The card I am sharing today is a special one. It was made as a shower card for a sweet young lady I consider to be my Goddaughter. And of course her fiance as well . Pink is not really one of her wedding, or shower, colors. But pink and a peony just seem to go together.
Stamp Sets
The star of this card is the peony. It is from the Prized Peony stamp set and has matching Dies but is no longer a Bundle. The Peony is stamped with Versamark onto Basic White cardstock. I then used White Embossing Powder to heat emboss the image. Next was the fun part. It is an old technique that we used to use the sponges to create. However, now we have the awesome Blending Brushes. I used Polished Pink Ink and a Blending Brush to cover the entire embossed image. After adding the color, I went back over the flower with a tissue and wiped the ink off of the White embossing.
Not to leave well enough alone, I tried a different technique as an addition for the leaves. Using the Just Jade Light Stampin’ Blend, I did basically the same thing except just over the leaves. I then used a tissue to wipe it off of the embossed area. It is not as dark as I anticipated, but I like the subtle shading it gives.
For the sentiment I found this sweet one in the Color & Contour stamp set. I stamped it using the Polished Pink Ink. The ink color matches the darker areas in the Designer Series paper.
Dies and Punches
To cut out the peony image, I used the matching Die set that is aptly named Peony Dies. It really does allow the peony to be the star of the card. After choosing the band of Gold Foil to ground the peony, it left me without an area to stamp the sentiment. Since I love punches, and have all of the current ones, I checked all that would fit the size I needed. The one that fit the bill the best was the Essential Tag Punch. It has just enough of a defining shape without competing with the flower and paper. I did trim about 1/2″ off the bottom as it was a tad larger than I needed.
Paper
It is hard to believe that this fabulous paper is my final area to comment on. For once the Expressions In Ink Designer Series Paper is NOT the star of the card. That is really hard to believe. Because this card was for a special occasion, I went wild with the Gold Foil. That is not something I normally do. Usually less is better. However, when dealing with the gorgeous DSP and the veins of gold, I had to have gold as the background layer. Then I needed a grounding of some kind for the peony and tag. So add a strip of gold instead of a piece of ribbon as I normally would.
The finishing touch is a scattering of tiny Pearls. There are more than I normally would use, but they add to the elegance. I also used the Simply Elegant Trim (It has both Silver and Gold Trim in the Combo pack) to make a tiny bow for the tag. I hope you are as happy with this final result as I am!
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The card I have to share today is a bit different than my usual cards. There is no Designer Series Paper! And all of the stamps, there are several, are all from the same stamp set. It may be a record even.
Stamp Set
This stamp set is the Peaceful Cabin. It definitely lives up to the name. I left my image to give the illusion of snow all around. However, I believe that with some watercoloring or Stampin’ Blends that you could make this any season. I see it with either green grass or a lot of dirt for an old time cabin.
As I said at the top of the post, all of the images are included in the set. Well, there is a correction. I used the tree from Perfectly Plaid stamp set. The one in this set is three similar trees but they are all attached. I debated on cutting them apart but could not bring myself to do it.
Colors
I wanted the evergreen trees to pop, so I began with Evening Evergreen as the card base and for the trees. The cabin is stamped using Smoky Slate (my go to for gray!) I had to add the wooden fence. Any respectable cabin has a bit of a fence. It is stamped using Crumb Cake.
Since I was going with the snowy scene, I did not fill in the fence railing. This allows it to follow the theme like there is snow on the rails. For the trees, the far right one is stamped full strength with Evening Evergreen. But the other two are stamped off first. The more speckled look adds to the snow theme. It looks that way to me anyway!
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I have used another stamp from the Joyful Life stamp set today. This is a wonderful stamp set in the Mini Catalog that I think has really been overlooked. I hope you will give this set a second look.
Stamps
This little pig is just adorable in my book! He could be used for most Fall, Winter, and Holiday cards. One of my Club ladies even said he would make for a good Get Well Card. That would be a nice one. You cannot see as well in the photo, but I added some Wink of Stella to his glasses lenses. I speak from experience in knowing they would be foggy or sparkly due to the cold!
The sentiment has quickly become a favorite of mine. Friends are always important, but I think we appreciate them more as we get older. I know I do. And again, the sentiment could work for all of those occasions as well as some others.
Dies
It seemed to me that this card needed some different shapes for the focal areas. I looked at punches and Dies and came up with these two. The pig is cut using the Hippo & Friends Dies. There are some wonderful layering shapes in that pack. And the sentiment is from the Stitched Rectangles Dies. I played around with the arrangement on the front of the card and finally decided on this layout.
