starry sky cardstock - nataliegramleystamps

wanted to say in color strip background

by nataliegramleystamps | Apr 10, 2024 | card samples, In Colors, retiring products, stamps ink paper, techniques

I LOVE showing you creative ways to use your things that you purchased! Instead of throwing away the strips that you cut while making cards and layers here is a creative way to use them as background paper.

If you take Adhesive Sheets this is an easy way to tie all of those scraps together to make your own designer series paper!

Lay the strips down onto the Adhesive Sheet leaving no space between the strips.

Build the paper in a pattern or randomly your choice! I chose to use a repeating pattern of the five 2022-2024 In Colors: Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet and Tahitian Tide in that order!

I die cut the background for the word dies from the Wanted to Say die set using the Happy Birthday sentiment. I also die cut two of the star dies.

I then die cut the Happy Birthday words in Basic Black cardstock.

Measurements for this card:
BASE: Starry Sky Card stock 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
scored at 4 1/4″
Basic White layer: (2) 4″ x 5 1/4″
since we are using dark card stock I add a
Basic White layer to the inside as well as the
card front
plenty of In Color 1/4″ strips
Adhesive Sheets cut to 8 1/2″
Sweet Sorbet scrap for Everyday Details circle

I die cut the medium circle from the Everyday Details die set in Sweet Sorbet and adhered the Basic Black Happy Birthday to the multicolor strip background and then mounted that onto the die to create the focal point for the card front!

I ran the first Basic White layer through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine with the polka dotted folder from the Basics 3D embossing folder and adhered that layer to the Starry Sky card base.
Then I mounted the focal point with Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop it up from the card.

I adhered two star dies to the upper and lower diagonals of the card front.

I added three Sweet Sorbet 2022-2024 In Color Pearls to the card front to finish it off nicely with coordinating embellishments.

I love the cheery effect this strip background brings to the card!

Try this with your scraps and create a beautiful card of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Product List

Wanted To Say Dies

[161594]

$39.00

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159267]

$10.00

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159259]

$10.00

Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159263]

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159268]

$10.00

Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159261]

$10.00

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

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

[161598]

$30.00

Everyday Details Dies

[162864]

$34.00

2022–2024 In Color Pearls

[161621]

$7.00

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

by nataliegramleystamps | Apr 8, 2024 | card samples, color challenge, die cutting, In Colors, more color mondays, retiring products, stamps ink paper, techniques

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

Product List

Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158793]

$25.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159259]

$10.00

Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159263]

$10.00

Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[159208]

$9.00

Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[159212]

$9.00

Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[159210]

$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

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Natural Prints Dies

[158800]

$37.00

Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159220]

$10.00

Starry Sky Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159222]

$10.00

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159221]

$10.00

2022–2024 In Color Pearls

[161621]

$7.00

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extending dies and folders

by nataliegramleystamps | 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.