Beautiful Promenade Copper & Merlot Stitched Season

My inspirational scarf!

This card started off with a colour combination inspired by my favourite scarf (currently!).  There's something about the warm pink and copper combination that really appeals to me.

I thought about recreating those dots with Versamark and a sponge dauber but ultimately took the easier route of sponging versamark through one of the Pattern Party Decorative Masks, sprinkling with copper embossing powder and heat setting.

The petal pink, merlot, copper combination adds extra elegance to the beautiful images and die cuts

I used one of the gorgeous limited-time only Stitched Seasons framelits to cut out a label shape and another to cut a slightly large one from Merry Merlot cardstock.

The base card is Merry Merlot and I embossed the Petal Pink layer with the beautiful, and aptly names, Subtle embossing folder.

Another photo of the card from a different angle to try to capture the beautiful shimmer of the copper

I used versmark and copper embossing powder to heat emboss the gorgeous flower onto Merry Merlot cardstock.  This lovely image is from the Beautiful Promenade stamp set.  I then cut out the flower with the coordinating die in the Beautiful Layers Thinlits.  The dies and stamp set are available as a bundle with a saving of 10%.

I cut the leaves from Copper Foil Sheet using the Foliage Frame framelits.

The copper heat embossed greeting is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set and, to maintain the theme of stitching, I cut it out with one of the Stitched Shapes framelits.

The Share What You Love Artisan pearls in the centre of the flower add the final bit of glamour to this multipurpose card.

If you like the Stitched Seasons dies - remember that they'll only be available until 31st August or while stocks last.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All supplies used are available in my online store

Beautiful Promenade Photopolymer Bundle

$78.25

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

$10.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

$57.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$50.00

Foliage Frame Framelits Dies

$47.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$63.00

Versamark Pad

$15.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Embossing Buddy

$10.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Copper Foil Sheets

$7.00

Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Share What You Love Artisan Pearls

$10.50

Stitched Seasons with Bokeh background

This is the second time I've used the Bokeh Dots stamp set - you can see the first card here.  It's one of Stampin' Up's new Distinktive stamps.  This time, I inked it up all over with Calypso Coral and then gently added some Poppy Parade in one corner with a sponge brayer.

Bokeh Dots and Stitches Seasons dies combine to make a pretty all-purpose card

I cut the Petal Pink and Whisper White layers to fit the Basic Gray card base and then used one of the Stitched Seasons frames to cut a piece from the white layer.  These frames are really versatile as they leave a stitched pattern on both the label shape and the remaining outline shape.

To overcome the fact that the Bokeh Dots is just a tad narrower than the widest parts of the label shape, I cut another frame from a piece of scrap paper, positioned it as I wanted the final piece to look and sponged all around the inside of the frame with Real Red ink, paying particular attention to the problem areas.

I cut the floral and foliage elements from plain Whisper White cardstock and then used a damp brush and ink to colour them with Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green inks.

The greeting is from the Floral Frames stamp set.  I stamped it onto Whisper White cardstock with Basic Gray ink, cut it out with one of the Layering Ovals dies and then sponged the edge with Basic Gray ink.

The final touch was to add some of the Glitter Enamel Dots.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - all products available from my online store for Australian Residents (Stitched Seasons is a limited-time release and will be available from 1-31 August only)

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$26.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

$57.00

Floral Frames Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Blended Seasons Holly Christmas Card

I'm a big fan of versatillity so I LOVE these new limited-time products: Blended Seasons stamp set and coordinating Stitched Seasons framelit dies.  They cover a myriad of occasions from thank you cards, birthdays and anniversaries to get well and sympathy cards and Christmas!

Colour the images with any medium that takes your fancy.  I've watercoloured, used Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and for this card I used the Stampin' Write Markers.

The limited-time Blended Seasons stamp set and Stitched Seasons dies are perfect for making Christmas cards!

I kept this spare piece for another card

The base card is Granny Apple Green.  I cut into the Whisper White layer with two of the framelits from the Stitched Seasons set and removed the resulting frame shape (which I kept to one side and used in my next Christmas card).

