One Sheet Wonder

Ages ago, I posted this sneak peek of a One Sheet Wonder I made as part of a display for a craft show.

It just occurred to me the other night that I never actually posted the finished result.

So for those patient people who have been checking frantically every day to see if it's up yet (yes, I know you're out there *g*), ta-dah! Here it is!

The photos are a little dark - it was late, I was tired, and these darned low-energy lightbulbs just don't work as well as incandescent ones - but you can get the idea at least.







Here are a couple of closeups (because I've got a nice camera that does brilliant macros *g*).

An unusual fold

You have to agree that this look is a bit different from your run-of-the-mill greeting card.

I followed instructions on Mae Collins' blog to create these cards which came out pretty much as I had imagined (very unusual occurrence *g*). For the purposes of the test run I grabbed out a stamp set that has been somewhat neglected of late - One of a Kind - because the design of these stamps is perfect for that "all over" floral look I was going for.

Still lovin' this Pacific Point blue! It is so strong but I still don't find it overwhelming.

Here is a small picture of one of the cards laid out flat - as you can see there is room for a greeting behind the front panel without detracting from the look of the card as it stands up.

Now I need to find (or make) an envelope to fit these cards in! Didn't think of that, doh!

Images © 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:

Stamp set/s: One of a Kind, Always
Ink: Pacific Point
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Whisper White
Other: 1-1/4" Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch

One Sheet variation

My last two posts showed a One Sheet Wonder project which yields 10 cards from 9 sheets of cardstock (plus scraps). Here I have created a much simpler version using a quarter sheet of stamped cardstock per card, and a sheet of A5 cardstock scored and then ripped across the front as the card base. It's quick and simple and quite effective as well.

You don't need any special tools for this style of card, so long as you have a trimmer and perhaps some punches to add a message.





Images © 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:

Stamp set/s: Fifth Avenue Floral, Oval All
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Other: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

More Cards from the Show

I put a few cards up for sale on our stand at the recent Craft & Quilt Fair. Some are posted here, and I thought I'd share some more with you. These are the remainder of the One Sheet Wonder I created for this purpose.





Images © 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:

Stamp set/s: Baroque Motifs, Inspired by Nature, Best Yet (Hostess Set), Weathered, Simply Said
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Other: Wide Oval Punch, White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Mat Pack, Uniball White Gel Pen, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Friendly Words Jumbo Wheel

Dusting off the cobwebs

Okay, so it's been a while since I updated ... not as bad as some (not looking at anyone in particular but you know who you are) but still.

I have an excuse! We were busy preparing for the Craft & Quilt Fair last weekend, which went really well (hi again to everyone who came past on the Saturday evening and Sunday when I was there!).

I have yet to photograph the One Sheet Wonder display I sneak peeked a while back, which got some lovely comments during both Paperific and the Craft & Quilt Fair, but I hope to get to that this week.

In the meantime, here are some of the cards I put out for sale ... some sold, although I haven't checked to see which ones yet (but it was very exciting, as I've never made cards for sale before). Yes, I have used the One Sheet Wonder template yet again, because it is a great way of making a bunch of cards all at once - once you get the hang of it you can put the lot together in only a few hours.

This is a beautiful colour combination ... it turns out that one of the new In Colors for this year, Baja Breeze, coordinates wonderfully with Not Quite Navy, and I have rediscovered Elegant Eggplant, a dark purple which goes great with Pale Plum.





Images © 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:

Stamp set/s: Baroque Motifs, Oval All, Best Yet (Hostess Set), Weathered, Upsy Daisy, Wonderful Favourites
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Elegant Eggplant, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Other: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Tag Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, 1-1/4" Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch, White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Friendly Words Jumbo Wheel, So Swirly Jumbo Wheel

Paperific is coming!

For those of you in Melbourne, here's a reminder to keep June 19-21 free ... the next Paperific is being held at the Melbourne Showgrounds on these days, and I'm sure it'll be a great show as always.