Paper
This gorgeous DSP is one of the Returning Favorites of the Mini Catalog. It is the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series paper. I think this pattern is so pretty and different. The green I chose to pair with it is Granny Apple Green. That is not the color in the paper. But there is just the little dot showing and when paired with the Granny Apple Green, it makes that little dot pop!
For the finishing touch I used a single Red Rhinestone. That lone pop of color on the White was the perfect finishing touch. I like to add a bit of shadow to some of the single stamps when I can. If you can see in the photo, there is a bit of Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend that I squiggled at the piggy’s feet. That is my go to for adding shadow. I love that color!
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I have been working on a Skinny card for a card swap. It has been very difficult getting the layout I want. There have been some good results and some not so good ones. Today is one of the good results that I liked but decided not to use in the swap. So I thought I would share it with you.
Stamps
There are two really awesome stamp sets used on this card. The first is the Pretty Pumpkins stamps. This trio of pumpkins is my favorite from that set. And it comes as a Bundle, I just didn’t use the dies. The second stamp set is the Gorgeous Leaves. It is also a Bundle, and I did use two of the Dies.
I love how well these two stamp sets work together. Fall leaves and pumpkins are like Peanut Butter and Jelly! They just go together. The sentiment is such a sweet one and is from the Pretty Pumpkin stamp set. I just love it.
Colors and Finishes
Normally I would say Paper instead of Color, but I did not use any Designer Series Paper on this card. That is very unusual for me. I did choose some of my favorites of the colors I think of for Fall. They are Cinnamon Cider and Soft Succulent for the card base and layer.
The stamped leaves are more of the great Fall colors. They are Merry Merlot, Cinnamon Cider with some speckles of Pale Papaya.
To finish the card I went to the Annual Catalog for some ribbon. It is from the Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo. The gingham is actually Just Jade instead of Soft Succulent, but the color matches very well. The final touch was two die cut leaves from Merry Merlot cardstock. These dies are so intricate (The name of the dies are Intricate Leaves!) that it really pops against the white cardstock.
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Today is the birthday of a friend. She pretty much only drinks coffee, so I felt the need to break out the Brew Some Fun stamp set for her card.
Stamps
I gave away the stamp set in the beginning of the post. It is the Brew Some Fun set. It has tea and coffee in both images and sentiments. I went with a pair of coffee cups sort of toasting each other. The party hats are included in the set as well. For the sentiment I went with the normal birthday on the front. But the inside says “Let’s Brew Some Fun”.
Paper and Fun
The strip of DSP on the right hand side is from the fun Sale-A-Bration paper Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper. This paper is going to be missed after these last few days of SAB. It has great colors and a little of everything in images so it is very versatile. These stripes are some of my favorite. They are placed horizontal so that you could see all of th different colors.
Of course the card base and layer colors were pulled from the DSP. The card base is Misty Moonlight and Fresh Freesia is the layer. I went with the brighter Magenta Madness on the cups, as well as around the sentiment. A few days ago I shared how I pull the Marker around the edge of a shape to give that outline. Instead of another layer, I used that technique on the sentiment layer. (Markers, with the exception of the Basic Black, can only be purchased in the Color Family. But these are all In Colors, so not as much of an expense!) The finishing touch is a 2020-2022 In Color Gem in Magenta Madness.
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The card I have to share with you today is a mix of stamps, dies, and DSP. I love playing Mix & Match with the various products from Stampin’ UP!. This layout is one that I will be making quite a few of I can tell.
Stamps
The flower image and the sentiment are both from the Color & Contour stamp set, which is part of the Color & Contour Bundle. To achieve the scalloped shape of the DSP I used one of the Scalloped Contour Dies. The flower image is stamped using Smoky Slate Ink. It was colored using Pale Papaya and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends.
The sentiment is a gorgeous font. I love a variety of fonts and this one is really nice. Misty Moonlight Ink was chosen not only because it is such a pretty color, but to stand out and to match the DSP. The sentiment is stamped directly onto the card base.
Paper and Finishes
The card is a Thick White cardstock cut to 4 1/4 X 11 and folded in half. I sometimes add a second layer of White in making this style card. But today it is all just the one layer. The DSP piece is from the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper . In my opinion you can never go wrong with shades of blue. And this pattern is really pretty.
To finish this card, I die cut the DSP using the middle of the Scalloped Contour Dies. There are five with a variety of different design of scalloped edges. The die used for the flower is from the same die set. To add just a bit of something else, I used the White Bakers Twine to wrap around the DSP and finish with a simple bow.
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