Mountain Air Thank You Card

 

I have some REALLY exciting news!! 😊 I have (finally!) started a YouTube channel!! My card above is a revamp of a card I made quite some time ago, which prompted many requests for a video tutorial. I've decided to jump way out of my comfort zone and give it a try! So, this is my first YouTube video! I would be grateful if you would check it out, and subscribe to my YouTube channel, please! This video shows how I made the cool watercolour background, as well as the stamping and assembly of the rest of the card. Soon I plan to make some videos of ocean-themed cards and techniques using Blending Brushes. Please check out my YouTube video here:

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Thank you VERY much for voting my card into the Top Ten in Kylie Bertucci's April International Blog Highlights competition!! I am so happy to be considered part of a group of such talented designers from all over the world, and to have been invited to participate in the Top Ten Winners' Hop again! (I am posting my Top Ten card at the bottom of this blog entry, in case you didn't see it.)

We have an amazing new catalogue coming out in May, but that unfortunately means that there are some great items retiring. My card uses some favourite products that I am sad to see go, one of them being our Mountain Air stamp set. 

A close-up of the colour variation achieved with this technique

Products and measurements for my card are below. You may want to order any retiring products you like as soon as possible, because they will no longer be available May 2nd (or sooner, if they sell out). Of course, the watercolour wash technique can be used with any colours that go together, and the scenery can be created with similar stamp sets. Please watch my video and give this card a try! It's quick, easy, fun, and you'll get a different result every time! 😊 The card you see below is the one that I made a long time ago--I used the same technique and colours, but as you can see, it looks quite different.

Below is the card I submitted for this month's contest. Thanks again for voting it into the Top Ten! To see more photos and directions for my Top Ten card below, click here.

If you live in Canada 🇨🇦 and presently don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to help you out! Shopping links are below.

Directions for My Mountain Air Thank You Card:

1. Cut the following layers:
• Bermuda Bay Cardstock: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4"
• Basic Black Cardstock: 5-3/8" x 4-1/8"
  
• Shimmery White Cardstock: 5-1/4" x 4"
2. Spritz water 2-3 times on the back of the Shimmery White Cardstock (to prevent curling), and then on the front so that it is quite wet.
3. Add small drops of ink refills (Daffodil Delight, Balmy Bay, and Bermuda Bay) with a small paintbrush or Water Painter, as shown in the video, allowing colours to blend and run. Set aside to dry, making sure there are no "puddles" (tip onto a paper towel to eliminate).
4. Stamp the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black.
5. Stamp the mountains with Gray Granite (I used a Stamparatus).
6. Add Old Olive ink to the tree portion of the long tree/water stamp, and add Pacific Point to the water with a Stampin' Write Marker. "Huff" on the stamp, and then stamp image at the bottom of the mountains.
7. Use a Blender Pen on the water to blend the colour.
8. Use first and second generation stamping with Mossy Meadow for the large trees.
9. Stamp the mountain tops with Versamark directly over the stamped image (a Stamparatus makes this easy to do). Add white embossing powder only to the mountaintops with a spoon. Brush off any powder on the Mossy Meadow trees; set with a  Heat Tool.
10. Stamp the birds with Basic Gray (or Gray Granite).
11. Wrap a 30" length of Linen Thread twice around the Shimmery White Layer, and tie into a bow. Adhere to Basic Black layer, and then to Bermuda Bay card base.

I'd love for you to comment below, if you have a moment. 😊 Then be sure to check out the other Top Ten Winners' cards!!

tams# 80327

Product List

Mountain Air Photopolymer Stamp Set [151610] $28.00	Seaside Bay Cling Stamp Set (English) [160436] $36.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $12.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.75	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910] $13.75
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119672] $5.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147168] $5.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131156] $5.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $42.50
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $11.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $11.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $11.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $25.00	Linen Thread [104199] $7.00

Forever Fern (and Other Retiring Favourites) Card

    

Welcome to our May Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are showcasing our retiring products! 😢 There are a lot of products that I am very sad to see go, and this card features a number of those--our *Forever Fern stamp set, two of my absolute favourite colours--*Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point, *Shimmery White cardstock (which I use all the time), Layering Circles Dies, and Elegant Faceted Gems. These will be replaced with some amazing new products, so though I will miss all of these dearly, I will take solace in that. 😉

When I heard that Stampin' Up! was doing a "colour refresh", I mentioned to my sister that I sure hoped that Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point weren't on the chopping block, because (and you may have noticed this! 😉) I use them all the time! I was not happy to hear that they are being retired! Though I know I'll still use them, I thought I'd give them a proper send-off with this card.

You can see the splatter and text details in this photo.

I used an emboss resist technique for this card. I added some Granny Apple Green to Shimmery White Cardstock with a Blending Brush, then clear heat embossed two different leaves from Forever Fern. Next I repeated the process twice more, with Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point inks--for a total of three layers of ink and heat embossing. Full directions for my card are below. *Unfortunately, since I wrote this blog post, these items have sold out. You can substitute with similar colours/products.

Be sure to check out my teammates' beautiful creations here!

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Full Directions for my Forever Fern Card:

1. Cut the following layers:
• Bermuda Bay cardstock: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4"; 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" (cut with fourth smallest scalloped Layering Circles die)
• Basic White cardstock: 4" x 5-1/4"; 2" x 2" (stamp sentiment with Bermuda Bay, and then cut with third smallest Layering Circles die)
• Shimmery White Cardstock: 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
2. Burnish the score line on the card base.
3. Add three areas of Granny Apple Green ink to the Shimmery White Cardstock using a Blending Brush. Wipe with Embossing Buddy, stamp two each of two different Forever Fern stamps with Versamark. Add clear embossing powder, set with Heat Tool, and wipe excess ink from card front with a paper towel (ink will not absorb into the embossing).
4. Repeat Step 3 twice more--first with Bermuda Bay ink and then Pacific Point ink.
5. Randomly stamp splatter details with Bermuda Bay, and then use first and second generation Bermuda Bay to stamp the text details.
6. Add more Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point with a Blending Brush as desired, and wipe with paper towel.
7. Adhere the sentiment to the scalloped circle, and add to card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
8. Add three clear Elegant Faceted Gems to the card front. 

I'd love for you to comment below, if you have a moment. 😊 

Shopping Links for My Forever Fern Card:

tams# 80205

Product List

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $33.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $48.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $11.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $11.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $11.00
Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $10.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $17.00	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910] $13.75	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $12.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $25.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00

Hello, Irresistible Fun-Fold Thank You Card

     

This is a cool fun-fold card that fits in a standard envelope!

Hello!! Thank you so much for visiting! I've entered this card in Kylie Bertucci's April International Blog Highlights contest! I hope you like it--and, if you do, I'd be very grateful if you would vote for me, please! Please click on the button below to go to Kylie's blog, and vote by clicking on the top right corner of the thumbnail of my card (#9), until you see the heart turn red. Thank you so much for your support!!

I love our Hello, Irresistible Suite! The dies and Designer Series Paper are absolutely stunning! I made this card during a Mystery Stamping session in a recent team meeting, and I liked how it turned out. It is a new-to-me fun-fold card (sorry, I don't know what it's called) that I think is kind of cool! Here is a view from the top: 

We have a new catalogue coming at the beginning of May. Many items in our current Annual and January-April Mini Catalogs will be retiring, and starting April 4th, you can save up to 60% off many of these products. If you live in Canada, and do not have a demonstrator, I'd love to help you out! See my shopping links below.

Thanks very much for stopping by--and for voting!!! If you like my card, please vote here--then remember to click on the top right corner of the thumbnail of my card (#9) until the heart turns red--that way you know that your vote is registered.

Here is a close-up, so you can see the details of the
3D embossing folder, as well as the Loose Frosted Dots.

Please click here to vote for my card.

Full Directions for My Hello, Irresistible Fun-Fold Thank You Card:

1. Cut the following layers:
• Pretty Peacock cardstock: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 2", 3-1/8",  5-3/8", 6-1/2"; 3-3/4" x 3-3/4" (die cut with circle die, cut leaves from centre)
• Soft Sea Foam cardstock: 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" (two of these, embossed with flower Basics 3D Embossing Folder); 2-1/2" x 2" (stamp large flower in Pretty Peacock, then die cut)
• Basic White cardstock: 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" (stamp sentiment in Pretty Peacock, die cut with third largest Stylish Shapes circle die); 2-1/4" x 2" (stamp small flower in Pretty Peacock, then blend with Blender Pen, and die cut)
• Hello, Irresistible DSP: 2" x 5-1/4"
2. Score and burnish card base--valley, mountain, mountain, valley folds. 
3. Adhere embossed Soft Sea Foam layer to first and fifth panels. 
4. Adhere DSP and then die cut Pacific Point square to third panel.
5. Assemble and adhere flowers and leaves to centre panel (add flower on right with Stampin' Dimensionals)
6. Add sentiment label with Stampin' Dimensionals.
7. Adhere a Basic White piece to the back of the card for message, if desired.
8. Paint the centres of the flowers with Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.
9. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere seven Loose Frosted Dots to the circle die-cut.

Please click here to vote for my card.

Shopping Links for My Hello, Irresistible Fun-Fold Thank You Card:

tams# 80011

Product List

Irresistible Blooms Bundle (English) [161150] $73.75	Irresistible Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English) [161140] $34.00	Irresistible Blooms Dies [161149] $48.00	Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161139] $17.00	Loose Frosted Dots [161153] $11.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $41.00	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $41.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $10.25	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $12.00	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $12.75