Just Saying Hello...

I have to admit that the temptation to play with NEW stuff is so strong! So I could not help myself by making a card with all new products for card #14 in my “A Card a Day in May” challenge!

This card features the Tasteful Touches stamp set which is a new offering. The flower is stamped twice and hand cut. The dies for this bundle do not cut out the images in the stamp set. I coloured the flowers with the Purple Posy and Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends. I went over top of the flowers with the Wink of Stella Pen. I really wish I could capture the sparkle it adds in a photo!

I used the Scallop Tag Topper punch to create the vellum tag and embossed the sentiment in white. The foliage is cut with the Sunflowers dies in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive. The base layer of the card is embossed with the new Old World Paper 3D folder. The texture it gives is just unbelievable!

Finally I added some Gilded Gems and gold metallic trim from the Forever Greenery Combo Pack!

If you are like me and cannot wait for new stuff, then consider that I got ALL OF THIS product on the demonstrator pre-order! You can join my Glitter Girls team NOW and get all of this in your Starter Kit too!

Aren’t these blooms just gorgeous on this Old World embossed background? LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Around the World on Wed--Crafty Coloring!

Welcome to the second Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! This round is focused on colouring tools. I had to go with Stampin’ Blends! They actually have a ton of versatility! You can color on card stock, designer series paper, vellum, ribbon, embellishments such as rhinestones and wooden elements and even window sheets!

Window sheets is what I am working with today. I created a flower focal point using the Stained Glass technique (that is what I know it as at least).

To create the Stained Glass Technique you will need a window sheet, Stampin’ Blends in a color of your choice, an image that can be coloured, Staz On ink, and Sparkle Glimmer Paper.

For my project I used the flower from the Timeless Tropical stamp set. I liked this as an option because it also has a coordinating die. You want to stamp your image using Staz On ink (Momento Ink will not work as it will never truly dry on this surface), and then flip it over and color with your Blends on the reverse side. Once you are done colouring with the Blends you can see what a cool finish the alcohol marker leaves on the window sheet. Use the die to cut out the same shape on the Glimmer Paper and then adhere you coloured image to this. This creates the ‘stained glass’ look.

Upon closer look at this card yo may notice that the leaves feel really soft. After stamping them in Granny Apple Green I went over them with an Aqua Painter to soft and blend the ink slightly. Use a light hand with the water because this is just a Whisper White base.

I actually tried to keep this card simple. It is a challenge for me, I won’t lie! I am an avid girl at heart. I used a neutral strip of designer paper from the Woven Threads collection along the left edge and tied a simple bow in White Bakers Twine. I flicked my Granny Apple Green marker in the background and added ‘hello’ from the Timeless Tropical set in Sahara Sand. A few Glitter Enamel Dots and voila!

Visit Tricia Butts from the US next to see her colouring tools creation!

Congrats! You Did It!

Two of nieces are graduating high school this year and as we all know, the ceremonies and celebrations have been cancelled or postponed. However, they have worked so hard towards this amazing milestone that I still wanted to create a card for them to recognize their achievements. When we are able to gather again (we have a BIG family) we will have a proper family celebration.

I used three stamp sets to create this card! One is brand new and will be available in the new catalogue. The sentiment ‘So Proud of You’ is from the set A Grand Kid. Its a fabulous set! Don’t over look it because of the name! I also used the stamp set Witty-Cisms (if you have been following along on my card challenge you know this stamp set was on my desk from yesterday) for the grad cap and ‘You did It’. The ‘Congrats’ which is embossed in Whisper White on Pretty Peacock is hand cut and is from the stamp set Seriously the Best. The latter two are both retiring but I think they are going to stay in my collection!

The stitched circles I actually had laying around from another project which is how I decided on the color palette! I used a baby wipe dabbed on a Coastal Cabana ink pad to lightly swipe the background and then flicked my Pretty Peacock marker over the background!

‘You Did It’ is cut out with the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I am so happy they will be in the new catalogue! The little grad cap is coloured with the dark Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blend and the light Basic Black Stampin’ Blend.

Taco Bout' Awesome

Witty-Cisms is definitely a stamp set that I wish I would have used more over the past few months! For my “Card a Day in May” challenge, Day #11, I wanted to use a stamp set that I really liked but didn’t give the attention to. The taco and the cactus are my favourite images in this set.

The base of the card is Basic Grey and I added a layer of Smokey Slate card stock that I ran through a brand new embossing folder called Tasteful Textile 3D. It will be available in the new annual catalogue.

I coloured the taco with Stampin’ Blends in Mango Melody and Granny Apple Green. The hearts are stamped in Granny Apple Green from the Meant to Be stamp set. I used the Follow Your Art DSP for the stitched circle and Calypso Coral strip. I wanted to play around with patterns so added in a strip of designer paper from the Peaceful Poppies collection.

The cute little felt heart is from the Follow Your Art Embellishment Kit!

It was easy to create another version of this card by swapping out the sentiment with one of the other great options in the Witty-Cisms stamp set. I love this cute cactus and he was easily coloured in with the Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends!

Celebrate Sunshine

Okay, here is my first official sneak peek card of some new fantastic products coming out in the Idea Book & Catalogue on June 3rd! I absolutely LOVE this Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle. It is a stamp set with coordinating dies that is just so fabulous! This might be my favourite card yet for my “A Card a Day In May” challenge, card # 10.

Let’s talk what is NEW on this card! The stamp set of course, both the image and phrase are from the same set, Celebrate Sunflowers. I used a piece of Designer Series Paper from the In Good Taste collection which features 24 sheets of photographic DSP. You will fall in love. I added in some Faux Suede Trim in Early Espresso. It does in fact have a suede feel to it! The wooden elements are also new and are called the In Good Taste Elements. The Old Olive leaf sprigs are cut from the Sunflowers Dies.

I coloured the large sunflower from the stamp set with my Stampin’ Blends. I used So Saffron, Mango Melody, Soft Suede and Bronze. I think Bronze is the secret weapon here. It looks really great blended with yellow. The sentiment is cut using the Label Me Fancy punch currently available and carrying over into the new catalogue.

I cut the white layering edge with a die from the Ornate Layers Dies to give it a bit of interest.

I love everything about this card and I hope you can take the design layout of this card and create something with stamps and supplies that you have on hand.

I think these colors just look dreamy together! I can see a lot of colouring in my future with this stamp set and color combination!

I hope you love this card as much as I do and are willing to invest in this bundle!