Island Vibes (SALE-A-BRATION)

  

This stamp set is available FREE with a $50.00 order through SALE-A-BRATION. It's a fun set and coordinates beautifully with but Timeless Tropical bundle from the annual catalog. Here are two simple and elegant cards I made this morning. 

The first one uses Granny Apple Green and Basic White cardstock. I stamped the corner image of leaves in Old Olive, then I put the white cardstock on my paper trimmer and scored under and on the left side of the image for a touch of interest. I stamped the pineapple in Mango Melody, then used a sponge dauber to apply Granny Apple Green ink to the leaves. I cut out the pineapple and adhered it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Some In Color Jewels lend a bit of sparkle

This card has a Just Jade card base and a Basic White panel. I used all three stamps around the edges of the card in Just Jade, Granny Apple Green and Gorgeous Grape inks. Next I simply stamped the pineapple in each of the same colors on three white panels. These were then adhered to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Just Jade, from the Art Gallery stamp set and diecut with the Floral Gallery dies.

Wildlife for Masculine Cards

 I initially chose this stamp set to use with the Grassy Grove dies, I thought the animals would look great in the forest.... but I have since learned that this set is amazingly versatile on it's own! I made two of these cards this morning. I had fun with the insides and envelopes as well!

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Are you old enough to remember Tiny Tim singing Tiptoe Through the Tulips? I adore flowers and I never think of that song as it was not one of my favorites by any means, but it just came to me as I began writing. Rather than a long haired hippy, I prefer to think of a small child dancing in the tulips. The Flowering Fields Designer Paper just makes me happy! Every single time I look at it, I smile:)

Stamps	Tulip Fields, Elegantly Said (greeting)
Paper	Flowering Fields DSP, Basic White, Vellum, Basic Gray, Poppy Parade, Evening Evergreen
Ink	VersaMark
Embellishments	Black Embossing Powder
Tools	Heat Tool, Stitched Rectangle Dies

Stamps	Tulip Fields bundle
Paper	Flowering Fields DSP, Basic White, Vellum, Highland Heather, Rich Razzleberry
Ink	Highland Heather
Embellishments
Tools

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Creating on a Cold Day

Creating away on this cold, cold day.... Well, it's cold for South Carolina anyway. It was 31 degrees this morning when I got up. It's a perfect day to stamp!

 I used the Tulip Fields Bundle from the Jan. - June Mini catalog, and the Simply Marbleous DSP from the SALE-A-BRA-TION catalog. 

1. The Foam Adhesive Strips pop up the frame made with the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The background of the windmill and the blades were cut from Crumb Cake, while the detailed die was cut from Early Espresso. 
2. I used the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder on some retired Galvanized Metallic paper, then punched it out with a 1/8" Circle Punch. I did several of these to have on hand. 
3. The row of tulip die was used to cut So Saffron, Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue for the tulip field
4. The greeting from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Blushing Bride on Basic White cardstock.

Each time I make a windmill from the die in this bundle, I've used different colors of cardstock and they all look great! It's been fun to come up with various color combinations.

Stamps	Tulip Fields Bundle, Art Gallery
Paper	Simply Marbleous DSP, Basic White thick, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Petal Pink, Basic White, So Saffron, Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake
Ink	Blushing Bride
Embellishments	Foam Adhesive Strips
Tools	Stitched Rectangle Dies, 1/8" Circle Punch

 

Tulip Fields

 What can be more Dutch than windmills and tulips? 

Stamps	Tulip Fields
Paper	Fresh Freshia, Basic White, Soft Suede, Flowering Fields Designer Paper
Ink	Soft Suede, Balmy Blue
Embellishments	Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Blends
Tools	Windmill Fields dies

Stamps	Tulip Fields
Paper	Mango Melody, Basic White, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Flowering Fields Designer Paper, Galvinized Metallic (retired)
Ink	Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Highland Heather (inside of card)
Embellishments	Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Blends
Tools	Windmill Fields Dies, Tasteful Textile emb. Folder, 1/8” Circle Punch, Stitched Rectangle Dies

Wildlife Wonder

Our Card Ministry group at church can't meet this month due to Covid restrictions. Our stash of birthday cards for seniors is dangerously low, so we are making some at home this month:) We're so blessed to have such generous ladies in our community!

 I initially thought this stamp set would pair beautifully with the New Horizons Designer Paper and the Grassy Grove bundle, I've discovered it works beautifully on its own! Two inking techniques help make these quick and simple designs pop! Fellow Demo, Laura Ofthelake, shared the retiform ink technique with us on the Stampin' Up! Demo group. It is sooo simple, you just take a piece of scrap paper, lay it down, use your blending brush to apply ink and repeat. In the sample below, I used Misty Moonlight and Old Olive inks. The bear was stamped in Early Espresso. The mat is Misty Moonlight and the card base is Old Olive. 

The Grassy Grove bundle and the Wildlife Wonder stamp set can be found in the new January - June Mini Catalog which begins on Tuesday, Jan. 4th.

Using geometric ink patterns again, this time I used the stitched rectangles die to create a 'window' stencil. Then I held it on my paper and used a blending brush to apply Bumble Bee ink. I could have used the same procedure for the circle, but instead I used the moon stamp from the Mountain Air stamp set inked in Pumpkin Pie. The mat is Soft Suede and the card base is Crumb Cake. The 'grass' image is stamped with Garden Green and the sentiment with Pacific Point.

Cardstocks, inks, blending brushes and the Mountain Air stamp set can be found in the annual catalog.