Softly Sophisticated

 This is my first play time with this lovely stamp set and embossing folder bundle from the SAB catalog. I thought it turned out quite lovely.  I used a new to me Fun fold card design, I like how the DSP is displayed on the back section but the front 2 sections I used for stamping.  Not sure you can see it real well in the picture but I embossed the thin piece of plastic from the stamp set. When I put my stamps in their case and then added the heavier piece of plastic onto the front of them I thought to myself hey couldn’t I emboss this little thin piece of plastic, so I did using the new embossing folder that came with the stamp set. 😊 I put it over the sentiment piece, taped onto the backside. It wanted to “bow out” quite badly andI didn’t  want tape to be showing through.  Anyone know if there is an adhesive that won’t show through clear plastic🤨).  On the back of this piece I put dimensionals in the middle and some tape on the outside edge to adhere  it. That made the plastic flatter to the stamping. I also embossed  2 panels to go behind the 2 thin sections of the card base to add some pretty texture. It doesn’t stand out since it’s white on white but adds just the right amount of “bang”… hmmm wonder what embossing the DSP would have looked like maybe I’ll try that next time.
Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping😊

CASED cards

 Pinterest is a wonderful place to go for ideas using stamp sets.  I’ve been wanting to use the Notes of Nature Stampin Up set from the 2024 mini catalog.  Found two cards to sorta “case” 😊. I don’t usually make a card exactly like I see it, probably because I don’t have all that I’d need to use so I just use what I have and do my own thing.  

                            

Thinking about spring

 My craft room doesn’t have a lot of heat in it, just whatever trickles in. So last night I wanted to do something and decided that it was easy to move my Art Impressions watercolor Stamps into a warmer room. I have them all on a wheeled cart and I can pull it where I want it. Thinking and ready for spring! Especially since it’s cold here in Ohio, I know I should be thankful for each season🥴. OK I’ll blame it on Bonnie - Creator of the Art Impression Stamps. She’s bringing out spring time Stamps!😁.  

     

Enduring Beauy meets shimmer pasteThis is what I came up with do you like it?

 My next card class we will be using the enduring beauty stencils. I have been doing a lot of looking on Pinterest and around to see what everyone has been doing with it. After I got everything ready for this card class I had a thought. No one had done anything with the shimmer paste and the stencils, at least I haven’t seen anything with it. So I went to work!😁. This is what I came up with do you like it?  (If I didn’t already have everything cut and ready to go I might have changed and had everyone do this one. Well I can show it to them and they can re-create.) 😁

As with any card with shimmer paste on it it’s hard to see. But there is quite a bit of texture on this card. I added petal pink Re-inker to the paste. Added it to the first layer of the stencil and then because I didn’t want to have to wait I used the heat gun to dry it. Added more color to the paste that was left. I put the second layer of the flower on and added that paste. It didn’t show up very well I’m not sure if it was because my color wasn’t dark enough(I wanted a subtle look not bold) but I didn’t like it so I  decided that I would just go ahead and spread it around with layer one again and try stamping on it after it was dry. Of course I did dry it and then stamped with bubble bath not sure you can see it real well but it is there and it’s very soft and pretty, wanting a soft center I used Smoky Slate.  The leaves are with two tones of green. I think I used Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green. I put my flower panel on Smokey Slate and then popped it up on a 4x5.25 piece of  Bubble Bath which I  dry embossed with the new Softly Sophisticated 3-D embossing folder from the SAB catalog. The card base is a top folding 4.25x11 piece of basic white.

First 2024

Happy New Year , a little late😊.  Well this is the first card I got done this year. We’ve had sickness in our home so I haven’t really felt like Stamping much, Since about the fifth. Hopefully I can finish up some of the others that I started and actually turn them into cards. This was just something that I thought was fun. Tried out a new for I received and I’m always in need a children cards. 

The new Stampin’ Up Mini catalog and SAB catalogs are now up and available to order out of.  So many beautiful cards made with the stamps,dies and this catalog has a floral stamp set with a set of layering stencils to add color easily, then use the die to cut it out. I haven’t received mine yet, anxiously awaiting.  If you need anything and I can help you out, send me a message below.    Have a great day!