extraordinary flora elements of text card

extraordinary flora elements of text card

The Extraordinary Floral Washi tape makes a such a pretty card! The background for this card features the Elements of Text stamp set. This stamp set is one of my favorites that has just been listed on the Last Chance List! It’s on sale until it is sold out! It makes great backgrounds!

BASE: Berry Burst CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″, scrap for the Spotlight on
Nature die
Basic White CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, 4″ x 5 1/4″
scrap for the Spotlight on Nature die.

Stamp the Basic White layer with the Elements of Text stamp set with the Berry Burst ink all over the layer. Add the splatter image around the edges in Berry Burst ink. Then add some blending around the edges of the layer with the blending brush and the Berry Burst ink.
Emboss the Basic White layer in the Eyelet 3D embossing folder.

Adhere the layer to the Berry Burst card front.

Stamp the sentiment from The Right Words in Berry Burst ink in the center of the Basic White die from the Spotlight on Nature die set.
Stamp the splatter image around the edges.
Adhere the die to the Berry Burst Spotlight on Nature die.
Adhere the sentiment dies on Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere to the center of the card front.
I took the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape and unrolled it from the roll and adhered it to a half sheet of Unscored Basic White cardstock (5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″). Ensure that the washi tape is smooth without wrinkles or air pockets I secure the tape starting at one edge and lying the tape down slowly rubbing as I go with my hands or a bone folder to ensure a smooth surface.
Die cut with the Extraordinary Flora die – designed to cut in one pass loads of flowers from the washi tape or the coordinating stamp.
Mounting the tape on cardstock allows the die cuts to have a more rigid background allowing for easier attachment to the card.
Arrange the die cut floral and greenery around the sentiment dies to your liking and then secure with glue, tape and Stampin’ Dimensionals for some depth and dimension.
I added Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to the card in the Berry Burst hue to coordinate with the card and finish it off with a lot of sparkle!

I love creating backgrounds and this Last Chance stamp set called Elements of Text is a great way to achieve a cohesive background look that is both eye-catching and elegant.

Text stamps can create a subtle yet intricate background that can accent the base of your card without overpowering your main focal image!

If you like this look shop before this set is all gone! Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – gorgeous grape, coastal cabana and blueberry bushel

more color mondays – gorgeous grape, coastal cabana and blueberry bushel

Well this week’s More Color Monday is airing on Tuesday! It is 10:30 pm on Monday and I realized that I did not write this blog. This weekend we moved my youngest son into his new apartment to start his Junior year in college and Friday night we received the sad news that my father who had been suffering with dementia for a few years collapsed and passed away while we were in South Carolina. Needless to say this week will be a blur celebrating my father’s life with my family. I had all of this week’s cards designed and photographed just not input so they may come on different days!

Today’s More Color (Tuesday) is a color combination I really like – Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana and Blueberry Bushel! I had to search my past MCM (More Color Mondays) posts because I was SURE that I must have put this great color combination together before but it is a new combination!
I just received the Sketched Butterflies bundle as a recruiting incentive and I am LOVING this stamp and die bundle!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
(2) 4″ x 5 1/4″ layers
Gorgeous Grape scraps for butterfly dies
Coastal Cabana scraps for butterfly dies
Blueberry Bushel scraps for butterfly dies
Basic Black scraps for dies

Using Blending Brushes blend Gorgeous Grape ink onto the bottom third of one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layers.
Using Blending Brushes blend Coastal Cabana ink onto the middle third of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layer right above the Gorgeous Grape blended area.
Using Blending Brushes blend Blueberry Bushel ink onto the top third of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White layer right above the Coastal Cabana blended area.
(Note in the photo I was rushing and dropped my ink pad onto the finished area OOPS – had to redo the whole blending process on the back-side!)
That is what happens when you rush creativity!!
Here is the finished second version!
Die cut two of the heart dies into the second 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer.
Adhere the heart layer over the blended layer and then mount both onto the card base.
Die cut the heart and the friend outline in black cardstock. Adhere the black heart outline around the lower heart cut out image.
Adhere the friend outline over the upper heart cut out and start to adhere the colored butterfly dies around the outside perimeter of the hearts.
I stamped love you sentiment onto the top of the card in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and add embellishments to the card to complete it!
Such a fun “flighty” card – try this peek through color technique with dies you have on hand. Now go and create some artwork of you very own one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

creating water splattered colored backgrounds

creating water splattered colored backgrounds

I love creating fun backgrounds and papers to die cut from and today’s post is all about creating interest with color and water!

Measurements:
BASE: Pool Party: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: 4′ x 5 1/4″

Using blending brushes and Coastal Cabana ink color the Basic White layer in various random spots.

