Thinking Stamping: Forever Fern

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Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Forever Fern for Around The World on Wednesday

Doesn't a month roll around quickly?! It's already time for another Inspiration Hop with Around the World on Wednesday. On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. 😀

This month's theme is an interesting one. Our team leader, Angie, got us to vote for our favourite Stampin' Up! Colours. Then she put together the top picks and we had to use at least three of them in a project.

To be honest with you, I'm something of a colour fickle-ist: my favourite colour changes with the day and I couldn't even tell you which colours I voted for in our poll! Probably Rich Razzleberry because I do keep coming back to that one but what the others were, I couldn't say!

For today's project I used Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sea Foam and Rich Razzleberry plus one of my all-time favourite bundles, Forever Fern. What will you choose?

For the decorative edge on the Basic White panel, I used the Blooming Happiness dies - the ones that bundles with Happiness Abounds. The sentiment is also from Happiness Abounds.

The label die is from the Something Fancy dies. The final touch embellishments are Iridescent Rhinestones.

Next up on the hop is the fantastic Leonie Stuart in Australia.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or on any of the products below.

If you get lost in the hop, or want to quickly revisit, here's a list of the participants.

Jan Clothier - NZ
Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Melissa Gifford - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Product List

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152559]

$51.00

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

$76.00

Happiness Abounds Bundle (English)

[158824]

$105.25

Something Fancy Dies

[160424]

$59.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

$19.50

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

[131302]

$19.50

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

[147012]

$19.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$21.75

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$17.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$17.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$17.00

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

[147155]

$65.00

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

[147157]

$65.00

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

[158130]

$15.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$9.00

Thursday, 16 June 2022

Forever Fern for GDP 347

There's a theme challenge at Global Design Project this week and it's a favourite of mine: plants and leaves.

So many options! When I look at my stamp collection, it's pretty clear I love plants and leaves. One of my all-time favourites in this area is Forever Fern and the coordinating dies, Forever Flourishing.

I'll take any excuse to get them out!

I also love playing around with ink, so I ink smooshed Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron and Shaded Spruce onto Fluid100 Watercolour Paper with an acrylic block then die cut some leaves from Forever Flourishing.

I also cut some - possibly leaves, possibly flowers, possibly seedpods - from Gold Foil. Whatever they are, they're great textural elements. 😀

From these, I made a cluster arrangement as the focal point of the design.

This card was also my first chance to try out the Fern 3D Embossing folder from the 2022-23 Annual Catalogue. Products have been a very slow shipping in the South Pacific, but once you get them it's easy to forget the wait - especially when they are as gorgeous as this folder!

The sentiment is gold embossed and cut with one of the Stitched Rectangle dies. I've added some of the very lovely new Iridescent Rhinestones as suitably romantic embellishments too.

To add a little extra interest without detracting from the main event, I off-set the card front on the base and adding some Mint Macaron on Mint Macaron stamping over the base.

Update: Delighted to be a winner at Global Design Project this week.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or on any of the products below.

Product List

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152559]

$51.00

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

$76.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

$19.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$21.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$10.50

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$19.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$17.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$17.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$17.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$20.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

$38.00

Fern 3 D Embossing Folder

[158804]

$19.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$74.00

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

[158130]

$15.75

Friday, 22 April 2022

Forever Fern for AYSI 273

Welcome to a new challenge at As You See It! This time, it's colour challenge week and we've got a lovely mix of blues for you to play with. As well as the pretty combo, you also have the chance to join us as guest designer in a future challenge if you are our Featured Artist in this challenge.

I turned to my favourite set from the 2021-22 Catalogue, Forever Fern. I'm delighted to see that this set is carrying over into the 2022-23 Catalogue.

I started with a piece of Shimmery White card. I chose this because I like the underlying sparkle it gives.

I used blending brushes cover it in Balmy Blue and Pacific Point, finally adding some Night of Navy around the edges. Then I lightly spritzed it with water to lift some of the colour to create a more mottled effect.

Once the base dried, I cut it with the largest of the Stitched Rectangle dies, then stamped it. I used Night of Navy with the large foliage, Pacific Point with the medium foliage and Balmy Blue for the splatters.

I finished it off with a sentiment from Best Year, which sadly is retiring. I cut a maidenhair fern from Balmy Blue and Basic White then sponged both lightly around the edges with Pacific Point.

The gorgeous gemstones are a special release to coincide with the Waves of Inspiration pre-release, so if you want some you'll need to order them before the end of April.

You can visit the As You See It site to see what the rest of the team have done and to link up your entry.

Product List

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152559]

$50.00