Why is it that Monday always gets here quickest after a vacation? We enjoyed a little family get-away last week. It was nice to have a change of scenery, even if it was still a typical Texas roaster of a week! So I’m off to a little slower start this week.

Together we’re going to be working with the Saying Hey stamp set by Stampin’ Up! this week. This set coordinates with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch, but it goes beautifully with many other current SU! shapes. We’re going to be pairing this super versatile stamp set with a whole host of products this week.

Today, we get started with a sketch from my sketch book. This sketch was inspired by a card from StampwithBrenda over on Insta. I loved the layout because it works with both large images and fonts.

Our card starts with a base of Balmy Blue cardstock. The bottom panel of our background panel is a sheet of the blue woodgrain pattern from the Country Woods designer series paper pack. This patterned paper is complimented with an embossed sheet of white cardstock using the Distressed Tile embossing folder. To help the embossed pattern pop, I applied some Misty Moonlight ink with my finger. A strip of Night of Navy cardstock in the center brings our background panel elements together.

For this card, our focal panel is comprised of the sentiment panel. The background panel is Smoky Slate diecut using the radiating stitch circle from the Spotlight on Nature die set. The HEY sentiment from the Saying Hey stamp set is stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed using the silver powder from the WOW! metallics set. Although not intentional, it didn’t heat set evenly which gives it this neat distressed look that coordinates perfectly with the embossed panel. I just love happy little accidents like that! The second portion of our sentiment panel is a strip of Night of Navy cardstock with the sentiment from Saying Hey stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed with the white WOW! basics embossing powder. The grey woodgrain banners underneath the navy panel helps bring all of our color elements together. Each of the sentiment panel layers is adhered together to make one flat sentiment panel. The full panel is popped up on dimensionals. I decided to add one additional shabby chic element with the frayed Night of Navy linen thread from the not-yet-released Natural Tones linen thread pack. You could achieve the same effect using a Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend to color linen thread. Our card is finished off with a grouping of white sequins from the Neutrals pack.

Tomorrow we’re going to be pairing our stamp set with several patterns of designer series paper for a fun masculine card. I hope you’ll pop by and check it out!

Products used in this card:
Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Basic White cardstock
Country Woods DSP
Saying Hey stamps
Distressed Tile embossing folder
Spotlight on Nature, Nested Essentials, Happy Little Things dies
Basics, Metallics embossing powders
Natural Tones linen thread (coming Fall ’24)
Neutrals sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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