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Techniques

Spotlight on Paper

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Welcome back, my friends. I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. It’s been a busy one for us so far, but we’ve gotten to enjoy lots of time together. So although we’ve been on the go, I’ll count together time a win any day!

This week, we’re exploring the spotlight technique and looking at all the different ways you can shine a spotlight on your focal points. Did you know you can use the spotlight technique with paper and not just stamps? Today we’re using dimension to highlight a beautiful section of a sheet of the Splendid Autumn paper.

We get started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. A beautiful dusky scene from the Splendid Autumn paper pack serves as our focal point and cut just shy of a quarter panel for the card front. I chose a 2-inch section in the center to highlight with dimension and a small mat of Lemon Lolly shimmer paper. I ran a panel of white cardstock through with the More Messages die to create some sentiment panels and chose a banner for this card. The stamp set from the 2025 Advent Calendar gives us our decorative flowers and the sentiment. The sentiment panel is adhered with dimensionals and glue dots at the bottom of the spotlight panel. And then we finish things off with a pop of sparkle with some pearlized faceted circles.

I hope you’ve enjoyed learning some of the different ways that you can spotlight elements of your card designs. And remember, there’s never a right or a wrong way to do it. So have fun and just play! Next week, we’ll be hopping into a couple of Easter designs in between all of the Holy Week activities I have coming up.

Product List
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133675 ]
[133675]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Splendid Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 164173 ]
[164173]
$12.50
Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167198 ]
[167198]
$10.00
More Messages Die [ 165472 ]
[165472]
$33.00
12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar (English) [ 167335 ]
[167335]
$99.00
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [ 155611 ]
[155611]
$9.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147094 ]
[147094]
$9.00
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147101 ]
[147101]
$9.00
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
[166978]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
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Techniques

Spotlight on Layers

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Whew — we made it to Friday, friends! And what a TGIF feeling it is! It’s gonna be a busy weekend around here but also lots of fun as we celebrate the kiddo’s birthday this weekend. And we have to throw in a few around-the-house projects too. What are you getting up to?

We’re continuing our Spotlight technique series and today is all about layers as we combine the Layers of Beauty and Peace on Earth Stampin sets to create this encouragement card.

We get started with a base of Lost Lagoon cardstock. In opposing corners we stamp portions of the Layers of Beauty image tone on tone with Lost Lagoon ink. Our focal panel is a small piece of Lost Lagoon cut with the Textured Notes dies with the same images stamped in opposing corners. The sentiment from the Peace on Earth stamp set is stamped in Pretty Peacock and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This panel is adhered over some white with gold ribbon in the center of our card so that our floral images overlap one another. Frosted iridescent dots finish off our card with a touch of whimsy.

I hope you’ll tune in tomorrow to see another Spotlight technique at work!

Product List
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133679 ]
[133679]
$14.00
Layers Of Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 163514 ]
[163514]
$20.00
Peace On Earth Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 165918 ]
[165918]
$19.00
Textured Notes Dies [ 165555 ]
[165555]
$31.00
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161678 ]
[161678]
$9.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [ 150083 ]
[150083]
$9.00
Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165679 ]
[165679]
$21.00
White With Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon [ 166979 ]
[166979]
$8.50
Frosted Iridescent Dots [ 165766 ]
[165766]
$9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Techniques

Spotlight on Birthday

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Welcome back, friends! I hope you aren’t giving up on me. I’ve had a string of weeks where things are just NOT going as planned. Do you ever have those? I’m about ready to trade up for something different. Whew! Between the day job and church music job, it has just been C-RAZY. And, of course, as we move into Holy Week next week, things will really ramp up before they calm down at all.

The kiddo’s birthday this weekend has me thinking of birthday cards today as we continue our spotlight technique design series. Today we’re using repeating text and emphasizing our focal point with ink as we combine the new Nature Walk and Wood Grain Wonders papers, which give us just the right masculine feel for this card.

We get started with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock to compliment our subtle woodgrain pattern in the background that comes from the Wood Grain Wonders paper pack. Our focal panel is two patterns from the Nature Walk pack and we start by cutting out our background mat with the Perennial Postage dies and then cut our top sheet down to size to form the perfect mat. For the spotlight element in this design, we’re using repeated text and I chose a sentiment that would leave a nice border on all sides. To determine whether this sentiment was going to work, I rolled it end over end down the center to confirm I could stamp the full sentiment 3 times down the front of the focal panel. I started stamping the sentiment in a lighter color that stands out just so from the background and stamped it on both the top and bottom. For a solid-color panel, stamping tone on tone works well. Here, I decided that Pool Party ink would do the trick. (In hindsight, I probably should have chosen something like Mossy Meadow for just a touch more color in the background.) And then I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock in the center and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. HINT: you can make embossing powder any color you want by first covering your stamp with Versamark and then your selected ink color. The focal panel is adhered to the mat with dimensionals and then wrapped in linen thread that is tied in a small bow. Some sparkle dots and frosted iridescent dots are added to draw the eye across the card diagonally. The full panel is adhered to the card front with dimensionals. And it’s as simple as that!

