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Today's post is about how to make a simple card, using just stamps, ink and paper, and then step it up a couple of ways.
The YouTube video demonstrating today's cards is below, as well. So, if you prefer to watch the cards being made while I explain the process, you can see me in action.
The first card we're making today is a #simplestamping card. That means that all you need to make this card are stamps, ink and paper. Isn't that great! If you want to "jazz it up," I'll show you a couple of ways to do that, as well.
Here's the card:
For this card, I used a Whisper White card base and a layer of Whisper White card stock on top. I stamped the images from the Bloom & Grow stamp set on the Whisper White layer in Poppy Parade ink. I stamped the sentiment on a strip of Whisper White card stock in Night of Navy ink and banner cut the ends. I adhered the Whisper White layer to the card base using adhesive (any adhesive will work - snail, liquid glue, even dimensionals). I adhered the sentiment strip to the Whisper White layer using Stampin Dimensionals.
That's it! We're done with the first card. Easy peasy, right?
Supplies for the first card:
- Bloom & Grow stamp set
- Whisper White card stock for card base (5 1/2 x 8 1/2", folded in half) and layer (5 1/4 x 4") and sentiment (1" strip)
- Poppy Parade ink
- Night of Navy ink
- liquid glue
- Stampin Dimensionals
On to the second card. I stepped this card up just a little bit by using a colored card stock card base and coloring the floral images and cutting them out using the dies that match the stamp set. I also added some Clear Faceted Gems and some rhinestones.
Supplies used on this card:
- Bloom & Grow stamp set
- Budding Blooms dies (get the bundle and save 10%)
- Poppy Parade card stock - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2", folded in half
- Night of Navy card stock - 5 1/4 x 4"
- Whisper White card stock - 5 1/8 x 3 7/8"
- Night of Navy ink
- Tuxedo Black Memento ink
- Poppy Parade Stampin Write Marker
- Grapefruit Grove Stampin Write Marker
- Night of Navy Stampin Write Marker
- Pear Pizzazz Stampin Write Marker
- Clear Faceted Gems
- Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue
- Stampin Dimensionals
Adhere Night of Navy card stock layer to Poppy Parade card base.
Stamp sentiment in Night of Navy ink in center of Whisper White card base. Adhere to Night of Navy layer.
Stamp floral image on scrap of Whisper White card stock in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Color with Stampin Write Markers. Cut out using Budding Blooms dies. Adhere to card using Stampin Dimensionals. Add Clear Faceted Gems to center of largest flowers and rhinestones to Whisper White layer.
Voila! You're done. That wasn't too bad, either, was it?
Now on to the third card. I stepped this card up even more by using DSP and adding a couple of additional colors of markers for shading on the flowers. I also die cut the smallest flowers using the Budding Blooms dies in addition to cutting out the stamped images. The sentiment is heat embossed on Night of Navy card stock using White Stampin Emboss Powder.
Here's the card:
Do you see how the flowers and the leaves are more shaded? I explain my process in the video, if you want to learn more.
Here are the supplies for this third card:
- Bloom & Grow stamp set
- Budding Blooms dies (buy the bundle and save 10%)
- Mint Macaron card stock for card base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2", folded in half
- Garden Lane DSP - 5 1/4 x 4"
- Strip of Night of Navy card stock for sentiment
- scrap of Whisper White for floral images
- Versamark ink
- Tuxedo Black Memento ink
- White Stampin Emboss Powder
- Banner Triple Punch
- Blushing Bride Stampin Write Marker
- Poppy Parade Stampin Write Marker
- Grapefruit Grove Stampin Write Marker
- Calypso Coral Stampin Write Marker
- Pear Pizzazz Stampin Write Marker
- Old Olive Stampin Write Marker
- Clear Faceted Gems
- Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue
- Glue Dots
- Stampin Dimensionals
Stamp sentiment in Versamark ink on strip of Night of Navy card stock. Add White Stampin Emboss Powder on the ink, tap off excess. Heat until embossing powder melts. Banner cut ends of sentiment using Banner Triple Punch.
Stamp floral images on scrap of Whisper White card stock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Color images using Stampin Write Markers. Die cut images using Budding Blooms dies.
Cut scalloped slit in center of DSP using scalloped die from Budding Blooms dies. Slits should be above and below where sentiment strip will sit. The slits will not go all the way across the card. Your die cut flower images will be inserted in the slits. Adhere die cut flower images onto DSP using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Adhere sentiment in center of DSP using Stampin Dimensionals.
Adhere DSP to card base. Adhere two small flowers together, offset, to make small flowers. Adhere to sentiment strip using Glue Dots. Add rhinestone to center of each small flower. Adhere Clear Faceted Gem to center of largest flowers.
And that's the third card. I just love it - it's so beautiful!
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