STAMPIN' UP! HAND-DRAWN BLOOMS IN BRIGHT PINKS

It's the first day of Spring today, for us in the southern hemisphere.  This is my favourite season ... and with long lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased birdsong, beautiful blooms, and longer, warmer, days will be more welcome than ever before.

In the spirit of trying to feel a bit more cheery, I've made a bright card using the Hand-Drawn Blooms bundle.  This card came about after I had repeatedly stamped, on a piece of Whisper White card, the large bouquet image in Melon Mambo ink.  I didn't particularly like the look of it, and was tempted to discard it ... until I had the idea to use a blending brush, to add Melon Mambo ink over the top of the stamped images.  It totally transformed the piece, and that became my custom background.

On another piece of Whisper White card, I stamped the full bouquet in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured the image using my Stampin' Blends markers.  I embossed the panel with the Subtle 3D embossing folder (running it through twice, crossways the second time, to give a linen look) then cropped it down with a Stitched So Sweetly die.  The sentiment (from Posted For You) was stamped on a strip of Whisper White card, which I then shaped with the Lovely Labels punch.  It, too, has been embossed with the Subtle 3D embossing folder.

The embossing is really clear in this pic:

I've listed below all the products used to make this card.  If you would like to shop in my online store for Stampin' Up! products, and you live in Australia, just click on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Hand-Drawn Blooms Bundle (English) [154101] $84.50	Posted For You Cling Stamp Set [152621] $30.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25
Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50
Magenta Madness Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153106] $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.50	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50
Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $40.00	2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots [152480] $14.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00

STAMPIN' UP! HAND-DRAWN BLOOMS BRIGHT BIRTHDAY CARD

The card I'm sharing today was inspired by a sample on p. 175 of the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.  It's a sweet, simple design, and a bit different to anything I would have thought of making with the Hand-Drawn Blooms bundle.

I stamped my flowers in Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight inks, on Whisper White card.  Using blender pens, I picked up ink from the same coloured inkpads and messily coloured the flowers before die-cutting them.

Across the main Whisper White panel, I repeatedly stamped part of the large bouquet stamp in Crumb Cake ink.  I adhered stems cut from Granny Apple Green and Pear Pizzazz card, and embossed the cardstock with my Subtle 3D embossing folder.  The flower heads were glued on to the stems after I'd embossed the background.  I white-embossed the sentiment on Melon Mambo card, and trimmed the flagged banners using Paper Snips.

I like the embossed texture on the stems:

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

I'll be sharing another Hand-Drawn Blooms card tomorrow ... I hope you'll come back to see it!

Product List

Hand-Drawn Blooms Bundle (English) [154101] $84.50	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $12.25
All The Trimmings Embellishments [153540] $14.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

STAMPIN' UP! HAND-DRAWN BLOOMS GLIMMER BOUQUET IN PINK AND YELLOW

I'm loving Stampin' Up!'s Rainbow Glimmer Paper; it's such a bright, happy, addition to a card.  I used the large bouquet die in the Hand-Drawn Blooms bundle, to cut the centrepiece out of Rainbow Glimmer Paper.  I wanted the yellow and orange at the top, and pinks at the bottom, of the bouquet, to contrast with the Artistry Blooms paper that has the pinks at the top, graduating down to orange/yellow at the bottom.

After cutting the sentiment banners out of Whisper White card, and stamping the sentiment, I adhered them with Fast Fuse+ (strong adhesive) to the glimmer paper.  As I flipped the piece over, to apply adhesive to the back, I smeared blue ink from my work surface grid paper onto the sentiment.  No worries - a couple of strategically-placed die-cut flowers helped conceal the potential disaster!

You can see a little of my boo-boo just above the word Grateful, but if I hadn't pointed it out, would it have been noticeable?  I like to think the lovely bright colours would be distracting!

I have listed below all the products I used to make this card.  They are available to purchase (if you live in Australia) from my online store, which is open 24/7.  You can get to my store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Hand-Drawn Blooms Bundle (English) [154101] $84.50	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper [152495] $20.00	Rainbow Glimmer Paper [153056] $10.50	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Daffodil Delight 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ruched Ribbon [151311] $13.00
Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $12.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00