Since I’m running on fumes this evening, I needed one of the simpler spotlight techniques and I really love the repeated image style when I want a simple and eye-catching design but have limited time to make a card. I hope you’ll drop in tomorrow to see what spotlight technique we use next!

Product List
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Wood Grain Wonders 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 167428 ]
[167428]
$12.50
Nature Walk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 166912 ]
[166912]
$12.50
With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 169063 ]
[169063]
$20.00
Perennial Postage Dies [ 162607 ]
[162607]
$33.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147107 ]
[147107]
$9.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [ 150083 ]
[150083]
$9.00
Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165679 ]
[165679]
$21.00
Linen Thread [ 104199 ]
[104199]
$5.00
Frosted Iridescent Dots [ 165766 ]
[165766]
$9.00
Sparkle Dot Essentials [ 166991 ]
[166991]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Botanicals · Techniques

Spotlight on Flowers

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Howdy, friends! Did you miss me? Last week didn’t exactly turn out as I had planned. I had grand plans for all of last week’s posts and then our schedules just kinda imploded. Between a major office furniture swap out and then a home update project, last week was chocked FULL and I didn’t have anything left for crafts.

Sooo here we are in a brand new week and I finally get to bring you all the fun ideas I have for this new design theme — the spotlight technique. Typically, this technique will, in some way, repeat a pattern or an image in a fresh, new way. Today, we’re using the elevated coloring method to spotlight a portion of the Flowers Fair stamped image.

We get started with a background of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. The focal panel backdrop is a quarter panel of white cardstock stamped with the Flowers Fair stamp and then cut to size with the largest Perennial Postage die. A second white quarter panel is also stamped with the identical image and then we use one of 2025 Advent Calendar dies to cut out a small portion of the image and then color it with Stampin Blends. The small colored panel is matted with pink shimmer paper and the two are adhered together with dimensionals. We wrap our background panel with pink ribbon before adhering it to our card front with dimensionals. The spotlight panel is adhered in place with dimensionals so it is just above its uncolored counterpart in the image below. The sentiment from the Rolling Waves stamp set is heat embossed in silver on Blackberry Bliss cardstock and then cut out with the Stylish Shapes banner due. Some pink flat pearls in opposing corners finish things off perfectly.

I hope you’ll drop in again to see what other spotlight methods we’ll be using this week!

Product List
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133675 ]
[133675]
$14.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167198 ]
[167198]
$10.00
Flowers Fair Photopolymer Stamp Set [ 167217 ]
[167217]
$23.00
Rolling Waves Photopolymer Stamp Set [ 167142 ]
[167142]
$20.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [ 101406 ]
[101406]
$10.50
Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165678 ]
[165678]
$21.00
Perennial Postage Dies [ 162607 ]
[162607]
$33.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]
[159183]
$30.00
12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar (English) [ 167335 ]
[167335]
$99.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154892 ]
[154892]
$11.00
Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 163824 ]
[163824]
$11.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154883 ]
[154883]
$11.00
2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems [ 163781 ]
[163781]
$8.50
Bubble Bath 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Faux Linen Ribbon [ 167075 ]
[167075]
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Father's Day

Amazing Dad

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Woohoo, we’ve made it to Friday! It’s been a rainy week here in North Texas, so lots of the usual outside activities have been put on hold. So we’re hoping for a respite from the predicted weekend rain showers. And I’ve got lots of things on the to-do list for the weekend. What about you? I’m super excited to have a card class on my to-do list. And this time, I get the privilege of being the student. *grin*

This week, we’ve been digging in our crafty stash to create cards for the awesome dads in our lives. And today we’re taking it outside by pairing up the new Scenic Adventure bundle with a super fun (and easy!) faux watercolor technique I learned over at On Y Go to create a lovely sunset scene.

Our card gets started with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock and then I cut a window using the Textured Notes die. To create the sunset in the background, cover a clear block with a combination of Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Flirty Flamingo ink and then spritz with water before stamping on the quarter panel of Very Vanilla cardstock. For some extra interest and a touch of mystical sparkle, add some Wink of Stella to the panel before adhering to the back of the front panel so that it peeks through the window. The trees and grass are cut from a combination of Mossy Meadow, Shaded Spruce, and Crumb Cake using the Scenic Adventure dies. The grass is adhered directly to the front panel, while the trees are adhered with dimensionals to give some depth to the scene.

