Background Technique Using Stampin Up Rose Garden Thinlets Dies

This video tutorial will show you how to use a die cut to create a mask to make a stand alone background which just needs a sentiment to create a lovely card.

Products used
Rose Garden Thinlets Dies,
Wild Wasabi, Crushed Curry and Emerald Envy ink pads,
Best Birds stamp set for the Happy Birthday sentiment
Sponge Daubers,
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Masking technique using Fabulous Flora

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Today's video is using Fabulous Flora and a masking technique with two colours calypso coral and rich razzleberry making a great mask for a floral stamp.

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Happy crafting 💜

Favourite tools Sponge Daubers

My favourite tools in my craft box have to be Sponge Daubers, a pack of five for £4.50 code 133773, order through my shop button above.

They fit on  your finger like a thimble and allow you to blend colour seamlessly onto our cardstock and are perfect for masking techniques, check out my video techniques for ideas and techniques.

Product list for this card -
Everyday Hero stamp set for buildings, stamped four  times twice in archival black and twice in smoky slate ink pads and fussy cut out.
High Tide stamp set for the birds stamped in archival black ink pad
Crushed Curry cardstock sponged in calypso coral, Cajun craze and cherry cobbler ink pads
Crushed Curry Stampin Write Marker to colour windows of buildings.
Sponge Daubers for the sponging techniques.

So treat yourself to a few packs of sponge daubers and keep a different dauber for each colour or colour group if being frugal and get great results like this.  All products used can be bought through the shop button above.

Happy Stampin and see you again soon. Thanks for dropping by 💜

Stampin Up Stitched Framelits tutorial part 3

so today is the third part of making three totally different cards using the the Stampin Up stitched framelits to make three totally different cards. Check back on this blog for part one and two tutorials. So once you have die cut the largest circle from the stitched framelits you are left with the waste which makes a perfect mask.

With so saffron and crushed curry and using the sponge daubers ink Up the sky using light circular motions building the colour slowly. Around the edge sponge some peekaboo peach to give dimension. With th sea area use marina mist and dapper denim in the same way building up the colour adding the darker colour at the edge of the mask to create dimension. Taking the High Tide stamp set and with the mask still in place stamp using dapper denim the sea.

Take the mask away and continue to stamp the, wading birds, sun and seagulls building up the picture as you go.

Add a sentiment of your choice from the set and then mount on smoky slate and put on your card base.

So there you have it 3 totally different cards with the stitched framelits as the centre focal point. All products used are Stampin Up and can be purchased by clicking the shop button above. Come back tomorrow where I will be showing a short video of the finished cards. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day 💜

Stitched framelits part 2 tutorial

So today we are using the largest circle stitched framelit again and this time using it as a centre focal point in the same pattern as the background.

Colours used flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach, crushed curry, dapper denim and smoky slate. Firstly die cut the stitched framelit circle in whisper white and pit in th centre of a piece of whisper white cardstock half an inch smaller than whatever base card you want. Using thrnsponge daubers colour the whole area in different tones using circular motions to blend each colour into the other.

With smoky slate use the timeless texture stamp set to decorate the whole area and then a little black ink with the small dot stamp for different texture. Mount the stitched circle on dimensionals for height and then mount on black and use a die to cut whatever words mounted on a diagonal. Embellish with some rhinestones for a bit of bling and you have a layered pretty card for any occasion.

Come back tomorrow as we use the waste from the circle die cut to make out third card in this series.

A splash of vibrancy

Well today is Valentine's Day which is a very special day for me as it is my grandsons 4th birthday so if you remember the froggy superhero card (have a look back on my blog if you missed it) that has been th chosen card with a big fat 4 on it.

So today's project was inspired by Andrea Walford who made an inspirational card using some bright and bold colours. So I thought I would have a go with flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach and crushed curry diagonally sponged and overstamped with the delicate details a free Saleabration set full of lacy borders. I stamped tone on tone to keep the vibrancy.

 I die cut the butterfly in black and also the sentiment which really makes them pop and mounted on black cardstock too. With s few rhinestones for some bling it makes a really modern vibrant card.

This card was a direct case from Andrea walford but using flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach and crushed curry. Makes me think is warmer days to come and hot summer days.

Whatever you are doing for Valentine's have a wonderful day and I'll be back tomorrow for more fun tips and techniques using Stampin Up fabulous range of products 💜