I used the same larger framelit to cut a piece of Poppy Parade which I adhered to the card front, nestled nicely into the empty space to produce one flat layer with two colours.

I stamped the holly image at the top of the smaller white label using Mossy Meadow ink.
I then thoroughly cleaned and dried my stamp and used Mossy Meadow and Poppy Parade Stampin' Write Markers to ink up just one holly cluster which I stamped into one lower corner and then repeated on the other side.

I used Stampin' Write Markers to colour the images in Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade and Mint Macaron and I added a touch of Cherry Cobbler to the berries by squiggling the marker onto an acrylic block and picking up a little on the end of a Blender Pen.

The greeting was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink and then I adhered the decorated label to the card front and added the little red bow. Since I lacked Poppy Parade ribbon, I coloured a length of Whisper White Classic Weave ribbon with Poppy Parade ink and let it dry.

These limited-time products will only be available from 1 to 31 August or while stocks last.  If you'd like to start using them right away - join now and include them in your starter kit!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products available from my online store (Limited-time products available from 1-31 August 2018 or while stocks last)

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Many Marvelous Markers

$215.25

Whisper White 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon

$12.25

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Big Shot

$159.00

Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop: Technique - Embossing Mats

Welcome to the Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop - we hop every month so be sure to pop back and visit us again!  Today our theme is Techniques.

I love learning new techniques - so this is one of my favourite blog hops!  If you also like techniques - you'll want to use the list at the end of this post to click on the name after mine to continue around the hop.  You are currently at my page - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  

The gorgeous Blended Seasons stamp set & coordinating Stitched Seasons dies
will only be available 1-31 August 2018 or while stocks last

For this project I've used some limited-time products: Blended Season stamp set and the coordinating Stitched Season Framelit dies.  These are currently available to Demonstrators and will be available to our customers from 1 - 31 August while supplies last. 

Anyone who knows me also knows that I love versatility - I like to make sure I get full value from my purchases!  Stampin' up! recently introduced into their range a Big Shot accessory that can add versatility to the dies in our collection.  I'm talking about the Big Shot Embossing Mats.

This technique is much easier to do than to photograph!  I've increased the contrast in the top photograph in an attempt to show the embossing on the card.

Having cut a piece of Shimmery White cardstock to size, I used a little washi tape to position one of the dies on the back of the card and ran it through the Big Shot with the Embossing Mats using the embossing technique shown here.

With the help of the Embossing Mats, this card front is embossed with one of the Stitched Seasons dies

My colour test patch

I then used Soft Sea Foam ink to stamp the floral image which I coloured with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.  The colours I used were: Granny Apple Green Light and Dark, Poppy Parade Light and Dark, Cherry Cobbler Dark, Calypso Coral Dark and Daffodil Delight Dark.  

TIP:  Before I start colouring with alcohol markers, I like to test them on an off-cut of the cardstock that I'm using.

The base card is Poppy Parade with a layer of Granny Apple Green.  Using the coordinating dies, I cut the flourishes from Poppy Parade cardstock and cut the bow twice: once in Granny Apple Green and once in Garden Green and did a little paper piecing.

TIP:  Adding some Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to the back of the cardstock before cutting intricate pieces makes them much easier to adhere to the project!

If you like the very versatile Blended Seasons stamp set and Stitched Seasons dies (here is a watercoloured card made with the set and in future posts I'll be sharing some Christmas cards), remember they're a limited release so get your order in fast!  If you can't wait until 1st August to get your hands on them, join up as a Demonstrator and you can include them in your kit.

Thank you so much for joining us today and we hope you'll join us again next month when we'll be showcasing the new Holiday Catalogue! 

I'm Stephanie Fischer and to keep hopping around see the list below to see who is up next with another great project.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List - All available in my online store (Limited release products available from 1 to 31 August 2018)

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

$17.00

Big Shot Embossing Mats

$26.00

Big Shot

$159.00