artisan sketched garden card

artisan sketched garden card

Do you like to color? I loved drawing in coloring books as a child – I find it soothing!

I was in one of those moods the other day when I created this card! I LOVE our Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers. They make shading and blending so darn easy!

Measurements:
BASE: Calypso Coral CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″, scrap for sentiment
matte
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″, scrap for
sentiment depending on choice of words
Artisan Sketched Garden DSP: one fussy
cut vase

Fussy Cut one of the vases from the DSP. Pick colors for the project and start to play with the Stampin’ Blends.

I usually color in the blooms with the Light Stampin’ Blend first then shade with the Dark and then go back over the whole bloom with the Light marker to blend.

In this photo I left the bottom middle and right bloom only colored with the Light marker, the middle row colored with the Light then shaded with the Dark, the bottom left bloom and the very top bloom are complete with the Light-Dark-Light technique.

Can you see the difference?

I colored in the greenery with The light and Dark Lemon Lime Twist.
I colored in the vase with the Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends marker.
Here I shaded the vase drawing over the artisan’s vertical lines and shading the base also with the Dark Pumpkin Pie marker.
Then I blended all with the Light Pumpkin Pie marker going over the entire surface of the vase to rewet the ink and blend the Light and Dark so that the shading lines are softer!
I embossed the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layer with the Rustic Check 3D embossing folder.
I took the same colors I used in coloring the DSP to color the background in a diagonal pattern first coloring the diagonal opposite edges with Calypso Coral ink and a blending brush.
Then I added diagonal strips inside the Calypso Coral edging with Pumpkin Pie ink and a blending brush
I finished with a diagonal middle strip of Cherry Cobbler ink and a blending brush and adhered it to the Calypso Coral card base.
I placed the brush tip of the Calypso Coral Dark marker inside the cap and flicked the brush tip across the edge of the cap creating ink to spray/splatter onto the card base.

I popped up the colored DSP vase onto Stampin’ Dimensionals and added it to the top center of the card base.

Using a scrap of Basic White CS I stamped the “so grateful for you” sentiment from the Lily of the Valley stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink and colored the scrap with the three Blending Brushes. I spalettered this layer also and added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the sentiment piece and added it to an appropriately sized matte in Calypso Coral CS. the matte and sentiment piece will vary sizewise depending upon the sentiment you choose.
Adhere the sentiment piece to the bottom center of the card front.
I added some gold embellishments to the card for a little extra sparkle and this colorful card is complete to send off and make someone’s day!

Now it’s your turn to make and send a card! That is the whole point to making cards – brightening someone else’s day as well as your own! Now it’s time to create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

a christmas wish hot foil card

a christmas wish hot foil card

Today’s Hot Foil card features the A Christmas Wish Hot Foil Die – a simple card filled with texture and sparkle.

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″, 4″ x 5 1/4″
Secret Sea CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Silver Foil CS: 4″ x 5″

Using the Hot Foil System and a Secret Sea cardstock – follow the directions and using Silver Foil Rolls. Die cut the Christmas Wishes sentiment out of the center.
Cut the snowflake into a fun angle.

Adhere the Secret Sea CS onto Silver Foil CS.

Cut the Silver Foil to a 1/8″ border to the Secret Sea CS.

Pop up the Christmas Wishes sentiment onto Stampin’ Dimensionals and place it back in the die space.
Emboss the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White CS layer with the Dreamy Snowflake embossing folder.
Adhere the layer to the Basic White CS layer.
Pop up the Silver Foil and Hot Foil image onto Stampin’ DImensionals and place over the embossed layer.
Place the Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes onto the Secret Sea CS.
Wrap a length of Secret Sea and Gold ribbon around the lower half of the card to finish off this elegant Christmas card!

Try your hand at cutting the main focal image in an angled cut to give a fun twist on the card!
Now it’s your turn to create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin,
Natalie

more color mondays – golden glow, cajun craze and pecan pie

more color mondays – golden glow, cajun craze and pecan pie

Today’s More Color Mondays color challenge feels like Fall – Golden Glow, Cajun Craze and Pecan Pie embrace the cooler weather that seems to have come in early this year.

The August Product of the Month Specialty Paper Glow of Harvest is just luscious with a sparkling pearlized surface with a pearl base and gorgeous Fall colors of Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Golden Glow and Pecan Pie!

I love the ease and simplicity of a Z fold and a double Z fold is twice the FUN! Today’s card is a stunning I Love you fun fold – join me for all the details!

