Addicted to Stamping

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Sorry about the long stretch. I have greenhouses so Spring is busy but I can usually still squeeze in some stamping time. Many of the projects I’ve been working on lately I can’t post (yet).

Here’s a swap card I made using the Tropical Party Stamp set and DSP from the upcoming Summer mini.  The colours are Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip. I also used the Movers and Shapers die, 1 3/8” circle punch, Window sheets, sponge daubers, White Taffeta Ribbon and sand that I bought forever ago in a specialty toy store.

A Pot of Pansies

I thought I'd use up some of my scraps and make some of these pansie cards for Convention swaps but it looks like most of the colors I chose will be retiring.

I used the Pinking Border Punch on the background; the Simple Flower Embosslit for the pansies; the Two-step Bird Punch for the leaves; the Trio Flower Punch for the forget-me-nots.

To make the pansies scribble on some color with Summer Sun and Elegant Eggplant markers. Scribble on some highlights with a white water color crayon, Sponge the edges with Lovely Lilac then spritz the flower with water.

To make the forget-me-nots, punch flowers from Bashful Blue card stock with the Trio Flower Punch. Lay the flowers on a soft surface like on your adhesive remover. Pick up some pink with the tip of a stylus and press it into the centre of your flower.

I posted some photos below if you need a visual.

Graduation Cards

Here are a couple of grad cards I made using some Stampin’ Up accessories. These were “play as you go” cards so I cut and trimmed until I got the look I wanted and didn’t take measurements. 

On the female Grad Card I used half pearls for the buttons and the Scallop Trim Corner Punch for the collar similar to my Suit Dress Card . The diploma is a scrap of Whisper White rolled and tied with a ribbon. To make the cap look 3D I punched a large tag and folder the tapered part of the tag under and used it to attach the cap to the card. The stamp set is Well Scripted.

On the Male Grad card I used  Olive Satin Ribbon to make a tie similar to my Father's Day Card from a few years ago. The cap is a 2” x 2” square attached with some dimensionals. The stamp set is Sincere Salutations.

To make the tassels I wrapped some crochet cotton around 3 fingers then tied it in the centre with a separate piece of string.  Hold the tassel by the two strings you just tied and finger comb the loops downward. Tie an extra string around the loops about 1/8” down from the top and trim the bottom ends of the loops to make your tassel.

Tropical Party

I love the new Tropical Party stamp set in the Summer mini. It's my new favorite. I also used the Scallop Trim Border and Corner punches and the Well Scripted stamp set. Colours: Whisper White, Melon Mambo Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Glorious Green and Basic Black.