Sending Positive Thoughts - Hand Stamped Sentiments #335

Having a positive attitude is so important during this time of crisis, during a time when most of us are in either self isolation, or quarantine, when social distancing, washing your hands, and "don't touch your face" are the new norms. 

This card, made using the sketch challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments #335,  is for  all of you in self isolation or in quarantine. I am "sending positive thoughts" as well as a tutorial on how to make this card, your way. 

• Fold 8 1/2 by 5 1/2" Seaside Spray card stock at 4 1/4" for form an A2 card base.  Burnish fold
• Emboss a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White with the Coastal Weave embossing folder and add to card base.
• Adhere a 2 1/4 by 3 1/4" piece of Seaside Spray DSP to the embossed layer against the right lower front about 3/4" from bottom.
• Die cut 2 circles in Night of Navy card stock using Layering Circle Dies.  Adhere to card front as shown in picture above.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, stamp 3 flowers using Seaside Spray ink with Night of Navy daubed on the centers; 1 leaf with Pear Pizzazz ink and one butterfly using Night of Navy ink.

• Die cut with Nature's Thoughts Dies
• Die cut 3 smaller sprigs using Pear Pizzazz card stock.
• Adhere large leaf and 3 flowers on large circle.  Cluster the 3 flowers, adding the top flower with dimensionals.
• Add 3 sprigs on smaller circle. Adhere butterfly, with dimensionals,  resting on top of these sprigs.
• Selectively highlight sentiment desired using a Basic Black marker and stamp onto a 3/4 by 1 7/8" strip of Whisper White.  Notch one end.  Die cut a Night of Navy edge and add to lower sentiment piece.
• Add sentiment, with dimensionals, across left card front extending across small circle and over stems of sprigs.
• Finish by adding metallic pearls on butterfly body and randomly on card front.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Sending Positive Thoughts

Inks:  Seaside Spray, Night of Navy, Basic Black SU marker, Pear Pizzazz

Papers:  Seaside Spray, Whisper White, Night of Navy, Seaside Spray DSP

Accessories:  Layering circle dies, Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder, Nature's Thoughts Dies, Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals.

Timeless Tropical Tutorial

With minus 26 degrees Celsius outside, my thoughts wander to warmer climes.  Wouldn't it be nice to go to the tropics? Feel the sun on your face, the sand between your toes!!

My imagination would have to suffice. So I pulled out the Timeless Tropics bundle and made some this card which includes a tutorial.

This Z-fold card has a Terracotta Tile base layered with Very Vanilla card stock.  All the images are stamped and then embossed with clear embossing powder.

Stamp:  Timeless Tropical
Inks:  Terracotta Tile, Soft Suede, Stampin' Blends Light & dark Cajun Craze, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Old Olive blend
Papers:

• Terracotta Tile 5 1/2 by 11 scored at 2 1/8 and 5 1/2".  Fold back on 2 1/8" score line to form a Z fold card
• Terracotta Tile 3 1/2 by 3 1/2" - mat for art piece
• Terracotta Tile - scrap to mat sentiment piece
• Very Vanilla 4 by 5 1/4" - for inside - embossed with Coastal Weave Embossing Folder
• Very Vanilla 3 1/4 by 3 1/4" - art piece - embossed with Coastal Weave Embossing Folder
• Very Vanilla 2 by 5 1/4" - for card front
• Very Vanilla 3 1/2 by 3 1/2" - for sentiment inside card
• Soft Suede 3 5/8 by 3 5/8" - mat for inside sentiment piece
• Tropical Oasis DSP 1 5/8 by 4 7/8" - for card front
• Very Vanilla 4 by 4 - to stamp and colour 1 large, 2 medium flowers, and 3 leaves
• Very Vanilla - scrap for sentiment
• Gold foil - to die cut "aloha"

Accessories:  

• Coastal Weave embossing folder
• In the Tropics dies
• 5/16" Braided Burlap trim
• Champagne rhinestones (2)
• Dazzling Diamonds

Putting Card Together:

1. Form Z fold card base by folding back at 2 1/8" score line.  Burnish all folds
2. Emboss both pieces of Very Vanilla - 3 1/4 by 3 1/4" art piece and 4 by 5 1/4" inside piece with the Coastal Weave embossing folder.
3. Mat art piece with 3 1/2 by 3 1/2"  Terracotta tile and set aside
4. Adhere embossed piece to inside of card.
5. Adhere 3 1/2 by 3 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla to Soft Suede mat and add to inside layer
6. Add Very Vanilla and DSP to card front
7. Stamp and colour images on 4 by 4" piece of Very Vanilla.  Stamp flowers with Terra Cotta tile ink and embossing with clear embossing powder.  Stamp leaves with Soft Suede ink and emboss with clear embossing powder.
8. Colour flowers with So Saffron Stampin' Blend.  Use Terracotta ink and the blender pen to darken the flower centers.

