Here's the gate-fold card we ended up making at the workshop last night. I wanted to use the Big Shot, so I changed the other card around a bit to incorporate the textured background. Naturally, since the background was embossed, I needed to keep the image kind of simple. The Ornament Punch and Delightful Decorations stamp made it easy-peasy. Image and sentiment, all rolled into one!
I think I may have a class on bow-tying sometime soon. I was surprised that half the ladies couldn't tie a bow with the ¼" grosgrain! I won't mention any names, lol. :-)
Stamp: Delightful Decorations
Cardstock: Garden Green, Very Vanilla
DP: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories/Tools: Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Ornament Punch, Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder, Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Brad, Real Red ¼" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
This is one of my favorite Stampin' Up! stamp sets. I'm so sad that it's retired now, because I know my stampin' ladies would love it!
Stamps: Delightful Decorations, To You & Yours (retired)
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Garden Green, Whisper White, Soft Suede
Inks: Real Red, Soft Suede
Accessories/Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions die, Little Leaves Sizzlits die, ¼" circle handheld punch, Ornament Punch, Real Red 3/4" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, oval Nestabilities dies, gold wire-edge ribbon
It occurred to me when I was playing around with the Big Shot and the Joyful Sizzlits die that I should have gotten the Many Thanks Sizzlits die, too. It has 'thank' and 's' and 'you'. Between the two, I could have spelled 'joyous'. Or 'shout thanks'. Or my son's name 'josh'. Or 'flush'. Or 'santa'. Or....(hehehehe, it helps to be a Boggle Master). I see all kinds of possibilities with these dies! :-D
I thought the flower stamp in the Baroque Motifs set was a close match to the flowers on the embossed piece, so I made my own DP by stamping them on the white cardstock using the Platinum Shimmer Paint with a sponge dauber to ink the stamp. Me likey!
See my post here for some tips on embossing with the Petals-A-Plenty Impressions folder.
Stamps: Delightful Decorations (116517), Baroque Motifs (113490)
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy (105123), Handsome Hunter (105122), Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Handsome Hunter Classic (105215)
Accessories/Tools: Platinum Shimmer Paint (116807), Sponge Dauber (102892), Clear Circle Rhinestone Brad (113144), Ornament Punch (116794), Silver Elastic Cord (109866), Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319), Joyful Sizzlits Die (115973), Holiday Windows Movers & Shapers dies (116821), Movers & Shapers platform (114506), Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions embossing folder (116824), Paper Cutter (104152)
