STAMPIN' UP! HAND-PENNED PETALS BIRTHDAY CARD

 Today I have to share with you a birthday card I recently made for a pink-loving friend.  

I first stamped two of the floral images on Basic White card, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and cut them out using the co-ordinating die.  I've used Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pens to colour the flowers (Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo) and leaves (Granny Apple Green and Old Olive).  The flower centres are Daffodil Delight.

The 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum is really beautiful, and I wanted to incorporate some on this card, without it being overpowering.  I die-cut the open-flower piece from the Polished Pink vellum, and snipped off the leaves, before tucking it under the Polished Pink scalloped rectangle piece (that I'd embossed with a Dotty Hearts embossing folder).

This photo also gives a close-up of the Pretty Flowers embossed background, the Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon bow, and one of the Polished Pink jewels I added to the card:

The sentiment (from Many Messages), stamped in Versamark on Basic Black card, and heat-embossed with white embossing powder, was die-cut using the Messages Die:

 

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Hand Penned Petals Bundle (English) [155492] $81.00	Many Messages Cling Stamp Set [154510] $38.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Polished Pink A4 Cardstock [155711] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum [155616] $21.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Dotty Hearts Embossing Folders [155434] $14.00	Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder [155428] $13.00
Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155714] $12.25	2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $12.25	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! SYMPATHY CARD IN HIGHLAND HEATHER

 I so enjoyed creating with Highland Heather for last night's blog hop, that I made a second card.  I started off using the same technique as on this card I made a couple of months ago.  I embossed a piece of Shimmery White card with the gorgeous Magnolia 3D embossing folder.  Using Stampin' Blends markers, I then coloured the flowers in Highland Heather, the centres in So Saffron, and the leaves in Mint Macaron.  In the background, I stamped the "splatter" stamp, from Quiet Meadow, in Highland Heather ink (stamped off first onto scrap paper, to give a lighter impression on my card).

I cut two clusters of stems from Basic White card, using a Harvest Die, then coloured them using Light and Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blends.  After trimming them (and deciding they look like lavender!), I adhered them to the embossed panel, and added a White Glittered Organdy Ribbon bow.

I trimmed the width of the Shimmery White embossed panel, to reveal a little of the Highland Heather Designer Series Paper on which it is matted.  The sentiment, from Many Happenings, was stamped in Basic Gray ink (using my Stamparatus) on Basic White card (only because I forgot to use Shimmery White, to tie in with the card base and the embossed panel!).  I used the Messages Die to cut it out.

Opal Rounds are a nice embellishment to use with the purple and green tones on my card.

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Many Happenings Cling Stamp Set [155001] $38.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set [155082] $37.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper [155229] $20.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00
Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154889] $15.50	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder [149579] $17.50
Harvest Dies [156504] $66.00	Messages Die [154422] $59.00	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408] $14.75	Opal Rounds [154289] $13.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00