Leaf collection stamp for a casual stamper

Here’s another set of cards made using the leaf collection stamp. These cards feature heat embossing to step up the card set for a more casual or intermediate stamper. 

The stamp was inked using versamark ink and sprinkled with the clear embossing powder and heated using the heating tool. I love the texture the leaves gain from the embossing. 

I’ve also added a bit of dimension to the sentiment by placing a white circle and using two shapes die cut in both the incolour and white. I cut the incolour piece in half and glued it under the white shape to create an enhanced boarder for the sentiment. 

I love how these cards turned out and again, they can be used for any occasion. 

Thankyou for reading. Until next time,

Happy crafting. 

 

Spotlight on Nature sketch 3.

It’s time to share my final set of cards made from sketches provided at onstage. This one only has two cards- because I ran out of fluid watercolour paper! 

The first card uses stamping as the main feature. The images are stamped onto the fluid water colour paper as it provides a different texture than the usual card. The leaves are stamped multiple times and the butterfly placed above it. The sentiment to the side and some gems for bling. This card is perfect for your beginner and casual stampers. 

The final card includes techniques of stamping on the base card and inking the edges, water colouring the leaves in two tones of green using water painters, an additional mat to the sentiment and the butterfly is fussy cut and raised using dimensionals. Additional bling was added to the butterfly using wink of Stella. This card can be used to inspire both casual and avid stampers. 

Here are the two cards side by side and you can see that they are both stunning in different ways. 

Thanks for reading, until next time,

Happy crafting. 

 

Spotlight on Nature

Over the next few blogs, I and going to be sharing with you some cards I’ve created using a sketch. These cards designs and sketches were given to the demonstrators who attended the Crafting after hours event at Stampin Up! Onstage event this year. All of these cards will feature the new Spotlight on Nature stampset which will be available from May 2024. 

This is the first sketch I wanted to share with you today. 

The first card is the card we created at the After Hours event. It features Pretty In Pink Cardstock, which is one of the new in colours for 2024-2026. Other colours used include Basic Beige (a new colour added this year) lemon lime twist, Calypso Coral and Summer Splash. The images from this card are stamped on Fluid 100 water colour paper and coloured using water painters to create a water colour effect. I’ve also coloured the white bakers twine using Petunia Pop ink to add an extra dimension of colour. This card is perfect for the intermediate or casual stamper. 

The second card is a stripped back version of the above card. The focus here is on stamping and using only a couple of colours (Pretty in Pink, Lemon Lime Twist and Summer Splash). This card is perfect for the beginner stamper. 

Finally, here is a photo of the two cards together. You can see how different they are, and yet both look fantastic. 

If you live in Australia and do not have your own Stampin Up! Demonstrator and you are interested in any of the products I’ve used in these projects, please reach out, I would love to help you.