Flirty Flowers and a Challenge

I made this card for the Global Design Project Challenge #090, which is a sketch this week, except I did a mirror image of the sketch:

Flirty Flowers was another stamp set that called my name, and when I saw the little flower and the greeting, I immediately thought "Wedding card!"

I adore the background leaves! That's another new Dynamic T.I.E.F. called Layered Leaves. My post yesterday gave some hints on using these deep-impression embossing folders. They are awesome!

Here's the "How To"
 Flower: Whisper White  1-1/4" x 1-1/4"
 Greeting: Whisper White 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"
 Label: Whisper White 2" x 3"
 Mat: Silver Foil Sheet 2" x 2"
 Embossed background: Whisper White 4-1/8" x 5-3/8"
 Card base: Whisper White 4-1/4" x 11" scored & folded at 5-1/2"

1. Emboss background with Layered Leaves embossing folder. Adhere silver ribbon 1-1/4" inch from left side, wrapping ends to back. Adhere to card base.
2. Heat emboss label from Label Me Pretty using Versamark ink and silver embossing powder. Punch with Pretty Label punch.
3. Die cut silver foil with 1-5/8" circle from Layering Circles Framelits. Adhere to back of label.
4. Cut three (1-1/2") lengths of Silver Mini Sequin Trim and attach to back with glue dots
5. Adhere label to card base with dimensionals.
6. Stamp greeting and punch out with 1-1/4" circle punch. Adhere to label with dimensionals.
7. Stamp flower in Basic Black ink, and color with blender pen and Pool Party ink. Fussy-cut and adhere with dimensionals.

Product List

Flirty Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Label Me Pretty Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

Blender Pens

Versamark Pad

Heat Tool

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

Big Shot

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Silver Mini Sequin Trim

Stampin' Dimensionals

Freaky Sneaky Peeky!

Hellooooo again, stampers, and welcome to another Tour de Freaks! We are so excited this month because we are sharing sneak peeks of products coming in the new Stampin' Up! catalog which starts June 1st, wooHOO!!! There are eight of us on the hop this month, so you may have landed here from LeAnn Greff's blog, Flowerbug's Inkspot. Are you excited for the catalog after seeing her projects? I am! To see all of the tour's participants, click the links at the bottom of each post, and you'll end up going full circle.

As usual, I had a hard time deciding what to show because I love everything! So rather than focusing on one bundle or suite, I'm giving you a little taste of several. Up first is the Daisy Delight Bundle, which includes the stamp set and a coordinating punch. I used it with the delightful Color Theory DSP stack for a CAS card.

BUNDLE: Daisy Delight stamp set + Daisy Punch  CARDSTOCK: Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Color Theory DSP  INK: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Crushed Curry, Basic Black  ACCESSORIES: Gold Faceted Gems, Old Olive Mini Chevron Ribbon

Next is the Label Me Pretty Bundle, which is also a stamp set with a coordinating punch. I used the Marker to Stamp technique on the label, with two of the new In Colors along with Old Olive. It's so pretty against the Powder Pink Fresh Florals DSP!

BUNDLE: Label Me Pretty stamp set + Pretty Label Punch  CARDSTOCK: Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Whisper White, Fresh Florals DSP  INK: Berry Burst Classic Ink Pad, plus Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist & Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers  ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Glitter Enamel Dots

For the final card, I just had to play with the Crafting Forever stamp set. This time I went with some retro colors, Lemon Lime Twist and Dapper Denim. It totally reminds me of the early 70s, because I had an A-line dress in high school that I swear was the same pattern and colors as that floral print on the first pen! It was really groovy with my white go-go boots.

STAMPS: Crafting Forever, Flourishing Phrases (greeting)  CARDSTOCK: Dapper Demin, Shimmery White, Silver Foil Sheets, Fresh Florals DSP  INK: Basic Black, Dapper Denim, Lemon Lime Twist, Smoky Slate, Blender Pens  ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits

Well, enough of the time travel, now it's off to see what the always awesome Dawn Olchefske over at DOstamping with Dawn has to show you. Thanks for stopping by!