JAI #257: CRISP CANTALOUPE AND GOLD STIPPLED BLOSSOMS

Narelle has come up with a stunning collage of inspiration pics, for our challenge at Just Add Ink this week:

I loved using this inspiration piece to make a card for a special milestone birthday.  Take a look:

I began with a few flowers stamped and gold-embossed on the die-cut panel, but overlaid some hand-cut flowers and leaves to add a bit more interest and dimension.  I LOVE the way this card turned out, and hope the recipient does too!

Make sure you take a look at how the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team members were inspired by the photos above; stunning work!

I've listed below all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card; if you click on any of the items, you'll be taken to my online store, where you can purchase them.

 

 

 

Product List

Stippled Blossoms Wood Stamp Set [132076] $46.95	Memorable Moments Clear Stamp Set [126682] $41.95	Clear Block A [118487] $6.95	Dictionary Wood-Mount Stamp Set [130348] $30.95	Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad [131176] $9.95
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $9.95	Versamark Pad [102283] $12.95	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $8.50	Heat Tool [129056] $49.95	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $11.95
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $14.95	Big Shot [113439] $149.95	Labels Collection Framelits Die [125598] $45.95	Large Oval Punch [119855] $27.95	Scallop Oval Punch [119856] $29.95
Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $8.95	Whisper White 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134573] $11.95	Sahara Sand 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Lace Trim [137866] $11.95	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.95	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $11.95
Card Stock A4 Crisp Cantaloupe [131303] $11.95

STAMPIN' UP! STIPPLED BLOSSOMS - CLASS CARDS PART 2

Welcome back to the second instalment in my two-part "series" of Stippled Blossoms cards, showing what we made in classes this month.

This card is my personal favourite, of all four we made - and it was a hit with my class attendees.  Stippled Blossoms works so well with a range of colours; and in neutrals, it's stunning.  Even though I designed this card as a sympathy card, I think it would work just as well as a wedding or engagement card, or even a 'get well' or 'thinking of you' card.

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Itty Bitties, Petite Pairs

Card: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

Ink: Crumb Cake and Soft Suede stampin' pads

Other: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Itty Bitty Shapes circle punch, Designer Builder Brads, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 7/8" Cotton Ribbon

Lastly, we made a card in blues, using two retiring colours - Not Quite Navy, and Baja Breeze.

 

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Blooming With Kindness

Card: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Baja Breeze

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Old Olive stampin' pads

Other: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Apothecary Accents framelits, Essentials Paper-Piercing pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat and Paper-Piercing tool, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Silver Mini Brads, sponge dauber, Whisper White 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon, glue dots, stampin' dimensionals

 

 

 

STAMPIN' UP! STIPPLED BLOSSOMS - CLASS CARDS PART 1

This month I've run a couple of classes focussing on the beautiful Stippled Blossoms stamp set.  This two-step stamp set provides a real "wow" result, when you stamp the overlay image over the solid base image.

I am sharing with you today the first two cards we made in class.

The first card was inspired by the work of a German SU! demonstrator, Nadine - here is her card.  I love the tiny flags created with the Bitty Banners framelits.  My chosen colour scheme for this card is River Rock and Bravo Burgundy - two of the colours that will retire from Stampin' Up!'s range at the beginning of July.

 

 

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Bring on the Cake

Card: Very Vanilla River Rock, Bravo Burgundy

Ink: River Rock and Bravo Burgundy stampin' pads

Other: Bitty Banners Framelits, Scallop Edge border punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, sponge dauber

 

 

 

 

 

The next card we made was using the colour combo of Summer Starfruit and Basic Gray.  This card has a much less 'formal' look about it, and uses the smaller flower from the set.

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Perfect Punches

Card: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper

DSP: Summer Starfruit Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Summer Starfruit and Basic Gray stampin' pads, Versamark inkpad

Other: Pewter embossing powder, XL Oval punch, Bitty Butterfly and Elegant Butterfly punches, Borders Scoring Plate and Simply Scored tool, Neutrals brad, sponge daubers, Stamp-a-ma-jig, stampin' dimensionals

 

 

Tomorrow I'll post the other two cards we made in the Stippled Blossoms classes.  I hope I inspire you to get out this gorgeous stamp set (and buy it, if you don't own it already!), and have a play.

 

 

 



SC 075/13: STAMPIN' UP!'S STIPPLED BLOSSOMS

I am really thrilled to have a Guest Designer spot at Sunny Challenges & Creations; a great Australian challenge site, that I've been closely involved with since its inception.

The current challenge, starting today (and spanning over two weeks), is to make a Get Well card ... there is no accompanying sketch this time, so let your imagination run free!  This is quite a timely challenge for me; I've scheduled this blog post for when I'll (hopefully) be coming home from hospital, after surgery. 

I am in LOVE with Stampin' Up!'s Stippled Blossoms stamp set - a "two-step" stamp set that gives a "wow" result every time it's inked up.  Once I'd decided I wanted to use Primrose Petals (one of the gorgeous In Colors from Stampin' Up!), I consulted my trusty Color Coach - that suggested Pink Pirouette would pair well with my chosen colour.  It's not a combination I would've thought to use, but I am quite happy with the result.  I've incorporated a couple of Basic Gray accents, as I thought black stamping would be too harsh.

Here's my card for this challenge:

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Perfectly Penned

Card: Primrose Petals, Pink Pirouette, Naturals White

DSP: Basic Gray Patterns Designer Series Paper, Twitterpated Designer Series Paper

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals, Basic Gray, Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi stampin' pads

Other: Labels Collection Framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat and Paper-Piercing tool, Basic Pearls, sponge dauber, Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon, paper snips, Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate, Stamp-a-ma-jig, glue dots

We'd love to have you play along with this challenge.  You can check out the rest of the Design Team's cards, and link up your creation, here.

STB #3 & SC 071/13: STAMPIN' UP!'S STIPPLED BLOSSOMS

It's week 3 over at Seize the Birthday, and here is the great sketch we have, to use when creating a feminine birthday card:

Sunny Challenges & Creations is also back, with a new year of challenges, so I'm entering this in the first challenge for 2013 - to make a birthday card.

I had to make a card for a lovely friend of mine who recently celebrated a milestone birthday.  The card is a bit late, but hopefully she'll still love it!

I have inked up my new Stippled Blossoms stamp set for the first time, and love it even more now that it has seen ink!  I used Tangerine Tango ink (stamped off once on scrap paper first) for the bold rose images, and overstamped the stippled patterns in full-strength Tangerine Tango ink.

Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Memorable Moments, For My Family

Card: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White

DSP: Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Old Olive and Crumb Cake stampin' pads

Other: Chevron embossing folder, Labels Collection framelits die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, Old Olive button, White baker's twine, Tangerine Tango 1/4" ribbon (Sycamore Street - SAB), sponge dauber, stampin' dimensionals, glue dots, banner die (not SU!)