On The Wings of Craft: True Love DSP

Friday, 22 January 2021

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]

Monday, 18 January 2021

Entry for the Global Design Project Challenge 275 - Love

Hi crafters,

I'm delighted to enter today's card into the Global Design Project's latest challenge.

I knew I wanted to use the new True Love Designer Series Paper and the floral images were perfect for this theme. I paired the image with products from the Annual Catalogue and Sale-a-Bration.

I created a card base with thick white cardstock and then cut a panel of the Blackberry Bliss Oh So Ombre DSP to the same size. I ran the panel through the Painted Texture Embossing Folder using my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. I wrapped a piece of the Blackberry Bliss Striped Ribbon around the spine of the card, adding a knot near to the top left. I used Purple Posy cardstock and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies to create the panel behind my floral image. The floral image is from the True Love DSP and I coloured it using Stampin' Blends in Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Mango Melody and Old Olive. Now that I've coloured the image once, I think my colouring would improve for next time. Here's hoping anyway! I ran an embossing tool over the back of the image to curve the flowers and added Stampin' Dimensionals behind to pop it off the card. I used Purple Posy cardstock with the Well Written Dies to create the sentiment. I cut three sentiments and stacked these up for dimension. To finish, I placed some Champagne Rhinestone Jewels on the card.

I would like to enter this card into the Global Design Project Theme Challenge #275 - Love.