something old, something new

something old, something new

Today I’m using a great “old” stamp set (one in the Current catalog Daisy Lane (#149325) it’s coordinating Daisy punches – Daisy (#143713) and Medium Daisy (#149517) and the retiring Classic Label punch (#141491) (so sad to see this one go – it is a perfect punch size for those thin one liners! I started off with a new 2021-2023 In Color for the card stock base – Soft Succulent and used the matching ink I created a tone on tone background.

Next I Embossed the front of the card with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder (#152718) just to give it some additional, subtle depth and dimension.

In Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (#132708) I stamped the large and medium daisy images from the Daisy Lane set onto Basic White cardstock (#159276) (TIP: I pre-cut Basic white cardstock into three sizes and always have on hand half sheets of cardstock cut in the middle at 4 1/4″ and the opposite way cut at 5 1/2″ and then 1/4 sheets of cardstock as well! – makes it easier to create cards with these already pre-cut!)

Using the Crushed Curry (#149014) and Basic White and Daffodil Delight (#141709) Watercolor pencils I colored in the petals and then brushed them with our Water Painters (#151298) It is hard to see the white on the petals but it does soften the harshness of the black ink and tone down the flower!
I punched out my flowers using the Daisy punch (#143713) and the medium Daisy Punch (#149517)
I built my flowers using three flower punches and as I adhered them one on top of the other rotate the flower slightly so the petals alternate and do not sit directly on top of one another. I pulled the top layer away from the other two bottom layers and “fluffed” the flower for some dimension!
I added White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon (#146912) before adding the flowers to the cardfront.
I added a little bit of wink of Stella (#141897) to the petals and adhered them to the card. I stamped the sentiment from the Daisy Lane stamp set in Soft Succulent and popped it up on Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (#144108) and added it onto the card!
2021 – 2022 new in colors and the rip and flip technique

2021 – 2022 new in colors and the rip and flip technique

Introducing the new 2021-2022 In Colors – every year Stampin’ Up! issues 5 new on trend colors for a two year stint in the Stampin’ Up! color family line! And this year the colors work really well together! Pale Papaya, Polished Pink, Fresh Freesia, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen!
The coordinating In Color Line is available in Inks, Re-inkers, Cardstock, Markers, Stampin, Blends, Gorgeous ribbon and In Color Jewels that are so so pretty!
One of the new sets is a beautifully designed line art flower stamp and coordinating die set called Hand-Penned Petals, it also includes lovely matching Designer Series Paper. So I made a card in all of the new In Colors using the Rip and Flip technique and this card making technique could not get ANY easier! Cut a 12″ x 12″ DSP sheet at 4″ and then again in half at 6″. Rip across the long end of the paper and flip one half over! That’s it adhere to the card add a sentiment and voila you are done! Here are my Rip and Flip card samples!
I cannot wait to show you these In Colors in person after May 4th when the catalog goes live!
Hope this fun and easy technique inspired you to go and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!
Happy Stampin’,
Natalie
a rainbow of color  – scrapbook page and card

a rainbow of color – scrapbook page and card

One of the reasons I love Stampin’ Up! still, more than 20 years later – is the colors! Vibrant and coordinating – they are the best! I loved the Rainbow Glimmer paper (#153056) when it came out in this year’s current catalog but I have to admit it was so pretty I hated to cut it up and waste one inch of it! So today is all about color and chopping up my paper!

I started with a 12″ x 2″ strip of the Rainbow Glimmer Paper and die cut the Flower outline from the Perennials Petals Die set (#154321) from the January to June 2021 Mini catalog 6 times down the length of the strip, a 12″ x 12″ piece of Pacific Point from the 12 x 12 Brights collection (#147001), a half sheet of Basic White cardstock (#159276) 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, a scrap of basic white cardstock and one of the die cut flowers from the 2 x 12 inch strip. I gathered a rainbow of ink pads: Daffodil Delight (#147094), Mambo Melon (#147051), Granny Apple Green (#147095), Bermuda Bay (#147096), and Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) and set to work!

I have a sponge dauber for each of our 40 main colors and use this makeup container to hold them and labeled each color. Using the corresponding colors I sponged directly onto the sentiment stamp from the Ridiculously awesome stamp set (#152512) and fussy cut around the words.

I created this fun and colorful scrapbooking page using the negative space from the Rainbow Glimmer paper so nothing goes to waste. Cut 2 half-inch strips to decorate my basic white cardstock photo mats and added the sentiment and the flower in the upper right-hand corner and you have an easy scrapbook page ready for your favorite photos. But remember I told you I couldn’t waste even an inch of this gorgeous paper – well I took the flower outlines and created a Happy Birthday card!
Using a Basic White cardstock base (#159276) measuring 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and scored in hlaf at 4 1/4″, I stamped the flower background stamp from the Pretty Perennials stamp set (#154435) in the colors above, Daffodil Delight, Mambo Melon, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Gorgeous Grape. Adhered the flower outline dies to the matching colors and added the Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon (#154572) and the Happy Birthday sentiment in Gorgeous grape ink from the Peaceful Moments stamp set (#151595)!
I hope this rainbow of color inspired you to create something colorful!
Creating art one stamp at a time!
Happy Stampin’
Natalie
dragonfly garden corner fold card

dragonfly garden corner fold card

Fun Fold cards are like spices in cooking to the crafting world – they spice up your cards with very little effort. Usually you start with the same piece of cardstock that you would normally make a card with but add score lines or cuts in different places to add interest to an otherwise normally folded card!  Today I am going to show you how to make a corner fold card with the Dragonfly Garden Bundle (#156224)

( (Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored parallel to the short side at 4 1/4″ (#153081)

Basic White Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ (for the Stitched Rectangular (#148551) die cut) and a 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ square for card front layer   and extra scraps for punched dragonflies and sentiment (#159276)

Dandy Garden (#154297) DSP 4″ x 5 1/4″, a 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ square and a 1/2″ x 4″ piece of coordinating DSP or colored cardstock

Adhere the 4′ x 5 1/4″ DSP piece to the card base

Add a 3″ x 3″ post-it note to the top right hand corner of the card – I placed an ink mark at 5/8″ down from the top left hand corner and another tic mark at 5/8″ from the bottom right hand corner.  (Where the 3×3 is located is the top of the card) Start with the opening edge of the card at the top edge of your paper trimmer and your blade at the 3″ mark on the corner of the post-it note and pressing hard (as you are cutting through 2 pieces of paper) glide the cutting blade upwards until you get to the 5/8″ mark on your post-it note or the ruler guide (they should be around the same spot!) you may want to run the cutting blade back and forth several times to ensure that the cut has gone all the way through the 2 sheets of paper!

Rotate the paper 90 degrees so that the top of the card is now on the bottom with the opening edge at the 3 inch mark and place your cutting blade at 5 1/8″ mark on the ruler (should be equal to the 5/8″ mark on the post-it note) and slide the cutting blade upward to the 3 1/2″ mark on the ruler or until you feel the cutting blade cross the first cut mark! Again you will want to move the cutting blade back and forth a few times to ensure the paper is cut all the way through!

The picture above shows the cutting blade at the end of the cut meeting the first cut mark!

This is what the front of the card will look like after the 2 cuts are made.

Swing the cut piece inside out so to speak so that the Misty Moonlight cardstock from the back of the front card panel shows. Make sure the edges are parallel to the top and side edges of the card and using the bone folder (#102300) crease the diagonal bends of the card so it lies flat.

Adhere the 2 1/2″ square DSP to the Basic White 2 3/4″ square mat and add to the corner panel of the cardfront.  Before adhering the corner panel down slip a piece of Misty Moonlight In Color Ribbon (#153624) through and tie on the inside of the card. Adhere the 1/2″ x 4″ strip of complimentary DSP to the bottom of the card.

Adhere the Basic White Stitched Rectangle Die (#148551) to the inside of the card making sure it is even on all sides.  Add an inside sentiment if desired.

Add dragonfly punches in Basic White cardstock to the card inside and front and add the sentiment.

butterfly bouquet sneak peek with alcohol, ink and vellum

butterfly bouquet sneak peek with alcohol, ink and vellum

This gorgeous new set is a Sneak Peek from the upcoming Annual Catalog available in May! Butterfly Bouquet will be available as one large background stamp with 6 beautifully detailed line drawings of various species of butterflies, a coordinating die set and two matching papers – Natural Touch Specialty paper and 6×6 DSP Butterfly Bijou with a wild mix of 11 Stampin’ Up! colors.  This technique uses 90% alcohol in a Stampin’ Mist Sprayer, Alcohol Blends markers and Vellum!

Measurements:

Basic White Cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ (#159229)

Vellum 2 pieces 4″ x 5 1/4″ (#101856)

Butterfly Bijou 6×6 DSP 1/2″ strip

 

Start with two pieces of Vellum Cardstock – and three complimentary colors of Stampin’ Blends – I used Light Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend Marker (#154887), Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend Marker (#154894), Light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend Marker (#154891).

 

Color one side of the vellum with alternating patches of blends colors.

Continue adding swatches of alternating color until you cover the entire cardstock piece.

Fill a Stampin’ Spritzer (#126185) with 90% to 99% alcohol and lightly spritz the colored side of the vellum. allow to dry and turn over to use. I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) with the sentiments from the Pretty Perennials stamp set (#154435) from the January to June mini catalog. Looks messy and will not look even remotely like this at the end! Spritz and watch the magic unfold!

I added die cut butterflies from the upcoming release of the new annual catalog set Butterfly Bouquet adhering them with Mini Glue Dots (#103683) and finished the card off with Pastel Pearls (#154571)

Every time you try this technique you will get a completely new and unique look on the vellum!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie