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NATURE’S HARVEST THANK YOU CARD

When I saw the images in the Nature’s Harvest Stamp Set, I knew they would coordinate beautifully with those in the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set.

Thanks fro popping by today. I hope you like the card that I am sharing with you today.

I stamped one of the images from the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set directly on to a 6″x 6″ piece of Harvest Meadow 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper. This is a Cling Stamp Set and I used my Stamparatus to stamp the image evenly. I stamped it three times, hinge-stepping with a double space, at one height then shifted the DSP so that I could stamp it again at a lower level.

I coloured the flowers using the Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blend and Light Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blend, before cutting the front DSP panel using the largest Scalloped Contours Dies.

The white edge of a length of Pale Papaya & White Woven Ribbon was cut away so that I could create a frayed effect. This length was then threaded through the scalloped sides of the stamped panel.

The large floral image from the Nature’s Harvest Stamp Set was stamped and then coloured using Light Cajun Craze, Light Pumpkin Pie, Light Soft Succulent and Dark Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends. After colouring the image I fussy cut the floral trio and added it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The card insert and envelope each had half the remaining stamped DSP added.

The sentiment, from Nature’s Harvest, was stamped and trimmed down to place in the bottom right-hand corner of the card.

The final touch was to add some Soft Succulent jewels from the 2021-2023 In Colour Jewels.

Well, I have certainly come a long way in 12 months when it comes to fussy cutting. I still need to refine this technique but I am very pleased with my progress.

Make sure you let me know what think of this thank you card. If you live in Australai and would like me to send this card to you, leave a comment and I will make a random selection.

Until next time, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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COFFEE & CARD SAMPLES

Hello! I am so pleased that you have popped by.

Today I wanted to share some of the sample cards I had for my Coffee & Card classes last week. It has been more than a year since I had my classes, so I was so pleased to start again. I hold them at two different local cafes, here in Kangaroo Point – Nourish at 9.30 on a Monday morning and Medley at 1.30 on a Wednesday afternoon.

For our first get together, in 2021, I used products from the Dandy Garden Suite. The cards were ideal for the two new beginner stampers who came along. I was pleased to see one of previous ladies return.

We used Notecards and Envelopes to make everything that little bit easier first time around. The options for the cards were to stamp an image on the card front or start with a piece of Dandy Garden 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

I was surprised that no-one chose to start with the DSP.

I think it was the idea of being able to colour the stamped floral image that interested everyone . So that is what we did. We also stamped, coloured and punched the dragonfly using the Dragonfly Punch.

I was able to show everyone how to use a thin strip of cardstock or some DSP to punch out the smaller dragonflies. It was also good to demonstrate the features and benefits of the Stampin’ Write Markers™ and Stampin’ Blends.

These samples gave everyone some ideas about which colours they could use and how they could work together. Everyone stamped five times – the floral image, the dragonfly, the sentiment and an image for inside the card and on the envelope. This was good to be able to show the differences between the Memento Tuxedo Black and the Classic Stampin’ Pads and how to get ink onto the stamp. And, then how to get that ink from the stamp onto the cardstock. I enjoy seeing the look on new stalpers’ faces when that first image is stamped.

I had two greetings ready to choose from – not too many choices because that just makes it all too complicated. One was from the Garden Wishes Stamp Set and the other was from the Best Year Stamp Set.

Some of our cards used lots of different colours while others only needed two colours. There are so many options and if you only have a small range of colours, you can still create lovely cards.

I am looking forward to more Coffee & Card get togethers and sharing what I love with others.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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WHITE ON WHITE

Hello! I am grateful that you have popped by to see my latest project.

This is another white on white card, with a little Night of Navy poking through.

I used the DRAGONFLY PUNCH and punched lots and lots of dragonflies for the card front mat. Then this piece was given its texture by placing it inside the TASTEFUL TEXTILE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER and running it through the STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE (my BIG BOSS).

This embossed mat was then adhered to a piece of Night of Navy card stock. Some Night of Navy twine, from the WELL SUITED TWINE PACK, was wrapped and tied around this layer before going onto a Basic White cardbase.

The sentiment is from the DRAGONFLY GARDEN STAMP SET and it was cut out using the STITCHED SO SWEETLY DIES.

I like the way this card turned out. Sometimes it’s hard not to keep adding elements to a project but for this card, nothing else was needed.

I would love you to leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00