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new horizons 6 x 6 dsp easy cards with sale-a-bration special moments level 2 stamp set

by nataliegramleystamps | Jan 4, 2022 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, Sale-a-bration

Sale-a-bration starts today!!!!
If you are local please join me for the Sale-a-bration Kick-Off Party Open House from 10am to 7:30pm come and go. there will be entries for prize drawings, food and make-n-takes! Lots of samples and new catalogs in case you did not get one in the mail. If you are not local you can still get in on the action by placing an order (which gets you 2 ticket entries to the prize drawings) and if you have been considering joining my team – for the discount or the business opportunity! (sale-a-bration is a great time! and you get 3 extra tickets for the prize drawings!)

Below are some of the samples I made for the Sale-a-bration Party today from the New Horizons Suite (#157782) (the Suite includes everything on the page – stamp set, coordinating dies, New accessories called Pebbles Enamel Shapes, and this fabulous 6 x 6 DSP called New Horizons)
The paper itself is enough decor for a card it is stunning. Add a sentiment like the FREE one you can earn with the purchase of this Suite plus a a few packs of paper and you are at the $100 subtotal for an order which qualifies for the Special Moments Sale-a-bration set used in many of these samples (this is a fantastic sentiments set for FREE during Sale-a-bration!

Here are just some of the designs in this stunning Designer Series Paper collection. 48 sheets – 4 each of 12 designs. New Horizons 6 X 6 DSP (#157768) coordinates with Polished Pink, Old Olive, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Misty Moonlight and Blackberry Bliss inks and cardstock!

This card uses a slightly different layout which I LOVE to use. Take a quarter sheet of colored cardstock 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ – this will be your base. Adhere a 8″ x 5 1/4″ scored at 4″ and adhered to the base piece. I cut a 1″ piece off the front of the Pear Pizzazz cardstock and adhered a 1″ x 5 1/4″ Basic white piece to the inside edge of the Pear Pizzazz Cardstock. I used a 3″ x3″ piece of DSP and mounted it onto a 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Evening evergreen cardstock and adhered the left side to the cardfront as shown. I stamped the sentiment from the Create with Friends stamp set added some new Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#158130) for a beautiful sparkly shine!

Another 3″ x 3″ DSP Section makes a simple card mounting the square onto Evening Evergreen Card stock and added the Iridescent Rhinestones on a Cinnamon Cider base with coordinating Evening Evergreen Open Weave ribbon to finish the card off!

The last card from this section of DSP is a 3″ x 6″ DSP cut to 3″ x 5 1/2″ adhered to the center of an Evening Evergreen Cardstock base and stamped in Tuxedo Black ink the sentiment from the new Sale-a-bration Sentiment stamp set Special Moments! This is as simple as it gets SIP – Stamps, Ink and Paper! Let this gorgeous DSP do all the heavy lifting!!

This DSP I cut the same as the last 2 3″ x 3″ pieces and one 3″ x 6″ cut down to 3″ x5 1/2″. The scene is already partially “watercolored” onto the paper. We are just finishing the scenes with sentiments and a few embellishments and stamps!

On Pear Pizzazz Cardstock base I used the 3″ x 5 1/2″ piece stamped with the tree and bird stamps from the On the Horizons stamp set. (#157779). I stamped the Relax sentiment from that stamp set and die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies (#151690) and Matte Black Dots!

On a Soft Sea Foam base I added a 2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Evening Evergreen embossed with the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder and mounted the DSP 3″ x 3″ piece onto a 3 1/4″ square piece of Calypso Coral CS and added it to the cardfront with some Green Holiday rhinestomes and some died Petal Pink ribbon.

Using the stamps from the After the Storm set I added the rays in Calypso Coral ink on the same color cardstock for a tone-on-tone effect. I stamped the small circle stamp from the Watercolor Shapes to make a sun first stamped in Crushed Curry and then rimmed in Calypso Coral and stamped directly onto the DSP then double mounted the DSP onto Crushed Curry and Basic White CS. I adhered the DSP directly to the Crushed Curry CS piece and then popped up that double layer onto the layer of Basic white and added it to the cardfront. I stamped the sentiment on the card front bottom and added a few Rhinestones.

