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]

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - 2020-2022 In Colors

Hi crafters,

We've made it to the first Friday of another month and that can mean only one thing - a Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop.  Our theme this month is projects featuring the 2020-2022 In Colors.  If you've hopped from Kimberley Anne's post, you are on the right track.  There is a full list of blog hop participants at the end of this post.  

The 2020-2022 In Colors are Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight.  If I was a colour I would definitely be Magenta Madness!  That colour alone makes my heart happy!

I set myself a mini challenge with this theme to make multiple cards.  I actually made over 20 but that might just be too many for one post!  I have six cards to share today and they use the products shown below.  

Tasteful Touches Stamp Set

Forever Fern Stamp Set

Best Year Stamp Set

I used Stampin' Up! Note Cards and Envelopes paired with the backgrounds from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper.  Each card also features one of the Tasteful Labels dies for the sentiments.  

For this first card I adhered the gold foil background directly to the note card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I stamped the sentiment from the Best Year stamp set in Bumblebee onto one of the Tasteful Labels dies.  I added tails using the 2020-2022 In Color Designer Series Paper and another of the Tasteful Labels Dies.  I cut two of the banners and cut them in half to layer up between four layers of the Whisper White cardstock labels.  I finished this card by adding some Bumblebee 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots.  

My second card showcases Cinnamon Cider along with a sentiment from the Tasteful Touches stamp set.  This was very simply to put together with some of the DSP layered behind the gold foil background.  

I added a stripe of Magenta Madness DSP behind the sentiment for my next card and layered the label up using additional cardstock pieces.  I also ran the Magenta Madness Stampin' Write Marker along the edge of the sentiment label to make it stand out against the background.  I just love that pop of pink!

These are actually my favourite cards of the bunch and they make a great pair in Misty Moonlight.  The card on the left was simply layered using the gold foil die cut, In Color DSP and a sentiment label.  I added some In Color Enamel Dots too.  The card on the right has a full covering of the In Color DSP behind the gold foil background panel.  I added a small heart using the Stitched Be Mine Dies and covered this with Shimmery Crystal Effects.  

Lastly, the most simple of the cards and this one features Just Jade.  Once I had adhered the gold foil background panel, I stamped directly onto the Note Card using my Stamparatus and then added some of the In Color Enamel Dots to finish.  

I hope these cards have inspired you with the 2020-2022 In Colors.  To keep hopping, just click the next button below to head to Jenn's post.  

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Lisa Ann Bernard

2. Amanda Farlinger

3. June Olsen

4. Tricia Butts

5. KimberleyAnne Morris

6. Rachel Macleod ***You are here***

7. Jenn Curtis Charles

8. Libby Dyson

9. Barbara Welch

10. Jan Musselman

11. Angélique Stempelkeuken

Product List

Tasteful Touches Bundle (English) [154098]	Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [152568]	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559]	Stitched Be Mine Dies [151814]	Stamparatus [148187]
Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [152493]	2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153070]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	2020–2022 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle [154957]
2020–2022 In Color Stampin' Write Marker Assortment [153125]	2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots [152480]	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]