Greetings!
One of the many things I love about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is being part of a fantastic team. I am part of Dawn Olchefske's team and she is fantastic at giving us all kinds of challenges (should we choose to accept) to keep our creative minds sharp.
This card is from a challenge using the color combination of Cajun Craze, Mango Melody and Balmy Blue. I'm going to admit that when I pulled these three colors of cardstock out and put them together, I was not excited. They didn't seem to work together, so I had to decide how I could make them into something that I would be pleased with. It took some time, but here's what I came up with.
I decided the large leafy plant from the Splendid Thoughts Bundle worked quite well if I did a color wash of the Cajun Craze ink onto Shimmery White cardstock. Pairing it with the die cut rounded leaf tall plant stamped on Mango Melody cardstock made a nice fall color combo and Balmy Blue works well as a layer beneath Very Vanilla. The rounded half circle die makes a fun vase for the plant arrangement, and a coppery colored Open Leaf Trinket adds just the right touch.
The "birthday wishes" comes from the Garden Birdhouses stamp set, and is the perfect size to fit in the upper corner. This stamp set has wonderful messages and I find myself using it again and again. The addition of the Night of Navy for the vase and the sentiment gives a nice balance to this color combination.
Check out the instructions below to see how to get the pierced detail around the edges of the Very Vanilla panel.
Gather Your Supplies:
- Splendid Thoughts Bundle (Save 10% when you purchase stamp set & die with bundle item#)
- Garden Birdhouses stamp set
- Scalloped Contours dies
- Very Vanilla Thick cardstock
- card base 4-1/4 x 11 scored & folded at 5-1/2 OR 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored & folded at 4-1/4
- Balmy Blue cardstock
- Very Vanilla cardstock
- Shimmery White cardstock
- Mango Melody cardstock
- Night of Navy cardstock
- Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
- Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad
- Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
- Water Painters
- Open Leaf Trinkets
- Painted Texture 3D embossing folder
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Here's How It's Made:
Emboss Balmy Blue cardstock panel with Painted Texture 3D embossing folder. Adhere to front of Very Vanilla card base front. Die cut Night of Navy cardstock with half circle die for vase, and set aside.
With Cajun Craze ink pad closed, squeeze in center to transfer some ink to the cover. Using the wide, flat Water Painter, dip into the Cajun Craze ink, add a couple drops of water to get it nice and runny, and brush over the entire piece of Shimmery White cardstock until you have it colored as you desire. Set aside to dry.
Ink tall rounded leaf outline stamp with Mango Melody, stamp onto Mango Melody cardstock, die cut.
Ink large leaf outline stamp with Cajun Craze, stamp onto dried Cajun Craze color washed cardstock, die cut.
Place Very Vanilla cardstock panel inside 2nd to largest Scalloped Contour die, so cardstock edges are inside of scallops, as shown below, and run through Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.
Ink "birthday wishes" with Night of Navy and stamp in upper left corner of Very Vanilla panel, inside pierced detail. Adhere to card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Position die cut plants on Very Vanilla panel, adhere with mini glue dots, leaving room at the bottom for the vase to cover stems. Adhere vase with round edge up, using Stampin' Dimensionals. Slide Open Leaf Trinket into vase, adhere with mini glue dots. Here's what it looks like:
Here's what the inside looks like:
Ink rounded leaf stamp with Mango Melody and stamp in lower right corner of inside of card. Ink scattered round fill stamp and stamp over rounded leaf plant. Re-ink and stamp in upper left corner.
Ink "hope each moment..." with Night of Navy and stamp onto a 3 x 1-1/2 Balmy Blue cardstock piece, adhere.
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Essential Tools:
These are the tools I recommend for a positive experience with all of your paper crafting projects. Having the right tools makes every project go more smoothly from start to finish.
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Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you're inspired to gather your supplies and get creative!
Have a beautiful day! 😊
Beverly J
