more color mondays – poppy parade, daffodil delight and basic black

more color mondays – poppy parade, daffodil delight and basic black

by | Jul 24, 2023 | card samples, color challenge, embossing folders, more color mondays, stamps ink paper, techniques

Well week’s pass by so quickly these days and the summer is flying by! Today is another More Color Monday color challenge and this challenge is bright and cheery like the summer itself! Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight and Basic Black for bold contrast!

Measurements:
BASE: Daffodil Delight 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Daffodil Delight embossed layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic Black layer : 2 pieces of 4″ x 5 1/4″ for die
cuts
Basic White layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″ for die cut

Die cut the Basic White layer with the 4th largest deckle rectangle die. Using the Daffodil Delight ink and a Blending Brush apply ink to one half of the die cut card stock.
Using Poppy Parade ink and another Blending Brush apply ink on the other half of the Basic White die cut overlapping the Daffodil Delight area to blend the colors.
Squeeze ample water into the brush of a Water painter and insert the brush tip into the cap and flick water droplets onto the cardstock. The water droplets will dry and lighten the ink color and create a distressed look that I love!
Die cut one of the Basic Black pieces of card stock with the second largest frame die from the scalloped contours die set. Adhere the colored white cardstock onto Basic Black frame die.
Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment on the bottom of the colored cardstock from the Artistically inked stamp set in Tuxedo Black memento ink.
Emboss the Daffodil Delight layer with the Basics 3D embossing folder that looks like starfish and mount that onto the card base.
Add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the black frame die cut and adhere to the embossed layer.
Die cut the flower image from the Artistic dies and adhere with Multi purpose glue to the card. The background is so colorful and dynamic that I choose the black gems from the Adhesive-backed sparkle gems for contrast. I hope this card inspires you to try this color combination if you do please visit today’s facebook post and share a picture of your artwork with us all!

Now go and create some artwork of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Off to mail this beautiful card to my younger sister for her birthday today! Happy Birthday Emmie!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set
[154542]
$24.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$10.50
Basic Black 8-1/2
[121045]
$10.00
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2
[119683]
$10.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
[147094]
$9.00
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad
[147050]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Water Painters
[151298]
$13.00
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$13.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Basics 3 D Embossing Folders
[161598]
$30.00
Artistic Dies
[155371]
$35.00
Deckled Rectangles Dies
[159173]
$30.00
Scalloped Contours Dies
[155560]
$35.00
Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems
[161288]
$8.50
using negative die cuts

using negative die cuts

by | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

Sometimes using negative die spaces is easy you can visualize a card from the negative cut work. I had two 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ sheets of paper in coordinating colors laying on my desk last week and I happen to shift one over the other and thought this would make a pretty unique card. Happy Accident!

I save my negative die cuts a lot and try to see if I can use them in anyway before tossing them into the circular file!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Layers: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ die cut negatives
Scrap white for the sentiment

I die cut four different dies out of the Pool Party cardstock below and it made a nice pattern so I hung onto the piece to see if I could use it.

I was die cutting for a swap last week and this piece was so pretty I decided to use it for a card – I thought it might be a fun mask for a background paper or for a card front. I ended up throwing it on my desk and the two pieces worked well together.
Adhere the two negative pieces together and then adhere to the card base.

I stamped the sentiment piece from the Stylish Shapes dies with Coastal Cabana ink from the Something Fancy stamp set. I popped up the sentiment onto Stampin’ Dimesionals and added to the lower Stylish Shapes negative die space.

I added the Ombre Decorative Dots to the card as a finishing touch and made a lovely card out of recycling the left over pieces.

Try to use the scraps and bits off you stamping area and see what lovely things you can make – go and create some art of your own one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English)
[160416]
$23.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$10.50
Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[131297]
$10.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[122924]
$10.00
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
[147097]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Timeless Arrangements Dies
[161525]
$35.00
Stylish Shapes Dies
[159183]
$30.00
Ombre Matte Decorative Dots
[161448]
$8.00
extending dies and folders

extending dies and folders

by | Jul 12, 2023 | card samples, embossing folders, my favorites, stamps ink paper, techniques

Have you ever wanted to emboss and die cut something but needed a larger size? Did you know there is a simple trick to extend your dies and embossing folders? In today’s blog post, I will teach you these simple tricks to extend your dies and folders to use on slim line cards and beyond.

Today’s card is a slim line card and it measures 7 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored on the 7 1/2″ side in half at 3 3/4″. If you want to emboss a layer to fit the entire length of the card you need an embossing folder that is 8 1/2″ long, right? Wrong – you just need an embossing folder that has a design that will be easy to match up. Our embossing folders are 4 1/2″ x 6″ long so you need to run it through twice.
Have you ever found the perfect sentiment for the card but the die you want to use isn’t long enough – no worries there is a way around that problem too!

