Cardmaking gives us an opportunity to bless those around us by using our creativity to share kindness and love. Many times, these are happy occasions and at other times these are sad occasions. Especially at these times, a handmade card with a heartfelt note means a lot to someone who is going through a rough patch.
For Colour Palette #42 I created a sympathy card. These cards can be quite difficult to create because I for one, tend to want to create happy cards.
I used the Painted Lavender bundle with the Perennial Postage dies to create a card with a simply layout. The addition of the striped Designer Series Paper really brings out the lavender in Gorgeous Grape.
Embossing is a beautiful and quick way to add texture. Here I’ve used the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder which comes with a stamp set. Available during our Sale-A-Bration promotion, this bundle can be yours free with an order of $180 until 29th February.
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Sweet Sorbet is one of my favourite In-Colors from the 2022-2024 range. It’s just a nice red with a hint of pink in it. For my card I tossed up with a couple of stamp sets and just couldn’t go past the Stippled Roses bundle.
The floral image was stamped once in black and once in Sweet Sorbet. Then I fussy cut and layered the flowers. The entire image was layered onto 2 black die cuts of the floral image which were slightly offset from the main image so it created a shadow effect.
The roses look so lovely in Sweet Sorbet and when they are layered they come up so well. A bold image of sun rays in the back really sets off those flowers.
I continued the layering on the sentiment with 2 die cut borders from the Gorgeously Made dies. Offsetting these created a pretty effect. I added some extra detail on the sentiment by using a bit of leftover stamped cardstock from my background.
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The Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Instahop is all about bright Parakeet Party. As this colour comes to it’s end, I’m liking it a bit more. It was not quite my favourite due to it’s brightness but I have toned it down today and I really like how it turned out.
Using the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks, I blended a light background, moving the mask around. This created a very fluid pattern.
I used the mask again to apply the Shimmery White Embossing Paste which had been coloured with the ink refill. I applied quite a lot of this as I really wanted a thicker texture to offset against my white leaf. Embossing Paste provides a quick way to get some fun textured effects.
I die cut the leaf 3 times and layered it to create some lovely depth while also making it more sturdy.
Adding a neutral Gray Granite matte layer of Cardstock added a cool tone to the card and softened the colour along with the Linen Thread bow.
Do you love Parakeet Party? Make sure to add it to your stash before it leaves our collection along with all the 2022-2024 In-Colors. Adding these products to an order during Sale-A-Bration will qualify you for a free product when your order reaches $90.
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Today the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop team are sharing the love of our favourite technique. There are so many great techniques and I can’t wait to see what everyone’s favourite is.
Our team comprises of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators representative of our global market and on the second Wednesday of each month we share creative inspiration with you.
The first thing that popped into my head for my favourite technique was ink blending because I seem to use it it some capacity on the majority of my cards. I managed to incorporate quite a few of my favourite techniques on my cards today as I realised there are some I tend to use quite often such as layering and colouring.
First I blended a background of Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sorbet. I had an idea of creating a background of cow spots on this background. To do this, I created a mask from Basic White Cardstock using some dies from the Pansy Patch dies which had the shapes suitable for this. Then I blended Pecan Pie and Early Espresso ink through it.
I die cut the background pieces of the greenery from Soft Sea Foam Cardstock and blended Garden Green ink over it to create a variation in colour. The layer at the back has been embossed with the Elegant Eucalyptus Embossing Folder which had the long sprigs like grass. I randomly blended some Cardstock with a range of greens and die cut the grass from it. I love how this provides different shading across the die cut pieces.
The Old Olive panel towards the front was embossed with the Fern embossing folder which added the textured look behind the grass.
As part of this challenge, we were also encouraged to double up the challenge and find out the technique of one of our team members. I really enjoy finding out more about our team like this because we are friends and it’s nice to get to know your friends better. I reached out to Danielle Kassing who let me know that her favourite technique is creating Ink Blended backgrounds (make sure you check her post out). So I’ve created a card focusing on this fun technique.
Using the large grass die cut from the Garden Meadow dies I blended a range of greens down the panel of Basic White Cardstock. This creates a fun ombre background and it’s a great way to use your different coloured ink pads.
The flowers were fussy and I added the cute cow on top. On both the cows today I added a bit of sponge daubing with Pecan Pie ink to add a dusting of earthy dirt!
A panel of White Cardstock embossed with the Stripes embossing folder adds some lovely texture. This embossing folder is part of the Stripes & Splatters pack and you can get it free with a $90 order during our Sale-A-Bration promotions which runs through until 29th February.
