Heart's Delight Cards

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Favorite Preorder Stamp!

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is "Favorite Preorder Stamp" and I'll be honest with you, whichever stamp I am using at the time is my current favorite. I can't choose just one! So, since I hadn't played with Jar of Flowers yet, and a friend is having a milestone birthday next week, that became my favorite du jour! This set was near the top of my wish list when I saw the new catalog, so I was happy to see it on the preorder list.

The flowers and jar outline stamps were first stamped in Smoky Slate, then Pool Party ink was applied with a sponge dauber to the jar filler stamp (the reverse side of the jar stamp) to lighten the color a bit. The water was stamped with Pool Party full strength.

THEN the magic happened! I stamped the jar filler again in VersaMark and applied clear embossing powder so the jar is shiny like glass. The flowers were stamped twice more so I could fussy cut to add depth to the bouquet.

Click the Next button to jump to Libby Fens at Libby Stamps, or the Back button to see what Mary Brown at Stamper Camper's Corner made!

Stampin' Up! products used:

Jar of Flowers photopolymer and Itty Bitty Greetings cling stamp sets
Whisper White cardstock
In Good Taste DSP and Forever Gold Specialty DSP
Smoky Slate Classic, VersaMark, and Memento Tuxedo Black ink pads
Stampin' Blends - Old Olive Combo, Light Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody Combo, Dark Petal Pink, Calypso Coral Combo, and Mint Macaron Combo
Heat Tool and clear embossing powder
Stitched Rectangles Dies
Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack

Friday, May 22, 2020

Sunflower Card Ribbon Tutorial

Here is how I did the ribbon on the sunflower card I posted yesterday. All you need is ribbon and some glue dots!

1. Start by placing a glue dot about 2 inches from the left side of the ribbon. (I left the ribbon on the spool until I was finished, so I can't give you an approximate cut length.)

Heart's Delight Cards, Ribbon Tutorial, Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon, Stampin' Up!, 2020-2021 Annual Catalog

2. Fold the ribbon back on itself at an angle over the glue dot, and make a loop catching the edge of the glue dot that is sticking out a little.

3. Repeat for the other side.

4. Fold back the ribbon, centering it, and add another glue dot to hold the center loop of ribbon.

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Send Sunflowers!

I'm taking part in something Stampin' Up! is promoting by making and sending cards as a random act of kindness. They've dubbed it #sharesunshine, and the object is to brighten someone's day by sending a card or little gift. Everyone can use a little sunshine right about now, right? And what better way than to find some happy mail in the mailbox when you least expect it?

Since I can't actually send sunshine, I can send the next best thing....sunflowers! This bright, cheerful card was made with some goodies from the Flowers For Every Season Suite coming in the new catalog.

The Celebrate Sunflowers cling stamp set has coordinating Sunflowers Dies that make it simple to make a big impression. See the DSP peeking out from the die cut? That's one of the patterns in the absolutely gorgeous Flowers For Every Season 6" x 6" DSP.

The Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon isn't part of the suite, but you can find it on page 161. I think the Bumblebee gingham was perfect for a sunny sunflower card!

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