Measurements:
BASE: Golden Glow CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″ and 1 1/2″ x 11″
scored at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″, 3″ square
DSP: 1 1/4″ x 5 1/4″, (2) 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ scraps
for fussy cutting
Pecan Pie CS: 4 1/4″ square
Cajun Craze CS: 3 3/4″ square
Very Vanilla CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″ inside layer

Score the 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Golden Glow CS at 2 3/4″ and 5 1/2″. Then score the 1 1/2″ x 11″ piece the same and rotate it 180 degrees so that the longer side is on the left.

Adhere the 2 pieces of 2 1/2″ x 4″ DSP layers to the 2 smaller panels of the 4 1/4″ base card.
Adhere the 1 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ DSP piece to the longer section of the 1 1/2″ wide z fold piece.
Adhere the two smaller 1 1/4″ pieces to the smaller sections to the right of the 5 1/4″ piece just adhered.

Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Very Vanilla layer to the inside panel of the card base.

Adhere the backside of the outer smaller 1 1/2″ piece to the outside edge of the Very Vanilla covered inside panel.

Close the Z fold on the card base and adhere just the outside two inches to the outside DSP panel.

Die cut the largest die from the Spotlight on Nature circle dies on the Pecan Pie layer.
Die cut the next circle down on the Canjun Craze layer.
Die cut the next size down on the Golden Glow layer.

Plug in and heat up the Stampin’ Hot Foil plate by pressing the White button. Allow the plate to heat up – the red button will blink for about 6-8 minutes.

When it beeps and the yellow light starts blinking place the hot foil die right side up and leave to heat up on the plate until the machine beeps again. Then place the foil shiny side down, then the paper, then the shim and spacer down. Unplug the machine and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine slowly.

I used the new FRAMED AND FABULOUS HOT FOIL DIE BUNDLE with the new Copper Foil perfect for Fall projects!

I stamped a sentiment in Golden Glow ink in the center of the Copper Hot Foiled Golden Glow die piece.
Adhere the three concentric circle dies together and fussy cut some flowers and leaves from the Glow of Harvest Specialty Paper and adhere around the sentiment piece.
I placed pop up Stampin’ Dimensionals on the left hand side of the sentiment focal piece and add to the first Z fold panel.
This is what the double z fold card looks like expanded – pretty isn’t it?
I added some Antique Pearls to the card base to finish off this fun fold Fall card! This paper takes this card to the next level with it’s lustrous finish!

Now it’s your turn to make some Fall cards to make someone’s day! Go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

The Copper Stampin’ Hot Foil Rools and the NEW Framed and fabulous are coming soon they are SNEAK PEAKS for the upcoming release and will not be pictured on the photo links below!

sneak peak – poetic petals

sneak peak – poetic petals

We are just days away from a new catalog and a new Online Exclusives product release – SOOOOO EXCITING!

Today’s card is a SNEAK PEAK at a upcoming 3D embossing folder from the 2026 September to December catalog available September 1st and an Online Exclusive Bundle called Poetic Petals that has a unique set of floral dies that are going to be so fun to create with!

Measurements:
BASE: Granny Apple Green CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″, (2) sheets of
2 1/2″ x 11 strips for die cutting, scrap for
sentiment piece

I made a sketch and turned it on it’s side to create this card! Join me in creating something with Sketch #132!

Emboss the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer with the upcoming Rustic Check 3D embossing folder.
Adhere the embossed layer to the Granny Apple Green CS base.
Using the two Basic White CS strips cut out the poetic petal dies first each square on it’s own and then the floral inside with a square outside around it.
Color each plain square with blending brushes and Poppy Parade ink, Melon Mambo ink, and Granny Apple Green ink.
Glue the floral Poetic Petals overlay to the color blended squares.

Layer the three squares on the Rustic Check embossed background and position where you like.

I popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals the top left and bottom Left squares and tucked the right-hand square and sentiment piece under those two squares.
I added five Sunset Sparkle Sequins to finish off this fun card sketch with this upcoming Online Exclusive bundle available September 1st!

Remember the SNEAK PEAK items will not be in the photo links below until blog posts after the release date!

Now it’s your turn to create something fun – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

garden silhouette blended hot foil card

garden silhouette blended hot foil card

So the other week when I was playing with my new Stampin’ Hot Foil System I ended up with a sheet of Garden Silhouette regular hot foil and played with the blending brushes to color in this gorgeous silver edged floral design!