Our sentiment is in two parts. The top sentiment you’re amazing from Scenic Adventure is stamped in Versamark on Crumb Cake and then heat embossed with copper. I cut around this sentiment using paper snips. The sentiment panel is adhered to a sheet of pastel ombre glimmer paper and then cut to mat the sentiment. The full panel is adhered to the top of the sunset using dimensionals. We cut our bottom sentiment panel from Pretty Peacock glimmer paper using the Nested Essentials dies. The bottom DAD sentiment from He’s the Greatest is stamped directly in the center of the peacock panel in Versamark and then heat embossed with copper. This panel is mounted with dimensionals in the center of the card at the bottom of the front panel over some linen thread. We finish things off with some In Color flat pearls and riverside pearls.

Product List
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133676 ]
[133676]
$14.00
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 146981 ]
[146981]
$14.00
Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166784 ]
[166784]
$14.00
Pastel Ombre Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 164851 ]
[164851]
$12.00
Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 162813 ]
[162813]
$10.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147087 ]
[147087]
$9.00
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147086 ]
[147086]
$9.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147052 ]
[147052]
$9.00
Textured Notes Dies [ 165555 ]
[165555]
$31.00
Nested Essentials Dies [ 161597 ]
[161597]
$34.00
Scenic Adventure Bundle (English) [ 165468 ]
[165468]
$49.50
He's The Greatest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 165684 ]
[165684]
$17.00
Versamark Pad [ 102283 ]
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [ 165678 ]
[165678]
$21.00
2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [ 165192 ]
[165192]
$8.50
Riverside Irregular Pearls [ 164937 ]
[164937]
$9.00
Linen Thread [ 104199 ]
[104199]
$5.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [ 144108 ]
[144108]
$4.25
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [ 141897 ]
[141897]
$9.00
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Christmas · Holidays · Terrific Tuesdays

Season’s Greetings

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This week, we’re taking a closer look at the new Joyful ephemera packs available in the current Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog. Although ephemera packs have been available for some time, I’ve been hesitant to purchase them because I didn’t think I would like working with them. But let me tell you, these are a lifesaver if you’re wanting to create a card but are crunched for time!

We’re going to be using the Joyful ephemera packs this week in a number of different ways. You can use ephemera all on its own to create beautiful cards, just like I did yesterday with the Christmas mantle design. Or you can add additional elements to dress up your designs and add a bit more complexity, like we’re doing with today’s card.

This card begins with a green Gold Dipped card base. We’re using the reinker watercoloring technique I first introduced to you on Saturday to create a sheet of custom paper to cut our tree from using the Merriest Trees dies. Each of the tree layers is separated by dimensionals on the bottom edge to give it a more realistic look, and the bottom layer of the tree is adhered directly to the card front. Our bear and packages from the Joyful Images ephemera pack sit directly in front of the tree. The packages are adhered to the card front and the bear is adhered with dimensionals to have it appear to be oriented in front of our packages. I added a gold star to the top of the tree for a festive finish. The sentiment from the Joyful Sayings ephemera pack is adhered directly to the top layer of our tree. A few drusy embellishments add some sparkle and draw our eye across our card design.

Would you like to learn how to create your own watercolor paper and see this card come together from start to finish? Check out today’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays to watch the magic happen!

Products used in today’s card:
Gold dipped card & envelope
Joyful Images ephemera
Joyful Sayings ephemera
Watercolor paper
Water painter
Pretty Peacock, Old Olive ink
Merriest Trees dies
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Gold Dipped Mix & Match Specialty Cards & Envelopes
[164108]
$12.00
Joyful Images Mix & Match Specialty Ephemera Pack
[164110]
$9.50
Joyful Sayings Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)
[164109]
$9.50
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments
[164223]
$9.00
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
[149612]
$9.00
Water Painters
[151298]
$13.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[150090]
$5.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
[100531]
$5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Fine-Tip Glue Pen
[138309]
$7.25
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Christmas · Fun Folds · Holidays

Season of Evergreens

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We’ve made our way to another weekend and halfway through the month of September already! This week, we’ve been All About Christmas and have been exploring a whole selection of Stampin’ Up! holiday products. Today, we’re revisiting a set of products that carried over from last year’s holiday release. And it’s no wonder because the Merriest Trees set and the Winter Meadow paper pack both offer so many ways to create beautiful cards and not just holiday designs!

