The Crafty Thinker: Stephanie Fischer - Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator: Garden Scene

Friday, 17 May 2019

Garden Scene with Shimmer Paint

This was a bit of an experiment because I wanted to find something different to do with my retiring Garden Scene dies.

So I used the die in one corner of a piece of Basic Black cardstock and then lightly sponged with Frost White Shimmer Paint.

I found an oval label on my desk, left over from something-or-other, and white heat embossed the sentiment from the Stitched All Around stamp set.

#thecraftythinker #gardenscene #shimmerpaint #cardmaking #stampinup , Garden Scene, Shimmer paint, Stampin' Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

Sponging with Shimmer Paint onto Basic Black cardstock with a debossed pattern.

The black leaf is cut with one of the Flourish dies. Then this simple card is finished with some Black Shimmer Ribbon, Basic Adhesive Sequins and Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems.

In this first attempt at sponging on the shimmer paint - I was a bit too heavy handed and filled in all the indentations

By being a bit more light handed and sparing with the shimmer paint, the black lines of the embossed pattern show nicely

Click here to take a look at the retiring products before they disappear for good on 2nd June.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Garden Scene Framelits Dies

$52.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Frost White Shimmer Paint

$14.00

Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems

$10.50

Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

$12.25

Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon

$12.25

Versamark Pad

$15.75

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Sunday, 13 May 2018

Serene Garden Mother's Day Card

Hmmm - I couldn't capture this card properly with my camera - it looks much prettier in person!

#thecraftythinker #sneakpeek #serenegarden #mothersdaycad #cardmaking #rubberstamping , Serene Garden Bundle, Sneak Peek, Stampin' Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

I had to angle the card to catch the light on the copper
Serene Garden Bundle with Eclectic Layers

I used the new Serene Garden Bundle which will be available very soon (1 June) in the 2018 to 2019 Annual Catalogue. One of the pieces in the Garden Scene die set creates a beautiful debossed image and I sponged over the top to highlight it.

I hand drew the stem with a Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write marker.

#thecraftythinker #colourpalette #graygranite #blackberrybliss #cardmaking #rubberstamping #stampinup , Colour Palette, Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Gray Granite, Powder Pink, Stampin' Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

Gray Granite provides a pretty neutral in this berry colour palette

The greeting is from the "Must Have" stamp set called Itty Bitty Greetings. I was very upset to see the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set retire but, I have to say, I think that this new set is even better! It covers every occasion that I can think of!

To soften the severity of the layout, I used the trellis die from the Eclectic Layers Thinlits to cut a failed experiment! I've been playing with Copper Foil, inks and embossing powder to try to achieve an engraved, patinated copper look ... that's still a work in progress!