more color mondays – crumb cake, granny apple green and parakeet party

more color mondays – crumb cake, granny apple green and parakeet party

This Floating Triple Diamond Accordian card is clearly a WOW card and today’s More Color Mondays color challenge is perfect as a goodbye to the fabulous Sweet Citrus bundle!  This bundle with the Sweet Citrus stamp set, coordinating dies and hybrid embossing folder are retiring and will be gone with the start of the upcoming Annual Catalog on May 1st.

Measurements:

BASE:  Crumb Cake (2) 4″ x 8″
scored at 2″ , 4″ and 6″

Granny Apple Green (4) 1 7/8″ x 3 3/4″, (3) 2 7/8″ squares
Parakeet Party (4) 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″, 2 3/4″ squares
Basic White (3) 2 5/8 squares

 

 

 This card was inspired by Lisa C. an outstanding and kind demonstrator who is a talented and giving teacher.

 

Score at 2″, 4″, and 6″ on both 4″ x 8″ pieces of cardstock.
Measure the 2″ on the small side and mark on each end.
Rotate the end of each 4″ x 8″ piece and place the mark in the middle of the small edge of the papers in the cutting track with the other end of the paper at the 2″ score line in the other end of the track – cut the diagonal line from the mark to the 2″ score. Turn and cut the other side from the 2″ mark to the other side of the 2″ score line.
Using the bone folder bend the diamond ends inward.
Place the two ends together in the middle and secure the two pieces of card stock together with post it notes.
Secure the 3 Crumb Cake 2 7/8″ diamonds to the triangular points.
Adhere the Granny Apple Green 2 3/4″ diamond onto each of the Granny Apple Green square.
Emboss the 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ Parakeet Party cardstock pieces into the Sweet Citrus embossing folder. Adhere the embossed pieces to the Granny Apple Green mattes.
Fold the first diamond over revealing the first two scored panels. Adhere the matted panel to the first scored panel.
Adhere the second panel to the second scored panel.
Fold over the middle diamond and adhere the matted panel to the third scored panel.
Fold over the last diamond and adhere the last matted panel to the last scored portion of the card.
Stamp the fruit images in Parakeet Party. Stamp the rind images in Granny Apple Green.
Place in the embossing folder and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss. Adhere to the Parakeet Party mattes.
Adhere the stamped matted images onto the Granny Apple Green diamonds on the card.
Stamp the Have a Zesty Birthday in Granny Apple Green ink. Cut the words apart and double mount them individually on Parakeet Party and Granny Apple Green. Mount them on the diamonds.
Add Parakeet Party In Color Pearls to each diamond for bling.
I added two 1 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ Basic White panels on the middle two panels of the back of the card.
This card stands on it’s own and is a special
one to display! Try this special card for a WOW birthday card! Now go and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – tahitian tide, starry sky and parakeet party

more color mondays – tahitian tide, starry sky and parakeet party

Can you tell I am sad that these In Colors are retiring I want to make the most out of these colors while we still have them! Today’s More Color Monday features three of the 2022-2024 In Color Collection that will soon be gone! (insert sad face here LOL!)
This card incorporates an Blends and alcohol technique we have used before in Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party.

Measurements:
BASE: Starry Sky 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
scraps for dies
Parakeet Party scrap for sentiment die

I love the new glass mat studio, I colored with the three Stampin’ Blends markers directly onto the glass surface and sprayed with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.
I die cut the wreath from the Natural Prints die set in Basic White cardstock.
I laid the paper down on the surface and allowed time for the ink to be absorbed into the paper.
Then I just wiped the surface clean with the shammy that came with the studio.
Allow the die to dry.
I followed the die cut embossed lines in the die with the Dark Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends marker to add a little highlighting.
I die cut the medium circle from the Everyday Details die set and colored the surface with a blending brush and Starry Sky ink.
I die cut the smaller dotted circle die from the same Everyday Details die set in Parakeet Party cardstock and stamped the Hello There in Starry Sky ink from the Nature’s Prints stamp set that is on the Last Chance list! I popped up the smaller circle onto the larger one.
I did a bit of collage stamping on the Basic White layer starting with the largest image in Starry Sky ink.
I stamped the splatter image in Tahitian Tide next. Overlapping the images.
And last I stamped the fern image in Parakeet Party ink to finish off the stamping.
I cut apart the alcohol colored wreath and adhered it to the card.
I adhered the Basic White stamped layer to the Starry Sky card base.
I added the sentiment focal piece.
I added some Tahitian Tide In Color pearls to give the card a little bling!
At this point I could have been done but I decided that the card needed a little more contrast so I took my Stampin’ Blends markers to my Glass Mat Studio again, die cut another wreath and sprayed more alcohol – this time with a greater emphasis on the Starry Sky marker.
I laid the wreath on the glass and then allowed it to dry.
I ripped the sentiment focal piece off the card , adhered the starry Sky dyed wreath to the card center.
I mounted the sentiment focal piece on top of that wreath which added more contrast that I felt the card needed. What do you think?
I just thought the card needed something! Do not hesitate to change things if you do not love the outcome – you never know the second try could be so much better than the first attempt! I like my second try!
Try this color combination and if you love these colors remember they are leaving soon some of them are SOLD OUT! If you got these ink pads remember to get the ink refills before it’s too late!

Now go and create some In Color creations of your very own – one stamp and one ink pad at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

pretty medallion embossed resist card

pretty medallion embossed resist card

Embossed resist is such a cool technique!
The Pretty Medallions background stamp is a perfect stamp for this technique!

I started with a 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ card scored at 4 1/4″ of Basic White cardstock.

I inked the background stamp with Versamark and Heat set with a heat tool until the Clear embossing powder melted.

Using three inks: Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party and three Blending brushes I burnished color starting with the Starry sky in the middle in a circular design and then radiating outward with Tahitian Tide in the middle and Parakeet Party on the periphery.
Keep burnishing with color until you get the color depth desired.
I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set on a Stylish Shapes banner die in Starry Sky ink. Pooped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and added 2022-2024 In Color Decorative Dots embellishments.
I added Parakeet Party Metallic Woven ribbon to finish the card with coordinating bling!

Hope you enjoyed this easy technique and are able to try your hand at emboss resist soon. Go out and create some art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

fun fold in color flap card

fun fold in color flap card

Fun fold cards are usually a WOW and a fun way to do a nice alternative card. This fun fold is super easy and a fun way to make a middle flap opening card.

Measurements:
Base Card 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (Parakeet Party CS)
Front Flap: 3″ x 4 3/4″ scored at 1/2″ (Parakeet
Party CS)
DSP – Parakeet Party from 6 x 6 2022-2024 In-
Color DSP (2) 4″ x 1 1/4″
(1) 2 3/4″ x 4″
scraps of Basic white CS for sentiment die and
fern die plus (1) 2 7/8″ x 4″ for inside

Score and burnish 1/2″ score line on flap.
Add 1 1/4″ DSP to both outside ends of the 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ base piece leaving an 1/8″ border around the three outside edges.
Add Tear N Tape to the small scored flap end and place in the middle of the base card allowing the folded edge to line up with the outside top edge of the card.
Adhere down to the middle of the base card the Basic White piece of cardstock adhering and covering over the flap edge of the flap piece.
Adhere the DSP to the outside of the flap piece and start to adhere the die cut fern.
Add the ribbon and the sentiment die cut.
Add Stampin’ Blends colored Pearls Basic Jewels so the embellishments match the ink and paper exactly!
So simple – now it’s your turn! Go create some easy and special art of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

watercoloring with dies a great way to add color and interest

watercoloring with dies a great way to add color and interest

Want to learn a fun and easy way to add color to your die cuts – especially ones that have multiple images cut from one die? In the new Nature’s Print Bundle there is a wreath of greenery and an absolutely easy way to color this die in is to first make a watercolor wash on our Fluid 100 watercolor paper with a variety of green inks and allow to dry!
Position the die in the area you wish to die cut and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine.
Stamp the large leaf image with the new Orchid Oasis ink (#159214) and die cut with the image’s die from the Natural Prints Dies (#158800).
I cut a card base of 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 New In Color Parakeet Party (#159259) scored and folded at 4 1/4 inches. I used a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock (#159276) embossed with the new Fern 3D embossing folder (#158804). Adhere that embossed layer to the base card and Stamp the Best Wishes and Happy Thoughts sentiment from the Nature’s Prints stamp set (#158793) and die cut with the sentiment die in that set. Adhere the wreath to the embossed layer with Multipurpose Glue (#110755) (due to the texture the glue is your best adhesive option as it grabs onto all the nooks and crannies and is able to stay on the uneven surface! Adhere the Orchis leaves in the middle of the wreath with the Multipurpose glue as well and pop up the sentiment on Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430). I cut a few extra leaf images from the scrap watercolor paper from the center of the wreath and added them to the wreath image. Add Iridescent rhinestones to finish off the card and voila an easy way to color that large wreath!