adding shimmer again

adding shimmer again

I had so much fun with the Pearlized Enamel Effects the other day I have created a few more samples to highlight great ways to get shimmer on your projects, today’s card features the retiring Celebrate Sunflowers set (#152517) and the Basic Borders die set (#155558)
The base cardstock color is also retiring Mango Melody (#146989), as well as the Mango Melody ink pad (#147093) and refill (#147162).

I love the shorter side on the front flap of the card allowing for a different and easy fold to give the card added interest with very little effort!

Measurements:
Base: Mango Melody 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″ then cut 1″ off the right side
of the card front
DSP: 1 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
Basic White: 1″ x 5 1/2″ die cut with one of the
border Edgelits from the Basic Borders die
set
extra Basic White scraps for the die
cuts and the Sunflower stamp and die

Adhere the 1 1/2″ DSP piece to the inside right edge of the card base.

Die cut the 1″ Basic White piece of cardstock with the Basic Borders edge die and adhere to the inside of the cardfront right edge.

Stamp the Sunflower in Daffodil Delight ink and using the Mango Melody ink and a Blending brush swirl in a circular pattern from the center of the flower outwards creating a darker flower center.
Stamp the sentiment on the bottom card front and inside the card Calypso Coral ink.
Die one leaf and two stems in Basic white.
Pop up the sunflower on Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere the leaf and two stems under the popped up flower image.

Using the White Pearlized Enamel Effects, squeeze out a small dollop onto an acrylic block and add water from a medium water painter. Brush the “shimmer” onto the flower center to make the flower center pop with clear shimmer allowing the ink colors to shine through.

Add embellishments and this shimmering card is complete.

Go out and try some shimmer with the Pearlized Enamel Effects soon and create some art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

design a daydream dsp corner pop out fun fold

design a daydream dsp corner pop out fun fold

I first saw this Corner pop out fun fold on a favorite resource of mine – a sideline demonstrator in my family tree named Rachel!
I loved it and had to copy and share it with you all!

Measurements:
Base: Design a Daydream DSP 7″ x 8 1/4″
Basic White CS 4″ x 5 1/4″
2 5/8″ square
scraps for die cutting Sunflower
Daffodil Delight CS 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
scraps for die cutting sunflower outline

With the 7″ side on top – score the DSP 2 3/4″ from left hand side and from the top of the DSP
Fold the paper at a diagonal at the merge point of the two score lines making sure that the edges are parallel to the sides.
Fold the diagonal score lines toward the inside of the card so that the square sits above the two folded score lines as shown.
Adhere the Basic white layer to the Daffodil Delight layer
adhere those layers to the bottom right inside rectangle as shown below.
Stamp the smaller Basic White CS square
Adhere that white square to the upper left hand inside space as shown.
With the card closed stamp the hello sentiment from the Artistically Inked set and then open uo the card and stamp the small sunflower image below the sentiment.
This is what the inside looks like stamped and adhered together
Stamp on a scrap piece of Basic White CS the large sunflower image and die cut.
Die cut on Daffodil Delight CS the sunflower outline and adhere the two die cuts together
Close the card and adhere the large sunflower to the outer upper square.
Here are images of other samples using different DSP patterns from the same Design a Daydream DSP pack
This is such an easy WOW card hope you give it a try with any DSP you have available!
Now go out and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie