Hello, Crafters.
Two-step stamping is one of my favourite cardmaking techniques and I certainly had a lot of enjoyment creating today’s card! At the beginning of last Sunday’s video, no. 628 Making Tulips & Diamond Flip Fold card, I started by explaining what pieces of cardstock you would need to make the card and the sizes. I said I had chosen to use one of my least favourite colours – Mango Melody – because it went so well with the design I had chosen from the Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper (DSP). As I was making the video card, I started to really like Mango Melody even though I don’t like orange so I decided to use it again and yes, I’m still really getting to like it!! Never say never!!
The size of the top layer is 5¼” x 3⅝” (9.3cm x 13.4cm) US 3¾” x 5”. Inside the card, I used another piece of Mango Melody Cardstock (CS) the same size as this but as a middle layer and then a top layer of Basic White CS that measured 3½” x 5⅛” (9cm x 13.1cm) US 3⅝” x 4⅞”. I made my card base using Basic White CS as a landscape card with the fold on the short side. Before I adhered the two layers inside the card, I stamped a flower image, the same as on the front of the card but without the jug, in the bottom right hand corner. The stamp with the flowers has six flowers and I ended up with a white space at the bottom so I inked the outermost flower on that stamp and stamped it to fill the gap! It worked brilliantly – I don’t think you’d know what I had done if I hadn’t pointed it out! 😀
To create my image panel, I die-cut a stitched shape from the Hippo & Friends Dies. I practiced on some scrap paper working out how to stamp the image so the flowers were in the jug. Using a Post It Note I created a mask for the flowers and did a test image and die-cut it using a die from the matching Window Flower Box Dies. I stamped the flowers, put the mask on and stamped the jug. It worked really well but there was a bit too much white around the leaves that were hanging down on the left-hand side. I trimmed a narrow piece off the Post It Note by the inside edge of the mask and did another test image. The result the second time was much better!
I started my image panel by stamping the shelf using Crumb Cake Ink. Next I used Granny Apple Green Ink and stamped the green leaves high enough so there was room to stamp the jug underneath. After I had stamped the Mango Melody flowers in place, I put the mask on the stamped image and stamped the jug using Terracotta Tile Ink. Next I stamped the small flower pot to the left of the jug using the same colour ink but stamped off once. I stamped the leaves using Pear Pizzazz Ink. Finally, I added the THANK YOU sentiment from the stamp set using Crumb Cake Ink.
I added two Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed dots, one at each end, of the shelf. I wanted to add a Bumblebee Trinket but I decided to wait until I’d put the front of my card together. Before adhering the top Mango Melody CS top layer to my card, I embossed it using the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder; just to give it some dimension. Next I decided to tie a piece of the ¼” Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon around it and finish with a bow at the front on the right-hand side. When I was happy with the bow, I adhered the top layer in position and then added the image panel using Dimensionals. Now I could see the best place to position my Bumblebee Trinket and adhered it in place!
If you like two-step stamping, or would like to give it a try, the Welcoming Window Bundle is included in the Savings Are In Bloom promotion which started yesterday. The discount on this bundle during March 2022 is 20% which means instead of it being £52.00/68.00€ it has been reduced to £41.50/54.25€ (159529). If you’re one of my customers or would like to be (if you don’t already have a demonstrator you work with), this is the link for my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! Shop. The Hostess Code to use during March 2022 is K96GGZHW (Stampin’ Up! rules only allows me to sell to crafters who have an address in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and France! I’m truly sorry!)
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JanB. xx
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 MARCH 2022 is K96GGZHW Thank you. xx
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Thank you for your wonderful videos!💖
Many thanks for your support, Celina. It’s very much appreciated. xx