Measurements:
BASE: Berry Burst CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″, 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ strip,
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″, 4″ x 5 1/4″scraps for
the reverse foiling and sentiment piece

I grabbed Berry Burst, Crushed Curry and Granny Apple Green ink pads and three corresponding blending brushes and colored in the large blooms with Berry Burst, smaller blooms in Crushed Curry and the leaves in Granny Apple Green. I cut the layer down to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and save on of the longer strips to decorate the inside.
I adhered the blended layer to the Berry Burst card base.
I adhered the 1/4″ strip across the card.
I blended the three ink colors over the sentiment piece – the sentiment comes from the Scalloped blooms stamp set.

I popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhered it over the 1/4″ strip.

I tucked two of the extra reverse Garden Silhouette Hot foil cut outs from Fridays card under the sentiment for some added depth and dimension.
Here is the inside of the card.
I added three Rhinestone Basic Jewels to coordinate with the silver foiling to finish off the card with a matching sparkle!

Try a blended background on one of your creations soon – now it’s your turn to create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

reverse hot foiling

reverse hot foiling

I HATE WASTE! That is one of my pet peeves and before Stampin’ Up!~ introduced our NEW Stampin’ Hot Foil System – I had never done any foiling. Being new to the process I thought I was going to hate using only a fraction of the foil and having to throw it away mostly unused BUT…I didn’t know about the process of Reverse Foiling and it is SOOOOO COOL!

Not only can you use the same piece of foil twice but you can make double the projects!
I was so excited when I learned about reverse foiling and today I am going to show you the cards I made with some of the foil I saved from my first blog post on July 17th!

I saved the foils from the Sweetly Sentimental hot foil dies and the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil dies that made this card below! You will see that the butterflies are gold outlined and not foiled on the inside. When you reverse foil you take the same piece of foil so that the hot foil image will be totally reversed!

Turn the machine on the white on button will light up and the red light will blink while heating up – once the plate heats to temperature it will beep and you will place the foil directly onto the plate surface.

(The foil in this picture is one that folded on itself during the process and is just being used here for the photos as I forgot to photograph the actual foil!)

Place the cardstock over the foil.
I am using the large flat surface on the back side of the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil die but the NEW Hot Foil release Available to customers on September 1st has a Reverse Plate for sale that is made for this purpose! Place the flat side down on the the surface over the cardstock and press the white button. The yellow light will start to flash. This is heating up the die plate and will take 1-2 minutes.

Once this beeps all the lights will be on and you can place the Hot Foil Shim over the die and then the Hot Foil Plate on the top of the sandwich. Unplug and run slowly through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.

#170043 Reverse Hot Foil Die $27.00 this is flat on both sides and is made solely for the reverse foiling technique.

The Garden Silhouette works for most reverse projects and you get the bonus of a lovely image on one side to use for beautiful cards!
Your choice!
#170041 Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die $37.00

This is a photo of the Garden Silhouette die hot foiled on Basic White cardstock.
I saved the foil and ran it through with the reverse Hot Foiling technique and this is what the reverse foiling looks like!

(Watch for what I do with the regular Garden Silhouette foiling next week!)

In July I used the Butterfly Flight and Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies and saved the foil.

I ran both through the machine using the Reverse Hot Foiling Technique and this is what I got!

This is the difference between foiling and reverse foiling with the Sweetly Sentimental bundle.
Both bundles come with cutting dies and I ran them through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to cut out the foiled images and words – I also used all the extra foiled paper for the smaller double butterfly die.
Measurements:
BASE: Basic white CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″, (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″ for foiling,
(1) 4″ x 5 1/4″ for embossing

I embossed one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ layers with the Fern & Flora 3D embossing folder and adhered it to the Basic White Base card for a great white on white background.

I adhered two of the larger reverse Butterflies and four of the smaller dies to the card along with the Sweetly Sentimental sentiment die in the middle popping up everything on Stampin’ Dimensionals except the four small butterflies.

I added three gold Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems to finish off this stunning card!
Measurement for Card #2
BASE: Basic White CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″, 4″ x 5 1/4″, 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″

I used the reverse Garden Silhouette hot foil in silver and cut the individual flowers out.

I embossed the 4″ layer with the Forever Plaid embossing folder and adhered it to the card base. I layered the flowers some popped up and some tucked behind and added a Classic Greetings hot foil sentiment underneath the bouquet. I added Basic Rhinestone Jewels and finished off this bonus reverse card.

Have you had the opportunity to see it – I will be demonstrating it at my August Studio Stamp-a-Stack on August 24th. Come and stamp with us and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie