On The Wings of Craft: Tasteful Labels Dies

Sunday, 28 February 2021

Friendly Flamingo from Stampin' Up!

Hi crafters,

I've always been fascinated by flamingos and the new Friendly Flamingo bundle in the Stampin' Up January-June Mini Catalogue had my heart at first glance! The Friendly Flamingo stamp set features 12 photopolymer stamps and there are 10 co-ordinating dies in the Flamingo Dies.

You can use the dies to build a flamingo just from cardstock or you can stamp the image and then die cut. I have a card featuring each of these techniques.

For this first card, I ink blended the background using the Blender Brushes and inks in Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry. I stamped the water ripples from the Friendly Flamingo stamp set in Pumpkin Pie for a tone on tone look. I created the flamingo entirely from Basic Black cardstock to create a silhouette. I used the co-ordinating Stampin' Write Markers to colour the small floral image for the sentiment accent and then die cut with the Flamingo Dies. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto Basic Black cardstock and then poured on white embossing powder on top. After tapping off the excess I heat set the powder with my heat tool. I cut the sentiment into banner shape using a die from the Tasteful Labels Dies and adhered to my card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The second card is fairly simple. I used the main flamingo image from the Friendly Flamingo stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink. I coloured the beak black using the Basic Black Stampin Write Marker by following the shape of the stamped image. I die cut using the co-ordinating Flamingo Dies. To create the background I used a piece of Basic White cardstock and ran this through one of the Greenery Embossing Folders. I placed this onto a card base made with Basic White Thick cardstock. I attached two small strips of cardstock on each side to ground the panel and add a pop of colour. Finally I stamped the sentiment in Flirty Flamingo ink and adhered the flamingo with Stampin' Dimensionals. You could also add some bling but for once I've left it off.

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List for Card 1 (Just For You)

Friendly Flamingo Bundle [156212]	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Blending Brushes [153611]
Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157]	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Product List for Card 2 (Just Be You)

Friendly Flamingo Bundle [156212]	Greenery Embossing Folders [152716]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Sunday, 4 October 2020

Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 8 - Forever Gold

Hi crafters,

Today is the next installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series. There is still time to catch up though, take a look back at the first post. I will be bringing you a post every Sunday until 29 November featuring festive projects to spark your creativity. Projects will feature Stampin' Up! products from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue and the Annual Catalogue, using a variety of techniques. If you would like to purchase any of the products for yourself, please visit my online shop which is open 24/7.

I've gone traditional with a modern twist today. I made this card back in June - I like to get a head start on my Christmas cards and it gives me an excuse to crank up the Christmas tunes!

The gold accents on my card come from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper which is stunning. The pack includes 18 die cut panels in six designs and 39 foliage elements.

I started with a top folding card base in Thick Whisper White cardstock. I added a panel of the Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper and then used thin strips of Gold Foil cardstock on either side. I stamped the sentiment from the Still Scenes stamp set in Versamark ink and then heat embossed in gold. I cut out the sentiment using the Tasteful Labels dies. I adhered Stampin' Dimensionals behind the sentiment topper and then placed one of the gold foil elements from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper behind and then added another layer of Stampin' Dimensionals for extra pop.

Stay tuned for next week's installment which is sure to give you all the festive vibes!