Today, we’re pairing up the Merriest Trees dies with one of my all-time favorite fun folds — the Center Step fun fold. I also gave a new coloring technique a try to make my own patterned paper for the trees. So let’s take a closer look at how this fun fold comes together.

We get started with a base of Pretty Peacock cardstock. A sheet of the Winter Meadow designer series paper serves as our backdrop for the center focal panel. Our pair of trees start with a custom coloring technique using Pretty Peacock and Old Olive ink. (Tune in on my YouTube channel on Tuesday for a full tutorial during the next episode of Terrific Tuesdays!) I also splatter some white craft ink to give the look of snowflakes falling in front of the branches. Using all of the various sizes of trees in the Merriest Trees die set, I cut out tree panels and then selected ones to layer to create each tree. Dimensionals on the bottom fringes of the branches help give a little dimension and the look of the stacked branches. Each tree is then decorated with garland and stars cut from textured gold specialty paper. The trees are adhered to the bottom of the center fold portion of the card base with dimensionals. Our sentiment consists of a mat of gold foil cut with the banner die from the Peaceful Season die set. The sentiment from Merriest Trees is heat embossed in gold on white cardstock and then diecut using the Peaceful Season dies. It’s adhered to the top of the center panel with dimensionals. I tucked a few bunnies by the trees for a little added interest and then scattered snowflakes in the background.

Next week we’re going to be exploring the new Christmas ephemera. I hope you’ll tag along!

Products used in today’s card:
Pretty Peacock, Basic White cardstock
Watercolor paper, Winter Meadow, gold foil, textured gold DSP
Merriest Trees stamps & dies
Peaceful Season, Grove dies
Gold embossing powder
Pretty Peacock, Old Olive reinker
Snowflakes, rhinestone jewels
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[150880]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
[149612]
$9.00
Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[162133]
$12.50
Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[163772]
$8.50
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[162043]
$25.00
Merriest Trees Dies
[162047]
$37.00
Peaceful Season Dies (English)
[164020]
$34.00
Grove Dies
[157844]
$39.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[150090]
$5.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
[100531]
$5.50
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill
[101780]
$7.00
Water Painters
[151298]
$13.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Adhesive Backed Snowflake Assortment
[162129]
$8.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$6.00
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Fine-Tip Glue Pen
[138309]
$7.25
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Autumn · Fall

Joy to My Heart

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We’ve made it through the first week of September. I don’t know about you, but holiday weeks always feel longer, for some reason.

This week, we’ve been all about the autumn designs and looking at a variety of different ways to pair Stampin’ Up! products or to use techniques. Today, we’re revisiting the emboss resist technique with this card design which features the Leaf Collection background stamp. I recently saw a card posted by a fellow demonstrator that paired this stamp with a Blackberry Bliss and metallic gold color palette. It was super elegant and I wanted to give it a twist. So let’s see how it all comes together.

We get started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. The focal panel is also Blackberry Bliss that has been stamped with the Leaf Collection stamp and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. To help the pattern pop, I went over the panel with metallic gold ink which gives the entire panel a subtle sheen and really makes the clear embossing twinkle. This panel is matted with Rose Gold textured specialty paper and then wrapped with Blackberry Bliss & Gold textured ribbon and tied with a bow. The sentiment from So Sincere is stamped on Blackberry Bliss cardstock and then heat embossed with gold before being diecut with the Greetings of the Season die using the extension method. The sentiment panel is adhered underneath the bow using several layers of dimensionals. I cut some sprigs of leaves from gold foil using the Changing Leaves die and adhered them with dimensionals around the bow to keep things cohesive. Drusy embellishments finish things off with lots of extra sparkle.

It’s been a lot of fun designing cards all about autumn, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the inspiration. Next week is all about Christmas as we get a better look at the new product from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. In the meantime, I hope you’ll tune in on the socials for a little bonus All About Autumn content this afternoon.

Products used in today’s card:
Blackberry Bliss cardstock
Gold foil, Rose Gold textured SP
Leaf Collection, So Sincere stamps
Greetings of the Season, Changing Leaves dies
Clear, gold embossing powder
Blackberry Bliss & Gold textured ribbon
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
$11.50
Textured Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[163772]
$8.50
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Leaf Collection Cling Stamp Set
[163610]
$20.00
So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English)
[162283]
$24.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165679]
$21.00
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Greetings Of The Season Dies
[164112]
$32.00
Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder
[164138]
$40.00
Blackberry Bliss & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Ribbon
[164039]
$10.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments
[164223]
$9.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.25
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[154031]
$7.00
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Autumn · Fall

Feel Better

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This week’s designs are all about autumn. Aside from using some great new product from Stampin’ Up!, we’re using some fun new techniques to boot!

