Hi Stampers,
Today’s cards are quick and easy to make and feature a stamp set you might have overlooked. It is found on page 44 of the Stampin’ Up!®️ January-June 2022 Mini Catalog. Today’s cards also feature a dry embossed background. Some of you might remember last year my card making goal was do more fussy cutting. I did, and now I actually enjoy it. This year my card making goal is to use embossing folders more! I love embossing folders, but I tend to overlook them. Hopefully I can change that this year! Let’s take a look at today’s cards
And here is the stamp set
You know how I love options! I like this stamp set, because the images leave so much room for personal interpretation. The top left image- blueberries, cranberries, winter berries, tallow berries? It’s up to you! The same goes for the bottom right image - radishes, turnips, or beets? The bird image - it could be one of several types of actual birds or even an imaginary bird. Some see the bottom center image as a flower. It looks like an artichoke to me. As you can see, these images are very versatile The remaining images can be used to add a watercolor wash look to the other images; a quick and easy way to add color. You can also use these two stamps as a background for greetings. I like the little dots image. It is great for adding that little something to focal panels. Of course the stamp set also includes some great greetings.
For today’s cards I used a very basic layout, and an embossed mat the same color as the card base for a color on color palette. The focal images were stamped on Basic White cardstock and colored with Stampin’ Blends and cut out with dies, except for the radishes / beets - I just cut rectangular pieces of cardstock for stamping the images. Each image is matted. The greetings are stamped on Basic White cardstock. I stamped the greetings and used my trimmer to cut them to the desired size. I embellished with gems and / or twine.
BASIC LAYOUT
* Card base is A-2 size, portrait orientation, cut at either 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4” OR
11” x 4 1/4” scored and folded at 5 1/2”
* Embossed layer - 5 1/4” x 4”
How easy is that?
HAPPY BIRD CARD
* Card base and mat - Gray Granite
* Embossing Folder - Macrame
* Basic White cardstock for image, image mat, and greeting
* Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Gray Granite, Balmy Blue (use with blending brush for sky); Stampin’ Blends - Smoky Slate (light and dark), Gray Granite (light and dark), Crumb Cake (dark), Granny Apple Green (light and dark); Wink of Stella (added to bird image)
* Elegant Faceted Gems - 3 Pearlescent White
* Layering Circles dies - largest circle & largest scallop circle
* Adhesive and dimensionals
ARTICHOKE WISHES
* Old Olive card base and mat
* Rich Razzleberry cardstock for focal panel mat
* Embossing Folder - Gingham
* Basic White cardstock focal image and greeting
* Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party (use with blending brush around focal image); Stampin’ Blends - Rich Razzleberry (light), Old Olive (light and dark), Granny Apple Green (light and dark); Wink of Stella
* Linen thread - about 9”
* Brushed Metallic Dots - 3
* Dies - Tasteful Labels and Layering Circles
* Adhesive and dimensionals (I used liquid glue to adhere the bow.)
JUST DON’T KNOW CARD
SUPPLIES
* Balmy Blue card base and mat
* Embossing Folder - Bark
* Pacific Point cardstock to mat focal piece
* Basic White cardstock for focal image and greeting
* Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Pacific Point, Balmy Blue to use with blending brush around image; Stampin’ Blends - Balmy Blue (dark), Night of Navy (light), Granny Apple Green ( light and dark)
* Twine- White about 6”
* Pearls Basic Jewels - 3, smallest
* Layering Circles Dies
* Adhesive and dimensionals
THANK YOU RADISHES CARD
* Poppy Parade card base and mat
* Embossing Folder - Painted Texture
* Basic White cardstock for focal image and greeting (greeting fro Sweet Strawberry stamp set)
* Granny Apple Green cardstock for focal image mat
* Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party to use with a blending brush around the image; Stampin’ Blends - Poppy Parade (light and dark), Granny Apple Green (light and dark), Poop, Party (outline image)
* Linen thread - about 6”
* Adhesive and dimensionals
BEETS FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY
* Crumb Cake card base and mat
* Embossing Folder - Tasteful Textile
* Mossy Meadow cardstock for focal panel mat
* Basic White cardstock for focal image and greeting (greeting from Sweet Strawberry stamp set)
* Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Mossy Meadow, Pool Party to use with blending brush around focal image); Stampin’ Blends - Cherry Cobbler (light and dark), Old Olive (dark), Mossy Meadow (light)
* Twine - Crumb Cake about 5”
* Adhesive and dimensionals.
As you can see the Eclectic Garden stamp set presents a card maker with endless possibilities! I think the embossed background panels being the same color as the card bases add a subtle, but interesting element to the cards. Why not give the color on color palette a try, and definitely use those embossing folders!
Stamp Happy!
Kim
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