stitched rectangle peek through window card

stitched rectangle peek through window card

This card is super simple so I did not take step by step photos but it turned out so sweet that I wanted to feature it! I actually cut out the Stitched Rectangle die for another project from a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Basic white cardstock that I had lying around. Because the die cut was straight and left a perfect border I thought it a shame to waste the cardstock by continuing to die cut with it and instead folded the cardstock in half and made a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card out of it, with a die cut rectangular window on the front panel. I cut two pieces of Favored Flowers Sale-a-bration FREE DSP. The piece to go on the inside under the window needs to be slightly wider than the window width and as long as the paper in my example it was 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″. I cut a second piece the same size and used the reverse pattern on the left side of the card front. I fuzzy cut flowers to adhere to the card in the window corners for a multi-layered look and popped one on Stampin’ Dimensionals above the sentiment piece which uses a double layer banner die from the Stylish Shapes die set and Opaque Adhesive-Backed Gems as the embellishment. I extended the Banners over the opening to also give a multi-dimensional look. Hope you like the card and may it inspire you to go out and create a window card of your own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

vellum layering designs

vellum layering designs

This is a quick product review.
I will be back and post another blog post on Saturday until then enjoy your week and enjoy this very cool new product in the January to June 2022 Mini Catalog – Vellum Layering Designs. I love the delicate nature of vellum and all the fun things you can do with it. this new vellum has printed designs on one side – 6 designs 2 sheets each design some printed in black and some printed in white.
I used the cut from left over from Monday’s blog post and mounted the printed vellum to the frame to get around the issue of vellum’s translucent nature and adhesive issues! I mounted that onto a Basic Black mat and added to a Basic White standard card base.

I stamped the sentiment from the Create with Friends stamp set in Coastal Cabana ink on the same colored cardstock. I popped the sentiment up and added it to the top of the vellum focal point and stamped the Flowing Flowers large flower in Coastal Cabana ink and fussy cut the flower and popped it up as well. I added Black Glittered Organdy ribbon to finish off this card!
Enjoy! Try this vellum and go create some art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

beautifully penned sale-a-bration level one designer series paper makes creating a card so easy

beautifully penned sale-a-bration level one designer series paper makes creating a card so easy

One thing I love about beautiful paper is how easy they make creating pretty cards! It is simple with a stunning starting point and what is better than beautiful paper how about FREE beautiful paper! The Beautifully Penned Designer Series paper pack is one of the Level One choices for this season’s sale-a-bration offerings! It coordinates with one of my favorite sets in the Annual Catalog Hand Penned Petals (#155070 – for just the photopolymer stamp set) and the Hand-Penned Petals Bundle (#155492 – which includes the coordinating dies set) or the Suite (#155503 – if you love it all which includes the bundle and the Hand-Penned DSP and a pack of Genial Gems!) These sample use nothing but the FREE DSP and a few stables Basic White cardstock (#159276), Basic Black cardstock (#121045), Tuxedo Black memento ink (#132708), some White Glittered Organdy Ribbon (#156408) and the Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon (#147897) and the Basic Rhinestone Jewels (#144220)!
I cut a 12 x 12 piece of the Beautifully Penned Sale-a-bration paper into 6 sections measuring 4″ x 6″. and then I flipped one piece over and placed them one on top of the other!
Next I placed the double layer into my Stampin’ Trimmer at an angle of your choice and cut creating four pieces (two equal tops and two equal bottom sections).
Then I swapped the top and bottom sections so each had two different patterns. Since the sections are 6 inches in length you will have some overlap so you will need to decide which pattern to layer on the top and which to be covered up slightly (this is totally your choice – play around with the sections before adhering down to the 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of cardstock that is scored and folded at 5 1/2″!
Adhere to the card base.
Using the Layering Circle Dies (#151770), I die cut a larger Scalloped circle out of Basic Black Cardstock and then a smaller plain circle that nests comfortably into the scalloped die from the flowered side of the DSP. I used the smallest rectangular die from the Stitched Rectangle die set (#151820) for the sentiment which is from the Strong of Heart set from the 2021 July to December mini catalog (#156376) This also happens to be a MAKE A DIFFERENCE STAMP SET – join us in making a difference! For each Strong of Heart stamp set purchased, we will donate $3 to support heart health!
Mount the flower circle into the middle of the black scalloped circle die cut and place on the card front as shown.
Pop up the sentiment piece on mini dimensionals (#144108) and place on the lower portion of the circle with a slight overlap or wherever you desire.
Add Glittered organdy ribbon in White (#156408) or Black (#1147897).
Add Basic Rhinestone Jewels (#(144220) and easy, stunning Black and White card!
Use the other two pieces to create another card in the opposite patterns!
Hope this easy card inspired you to go out and create your own stunning artwork – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

a different way to use those dies

a different way to use those dies

One of the great things about die cutting is there is a negative and a positive created for each die that you cut. I took and purposefully cut the dies evenly into 4″ x 5 1/4″ sheets of Basic White cardstock. That way when layered over the same size cardstock it matches perfectly and is easier to not get unwanted ink on the cardstock piece below the mask!

Place the cardstock “negative” (that is the piece with the hole cut out of it) over a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock.

Pick a palate of colors based on the image you will be stamping and using Blending Brushes pick up color from the ink pads and swirl the color, starting off the paper and in a circular motion add color onto the cardstock until the color intensity is reached!

Stamp the focal point stamp while the mask is still on if you wish the image to remain in the colored section only or stamp the image after the mask is removed to extend the image outside of the color!

See the examples below!