Using a new blending brush color new spots with Lost Lagoon ink.
Fill in the remaining white space with Old Olive ink with a blending brush.
Take a medium water painter and squeeze the barrell until water is dropping from the paint brush. Drop and flick water droplets onto the colored Basic White layer until the desired amount is covered in water droplets.
The water will lift the color from the paper creating lighter and white spots of visual interest.
Place in the hybrid Changing Leaves folder with the die and cut and emboss at the same time!
Run a Pool Party card front through the embossing folder only.
Take the die cuts from the hybrid folder and start to adhere them onto the card base.
I fussy cut some of the embossed images from the water splattered paper and popped up some of the embossed images around the card base edges for some depth and dimension.
I cut the larger sentiment strip from the die set and making sure the paper was completely dry – stamped a sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I popped up the sentiment die piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals and placed in the lower quadrant of the card front.
I added a few more cut leaves to add balance to the card.
I finished the card with the Ombre Matte Decorative Dots and the card is complete.

The water splattered background adds visual interest and color variation to the card!

Try this technique and see what art work you can come up with! Now go and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – berry burst, soft sea foam, pecan pie m-fold card

more color mondays – berry burst, soft sea foam, pecan pie m-fold card

Today is another More Color Monday Color Challenge featuring Berry Burst, Soft Sea Foam, and Pecan Pie.
The card I am making is called an M Fold.

Measurements:
BASE: Soft Sea Foam 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 1 1/4″, 4″, and 6 3/4″
DSP or colored cardstock layer:
panel 1 each side (2) 1″ x 4″
panel 2 and 3 (2) 2 1/2″ x 4″
panel 4 4″ x 4″
Soft Sea Foam 2″ x 4″
Berry Burst 1 7/8″ x 3 7/8″
Basic White 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″

Stamp the background stamp Berry Harvest in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto the 4″ cardstock square.

Using Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends color the leaves.

Color the stems in Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends.
Color the raspberries in Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends.
Fold the base at the 1 1/4″ score line towards the right, fold the score line at 4″ back to the left, fold the 6 3/4″ score line to the right.
Adhere the 4″ square to the 4th panel.
Adhere a 2 1/2″ x 4″ Basic White piece of cardstock to the third panel.
Adhere a 2 1/2″ x 4″ piece of Neutrals 6″ x 6″ DSP in Pecan Pie to the second panel.
Adhere the (2) 1 1/4″ x 4″ pieces of Subtles DSP to each side of the first panel.
Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Artistically Inked Stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and the raspberries above the words.
Adhere the Basic White layer to the Berry Burst layer. Adhere the Berry Burst layer to Soft Sea Foam layer.
Adhere the triple sentiment layer to the middle of the outside of panel one.
This is why this card is called the M-Fold.
This is a sweet fun fold! Add some embellishments on the sentiment piece.
Try this fun fold with your stampin’ supplies and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin,’
Natalie

more color mondays – cajun craze, daffodil delight and pebble path

more color mondays – cajun craze, daffodil delight and pebble path

Today’s color challenge uses some fall color favorites in Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight with a beautiful new 2023-2025 In Color Neutral – Pebbled Path! I combined color blending and water lifting for a bold and beautiful Fall Rays of Light card!

Measurements:
Base: Cajun Craze 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Daffodil Delight layer: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
scraps of Basic Black for die cuts
Scrap of Daffodil Delight: 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
Scrap of Basic White for butterfly die cut

Using Blending Brushes on the Basic White layer burnish a little more than the top half with Daffodil Delight ink.
Burnish the bottom half with Cajun Craze ink and blend the colors together in the middle.
Using a Water painter, flick water droplets onto the inked surface to create a lifting effect on the blended background.
Stamp the top half of the Rays of Light background stamp with the Daffodil Delight ink pad. Stamp the bottom half with the Cajun Craze ink pad slightly overlapping the yellow area. Using a blending brush wipe off some of the Cajun Craze ink in the center area to create a more graduated color gradient.
Stamp the rays of light onto the blended background.
Adhere the Basic White inked layer to the Daffodil Delight layer and then to the Cajun Craze card base.
Die cut a few stems from the Meadows die set and arrange on the bottom right side of the card.
Die cut a butterfly from the Meadows dies and blend in Daffodil Delight and Cajun Craze ink.
Adhere to the top left hand portion of the card.
Stamp Thinking of You sentiment on the Daffodil Delight scrap and adhere over the black dies near the bottom of the card.
Add In Color Dots to finish off the card!
Hope you enjoyed these techniques and color challenge and if you try this color combination please consider sharing your creation with us all on today’s Facebook post at http://www.Facebook.com/nataliegramley in the comment section!
Now go and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie