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How to Use the Flowers of Beauty Bundle

 Have you ever opened up a new stamp and die bundle, and felt excited as you thought of all the things you could make with it? Then sometimes reality sets in as you are only to be perplexed as you begin to realize you have no idea what this die is for, or how to use that stamp? This bundle really had me stumped! You can tells there is some two step stamping in this set but it  a bimight be a bit of a challenge to determine what stamps and dies go together and how. I have two samples and some explanations for you today. I used the entire Unbounded Beauty Suite. The  Flowers of Beauty bundle, the Unbounded Love bundle, the DSP,  and In Color Glimmer paper. I used In Color Shimmer Gems instead of the In Color Resin Dots because .... who doesn't like a little bling? 

The background stamp in Bubble Bath ink and the detail stamp in Petunia Pop ink.

The die does not cut all the little flowers in one cluster, but in 6 clusters so you can glue them where ever you like to create a floral stem.

The detail stamp in Mossy Meadow ink, background in Granny Apple Green ink then diecut

The detail stamp in Mossy Meadow ink, background in Granny Apple Green ink then diecut

This additional cluster pieces was stamped in the same colors as above

Detail stamp in Petunia Pop ink, background in Bubble Bath ink and the additional center in Berry Burst ink.

Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Petunia Pop ink pads

These dies are the coolest thing! They cut a bunch of flowers all at once!

After using an embossing tool to round and roll up the flower petals, I used the gems as the flower centers. 

Adventureous Sky

 I just got this bundle in the mail, and it sure makes up quickly and easily! As part of coordinating suite of products, there are some embellishments called Industrial Trinkets. I did not get them, (yet anyway) because I still have a bunch of retired metal embellishments that I need to use up. Oh, and in the package of DSP, there are two sheets with cut apart rectangles and tags which are so fun!

Since this bundle has lots of dies and stamps, I made my usual guide for how to put the pieces together and use with stamps.The clouds are perfect for stamping sentiments on. I love the tow banners that can be used for sentiments too. They remind me of going to Myrtle Beach as a college students. There were always so many of the tow banners to entertain us while tanning on the beach. Well, in my case, it was really burning! lol. My Irish skin burns so easily and trips to the beach were usually accompanied by copious amounts of Aloe Vera and Tylenol - foolish child that I was.

Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Basic White and Take to The Sky DSP.

Basic Beige, Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Smoky Slate and Take to The Sky DSP.

 

Basic White, Copper Clay, Crumb Cake and Take to The Sky DSP.

Card Ministry

 The members of the Card Ministry at St. John's Methodist made a wonderful batch of cards for the church staff yesterday! The seniors in our congegation will love these beautiful birthday cards. They were made using Encircled in Nature, Crafting With You and Grassy Grove bundles.

SALE

 

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• Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles only (that’s a total of 20% discount on stamp and die bundles!). This excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, bundles not yet released to customers, and any other bundles*.
  
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PLUS, save 10% on our Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and mini machine. These machines will save you time and are the perfect crafting partner for stamp and die bundles, so why not get them at a discount? 

Floating Elements Card

 

1/2" strips of DSP adhered to window sheet, 1/4" apart, arranged sequentially then diecut with Stylish Shapes Circle

Stamps	Unbouonded Love, Encircled in Nature bundles
Paper	Petunia Pop, Lost Lagoon, Basic White Thoughtful Journey DSP, Window Sheets
Ink	Petunia Pop, Lost Lagoon
Embellishments	Iridescent Foil Gems, Stampin' Blends
Tools	Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This technique has a few different names: Floating Strips, Floating Elements or Floating Circle Technique. I've also seen it done a few different ways: 

• strips of different colors of cardstock popped up on a diecut circle, with strips of DSP adhered to vellum popped up on card front
• strips of DSP adhere to vellum, some random patterns, some sequential, 
• some floating elements on rectangles and some on circles
• strips of DSP placed sequentially on acetate popped up on card front

While reading about different variations, I decided to try using window sheets and a piece of DSP cut into strips and arranged sequentially so that you see the original design in the DSP. I got ideas and inspiration from Jessica Urrutia, Lorraine Cich, Josanna Cauler and Deb Smeak.

FREE Organizing Aids

Labels for Stampin' Blends

I have some free organizing aids to share with you today. Trackers and Labels you need to make your crafting life simplier and easier.  

I created the Stampin' Blends Labels in PDF. Download and print on cardstock, cut into strips and punch out with a 3/8" Circle Punch. I have a retired one from Stampin' Up! but you can get an EK Tools punch from Amazon.

Stampin' Blends Labels

3/8" Circle Punch from Amazon

Trackers and Charts

Cardstock and Ink Tracker

Stampin' Blends Tracker

Copic Marker to Stampin' Blends Color Match

Product Index

A Fellow Demo, Judy Murphy, made an index for all the Online Exclusives and an index for the new 2024-2025 catalog. All the colors found in the embellishments are listed too! She did a TON of work to create these and then shared them with all other Demos on the Demo FB Group. 

New Catalog Index

Online Exclusives Index