I'm having so much fun playing with the Decorative Trees stamp set and today I have another CASE. Todays card was inspired by Vicki Boucher and you can see her card here.
My card starts with a basic white base and a pretty peacock layer which is stamped with drizzling droplets in whisper white craft ink. I have die cut the trees from the decorative trees dies and stamped the focal image in pool party (the outline image) and pretty peacock. Happy Christmas is inked and die cut in pretty peacock.
Todays card is a CASE. I saw a card from Lou Kitzelman that I just loved and knew I had to try the technique with the Decorative Tree dies. I am so happy I did, the technique suits this tree so well. You can see Lou's card here.
Stamp Set: decorative trees
Ink: night of navy
Paper: basic white, night of navy
Tools: decorative trees dies, basics 3d embossing folders, double oval punch (retired)
I started with a base of basic white, and my layer is also basic white, sponged with pretty peacock ink around the edges. My shape on the left is from Countryside dies and is cut out of pretty peacock and embossed with the new Painted Trees 3d embossing folder and then sponged with whisper white ink using a sponge dauber. My two parallel strips are the dry brushed metallic specialty papers. The tree is stamped and die cut from the decorative trees bundle.
This month our cards are going to feature the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch and the Softly Stippled designer series paper from this years SAB 2024 catalogue.
I just love the cascading pattern you can make with this new Heartfelt Hexagon Punch, it is so versatile and looks fab punched out of the Softly Stippled dsp. My 3rd card is a CASE from fellow demonstrator Rebecca Scurr and you can see her card here.
Stamp set: Heartfelt Hexagon
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral, Misty Moonlight
Papers: Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Softly Stippled DSP, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Enjoy the Adventure Memories and More Cards & Envelopes (retired)
Hello again, I wanted to share this beautiful card with the technique called Whitewash and also thought it would be good for a technique video. We will be doing this technique in our classes at Belair in March!!
This technique is one of my all time favourites. And now with the masks that coordinate with the Enduring Stamp Set, it's so much easier.
Firstly, stamp your image with versamark on a darker coloured piece of cardstock. In my sample above I have used Misty Moonlight, in my work in progress sample below, I've used Starry Sky. Emboss with copper embossing powder and heat set. Overlay the first mask to work out the orientation of your layer. Tape to your work surface. Line the 1st mask again, and adhere in place with tape or magnets.
With either a blending brush or sponge dauber, apply Whisper White craft ink to the area exposed to the stamped image. Now ink up a sponge dauber with Starry Sky and lightly sponger and highlight the centres of the flowers. Remove mask.
Now line up the 2nd mask, and this time using a sponge dauber, ink up Starry Sky and ink up the exposed leaf images. The more ink you apply will darken the leaves, which will make them pop. Remove masks.
Buff the flowers to remove excess ink from the embossed image.
A close up to the flowers, aren't they beautiful!!
Hi there, so sorry I've been missing in action!! There has been a good reason though. So this happened!! Our first grandchild was born in October and is a delight.
Todays card is a fun fold which has multiple names - Window Swing, Lever Card and Pop Out Swing. It is a beautiful fold and very easy, especially when using dies to create your focal point. The dies are called Radiating Stitches and are a new online exclusive product as is the stamp bundle Irresistible Blooms and Hello, Irresistible designer series papers. You may also notice that I have used a retired colour - pretty peacock - well some exciting news, there will be a colour refresh when the next Annual Catty is launched, and one of my all time favourites is returning!!
The Details:
Stamp Set: Irresistible Blooms bundle
Dies: Irresistible Blooms dies, Radiating Stitches dies - these dies are perfect for the Pop Out Swing technique!!!
Card: Soft Sea Foam 1 x A5 card base (1/2 an A4), folded in half.
Pretty Peacock 5cm x 15cm - die cut the decorative dot die strip.
Basic White: 6" x 14.3cm, scored at 2", 4" and 6"; a 15cm x 10.5cm cut out the smallest of the rectangles for the front panel and stamp the flower and leaves and cut out with the respective dies.
Hello, Irresistible dsp - 15cm x 10.5cm - cut out the large die from Radiating Stitches dies.
Fold your card base in half and unfold and layer the dsp panel on top of the front half. Centre the large Radiating Stitches die on top of the dsp as well as the middle sized rectangle die. Run through the die cut machine.
Adhere the dsp to the front of the card.
Open up the card and on the right hand side place the folded basic white panel (folded in 3 forming a zigzag) with the top panel facing towards the centre fold. Glue in place - this forms the swing action.
Separate the small die cut layered dsp and soft sea foam piece. With the card "folded up", attach the soft sea foam piece in "the window" Adhere in place. Stamp the sentiment on the white rectangle and add a large flower inked in flirty flamingo and small flower inked in daffodil delight. Stamp a small leaf in lost lagoon and the larger leaf in pretty peacock. Adhere these to the front basic white panel, being careful not to have them hanging over the soft sea foam panel.
Add the Pretty Peacock strip to the middle basic white panel.
https://s.tamp.in/_R0fFk
HELLO, IRRESISTIBLE SUITE COLLECTION (ENGLISH)
$130.25
IRRESISTIBLE BLOOMS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$94.50
HELLO, IRRESISTIBLE 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
