Today I have 9 cards to share with you! Each card features a background stamped with the SPIRAL DYE background stamp (page 118 in the Stampin’ Up!®️ 2021-2022 Annual Catalog). Here is a look at the stamp.
SPIRAL DYE
The easiest way to stamp with this background stamp is to use the STAMPARATUS (Annual Catalog pg. 144), however good results can also be achieved by placing the stamp on CLEAR BLOCK F. Ink the stamp, and with the stamp facing up place your cardstock on the inked stamp. Put a piece of scrap paper over the top of the cardstock and rub gently to transfer the ink to the cardstock.
For the first three cards I used the NOTHING’S BETTER THAN stamp set (pg. 87 Annual Catalog), and one of my favorite color combinations - Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler! These cards are great for encouragement or just to say hello to friends or family.
For this background I stamped the image with Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake cardstock. I turned my cardstock 180 degrees, inked the cleaned stamp with Early Espresso.
The background for this card was stamped using the same process as for the card above. The background cardstock is Basic White, stamped first with Crumb Cake ink, then Stamped with Early Espresso ink.
The background for this card is the product of one mistake after the other, but I like the result! First I stamped Basic White cardstock with Early Espresso ink. My cardstock stuck to the stamp. I removed it, and thought I had turned it 180 degrees. I hadn’t. I stamped the second time, but I forgot to clean off or reink my stamp, and apparently I had put my cardstock just a tad below my guideline. The result - the stamped image was a second generation of the ink, and the image was just a tad below the original. This left a bit more white area on the background .
For the next three cards I used the BACK ON YOUR FEET stamp set (Annual Catalog pg 85). These are get well / thinking of you cards.
To create this background I used sponge dauber to apply ink to the stamp. (Inks - Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point, and Gorgeous Grape. Before stamping on the Basic White cardstock, I spritzed the stamp with water using a Stampin’ Spritzer (pg. 129 Annual Catalog) before stamping. I only stamped the image once. The background piece and the Granny Apple Green mat are slightly tilted on a Pumpkin Pie card base. The greetings were stamped on Granny Apple Green cardstock and cut out by hand. They are mounded on the cards with dimensionals. The turtle was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored in with Stampin’ Blends, then fussy cut. The image is attached to the card with my homemade “wobble spring.” (See my 24 February post for instructions.)
The background for this card is yet another happy accident! It appears the colors I used were Mango Melody and Garden Green , but that is incorrect? I used Mango Melody and Coastal Cabana! Apparently when you stamp Coastal Cabana over Mango Melody you get Garden Green! (And yes, I forgot to turn my cardstock!) After a few sighs, good griefs, and what was I thinkings, I turned my cardstock 180 degrees and stamped on Mango Melody. The background piece was matted on Mango Melody. The card base is Garden Green. The sentiments were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Mango Melody cardstock, and cut out by hand. The sloth was colored with Stampin’ Blends, and fussy cut. The sloth and the sentiments were adhered to the card with dimensionals.
This background is Early Espresso and Soft Suede on Basic White cardstock. It is mounted on a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock. The card base is Soft Suede. The giraffe was stamped with Early Espresso ink, and colored with Stampin’ Blends, then fussy cut. The sentiments were stamped with Early Espresso ink on Daffodil Delight cardstock. The were cut with the Layering Circles Dies. The giraffe and sentiments were attached with dimensionals.
The final three cards cards were created using three different stamp sets, and three different techniques.
For this card I used the PARTY PUFFINS stamp set (Annual Catalog pg. 67). The background panel is another one where I applied ink to the stamp using sponge daubers and lightly spritzed it with water before stamping. The background is mounted on a Pacific Point mat. The card base is Poppy Parade. The puffin was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, color was added with Stampin’ Blends, and the image was fussy cut. The sentiments were stamped on Basic White with Pacific Point ink. They are matted on Poppy Parade mats. I used my paper snips to cut out the sentiments and the mats.
This card’s background was created using four colors of ink - Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, and Just Jade. I made a mask from printer paper that was the same size as the Basic White cardstock. I cut the mask in half diagonally. I inked one side with Pool Party and stamped. I cleaned the stamp, and masked the side I previously inked. I inked the stamp with Bermuda Bay, and stamped. I turned the cardstock 180 degrees, and repeated the process using the Coastal Cabana and Just Jade ink. This process adds a little extra dimension to the card. The background is mounted on Bermuda Bay. The card base is Pool Party. The Shark image and sentiment are from SHARK FRENZY stamp set (Mini Catalog pg. 46). The shark is die cut with the SHARK DIES. The sentiments are stamped with Bermuda Bay ink, and mounted on Bermuda Bay mats. I cut out the sentiments and mats with my paper snips.
This card features the SNAILED IT stamp set (Mini Catalog pg. 55). The background was created with a baby wipe. I put a baby wipe on a silicone craft sheet and applied diagonal lines of Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, and Garden Green. I inked the stamp with the baby wipe and stamped the image on Basic White cardstock. The background image was adhered to a Daffodil Delight mat. The card base is Pacific Point. The sentiment was stamped on Basic White with Pacific Point. It was cut out with paper snips, and mounted on Daffodil Delight, and cut out with paper snips again. Then I mounted it on Pacific Point, and cut it out with paper snips one final time. The snail image was die cut with the Snail Dies and adhered to a Pacific Point circle cut with the Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment and focal image were attached to the card with dimensionals.
Here is another look at the three sets of cards.
As you can see, I sort of lost control making cards with the SPIRAL DYE background stamp. Why not give this stamp a try. Once you start stamping with it you might discover yourself spiraling out of control too! Not to worry! You will end up with a nice stack of great cards!
That is all for today. Thank you for stopping by. Until next time...
We are about 3 1/2 weeks away from the premier of the Stampin’ Up! 2021 - 2022 Annual Catalog!
This new catalog cover is beautiful, and wait until you see what is inside! There is so much to choose from! Open the cover and you will discover returning favorites and brand new offerings!
Whether you prefer elegance, simplicity, whimsy, or humor; this catalog has you covered! Looking for stamp sets to create feminine cards, masculine cards, kid cards, baby cards? This catalog has you covered! Are you looking for florals, botanicals, trees, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, animals? This catalog has you covered! Do you prefer the beach, the ocean, the mountains, the jungle or down on the farm? This catalog has you covered! Do you prefer the sun...the moon... the stars? This catalog has you covered!
This catalog is full of color, texture, prints, and patterns! It is brimming with shiny embellishments, beautiful ribbon, terrific trims, gorgeous Designer Series Papers, fantastic specialty papers, and creative new packing products!
If all of that is not enough, how about a brand new Christmas Suite and two new Holiday sets? And.... believe it or not... there is even more! Let’s take a peek at a little bit of what the new catalog has to offer!
THE 2021 - 2023 IN COLORS
POLISHED PINK, PALE PAPAYA, FRESH FREESIA, EVENING EVERGREEN, SOFT SUCCULENT
Aren’t these new In Colors beautiful? I love each and every one of them! What great additions to last year’s In Colors and the other four Stampin’ Up! color families. As always, the new In Colors can be found in Classic Stampin’ Pads, Stampin’ Write Markers, Ink Refills, Stampin’ Blends, cardstock, DSP, ribbon, and embellishments!
Now, let’s take a look at a few stamp sets premiering in the new annual catalog. First up - SPIRAL DYE,
SPIRAL DYE
I was excited to see this great background stamp! It reminds me of the tie dyed t-shirt we would make when I was growing up in the 70’s! Immediately card ideas began streaming through my head! I have two sample cards to share with you today.
For this first card I simply stamped the image on Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I trimmed the piece down to 3 /4” x 5”, and mounted it on a 5 1/4” x 4” piece of Poppy Parade cardstock, then mounted the entire piece on a Basic Black card base. The greeting is from the LOVELY YOU stamp set, which is carrying over into this new catalog. I used the DOUBLE OVAL PUNCH to cut out the greeting and for the Poppy Parade mat. This punch is in the current mini catalog, and is also featured in the new annual catalog.
Another thing that excited me about this background stamp was I knew there had to be a way to stamp more than one color of the image on the same piece of cardstock - and there sure is! This tip is found right in the new catalog. It is so easy! Using the Stamparatus, ink up the stamp and stamp the image on cardstock. Now - turn the cardstock 180 degrees. (In other words make the top side the bottom side and vice-Versa.) Ink up the stamp in the second color and stamp. The resulting image is a fun image for card backgrounds. Below is a card I made using this technique.
I think the background makes this such a fun card! First I stamped the image in Mango Melody on Basic White cardstock. Next I stamped the image using Bermuda Bay. This panel was mounted on Basic Black cardstock, the put on a Bermuda Bay card base.The greeting is from another new stamp set called PARTY PUFFINS.
PARRY PUFFINS
I love the Zany Zebras stamp set in the current annual catalog! I’ve made a lot of fun cards using that set. This year along comes the PARTY PUFFINS stamp set! It is just adorable, and the set contains some great sentiments. I look forward to creating lots and lots of fun cards with this set! Let’ take a peek at two cards I made using Party Puffins.
This card was really easy to make. The card base is Pumpkin Pie. I stamped the greeting directly onto the card base using Memento Tuxedo BlCk ink. I stamped the puffins on Basic White cardstock, added some color with Stampin’ Blends, and used the Layering Circle Dies to cut them out. I matted them on other circles die cut from Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, and Granny Apple Green cardstock.
Here is one more Puffins card I made. I stamped the images on Basic White cardstock, added color with Stampin’ Blends, and fussy cut the images. The card base is Mango Melody. The DSP is the 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper - Brights Collection. This is a retiring item from the current annual catalog.
Let’s move on to a pretty floral stamp set, PANSY PATCH. It is absolutely beautiful. The stamp set can be purchased in a bundle with the coordinating PANSY DIES. (You can also purchase the items separately.) This bundle is also a part of a suite that includes DSP and little bee embellishments.
PANSY PATCH
PANSY DIES
The dies allow you to cut out your stamped pansy and leaf images. Other dies cut out images from cardstock so you can build your own pansy. The coordinating 12 x 12 DSP features designs that can be die cut with the outline dies.
Here is the first card I made using the PANSY PATCH stamp set. The FRESH FREESIA gingham DSP is from the coordinating PANSY PETALS DSP.
This card features another design from the PANSY PETALS DSP. The card base is the new SOFT SUCCULENT IN COLOR. The mat for the DSP is the new IN COLOR, EVENING EVERGREEN.
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THE STAMPIN’ UP! 2021 - 2022 ANNUAL CATALOG SALES PERIOD BEGINS 4 MAY 2021!
