new colored pad by tapping up and down in the same approximate place. Traveling while inking may muddy your colors.
Huff on the image and stamp.
Depending on how much ink you added you can use your new 'ink pad' multiple times. Add more ink drops as needed.

Here's how the inside was stamped:

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Products used:

Tropical Leaf bundle
Pretty Prints DSP
Parakeet Party, Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple card stock and ink refills
For Everything and Sparkle & Shine sequins (Annual Catalog)
Clear envelopes (Annual Catalog)
baby wipe
Bough Punch a big favorite!
Basics 3D embossing folder

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In the video below I demonstrate this fun baby wipe technique; Click here or on the photo below to watch the video.

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One Day Only of FREE SHIPPING! Plus a special Hydrangea Hill Fun Fold Window card

March 16, 2021
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day and both Stampin' Up! and I have an ordering special!

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Plus I'm giving you 5 free cards with an online order over $30 through Sunday!

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Win win; it's your lucky day! Get your wish list together and place that order tomorrow on March 17th! You'll get even more! Scroll down to the bottom to see what else you'll receive!

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And now I want to share Karen's amazing fun fold card featuring the Hydrangea Hill suite of products. It's one more in a series of window cards from our Flowerbug's Team swap on Saturday.

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Her colors are Gorgeous Grape & White along with the beautiful Hydrangea Hill designer paper and the Mercury Glass acetate. See this suite of products here.

Other items she used here are the Stitched with Whimsy, Stitched Rectangle, Oval dies and the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.

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She used the Hydrangea Haven stamp set to finish off the inside. Below are the measurements if you'd like to make a card like this beauty.

Measurements:
- White card base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
- Inside White card stock 5 3/8" X 8 1/2". Score it at 2 1/8", 4 1/4" and 6 3/8". Die-cut a 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" oval from the center.
- Gorgeous Grape CS 3 1/2" X 4 3/4"
- Designer Paper front is 2 5/8" X 4" (stitched rectangle die) inside 1 7/8" X 5 1/4"
- Oval Mercury Glass Acetate 2 1/8" X 3"
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Lots of March Specials!

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Get 5 free cards with a $30 online order through March 20th!

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And if your order is over $50 you'll also receive a free adhesive package from me 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive the gifts!

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All online orders receive a free PDF of the new Butterfly Bouquet bundle

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A WOW fun fold card with Dragonfly Dreams!

March 15, 2021
This weekend my Flowerbug's Team held our monthly card swap & Team gathering. Our theme was window cards and I'll be sharing them all week long!

Check out this special Z fold card Jacki made!

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Her colors are Terracotta Tile, Black & White and the Dandy Garden Designer paper seen here. Did you know that the Dragonfly Punch coordinates with this Designer Paper? She punched her dragonflies directly out of the paper! No stamping for these at all! See the Dragonfly Garden bundle here.

Check out the whole suite of products here.

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This card features almost two full card bases with just a few score lines. It looks a lot harder than it is.
- Terracotta Tile – 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
- Whisper White – front is 4" X 5 1/4", inside fold is 5 1/4" X 8" scored on the long edge at 4" X 6".
- Designer paper – 1 3/4" X 5"
Her 'window' in the front is 2 3/8" and the black circle on the inside fold is the same. The White greeting circle is 2 1/8". All of these circles are cut with the Circle dies in the Annual Catalog.

Steps to assemble this card:
- You'll adhere the White front to the main card base and then cut your window.
- Stamp on the inside White card before adhering to the inside of the main card.
- Add the Designer paper to the inside fold.
- Die-cut the greeting circles and adhere together.
- Fold the card closed and add the circle to the inside fold 'through' the front window. Perfect placement!
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More window cards posted tomorrow and all week long!

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Create gorgeous backgrounds with just a few common stamping items! Video tutorial!

March 12, 2021

On Tuesday's FB live I shared a fun and easy technique for gorgeous backgrounds. Once you create them you can use them to create stunning, beautiful cards like these:

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This was my first try at this technique this week. Honestly it's not a new technique at all but I hadn't done it for years! The stamp set is called Soar Confidently (seen here) and I hadn't used it yet. I think it works wonderfully with a pretty background.

I used Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point Stampin' Write markers on an E block and spritzed with plain water. Then 'stamp' on our Basic White CS and let dry with the block on it (this prevents warping). Then stamp on it with any black ink.

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Here are a few more samples I shared:

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The left card above features the Dragonfly Garden stamp set and the right is the Floating & Fluttering set.

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See what I mean? And it's fun too! Each time you do it they turn out differently so it's kind of addicting! Watch the video below to see how easy it can be.

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All online orders receive a free PDF of the new Butterfly Bouquet bundle

with 15 projects!

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Get a free adhesive package from me with an online order over $50 using the host code above. 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive a gift!

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Below are the Multipurpose Glue stands we're making. They're $6 each and available in my Shop here.

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