There will be all sorts of vendors there for all your scrapbooking, stamping and papercraft needs, and of course there will be a Stampin' Up! stand manned (womanned?) by some friendly demonstrators including myself.

As you probably know, we can't actually sell any catalogue stock from our stand, however we will have catalogues available for purchase, as well as card and ribbon packs, and as always beautiful samples to look at. We will be running make & takes and demonstrations throughout the day.

So drop on by! I will be working at the stand on the Friday and Saturday and would love for you to visit!

By the way, the picture shown here is a "sneak peek" of one of my displays for the stand ... if you want to see more, you'll just have to visit us. Or wait until after the show when I will show the whole thing *g*.

Images © 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:

Stamp set/s: Circle Circus, Warm Words
Ink: Summer Sun, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Very Vanilla
Other: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Love these flowers

I have loved using Bud Basics over the past 16 months - this set is now on the retiring list and it will be hard to say goodbye to it *sniff*.

You might remember the One Sheet Wonder project I did using these stamps (have a look here and here) - I had tried this previously but only got as far as two cards (the remainder of the One Sheet is still tucked safely in an envelope waiting for me to get back to them). I love the combination of Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise and Certainly Celery.

Supplies used:

Stamp sets: Bud Basics, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Warm Words
Ink: Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise
Other: Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

I wanted to post the other card, however Blogger is up to its old tricks today and refuses to post my landscape picture correctly. I will add it when Blogger is playing nicely again *grrr*.

One Sheet Wonder - finally!

A while back (a loooong while back *g*) I wrote a post about the mess I made trying out the One Sheet Wonder pattern. At last I have the cards back (after their debut at the Craft & Quilt show last weekend) and have scanned them for your viewing pleasure.

The first scan is of the entire sheet before it is cut up ... as you can see it's not a difficult thing to make at all. The hard part comes later when you're trying to get ten cards using the same colours and stamps to look individual. Which is why I chose to use stamps from other sets to accentuate each card so they are all very different from each other.

Please excuse the colours in the following scans ... despite the visual evidence, they do all use the same colours as noted below.

So, in no particular order, here are the final results:









































Images © 1990-2008 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:

Stamp sets: Bud Basics, Always, Much Appreciated, One of a Kind, Warm Words, Heartfelt Thanks, Baroque Motifs, Seeing Spots, Be Happy, Canvas, Happiness and Paisley
Stampin' Around Wheels: Basic Outline (Jumbo), Rough Texture (Jumbo), Baroque Border
Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Old Olive and Basic Black ink
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Old Olive and Whisper White
Stampin' Up! Punches: Small Oval, Large Oval, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, Scallop Circle, Tag, 1-1/4" Square
Other: Certainly Celery ribbon

One Sheet Wonder

A while back I wrote a post about creating a set of cards using a "One Sheet Wonder" ... you can have a squizz at the mess I made in the process here ... anyway, it has taken a while but I finally finished the cards!

Unfortunately I didn't think to scan them individually before I sent them off to adorn the walls of our stand at the Craft & Quilt Show, but here is a preview. I took this photo last week when I was still working out how best to display them, and this isn't the layout I ended up using.

I used a single stamp set (Bud Basics) and complimentary colours (Rose Red, Regal Rose, Old Olive and Certainly Celery) to create the original stamped sheet, then used other sets (including the Basics Outline wheel, which coordinates with Bud Basics) to help make each card individual. If you were sending cards made with a One Sheet Wonder out to different people, you probably wouldn't need to use extra stamp sets, but these are designed to be seen as a group so I wanted each to stand out in its own way.

I will scan and post larger copies of the cards at a later date, just wanted to share the overall effect with you today!

Images © 1990-2008 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used: Bud Basics stamp set, Basic Outline Stampin' Around wheel, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Old Olive and Basic Black ink, assorted Stampin' Up! punches and other stamp sets ... hmmm, should have noted down what I used before I sent the cards off ... I will amend this once I get them back *G*.