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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Hello and thanks for popping by today to see my latest project.

This is the third card that I have made drawing inspiration from the Sentimental Rose Card Kit.

Today’s card is inspired by the floral birthday card.

I started by water colouring a piece of Shimmery White cardstock in a similar way to the kit card. Then I used the dark Gray Granite Stampin’ Blend to create the flecks across the front. The edges of the layer were distressed to create extra texture. I tied and trimmed a length of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon and wrapped it around the water coloured layer.

The Flirty Flamingo layer was embossed using the Bark 3D Embossing Folder. This layer was then attached to the Gray Granite card base at an angle and the water coloured layer was offset over the first layer.

I took a Square Vellum Doily and used it as a mask to create the Gray Granite square layer. It was popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I water coloured a second piece of Shimmery White card stock for the rose and leaves. Once the paper was dry, I stamped the images and fussy cut them. They were layered, adhered and popped up on the doily layer. The birthday greeting was stamped and trimmed down before it was placed on the card.

To finish the card, as you may know, I stamped the rose on the card insert and envelope. Last, but not least, I used a dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blend to colour some Pearl Basic Jewels.

I enjoyed making the three sample cards from the Sentimental Rose Card Kit for my upcoming Coffee and Card class. And, it was fun to see what I could create bu using those three cards as inspiration. What do you think?

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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A SENTIMENTAL ROSE

Hello and welcome to today’s post. Thanks for popping by.

My project is a second card inspired by the Sentimental Rose Card Kit.

Today’s card is based on the ‘thank you’ card in the top right hand corner of the image above.

This card also let’s me show a way to use Embossing Folders for this week’s Freshly Brewed Projects Blog Hop.

I started by recreating the soft, watercolour wash using Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron and Soft Succulent. Then I used the new Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder to add texture to a piece of Shimmery White cardstock. The next step was to flick the brush end of the same colour Stampin’ Blends to achieve some great splatter effect.

After the embossed layer was attached to the card front, I stamped the rose image three times – without reinking it. When the three floral layers were cut, scrunched and glued together it was attached to a Square Vellum Doily and popped up on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I cut a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon, cut it in half and tied a double bow, using some Silver Simply Elegant Trim to secure it. A Mini Glue Dot was used to attach it to the card front. The birthday greeting was stamped in Soft Succulent and was cut using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.

The finaI step was to stamp the rose on the card insert and envelope.

Make sure you pop on over to see what the other Freshly Brewed Projects team has created to share with you:

Now I have another very pretty birthday card to add to the birthday box. Who would you give this card to?

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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THANK YOU!

Hello and thank you for popping by. I am so delighted that you want to check out today’s project.

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

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Once a month I prepare ‘Thank You’ cards to send to those of my customers who have placed an order. At the start of the following month I take these cards and add a personal message inside each of the cards, usually on a sticky note so that the card can be used by the recipient. For those customers who met the minimum purchase threshold, I also add a small thank you gift.

For my July customer thank you cards I have featured the Art In Bloom Bundle and one of the designs from the Stampin’ Rewards Pattern Party 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The black and white design coordinates perfectly with the bundle I have chosen. This paper bundle is made up of 48 sheets – 4 each of 12 double-sided designs.

The first collection of cards feature one of the new 2021-2023 In Colours, Pale Papaya. The second collection of cards is bolder and brighter, with Gorgeous Grape the feature.

All the cards were made following the same sequence – cut the card base and DSP layer; wrap and secure a length of coordinating ribbon around the DSP layer (1-1/2″ from the ower edge); stamp and die cut the ‘thanks’; attach the ‘thanks’ using Stampin’ Dimensionals, as shown; emboss and die cut the three flowers using the new Hybrid Embossing Folder/Die product; gently ‘scrunch’ the flowers and attach them to the fornt of the card using more Dimensionals; stamp one of the flowers, in in the same colour, on the card insert and envelope; adhere the card insert inside the card; and finally, add embellishments.

If you have made more than one card, in the same design, you know that this sequence is done ‘assembly line style’ – cut six card bases, cut 12 pieces of DSP …

The reason I chose these two colours is easy to explain. I wanted to use these cards to share the features of some new products with my customers. There are two new stunning specialy papers in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue – Ombre Specialty Paper and 2021-2022 In Colour Shimmer Vellum. Both of these new paper products provide shimmer to projects.

For the Pale Papaya card I was also able to showcase the 2021-2022 In Colour Gems and Open Weave Ribbon.

The Gorgeous Grape card also allowed me to feature coordinating ribbons and the Pastel Pearls.

I am very pleased with the overall proportions and layout of the card. The majority of the card is arranged around the bottom left-hand side of the card.

And, these are many of the wonderful products I have used in my July customer thank you cards. My goal is to need to make many, many more thank you cards each month.

If you live in Australia and want to place an order for Stampin’ Up!® products, you might want to order through me if you would like to receive this kind of customer appreciation.

Make sure you see all the other great cards made for this blog hop.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00