Alternative Christmas Colours with Stampin' Up!

Hi Crafters,

I have a super simple Christmas card today featuring ink blending and stamping.  This is an alternative Christmas colour scheme but one that I really love.

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock and used Rococo Rose and Rich Razzleberry inks to create a blended look.  It would be much easier to start with Rococo Rose cardstock though!  I stamped the tree image from the Stampin Up! Winter Woods stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  I then heat embossed the sentiment from the Stampin' Up! Free Skate stamp set with white embossing powder.  I added white splatters by squeezing some white craft ink refill onto my glass mat, spritzed with water and then picked it up with a paintbrush and flicked it all over the card.  I tried to concentrate the splatter towards the top of the card.   I simply added the panel to the Whisper White card base, leaving a border showing all the way around.  You could definitely add some bling with sequins or by using Stampin' Up!'s metallic ink.  

I'd love to know your favourite alternative Christmas colour scheme.

Happy crafting,
Rachel


Product List

Winter Woods Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151359]	Free Skate Cling Stamp Set [150537]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill [101780]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

Inspirational Butterflies with Stampin' Up!

Hi Crafters,

I hope you are all doing well.  I have a card today featuring an inspirational sentiment that makes me so happy.

I made a card blank from thick Whisper White cardstock.  The inked layer is made from Shimmery White cardstock which holds up well to water-based inking techniques.  I added ink in Rich Razzleberry and Mango Melody with a sponge brayer and then applied a layer of water to one of the decorative masks featured in the Autumn/Winter catalogue and placed it firmly on top to remove some of the ink.  The effect is subtle but great for a background.  I cut one of the base butterfly dies an then three of the intricate layers in Whisper White cardstock from the Butterfly Beauty Dies and adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I stamped the sentiment from the Above the Clouds stamp set in Versamark ink on Basic Black cardstock and then heat embossed in white.  I fussy cut the words and added them with more liquid glue.

I hope this card makes you smile.  Let me know if you try out the ink lifting technique using water.  You can also do this technique by stamping in water over an inked background.  

Happy crafting,
Rachel x


Product List

Butterfly Beauty Dies [148536]	Above The Clouds Photopolymer Stamp Set [149404]	Basic Pattern Decorative Masks [150697]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	Sponge Brayers [141714]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	Embossing Buddy [103083]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

Happy Birthday Flowers and Butterflies with Stampin' Up!

Hi Crafters,

It was my mother-in-law's birthday a couple of days ago and I wanted to share the card I made for her special day.  I chose to use the Stampin' Up! Bloom and Grow stamp set paired with the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder and die cuts from the Butterfly Beauty Dies. 

I used a standard half sheet of A4 Whisper White for the card base and then added a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock which had been embossed with the Tufted 3D embossing folder.  I cut the piece on the diagonal and added it to my card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I also added a strip of Copper Foil Sheet along the diagonal edge for added glitz.  I stamped the floral image from the Bloom and Grow stamp set in Versamark ink on Shimmery White cardstock and then heat embossed with copper embossing powder.  I used an Aqua Painter and inks in Calypso Coral and Pretty Peacock to colour the flowers and Garden Green for the leaves.  i used the co-ordinating dies to cut out the floral image and then popped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I stamped the sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set in Pretty Peacock and then added three butterflies from the Butterfly Beauty Dies to match.  

Happy crafting, 
Rachel x


Product List

Bloom & Grow Bundle [151069]	Tufted 3D Embossing Folder [151785]	Butterfly Beauty Dies [148536]	Perennial Birthday Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151240]	Stamparatus [148187]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717]	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392]	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886]	Copper Foil Sheets [142020]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101]
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]