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Abigail Rose To The Rescue

September 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

My regular readers will know that I’m a list-maker. I suppose I’ve always been like that, however as I get older I find having a to-do list invaluable. That’s not to say I’m not flexible. Sometimes plans need to be changed. Like today. Today I was supposed to be taking part in an international blog hop, but it’s been rescheduled to next week. That meant I needed to create an alternative project for today’s blog post. So I reached for the Abigail Rose suite and designed this pretty card instead.

Create this card with "You are positively the greatest" sentiment using stamps, dies and paper from the Abigail Rose suite from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

ABIGAIL ROSE PAPER

Since getting the Abigail Rose 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) I’ve wanted to use the pretty pink striped pattern. Today was my chance, and it is inspired the whole card and envelope project.

I began by cutting a piece of the striped paper at 2-1/4″ high x 6″ wide and with stripes running vertically. Next, using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) I fixed it to the flap of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope. Then I simply trimmed off the excess DSP with Paper Snips using the edge of the flap as a guide.

Going back to that same striped paper I next cut a piece 2″ wide x 3-1/2″ high (still keeping the stripes vertical rather than going across the piece). Finally I cut two short strips of the striped pattern, each one 1/2″ high by 4″ wide.

Going back to the Abigail Rose DSP pack I now wanted a different pattern and chose a small flower design on a Smoky Slate background. I only needed one piece of this and cut it at 3″ x 3″. However as I began to think about how my pieces would be layered I realised that this last piece was too big. So I cut a 1/2″ strip off the side, then cut a 1/2″ strip off the top. So now I had three pieces of this floral pattern; 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″, 1/2″ x 3″ and 1/2″ x 2-1/2″. I had plans for all of them.

For my card base I used my Paper Trimmer to cut and score some Smoky Slate card. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder. Now I was ready to begin the first assembly phase.

SIMPLE LAYERS

With the card base prepared I decided to start by adding a light-coloured liner to the inside. So I cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla Card. Then along the top and bottom edges I glued the 1/2″ x 4″ striped DSP pieces. Next I added the floral DSP strips, slightly overlapping the striped pieces. Finally I glued the completed layer inside the card base.

Decorate the inside of your handmade cards using scraps of matching paper (here from Abigail Rose pack from Stampin' Up!) #papercraftwithme

With that done I now needed to cut contrasting mat layers for the two remaining pieces of patterned paper. For this I chose Basic Gray Card and cut one piece 2-1/8″ x 3-5/8″ and the other 2-5/8″ x 2-5/8″. Then I simply mounted the DSP onto each one using liquid glue.

Next I used more liquid glue to attach the striped piece to the card front, 1/4″ from the top and folded edge. The floral piece came next, attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals 1/4″ from the bottom and right side.

Finally I was ready for my sentiment and I chose “You are positively the greatest” from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. Using Basic Gray ink I stamped it onto a 2″ x 2-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla Card. Then to coordinate with the other layers I cut a 2-1/8″ x 2-3/8″ piece of Basic Gray Card. After mounting the sentiment onto the darker mat with liquid glue I flipped it over and added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back. However because I planned to layer the sentiment only partly on top of the grey layer I needed to stack some of the Stampin’ Dimensionals. So with them two high behind where the sentiment would attach to the striped layer I pressed the sentiment into place.

MORE FROM ABIGAIL ROSE

While I liked the card so far I decided that I wanted to add a little more detail so I went back to the Abigail Rose paper. I knew exactly what I was looking for… it was a sheet featuring flowers that I could cut out using a coordinating die from the Cottage Flowers Dies set.

The Cottage Flowers Dies coordinate with the Abigail Rose paper as well as the Cottage Rose Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

Once I’d found the sheet and roughly cut out the section, I simply had to place the large die on top and run it through my Cut & Emboss Machine. In one pass the die cut out all the individual flowers, stalks and leaves and I was ready to go.

One of the benefits of using Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach my layers was that it would be easy to tuck in my die-cut pieces. So from the little pile I began by selecting with five of the medium-sized flowers and a couple of small leaves. Then using liquid glue I fixed a leaf and flower to the floral layer (under the bottom left corner of the sentiment). Next I glued a leaf and two flowers to the striped layer beneath the bottom left-hand corner of the sentiment.

Create this card with "You are positively the greatest" sentiment using stamps, dies and paper from the Abigail Rose suite from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

Before adding the other two flowers I picked up the piece with three leaves. Still using liquid glue I added it to the card base in the space created by the sentiment and the striped layer. Then I glued the two remaining flowers on top.

I was almost done but thought a little flower on the sentiment would finish everything off nicely. So going back to the pile of die-cut pieces I found one of the smaller flowers and a stalk. Then I used liquid glue to fix the stalk on the bottom right-hand corner of the sentiment. Next I coloured the petals of the flower using a dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends alcohol marker. With one final drop of liquid glue I added the flower to the stalk and my last-minute card was finally complete. Phew!

For other projects using patterns from the Abigail Rose DSP pack see these earlier blog posts:

  • Cottage Rose relaxation
  • Abigail Rose inspired
  • Abigail Rose re-imagined

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the Cottage Rose Stamp Set in a bundle with the coordinating Cottage Flowers Dies. Buying the two products using the single ‘bundle’ item number meant I saved 10% off the cost of buying them separately. I’ve included a link to the bundle below in case you want to explore that option.

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Abigail Rose 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Abigail Rose 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
Cottage Rose Bundle (English)
Cottage Rose Bundle (English)
Cottage Rose Cling Stamp Set (English)
Cottage Rose Cling Stamp Set (English)
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Cottage Flowers Dies
Cottage Flowers Dies
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous) Tagged With: Abigail Rose 12" x 12" DSP, Abigail Rose Suite, celebrate, congratulations, Cottage Flowers Dies, Cottage Rose, markers, Stampin' Blends

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