Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Flowers and Leaves

Hi Crafters,

The Global Stamping Friends are teaming up on another great blog hop and this month's theme is Flowers and Leaves.  

Stampin' Up! have a fabulous selection of floral products - it was so hard to choose which one to use!  I settled on the Layered Leaves 3D embossing folder and some gorgeous DSP from the Share What You Love Suite.  This paper is super thick and the designs are beautiful.  I ended up making a set of three cards which are the same but different!

I actually started by making the card on the right and then the others followed quickly.  I embossed a Note Card with the Layered Leaves 3D embossing folder and then applied a piece of the beautiful Share What You Love Specialty DSP at a jaunty angle.  I like to call this design the tablecloth card!  I die cut my sentiments (hooray, thanks and miss you) using Whisper White cardstock from the Well Written Dies and adhered three layers together for extra dimension.  I thought about using a different colour for the centre card but decided to stick to the Whisper White in the end.  I did add a coat of Wink of Stella to the sentiments which doesn't show up well in photos.  I finished off with some of the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls in Rich Razzleberry which features in all three of the DSP pieces.  Here are the cards in more detail individually.  

I hope you like my no-stamping examples!  It has only just occurred to me that there is no stamping!  Maybe that's a good excuse to get inky soon!  To keep hopping just click the image below to head to Anastasia's wonderful creation.  If you get lost, there is a roll call below too.  

Happy crafting,
Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Tricia Butts

2. Rachel Macleod

3. Anastasia Radloff

4. Amanda Farlinger

5. Libby Dyson

6. Amber Thompson

7. Kimberley Anne Morris

8. Jan Musselman

9. Jenn Curtis Charles 

10. Lisa Ann Bernard

11. Angélique Stempelkeuken

12. Lisa Henderson

13. Amanda Bates

14. Marieke Bart

Product List

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper [146926]	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704]	Well Written Framelits Dies [148534]	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

Make a Difference from Stampin' Up!

Hi Crafters,

I'm back with a birthday card today and this one uses beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper from the Share What You Love Suite.  It comes in 12 x 12" and many of the sheets have foiled accents.  It's great for small cards too as some of the designs are really dainty.  Here is the paper in more detail:

I created a card base using Rich Razzleberry cardstock and then ran another piece through the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  This folder is definitely a favourite of mine.  I added a piece of the Share What You Love DSP to the top portion of the card and placed a portion of one of the Pearlised Doilies on top.  I added a piece of the Rich Razzleberry Velvet ribbon to hide the join and then went about creating my topper.  Using Crumb Cake cardstock I punch out with the Pretty Label punch and then added stamped images from the Make a Difference Stamp set.  This a great alphabet stamp set with alphabets in two different fonts.  I finished by adding some Silver Metallic thread behind and raised up using Stampin' Dimensionals.  

I hope you'll snap up this paper to see the beautiful foiled elements.  Let me know what you'd like to see on the blog by leaving a note in the comments.  

Happy crafting,
Rachel x


Product List

Make A Difference Photopolymer Stamp Set [146676]	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704]	Big Shot [143263]	Pretty Label Punch [143715]	Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper [146926]
Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Pearlized Doilies [146936]	Rich Razzleberry 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Velvet Ribbon [147016]
Silver Metallic Thread [138402]	Clear Block C [118486]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

Sharing Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts

Hi Crafters,

Today is a momentous day!  Not only has April arrived but I have cut into and used my Designer Series Paper (DSP)!  I have stacks of the stuff but I never want to cut it up and even when I do, I'm never sure how to incorporate it into my cards.  Confessions of a crafter!

I used a new stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer Catalogue called Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts which I was immediately drawn to when the catalogue first launched. 

I love the delicacy of the images in this set and they can be used for so many occasions.  My sentiment actually came from a Sale-A-Bration stamp set (Eclectic Expressions) but you could easily use another.

I created a card blank from Crushed Curry cardstock and then used a slightly smaller piece run through the Layered Leaves 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for my first layer.  I added a panel of the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper which was lined with just a hint of the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch in Fresh Fig.  I layered my topper image using Pool Party cardstock.  As I knew I would be adding water to colour my image, I used Shimmery White cardstock for my focal element.  I stamped in Archival Basic Grey and let it dry for a couple of minutes before using my Aqua Painters to pick up the ink from the lid of the ink pads in Crushed Curry, Fresh Fig, Bermuda Bay and Pool Party.  

I hope you like this card and don't be afraid to chop up your DSP!  Look out for more projects featuring gorgeous Stampin' Up! DSP soon!

Happy crafting,
Rachel x


Product List

Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145826]	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704]	Big Shot [143263]	Decorative Ribbon Border Punch [143721]	Whole Lot Of Lovely Designer Series Paper [144110]
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717]	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288]	Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock [144248]	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391]	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932]
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173]	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [144082]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982]	Aqua Painters [103954]
2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]