Less is More 366

Sadly, I have had need for sympathy cards of late. The challenge at Less is More has turned out to be a chance to add to my supply of these.

I kept coming back to the gorgeous Heartfelt Blooms set from Stampin' Up. The new style of stamp creates an image almost like an old-fashioned lithograph and is perfect for a simple, monochrome card, even though it also lends itself to colouring.  It actually looks amazing in just about any colour and makes a great background stamp too. This set is a Sale-a-bration item so is only available as a free gift with a qualifying purchase of $110 and only until the end of March.

You can see the beautiful shading in the stamp in this close-up.

If you live in New Zealand and would like to know how to get this fabulous set, then please message me via my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar, or leave a comment below.

Product List

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147202]

$0.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$19.25

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

$17.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$17.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Black Rhinestone Jewels

[144639]

$11.00

As You See It 167 - Design Team Card

Welcome to our first 2018 challenge! We enjoyed seeing all the different ways people included some 'sparkle' into our last challenge and selecting our Top Pick and Featured Artist was tough.

Amanda has given us an interesting sketch this time around.

It seemed to me that this sketch was calling for the sentiment to be centre stage, so I used a new set, Happy Wishes. This set is one of the new Level 2 Sale-a-bration rewards, so is free with any qualifying order of $220. This is the first time I've played with it and the first choice was which of the many different combinations of words to use. In the end, 'Best Wishes' gave the most open-ended option.

First, I stamped 'best' in Lemon-Lime Twist, then daubed on some Emerald Envy on the top portion, then uses a Berry Burst marker to highlight the flowers and finally - stamped it! I coloured some of the white dots on the letters in Berry Burst to carry to colour through and added in 'wishes'.

This lovely, fresh colour combination comes from this week's challenge at Fab Friday and I will enter this card there. If you're liking these colours, there's still time to join in there too (before 18 January).

At As You See It, we like to see what you do with the challenge. You can join in with us up to 11.55 p.m. on Wednesday 24 January PST. Link up and show us how you see it!

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. Sale-a-bration is on and there's a new Special Occasion Catalogue out. Please message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below. 

If you live in New Zealand and you would like to join my Stampin' Up team, message me for a chat. And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand.

Ingredients - all products Stampin' Up

Card: Emerald Envy, Whisper White, Fresh Floral DSP

Stamps: Happy Wishes

Inks: Emerald Envy, Lemon-Lime Twist, Berry Burst

Other: Stitched shape framelits, Lots of Labels framelits, dimensionals, Berry Burst marker, Emerald Envy enamel dots (retired), Petal Burst embossing folder.

Hand Stamped Sentiments 280

One of the many lovely things about the summer holidays is more craft time. The first challenge of the year from Hand Stamped Sentiments is this sketch.

I'm continuing my experiments with the Amazing You stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalogue, along with Stampin' Blends.

The flower was stamped twice in Tuxedo Black and coloured with Stampin' Blends - Daffodil Delight with a touch of Pumpkin Pie. The centre petals were fussy cut out of one flower and popped up on a dimensional on the other. The flower is in a soft pool of Smoky Slate, again created with Stampin' Blends.

The outer edges of the flower have layer of clear Wink of Stella to give some sparkle. The stamen area has been stippled with a black marker and a white gel pen to add some definition to them and the centre completed with a clear faceted gem.

This stamp set is a Sale-a-bration product, available for free with any qualifying order of $110. 

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. If you would like a copy of the new Special Occasions Catalogue or the Sale-a-bration brochure and don't have a demonstrator, then contact me. You can message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below. 

Update: Delighted to be a Top Artist Pick at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Ingredients

Card: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Smoky Slate,DSP from Petal Passion

Stamp: Amazing You

Inks: Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends in Daffodil Delight (light and dark), Pumpkin Pie and Smoky Slate

Other: Layering Square framelits, Faceted gems, rhinestones, dimensionals, clear Wink of Stella, black Stamp'n'write marker, white gel pen.