mmm...Stampin' Time

Originally I hoped to share a gift box with you today.Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a small potted cactus to make a gift box for. Instead I made an easel card because, at least, when standing it does qualify as 3D.

The Cinnamon Cider card base is a perfect match for the brick paper from the Bloom Where You’re Planted 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper. Before attaching the calendar to the front I added a strip of the same paper around a pen and secured it under the calendar.

The pot and cactus were stamped and fussy cut. Then a length of Linen Thread was wrapped around the plant and tied in a bow.

The message, from the Cactus Cuties Stamp Set, is perfect for this project.

So, we agree that this is not a box but it’s still a great little project.

These calendar and notepad easel cards are so quick and easy to make.

Tomorrow I have a fun fold card to share.

until then, 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.

Cactus Cuties Bundle [158058] $54.75	Cactus Cuties Photopolymer Stamp Set [158056] $30.00	Bloom Where You're Planted 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155696] $20.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083] $15.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

The #GDP337 Global Design Project theme this week is a colour challenge.

This week’s colour combination is Soft Sea Foam, Blushing Bride and So Saffron. This is such a sweet and soft colour combimation!

Make sure you head over to the the GDP website to see the gorgeous projects the design team created – just click on the image below.

It was an interesting colour combination to use with my featured bundle this week – Cactus Cuties Bundle.

I decided to use a lot of white space for this card. After preparing the card base, I scored three horizontal lines 3/4″, 7/8″ and 1″ from the bottom of the card. I think that you can just see them above the sentiment.

The sentiment was partially stamped so that only ‘a note’ was on the front. The little cactus flower was stamped inside the card and on the envelope.

I stamped the three pots on Blushing Bride and So Saffron cardstock using the same ink colours. When they were dry, I stamped them again using some Whisper White Craft ink.

The cactus shapes were stamped in Soft Sea foam ink onto the same coloured cardstock.

The pots and cactii were then fussy cut before being positioned above the top score line. Each piece had Stampin’ Dimensionals popped behind them.

I coloured a length of White Glittered Organdy Ribbon with the Dark Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blend. Then the ribbon was cut in half and I created a #tammybow. A Mini Glue Dot secured the ribbon in place.

To finish the card, I coloured some silver shapes, from the Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials, using Stampin’ Blends.

So far, so good! I have been able to create a project for each GDP challenge using my featured weekly products. Here’s to next week’s challenge.

Tomorrow is 3D Thursday. I am tossing around ideas for a gift carrier for a potted succulent. Join me tomorrow to see what I have made.

Until then, 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.

Cactus Cuties Bundle [158058] $54.75	Cactus Cuties Photopolymer Stamp Set [158056] $30.00	Cactus Builder Punch [158057] $31.00	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408] $14.75	Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials [155567] $16.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $15.50
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $15.50	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $15.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

I wanted to experiment with some acrylic block water colouring. For the first experiment, I used Block F and added ink in 1″ strips directly onto the block. The colours were added in sequence – Cajun Craze, Cinnamon Cider, Evening Evergreen, Just Jade, Garden Green and Granny Apple Green. I used both Classic Stampin’ Pads and Stampin’ Write Markers™.

Then I spritzed water across the block.

I pressed a piece of Shimmery White cardstock onto the block.

The result was a little muddy looking in some areas so I tried a different approach.

This time I chose Block G and used the same cardstock and colours.

I taped the cardstock to stop it from curling up when it was spritzed with water. Then I inked up the small block and pressed it down on the cardstock.

Between each colour being stamped down, I gave the card an extra spritz.

When both samples were dry, I decided to use the second experiment for today’s project.

The layout for this card is symmetrical and quite simple. I used the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to add texture to the Granny Apple Green layer. Then I adhered it to the Basic Black layer and then the Basic White card base.

The block water coloured panel was trimmed down. A length of black twine, from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, was wrapped around this panel and then tied in a bow.

A scrap of Basic Black cardstock was used to punch out the cactus and pot. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the pieces to the card front.

The sentiment was partially inked so that it would only read ‘a note’. It was cut into a small strip and added to the card front with dimensionals.

Finally, I added some Matte Black Dots for decoration.

This technique is a bit messy but I do like the finished look.

Oops – I forgot to include the baker’s twine in the products photo.

Tomorrow I will have a project for the Global Design Project Challenge to share with you.

Until then, 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.

Cactus Cuties Bundle [158058] $54.75	Cactus Cuties Photopolymer Stamp Set [158056] $30.00	Cactus Builder Punch [158057] $31.00	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $15.75	Matte Black Dots [154284] $12.25
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114] $13.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00
Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00