I had fun playing with one of my new Stampin' Up! stamp sets in the 2017 Occasions Catalogue which goes live January 4, 2017 (only 2 more sleeps), the Hostess set, Thankful Life. I hope it cheers up your day.
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| I used Thankful Life Stampin' Up stamp set |
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| Closeup of top part of the card |
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| Closeup of left-hand-side of card |
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| Closeup of left-hand-side of card |
I didn't stamp a greeting on the front or the inside of the card as I am giving this to someone who requested a "bouquet" card with nothing on it, but you most certainly can if you wish. The Thankful Life Stamp set has an inside and an outside greeting - "Thankful" for the outside and "It's not what we have in life, but who we have in life that matters" for the inside.
Have a wonderful week and I hope you drop by again.
Happy Inky Smiles
Stampin' Up! Products Used:
Tips so you can recreate this card:
Cut:
Cardbase in Always Artichoke: 11" x 4 1/4" and then folded in half to create your card base
Mat in Pool Party: 5 1/4" x 4"
Mat in Calypso Coral: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Stamping piece in Whisper White: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Inside mat in Pool Party: 5 1/4" x 4"
Inside stamp piece: 5" x 3 3/4"
Next:
1. Stamp the vase using Pool Party ink and then stamp the "shadow" also using Pool Party - yes it shows up :)
2. Ink up the background leaf/stem image with Always Artichoke, stamp lightly onto scrap paper and then onto your stamping piece just above the vase (make sure the arrow on the rubber is facing towards the top - this is your placement guide so the other two stampings line up).
3. Ink up the bold floral image using Calpyso Coral ink and stamp onto your stamping piece, again, lining up the arrow towards the top of the stamp piece - it really does make it easy to line up!
4. Ink up the last floral "fluf" image with Pink Pirouette Ink and stamp onto your image - admire your artwork!
5. Using the largest dies from the labels die set, cut out your stamped image.
6. Using the Calypso Coral cardstock mat, you now get to fussy cut the mat around your stamped and die-cut piece (see photos).
a. Alternatively, if you know who to partial cut using the die, first die cut out the top decorative
section of the labels die, align the die again at the other end of the Calypso Coral mat piece
and do another partial die cut of the decorate top.
b. Next, glue your stamped art piece to the partially die cut mat lining up the decorative top
and bottom cut edges.
c. Now all you do is cut the straight side edges of the coral cardstock matching up the sides
of the stamped art piece.
Note: this way of cutting your dies can seem a bit fiddly and time-consuming at first,
but if you give it a try, it does make cutting the curved edges of the die shape
much easier. There are quite a few videos out on the internet regarding partial
cutting dies, so if you are interested just search the internet and see what
appeals to you for learning this technique. I will be teaching this technique to my
customers in one of my upcoming classes in January.
7. Add tiny drops of glue (I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen) and dab glue onto all the flowery parts on your stamped image where you want glitter to go.
8. Apply Dazzling Diamonds over the glue and tap off.
9. Attach tiny Pearl Basic Jewels to some of the larger flower centers (any anywhere else you wish!).
10. Now you get to use the Celebration Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and emboss your Pool Party mat piece and then glue it down onto your Always Artichoke cardbase.
11. Using your 1/8" hold punch, punch two holes near the top of your assembed art piece (see photos above) and thread a 20" length of the gold ribbon through the holes. I first take each end of the ribbon and thread each through one of the holes from front to back and keep an eye out I have the ribbon flat against my art piece. Next I take one end of ribbon and thread through from back to front through the adjacent hole and I then do the same with the remaining second ribbon end that is at the back bringing it to the front through the other adjacent hole.
12. Now tie a knot and using one ribbon end at a time, I twist it about 5 or 6 times to create random loops - and I mean random - the ribbon does it's own thing so each time you try this it will turn out differently, so don't tie yourself up in knots if the ribbon end does what it wants - let it!
13. I take a small glue dot with my tweezers and apply to the backside of the ribbon and attach to the side of the stamped and matted art piece. (now repeat this step (10) for the other ribbon end).
14. Now gently attach Stampin' Dimensionals to the backside of your stamped and ribboned art piece (check to make sure the glittered glue is dry first) and attach to your card front over the Pool Party embossed piece.
15. Stamp the inside Whisper White piece if you wish, and then glue to the Pool Party cardstock mat and then to the inside of your card.
16. Last, stamp your envelope and you are done!
P.S. Don't forget to sign and date the back of your card - you want your recepient to know who made it!
Now admire your stamped creation (and I'm giving you a happy inky hug), and have a wonderful week!
I see that you have been busy keeping up on your blog! A great card creation, Bruni!Love th colours, too!
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