Today, we’re pairing up the beautiful new Splendid Autumn patterned paper pack with the new Birch Wood embossing folder and a cool heat embossing effect that I learned from a team member. So let’s check it out.

For today’s color palette, we’re drawing out all of the beautiful autumn hues in our Splendid Autumn patterned paper — Copper Clay, Moody Mauve, and Very Vanilla. So we get started with a card base of Copper Clay. Our focal panel is a piece of Moody Mauve that’s been embossed using the new Birch Wood embossing folder. I then filled in all of the debossed sections with Versamark and embossed with copper, BUT I did not completely set the embossing powder. Instead, I only embossed it to the point of looking grainy and then quickly moved on to another section. I felt like the grainy texture looks much more like bark. I wanted a polaroid look for the sentiment panel, so we get started by diecutting a cross-hatch gold foiled sheet from the Nature’s Sweetness paper pack using the largest Nested Essentials banner die. The sheet of Splendid Autumn is then cut to size to fit within, leaving a small border. The sentiment from Unbounded Love is heat embossed in copper on a banner diecut from a sheet of the white Graceful Greenery vellum using the Happy Little Things die. The top of the sentiment panel is wrapped in the new Copper Clay linen thread and the full panel is adhered to the focal panel using dimensionals. A few of the new drusy embellishments in each corner help move the eye across the card.

Isn’t this such a fun embossing technique? I really love the realism it adds to the woodgrain embossed panel. Speaking of embossing techniques, tomorrow we’ll be using another oldie but goodie. I hope you’ll pop by and check it out!

Products used in today’s card:
Copper Clay, Moody Mauve cardstock
Nature’s Sweetness, Splendid Autumn DSP
Graceful Greenery vellum
Birch Wood embossing folder
Unbounded Love stamps
Nested Essentials, Happy Little Things dies
Copper embossing powder
Copper Clay linen thread
Drusy embellishments
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161721]
$11.50
Moody Mauve 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161723]
$11.50
Splendid Autumn 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164173]
$12.50
Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162616]
$16.50
Graceful Greenery Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164118]
$10.00
Nested Essentials Dies
[161597]
$34.00
Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder
[164069]
$12.00
Happy Little Things Dies
[163709]
$12.00
Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[163378]
$25.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments
[164223]
$9.00
Natural Tones Linen Thread
[164071]
$9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Terrific Tuesdays

Autumn Birthday

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We’re continuing our All About Autumn design series today, and I’m excited to bring you the much-anticipated in-depth look at the acetate rub technique that I first mentioned in my post on Saturday.

Today’s card mixes things up just a little bit to give us a different look to Saturday’s card design. We start with a card base of Pretty Peacock. Our focal panel background starts with a piece of white cardstock. Using the acetate sheet and 4 colors of Stampin’ Blends — Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, and Pool Party, we create another dusky backdrop for our trees in the midst of a wardrobe change. To achieve that look, we’re using the Pretty Peacock Oxidized Copper and the Real Red Season of Elegance specialty papers and Frosted Forest dies to create the foliage for our trees. Our groves of trees are diecut from Early Espresso cardstock using the Frosted Forest dies. To help our focal panel stand out against our card base, we mat it with a combination of Country Woods woodgrain patterned paper and the Real Red & Gold satin ribbon. The sentiment from Simply Said is heat embossed in gold and then flanked with some drusy embellishments. A few extra drusy embellishments are added in opposing corners to help draw the eye across our focal panel to the sentiment.

You can learn all about the acetate rub technique and how to make this card from start to finish in this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays.

I hope you’ll tune in tomorrow to check out a cool technique to try with your embossing folders.

Products used in today’s card:
Pretty Peacock, Early Espresso, Basic White cardstock
Country Woods, Oxidized Copper, Season of Elegance (out tomorrow!) DSP
Window sheets
Simply Said stamps
Frosted Forest dies
Stampin’ Blends
Gold embossing powder
Cherry Cobbler & Gold satin ribbon (out today!)
Drusy embellishments (out tomorrow!)
Adhesives

Product List
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[150880]
$11.50
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[119686]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
[159229]
$11.25
Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[163393]
$12.50
Oxidized Copper 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162190]
$8.00
Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[163756]
$17.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$9.50
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder
[165678]
$21.00
Frosted Forest Dies
[164136]
$36.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154883]
$11.00
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154881]
$11.00
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154880]
$11.00
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154894]
$11.00
Window Sheets
[142314]
$5.00
Adhesive Sheets
[152334]
$11.50
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[154031]
$7.00
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