Measurements:
BASE: Basic White 7 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 3 3/4″ on the 7 1/2″ side
Basic Black layer: 2″ x 8 1/2″
Scraps of the 2022-2024 In Colors for die cutting

Place your black layer in an embossing folder that has a pattern that is not to tight and complex. I choose the dots from the Basics 3D embossing folders pack, this pattern is easy to match up, the dots fit easily back into the surrounding pattern and match up to make a continuous pattern sampling. Run through the Stampin’ Cut and emboss machine and remove from the folder.
Flip the layer and place the last full dotted line in the folder matching the dots up. You will fill the embossed paper slip into the pattern of the embossing folder and “lock” into place. Place the unembossed side inside the folder and run that side through the machine in the folder.
Cut the floral dies from the Timeless Arrangements die set out of the 2022-2024 In Colors Collection: Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis and Starry Sky card stocks. Adhere them in a pleasing pattern to the right hand underside of the Basic Black embossed piece.
To extend a die, place the die on the paper and add the top cutting plate to lie over 3/4 of the die, leaving the end of the die exposed and not under the cutting plate. Run this portion under the top cutting plate through the machine.
Stamp the desired sentiment onto the die cut space – this allows you to see how long the extend die cut needs to be.
Line up the die and place the top cutting plate only over the bottom of the die.
So you can extend most dies to accommodate the space within!
Add a few more Timeless Arrangements dies to the left hand side of the sentiment piece.
Adhere using Stampin’ Mini Dimensionals to the card front center. Add three Brass Butterflies to the card front and this card is complete!

Try to extend some of your embossing folders and dies next time you stamp and go create some art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Courage & Faith Cling Stamp Set (English)
[161500]
$26.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$10.50
Basic Black 8-1/2
[121045]
$10.00
Orchid Oasis 8 1/2
[159267]
$10.00
Parakeet Party 8 1/2
[159259]
$10.00
Starry Sky 8 1/2
[159263]
$10.00
Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2
[159268]
$10.00
Tahitian Tide 8 1/2
[159261]
$10.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
$6.50
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Timeless Arrangements Dies
[161525]
$35.00
Basics 3 D Embossing Folders
[161598]
$30.00
Brushed Brass Butterflies
[158136]
$10.00
more color mondays – pretty peacock, coastal cabana and balmy blue triple panel card

more color mondays – pretty peacock, coastal cabana and balmy blue triple panel card

by | Jul 10, 2023 | card samples, color challenge, more color mondays, new catalog, stamps ink paper, techniques

It’s More Color Monday again. Pretty Peacock, Coastal Cabana and Balmy Blue. This triple panel card is another fun way to use colored strips.

Measurements:
BASE: Coastal Cabana cardstock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″
Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, and Balmy Blue 1/4″, 1/2″ and 3/4″ strips

Take the 4″ x 5 1/4″ cardstock, cut the piece
diagonally in three pieces.
Adhere different sized strips to the middle piece in alternating colors.
Adhere the top diagonal piece to the top of the card and adhere the bottom diagonal piece to the bottom of the card.
Place Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the middle piece and adhere to the middle space.
Cut two small leaf dies from each colored cardstock and adhere one of each color under the top and bottom of the middle piece.
Stamp a sentiment on the top diagonal piece from the Timeless Arrangement stamp set.
Stamp another sentiment on the bottom diagonal piece in Pretty Peacock ink.
Place 3 Pastel Adhesive-backed sequins on the card front.
This fun strip card is a great way to use strip scraps – try this technique soon and create some art of your very own.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Timeless Arrangements Bundle (English)
[161526]
$54.00
Timeless Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[161521]
$25.00
Basic White 8 1/2
[159276]
$10.50
Balmy Blue 8-1/2
[146982]
$10.00
Pool Party 8-1/2
[122924]
$10.00
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2
[150880]
$10.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150083]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Timeless Arrangements Dies
[161525]
$35.00
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$13.00
Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins
[160387]
$8.00
color blending for dies

color blending for dies

by | Jul 7, 2023 | card samples, stamps ink paper, techniques

Using blending brushes and color blend multiple colors on the 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece and cut two artistic leaf dies for the card front.
Adhere the Basic White layer onto the Smoky Slate card base. Place the leaves dies in alternating positions on the Basic White layer.
On a Smoky Slate torn piece of paper, stamp the Timeless Arrangement sentiment in Old Olive ink and adhere to the lower left corner of the card front.
Place 5 Iridescent rhinestones around the card and this simple way to add color to the card if a fun way to make a card pop!
Try this fun technique soon and go create some art of your own – one stamp at a time.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$10.50
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[131202]
$10.00
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
[147097]
$9.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad
[147095]
$9.00
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
[161678]
$9.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
[147090]
$9.00
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
$26.00
Bone Folder
[102300]
$7.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
$8.00
Stampin' Seal+
[149699]
$12.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[110755]
$5.50
Paper Snips
[103579]
$11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
$128.00
Artistic Dies
[155371]
$35.00
Blending Brushes
[153611]
$13.00
Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels
[158130]
$7.50