This week I've been sharing card swaps made by my Flowerbug's Team. Our swap theme for May was to use new products from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog.
This colorful, birthday card was made by Sharon. It's full of texture, patterns and is also a simple fun fold.
She trimmed off an inch from the right side of her card front to reveal the neat fringe die-cut on the inside of the card. The pattern paper is from the Bright & Beautiful 6 X 6" paper seen here.
I was blown away by the card swap Paula made for our Flowerbug's Team swap in May. Check it out.....
See what I mean? The scene she created is so real & life-like! This card features the new Lazy Days bundle seen here. And she used many of the stamps & dies in the bundle. I counted them - 9 stamps or dies!
Here's a photo of the bundle she used: Lazy Days seen here.
I think her soft colors set the tone for a real porch scene. That rug, lattice, fence and sponged sun - well just everything works! I'm so very proud of her talent. AMAZING!
Her background is white but she lightly blended blue ink for the sky and likely crumb cake for the porch.
What do you think? I think it's incredible well done.
I'm just a little bit in love with this special fun fold layout! I've made three versions of it this month....
I featured two new colors in our Stampin' Up! catalog - Boho Blue & Pebbled Path with returning Misty Moonlight & White.
I hope you watch the video hereor below to see how to make this neat card. It's so much easier than it looks!
I knew this stamp set would be fun to play with. The greetings are wonderful and of course the botanical images are beautiful!
Details:
I stamped the large leaf repeatedly onto the Boho Blue layers using Versamark ink. I let it dry and then textured it with the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder. I love this new folder!!
How did I get the two-tone colors on my flowers? I used both an ink pad and markers. I inked the flowers first in Boho Blue. Then I colored the stems using a Pebbled Path Stampin' Write marker. Huff and stamp! Why huff? Huffing with your moist breath re-moistens the ink on your stamp. This can be especially helpful with solid type stamps.
After stamping I used the same Pebbled Path marker to add more detail to the base of each flower.
For an easel card you need something to hold it open. I stamped the flower in the set onto a piece of Boho Blue and punched it out with the Petal Park Builder punch. I curled and distressed the petals and added it with a few Mini Dimensionals.
The card does lay flat for mailing.
I added a looped piece of the 2023-25 In Color Jute trim under my punched Oval greeting. I did sponge a bit of Boho Blue on the edges first.
In the video I share two other beautiful cards made with the Inked & Tiled stamp set. I made two of them for swaps on the Stampin' Up! incentive trip I'm on right now! A Norwegian cruise!
You can watch me make this card on the video here. Or click on the photo below to watch.
Today I'm sharing one of my favorite cards I've made this month. These colors are so me! I needed to make 28 of these for the Norway cruise with Stampin' Up! We have to option of joining a card swap and I always try to do something unique for this special swap.
I chose the new Copper Clay with Black and Coastal Cabana. Aren't they beautiful together?
This card features the new Inked & Tiled stamp set seen here.It actually comes in a bundle with two punches. But I didn't use those here.
After I stamped the flowers in Black ink I used Blending Brushes to add both Coastal Cabana and Copper Clay ink. We have both regular and small Blending Brushes now. For a background like this I recommend the larger set of brushes. See them here.
Tip: when wanting a smooth blend, I recommend adding ink to your brush and start off of your paper. Slowly work your way on with a soft, gentle swirling motion. Adding pressure can give you blotches or other marks. It's also helpful to have a fully inked pad. *Remember that is helps to add ink a little at a time. It can be a slow process!
Isn't that texture gorgeous with the blended background?!
When I was creating this card I made the card on the right first. If you look closely the stamped panel does not have any texture on it. Adding the Exposed Brick embossing created the perfect finish!
In the video I share two other beautiful cards made with the Inked & Tiled stamp set.
You can watch me make this card on the video here. Or click on the photo below to watch.
I've been super busy prepping for my new catalog launch party tomorrow. If you're in or near Minot, ND please stop in at 1st Lutheran Church from 10-12:30 pm. There's lots to see!!
I always join a few online swaps so I can get great samples for my display boards. I made this pretty card for one of them.
I chose the Timeless Arrangements bundle and added squares of Countryside Inn designer series paper. I've used this layout before and thought it would work well with the dies in the Timeless Arrangements bundle.
Ad you can see on the dies shown below there are 4 different dies that they've added a long piece to; it's perfect to add to the stitched greeting dies for layering. And they're spaced differently so they layer perfectly with each other!
My colors are Balmy Blue, Night of Navy with a splash of Lemon Lime Twist. I'm so glad this happy color is back in our color line!
The new catalog goes live May 2nd; you can order from it then. In the meantime don't forget that you are welcome to pre-order either my In Color bundle (details here) or my new Designer Paper Share (details here).
Here's my swap for our Flowerbug's 'Fancy Border' theme. I chose to use the returning color 'Berry Burst' with Black & White.
The embossing folder is called Painted Texture 3D; you can see it here.
Tip: Need thread or twine to add to your card? I used thread from our White 3/4" Frayed Ribbon under my greeting. I simply pulled one thread from the ribbon end, smoothed it out with my fingers, and would it into a circle.
The flower & leaves die-cuts are from the Dainty Delight bundle; as well as the pretty greeting. See it here. The stamp set & dies are carrying over into the new Annual Catalog however they will no longer be a bundle at 10% off.
I used two NEW products on this card. Can you spot them?
New items:
A few flowers are in one of our newest In Colors - Moody Mauve.
The greeting die-cut is from the new Timeless Arrangements.
See the Basic Border dies here: I love these dies; they're so versatile. I'm so glad they are carrying over into the new Annual catalog.
Here are the last two swap cards made by my Flowerbug's Team for our 'Fancy Borders' swap in April.
This first card was made by Sharon. She used the Textured Chic DSP (retired/sold out) and the Around the Bend bundle seen here.
Love the multiple curvy scalloped borders!! Her colors include Petal Pink, Soft Succulent and Calypso Coral. She also used the Two-Tone Flora bundle seen here. This is returning in the new catalog but it will no longer be a bundle at 10% off.
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Next is a white on white card made by Ginny. What an elegant card!
She used the Fern 3D folderand two sets of dies - Border Basics and Stylish Shapes. Simple & gorgeous.
See the Basic Border dies here: I love these dies; they're so versatile. I'm so glad they are carrying over into the new Annual catalog.
LeeAnn Greff, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Manager.
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