Trust God Stamp Set

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Beverly

Hope you are having a good weekend! Today’s card features the Stampin’ Up! Trust God Stamp Set, as well as the Secret Garden Stamp Set. I think the card is very pretty and soothing.

The Trust God Stamp Set is one of my favorites, and I am thankful it is not on Stampin’ Up!’s retiring products list. My opinion is that the stamp set is great for cards of encouragement and to let friends and loved ones know you are thinking of them.

To make the card, I used VersaMark to randomly stamp the large flower from the Secret Garden Stamp Set onto a piece of Whisper White Card Stock. The flowers were covered with Pewter Stampin’ Embossing Powder and heat set.

Then I randomly sponged three classic inks around the card stock. I used the returning Soft Sky and Crushed Curry, and the current Melon Mambo classic inks. I really like the look of blending inks.

Using VersaMark, I stamped the sentiment from the Trust God Stamp Set onto a small piece of Whisper White Card Stock, covered it with the Pewter Stampin’ Embossing Powder and heat set it. I used the Stampin’ Up! Oval Framelits to cut out the sentiment and a Soft Sky Mat for it. I added six Basic Rhinestones to give the card a little bling. Before attaching the sentiment and mat to the card, I attached a piece of Soft Sky Ribbon to the center of the card. (So glad I still have some of the Stampin’ Up products in the returning colors!)

SUPPLIES USED FOR THE CARD:

Stamp Sets: Trust God Stamp Set (126702 – c) and Secret Garden Stamp Set (129144 – c)

Paper: Whisper White Card Stock, Crushed Curry Card Stock, and Soft Sky Card Stock

Ink: Crushed Curry Classic Ink, Soft Sky Classic Ink, Melon Mambo Classic Ink, and VersaMark Ink

Accessories: Pewter Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Sponges, Soft Sky Ribbon, Ovals Collection Framelits (129381), Corner Punch, and Basic Rhinestones

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

by

Beverly Polen

TRUST GOD STAMP SET AND SECRET GARDEN STAMP SET

Stampin Up Secret Garden & Tea for Two DSP

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Beverly

What thoughts does your mind conjure up when you think of a Secret Garden? I think of drifting through paths of beautiful flowers and floral trees and bushes as I daydream and push the stresses of life into the background. I hear Irish music that carries me from Stampin Up Secret Garden place to place within the Secret Garden. I enjoy beautiful butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other forms of nature as the aroma of many floral scents rush past my nostrils. I sit on a bench, laying my head back and watching the sunshine peeking down through the tree branches as I drift off into a dream of floating from flower to flower.

Then I hear, “Bevvverrrly”! I quickly awake and realize I’m in my crafting room creating a beautiful card with the Stampin Up Secret Garden Stamp Set. Gee, I like my daydream! (LOL) Here is the card I developed during this daydream.

I tend to be attracted to pink or pinkish flowers. My gardens have basically floral bushes of various sorts that bloom in shades of pink. I venture to guess that is what controlled my creation as I developed this card with pinkish flowers.

Yes, I know that the floral design I used from the Tea for Two DSP is supposed to be Calypso Coral in color. However, I just don’t see it. When I place a piece of Calypso Carol Card Stock next to the flowers in this floral design, I am NOT convinced that the color is Calypso Coral. It lends itself more toward a pinkish color. If you disagree, please feel free to set me straight!

This picture is the inside of the card. The sentiment, Wishing You A Day As Perfect As YOU Are, is from the Stampin Up Vintage Verses Stamp Set.