mmm...Stampin' Time

Hello to each of you! Thank you for taking the time to pop by and check out today’s offering.

Last week I shared a card using the In Symmetry Stamp Set. Today, I am using the same bundle but am focussing on the dies.

I wanted to create three of these amazing Batik floral shapes using three colours – Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy and Poppy Parade. The first step was to cut small pieces of the card stock and attach some Adhesive Sheets to one side. Then I ran each of the card stock pieces, with this die, through my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (a.k.a. Mini Boss).

I carefully lifted the die cut card stock out of the die and separated the pieces. The next step was to position the Granny Apple Green outer shape in the centre of the Basic White strip of card stock – both horizontally and vertically. Then I placed the Poppy Parade and Night of Navy outer shapes, as you can see. I worked slowly then to remove the backing from the Adhesive Sheet to position the infill elements, rotating through the colours. Early in the project, I decided not to worry about retaining all the tiny circles of colour – let’s face it, that just seemed to me to be far too fiddly. I left these small spaces open to showing the Basic White.

Before I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the strip of Basic White card stock up onto the left hand side of the Night of Navy card base, I stamped this leaf image, in Night of Navy, onto the right hand side of the card base. Then I stamped the sentiment and trimmed it ready to attach using Stampin’ Dimensionals (if you know me, you will know that I love my Dimensionals and am not afraid to use LOTS of them).

For some bling, I used the Night of Navy Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (I need to order some more soon!). And, last but not least, the same leaf image was tamped on the card insert and envelope.

I love the way this die cut inlaid card turned out. The colours are bold and bright, which is refreshing. There are many people that I can think of who I can send a thank you card to. Who would send this card to?

#challenge If you live in Australia and leave a comment on this post, I will ‘throw’ you into the hat and if your name is drawn I will send this card to you to send to someone else.

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.

Batik Boutique Bundle [158362] $72.00	Batik Boutique Photopolymer Stamp Set [155077] $30.00	Batik Dies [155962] $50.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $10.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

Hello and welcome! I am so pleased that you popped by today to see my latest project.

Rob (my darling husband of almost 36 years) and I have been chatting about taking a few weeks, later in the year, to go on a driving holiday through New South Wales and Victoria. It will be our ‘staycation’ for 2021. Inspired by this thought of being able to enjoy some travel, I knew that it was time to use the new Sweet Farewell Stamp Set.

I started by randomly stamping the suitcase and camera images,onto a piece of Basic White cardstock, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then I chose a variety of Stampin’ Blends to colour the images – Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Gree, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie and Smoky Slate.

This stamped and coloured layer was adhered to a Night of Navy card base. I stamped the sentiments, in Night of Navy, before using one of the new Tailor Made Tags dies to cut each of them. Lengths of (soon to retire) Night of Navy and White Twine were tied through the holes of each tag. I overlapped them, as shown, before using Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up on the card front. The lengths of twine from each tag were then tied in a knot and trimmed.

I added some of the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a touch of shiny bling. If you have been looking at my different projects long enough you will know that I typically finish my cards by stamping an image onto the card insert and envelope. For this card, the camera was perfect for this final step.

As I mentioned before – I used quite a few Stampin’ Blends for this card. There is nothing more soothing than time spent colouring.

How do you like my new background? I have discovered a very clever app that removes the background from my photos and then I can add in one of the images the app includes – like this textured concrete image. It is so quick and easy to use.

Who else has travel plans underway? Where are you headed off to? I may need to repeat this stamping and make a travel planner for later in the year.

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.

Sweet Farewell Cling Stamp Set [155772] $35.00	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $38.00	Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack [154579] $12.25	Well Suited Twine Combo Pack [154566] $12.25	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $10.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.50
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154891] $15.50	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $15.50
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $15.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.50	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 everyone! I am so pleased that each of you have popped by for today’s project.

Today I’m sharing my project for this week’s Global Design Project theme challenge – #GDP296. I am actually a few days earlier than I would normally be. I am trying to schedule some posts in advance because my sister is coming to visit for a few days. I am looking forward to seeing her and sharing time together (but, this means that I need to convert my crafting area into the visitor’s bedroom).

CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit

Our brief to CASE a project is that we can take what we like from the design and make it our own. It might be the stamp set – the colors, the layout, the theme, the images – whatever we like that has inspired us to make a card of yur own.

Here is the project this week that we was CASEing this week:

For my project, I have chosen to copy the general layout components – a strip of pieced elements down the left hand side, direct stamping onto the main area of the card front, a stamped sentiment and some embellishments.

I used the Elegantly Said Bunde for my GDP inspired project. Using my Stamparatus and Jet Black StazOn, I was able to stamp a strong black image of the largest stamp in the set. I used a piece of gold textured brushed metallic paper from the Gold & Rose 6″x 6″ Metallic Specialty Paper. This stamped piece of gold paper was attached to the right hand side of a Basic Black card base.

I punched three Elegant Tag pieces in the same gold specialty paper and trimmed them down to be used along the left edge of the card. The sentiment was stamped in the same way, using the Stamparatus and Jet Black StazOn, before being trimmed down and popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added some gold Metallic Pearls to the card front. Finally, I stamped the same large filigree styled image on the card insert and envelope.

I think will make a very elegant wedding or anniversary card. What do you think?

So, here are the main products I used in this card. I haven’t used the Rose Gold Specialty Paper yet but it does look gorgeous. I’m sure that I will have a project to share with you soon that uses it.

Do you have someone that you would give this card to? Wedding or anniversary?

Happy stampin.

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.

Elegantly Said Bundle (English) [155753] $63.75	Elegantly Said Cling Stamp Set [155095] $40.00	Elegant Tag Punch [155762] $31.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $12.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $8.75	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00