9.  Colour leaves with Old Olive Stampin blends. 

10. Die cut all images with In the Tropics dies and add to art piece as indicated in picture.

11.  Fold ribbon in half at an angle and insert under outside of large flower adhering with some tombo glue.

12.  Add rhinestones to flower centers and some Dazzling diamonds to the end of the stamen of the large flower.

13.  Adhere only left half of  finished art piece to card front making sure it completing covers the inside sentiment piece.

14.  Die cut "aloha" in gold foil and adhere to scrap of Very Vanilla.  Mat with Terra Cotta tile scrap and adhere left half to card front under the art piece.

Aloha - Another Mini Catalogue Sneak Peak

I'm focusing on making items using the Timeless Tropical stamp set with its coordinating Tropical Oasis DSP and dies, products that will be available on January 3 when the mini catalogue debuts.

 Yesterday I made a card featuring the Hibiscus flower.  Today the focal element of the card is a die cut pineapple.

 

This card features a die cut pineapple adhered to a background brayered with Pool Party and Pear Pizzazz Ink.  The Pineapple is die cut in 2 layers.  The top layer is Mango Melody with a layer of Soft Suede beneath.  The Mango Melody layer has the edges sponged with Soft Suede ink.  After the two layers were adhered together I used a bone folder to create some roundness to the pineapple and then it was adhered to the background using dimensionals,

The leaves were die cut twice - once in Pear Pizzazz, and once in Garden Green. The edges were sponged with their respective colours and then shaped by using a bone folder

The Garden Green leaves were added behind the pineapple; the Pear Pizzazz leaves on top of and in front of the pineapple.  Dimensionals were used between the layers.

The sentiment, die cut 3 times using Grapefruit Grove card stock, are adhered together and then added to the reverse side of  a tag made from the Timeless Tropical DSP.  The top was punched with the tag punch, and the bottom edges rounded with the corner rounder punch.  A bow made with the linen thread was added to the top of the tag.

The background piece was matted with Poppy Parade and then added to the card front.

The card base is Poppy Parade, layered with Mango Melody card stock embossed with the Coastal Weave embossing folder. Towards the left side, a strip of Tropical Oasis DSP (hibiscus pattern) was added as well as a 1/2" piece of Poppy Parade ribbon on top of the DSP.

The card was finished by fussy cutting three flowers from the DSP and adding them to the top and bottom of the art piece.  Red Rhinestones were added to the flower centers.

To finish the pineapple, some shimmer crystal effects was added to the edges of the pineapple leaves.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Timeless Tropical
Inks:  Soft Suede, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party
Papers:  Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Whisper White, Tropical Oasis DSP Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green
Accessories:  Tropical Oasis Dies, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 1/2 " Poppy Parade ribbon, Linen thread, Corner rounder punch, tag punch

Hibiscus Birthday - Hand stamped Sentiments #329 - a Mini Catalogue sneak peak

I've been neglecting my blog lately for a number of reasons, some not  so good and some good.
Let's start with the good.
Three weeks ago I adopted 2 eleven week old kittens - a black one named Inky and an orange one named Pascal aka Rascal.  They don't know the rules of the house yet so they have required close supervision, especially with the Christmas decorations up. And they're fascinated with the computer screen and keyboard.  One is on my lap as I type. My son is a great help and works with them to come when he calls.  They're doing really well with that.

The not so good reason is that the same day I adopted them I was hospitalized with cellulitis (severe skin infection) of my right foot and leg which required about a week on IV antibiotics to clear up.

Okay, now on to today's post.
This birthday card was made for the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiment #329. and depicts a sneak peak of a  new stamps and coordinating dies from the upcoming Mini Catalogue debuting on January 3, 2020.

Stamp:  Timeless Tropical, Itty Bitty Birthday

Inks:  Black Memento,  Stampin Blends (Lovely LIpstick, Night of Navy, Grapefruit Grove, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight)

Papers:  Shaded Spruce card base, Whisper White embossed with the new Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder, 1 by 5 1/4" strip of Tropical Oasis DSP, Flower and leaves stamped on Whisper White and mounted on a 1 3/8" Grapefruit Grove circle. It is added to card front with dimensionals.

Accessories:  Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder, Tropical Oasis Die, Stampin Dimensionals, Shimmer Crystal Effects (applied to flower and edge of leaves), Dazzling Diamonds, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (die cut sentiment) 1 3/8" circle punch. 1/4: Grapefruit Grove ribbon. self adhesive sequins

Flower:

After stamping with Black Memento ink twice (the second flower I just cut out  the stamen), It is coloured first with Grapefruit Grove ink and a blender pen along the edges of the petals and the stamen, with Lovely Lipstick Stampin' blend colouring in the rest of the flower.  To darken the center of the flower I used a Night of Navy Stampin' blend. 

Shimmer Crystal effects was applied to the edges of the flower petals, and the center, as well as the leaves.  Dazzling diamonds was added while the Crystal Effects was still wet. The extra stamen was also added to give this part of the flower a bit more visibility.

The flower was mounted on a 1 3/8" round punched circle using dimensionals.