Thinking Stamping: Rooted in Nature

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Friday, 2 August 2024

Season of Green and Gold DSP for AYSI 329

It's time for a new challenge at As You See It. As always, after our theme challenge comes the Recipe Challenge - just take the given ingredients and see what you can cook up with them!

You can add all sorts of other ingredients in your recipe but you must use all of the five given ingredients in some way: trees, embossing, twine, birthday and shades of green.

This combination felt masculine to me and I enjoyed indulging in a good dose of greens along with some rustic texture.

Perfect for adding in the shades of green is the new Online Exclusive DSP Season of Green and Gold. Although it's actually a Christmas paper, the reverses are great all year round. I don't think anyone would look at the DSP in this card and automatically think 'Christmas.'

I love tree stamps and have a few in my stash. I broke out one of my all-time favourite retired sets, Rooted in Nature and coloured the tree using Stamp'n'Write markers by directly colouring the rubber before stamping. I love that technique because of the gorgeous transitions of colour that can be achieved but with more control that some other techniques. I picked some colours from the DSP: Old Olive and Mossy Meadow, mixed with some Lemon Lime Twist and some Early Espresso for the limbs and trunk.

If you don't have a tree like this in your stash already, then the Loveliest Tree set from the 2024-5 Annual Catalogue would be a great addition to your collection.

The sentiment is from Simply Said, a good basic greetings set. I used Deckled Rectangles to cut the tree. I embossed the Basic White card front with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder.

As embellishment, I added a button from my button box and threaded it with some Linen Thread, a favourite element of mine.

The team and I would love to see how you see these ingredients. Visit the As You See It page to see what the rest of the team have done and to link up your entry. You can join in the challenge until Wednesday August 14, 11.59pm PST.

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 here.

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Rooted in Nature for Retro Rubber 152

Welcome to the latest challenge at Retro Rubber! This week, we have a sketch from our team member, Claire. The same rules as always apply to this challenge. The most important ones are that you must use at least one stamp that's more than a year old AND give us an indication of the age. That's because, at this challenge, we like to give you an excuse to dig out your older purchases. The only other rules are to not enter this sketch challenge more than three times and to not link up to more than ten challenges in total.

At first, I was a bit stumped but then I decided that the trail of hearts in the sketch could become leaves - and that led me straight to one of my favourite sets of all time, Rooted in Nature.

One of the pleasures of a challenge like ours is that it gives you the perfect excuse to mix up old and new, thereby giving new life to both.

Rooted in Nature has been around since the Annual Catalogue released in 2018-19 but the gorgeous Forever Greenery DSP is from the most recent one. Yet they look made for each other. 😀

I stamped the log slice stamp in Crumb Cake, fussy cut it and sponged the edges before stamping the sentiment on it. The other leaves were stamped, and sponged. with Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce and Pear Pizzazz.

The Whisper White card front was embossed with the Subtle 3D embossing folder.

You can see what the rest of the team have done with this sketch and link up your entry by visiting the Retro Rubber Challenge site. We'd love to see what you can do and you have until 26 February to play along.

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 clicking on any of products below.

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146482]

$88.00

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

[150886]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

$18.50

Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper

[152492]

$24.25

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$15.75

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$15.75

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$15.75

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$15.75

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

[151775]

$21.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Rooted in Nature for CI77

Welcome to a new challenge at Colour Inkspiration. Isn't this a lovely combination to get your ideas flowing?

If you haven't played with us before, we are a group of Stampin' Up Demonstrators from the South Pacific. Challenges are shown and entered via our Facebook Group page. If you don't belong, and would like to, click here.

Each challenge, Top Picks and a winner are chosen by the crew and the winner offered a chance to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

If you don't have an exact challenge colour, feel free to replace it with whatever you have that's closest. Black, White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and metallics are free colours, as are flesh toned Stampin' Blends.

All the greens got me thinking nature so that lead me to Rooted in Nature, one of my all-time favourite sets.

I started by copper embossing two skeleton leaves onto vellum as the basis for my cluster. I also stamped a background: splats in Seaside Spray and Copper embossing from Artisan Textures and a couple of leaves from the set. Did you know that both Artisan Textures and copper embossing powder will retire at the end of the month (or while stocks last) so if you want some, don't delay in ordering them.

Then I had a great time stamping and colouring everything else. The three-leaf image is stamped on vanilla in Old Olive and coloured with Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive blends. The small skeleton leaves are stamped in Garden Green and coloured with Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive blends. The tiny leaf sprays I coloured by directly colouring the rubber with Stampin' Write markers - Old Olive and Seaside Spray. I love this technique!

Then I had more fun laying out and layering the arrangement. The greeting is copper embossed onto Very Vanilla. A couple of Champagne Rhinestones complete the deal.

We'd love to have you join in and show us what you've made with these soft, natural colours. You can see what the rest of the Crew have done and link up your entry by visiting Colour Inkspiration. If you're asking to join the group, don't forget to answer the simple question you'll be asked before joining.

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 clicking on any of products below.

Product List

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[148217]

$88.00

Artisan Textures Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151278]

$36.00

Nature's Roots Dies

[146341]

$82.00

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$18.50

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$18.50

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

$20.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

$21.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$15.75

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$15.75

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

$15.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$20.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

$12.50

Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[148059]

$19.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144597]

$19.00

2019-2021 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[150079]

$31.25

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

[147155]

$62.50

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[151193]

$12.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Butterfly Gala for Retro Rubber 133

This week at Retro Rubber Challenge, we welcome you to one everyone seems to enjoy - Anything Goes. Of course, since this is retro rubber, the requirement to use at least one stamp a year or more old, and to give an indication of its age, still stands.

For inspiration I used the sketch challenge at AAA Cards and included the optional twist of 'It Flies'.

One of my favourites from the January 2019 catalogue was Butterfly Gala. Another favourite, this time from the Annual Catalogue from June 2018, is Rooted in Nature. I was pleased to get both out and pair them up for this card.

I've masked off a circle and sponged it in Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green before stamping on the foliage. The butterfly has been stamped and coloured with Stampin' Blends in Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green before punching her out. She has a Daffodil Delight 'shadow' and is popped up on a mini-dimensional.

Another reason I enjoy Retro Rubber Challenges is because it gives us a chance to mix old and new. The lovely lacy edge in this card is from the 2020-21 Annual Catalogue pre-release, Ornate Garden. This is a die from the Ornate Borders set. Isn't it sweet?

We'd love to see what you do with your favourite retro stamps. Pop over to the Retro Rubber Challenge site and see what the rest of the team have done. You can also link up your entry there.

Product List