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

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Beverly Polen

TRUST GOD STAMP SET AND SECRET GARDEN STAMP SET

Secret Garden and Fabulous Florets – Stampin’ Up!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Beverly

Secret Garden and Fabulous Florets - Stampin' Up!

I love this card that I made! It features the Stampin’ Up! Secret Garden and Fabulous Florets Stamp Sets. This card also features the Masking Technique. I had to do a lot of masking to get the effect I wanted, especially for the floral stems.

Do you get the correlation between the card’s sentiment and the stamped images? There are multiple pinkish flowers and one turquoise flower on the card. Thus, the “There’s Only One You” sentiment is quite fitting. Don’t you agree? The sentiment is from the recent Sale-a-bration Vintage Verses Stamp Set. Secret Garden and Fabulous Florets - Stampin' Up!

As it relates to the positioning of the card stock layers, the design for this card is quite similar to the card I shared yesterday.

The card base is made with Regal Rose Card Stock. The Basic Black Card Stock and Tempting Turquoise Card Stock are the same size as the Real Red and Basic Black Card Stock on yesterday’s card.

I typically do not show the envelope I make for my cards; however, I have recently. I think a matching envelope is necessary for a complete package.

Secret Garden and Fabulous Florets - Stampin' Up!

Can you see the very light gray around the flowers and stems? The purpose of this is to create shadows that would be cast if the light were coming from the top-right side. This technique also creates dimension for the objects.