more color mondays – peach pie, calypso coral and azure afternoon

more color mondays – peach pie, calypso coral and azure afternoon

There is endless possibilities with concentric die sets and we have a new one that debuted in the latest Online Exclusives release called Everyday Arches!

The complete Everyday Skies Suite Collection includes:

EVERYDAY ARCHES PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (10% off)
* 13 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, e

EVERYDAY ARCHES DIES (10% off)
* 10 dies
* Largest die: 5-3/16″ x 3-15/16″ (13.2 x 10 cm)
* Use with a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

EVERYDAY SKIES 6″ X 6″ DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
* 48 sheets of patterned paper: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs
* 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm)
* Acid free
* Lignin free

WHITE 1/2″ (1.3 CM) WOVEN RIBBON
* Width: 1/2″ (1.3 cm)
* Length: 10 yards (9.1 m)

TWO-TONE SPARKLE GEMS
* 180 pieces
* 4 mm, 5 mm
* Adhesive-backed
* Balmy Blue, Bubble Bath

Product colors: Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Blueberry Bushel, Bubble Bath, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve, Night of Navy, Peach Pie, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie

Although the Designer Series paper seems to be the star of the show I think it is the dies that really shine!

But the paper is absolutely gorgeous too!

I used the dies concentrically to create today’s More Color Monday color challenge card!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 4 1/4″ x 11″
scored at 5 1/2″
Azure Afternoon CS: scrap for die
Peach Pie CS: scrap for die
Calypso Coral CS: scrap for die
DSP: scrap for die

I embossed the front side of the card base with the new Soft Waves 3D embossing folder,
With Azure Afternoon ink, I stamped the little stars images on the top half of the card front.
I stamped the reach for the stars sentiment and the birds directly onto the DSP die cut and adhered the concentric dies together!
I popped them onto the center of the card front.
I finished off the card with Basic Rhinestone Jewels embellishments for a little easy starry bling!

Try this if you have concentric dies or get this suite while it lasts!
Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

out of the box stamping

out of the box stamping

Merry Christmas to all my family, friends and followers! By Christmas day after making loads of Christmas cards for customers and family and friends on my list I am ready for something different!
Today’s blog post is all about extending the stamps you have in your collection and using them in out of the box ways! The stamp bundle I picked today is an Online Exclusive suite called Seasons of Green and Gold that reminds me of the Christmas season with its boughs of Green and accents of gold foiled specialty paper. Instead of using the suite in a traditional manner to make a Christmas season card I used it in it’s golden hues only to make a card suitable for an anniversary or wedding.
I assembled the card based on one of the layouts featured in our 2024 Annual Catalog!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″ cut off 3/4″ off the left hand
side
scrap for large circle die
3 3/8″ x 4 1/2″ layer
Glimmer Paper: 3/4″ x 5 1/2″
DSP (3) 1: x 4 3/8″

Cut off 3/4″ off the edge of the left-hand side of the 5 1/2″ edge of the BASE.
Adhere the 3/4″ glimmer paper to the left-hand edge.
Adhere the 1″ strips to the gold-foiled Seasons of Green and Gold DSP to the layer of Basic White CS.
Adhere the layer on the base card overhanging the glimmer paper edge.
Stamp the foliage stamp in Wild Wheat.
Stamp the outline in Pebbled Path.
Stamp the large circle from the Stylish Shapes die set with the Friends for Life stamp set – stamp BEST in Wild Wheat on the upper portion of the circle, the wishes sentiment in Pebbled Path ink.
Adhere to the lower middle of the layer popping up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Adhere the Petal Pink foiled gems onto the circle die.

An elegant card and out of the box stamping.
Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

delicate forest tri-color card

delicate forest tri-color card

Today I’m using a a stamp bundle I have not used for a while – Delicate Forest bundle.