The next 6″ x 6″ piece of DSP reminded me of a galaxy so I pulled out the To the Moonstamp set and stamped the next three cards with this stamp set!

Polished Pink base cut 4 1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 5 1/2″. Stamped directly onto the DSP with the stars and sentiment in Blackberry Bliss and adhered to the center of the card front. Add some Rhinestones and Black Glittered Organdy ribbon and this easy card stuns with a quick and easy finish!

These two cards use the other 3″ x 3″ sections of the DSP and combine for three easy and pretty cards iwth Blackberry Bliss coordinating Cardstock.

At first glance this paper looks dark and moody but it makes four totally diverse cards out of one sheet of 6″ x 6″ DSP! The top half of the paper the sky is light and bright and makes two pretty cards for Birthday and thinking of you occasions.

The other two cards use the bottom half of the sheet of DSP that is darker and moodier in style and color – so these two cards were made into a Sympathy and a “hang in there” card! All beautiful and totally different!

This DSP is a best buy for this new catalog – it is one of those products that makes card making a breeze!

If you are interested in placing an order – use the current hostess code X2MZBXQS – if you spend $50 in subtotal do not forget to pick a Sale-a-bration level one! If you spend $100 subtotal then you can pick 2 level One offerings or one level Two! and text or email me so I can add your name to the prixe drawing for today’s party! If your total is over $150 you qualify for hostess benefits so do not use the hostess code but place a separate order for all the extra benefits or better yet purchase the Demonstrator Kit and get $125 worth of product of your choice for just $99!! and during Sale-a-bration you will get any two extra stamp sets for FREE (Host stamp sets and Sale-a-bration sets are excluded from the Join Kit!

Hopefully all of these samples inspired that creative bone in your body and you go and create some art of your own – One stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

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celebrating 100 posts with my version of a northern lights technique

by nataliegramleystamps | Dec 20, 2021 | card samples, Designer Series Paper, my favorites, Sale-a-bration, sneak peak, special offer, specialty papers, techniques

Can you believe this is my 100th blog post! I am celebrating this milestone with a special card and technique! Lots of people have bucket lists and one of the many things on mine is to witness first hand the amazing glory of the Northern Lights one day! The upcoming Sale-a-bration has many very cool offerings but the one that immediately attracted my eye when we got to see them all in the demonstrator early release was the Simply Marbleous 6 x 6 DSP – it comes in Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, Bumblebee , Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Smoky Slate and So Saffron (phew that is a lot of color!) One side of the DSP is marbled hence the name of the paper and the other side reminds me of flowing Satin sheets…
I immediately thought of the upcoming Horizons Dies and wanted to make my own version of a northern lights scene!

Measurements:
Basic Black CS 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
Basic Gray hued piece of the Simply Marbleous
DSP cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″
scrap Basic Black for the sentiment and die cuts
and base piece
Vellum CS scraps for the snowcap mountains
die

Using Northern Lights colors: Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay and Gorgeous Grape and Blending Brushes, I colored the swirls in alternating colors to mimic the Northern Lights.

Attach the DSP to the Basic Black Base cardstock and then take an additional piece of Black cardstock 5 1/4″ x 1 to 2 inches depending upon the amount of silhouette base you wish to have for your mountainous-scape.

Adhere this 2″ x 5 1/4″ piece to the base of the DSP

Die cut several mountains in Basic Black and the snow cap accents in vellum. I cut two mountain ranges in black and four vellum pieces for this card.

Adhere the first mountain range to the right side of the card.

Using multipurpose glue, adhere the snowcap vellum to the first mountain range die

Using the same technique attach the vellum to the second mountain range – I turned mine in the opposite direction – and adhered this range on the left hand side. Then I moved down the black piece and added two snowcap dies to the bottom portion of the card

Lastly I embossed with Versamark and White embossing powder a sentiment from the upcoming Sale-a-bration sentiment stamp set Special Moments and popped it up on dimensionals!
Thanks for following my adventures in stamping – so proud of myself for coming this far and getting to 100 posts! I love to stamp and teach different ways to make beautiful cards and I love my customers! Thank you for all of your support! Hopefully I inspire you with my posts to go out and create your own artwork – One stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

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