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Tropical Oasis Greeting Card

Regular Greeting Cards

22 May

Hello, Crafters.

What a scorcher it was yesterday? We have builders working on our patio, relaying the steps to the garage and the steps to the house! As we won’t be having a holiday this year we decided to treat our home to an outdoor makeover! It never fails to amaze me how builders can carry on working in such heat! I had a very busy day yesterday making over a hundred bookmarkers to send out to my customers with the new catalogues. I just need to put some ribbon through the top.

Today’s card was meant to be another virtual swap from last week but I saw a card on a demonstrators’ Facebook group made by a friend of mine, Karen Henderson. She had used a layer of embossed Vellum. It’s a technique I often think about but I’m not sure I’ve ever actually done it! Well, I have now! Thanks for the inspiration, Karen!

I didn’t buy a pack of the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (DSP). The only sheets I have are the eight sheets I received when I bought the mini guillotine and the sample pack of DSP that was on offer to new recruits during Sale-a-bration (SAB). I appreciated that Stampin’ Up! offered us the opportunity to buy these products so when we were talking to possible recruits we could describe the bonus products they’d receive properly.

Yellow and orange are my least favourite colours but Daffodil Delight suits this DSP brilliantly. I embossed the top layer of Vellum Cardstock (CS) using the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder. Using Tombow I adhered the Vellum to the same size layer of Daffodil Delight CS. I used my Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend to colour a length of Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. When it was dry I tied it around the layers and tied it in a bow on the right-hand side of the card front.

Next, I adhered it to a Whisper White CS middle layer and finally onto a Daffodil Delight CS card base. I used my Paper Trimmer to cut a piece of DSP that measured 3¼” x 2 1/8” and adhered it to a Whisper White CS label I’d die-cut using die no 5 from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I popped it up on Dimensionals and adhered it over the ribbon.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the SENT WITH LOVE sentiment, which is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, on a scrap of Whisper White CS. With my Stamparatus, I was able to stamp the sentiment three times re-inking each time which made the sentiment really stand out. I die-cut it using die no 1 from the fancy shaped dies in the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and adhered it half on and half off the top left-hand corner of the DSP layer.To finish the front of the card I adhered Cherry Cobbler Rhinestones – from the Holiday Rhinestones that were available in last Christmas catalogue – inside the smaller flowers. Inside the card I added a middle layer of Whisper White CS and a top layer of Daffodil Delight CS. I fussy cut two small groups of flowers from a piece of DSP and adhered one in the bottom right-hand corner and the other in the bottom left-hand corner.. My card doesn’t look much like I had originally intended it to but I am very pleased with it, and including all the bright yellow! That’s about it from me today. I look forward to being back with you tomorrow, and in the meantime take care and stay safe. Happy crafting.

JanB. xx

Cardstock Layer Sizes: A4

Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8”

Middle layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5½”

Top layer: 2 pieces 3¾” x 5 3/8”

Cardstock Layer Sizes: Letter-size

Card base 8½” x 5½” scored and folded at 4¼”

Middle layer: 2 pieces 4” x 5¼”

Top layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”

Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for MAY 2020 is X6DTJQNU. Thank you. xx

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock
[121680]
£8.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

White Vellum A4 Card Stock
[106584]
£9.25

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper
[151252]
£10.75

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set
[151331]
£33.00

So Sentimental Bundle (English)

So Sentimental Bundle (English)
[153828]
£45.00

Scripty 3D Embossing Folder

Scripty 3D Embossing Folder
[149634]
£9.25

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack
[144603]
£8.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147094]
£7.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[119672]
£3.50

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[150457]
£5.50

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
[151326]
£7.00

Paper Snips

Paper Snips
[103579]
£9.25

Stamparatus

Stamparatus
[148187]
£46.00

Paper Trimmer

Paper Trimmer
[152392]
£23.00

Bone Folder

Bone Folder
[102300]
£6.50

Take Your Pick

Take Your Pick
[144107]
£9.00

Grid Paper

Grid Paper
[130148]
£11.75

Silicone Craft Sheet

Silicone Craft Sheet
[127853]
£5.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[154974]
£3.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals
[104430]
£3.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
[144108]
£3.75


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  1. Karen Henderson says

    May 22, 2020 at 7:12 am

    Jan, it’s wonderful! Vellum changes so much when it is embossed and adds a subtle something to a card ♥️

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 22, 2020 at 9:20 pm

      Many thanks for the inspiration, Karen. Your card was stunning! xx

      Reply
  2. Billie says

    May 22, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    Not my favorite colors before seeing this gorgeous creation! You are amazing. I want to try embossing velum – pretty effect. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 22, 2020 at 9:24 pm

      Many thanks, Billie. It’s certainly a great technique. xx

      Reply
  3. Lola Miller says

    May 22, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    Love this card, Jan. Thanks so much for your detailed descriptions on all your cards. Would you please give some additional instructions on how to emboss vellum so not to crack? I have a really hard time with this. Also, would you also please do a video on the weaving card you posted of the swap card you posted? I have a hard time getting it to stay in place to get the weaving finished.

    Thank you so very much. I always look forward to your videos and have learned so much.

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 22, 2020 at 9:32 pm

      Many thanks, Lola. I’m hoping to do the weaving technique this week if everything goes according to plan! I’ll try and incorporate dry-embossing vellum into a video another time. xx

      Reply
  4. Mary-Ann (Mal) Lynch says

    May 23, 2020 at 1:01 am

    Jan, did you have to do anything special to the vellum before dry embossing – i.e., wet it. I do like using vellum and would like to try this idea, please. XX Mal

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 24, 2020 at 2:12 pm

      Hi, Mal. I wasn’t sure that the Vellum would take water, so I pulled it over the edge of my desk to break the fibres. With the new embossing folders, there are instructions on the wrapper how to use them properly and this is one of the methods recommended along with spraying. xx

      Reply
      • Mary-Ann (Mal) Lynch says

        May 24, 2020 at 11:38 pm

        Thanks, Jan. Appreciate your reply. Will try your trick. My embossing folders are older ones. Have only one 3D folder. Need to obtain more, plus embossing powder. Thanks again Jan. XX M

        Reply
        • Jan says

          May 26, 2020 at 9:38 am

          My pleasure, Mal. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but Black and Copper Embossing Powder is retiring on 02.06.20! xx

          Reply
  5. Claire Gagne says

    May 23, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    Such a beautiful card Jan. The vellum just adds a little something something to it. Be safe & TYFS

    Reply
    • Jan says

      May 24, 2020 at 2:07 pm

      Many thanks, Claire. I really must use this technique more often. xx

      Reply

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