Flowers of Friendship Artisan Design Team Project

Hello friends! Thank you so much for stopping by today! I really wanted to create a blog post to showcase these 2 projects I created for the Artisan Design Team for the month of May. Each month the whole team releases a bunch of projects to the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page and then over the course of a couple of weeks they are shared individually on Instagram—so today is my day! It never gets old seeing your creations being featured by Stampin’ Up! Its been truly a dream come true and awesome learning experience to be a part of the team for 2021 :)

My assignment was to create two projects with the Flowers of Friendship Bundle. I LOVE a fantastic punch like this one that creates flowers that look great stamped or on their own.

For my projects I wanted to share a different way to think about using your Flowers and Leaves Punch. I decided to create a stencil with one of our Window Sheets. Now I only wanted to highlight the flowers so I used a bit of tape to cover and block off the leaves.

I then placed my stencil over the card and scrapbook page Basic White layer and used the spatula and Embossing Paste to create a unique textured background.

To create a random placement of flowers you will need to allow some drying time in between applying each flower with the paste as you do not want to inadvertently cover or touch one that is already there and not dry as this will lead to smudging. So patience is your friend with this project but it is truly worth it in the end.

You will notice that my flowers have a soft feel to them and that is because they are stamped in Grey Granite ink. Black just felt like too harsh of an outline with the softer color pallette of this page. I colored my flowers in with the Stampin’ Blends in Pale Papaya and Fresh Freesia.

On the card I added the sentiment from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set in Grey Granite ink as well and looped some twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack behind along with an accent using the Loose Flower Flourishes (LOVE—in fact you should check out my Top Ten List for my new catty favorites).

I also incorporated the Tailored Made Tags dies into both of my projects and they have become a staple item these past few weeks! I can’t get enough of them as my have been noticing on some of my latest projects shared here on my blog or on my Instagram feed @stampwithbrenda.

I hope these projects inspire you to think outside the box when playing with this awesome bundle! If you do not have it already you can add it to your cart and shop with me by following this link!

You're Amazing!

Do you scrapbook your pets? I love to scrapbook my dog, Hawkins! In fact when I pull out my phone I swear he starts posing. Hahaha! I want to remember all the things, and the picture of my son Shepard and Hawkins reminds me of the school pick up days. My dog sits on the console between the front two seats anxiously awaiting the arrival of the kids to the car. Scrapbook the everyday, not just the big days!

The base of this page is the new Soft Succulent In Color and I paired it up with a peachy coral tone that I was able to achieve by adding in some of our new You’re a Peach DSP and Pansy Patch DSP. I love this color combo with some hints of gold.

I used the Meadow Dies because they are literally my favorite thing at the moment…maybe in a tie with the Tailored Made Tags Dies…both so versatile and fabulous!

I added in phrases from several stamp sets—A Grand Kid, Create with Friends, and Color & Contour!

I think you could easily recreate this layout using different colors, stamps and DSP! I hope you are inspired!

Around the World On Wednesday--Fancy Folds!

Welcome friends! So happy to be back with this crew this month, especially because our design theme is ‘Fancy Folds’ and I always love the challenge of creating one! While my design skills might be strong, math is not my forte! So while the ‘Fancy Fold’ looks amazing, it is not complicated and is something that can be replicated!

As soon as I saw the Pansy Patch Bundle and coordinating Pansy Petals DSP I knew I wanted to try making a Pop Up Box card again. It has been a while but I was familiar with this card style and I could envision a bunch of flowers popping out of a box. You could recreate this project using any of our amazing flower dies.

What made this project extra awesome was that I was able to cut all of the flowers from the Designer Series Paper with the coordinating dies! I love when Stampin’ Up! developes amazing product coordination!

The sentiment is stamped in Calypso Coral ink from the Pansy Patch stamp set and punched into a 2 inch circle.

What makes this Pop Up Box card so great is that it folds or squishes flat so you can send it in an envelope. When the recipient opens it it will pop open into the box shape. It is also a really adorable project to have on display in your craft room. And, extra bonus, you can make two cards from one 8 1/2 x 11 piece of card stock.

To create the Pop Up Box card cut your card stock to 4 1/4 x 8 1/2. Score on the long side at 2, 4, 6 and 8. On the short side score at 2 1/4. On the 2 inch side, trim away a small portion from the 1/2 inch section to create a flap. This is how your will seal the box shut.

You can see from this angle there is no bottom to this project.

The flaps can be decorated. I decided to add a layer of Crumb Cake card stock to the two side flaps that I ran through the Dots folder from the Checks & Dots set.

As you can see the back ‘flap’ is not folded, you leave it standing straight to create a back to the project. I added some DSP from the Pansy Petals to this back panel measuring just under 2 inches by 3 inches.

On the bottom of the box I also added the same DSP.

Now let’s talk about the inside! To anchor the pansies you will need two things—Window Sheets, cut into teeny tiny strips and two pieces of coordinating card stock, in this case, Crumb Cake, cut to .5 x 3 inches scored on each end at .5. You will then use Glue Dots to anchor each little tab to the inside of the box.

The strips of Window Sheet are used to attach to these card stock anchors and the flowers. You can cut them to different heights to create a floral arrangement.

I hope this project inspires you to try creating your own Pop Up Box card. You can search Pinterest for inspiration or a visual for the directions, there is a lot out there!

Next up is Tricia Butts, I can’t wait to see what she has designed as a ‘Fancy Fold’ for us this month!