A Little Something From Stampin' Up!

Hi crafters,

Here's a crafty question for you.  Do you also struggle to make cards using Designer Series Paper?  Well, I say cut it up!  I did this with half of the new Sale-a-Bration Flower and Field DSP and today's card came together in no time at all.  If you cut half of the pack of DSP (6 sheets) you'll end up with 36 background panels.  I cut each panel to roughly 3-7/8 by 5-11/16.  This leaves a small border on a standard half sheet of A4 card base.  

I use a thick white cardstock for my base card - either Basic White or Whisper White would work.  I took the panel of DSP from the Flower and Field pack and placed this inside my Stamparatus.  I pulled out the Swirly Frames Stamp Set and placed the large rectangle image in the centre of the panel, picking it up with the Stamparatus plate.  I inked the stamp in Versamark and then applied white embossing powder.  I heat set this with my heat tool until it was smooth and melted.  It's important to let your heat tool get warm before taking it to your paper.  This reduces warping and speeds up the heating process.  

I cut a small panel of white cardstock to fit within the heat embossed frame and then matted this with a piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock.  I used the Fancy Phrases Stamp Set for the sentiment and stamped this using my Stamparatus in Misty Moonlight ink.  To create the flower and leaves I used the Beautiful Brushstrokes Dies and cardstock in Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Shaded Spruce and Just Jade.  Now that I've made one of these flowers, lining up the layers in the future will be much easier.  My top tip is to keep rotating the layers until you see them align before adhering.  I also created the leaves in the same way.  If you prefer to stamp your image, the large floral image in the Fancy Phrases Stamp Set would be a great alternative.  I attached everything together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue which is my favourite!  Then I finished off with three of the 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots in Misty Moonlight.  

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155223]	Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set [146519]	Dies Beautiful Brushstrokes [154320]	Fancy Phrases Cling Stamp Set [152530]	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086]	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889]	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006]	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118]	2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots [152480]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

Tasteful Touches from Stampin' Up!

Hi crafters,

I actually have a card for you today that I made about 6 months ago!  All the products used are still current, although our Whisper White cardstock has been replaced with Basic White.  I used the Flowers for Every Season DSP paired with the Woodland embossing folder to create a unique background.  

I used Misty Moonlight cardstock for the embossing and then added a torn strip of the Flowers For Every Season DSP at the bottom.  I stamped the sentiment from the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set in Versamark ink then heat embossed in white.  I used the co-ordinating Tasteful Labels Dies to make a topper and backed this with some of the Denim Ribbon.  This ribbon is a great match to the Misty Moonlight cardstock if you don't have the co-ordinating In Color ribbon.  I finished off with some Basic Rhinestone Jewels.  

I love how the cardstock co-ordinates with the colours in the Designer Series Paper.  You could easily change up the sentiment for any occasion too.  

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Tasteful Touches Bundle (English) [154098]	Woodland Embossing Folder [152881]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]
Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Stamparatus [148187]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]
Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	3/8" (1 Cm) Denim Ribbon [149590]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Snail Hello from Stampin' Up!

Hi crafters,

I was sitting at my computer the other day and I had the True Love Designer Series Paper next me and suddenly a light bulb went off and I just had to create a card!  This designs in the True Love DSP are all in black and white which means that there are so many possibilities to add colour.  I used the new Blender Brushes which are excellent quality and provide great results.  I also pulled out the Snailed It bundle which I'm also loving.  

I started with a panel of the True Love DSP and then applied removable tape around the four sides to create a centre panel for ink blending.  I used inks in Real Red, Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point to create a loose rainbow.  My favourite part of ink blending is removing the tape for the great reveal!  

I stamped the snail and speech bubble images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I took the hello stamp which is red rubber and used Stampin' Write Markers to colour before stamping into the centre of the speech bubble.  I used the co-ordinating Snail Dies to cut out the images.  I popped them up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  

This would be a great card to mass produce as there is minimal colouring but the ink blending provides a pop of colour.  I'd love to know your favourite way to add colour.  

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Snailed It Bundle [156255]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	True Love Designer Series Paper [154281]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Stamparatus [148187]	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098]	Blending Brushes [153611]
Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157]	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155]	Clear Block G [118489]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]