‘Very Vintage.’ One of the new hostess sets in the 2018-2019 Stampin’Up! Annual Catalog just screams ‘Delftware’ to me. It’s the perfect set for using the ceramic tile technique!
You will need to cut the following cardstock:
Card Base —Whisper White— 5 ½” x 8 ½”
1st Layer (cut two) — Blueberry Bushel— 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”
2nd Layer (cut two) — Whisper White—5 1/8” x 3 7/8”
Focal point Layer — Blueberry Bushel—3 5/8” x 2 5/8”
Whisper White— 3 ½” x 2 ½”
Accent Strip — Blueberry Bushel —3 7/8” x ½”
White Crocheted Trim (or try this Very Vanilla Trim if you can’t find a crocheted trim you like!) -3 7/8”
Start with the base:
Score the 8 ½”x 5 ½” piece of Whisper White cardstock on the long side at 4 ¼” and fold on the scoreline.
Using Snail, adhere one piece of 5 1/8” Blueberry Bushel cardstock onto the card front, and one to the inside of the card.
Create the background:
Using the doily stamp from the Very Vintage stamp set (available in wood mount or clear mount) and Blueberry Bushel ink, stamp off on a piece of scrap paper before randomly stamping the doily several times on the 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” Whisper White cardstock. Re-ink the stamp and stamp off each time before stamping onto the cardstock. Since the ink is so dark, you may want to stamp off twice before stamping on your cardstock, this will give it a softer more subtle look, appropriate for a ‘doily’.
Next, use the ‘bee’ stamp and the ‘floral border’ stamp with full ink and randomly stamp over the previously stamped doilies.
I added a few more doily stamps to this to fill in the background a bit more. When you are satisfied with the way this looks, snail the 3 7/8”x ½” piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock about ¾” up from the bottom of the stamped piece, then glue on the crocheted trim on the bottom half of the Blueberry Bushel strip.
Focal Point:
For the focal point of this card, use the flower stamp and Blueberry Bushel ink to stamp the 3 ½” x 2 ½” piece of Whisper White cardstock.
To make this piece look like a ceramic tile, begin by covering the entire stamped piece with clear Versamark ink, then sprinkle with clear embossing powder.
Use the heat tool to melt the embossing powder. Make sure the entire piece is heated and embossed—it’s easy to see the color change over the blue, but not over the white; the entire piece should be shiny. Repeat this process two more times to build up three layers of clear embossing on the piece—this gives it the appearance of a ceramic tile. Notice how much deeper the blue stamped image is after it’s been embossed, as well as it is now shiny.
Attach this piece to the 3 5/8”x 2 5/8” piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock.
Use Dimensionals to attach this piece to the card front.
For the inside of your card, use your creativity and whichever stamps you like from the Very Vintage stamp set (wood / clear) to decorate the remaining piece of 5 2/8 x 3 7/8” Whisper White cardstock, then snail it onto the Blueberry Bushel layer. Here are three examples for the inside of the card.
You may also add any sentiment stamp you have for the inside or leave it blank to write your own message.
Don’t forget the envelope! I used the bee stamp on the front lower corner of the envelope to give the recipient a little hint of what will be inside.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and give this technique a try. It’s very easy to do and produces stunning results!
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This is a beautiful card – I love the lace trim embellishment! This set has some great stamps – very versatile.
Glad you like it Stacey!
Glad you like it Stacey!