Archives for August 2018

Hello friends today I’m looking out at beautiful sunshine and spring flowers in the garden.  I thought it was the perfect day to share the second project from our card class this month which showcases the Nature’s Poem bundle – Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Poem dies.

The card base and mat is blackberry bliss cardstock. with paper from the  Share What You Love specialty designer series paper. To achieve the two tone ombre effect I have used the sponge brayers with grapefruit grove and blackberry bliss inks.  A little washi tape and post it notes help to get the straight line!    I have stamped the tree in blackberry bliss and then cut it using the coordinating Nature’s Poem framelit and slightly offset to create a shadow effect.  I think the blackberry bliss nature’s twine around the lower part of the card and tied in a bow goes well with this card.        Using the Rooted in Nature stamp set I stamped the leaves in the top corner using the grapefruit grove and blackberry bliss inks and die cut from the nature’s poem dies. I first cut the champagne foil leaf using the framelit from Nature’s Poem and then embossed it using the  embossing dies from the Nature’s Poem framelits and the  new big shot embossing mats. The blackberry bliss faceted gem ties the leaves together in the corner.  The greeting for this card is from the lovely labels stamp set, stamped in blackberry bliss, and cut with the 1 3/8 circle punch and a coordinating mat.

This second version  of the card is a simplified version as we had a new crafter in our group.  The card base is tranquil tide, and the paper is also from the share What You Love specialty designer series paper.  The colours I used for sponging are mint macaron and granny apple green and I think they go so well together in this card.  In attaching the tree for this card I placed it exactly over the space it had been cut from. I also used different embellishments for this card with linen thread around the lower part of the card and glittery enamel accents in granny apple green for the top[ corner. I like both versions of the card and I love the colour combinations. One card takes a little longer to make than the other but both are great.  I hope you give them a try

If you are interested in coming to a class please contact me – even if you’ve never been before or don’t think it’s your thing, come and try it once – you might be surprised and we’d love to see you.

Bye for now,

Hello friends, today I am going to share with you another way to use the Accented Blooms stamp set and bundle.  I have already shared one way to use it in my blog 22nd July 2018  and today shows the flexibility of the bundle and achieve a different look. This was one of the cards we made in our August card class and it really showcases the stamp set and stampin’ blends.  The card base is whisper white thick and the card front is vellum and I have also used a whisper white insert.

To make this card we stamped the image in versamark and heat embossed in white embossing powder.  In the top corner we stamped and heat embossed either the small flower image or the heart image.  The colouring is done using stampin blends from the back of the image to give a softer look.  The colours in this first card are highland heather, lovely lipstick, pineapple punch, poppy parade and call me clover.

The colours in this second card are Bermuda bay, mango melody, rich razzleberry, cherry cobbler and shaded spruce.  For the greeting, stamp first in versamark, then in the ink colour of your choice, and finally heat emboss with clear embossing powder for a really nice finish.

The vellum is adhered to the back of the card and with a small piece of tear and tape underneath the label so that the adhesive doesn’t show through the vellum.  Each of the cards came out different according to the colour combinations used by the ladies and they all looked great.

This final card shows yet another way to use the bundle with some watercolouring and the watercolour pencils.  A little glitter on a couple of flowers to finish off and pearls to embellish and voila!  There are so many ways to use this stamp set and the coordinating punch for the label makes it even easier to get a great image.  If you’d like to join us in a class or place an order please contact me or place your order through my online store.