Thinking Stamping: So Sentimental

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Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Simply Elegant for Retro Rubber 158

Welcome to a new challenge at Retro Rubber! It's Tic Tac Toe week and this week, I've had the pleasure of designing the challenge for you. I must have been in a romantic frame of mind when I did it because the elements lend themselves to special occasions.

In addition to choosing a line of the grid to inspire your design, don't forget that as this is Retro Rubber, we ask you to use at least on stamp that's a year or more old and to give us an approximate age for it.

One way to get more use out of your older stamps is to mix them up with new products. With the 2021-22 Annual Catalogue now open, I've got my hands on the Simply Elegant Specialty DSP. The elegant colours and oodles of metallic foiling make this paper perfect for any special occasion. Best of all, it's so pretty in itself that it needs very little doing to it to make an impression.

For this card, I've used the centre column: Patterned Paper - Heat embossing - Ribbon.

I've treated it very simply by adding a bold, gold embossed sentiment from the recently retired So Sentimental, which first appeared in January 2020's Occasions catalogue. The Stitched So Sweetly dies, which originally bundled with it, are still available - and isn't this one super!

To finish off, I've added in some ribbon. Picking up the gold and silver from the paper, I've used Simply Elegant trim, which pairs up the two metallic cords in one pack.

You can see what the rest of the team have done and link up your entry by visiting the Retro Rubber Challenge site.

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

Note: The So Sentimental stamp set has recently retired.

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$20.50

Simply Elegant 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[155761]

$32.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$20.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

$38.00

Heat Tool

[129056]

$60.00

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$15.75

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$67.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Friday, 20 November 2020

Prized Peony for AYSI 239

The new challenge at As You See It is our 'fill in the blank' and here it is....

This was an easy question to answer for me... the colour I avoid most is Pumpkin Pie. I think I'm still on my first packet of A4 card, so it's lasted me five years - and there's still a half packet there. When I opened up the ink pad (old style) the surface had started to deteriorate so it will probably end in the bin soon so the next dilemma is whether to replace it!

I don't know why I don't use it more - it's a fine colour: rich and earthy. Do you have a colour like that? If so, then this is your challenge. Like me, get it out and show it some love!

This design would work with any colour and with any sentiment, so it's a useful one. I started with a piece of Pumpkin Pie, 10x14.3cm and stamped it randomly with the large bloom from Prized Peony with Pumpkin Pie ink. Then I lay it over top of a piece of Basic Black the same size and cut them both into angled strips, taking care to keep the pieces together and in cutting order on my desk.

Then I took two pieces of Basic Black, 10x14.3cm, and attached the cuts onto it, but alternating between colours so that one panel starts and ends with a stamped section and the other with a Basic Black section. I like a plan that gives me two cards for one lot of effort!

Because I cut precisely to fill the front, the edges were tidy but I always planned to cut the panels down to 13.8x9.5cm so that the panel could be matted and so that if there were any untidy edges, they could be trimmed away.

Then it was just a matter of deciding on a sentiment. Because of the bright colour, I decided against using the sentiments in Prized Peony and instead went for the bold 'thank you' from So Sentimental. To keep up the use of Pumpkin Pie, and to tie the card front and sentiment together, I added in a smaller peony image over the sentiment.

To tie in the gold, and to emphasise the richness of the Pumpkin Pie, I added some Gilded Gems as embellishment.

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

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

Prized Peony Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152504]

$50.00

So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English)

[151691]

$46.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$18.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$10.50

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

[108601]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$60.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$69.00

Gilded Gems

[152478]

$14.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$53.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Seaside Notions and So Sentimental for CI86

Welcome to a new challenge at Colour Inkspiration. We've got a lovely, refreshing natural palette for you this time around: Coastal Cabana, Shaded Spruce and Pacific Point. Isn't it lovely?

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. Don't forget to answer the two easy questions you'll be asked when you ask to join the group.

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.

These colours got me thinking a little nautical this time. I created a rich background so that the bold sentiment would shine out.

I started with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and sponged it with Pacific Point, Shaded Spruce and Coastal Cabana, progressing from darker to lighter as I moved up the page. Then I gave it a fine mist of water with a spritzer. After adding in a little more colour in places, I splattered it with larger drops to lift some colour. To complete the background, I stamped three images from Seaside Notions in the three colours.

The lovely sentiment is from So Sentimental and cut with the coordinating Stitched So Sweetly dies. Isn't it great the way the stitched edged label wraps around the sentiment like this? I've sponged very lightly around the edge in Pacific Point. The finishing touches are three of the stunning new Blue Adhesive-backed Gems: there's a hint of gold and of a rich Pacific Point blue and some strands of frayed Braided Linen Trim.

We'd love to see what you make of these colours. You can add your project, see the other entries and look at the Design Team inspiration by clicking here.

Product List

Seaside Notions Cling Stamp Set

[149278]

$48.00

So Sentimental Bundle (English)

[153828]

$101.50

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

$18.50

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

[131302]

$18.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$21.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

$15.75

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$15.75

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$15.75

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$8.50

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$6.00

3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim

[147808]

$14.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems

[153547]

$16.75

Monday, 13 April 2020

Butterfly Beauty dies for TGIF259

The sketch at TGIF Challenge was timely, as I'd been going through my bits box the day before and found a pretty Blushing Bride die cut from the Butterfly Beauty dies. I thought that would be perfect for the overlapping shapes in the sketch and so built the rest of the card from there.

The background piece was embossed using the new Ornate Floral embossing folder. Then I trimmed the edges with one of the dies from Ornate Borders, before gold embossing it with a stamp from Artisan Textures.

The sentiment is also gold embossed, with the tiny heart coloured in with a Blushing Bride Stampin' Write marker. Both the sentiment and the scalloped, stitched edge rectangle are from the Stitched So Sweetly dies, companions to the So Sentimental stamp set.