First Sight of Copper Botanicals

Inspiration can be such a strange thing - when and how it strikes and what prompts it.

At Christmas I was fortunate enough to win a raffle - the prize being a hot stone massage - how lucky was I!  It's taken me half a year - but I finally managed to squeek it in just before the gift token expired!

I sat in the very elegant waiting room, enjoying the tranquility, aromas and style and then my gaze fell on a beautiful, sleek copper water pitcher sitting on a timber table in front of the Aubergine coloured wall and inspiration started to tickle my brain.  Then I noticed the elegant taupe curtains and the aubergine and taupe chairs and the copper colour  repeated in the paintings on the wall.

At that point I'm afraid I broke the serenity by feverishly rummaging through my bag looking for my note pad and pen to write down: Elegant Eggplant, Tip Top Taupe, Copper.

Inspired by the decor at a local beauty spa!

So I've added a layer of Chocolate Chip behind the Elegant Eggplant and the base card is Early Espresso.

I stamped the flourish from First Sight onto the Elegant Eggplant layer with Versamark and heat embossed it with copper embossing powder.  I left the lower right quandrant free to try to give more impact to the flowers.

The greeting from First Sight is stamped in Basic Black onto Perfect Plum and cut with a die from the Project Life Cards & Labels framelits - I just resized it and then did the same thing with a piece of Early Espresso to put underneath.  I popped this little "banner" up on dimensionals and offset it a little on the card for a bit more interest.

To make the copper flowers, I grabbed a piece of retired cardstock (colour unimportant) and gave it a good coat of versamark.  I then gave it a good sprinkle of copper embossing powder and used the heat tool.  After giving it a minute to cool, I ran it through the Big Shot with the Botanical Builder framelits.  I then shaped the flowers with a bone folder and ball tool on a piece of foam.  I cut centres from Elegant Eggplant and a little black to contrast with the copper.

I added plain Rhinestone jewels to the larger flowers and for the smaller flowers, I coloured the rhinestones with a black sharpie before I put them into the centre of the flowers.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time.

Stephanie

Product List - to shop in my online store, click on one of the product images below (Australian Residents only)

First Sight Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140688]

Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits

[135707]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119246]

Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

[108614]

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock

[138343]

Chocolate Chip A4 Card Stock

[108599]

Perfect Plum A4 Card Stock

[108615]

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Watercolour Wings Joy Fold card

The Joy Fold is one of my favourites and I haven't made one for a long time - until now.

There are many great tutorials available on You Tube, so I won't go into too much construction detail.  Suffice it to say that I used Bermuda Bay cardstock for the card, layered with Pool party.

I should use the Watercolour Wings stamp set more often - it's a beauty!

I stamped all of the Pool Party panels for the larger part of the card with the beautiful flourish from the First Sight stamp set.  I used Basic Grey ink for the front panel and the large inner piece and Bermuda Bay (stamped off) for the inner left side to surround the greeting.  The greeting is from the Birthday Blossoms stamp set.

I layered a piece of plain Whisper White cardstock to the inside of the small section of card.  This is where I'll write my message.

I stamped the large triple stamp butterfly from Watercolour Wings onto the small piece of Whisper White card for the front.  The colours I used are Basic Grey and Bermuda Bay.  I used markers around the edge of the butterfly and added a shadow with a Smoky Slate marker.

Then I masked the butterfly before stamping the background with the same flourish - but this time inked with Smoky Slate and touches of Bermuda Bay and Basic Grey.  I stamped off first so that pattern wouldn't overwhelm the butterfly.

For the closure, I added a flower made using the Botanical Builder Framelit set and added another small flower to balance the composition.  I gave the flowers Basic Black candy dot centres.

The opened card

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time
Stephanie

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Product List

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139424]

First Sight Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140688]

Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

[140625]

Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139471]

Neutrals Candy Dots

[130934]

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Many Marvelous Markers

[131264]

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[131179]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Bloomin' Love - Occasions Catalogue Sneak Peek

Time for a sneak peek at one of the many really great items in the new Occasions Catalogue - available 5 January 2016.

This is the Bloomin' Love stamp set and the Bloomin' Heart thinlits dies which are available as a bundle at a saving of 15%.

Bloomin' Love Bundle with the First Sight stamp set

NEW PRODUCTS FEATURED: (available from 5th January 2016)

• Bloomin' Love Bundle                     140818
• First Sight stamp set                      140688
• Wink of Stella Clear Brush              141897
• Large Numbers Framelits                140622

This is in fact a gift card - I didn't take a picture but inside there is a pop up gift card holder.  It's amazingly sparkly and over-the-top but I think just right for a Christmas gift card present for my lovely niece.

The main card is made from Blushing Bride cardstock to which I've added a layer of Cherry Cobbler.  I stamped an image in black ink from another new stamp set called First Sight and then I mirror stamped it on the other side.  Once the ink was dry I added a little sparkle with the Wink of Stella Clear brush (also in the new Occasions Catalogue).

I used the Bloomin' Heart thinlit die to cut the large heart from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.  I stamped the flowers from the Bloomin' Love stamp set onto Whisper White cardstock with Watermelon Wonder ink and cut them out with the small dies from the Bloomin Heart Thinlits and stuck them onto the larger heart.

I stamped the banner from the Bloomin' Love stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink onto Blushing Bride cardstock and added a sentiment from Watercolor Wings (currently available in the Annual Catalogue).  Then I cut out the banner with the matching die from the Large Numbers Framelits die set and stuck it onto the heart.

The finishing touches were the sequins from the Brights Sequin Assortment and I placed a small Rhinestone Jewel (both currently available in the Annual Catalogue) in the centre of each.

Stay tuned for more sneak peeks!
Stephanie

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