Today’s card is a mix of products from two different catalogs. This is one of the things I love about Stampin’ Up!.
Stamps
This cute stamp set is called Forever Friendship. It is new in the Mini Catalog. There are a couple of quite different images along with fun sentiments in the set. A fun sentiment is something I love and this is one I strive for with some really long time friends. However keeping those plants alive forever is not going to happen. Even the one on the right, which the country nickname for it is Mother In Law’s Tongue!!, I have managed to let die. And that is saying something.
The flowers are all inked using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored using Stampin’ Blends. All of the Blends used are listed at the bottom of the post in the supply list. Due to the different plants represented a variety of greens were used to color them. And for the pots I used colors from the DSP.
Paper
This sweet DSP is from the Annual Catalog. It is the Rings of Love Designer Series paper. This is probably considered one of the “back” sides of the DSP. Using those reverse sides is one of my things I love to do. But this paper was chosen for the colors. Bright colors are what I love most and this piece of DSP has quite a few.
The cardstock for the base is Crushed Curry. Once it was pulled out I asked myself why I do not use it more. It is a fairly vibrant color and works well with a lot of other colors. Additionally the layers are Crumb Cake which is also pulled from the paper. And it works wonderfully with the Natural Finish Ribbon.
Layering
Layering on top of the ribbon was in my thoughts as mimicking the layering of the Crumb Cake. Plus it helps to separate the Parakeet Party sentiment layer from the DSP. Sometimes a color from the paper can get a bit lost if it layers next to that color in the DSP. For the finishing touch a trio of the 2022-2024 Matte Dots are used. These helped to make the sentiment popped and then tie it to the stamped layer.
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Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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