Measurements:
BASE: Poppy Parade CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
scraps for the foliage die cuts
Basic White CS: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″
scrap for the sentiment piece

Take the large foliage stamp and stamp on one of the 4″ x 5 1/4″ in Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, and Poppy Parade inks.
Die cut the frame from the Delicate Forest die.
Adhere the frame over the Basic White CS layer and adhere both to the Poppy Parade base.
Die cut the twin foliage strip in Poppy Parade cardstock.
Adhere the strip to the bottom of the card.
Stamp the sentiment on the Basic White sentiment die in Poppy Parade ink.
Adhere to the outside of the foliage frame and pop up the right side of the sentiment piece.
Adhere two more foliage die cuts from the Delicate Forest die set to either side of the card bottom.
Adhere three Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs onto the card front.

Our die sets make the prettiest cards – try your hand at a card and make some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

nests of winter front flap fun fold card

nests of winter front flap fun fold card

This is an easy fun fold using the pretty DSP called Nests of Winter DSP and it is a front swing flap tri fold fun fold card!

Follow along to learn how to make this easy WOW fun fold!

Measurements:
BASE: Gray Granite CS: 5 1/2″ x 7 1/4″
scored at 3″ on the long 7 1/4″ side
Attachment Piece: Gray Granite CS: 1 1/2″ x 4″
scored at 1″ on the long 4″ side
DSP: Base piece: 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″
Front Swing Flap: 3″ square
scrap for focal piece die cut circle
Basic White CS: (2) 3 1/4″ square
4″ x 5 1/4″ inside piece

Cut the BASE piece to 5 1/2″ x 7 1/4″ and score at 3″ on the 7 1/4″ side.
Cut the attachment piece to 1 1/2″ x 4″ and score at 1″ on the long 4″ side.
Adhere the 1″ panel matching the score line to the right hand edge of the BASE card in the center.
Adhere the 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece to the inside of the card base.
Adhere one of the 3 1/4″ Basic White squares to the middle inside of the attachment piece.
Place adhesive on the outside front of the square.
Adhere the other 3 1/4″ square to the opposite side encasing the attachment piece in between the two squares to hide the piece.
Adhere the 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DSP on the front flap of the BASE card.
Stamp in Gray Granite ink the inside sentiment and the pussy willows branches.
Adhere the 3″ square on the front swing flap.
Adhere the DSP circle die from Stylish Shapes die set and pop it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals only in the spots that will not show when the flap is closed.
Stamp the sentiment on a piece of Gray Granite CS in Gray Granite ink. Pop up the sentiment piece below the bird circle.
Place three pearls from the Adhesive -Backed Pearl Trio.

Try this fun fold with DSP you have already and see what a difference that makes. Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

creating a fun night time background

creating a fun night time background

One of my favorite stamping tools is the Blending Brush made of super soft fibers like a makeup brush but so so soft! Picking up ink colors and burnishing a card stock layer with the ink.
Creating a night time background is easy and fun.

Measurements:
BASE: Night of Navy CS: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White CS: 4″ x 5 1/4″
scraps for die cuts

Brush the Basic White layer with Blueberry Bushel ink.

Brush the same paper with another layer of ink – Coastal Cabana.
Place a few drops of Craft White ink in the tray of the Craft White ink pad and add a few drops of water from a Water Painter and mix until combined.
Tap the edge of the Water Painter on the edge of a Bone Folder over the cardstock layer and create splatters on the layer.
Die cut Trees from the Peaceful Trees die set and color the large and medium trees with the remaining ink on the Blending Brushes.
Adhere the trees to the right side of the Basic White colored layer.
Adhere the colored layer onto the Night of navy cardstock.
Stamp “A VERY merry” stamp from Decorative Trees stamp set in Coastal Cabana ink onto a square die cut from the Stylish Shapes die set.
Stamp the word Christmas from Peaceful Season in Night of Navy ink and die cut.
Brush the edges of the square die cut with Blueberry Bushel.
Adhere the square die cut diagonally on the left side of the card. Adhere the Christmas die cut under the Coastal Cabana sentiment.
Add five Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs to the card front.
Try this background technique and go create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie