mmm...Stampin' Time

Hello and welcome. I am so pleased that you have decided to pop by and see my latest project.

This week’s Global Design Project is a Colour Challenge.

For this project I decided to use the Night of Navy Pastel from the new Soft Pastels Assortment to colour some Embossing Paste. I used the spatula end of the Take Your Pick tool to scrape some of the pastel to make a powder.

The resulting colour was lighter than Night of Navy but still a lovely shade of blue.

The paste was then applied to a piece of Shimmery White cardstock using one of the Plenty of Patterns Decorative Masks.

The blue and white panel was cut into three strips and adhered to the front of the Polished Pink card base. The two white strips were trimmed to fit neatly into the space between the blue/white panels. The greeting was stamed on the bottom white strip. The top white strip was given texture using one of the Greenery Embossing Folders. Both of these strips were added using STampin’ Dimensionals.

This mask coordinates with the In Symmetry Stamp Set. I stamped the large flower, in Polished Pink, twice before fussy cutting it and creating a full flower. THe leaves were stamped in Coastal Cabana and cut by hand. Once the flower was assembled, I cut a length of Open Weave Ribbon in half and attached loops of the ribbon on the back.

The flower was attached to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I applied Clear Wink of Stella to the outer section of the petals for some added bling.

If you’ve read my posts in the past, you will know the next comment – I stamped the floral image on the card insert and envelope. Predictable, I know.

And, of course – the fnal step was to add some of the returning Wonderful Gems to the card front.

Hmm – not bad. I’m particularly happy with how this card turned out.

What do 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.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

In Symmetry Photopolymer Stamp Set [155140] $30.00	Plenty Of Patterns Decorative Masks [155553] $14.00	Embossing Paste [141979] $14.00	Palette Knives [142808] $9.00	Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155714] $12.25
Wonderful Gems [153536] $14.00	Polished Pink A4 Cardstock [155711] $15.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $13.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $12.25	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

Hello to each of you amazing crafters who pop by to see what I have been up to.

I hope that you will leave a comment to let me know where you are from and what you think of each project.

Today’s project is an ‘amazing’ black and white card.

I discovered a wonderful ‘little’ die in the Cloche Dies bundle and knew immediately what I wanted to use it for. The Black Glitter Paper was perfect for this card. After I attached a piece of Adhesive Sheet to the back of some glitter paper, I cut several of the pieces – as you can see. I marked some centre lines, lightly in pencil, to guide where to place the pieces evenly from the centre outward. This has achieved an amazing sense of curved movement across the front of the card.

I attached these pieces to Shimmery White cardstock to ensure a continuity of ‘bling’. The centre front panel was adhered to a panel of Black Glitter Paper and then onto the card base.

The sentiment, from the Create with Friends Stamp Set, was stamped in Versamark with Black Embossong Powder sprinkled over it. After heating the embossing powder, I fussy cut the sentiment. A few cut down Stampin’ Dimensionals ensured it could be popped up for some added height.

I decided not to add anything else to this card – I think this enough. Your thoughts?

The card insert and envelope also have the die cut piece attached.

Less is more, is often a wise approach. This card is rich without being too complex.

I would love you to share your thoughts. Who would you send this card to?

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.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Create With Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set [156058] $30.00	Black Glitter Paper [153518] $10.50	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

Hello and thank you for popping by to check out my latest project.

Today I want to share a card that I have made using the new Soft Pastels Assortment to colour an embossed piece of cardstock.

I began by using the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder to achieve the floral texture on the Basic White panel. To colour the raised elements, I used the spatula end of my Take Your Pick Tool to shave some of the pastel from the Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow and Poppy Parade sticks. This powder was shaved onto five different blocks. Then I used a cotton bud/cue tip to pick up the powder and transfer the colour to different areas. (You could use a sponge dauber for this.)

When the embossed panel was coloured, I cut and adhered two pieces from the Brights 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper. The next step was to take a length of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon, tie a bow and wrap it around and across the join between the two pieces of DSP. I then took another length of the same ribbon, trimmed away one edge and frayed the remaining ribbon to create a fringe. This was then adhered diagonally at the top of the Granny Apple Green DSP.

I attached a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheet to the back of a scrap of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and cut out the ‘hugs’ from the Layering Hugs Dies. The ‘SENDING YOU’ was stamped, using Gorgeous Grape ink, onto a scrap of Granny Apple Green cardstock and cut using a die from the same set. After adhering strips of the Brights DSP to the card insert and envelope, I coloured some Pearl Basics Jewels using the dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend.

The Soft Pastels Assortment is a great collection of 8 Stampin’ Up!® colours and gives a lovely, soft colour to this project. It is always fun finding ways to use current and new products.

What do you think? Would you like to see more ways to use the Pastels? Who would you send ‘hugs’ to?

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.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Sending Hugs Bundle [155859] $77.25	Layering Hugs Dies [155860] $49.00	Sending Hugs Cling Stamp Set [155022] $37.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper [155228] $20.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon [154572] $12.25
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $8.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $17.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $12.25	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00