Before I get to the project of the day, I want to give you an update regarding one of the In Colors. You may have heard that there was a problem with the Cloud Cover Ink pad. The ink formula did not react well with the foam pad. After trying for a remake, it still is not up to Stampin’ Up! standards. So…..there will not be a Cloud Cover Ink Pad. The Stampin’ Blends and Marker are all great and good to go. A work around for the ink pad is to purchase the Ink Refill, and then use an uninked Stampin’ Spot. That has a different type pad and the ink is fine. Just hoping to offset any confusion as to why you cannot order that color ink pad on Tuesday.
Now for the fun part of the post. My card for today is a dark card. That is so opposite of my normal colors. I have mixed several new products from the Beautiful Gallery Suite of products and hope you like the finished project as much as I do.
STAMPS
This is a limited stamping card! The only stamping on the front is the sentiment. There are several layers and textures which make that simple statement appropriate. The sentiment is from the Beautiful Motifs stamp set. The majority of the products are from the Beautiful Gallery Suite. This is one of the two stamp bundles included in the suite. I did not however use the matching Die set.
The sentiment continues the darker look of the card with being stamped in Secret Sea Ink onto Gray Granite cardstock. These are not my normal color family for the entire card. But I am pleasantly surprised and pleased.
DIES
The Die set used today is part of the second bundle included in the Beautiful Gallery Suite. This one is the Gallery Blooms. The “frame” is one Die that cuts two frames as well as a center piece. The center piece was cut down to be the background layer for the sentiment. I did not use the stamp set from this bundle as it is only images with no sentiments.
EMBOSSING
This dry embossed background is very elegant at first glance. However it works well with the scene I have created with the pencil drawing art. It is the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. And it also is a part of the Beautiful Gallery Suite. Are you loving this diverse Suite of products yet??
PAPERS
The color scheme for today is Secret Sea as the card base and Gray Granite as the layers. These colors came from the “art” piece. This sheet with the pencil drawings is from the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper. It is a different looking pack of papers. There are mostly “painting” type images on the one side and then complimentary, and more simple, designs on the reverse. As soon as I saw this drawing sheet I knew I had to use it. We have two different painting in our home that are this type and I love them.
EXTRAS
There are two additional Extras today. First is the bow on the sentiment. It was difficult to decide how to display the sentiment. After many different placements, I decided on this off center layout. It seemed the card needed “something”. And there was really no where to put “something”! So the idea came to make the sentiment stamped off center and add an embellishment to the longer end. As it turned out the off center stamping ended up with off center placement of the entire sentiment layer.
The second Extra is bling. I restrained myself and kept it simple. This card did not require a lot of bling. I went with the In Color 2025-2027 Flat Pearls. I chose the Secret Sea pearl to go along with the card stock color. I took on a bit of a different tone when placed with these darker colors. It is unique.
MAY STARTER KIT PROMOTION…….
STAMPIN’ REWARDS
The new Stampin’ Rewards begins on April 15. I think you will Love this new version. You will earn rewards on all orders over $20.00 in products The system will track your rewards for you. And they will be available for use on your next order, or you can save up for a larger purchase. All you need to do is on your first order after April 15th is agree to participate. You will then begin receiving rewards on qualifying orders.
Orders of $50.00 or more you will still receive an appreciation gift from me. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator!
COMMENTS
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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This is a great design & card that could be used with a few different greetings or none at all. Thanks for sharing!