What is your favourite technique that you just love? Let me know in the comments. I hope that you have enjoyed the projects I’ve shared with you today and try out some of these fun techniques.
Please hop through to Cheryll Miiller to see what she is sharing with us today. I know she will have something amazing for you.
If you live in Australia and currently don’t have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would value the opportunity to help you with a catalogue, place an order, learn more about classes, information about the Starter Kit or anything else. I can be contacted on Ph: 0404 255 001 or email rochelle@stampingflair.com
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As I started creating this card for the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Instagram hop, I realised that I really hadn’t extensively used Orchid Oasis in it’s tenure as an In-Color. I’m glad I’ve got to spotlight it before it leaves us in a couple of months.
Every card has an idea that it starts with and for this one it was those little flowers from the Softly Sophisticated stamp set. These were stamped and fussy cut and although it took a little bit of time it was worth the effort. This stamp set is part of a bundle which is a Sale-A-Bration reward. You can get it free until 29th February with a $180 purchase.
For the background I blended ink through a mask and then stamped the words from the Quiet Meadow stamp set while the mask was in place.
Here’s how I created the splattered look behind the flowers.
FOCAL POSTAGE STAMP
Blend Orchid Oasis ink around the edges
Use a Water Painter to splatter Craft ink refill on the postage stamp, flicking the brush against the cap. The refill needs to be a little runny.
Using the Water Painter, add Craft ink around the edges of the die cut
Leave to completely dry
Stamp leaves and dots in Tuxedo Black ink
I added some ink blending on the matte layer which was embossed with the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder. This created depth against the card base.
I hope you have enjoyed what I have shared with you today. Please visit my Online Store to shop for these products and remember to order in multiples of $90 to ensure you get your free Sale-A-Bration rewards. If you would like me to place the order for you, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.
Purchase a Starter Kit for $169 and choose $235 of product shipped free to you.
Join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration and you can build your Starter Kit by choosing $235 of product for only $169 (that includes shipping).
PLUS you will get to choose one of the two FREE BONUS OPTIONS below to add to your Starter Kit.
BONUS OPTION 1: Your choice of TWO Marker sets from our Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles) PLUS a beautiful stamp .Total value $162
BONUS OPTION 2: Your choice of an additional $51 in FREE products
All orders receive a handmade Thank You card and a gift from me.
Orders of $100 or more will qualify for the Create with Us free tutorial bundle and receive a kit to make 4 cards from my monthly class featuring the Storybook Moments suite.
Please use Host Code for all orders under $250. If your order is over $250 then don’t use the Host Code as you will get your own Stampin’ Rewards.
This wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow bundle is giving me lots of colouring fun. Taking my colours from the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper, This paper can be yours free with a $90 order during Sale-A-Bration.
I coloured in the wheelbarrow in Lost Lagoon – a nice change to the usual neutral colours. Multi-coloured flowers add to the spring feel of this card and tie in with the background flowers. Designer Series Paper, many times, helps me with selecting colours for my projects as the hard work has been done for me. It makes it so easy to select my coordinating Cardstock and embellishments to complete my project.
I added a tone-on-tone sheet of DSP from the same pack to bring in a neutralising layer in the centre inbetween all the colours.
Take a look at the video below for all the details on how I created this card.
GARDEN MEADOW CLASS IN THE MAIL
Want more inspiration with the Garden Meadow bundle? Make sure you register for my Garden Meadow Class in the Mail. For all the details click on the image below. Registrations close on the 5th of February. Don’t miss out on this beautiful class where you will get a kit to make 4 cards plus lots of products as well.
Purchase a Starter Kit for $169 and choose $235 of product shipped free to you.
Join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration and you can build your Starter Kit by choosing $235 of product for only $169 (that includes shipping).
PLUS you will get to choose one of the two FREE BONUS OPTIONS below to add to your Starter Kit.
BONUS OPTION 1: Your choice of TWO Marker sets from our Stampin’ Write Marker Assortments (Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles) PLUS a beautiful stamp .Total value $162
BONUS OPTION 2: Your choice of an additional $51 in FREE products
All orders receive a handmade Thank You card and a gift from me.
Orders of $100 or more will qualify for the Create with Us free tutorial bundle and receive a kit to make 4 cards from my monthly class featuring the Storybook Moments suite.
Please use Host Code for all orders under $250. If your order is over $250 then don’t use the Host Code as you will get your own Stampin’ Rewards.
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