Using the Stamparatus (#146276) I layered the negative die cut piece of cardstock over a full 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock (#159276) and adhered them together using the stamparatus’ very strong magnets!
Using Blending Brushes (#153611) one for each color, I blended the ink inside the mask – HINT if you start off the page and swirl the brush in a circular motion inward you can avoid getting splotches and get a more even tone!
Remove the mask if you wish to stamp outside that masked space (in this example I removed the mask to be able to stamp beyond the colored spaces! I used Pretty Perennials (which is retired – sorry I forgot LOL – I think it is my subconscious trying to will this stamp set back into the catalog!!) Just because I took the sample process pictures with this set we are going to go with it!!
I stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink the sentiment and two flowers extending the one outside the colored masked space just a touch
I added In Color Gems (#155571) and Polished Pink open Weave ribbon (#155714) to finish off this retired stamp sample!!!
The new mini catalog stamp set Welcoming Woods (#156550) peaks through the Stitched So Sweetly die (#151690) mask of Gray Granite ink (#147118) layered onto Balmy Blue cardstock (#146982) and stamped in Balmy Blue ink (#147105) for the snowflakes and Gray Granite ink for the trees and the inside of the mask. I finished it off with the White Glittered Organdy ribbon (#156408)
Fresh Freesia (#155611) ink snd Soft Succulent (#155778) ink fill in the negative space created using Tailored tags (#155563). I used the Quiet Meadow stamp set (#155082) in Tuxedo Black Memento ink ($132708). Finishing the card off is easy with Stampin’ Up!’s color coordination of In Color Gems and Fresh Freesia In Color Open Weave ribbon in the same color!
This new Sale-a-bration is a level 2 that meas it is FREE with a $100 order and it is spectacular the Distinctive Stamp is so detailed and the line stamp outline image is beautiful all on it’s own as I did here – no need for anything else! I used Pale Papaya and Bumblebee inks with the Stitched So Sweetly die (#151690) mask portion, stamped the Delicate Dahlias (#156601) in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and added some In Color Gems (#155571) and Bumblebee Gingham ribbon (#153658) and Wink of Stella (#141897) for a little sparkle to finish it off!

Here she is again – one of my favorite new mini catalog sets – Angels of Peace (#156365) – Masking with the Layering Circles die set (#151770) with Pool Party ink (#147107), Balmy Blue (#147105), and Misty Moonlight (#153118) and the Blending Brushes (#153611).  The base card is Misty Moonlight (#153081)  and I added the new White Glittered Organdy Ribbon (#156408) and In Color Gems (#155571) to add the finishing blink to this card.

This last example uses the Layering Circles die cut negative and Poppy Parade ink (#147050), Bumblebee ink (#153116), and Soft Succulent ink (#155778) and the Blending Brushes (#153611). I left the mask on and stamped Nature’s Harvest Black-eyed Susan daisy stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento ink (#132708) and added a little scrap of the Be Dazzling Speicalty Sale-a-bration paper (#156629). I finished the card with Matte Black Dots (#154284) and new Gold 3/8″ Shimmer ribbon (#156470)!

Hope you enjoyed an extra way to use your dies and now go out and create some art of your own…one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie

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making frames with concentric dies

making frames with concentric dies

One of the fun things you can do with any concentric die set is use two at the same time to make a frame Below in Misty Moonlight Cardstock I layered two concentric rectangule dies from the Scalloped Contour Die Set (#155560), ran it through my Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine (Or as it is affectionately known among demonstrators as the “Mini boss!”
I used the “frame” section to make this first card by Layering a Black and White DSP 2 inch section from the Pattern Party DSP (#155426), then adhering the Misty Moonlight frame then a Basic White die cut rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Die set (#151690). I topped the card front off with a black die cut from the Penned Flowers Dies (#155557) and added three Artistry Blooms Sequins (#152477)
The card above and below use the same outside die (the largest rectangular die from the Scalloped Contour Dies (#155560) but the layering smaller die is different with each card. The card above used the next concentric die from the Scalloped Contour die set, so there are scallops inside the frame as well! I layered a beautiful piece of Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series paper (#155464) and die cut the large intricate flower die from the Penned Flowers die set. I popped up the sentiment from Art Gallery (#158201) on Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430) and added Gold Metallic Pearls to the sentiment image (146282).
The card below however uses the inside die cut from the Stitched Rectangles die set (#151820) for a more tailored look. I mounted a smaller piece of DSP cut from a smaller Stitched Rectangle die. Popped up a Flower image and the sentiment from the Hand Penned Petals Bundle (#155492) all mounted to a Fresh Freesia cardstock base (155613).
The next two cards are done from the same cut frame using both the positive and negative spaces from the die cutting!
The first card uses the frame created when two concentric Layering Circles dies are used (#151770) I layered a Highland Heather circle die in the center. added flowers and the sentiment from the Color and Contour Stamp set (#154994) and tghe sentiment is stamped on a die cut from the Scalloped Contour dies from the Color and Contour Bundle (##158356) I finished the card with a llittle bling from the 2021-2022 In Color Jewels (#155571)
The second card uses the negative space of the frame cut outs and used the lighter pattern on the back a more subtle look. I die cut Penned Flowers in Highland Heather Cardstocka nd added Pastel Pearls to the card (#154571)
In a version of Rip and Flip technique I cut DSP with two concentric dies from the Scalloped Contours dies and flipped the inside one to the opposite side! Used another pattern from the Pattern Party DSP and mounted the frame on a diagonal for some interest. Added sentiment, flower and Fresh Freesia open Weave Ribbon (#155615)
This last sample used the Stitched Rectangle dies but not two immediately next to one another so that the resulting frame is wider and with the lovely Hand Penned DSP you definitely want to show it off! I added a Basic Black cardstock Die from the largest floral image die from the Penned Flowers dies added Pastels Pearls and a popped up sentiment.to finish the card.
Hope you enjoyed this fun and simple way to get more use out of your die set! Now go and create art – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie